UnRisk Insight: Fast Functional Goats, Lions and Wolves
In a recent post, Andreas declared his love for the programming language FORTRAN. He concluded his post with the question “Can a functional language do this as well?”, where he was referring to the efficiency of his FORTRAN solution for the goats, wolves and lion problem. He followed it up with anot…
Verizon, Netflix see red over network speeds
Earlier, Verizon sent Netflix a letter demanding the streaming service cease and desist false claims and unfair business practices on Thursday.
Hasnain says:
"This is about consumers not getting what they paid for from their broadband provider,'' Netflix spokesman Jonathan Friedland said. "We are trying to provide more transparency, just like we do with the ISP Speed Index, and Verizon is trying to shut down that discussion."
Posted on 2014-06-06T03:10:54+0000
tinsnail.neocities.org
tinsnail.neocities.org
Hasnain says:
"This website uses advanced neuroscience to determine your interests."
This is the dirt it had on me (in order):
technology
gaming
psychology
science
art
politics
programming
cooking
sports
writing
Errata Security: Can I drop a pacemaker 0day?
blog.erratasec.com
Hasnain says:
I do not want to be killed by a 0day in my pacemaker...
Posted on 2014-06-05T06:20:19+0000
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Big Bang blunder bursts the multiverse bubble
Premature hype over gravitational waves highlights gaping holes in models for the origins and evolution of the Universe, argues Paul Steinhardt.
Hasnain says:
“The inflationary paradigm is fundamentally untestable, and hence scientifically meaningless.”
Posted on 2014-06-04T01:26:06+0000
Help us, Thomas Piketty: The 1%’s sick and twisted new scheme
David Graeber explains the long con the rich use to defeat labor, destroy the creative class, and demean your job
Hasnain says:
"Suddenly it became possible to see that if there’s a rule, it’s that the more obviously your work benefits others, the less you’re paid for it. CEOs and financial consultants that are actually making other people’s lives worse were paid millions, useless paper-pushers got handsomely compensated, people fulfilling obviously useful functions like taking care of the sick or teaching children or repairing broken heating systems or picking vegetables were the least rewarded."
Posted on 2014-06-04T01:21:05+0000
The miracle-buster afraid to go home
An Indian man who made his career exposing miracles and the feats of holy men as myths is in exile in Helsinki afraid of jail and attacks if he returns home.
Hasnain has not yet written a summary for this.
Posted on 2014-06-03T16:43:16+0000
Why Have Female Hurricanes Killed More People Than Male Ones?
Here’s a simple fact with an uncertain explanation: historically, hurricanes with female names have killed more people than those with male ones. Kiju Jung from the University of Illinois at Urbana...
Click to view the original at phenomena.nationalgeographic.com
Inside the Shadowy World of High-Speed Tennis Betting
In January, Daniel Dobson was two months into a new job that allowed him the opportunity to travel overseas and watch live sports. It had a downside, though: It got him arrested in an incident that...
Hasnain says:
"Dobson’s job was to sit courtside at the Australian Open in Melbourne and use his cellphone to transmit the outcome of each point of the match he was watching. The faster he worked, the greater the edge his employers at Sporting Data Ltd. would have in the betting market."
Posted on 2014-06-02T05:57:09+0000