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Montrealpython
3 months ago
Python

Montreal-Python 2024 Elections

The current board of directors for Python Montreal is stepping down
Applications for new board members accepted until January 31, 2024 [ more ]
Minchin
10 months ago
Python

Selecting a Code of Conduct for My Software Projects

Towards the end of 2011 (in the depths of Covid...), I started thinking about adding a code of conduct to my open source software projects.Github recommends adding one, somewhat similiar to how they recommend including a software license.In trying to pick a code of conduct (for my projects), it seems helpful to remember the "community", as such, is often basically me, short (in length) is generally better, and just about anything can be weaponized by bad faith actors.
morePython
iRunFar
4 months ago
Running

Skyrunner World Series Launches Global Search for 2024 Elites

The Skyrunner World Series is searching for new elite athletes to join the 2024 series.
The application is open to both sponsored and unsponsored runners.
Selected athletes will receive increased exposure and various levels of support. [ more ]
environment
BBC News
1 year ago
London

ULEZ expansion: Contested claims examined

The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is expanding to cover the whole of London from the end of August, much to the dismay of the opponents of the scheme.The BBC has been assessing some of the claims made about Sadiq Khan's flagship clean-air policy to better understand its impact.Some opposition, particularly from Liberal Democrats and Labour MPs, focuses on the argument that people need more time to swap their vehicles for compliant ones.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
World politics

He Ran Sudan's Most Storied Hotel. Then He Had to Leave Everything Behind.

Even as fighter jets tore through Khartoum's skies in April and the streets became a dystopian war zone amid a showdown between rival Sudanese fighters, Thanasis Pagoulatos had no intention of fleeing.Born 79 years ago to a Greek immigrant father and a mother from Egypt's Greek diaspora, Mr. Pagoulatos had really known only one home: Sudan.
coderslegacy.com
10 months ago
Python

Cython vs CPython Comparing the Speed Difference

In this Cython vs CPython Article, we will be conducting a speed comparison using 10 different benchmarks, covering diverse scenarios and edge cases.Python is a popular programming language known for its simplicity and readability.However, it is an interpreted language, which can sometimes result in slower execution speeds compared to compiled languages like C. To address this limitation, developers have introduced Cython, an optimizing static compiler for Python.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
World politics

Science Fiction From Latin America, With Zombie Dissidents and Aliens in the Amazon

A spaceship lands near a small town in the Amazon, leaving the local government to manage an alien invasion.Dissidents who disappeared during a military dictatorship return years later as zombies.Bodies suddenly begin to fuse upon physical contact, forcing Colombians to navigate newly dangerous salsa bars and FARC guerrillas who have merged with tropical birds.
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dzone.com
9 months ago
Agile

Software Risk Analysis Tutorial - DZone

Software risk analysis is the process of analyzing and measuring software risks. During the analysis, it looks for code violations that threaten the stability, security, or performance of the code. The risk is measured using code analyzers that evaluate both the code and the interactions between units inside the application.
opportunity
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

The fall and fall of Grand Designs' saddest home - and the marriage it helped end

When Edward and Hazel Short put their life savings into building their fantasy home on the coast, they hoped it would change their lives for the better and give their two children a fabulous childhood.Instead, more than 10 years on the luxury house is up for sale, the couple's marriage is over and millionaire Mr Short is still paying off some of the money he borrowed for the ambitious building project.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Michelle Villegas Tapia: DACA allowed me to pursue my dreams

I was a Dreamer for many years, and this week marks the 11th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.I want to honor all of the young people like me who were given the opportunity to pursue their dreams thanks to this program and assure you that Democrats will continue to fight for you, for us, so that we can continue dreaming.
Brooklyn Paper
10 months ago
Brooklyn

Developers say proposed Coney Island casino would bring 4,000 new jobs to the People's Playground * Brooklyn Paper

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As they workshop their proposal to open a new casino in Coney Island, Thor Equities, the team of developers behind the bid, have announced they believe the new gaming facility would bring roughly 4,000 union jobs to the neighborhood.
www.cbc.ca
10 months ago
Toronto

Small businesses denied CafeTO permits despite previous approvals take aim at the city | CBC News

A bar owner and a local business improvement area are taking aim at the City of Toronto for denying curbside cafe permits to small business owners who participated in the city's CafeTO program in previous years.CafeTO allows restaurants and bars to expand their outdoor dining space through sidewalk cafes, curb lane cafes or patios on private property.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Op-ed: Why affirmative action matters in college admissions

