30 May 2021

18 links · Sunday

Overkill Objects for Everyday Life

I routinely make a fool of myself when I tell friends I want a Martin Baker ejection seat as a chair in my living room. Of course, with the pyrotechnic charge removed. Seriously, I would totally buy it if it weren't $5,000 on eBay and I've got a watchlist

Amazon Prime Is an Economy-Distorting Lie

A new antitrust case shows that Prime inflates prices across the board, using the false promise of 'free shipping' that is anything but free.

Please Commit More Blatant Academic Fraud

This week, I was thrilled to read about the first well-documented case of explicit academic fraud in the artificial intelligence community. I hope that this is the beginning of a trend, and that other researchers will be inspired by their example and follow up…

Introduction To .NET Interactive

Join us as Maria Naggaga, Senior Program Manager for .NET Interactive and ASP.NET demonstrates how .NET Interactive takes the power of .NET and embeds it int...