COBOL Is the Asbestos of Programming Languages
The most widely adopted computer language in history, COBOL is now causing a host of problems. It’s also dangerously difficult to remove.
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Linux 7.1 To Retire UDP-Lite – Allows For Better Performance With Cleansed Code
The upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel cycle is set to retire UDP-Lite support. The UDP-Lite protocol allowed for partial checksums where potentially damaged/corrupted packets are still delivered...
Read moreThe Best Dark Web Monitoring Services and Bundles
Data breaches are more common than ever. Here are the best ways I’ve found to protect yourself online.
Read moreThe Tesla Influencers Leaving the ‘Cult’
The EV manufacturer is supported by a robust online community. But Elon Musk’s politics and overblown hype about Full Self-Driving are turning some loyalists away.
Read moreRADV Driver Lands Another Optimization: “Missing In RADV For A Very Long Time”
A four year old optimization idea for the RADV driver was scratched off the TODO list last week for next quarter’s Mesa 26.1 release…
Read moreAMD Preps More Graphics Driver Code For Linux 7.1
Last week yet more AMDGPU kernel graphics driver updates were submitted to DRM-Next ahead of the Linux 7.1 merge window happening in April…
Read moreExploring Light and Life: Nanophotonics and AI for Molecular Sequencing and Single-Cell Phenotyping
The biosphere transmits data 9 orders of magnitude faster than the technosphere. A new class of nanophotonic tools is beginning to close that gap. In this...
Read moreThese Musical Instruments of the Future Sound Weird, Wacky—and Are Easy for Anyone to Play
A bicycle wheel with guitar strings, a touch-operated synth, and the “Demon Box” were just a few of the new instruments on show at Georgia Tech’s...
Read moreAgents Over Bubbles
Listen to this post: Log in to listen There is a weird paradox in terms of AI prognostication: on one hand, you don’t want to be...
Read morePossible New Result in Quantum Factorization
I’m skeptical about—and not qualified to review—this new result in factorization with a quantum computer, but if it’s true it’s a theoretical improvement in the speed...
Read moreWall Street Is Already Betting on Prediction Markets
As the legal war over how to regulate prediction markets rages on, financial institutions are embracing the industry anyway.
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