In the fall of 1987, my parents drove me from Ardmore, Pennsylvania, to Evanston for my freshman year at Northwestern University.At that time, people on campus would sometimes refer to Northwestern as the "Harvard of the Midwest."I certainly understood the message.Northwestern was a highly selective, very expensive university that offered students a path to success and leadership.
ProFootballTalk
10 months ago
Dallas Cowboys

Would Raiders rescind Josh Jacobs franchise tag, sign Dalvin Cook? - ProFootballTalk

The CBA giveth, and the CBA potentially taketh away.Under the rules of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Raiders used the franchise tag to keep running back Josh Jacobs in place for at least another season, at $10.1 million.The Raiders also could, under those same rules, rescind the franchise tag.
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www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
World politics

Ukrainian Forces Claim Strike on Russian Ammunition Dump as Counteroffensive Continues

Ukrainian forces blew up an ammunition dump in territory occupied by Russian troops in southern Ukraine, Ukrainian military officials and local authorities said on Sunday, in the latest in a series of recent strikes aimed at making it more difficult for Moscow to fend off Ukraine's counteroffensive.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
World politics

Syrian RefugeeCharged With Attempted Murder After Stabbing in France

A homeless Syrian man in his 30s was charged with attempted murder and detained in France on Saturday in connection with a violent stabbing attack this past week that injured two adults and four young children, a prosecutor said.There was no indication that the attack was an act of terrorism, said Line Bonnet-Mathis, the public prosecutor in Annecy, the southeastern French city where the attack unfolded on Thursday.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
World politics

Syrian RefugeeCharged with Attempted Murder After Stabbing in France

A homeless Syrian man in his 30s was charged with attempted murder and detained in France on Saturday in connection with a violent stabbing attack earlier this week that injured two adults and four young children, a prosecutor said.There was no indication that the attack was an act of terrorism, said Line Bonnet-Mathis, the public prosecutor in Annecy, the southeastern French city where the attack unfolded on Thursday.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
World politics

In Serbia, a Strongman Under Fire Hails Himself as Defender of the Nation

He is courted by American and European diplomats, applauded by a media machine dedicated to vilifying his critics and still has four years left in a presidential term secured last year with a landslide re-election victory.But President Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia's strongman leader for more than a decade, never looked so lost as when he appeared this week in an official video on the vast rooftop terrace of his presidential offices to share a bowl of cherries with two lieutenants and gripe about street protesters calling them rude names, including abnormal lunatics, murderers and criminals.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
World politics

Macron Meets Victims and Backpack Hero' After Stabbing Attack in France

A day after a violent stabbing attack that injured six people, including four children, President Emmanuel Macron traveled to southeast France on Friday to meet with recovering victims and a bystander who has been hailed as the backpack hero after he tried to stop the assault by swinging his bag at the assailant.
Rxdb
10 months ago
JavaScript

Angular Database

Angular and RxDB can be effectively used together to create dynamic, real-time applications that are both powerful and easy to use.
RxDB provides an easy-to-use interface to quickly create and manage databases for Angular applications.
Developing with Angular and RxDB can help reduce development time and costs, while providing a secure, stable, and reliable application. [ more ]
Boston.com
10 months ago
Boston real estate

How to talk to your kid about renting

Renting Seven things to teach them before they lease their first apartment
Debby Belt has more than 10 years of professional experience representing buyers and sellers of real estate in Greater Boston.But she also has experience as a mom who has guided her three daughters through the process of renting their first apartments.
Vrite
10 months ago
JavaScript

Next-Level Technical Blogging with Dev.to API

Utilize the Dev.to API to uplevel your technical blogging by automating tedious tasks such as creating, editing, and deleting posts.
Leverage the Dev.to API to customize and personalize your blogging experience by accessing user information, reacting to posts, and more.
With the Dev.to API, you can create a more interactive blogging experience by enabling users to comment, share, and follow your posts. [ more ]
Vue.js Feed
10 months ago
Vue

Vue.js Tour

VueJS Tour is a lightweight, simple and customizable tour plugin.It provides a quick and easy way to guide your users through your application.Prerequisites
Installation
This section will guide you through the process of installing VueJS Tour.Step 1: Go to your project directory and install VueJS Tour using npm:

cd my-project npm install @globalhive/vuejs-tour

Step 2: Import the plugin in your application entry point (typically main.js):
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Dining

Is Flamin' Hot' a True Story? Well Let Us Explain.

