May 2017 Archive
421.
Netflix confirms it is blocking rooted/unlocked Android devices (androidpolice.com)
422.
French election: Macron defeats Le Pen (bbc.com)
423.
Key differences between Python 2.7.x and Python 3.x (2014) (sebastianraschka.com)
424.
Oculus Research to Present Focal Surface Display Discovery at SIGGRAPH (oculus.com)
425.
Q – Initiative to build commercially available universal quantum computers (research.ibm.com)
426.
As Computer Coding Classes Swell, So Does Cheating (nytimes.com)
427.
Apple has damaged the perceived value of software (mattgemmell.com)
428.
GM accused of installing devices in diesel trucks to beat emissions tests (cbc.ca)
429.
Nearly 1 in 3 drugs have a significant safety issue after FDA approval (latimes.com)
430.
Career Monogamy: The Awkward Tech Sin of Longevity (nemhouse.com)
431.
Data Science Workflow: Overview and Challenges (cacm.acm.org)
432.
Writing a Very Fast Hash Table with Tiny Memory Footprints (idryman.org)
433.
The US Library of Congress has put 25M items free online (sciencealert.com)
434.
CEOs Want Their Offices Back (wsj.com)
435.
Antarctica’s potential collapse could damage coastal cities across the globe (nytimes.com)
436.
On Campuses Far From China, Still Under Beijing’s Watchful Eye (nytimes.com)
437.
Carbonated beverages induce increased food consumption in rats (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
438.
Microsoft to Deliver Microsoft Cloud from Datacenters in Africa (blogs.microsoft.com)
439.
The hijacking flaw that lurked in Intel chips is worse than anyone thought (arstechnica.com)
440.
Where oil rigs go to die (theguardian.com)
441.
Using Programming Language Concepts to Teach General Thinking Skills (2008) [pdf] (people.csail.mit.edu)
442.
How much do hedge fund traders earn? (80000hours.org)
443.
Angie's List Acquired for $500M by IAC (bloomberg.com)
444.
Dangerous Skyscrapers Channel Wind and Sun, Topple Pedestrians and Start Fires (99percentinvisible.org)
445.
Apple acquires sleep tracking company Beddit (techcrunch.com)
446.
Tulips, Myths, and Cryptocurrencies (stratechery.com)
447.
Carnegie Mellon Offers New Master's Degree in Product Management (cs.cmu.edu)
448.
How Scratch teaches kids to follow the hacker ethic (backchannel.com)
449.
A 16th-century engineer whose work almost defeated the Ottomans (arstechnica.com)
450.
China Can’t Sustain Its Debt-Fueled Binge, Moody’s Says (nytimes.com)