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Fixing Python Performance with Rust
Sentry processes over a billion errors every month. We’ve been able to scale most of our systems, but in the last few months, one component has stood out as a computational chokepoint: Python’s source...
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Trove of Stolen Data Is Said to Include Top-Secret U.S. Hacking Tools
“As a contractor, he gets to see a slice of the overall picture,” said one person familiar with the exchanges, summarizing Mr. Martin’s explanation. “He wanted to see the overall picture so that he...
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.NET Core Tooling in Visual Studio “15”
This post was co-authored by David Carmona,a Principal Program Manager Lead in .NET Team and Joe Morris,a Senior Program Manager in .NET Team.Couple of weeks back, we dedicated a blog post introducing...
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Uncovering depression's web in the brain
Depression is a complicated condition affecting an estimated 350 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Association. While some depressive conditions can be caused by life events, it...
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Announcing new storage classes for Google Cloud Storage
We use Google Cloud Platform, including Google Cloud Storage and Compute Engine along with Fastly, for storing and delivering all popular and infrequently accessed content and to handle our peak...
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Italy’s rarest pasta
Away from its famed cerulean seas, Sardinia’s craggy interior is a twisting maze of deep chasms and impenetrable massifs that shelter some of Europe’s most ancient traditions.Residents here still speak...
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Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month
In a month, OldGeekJobs.com has gone from a Google form-based MVP to a bona fide job site that’s made its first $1000. Here’s how I did it on my own for under $20.It started September 15th at midnight...
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Schiaparelli descent data: decoding underway
20 October 2016 Essential data from the ExoMars Schiaparelli lander sent to its mothership Trace Gas Orbiter during the module's descent to the Red Planet's surface yesterday has been downlinked to...
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All Tesla Cars Being Produced Now Have Full Self-Driving Hardware
Self-driving vehicles will play a crucial role in improving transportation safety and accelerating the world’s transition to a sustainable future. Full autonomy will enable a Tesla to be substantially...
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I went to Nigeria to meet the man who scammed me
Image copyrightMaria GretteAn internet romance scam took an unexpected turn, writes Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani.When Maria Grette first discovered that the 58-year-old Danish man with whom she had fallen in...
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Freeablo – An open-source Diablo engine
More multiplayer progressYou can now hit things until they fall over, even in multiplayer!Also, the multiplayer code has been massively overhauled, so things are in a much better state for moving...
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Apple Adds ARM Support to MacOS Sierra Kernel
Apple has added support for an ARM chip to macOS Sierra 10.12, reports Techtastic. In the Kernel release notes for macOS 10.12, Apple indicates that a new ARM HURRICANE chip family is now supported by...
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Java 8 Method Reference Evaluation
Along with lambda expressions, Java SE 8 introduced method references as a shorthand notation. These are mostly used to reference static methods (e.g. Double::toString) or constructors (e.g....
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How we built a Smart Office system based on Raspberry Pi
Last year, when Monterail decided to change their office to be a bigger and better-designed place , they decided that it should also be smarter. I was introduced to the team as a person who could make...
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A Little-Known Company That Enables Mass Surveillance
It was a powerful piece of technology created for an important customer. The Medusa system, named after the mythical Greek monster with snakes instead of hair, had one main purpose: to vacuum up vast...
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Hackers say Friday's massive DDoS attacks were just a dry run
Could millions of connected cameras, thermostats and kids' toys bring the internet to its knees? It's beginning to look that way.On Friday, epic cyberattacks crippled a major internet firm, repeatedly...
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The Open Steno Project
The Open Steno ProjectWhat is Stenography?Real-time machine stenography is a code translation system that lets users enter words and syllables by pressing multiple keys simultaneously in a chord, which...
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Kaldi Speech Recognition Toolkit
README.mdTo build the toolkit: see ./INSTALL. These instructions are valid for UNIX systems including various flavors of Linux; Darwin; and Cygwin (has not been tested on more "exotic" varieties of...
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Can Mental Illness Be Prevented in the Womb?
Katherine Streeter for NPREvery day in the United States, millions of expectant mothers take a prenatal vitamin on the advice of their doctor.The counsel typically comes with physical health in mind:...
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Probabilistic Programming languages
From Probabilistic ProgrammingPROBABILISTIC-PROGRAMMING.orgThis website serves as a repository of links and information about probabilistic programming languages, including both academic research...
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