It can be a useful tool...for the thieves!

A simple expressions language with polymorphic extensible row types. - willtim/Expresso

A 9-bit crossbar array works great, but it uses platinum.

As many of you may be aware, earlier today, criminals attempted to extort ProtonMail by alleging a data breach, with zero evidence. An internal...

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A steep and rapid rise in tourism has left behind a wake of economic and environmental damage in cities around the globe. In response, governments have been responding with policies that attempt to limit the number of visitors who come in. We’ve decided to…

Surveillance capitalism and targeted advertising have become the norm on the internet, and it's hurting all of us.

How one inventor went from making Frisbees to one of the world's best coffeemakers.

Michael Dexter returns to update his blog post on the different file systems and details some key developments that are unfolding. He covers what's being added to these respective file systems: OpenZFS, Btrfs, and bcachefs. Michael Dexter has invested his…

Results from every myth tested on the television show MythBusters, including episode summaries and the verdict of confirmed, busted, or plausible.

What’s going on in the brains of people who meditate? Anecdotal evidence suggests that meditation does something to people’s minds and bodies…quiets and calms them. In this video, Daniel Goleman reports on research done by his colleague

Alex Stamos says that the ultimate ‘last line of defense’ will be users who are willing to question ‘what they see and hear’

Programming languages often defer reliability and security issues to tools and processes. Two initiatives—SPARK and Rust—state that language is key to reaching these objectives.

See the article in its original context from June 19, 1983, Section 3, Page 1Buy ReprintsView on timesmachineTimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers.About the ArchiveThis is a digitized version of an article from The…

The company is under fire, again, this time for years of dirty tricks exposed by the New York Times.