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Lego Love

An interesting talk about Lego CAD with some glimpses into “after market” Lego. 😀

Format VideoPosted on 09.08.201702.12.2017Categories EnglishTags Internet Finds, Lego, Recordings, SHA2017, Talks, VideoLeave a comment on Lego Love

App.нет

App.net is shutting down. 😢

Format LinkPosted on 13.01.201722.01.2017Categories EnglishTags App.net, Hating Asocial Media, Source CodeLeave a comment on App.нет

Strings at Facebook

It’s great to see how the simplest things we take for granted are engineered and improved. Case in point: Facebook’s std::string replacement.

Format VideoPosted on 25.12.201625.12.2016Categories EnglishTags C++, Facebook, Insights, Internet Finds, Open Source, Programming, Recordings, Talks, VideoLeave a comment on Strings at Facebook

RIP CyanogenMod

RIP CyanogenMod.

Format StatusPosted on 24.12.201624.12.2016Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on RIP CyanogenMod

Requiem for a Breakfast

Keine Totenmesse am Frühstückstisch!

Hat mir meine Frau verboten. 😐

Format QuotePosted on 19.11.201619.11.2016Categories DeutschTags Classical Music, Marriage, Mozart, Music, Quote of the WeekLeave a comment on Requiem for a Breakfast

Exciting Unlimited Register Machines

A brief and entertaining talk by an obviously excited presenter. 🙂 It goes into the same directions as Jim Weirich’s talk about the Y combinator.

Format VideoPosted on 03.11.2016Categories EnglishTags Closure, Computer Science, Insights, Internet Finds, Maths, Programming, Recordings, Source Code, Talks, VideoLeave a comment on Exciting Unlimited Register Machines

Rooting With/For Rowhammer

The Rowhammer class of exploits never stops to amaze.

Format LinkPosted on 25.10.201603.11.2016Categories EnglishTags Dystopia, Exploits, Insights, Internet, Internet Finds, Research, SecurityLeave a comment on Rooting With/For Rowhammer

WhatsApp -> Facebook

Sadly WhatsApp will start sharing your account information with Facebook. You can’t prevent Facebook getting the data, you can only opt-out of them using it for ads.

Format LinkPosted on 25.08.201627.08.2016Categories EnglishTags Ads, Dystopia, Facebook, Hating Asocial Media, Internet Finds, Privacy, WhatsAppLeave a comment on WhatsApp -> Facebook

Hey Visitor, why don’t you also enjoy our SPAM

It seems ad networks have reached a new low or as the author puts it:

This transaction breaks a core promise using the internet: just because I visit a website doesn’t mean I consent to getting spam from it.

Format LinkPosted on 25.08.2016Categories EnglishTags Ads, Dystopia, Internet, Internet Finds, MarketingLeave a comment on Hey Visitor, why don’t you also enjoy our SPAM

Mega Transistors

The maker of the mega processor has a series of videos describing the basics of how transistors are used to create logical gates.

Format VideoPosted on 24.07.2016Categories EnglishTags Circuits, Computer Science, Education, Insights, Internet Finds, Logic, Processors, TransistorsLeave a comment on Mega Transistors

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