We’re losing the war against surveillance capitalism because we let Big Tech frame the debate
It’s too late to "conserve" our digital privacy — but to preserve what's left, we must stop defining people as commodities
J. Cole – Neighbors
“Neighbors” draws inspiration from an incident on March 18th, 2016 involving the house Cole rented (nicknamed “Sheltuh”) in North Carolina to use as a studio. The house was raided
dotnet/runtime
.NET is a cross-platform runtime for cloud, mobile, desktop, and IoT apps. - dotnet/runtime
dotnet/runtime
.NET is a cross-platform runtime for cloud, mobile, desktop, and IoT apps. - dotnet/runtime
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Email at its worst, new from Thinko.
ChesterYue/ohmyzsh-theme-passion
An oh-my-zsh theme. Contribute to ChesterYue/ohmyzsh-theme-passion development by creating an account on GitHub.
Writing userspace USB drivers for abandoned devices
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Why Apple Ditched PowerPC, and What it Says About Apple Ditching Intel
Looking back at Apple’s transition from PowerPC to Intel CPUs, and considering why Intel now finds itself in the same position PowerPC did 15 years ago.
Wireless is a trap - LessWrong 2.0
I used to be an anti-wire crusader. I hated the clutter of cables, and my tendency to unconsciously chew on them if they got anywhere near my face. But running into bug after tricky wireless bug—mostly while trying to make my video calls work better—I’ve apost…
FlatBuffers: FlexBuffers
FlatBuffers was designed around schemas, because when you want maximum performance and data consistency, strong typing is helpful.
A little bit of plain Javascript can do a lot
I’ve never worked as a professional frontend developer, so even though I’ve been writing HTML/CSS/JS for 15 years for little side projects, all of the projects have been pretty small, sometimes I don’t write any Javascript for years in between, and I often don…
How is NSA breaking so much crypto?
There have been rumors for years that the NSA can decrypt a significant fraction of encrypted Internet traffic. In 2012, James Bamford published an article quoting anonymous former NSA officials stating that the agency had achieved a “computing breakthrough” t…
Cleaning My MacBook After 16800 Hours of Use!
I estimated that I had used my mac for approximately 10 hours a day, 5 days a week, 48 weeks a year, for 7 years straight, for a total for whopping 16800 hours. I have written the first versions of most of the software components of my startup using this compu…
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Teach Yourself Computer Science
All the resources you need to give yourself a world class computer science education
jsmouret/grpc-over-webrtc
gRPC over WebRTC. Contribute to jsmouret/grpc-over-webrtc development by creating an account on GitHub.
My Favorite CLI Tools
Previously, I wrote about my favorite Mac apps. But I spend half of my time in the terminal, and I ha...
Linear types are merged in GHC
Looking back at the journey which brought us there, and forward to what still lies ahead.
Banjo Obayomi - Grimoire: A Data Centric Blogging Platform
In this talk, I will describe how I built a new blogging platform focused on creating interactive data stories. By the end, you will understand the tools and techniques used to build a serverless first platform and a new place to communicate with data. --- Ban…
Nate Rose - Innovating on OUR STEM Education
What is an IQ? Why do we take the SATs? How did it end up even being a metric of childhood success? Senior Software Engineer walks through 100 years of modern education and how it has been systematically flawed for underrepresented communities. NSBE Jr. Bay Ar…
Angie Jones - Keynote: The Reality of Developing an Artificial World
Our world is changing. Artificial intelligence is being employed in just about all walks of life - from virtual assistants to self-driving cars. How does this new way of life impact software development? In this talk, Angie will share her personal journey in …
Mark Okhakumhe - Intellectual Property rights in the technology sector
The slave who made the whiskey, Jack Daniel, was not given recognition until 2016. This recognition was 150 years late. This is not an isolated incident as there are several instances in the past where inventions and ideas by black people were stolen. So much…
Blackfacts and The Wakanda Technology Platform Technology By Us For Us About Us
The subject of 'Inclusion' in the Tech Industry is a hot topic today. In 1990, when my employer at the time declined to offer to reimburse me for programming classes I was thinking of taking, the only thing I asked them for was to amend my employment agreemen…
Town Hall
#BlackLivesMatter: What Next Lance Goudy Goudy Management Group, CEO Kimeka Campbell Young Professionals of Color--Greater Harrisburg Michael Brown Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft Nicole Tinson Franklin Rosado
Lightning Interviews - Part 2
Danny Thompson will prerecord a series of interviews, which will stream consecutively during this time. Guests: - Marcelo Rocha DaSilva - Joe Santos - Justin Samuels
Lightning Interviews - Part 1
Danny Thompson will prerecord a series of interviews, which will stream consecutively during this time. Guests: - Christina Beckford - Natalie Davis - Erika Myles - Lerin Hampton - Lawrence Lockhart - Sultan DevCareers over 70 Laptops given away
What does culturally responsive teaching mean in an online environment?
Culturally responsive teaching (CRT) is an instructional approach that seeks to ensure academic success while developing students' sense of culture and social-political awareness. CRT allows students to see themselves in the curriculum and assignments provided…
Shukri Abdullahi - Through Programming I became a better Artist
Code is my new favorite artistic medium. Creating art was once the only activity that put me in a flow state that was until I started coding. Programming like art is full of processes, speed bumps, errors, eustress, and joy. My skills as an artist have proven …
For Us, Without Us: Addressing Tech’s Shortcomings in Creating Equity for Black People
Many consider technology to be the “great equalizer”, but it’s evident that Black people are not benefiting at the same rates as others. This session will discuss how the forces that limit Black people’s ability to navigate the physical also prevent us from ex…
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Dawood Iddris - The future of tech and how to keep in touch while it evolves
Building and leading communities, one of the common pitfall many people fall in whiles trying to gain grounds in technology has to do with learning every new thing they hear of. It is quite clear that these people think they are doing the right thing until the…
Ashley Janelle - Why You're Not Landing That UX Role
As a UX Coach, the question I am asked the most is "How do I actually land that UX role?". While the question is broad, I've identified a few areas where aspiring UX Designers really struggle getting their foot in the door at companies of their choice. In my t…