Tag: computer

‘How the Boeing 737 Max Disaster Looks to a Software Developer’

Slashdot reader omfglearntoplay shared this article from IEEE’s Spectrum. In “How the Boeing 737 Max Disaster Looks to a Software Developer,” pilot (and software executive) Gregory Travis argues Boeing tried to avoid costly hardware changes to their 737s with a flawed software fix — specifically, the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (or MCAS): It is astounding that no one who wrote the…

Erlang Creator Joe Armstrong Has Died

Rogers Cadenhead (Slashdot reader #4,482) writes: Joe Armstrong, the computer scientist best known as one of the creators of the Erlang programming language, died Saturday. Erlang Solutions founder Francesco Cesarini shared the news on Twitter and said, “His work has laid the foundation which will be used by generations to come. RIP @joeerl, thank you for inspiring us all.” Erlang was…

Scientists Discover How To Make Bricks Out Of Human Waste

John Vibes – Another step forward in the search for sustainable building materials. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/20/scientists-discover-how-to-make-bricks-out-of-human-waste/…

‘Incognito Mode’ Isn’t Really Private. Try Browser Compartmentalization

tedlistens writes: One of the most common techniques people think can help hide their activity is the use of an “incognito” mode in a browser,” writes Michael Grothaus at Fast Company. But “despite what most people assume, incognito modes are primarily built to block traces of your online activity being left on your computer — not the web. Just because you…

Unexpected Protection Added To Microsoft Edge Subverts IE Security

Dan Goodin writes via Ars Technica: A researcher has uncovered strange and unexpected behavior in Windows 10 that allows remote attackers to steal data stored on hard drives when a user opens a malicious file downloaded with the Edge browser. The threat partially surfaced last week when a different researcher, John Page, reported what he called a flaw in Internet Explorer….

How Chelsea went from Google IT Support Learning to a Google Job Offer

Chelsea found success after completing the Google IT Support Professional Certificate. Today, she works as a Data Center Technician at Google’s new data center in Clarksville, Tennessee. My name is Chelsea Rucker. I live in Nashville, Tennessee. I completed the Google IT Support Professional Certificate on Coursera: I was drawn to the program because Google […]
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Notre Dame Official Says ‘Computer Glitch’ Could Be Fire Culprit

A “computer glitch” may have been behind the fast-spreading fire that ravaged Notre Dame, Associated Press reported Friday, citing the cathedral’s rector. From the report: Speaking during a meeting of local business owners, rector Patrick Chauvet did not elaborate on the exact nature of the glitch, adding that “we may find out what happened in two or three months.” On Thursday,…

Microsoft Debuts Bosque, a New Programming Language With No Loops, Inspired by TypeScript

Microsoft has introduced a new open source programming language called Bosque that aspires to be simple and easy to understand by embracing algebraic operations and shunning techniques that create complexity. From a report: Bosque was inspired by the syntax and types of TypeScript and the semantics of ML and Node/JavaScript. It’s the brainchild of Microsoft computer scientist Mark Marron, who describes…