SQL on Distributed GPUs now available on AWS Marketplace
SQL rocks, until it doesn’t.If you have ever worked with SQL you know what I’m referring to. You loaded up too much data into your database, and now every query you type comes back with the speed of...
View ArticleUsing IBM Bluemix Watson APIs to Optimise my CV
I kept seeing adverts for IBM Bluemix popping up on my social media feeds and online adverts so I thought I'd take a look and see what it was all about. You can sign up an account and get 30 days...
View ArticleBigger brains are not always better
The world’s smallest arachnid, the Samoan moss spider, is at a third of a millimeter nearly invisible to the human eye. The largest spider in the world is the goliath birdeater tarantula, which weighs...
View ArticleAudi's unions demand electric model for main German plant
The logo of German car manufacturer Audi is seen at a building of a car dealer in Duebendorf, Switzerland November 22, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
View ArticleFrogpocalypse Now
America seen from a satellite at night blooms with lights, up one coast, down the other, and all across the middle. If you focus on the lights of South Florida and then move in closer on a metro...
View ArticleIaito – A Qt and C++ GUI for radare2 reverse engineering framework
README.mdThe GUI that radare2 humans deserveA Qt and C++ GUI for radare2 reverse engineering frameworkScreenshotDisclaimerIaitō is not aimed to the already existing radare2 user, it is focused on...
View ArticleSmile – Statistical Machine Intelligence and Learning Engine
Smile - Statistical Machine Intelligence and Learning EngineToggle navigationQuick StartUser Guide OverviewShellDataVisualizationClassificationRegressionFeature Selection and Dimension ReductionModel...
View ArticleShow HN: FuelDOM – A React-compatible virtual DOM implementation
README.mdTHIS PROJECT IS NOW IN BETAThe FuelDOM is React compatible virtual-dom implementation.File size is smaller than Reactjs 8.79 KB gzipped (24.92 KB raw)No dependencies.Change vdom patch...
View ArticleVPNs Are Absolutely a Solution to a Policy Problem
The internet is simply a series of computers connected through wires. The computers are owned by everyone—you, me, companies, and governments. When I access a website, my computer routes a signal...
View ArticleScientists want to create ‘red teams’ to challenge climate research
This story has been updated.Prominent scientists operating outside the scientific consensus on climate change urged Congress on Wednesday to fund “red teams” to investigate “natural” causes of global...
View ArticleLearn Redis the hard way: in production
For our products, like the trivago hotel search, we are using Redis a lot. The use cases vary: Caching, temporary storage of data before moving those into another storage or a typical database for...
View ArticleWestinghouse Files for Bankruptcy, in Blow to Nuclear Power
But some of what went wrong was beyond either company’s control. Slowing demand for electricity and tumbling prices for natural gas have eroded the economic rationale for nuclear power, which is...
View ArticleShow HN: Redux Offline – Build Offline-First Apps for Web and React Native
README.mdPersistent Redux store for Reasonaboutable™️ Offline-First applications, with first-class support for optimistic UI. Use with React, React Native, or as standalone state container for any web...
View ArticleMunchery Stiffs Early Backers and Cuts Staff in a Bid for Survival
Venture CapitalThe food delivery startup is recapitalizing, devaluing the stakes of many early investors.by March 29, 2017, 7:50 PM EDTMarch 29, 2017, 10:03 PM EDTThe food delivery startup Munchery...
View ArticleComparing Floating-Point Numbers Is Tricky
Please enable JavaScript to view equations powered by MathJaxFloating-point math is fraught with subtle gotchas, and comparing values properly is no exception. Here we discuss common pitfalls, examine...
View ArticleOptimize your Node app by upgrading Node.js
In January, I published an article on RisingStack’s blog. This article was an introduction to Node.js performance (and in V8 JavaScript Engine in general).Now it is time for a follow-up article...
View ArticleDoes Science Advance One Funeral at a Time?
Other stories in this month's Digest When a star scientist dies, outsiders often tackle mainstream questions in the field by leveraging new ideas that arise in other domains. Knowledge accumulation —...
View ArticleCPU cache-based communication between two co-located virtual machines
README.mdCJAG is an open-source implementation of our cache-based jamming agreement. The CJAG implementation can be used to establish a cross-VM cache covert channel. The CJAG test application in this...
View ArticleVoice Calls: Secure, Crystal-Clear, AI-Powered
Over the past few months, we’ve worked hard to make sure Telegram calls are the best in terms of quality, speed, and security. The wait is over: today we’re rolling out Voice Calls in Western Europe....
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