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Analog computation, Part 1: What and why
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Analog IC Tips
Analog computation, Part 1: What and why
Analog circuits based on op amps can be used to implement mathematical functions and are still useful in many applications due to their unique attributes.
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Things you should know about the Ottoman Janissaries
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Realm of History
Janissaries: Origins and Military Of The Elite Soldiers
The Ottoman Janissaries played their pivotal role in many a battlefield ranging from Europe to Asia, as elite soldiers of the empire.
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Pharo 7.0 released
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Cambridge University releases an app that improves concentration akin to Ritalin
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ABC News
Cambridge University releases a brain-training app that improves concentration akin to Ritalin
Researchers from Cambridge University have clinically proven that their app will improve concentration in a month.
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“The Linux of social media” – How LiveJournal pioneered, then lost, blogging
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Ars Technica
“The Linux of social media”—How LiveJournal pioneered (then lost) blogging
George RR Martin's platform switch reminds us of an early blogging giant greatly changed.
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Big Cities No Longer Deliver for Low-Skill Workers
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Structure of recent philosophy (2017)
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CompCert – A formally verified C compiler
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Design flaw behind MacBook Pro’s “stage light” effect
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iFixit
The Design Flaw Behind MacBook Pro’s “Stage Light” Effect
The Touch Bar generation of MacBook Pro always had its quirks, but the thin-at-all-cost design may finally be proving more trouble than it was ever worth. The latest issue to crop up—dubbed “flexgate”…
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Bauhaus at 100: its legacy in five key designs
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the Guardian
Bauhaus at 100: its legacy in five key designs
The aesthetic of the German art school has influenced everything from typography at airports to iPhones. Here are five key designs
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Remote code execution vulnerability in apt/apt-get
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justi.cz
Remote Code Execution in apt/apt-get
tl;dr I found a vulnerability in apt that allows a network man-in-the-middle (or a malicious package mirror) to execute arbitrary code as root on a machine i...
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Oceans Are Getting Louder, Posing Potential Threats to Marine Life
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NY Times
Oceans Are Getting Louder, Posing Potential Threats to Marine Life (Published 2019)
Increasing ship traffic, sonar and seismic air gun blasts now planned for offshore energy exploration may be disrupting migration, reproduction and even the chatter of the seas’ creatures.
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EU fines Mastercard more than half a billion euros
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DW.COM
EU fines Mastercard more than half a billion euros
The EU has fined Mastercard €570 million for limiting competition between banks offering cheaper payment fees. The European Commission said Mastercard's actions harmed consumers and retailers in the bloc.
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Backblaze Hard Drive Stats for 2018
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Backblaze Blog | Cloud Storage & Cloud Backup
2018 Hard Drive Reliability Stats by Manufacturer and Model
This review looks at the hard drive failure rates by make and model for 100,000+ disk drives in operation in our data centers.
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Facebook is the worst thing that's ever happened to the internet
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Considering breadth and reach, I think it's a fair conclusion that Facebook is the worst thing that's ever happened to the internet.
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Companies Manipulate Glassdoor by Inflating Rankings and Pressuring Employees
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WSJ
How Companies Secretly Boost Their Glassdoor Ratings
Employers flood the ranking site with 5-star postings requested from enthusiastic staffers, leading to unusual spikes, a WSJ investigation found. This is a conundrum facing many influential raters, including Amazon.com, Yelp and TripAdvisor, who have had…
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Why Is Uranus the Only Planet Without Interesting Features on It?
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Forbes
Why Is Uranus The Only Planet Without Interesting Features On It?
All the other planets have craters, icecaps, clouds, or a rich, banded structure. But not Uranus.
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Odd History of the SD Logo [video]
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YouTube
The Odd History of the SD Logo
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So, what’s the deal with the D? Why is it all, disclike? Last I checked, SD cards weren’t any sort of disc. What’s going on? In this video, we find out.
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The DVD’s success over Laserdisc…
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GitLab 11.7 Shipped with Releases, Multi-Level Child Epics, and NPM Registry
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Show HN: Esy – fast and simple package management for native ReasonML/OCaml
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British billionaire Dyson moves vacuum giant to Singapore
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