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From the german-words-could-probably-
HughPickens.com writes: Seventy-five percent of the Earth's population, i.e. 4 billion people, effectively "don't exist" to modern computer systems because they have no physical address. The "unaddressed" can't open a bank account, can't deal properly with a...
HughPickens.com writes: Seventy-five percent of the Earth's population, i.e. 4 billion people, effectively "don't exist" to modern computer systems because they have no physical address. The "unaddressed" can't open a bank account, can't deal properly with a...
From the anything-you-can-do-i-can-do-
An anonymous reader writes: It's hard to exist in the tech world today without hearing the constant refrain about learning to code: "It's easy, we desperately need programmers, and everyone should learn how!" UK software developer Mike Hadlow...
An anonymous reader writes: It's hard to exist in the tech world today without hearing the constant refrain about learning to code: "It's easy, we desperately need programmers, and everyone should learn how!" UK software developer Mike Hadlow...
From the easier-said-than-done department
MarkWhittington writes: With the Paris Climate Conference apparently ending in failure and experts such as Matt Ridley suggesting that, in any case, global warming is not a cause for immediate concern, the private sector is casting about to fund...
MarkWhittington writes: With the Paris Climate Conference apparently ending in failure and experts such as Matt Ridley suggesting that, in any case, global warming is not a cause for immediate concern, the private sector is casting about to fund...
From the pleasing-some-of-the-people-
HughPickens.com writes: Jesse Eisinger writes in the NY Times that if you heard that Mark Zuckerberg donated $45 billion to charity, you are wrong. Here's what really happened: Zuckerberg did not set up a charitable foundation, which has nonprofit...
HughPickens.com writes: Jesse Eisinger writes in the NY Times that if you heard that Mark Zuckerberg donated $45 billion to charity, you are wrong. Here's what really happened: Zuckerberg did not set up a charitable foundation, which has nonprofit...
From the prepared-to-not-be-surprised department
An anonymous reader writes: Veracode has put together a report after static analysis of over 200,000 apps, and its results show that Classic ASP, ColdFusion and PHP generated the most security bugs in scanned applications. Ignoring the first...
An anonymous reader writes: Veracode has put together a report after static analysis of over 200,000 apps, and its results show that Classic ASP, ColdFusion and PHP generated the most security bugs in scanned applications. Ignoring the first...
From the annoying-yippy-dogs-might-
sciencehabit writes: Scientists have explored the mysteries of aging in humans for hundreds of years, but now they're beginning to turn their attention to our pets. Why do cats live longer than dogs? Why do small dogs live longer than big ones?...
sciencehabit writes: Scientists have explored the mysteries of aging in humans for hundreds of years, but now they're beginning to turn their attention to our pets. Why do cats live longer than dogs? Why do small dogs live longer than big ones?...
From the two-is-better-than-one department
An anonymous reader writes: Everyone should keep two bank accounts so they can still access their money if one bank is hit by a cyber attack, a former Bank of England adviser has warned. "I'd certainly rather have two [accounts] in case my bank...
An anonymous reader writes: Everyone should keep two bank accounts so they can still access their money if one bank is hit by a cyber attack, a former Bank of England adviser has warned. "I'd certainly rather have two [accounts] in case my bank...
From the good-call department
An anonymous reader writes: For some time, Mozilla has been experimenting with advertisements in the "suggested tiles" on new Firefox tabs. They received a lot of criticism from the community for it, and now (using linguistic gymnastics), Mozilla...
An anonymous reader writes: For some time, Mozilla has been experimenting with advertisements in the "suggested tiles" on new Firefox tabs. They received a lot of criticism from the community for it, and now (using linguistic gymnastics), Mozilla...
From the more-real-than-real department
sciencehabit writes in with bad news for Holographic Universe fans. From Sciencemag: "It's a classic underdog story: Working in a disused tunnel with a couple of lasers and a few mirrors, a plucky band of physicists dreamed up a way to test one of...
sciencehabit writes in with bad news for Holographic Universe fans. From Sciencemag: "It's a classic underdog story: Working in a disused tunnel with a couple of lasers and a few mirrors, a plucky band of physicists dreamed up a way to test one of...
From the lucky-for-AC department
An anonymous reader writes: The US Second Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a ruling in favor of former New York Police Department officer Gilberto Valle — the so-called "cannibal cop." In 2012, Valle was fired and arrested for going online and talking about his...
An anonymous reader writes: The US Second Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a ruling in favor of former New York Police Department officer Gilberto Valle — the so-called "cannibal cop." In 2012, Valle was fired and arrested for going online and talking about his...
From the those-who-cannot-remember-the-
schwit1 writes: Jim Sensenbrenner, former chairman of the US House Judiciary Committee, was one of the driving forces behind the Patriot Act. He introduced the legislation a month and a half after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and in...
schwit1 writes: Jim Sensenbrenner, former chairman of the US House Judiciary Committee, was one of the driving forces behind the Patriot Act. He introduced the legislation a month and a half after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and in...
From the if-you-can't-beat-em-join-em department
UnknowingFool writes: Former CEO Steve Ballmer had some strong opinions about the direction of Microsoft's mobile strategy. As reported last month, Microsoft's Project Astoria has not been received well. The strategy is to...
UnknowingFool writes: Former CEO Steve Ballmer had some strong opinions about the direction of Microsoft's mobile strategy. As reported last month, Microsoft's Project Astoria has not been received well. The strategy is to...
From the holding-the-bag department
McGruber writes: On Nov. 17, two Georgia women filed a class action lawsuit alleging that Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp had released the Social Security numbers, birthdates, Drivers License numbers and other private information of all...
McGruber writes: On Nov. 17, two Georgia women filed a class action lawsuit alleging that Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp had released the Social Security numbers, birthdates, Drivers License numbers and other private information of all...
From the confusion-pays department
itwbennett writes: There are plenty of things wrong with Electronic Health Records, writes Ken Terry. Among them: "The records are hard to read because they're full of irrelevant boilerplates..., [a]lerts frequently fire for inconsequential...
itwbennett writes: There are plenty of things wrong with Electronic Health Records, writes Ken Terry. Among them: "The records are hard to read because they're full of irrelevant boilerplates..., [a]lerts frequently fire for inconsequential...
From the try-cooling-it-with-a-sky-
MojoKid writes: It's been discovered that some third-party heat sinks can physically damage Intel's new Skylake CPUs, along with the pins in the accompanying motherboard socket. The problem has prompted at least one cooler maker to change the...
MojoKid writes: It's been discovered that some third-party heat sinks can physically damage Intel's new Skylake CPUs, along with the pins in the accompanying motherboard socket. The problem has prompted at least one cooler maker to change the...
