The Facebook Method of Dealing With Complexity
Computer systems used to be weak, so we had to make their world simple and standardized. They now can handle almost endless complexity—but we still need to understand how to make the world simple, so we don’t risk burdening the majority of users with the needless complexity of the few.
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Plasma Mobile - Open Source OS for mobile phones.
In Iraq, I raided insurgents. In Virginia, the police raided me.
The military changed its overly aggressive tactics. It’s time for law enforcement to do the same.
Hasnain says:
"I understood the risks of war when I enlisted as an infantryman. Police officers should understand the risks in their jobs when they enroll in the academy, as well. That means knowing that personal safety can’t always come first. That is why it’s service. That’s why it’s sacrifice."
A rational mindset amongst all this madness
Posted on 2015-07-25T19:05:52+0000
NVIDIA Pascal GPU To Feature 17 Billion Transistors and 32 GB HBM2 VRAM - Full CUDA Compute...
NVIDIA will be introducing their next generation Pascal GPU in 2016 which will introduce several new and key technologies to the green team.
Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.4 million cars - BBC News
Car giant Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.4 million vehicles in the US after security researchers showed that one of its cars could be hacked.
Hasnain says:
Will they fix their braindead process that made them think connecting entertainment systems to anything critical was a good idea?
Posted on 2015-07-24T16:24:07+0000
How Berlin’s Futuristic Airport Became a $6 Billion Embarrassment
Inside Germany’s profligate (Greek-like!) fiasco called Berlin Brandenburg
Hasnain says:
> "Professor, let me understand this," Loge said. "You are talking about having 800 people wearing orange vests, sitting on camping stools, holding thermoses filled with coffee, and shouting into their cell phones, 'Open the fire door'?" Loge refused the airport an operating license. Schwarz stood up and walked out without another word.
Posted on 2015-07-24T05:11:52+0000
NASA’s Kepler Mission Discovers Bigger, Older Cousin to Earth
NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” around a sun-like star. This discovery and the introduction of 11 other new small habitable zone candidate planets mark another milestone in the journey to finding another “Earth.”
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Posted on 2015-07-24T03:06:26+0000
Steve Jobs Made Warner Music Sue My Startup — Startup Study Group
We had 50M monthly active users and 250M searches every month. Steve Jobs told the labels, including Warner Music, to su…
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Posted on 2015-07-23T15:56:25+0000
New research: Comparing how security experts and non-experts stay safe online
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Posted on 2015-07-23T15:50:49+0000
Uber has defeated Bill de Blasio’s plan to rein them in
Uber and Mayor Bill de Blasio are at war over a proposal to cap the growth of ride-hailing services.
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Posted on 2015-07-23T04:54:11+0000