An update on Oracle v. Google, our long-running copyright dispute over the use of software interfaces.

Programming: Mostly A Hate Story. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

Alzheimer's disease has destroyed neurons in the right-hand brain above AFTER decades of disappointment, we may have a new lead on fighting Alzheimer's disease. Compelling evidence that the condition is caused by a bacterium involved in gum disease could…

DLS - The Digital Logic Simulator game. Available for Windows, Linux

Thread by @JeremyLittau: "For those who aren’t quite sure why these media layoffs keep happening, or think “it’s the internet!” or “people doribe,” there’s a lot more going on. Though that is part of that. Here’s a cliffs notes version - not exhausti […]"

A visual introduction to probability and statistics.

Among the hottest buzzwords in the IT industry these days is "big data," but the "big" is something of a misnomer: big data is not just about volume, but also about velocity and variety. The volume of data ranges from a small number of items stored in the…

:zap: Native, high-performance, cross-platform desktop apps - built with Reason! - revery-ui/revery

What is the 🐞(n) of your API?

In 2017, I bought a block of one thousand ISBNs. Other authors have been asking me why I did that and if they should do the same. I’m writing this blog post so I can point them at it. The sho…

With the new year upon us, I decided it was time to do something ambitious for my Open Source project. This is where I normally quip about never mentioning my project before, even though I literall…

With Rapid DNA machines, genetic fingerprinting could become as routine as the old-fashioned kind. But forensic experts see a potential for misuse.

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Mysterious musicians have cropped up on Spotify accounts. How did they get there - and do they point to a security problem?

Facebook encouraged developers to let children charge credit cards without parental permission on games like Ninja Saga, PetVille, Happy Aquarium and Barn Buddy. The company calls it “friendly fraud.”