Version control for databases: save, restore, and archive snapshots of your database from the command line - infostreams/db

The September mayhem in the U.S. repo market suggests there’s a structural problem in this vital corner of finance and the incident wasn’t just a temporary hiccup, according to a new analysis from the Bank for International Settlements.

If you want to make a long-term bet one of your options is to register your bet with the Long Now Foundation as a Long Bet. They have some rules, which are roughly: Both parties put up the same amount, at least $200/each. Long Bets effectively runs a donor…

An assessment of spending on the war in Afghanistan finds there is little to show for it.

Skip YouTube video sponsors (browser extension). Contribute to ajayyy/SponsorBlock development by creating an account on GitHub.

Pronouncements without background or explanatory material are useless to those who are not also deeply steeped in the art and science of computer security or security in general. It takes a particular bend of mind to think like an attacker and a defender…

Research lab Ink & Switch wants to harness the benefits of productivity and communication without forcing users to give up control of their data.

Groups are inherently social, and Signal is a social app. Whether you’re planning a surprise party, discussing last night’s book club meeting, exchanging photos with your family, or organizing something important, group messaging has always been a key feature…

By considering simple symmetries, physicists working on the “bootstrap” can rediscover the basic form of the known forces that shape the universe.

Having had the privilege of compiling a wide range of articles exploring state-of-art machine and deep learning research in 2019 (you can find many of them here), I wanted to take a moment to highlight the ones that I found… Continue reading Top Machine and…

Lightweight API service to get geolocation data from IP addresses. - risk3sixty/geoapi

Using nothing but physics, Indian engineer Sonam Wangchuk is creating giant ‘ice stupas’ in the Tibetan plateau to counteract the effects of climate change.

Over the past 35 years, our views on privacy and Caller ID technology have totally flipped. The concern used to be about the caller. Now, it’s the recipient.

Midway through his career, the inventor of “cyberspace” turned his attention to a strange new world: the present. 

The Texas-based company reportedly sold just 350 of its $699 commuter scooters.

Updated June 18th, 2021

Three broad reasons obtaining care for kids now costs as much as buying a brand new Hyundai Elantra each year

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For the first time, U.S. manufacturing workers with college degrees will soon outnumber those without. It’s part of a shift to automation that has increased factory output, opened opportunities for women and reduced prospects for the nation’s lowest-skilled…