(Much of the following is adapted from yesterday's coverage, but with additional charts and examples.  As far as brass tacks go, if you got the message yesterday, today's version is just a little bit more of the same.)
Mortgage rates have been all over…

I found some new attack surfaces in the macOS PackageKit.framework, and successfully disclosed 15+ critical SIP-Bypass vulnerabilities. Apple has addressed 12 of them with CVE assigned so far. There are still some reports in the Apple’s processing queue.…

One of the little secrets of computer programming is that it is actually quite a bit of fun. You discover little intellectual puzzles to…

Dive into ToolJet's strategic approach to securing venture capital funding for its open-source project, uncovering the 'why' and 'how' behind their successful fundraising efforts.

Intercept any risky patterns (default or defined by you) and prompt you a small challenge for double verification - kaplanelad/shellfirm

I fancied getting an eink screen to use for future projects. I bought a wee one with a raspberry pi “hat” attached. However, I realised later that I could maybe just re-purpose an old A…

I’ve been talking a lot recently about how quantum algorithms don’t work. But last week JR Minkel, an editor at Scientific American, asked me to write a brief essay about how quantum al…

When I decided to write and sell my first ebook, The Tech Resume Inside Out
[https://thetechresume.com/], I expected to learn about the writing process. How
to create a high-quality publication. How to work with editors. Designing a
cover and illustrations…

A new study finds clear empirical evidence that Wikipedia influences judges’ application of the law. The study was led by Neil Thompson of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL).

In the post-COVID era of online assessments, “homework help” sites have been accused of becoming industrialised cheating factories — and it's making them rich.

Professor Maynard taught students about life at the margins of society. Now he is charged with a crime his field is only beginning to understand.

Three years ago, while I was a web developer at YouTube, one of the senior engineers began a rant about the page weight of the video watch page being far too large. The page had ballooned to as high as 1.2MB and dozens of requests. This engineer...

To many urban Americans in the 1920s, the car and its driver were tyrants that deprived others of their freedom.

I had meant to post on this some time back and forgot. I don’t altogether like plug cutters much, but good quality ones work well in drill presses (pillar drill UK). It’s the drill press that’s the problem more than anything. Often when I need a plug we don’t…

Recent improvements in artificial intelligence have generated speculation about whether, someday soon, the way that new technologies are developed may be fundamentally altered. Contemplating the possibilities of such a novel paradigm shift in one of the key…

Even if it’s hard to be commercially successful from TikTok, the platform changes the role of audio in culture.