NSA back door
This is geek humor at it’s best, and is one of the funniest reactions to PRISM I have seen. Here is a screenshot from the github project flask-nsa The project description simply goes: “Give the NSA free backdoor access to…
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Surviving a startup with small children in the house
The question: Is it possible to be an entrepreneur while having small children and a wife? Here is what a bunch of entrepreneurs say about that: Entrepreneur Verdict Jason RobertsPasadena He says yes. Has three kids aged 6, 4 and…
Introducing the Web Co-Processor
Here is a project I’m working on called the Web Co-Processor (credit for name goes to Marcos Vaz Salles). There is a demo you can try if you clone the project. Read the following four bullets and you’ll understand what…
The new Google Maps: Explorers delight!
Being interested in maps in general, and specifically vector data, of course I had to take the new Google Maps for a spin. Vector data aside, what fascinated me most was the option to display photos of the current location…
Evolving database algorithms through human experiments
Here is something fun to do on a sunny day. The idea is the following: A group of people collectively designing an algorithm by playing a game.
Danish social experiment from 1969
In the Danish movie Broen (Om Fordomme) two groups who can not stand each other have to collaborate in order to build a bridge. The movie is visible online.
Systems Stuff on Proggit (May 2013)
As the title says, this post is just a filtering of todays proggit. Namely the posts that caught my interest that day.
Go, go, go
I’ve decided to learn Go. Not the board game, but the programming language. Why? I’ve been wanting to learn a systems programming language for a while, but have so far avoided picking up my brick of a C++ manual.
The stuff of spy movies #2
The spy-files Hadn’t heard about The Wikileaks Spy Files before today. This post is a follow up on the previous post on surveillance software. Who knows, maybe I have some of that on my computer as I’m typing this. Better…
The stuff of spy movies #1
Reporters without borders (RSF) have a website on topic: surveillance.rsf.org The topic being malware that can be used to spy on you through your own computer. It is frightening and intriguing at the same time.