Guido van Rossum on finding his way
The Python creator and Dropbox engineer reflects on his early days in programming
To Get More Out of Science, Show the Rejected Research
A proposal aims to address the problem of studies that go unpublished even though their findings can be important.
The C++14 Standard
New features you can use today.
Hasnain says:
C++11, and now C++14, have made developing in C++ a pretty pleasant experience.
Posted on 2014-09-17T16:48:43+0000
Weirdly, Tramadol Is Not a Natural Product After All. In the Pipeline:
Last year I mentioned a paper that described the well-known drug tramadol as a natural product, isolated from a species of tree in Cameroon. Rather high concentrations were found in the root bark, and the evidence looked solid that the compound was indeed being made biochemically.
Hasnain says:
"That's because, as it turns out, tramadol is given extensively to cattle (!) in the region, so much of it that the parent drug and its metabolites have soaked into the soil enough for the African peach/pincushion tree to have taken it up into its roots. I didn't see that one coming."
Posted on 2014-09-16T18:42:33+0000
Metasploit: Major Android Bug is a Privacy Disa... | SecurityStreet
On the night of September 7, 2014, Joe Vennix of Rapid7's Metasploit Products team wrote, "I did not believe this at first, but after some testing it seems true: in AOSP browser before Android 4.4, you can load javascript into any arbitrary frame or window [...]" and provided a Metasploit module to…
Tech’s Wakeup Call From Your Trans Coworker
Two things you probably need to know about me: I am a trans woman and I work at a tech startup as a QA engineer. This means having to deal with a lot of…
Hasnain says:
This is a great piece. I think all the [insert word here]s of the world, not just in tech, should read it. In fact, everyone should. And make the world a better place.
Posted on 2014-09-15T22:58:41+0000
I’m leaving Mojang | notch.net
The home of Notch
Hasnain says:
"As soon as this deal is finalized, I will leave Mojang and go back to doing Ludum Dares and small web experiments. If I ever accidentally make something that seems to gain traction, I’ll probably abandon it immediately."
This is kind of sad, but I'm happy for the guy.
Posted on 2014-09-15T18:15:13+0000
Yes, we’re being bought by Microsoft
Yes, the deal is real. Mojang is being bought by Microsoft. It was reassuring to see how many of your opinions mirrored those of the Mojangstas when we heard the news. Change is scary, and this is a big change […]
Haskell for all: Morte: an intermediate language for super-optimizing functional programs
The Haskell language provides the following guarantee (with caveats): if two programs are equal according to equational reasoning then they will behave the same. On the other hand, Haskell does not guarantee that equal programs will generate identical performance. Consequently, Haskell library write…
Hasnain says:
I understand some of these words...
"Now suppose there were a hypothetical language with a stronger guarantee: if two programs are equal then they generate identical executables. Such a language would be immune to abstraction: no matter how many layers of indirection you might add the binary size and runtime performance would be unaffected."
Posted on 2014-09-12T18:15:43+0000
University of Glasgow :: University news
Scientists have taken a major step forward in the production of hydrogen from water which could lead to a new era of cheap, clean and renewable energy.
Hasnain says:
Hydrogen production from water - now if only Agha Waqar could have done something like this for his water powered car...
Posted on 2014-09-12T16:57:40+0000