Coccinelle: A Program Matching and Transformation Tool for Systems Code
The development of Coccinelle is supported in part by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (France) under the contract ANR-09-BLAN-0158-01.
Hasnain says:
Why had I not known of this before? This is amazing
Posted on 2014-08-08T01:22:35+0000
CoolGithubProjects
Sharing cool github projects just got easier!
Particle Clicker
An addictive incremental game that was made during the CERN Webfest 2014. It takes the player on a historic journey through modern particle physics.
Hasnain says:
CERN came out with a clicker game. What is the world coming to?
Posted on 2014-08-07T18:16:32+0000
Extracting audio from visual information
Algorithm recovers speech from the vibrations of a potato-chip bag filmed through soundproof glass.
Hasnain says:
So much for us making fun of CSI. This is mind blowing.
Posted on 2014-08-04T18:21:37+0000
Your Steak Would Taste Better if Grilled With Molten Lava
British designer duo Bompas & Parr, who designed the world’s first edible fireworks and are best known for their ambitious and sometimes monumental jelly-based sculptures, traveled to Syracuse, New York, this summer to try out their idea for the world’s most extreme barbecue session—grilling meat ov…
Patching the Newton | Dadhacker
This one ends with me going into a Good Guys electronics store in a suburb of Boston, flashing my employee badge and saying “I’m from Apple. Take me to your Newtons.” I wanted to use a deep G-man voice, but I didn’t have the build for it. Also, I was wearing the slightly redonkulous khaki-pants and…
Hasnain says:
"The Guy from Apple exits Good Guys, checks it off the list, and proceeds to the next store on his assignment. G-Man is surprised what we was able to do by flashing his Apple badge and adopting some bluster; just walk in, make some demands and start cracking open merchandise. That’s kind of disturbing, really."
This is a really great story about patching devices in the 90s. Also kind of worrying how easy it was/is to do social engineering.
Posted on 2014-08-04T03:19:56+0000
Critics Raise Concerns About Sovaldi
Critics have raised an outcry over Sovaldi, a hepatitis C drug heralded as a breakthrough but costing $84,000 for a typical person’s total treatment.
— Localizing Papers, Please Papers, Please was...
Localizing Papers, Please Papers, Please was released on August 8th, 2013 without multilingual support. Even though it would’ve been great to support other languages besides English, I decided to push...
Hasnain says:
This is another reason why computers suck. Localization is difficult. Really long 2-part article.
Posted on 2014-08-04T01:54:16+0000
Hitbox Team - Designing game narrative
Imagine one day you are struck with a flash of inspiration: freshly seared onto your mind is a story, one that is undoubtedly the greatest tale ever conceived by Man. It has all the elements of a great narrative: a gripping plot, nuanced characters, and an evocative setting.
Hasnain says:
This is beautiful and engrossing - I wish some game designers took lessons from here.
Posted on 2014-08-04T01:33:18+0000
India’s Toilet Race Failing as Villages Don’t Use Them
Sunita’s family in the north Indian village of Mukimpur were given their first toilet in February, one of millions being installed by the government to combat disease. She can’t remember the last time anyone used it.
Hasnain says:
"“The fact that India’s health administrators failed to spread mass awareness on diarrhea management speaks volumes of the inefficiency of previous programs,” he said in a written statement on July 28."
Posted on 2014-08-04T01:21:37+0000