On 5 February 2021 we published a clarification to this piece. It is available here.  Five weeks ago, when I raised questions about the results of Pfizer’s and Moderna’s covid-19 [...]More...

In my previous post, I discussed how I’ve decided to learn F# in 2021 for a number of reasons. Around the same time, I also happened to setup my Sim Racing rig so that I could continue to play iRacing with my VR headset (HTC Vive). Its been several years...

Long before anyone knew of SARS-CoV-2, a small band of government and university scientists uncovered a prototypical key that unlocked life-saving immunizations.

I Google-Translated an entire video game one day. The results were so surprising that I even wrote a book about it!

For the first time in 35 years, no oil flowed from Saudi Arabia to the United States last week, according to EIA data

10 fantastic books written by developers for developers. Helping you with your career, the cloud, how to improve your writing and much more!

On 6 January 2021, 53 people were arrested in Hong Kong under the National Security Law, including the organisers and candidates in last July’s democratic primaries where over 600,000 Hong Kongers voted for pro-democracy candidates for the upcoming Legislative…

Edward Snowden and others have reacted to news, and ensuing celebration, that Facebook will ban content from Donald Trump for two weeks by warning that giving such power to social media platforms sets a dangerous precedent.

Here's a fun idea from James Stanley: a CSS file (that presumably updates daily) containing CSS custom properties for "seasonal" colors (e.g. spring is

He is remembered for the 7 Up documentary series which followed the lives of 14 children since 1964.

Farmers ‘relieved’ as chemical sanctioned for emergency use, despite EU prohibition backed by UK on using it outoors

Three thousand days and counting: Nasa's Curiosity rover continues its extraordinary exploration of Mars.

When I ask my colleagues why mmap is faster than system calls, the answer is inevitably “system call overhead”: the cost of crossing the…

The security state that failed to keep DC safe doesn't need invasive technology to meet this moment—it needs more civilian oversight.

After years of placid admonishments, the tech world came out in force against President Trump this past week following the violent assault of the U.S.

In its biggest original programming foray, Roku has bought exclusive global distribution rights to the portfolio of Quibi.