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Submission + - Why you need to a free messaging app (wordpress.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Talking and sharing in privacy with our real friends is made possible by text messaging apps available for mobiles. So it is the most important reason that we need a free messaging app for mobile.

Submission + - Tame: Domesticating applications in OpenBSD

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: The sandboxing features in Linux relatively complex. Theo de Raadt been working for a while on a subsystem to restrict programs into a "reduced feature operating model" called tame. This sandboxing feature in OpenBD allows improved system security consists of reducing the attack surface of a given program by restricting the range of system calls available to it. If an application has no need for access to the network, say, then removing its ability to use the socket() system call should cause no loss in functionality while reducing the scope of the mischief that can be made should that application be compromised. In the Linux world, this kind of sandboxing can be done using a security module or the seccomp() system call. OpenBSD has lacked this capability so far, but it may soon gain it via a somewhat different approach than has been seen in Linux.

Submission + - The French Scrabble champion who doesn't speak French (theguardian.com)

Submitted by Camembert
Camembert writes: New Zealander Nigel Richards won the French language Scrabble world championship without knowing the language; rather he memorised the word list in 9 weeks.
While Richards was already 3 times champion in English this is still very impressive.
To me this also seems to indicate that being good at Scrabble is more a matter of being very good at the puzzle optimisation it requires, rather than to have a good grasp of language.
Link to source:
http://www.theguardian.com/lif...

Submission + - FBI Caught Breaking the Law When Hacking Computers

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: The FBI hacks computers. Specifics are scarce, and only a trickle of news has emerged from court filings and FOIA responses. But we know it happens.

In a new law review article, a Stanford professor pulls together what's been disclosed, and then matches it against established law. The results sure aren't pretty. FBI agents deceive judges, ignore time limits, don't tell computer owners after they've been hacked, and don't get 'super-warrants' for webcam snooping. Whatever you think of law enforcement hacking, it probably shouldn't be this lawless.

Submission + - What the Iran deal means for blacklisted entities (thebulletin.org)

Submitted by Lasrick
Lasrick writes: Nick Gillard and Dominic Williams look at what the Iran deal means for companies and entities that were previously blacklisted. 'Over the past decade, a global patchwork of legal measures has been sewn together by various national authorities with the aim of constraining Iran’s nuclear program. This patchwork makes up the global sanctions regime that Iran has fought so hard to end. Now, with the agreement of the Iranian nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, we have been shown the plan the international community will use to try to untangle it.' Excellent information.

Comment There's no social security on China? (Score 1) 99

by Saija (#50130043) Attached to: Chinese Girl Receives Full Skull Reconstruction Via 3D Printing
As a father of a lovely girl born with spina biffida, hydrocephalus and arnold schiari I really know what are the dangers of the spinal fluid filling the brain.
Also the lack of early trearment of her hydrocephalus shocks me because they let it grows so much and by the article the family said the don't have the money required to do a treatment/surgery which also prompts me to ask: There's no social security on China?

Submission + - New 'deep learning' technique enables robot to complete various tasks

Submitted by jan_jes
jan_jes writes: UC Berkeley researchers turned to a new branch of artificial intelligence known as deep learning, which they have developed algorithms that enable robots to learn motor tasks through trial and error using a process that more closely approximates the way humans learn, marking a major milestone in the field of artificial intelligence. Tasks such as "putting a clothes hanger on a rack, assembling a toy plane, screwing a cap on a water bottle, and more" without pre-programmed details about its surroundings. The challenge of putting robots into real-life settings, like homes or offices, is that those environments are constantly changing. The robot must be able to perceive and adapt to its surroundings. This latest developments will be presented on Thursday, May 28, in Seattle at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).

Feed Google News Sci Tech: Google planning its own Brillo OS for Internet of Things - Jagran Post (google.com)

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New Delhi: Global technology giant Google Inc is reportedly planning its own OS 'Brillo' for the Internet of Things that could run on low-powered devices. According to reports, Google is likely to release the software under the Android brand.
Google Working on 'Brillo' OS for Low-Powered DevicesPC Magazine
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Submission + - India ends Russian space partnership and will land on the moon alone (examiner.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: The Russian space program has been beset with a number of accidents and delays, calling into question its long term viability. That fact seems to have been a factor in India’s decision to pull out of a partnership with Russia for a mission to the moon. Previously, India was scheduled to launch a Russian lander on one of its rockets and send it to the lunar South Pole. Now, according to a story in Russia and India Report, India will go it alone, building its own lander to touch down on the lunar surface within the next few years.

Submission + - Choosing an IDE That's Right for You (dice.com)

Submitted by Nerval's Lobster
Nerval's Lobster writes: Today’s software development often requires working with multiple tools in a variety of languages. The complexity can give even the most skilled developer a nasty headache, which is why many try to rely on Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) to accomplish most of the work; in addition to source-code editors and automation, some even feature intelligent code completion. With so much choice out there, it’s hard to settle on an IDE, so Dice interviewed several developers, who collectively offered up a list of useful questions to ask when evaluating a particular IDE for use. But do developers even need an IDE at all? When you go to smaller, newer developer shops, you’re seeing a lot more standalone editors and command-line tools; depending on what you do, you might just need a good editor, and to master the command-line tools for the languages you use.

Submission + - ISIS militant 'Jihadi John' believed to be a computer programmer from London (mashable.com) 1

Submitted by walterbyrd
walterbyrd writes: The Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John," who has appeared in several videos depicting the beheadings of Western hostages, is a British man from West London.

His name is Mohammed Emwazi, according to Washington Post and Guardian reports. He was known to British security services, which chose not to disclose his name earlier for operational reasons.

Emwazi graduated from college with a degree in computer programming, according to friends who spoke to the Washington Post. He was a quiet man in his mid-20s who was raised in a middle-class part of London, the paper reports.

Submission + - DNA recovered from underwater British site may rewrite history of farming (sciencemag.org)

Submitted by sciencehabit
sciencehabit writes: Hunter-gatherers may have brought agricultural products to the British Isles by trading wheat and other grains with early farmers from the European mainland. That’s the intriguing conclusion of a new study of ancient DNA from a now submerged hunter-gatherer camp off the British coast. If true, the find suggests that wheat made its way to the far edge of Western Europe 2000 years before farming was thought to have taken hold in Britain. The work confronts archaeologists “with the challenge of fitting this into our worldview,” says Dorian Fuller, an archaeobotanist at University College London who was not involved in the work.

Submission + - NYC on a Shoestring Budget: Nightlife (rideoffame.com)

Submitted by RideOfFame
RideOfFame writes: People say it can’t be done. I say pssh. In this column, every Thursday you’ll get some great tips for saving money in NYC while still living a like a celebrity (wellnot quite).

Submission + - The Programmers That Want To Get Rid of Software Estimates (medium.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: A look inside the #NoEstimates movement, which wants to rid the software world of time estimates for projects. Programmers argue that estimates are wrong too often and a waste of time. Other stakeholders believe they need those estimates to plan and to keep programmers accountable. Is there a middle ground?

Software project estimates are too often wrong, and the more time we throw at making them, the more we steal from the real work of building software. Also: Managers have a habit of treating developers’ back-of-the-envelope estimates as contractual deadlines, then freaking out when they’re missed. And wait, there’s more: Developers, terrified by that prospect, put more and more energy into obsessive trips down estimation rabbit-holes. Estimation becomes a form of “yak-shaving”—a ritual enacted to put off actual work.

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