August 2019 Archive
2131.
Free speech just received a chilling blow in Australia (abc.net.au)
2132.
New advanced malware, possibly nation sponsored, is targeting US utilities (arstechnica.com)
2133.
The Overview Effect (en.wikipedia.org)
2134.
A static file server in x86 Assembly (github.com)
2135.
The Theory of Concatenative Combinators (2007) (tunes.org)
2136.
A 'Brief' History of Neural Nets and Deep Learning (2015) (andreykurenkov.com)
2137.
Environment and the programming language Self, part 4 (blog.rfox.eu)
2138.
Crowdsourced archaeology shows human influence on Earth for thousands of years (phys.org)
2139.
What If the Singularity Does Not Happen? (2007) [video] (longnow.org)
2140.
Tesla gets stolen with keyfob hack on camera in seconds (electrek.co)
2141.
Linux package managers are slow (michael.stapelberg.ch)
2142.
Scientists cook up new recipes for taking salt out of seawater (phys.org)
2143.
Dark Matter from Scalar Field Fluctuations (journals.aps.org)
2144.
Giant Pumice Raft Floating Towards Australia Could Replenish Great Barrier Reef (tpr.org)
2145.
China successfully launches its largest reusable rocket (globaltimes.cn)
2146.
Windows 10 Urgent Update (cnn.com)
2147.
Seeking the Magic Mushroom (1957) (imaginaria.org)
2148.
Which California waters are listed as impaired for fish consumption? (mywaterquality.ca.gov)
2149.
A literary prank that ‘Hansel and Gretel’ was based on a real story (atlasobscura.com)
2150.
Demon Core: The Strange Death of Louis Slotin (2016) (newyorker.com)
2151.
My Time at Google and After (medium.com)
2152.
Finland producing food protein from CO2, water, and electricity (solarfoods.fi)
2153.
Seymour Cray: An Appreciation (1997) (cs.man.ac.uk)
2154.
That's Interesting (1971) [pdf] (info.marshall.usc.edu)
2155.
When the Lights Went Out: A History of Blackouts in America (thereader.mitpress.mit.edu)
2156.
Jailed Saudi feminist refuses to deny torture to secure release (theguardian.com)
2157.
Towards parallel kernel test runs (people.kernel.org)
2158.
The Anthony Levandowski Indictment Helps Big Tech Stifle Innovation (newyorker.com)
2159.
The Birth of the Semicolon (theparisreview.org)
2160.
How a fusion of at least four cuisines created crab rangoon (atlasobscura.com)