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Hans Reiser Sends a Letter From Prison

In 2003, Hans Reiser answered questions from Slashdot’s readers… Today Wikipedia describes Hans Reiser as “a computer programmer, entrepreneur, and convicted murderer… Prior to his incarceration, Reiser created the ReiserFS computer file system, which may be used by the Linux kernel but which is now scheduled for removal in 2025, as well as its attempted

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Learn Sailing Mechanics Without Leaving Dry Land

The ancient art of sailing can be very intimidating for the uninitiated given the shifty nature of wind. To help understand the interaction of wind direction and board orientation, [KifS] designed a hands-on sailing demonstrator that lets students grasp the basics before setting foot on a real sailboat. The demonstrator uses a potentiometer as a

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NPM Users Download 2.1B Deprecated Packages Weekly, Say Security Researchers

The cybersecurity site SC Media reports that NPM registry users “download deprecated packages an estimated 2.1 billion times weekly, according to a statistical analysis of the top 50,000 most-downloaded packages in the registry.” Deprecated, archived and “orphaned” NPM packages can contain unpatched and/or unreported vulnerabilities that pose a risk to the projects that depend on

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HOPE is On, Spread the Word

Since 1994, Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) has been on the short list of must-see hacker events in the United States. Held in New York every other year (global pandemics notwithstanding), it’s an event where hackers, makers, artists, and luminaries can meet and swap ideas into the wee hours of the morning. With hands-on demonstrations,

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Revolutionary ‘LEGO-Like’ Photonic Chip Paves Way For Semiconductor Breakthroughs

“Researchers at the University of Sydney Nano Institute have developed a small silicon semiconductor chip that combines electronic and photonic (light-based) elements,” reports SciTechDaily. “This innovation greatly enhances radio-frequency (RF) bandwidth and the ability to accurately control information flowing through the unit.” Expanded bandwidth means more information can flow through the chip and the inclusion

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Rust-Written Linux Scheduler Continues Showing Promising Results For Gaming

“A Canonical engineer has been experimenting with implementing a Linux scheduler within the Rust programming language…” Phoronix reported Monday, “that works via sched_ext for implementing a scheduler using eBPF that can be loaded during run-time.” The project was started “just for fun” over Christmas, according to a post on X by Canonical-based Linux kernel engineer

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