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Linked List

18 Feb 2020 6 minute read 4 comments Henrique Rocha

A couple of weeks ago I presented the topic of linked lists to my colleagues. The reason for that is that some of our colleagues don’t have a computer science background and they never learned it, even though they are software developers, but also be...

An artificial intelligence will automatically correct the Wikipedia entries

17 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Anna_M

The MIT presented a study of a software that uses the AI to correct obsolete information within the pages. Still in implementation, the algorithm - which will be able to write "as a human" - could also be used to find false news. An artificial intell...

VETO POWER: The Only Weapon You Need To Crush Your Temptations

17 Feb 2020 3 minute read 0 comments Dastan

You have promised yourself not to take that extra chocolate chip cookie, then, 10 minutes later you are staring with awe at its empty case… You have promised yourself to go jogging in the evening and suddenly the laziness monster creeps in and dissua...

New results on an antiviral that blocks Mers (and which could be useful against the Chinese Coronavirus)

16 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Anna_M

It is called remdesivir and is an antiviral capable of reducing the replication of some coronaviruses, preventing Mers in macaques or decreasing their severity. The hope is that it will also be useful against the Chinese coronavirus. A new (potentia...

Crocodiles Can Live Forever - The Pros and Cons of being Immortal.

11 Feb 2020 2 minute read 5 comments Sugarfix

Ok so it is not strictly true.....but yet it sorta is as in theory they could. I see you looking all dubious "and who is this dweeb trying to kid". :) You see crocodiles don’t age or rather their cells don’t. This means that a 70 year old croc is jus...

Conducting a Site Survey

10 Feb 2020 11 minute read 3 comments shellatreille

Conducting a Site Survey By Shelley M. Latreille This is a paper that I wrote for my Wireless Networking Class.  It revolves around conducting a wireless site survey for a fictional college called Wardlowe Community College.  They are unhappy with th...

Video of processing Mason Bee cocoons Part 3

9 Feb 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Solominer

As I open the Bamboo reeds I find it hard remove the Bees gracefully. Sometimes the cocoons and whatever else inside goes flying everywhere due to the Bamboo being hard to open. The Bamboo has a spring to it and making it hard to open slowly and care...

Solving Privacy: Zero-Knowledge-Proof to the rescue

5 Feb 2020 10 minute read 5 comments Creepto

TL;DR: There's a way to prove your identity without going through an long KYC process with every service provider. Note: In this post, I'll do my best avoid diving too deep into cryptography, math, and actual research. Where possible, I'll mention re...

Lazy salamander stays in the same spot for 2569 days!

4 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments trumpman

Here's an interesting paper I stumbled upon today.  So, you may have heard of olms (Proteus anguinus). In case you haven't, the tldr description is that they are cave dwelling, aquatic salamanders, occuring in caves southern Slovenia, the basin of th...

Video of processing Mason Bee cocoons Part 2

3 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer

Carrying on with opening up Bamboo tubes, I remove the Solitary Bee cocoons that were laid last spring. By removing them, I tend to them and make sure mites wont be an issue when they emerge. There are also little Wasps that have taken over some of t...