the_duck

The race to save our secrets from the computers of the future

Posted by the_duck on Sunday October 22, 2023 @09:59AM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/22/us/politics/quantum-computing-encryption.html

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Re:Ask HN: A career in desktop (C++) or web app development-which woul... on Thursday October 06, 2022 @02:20PM (#33111965)

The C++ jobs I've been approached about are in the music and gaming industries. Both jobs are audio-related. I have a strong background in audio signal analysis and processing, despite my minimal C++ chops.

Ask HN: A career in desktop (C++) or web app development-which would you choose?

Posted by the_duck on Thursday October 06, 2022 @01:39PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I've just graduated and am job hunting. I've focused my search on web dev roles, yet much to my surprise recruiters are contacting me more often about desktop development jobs (C++). This surprises me as I'm a competent web developer but have only minimal C++ experience. I'm currently interviewing for both C++ and web dev roles at different companies. I may need to choose between these two...

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Re:Writing my PhD using groff on Saturday July 23, 2022 @11:29AM (#32204202)

I wrote mine in Word and it's SO UGLY. I wish I'd procrastinated more by fiddling with different rendering methods!

Re:The Elements of Statistical Learning [pdf] on Thursday December 31, 2020 @02:24PM (#25596130)

The authors of this book also offer an excellent free online course that covers some of the same material. I found it incredibly well presented and easy to follow, without being superficial.

https://online.stanford.edu/courses/sohs-ystatslearning-stat...

Moon Rabbit

Posted by the_duck on Thursday December 03, 2020 @10:16AM
from the en.wikipedia.org dept.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_rabbit

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Cyberattacks Discovered on Vaccine Distribution Operations

Posted by the_duck on Thursday December 03, 2020 @10:00AM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/us/politics/vaccine-cyberattacks.html

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Why basic jobs are better than basic incomes

Posted by the_duck on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @10:09AM
from the medium.com dept.

https://medium.com/s/free-money/guaranteed-minimum-agriculture-f93a5aa38c97

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China leads the US in quantum encryption research

Posted by the_duck on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @08:09AM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/technology/quantum-encryption.html

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Do songs of the summer sound the same?

Posted by the_duck on Sunday August 12, 2018 @12:19PM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/09/opinion/do-songs-of-the-summer-sound-the-same.html

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A Rush to Block Downloadable Plans for 3-D Printed Guns

Posted by the_duck on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @12:05PM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/business/downloadable-blueprints-printable-guns.html

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Sex and shame: what incels and jihadists have in common

Posted by the_duck on Monday April 30, 2018 @10:09AM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/30/opinion/sex-shame-incels-jihadists-minassian.html

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A high paying job? Go to App Bootcamp

Posted by the_duck on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @06:08AM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/opinion/computer-science-boot-camp.html

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Learn How to Fold a World-Record-Setting Paper Airplane

Posted by the_duck on Friday March 30, 2018 @09:06AM
from the wired.com dept.

https://www.wired.com/story/learn-how-to-fold-a-world-record-setting-paper-airplane/

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Re:NLP concepts with spaCy tutorial on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @05:39PM (#16433633)

    There is no such thing as a sentence, or a phrase, or a part
    of speech, or even a "word"---these are all pareidolic
    fantasies occasioned by glints of sunlight we see reflected
    on the surface of the ocean of language; fantasies that we
    comfort ourselves with when faced with language's infinite
    and unknowable variability.

'Pareidolic' is my new favourite word.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia

Pro-gun Russian bots flood Twitter after parkland shooting

Posted by the_duck on Friday February 16, 2018 @10:18AM
from the wired.com dept.

https://www.wired.com/story/pro-gun-russian-bots-flood-twitter-after-parkland-shooting/

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Pereidolia

Posted by the_duck on Thursday January 25, 2018 @04:24PM
from the en.wikipedia.org dept.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia

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Artificial Intelligence's 'Black Box' is nothing to fear

Posted by the_duck on Thursday January 25, 2018 @09:04AM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/25/opinion/artificial-intelligence-black-box.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-right-region&region=opinion-c-col-right-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region

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Https explained with carrier pigeons

Posted by the_duck on Monday January 22, 2018 @09:15AM
from the medium.freecodecamp.org dept.

https://medium.freecodecamp.org/https-explained-with-carrier-pigeons-7029d2193351

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It isn’t virtuous to believe Kevin Spacey’s accuser. It’s backward

Posted by the_duck on Saturday November 18, 2017 @10:25AM
from the spiked-online.com dept.

http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/kevin-spacey-is-innocent/20490#.WhBQnBNSzOR

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One family. Four generations of disability benefits

Posted by the_duck on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @10:41AM
from the washingtonpost.com dept.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/local/2017/06/02/generations-disabled/?utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=buffer5460f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=.bf9a42c09a4b

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Our world outsmarts us

Posted by the_duck on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @01:42PM
from the aeon.co dept.

https://aeon.co/essays/the-complexity-of-social-problems-is-outsmarting-the-human-brain

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Hackers Came, but the French Were Prepared

Posted by the_duck on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @12:50AM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/world/europe/hackers-came-but-the-french-were-prepared.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

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Mobile phone motion sensors can be used to crack your PIN

Posted by the_duck on Friday April 14, 2017 @03:11PM
from the cbc.ca dept.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/mobile-phone-sensor-spy-1.4067407

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The human side of trade

Posted by the_duck on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @04:36PM
from the medium.com dept.

https://medium.com/@russroberts/the-human-side-of-trade-7b8e024e7536#.tjaf1zc77

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The compassionate globalist party

Posted by the_duck on Friday November 11, 2016 @11:17AM
from the nytimes.com dept.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/opinion/the-view-from-trump-tower.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=span-abc-region&region=span-abc-region&WT.nav=span-abc-region&_r=0

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Re:Cognitive bias cheat sheet on Thursday October 27, 2016 @12:21PM (#12806469)

Can you share a link to the video?

Re:Nice People Really Do Have More Fun on Friday October 21, 2016 @10:18AM (#12760624)

paywalled.

Flaws uncovered in the software researchers use to analyze fM.R.I. data

Posted by the_duck on Sunday August 28, 2016 @06:12PM
from the nytimes.com dept.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/opinion/sunday/do-you-believe-in-god-or-is-that-a-software-glitch.html

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Putting the power of self-knowledge to work

Posted by the_duck on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @07:28PM
from the nytimes.com dept.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/23/opinion/putting-the-power-of-self-knowledge-to-work.html

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