Twitch
Twitch is the world's leading video platform and community for gamers.
Hasnain says:
Amazon buys twitch for over a billion.
I'm just so happy it's not being bought by google.
Posted on 2014-08-25T20:24:05+0000
GlassWire Network Security Monitor & Firewall Tool
GlassWire is a free network security monitoring tool and analyzer that visualizes your network activity on an easy to use graph, alerts you of possible threats, manages your firewall, and more.
The British Undercover Cop Who Went Too Far
In the eighties, an animal-rights activist fell in love with Bob Robinson and had his child. Years later, she learned that Bob Robinson was Bob Lambert, and Bob Lambert was a spy. Lauren Collins reports.
Hasnain says:
"The revelation of the extent of the British police’s spying, and the dubiousness of some of their tactics, caused a scandal that has yet to be resolved. Reporters and activists have confirmed that at least nine police officers—including one woman—conducted sexual relationships with unsuspecting citizens during their undercover deployments. At least twelve women, including Jacqui, are suing the Metropolitan Police for deceit, assault, misfeasance in public office, and negligence. Those whose relationships began after 2000 are also bringing suit under the Human Rights Act, arguing that the Met’s “systemic abuse of female political activists” breached Articles 3 and 8, which forbid inhumane treatment and guarantee the right to private life. Jacqui has said that she feels as though she were “raped by the state.”"
Posted on 2014-08-20T00:28:22+0000
VisuAlgo - visualising data structures and algorithms through animation
VisuAlgo was conceptualised in 2011 by Dr Steven Halim as a tool to help his students better understand data structures and algorithms, by allowing them to learn the basics on their own and at their own pace. Together with some of his students from the National University of Singapore (see "Team"),…
Hasnain says:
These are absolutely amazing and really helpful for anyone looking to learn data structures and/or algorithms.
Posted on 2014-08-19T18:24:50+0000
Time exchange rate | The Endeavour
Time exchange rate17 August 201417 August 2014JohnComputingAt some point in the past, computer time was more valuable than human time. The balance changed long ago. While everyone agrees that human time is more costly than computer time, it’s hard to appreciate just how much more costly.You can rent…
Hasnain says:
This is an important note. Though it does come with caveats (consider user cpu time, doesn't apply at scale, premature optimization is the root of all evil etc)
Posted on 2014-08-18T01:43:16+0000
The War Photo No One Would Publish
When Kenneth Jarecke photographed an Iraqi man burned alive, he thought it would change the way Americans saw the Gulf War. But the media wouldn’t run the picture.
Hasnain says:
I don't want to get into a political debate but it surprises me how, in the US, it seems the media likes to talk about violence often but doesn't really show horrific images of war - it seems people aren't shown how bad it can be.
I have seen a distinct lack of dead/bloody bodies on the news since moving to the US (not that I watch too much news). I feel like people should just scroll down and see the first picture, even if they don't read the article.
Posted on 2014-08-18T01:38:58+0000
How to Be Polite
Most people don’t notice I’m polite, which is sort of the point. I don’t look polite. I am big and droopy and need a hai…
Hasnain says:
I don't know why, but this really resonated with me.
"People silently struggle from all kinds of terrible things. They suffer from depression, ambition, substance abuse, and pretension. They suffer from family tragedy, Ivy-League educations, and self-loathing. They suffer from failing marriages, physical pain, and publishing. The good thing about politeness is that you can treat these people exactly the same. And then wait to see what happens. You don’t have to have an opinion. You don’t need to make a judgment. I know that doesn’t sound like liberation, because we live and work in an opinion-based economy. But it is. Not having an opinion means not having an obligation. And not being obligated is one of the sweetest of life’s riches."
Posted on 2014-08-18T00:17:14+0000
Drop that spoon! The truth about breakfast cereals: an extract from Felicity Lawrence's book
Britain is one of the world's largest consumers of puffed, flaked and sugared breakfast cereals. How did that happen when many were said to contain less nutrition than the boxes they come in? Felicity Lawrence investigates
Inside the Dark, Lucrative World of Consumer Debt Collection
In the murky world of unpaid-bills, a banker and an ex-con can make a fortune — if they don’t run into too many crooks.
Hasnain says:
I knew debt collection was messed up but this takes the cake. An interesting perspective into a totally different world.
Posted on 2014-08-16T23:32:25+0000
ARM: Introduction to ARM: Start | DaveSpace
David Thomas's website.