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Alaska government spent nearly $28 million on database project before it was scrappedadn.com
The Alaska Department of Public Safety spent 11 years and $27.9 million trying to replace the state’s aging criminal information database before the project was abandoned, derailed by problems with funding and internal management, according to documents. -
The life, death, and rebirth of BlackBerry's hometownfusion.net
How Waterloo, Ontario survived the downfall of its crown jewel. -
gorhill/uBlockgithub.com
uBlock - µBlock - An efficient blocker for Chromium, Firefox, and Safari. Fast and lean. - cr.yp.to
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Linux Software Releases, January 2015linuxsoftnews.wordpress.com
In our connected world, the traditional UNIX privilege separation is not enough anymore. Security models are changing in order to provide a higher level of protection expected by users. We start wi... -
watchpeoplecode.com
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The Kitchen Bladesmith - Craftsmanship Magazinecraftsmanship.net
Profile of Bob Kramer, a master knife-maker, and his idiosyncratic pursuit of perfection in a field dominated by larger manufacturers. -
Why cable stocks surged after the FCC’s net neutrality proposalwashingtonpost.com
The draft rules were far more aggressive than anyone could've predicted a year ago. So why are Internet providers rallying on Wall Street? -
gitlab.maikel.pro
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Your First Unit Tests With PHPUnittaha-sh.com
In the previous lesson, we learned the basic concepts of testing in general, and then we looked at the various... -
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Inside the Chinese Bitcoin Mine That's Making $1.5M a Monthmotherboard.vice.com
We took a tour of one of China's biggest Bitcoin factories. -
Firefox’s adoption of closed-source DRM breaks my hearttheguardian.com
I understand the pressure to support commercial video – but the browser makers can do more to defend free and open software. By Cory Doctorow -
The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered, and It Is Not What You Thinkhuffingtonpost.com
New evidence about addiction isn't just a challenge to us politically. It doesn't just force us to change our minds. It forces us to change our hearts.... -
A/B testing long-form readability - Gwern.netgwern.net
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Why are we obsessed with the Nazis?theguardian.com
The Nazis still have a strong hold on us – in daily news stories, in bookshops and cinemas, even on the streets of Europe. Does it exert such a grip because it represents racism in its most extreme form?