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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…

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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.”

Mix-&-match illustrations of people with a design library for InVIsion Studio and Sketch.

Learn how you can easily save a collection of files directly to B2 cloud storage using the new Backblaze 6.0 client.

by Darius Kazemi, Jan 23 2019 In 2019 I'm reading one RFC a day in chronological order starting from the very first one. More on thi...

Queueing theory: an introduction for software development - joelparkerhenderson/queueing-theory

Mockingbirds exposed to sub-lethal levels of lead in urban areas display significantly heightened aggression, said Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers at Tulane University. The team said their findings highlight the possibility that sub-lethal lead…