It is almost certainly a fact that Richard Montanez did not invent Flamin' Hot Cheetos.That revelation, which came to light as part of a 2021 Los Angeles Times investigation, arrived at a rather inconvenient time, considering a biopic based on Montanez's inspirational 2013 memoir, A Boy, a Burrito, and a Cookie: From Janitor to Executive, in which he claims to have invented the spicy snack, was already in development.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Dining

Is Flamin' Hot' a True Story? Well Let Us Explain.

It is almost certainly a fact that Richard Montanez did not invent Flamin' Hot Cheetos.That revelation, which came to light as part of a 2021 Los Angeles Times investigation, arrived at a rather inconvenient time, considering a biopic based on Montanez's inspirational 2013 memoir, A Boy, a Burrito, and a Cookie: From Janitor to Executive, in which he claims to have invented the spicy snack, was already in development.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
Pets

No pets allowed: NSW pushed to act on urgent' need to make rentals more animal-friendly

The New South Wales government is being pushed to make rentals animal-friendly sooner as pet owners find it increasingly hard to find a home and pounds see an influx of renters giving up their pets.Labor promised in the lead-up to the election that it would make it easier for renters to own pets, with plans to give landlords 21 days to respond to a renter's request to own a pet.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Hero Afghan pilot: UK commanders sent me into combat... how can you abandon me?

The Afghan pilot threatened with deportation to Rwanda despite having worked with British forces against the Taliban said he feels abandoned after his UK resettlement application was rejected.The air force lieutenant, who flew multiple combat missions planned by coalition forces, travelled to Britain in a small boat after fleeing Afghanistan in fear for his life, leaving his wife and child behind.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

After the downfall of Boris the liar: What next for the former PM?

Rishi Sunak's allies declared it the end of the road for Boris Johnson when a damning report concluded he had lied to Parliament on an unprecedented scale over Partygate.The prime minister is hoping that, after a vote to endorse the report's findings on Monday, he will be able to get on with the job and no longer worry about the distractions of his predecessor.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Cheap, own-brand sunscreen triumphs in testing

Cheap supermarket own-brand sunscreen has triumphed in safety testing while one lotion from Avon has been labelled a Don't Buy, according to consumer group Which?Two rounds of testing by the watchdog found Avon's Refreshing 3-in-1 Face and Body Sun Lotion SPF30, costing 5.75 for 150ml, did not come close to hitting its claimed SPF30.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Johnson uses first column to discuss weight-loss drug amid claims of rule breach

Boris Johnson has used his first Daily Mail column to detail how a weight-loss drug did not work well for him amid accusations his new journalistic role is a clear breach of ministerial rules.In a 1,200-word article, the former prime minister discusses his unsuccessful personal experience with appetite-suppressants but reaches the conclusion that they could be used to tackle Britain's obesity crisis.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Serial killer Levi Bellfield wins bid to marry in prison

Serial killer Levi Bellfield will be able to marry his girlfriend behind bars after prison chiefs were forced to concede they could not stop him under existing laws.Bellfield, 55, is serving two whole-life sentences at HMP Frankland in Durham for murdering three young women, including 13-year-old schoolgirl Milly Dowler.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Satanist Neo-Nazi admits fresh crimes after being spared jail as a teenager

A convicted Satanist neo-Nazi has admitted a string of fresh crimes committed after being spared jail as a teenager two years ago.Harry Vaughan, from Twickenham, south-west London, was aged 18 when he admitting 14 terror offences and two of possessing indecent images of children.The Old Bailey had heard he developed an interest in right wing extremism, Satanism, the occult, and violence after disappearing down a rabbit hole of the internet from the age of 14. Sentencing him in November 2020, Mr Justice Sweeney acknowledged the A-star student's parents were committed to helping him change for the better.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

This Pennsylvania city hopes Biden's infrastructure law can help revitalize its downtown

Reading, Pennsylvania CNN Reading, the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania, may be most recognized for the iconic Monopoly board game's Reading Railroad property.The railroad was one of the first in the US and was one of the biggest companies in the world in its heyday, connecting northeast Pennsylvania's coal region with Philadelphia and the rest of the country.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

Supreme Court could soon rule on Biden's student loan forgiveness program. Here's what borrowers need to know

Millions of borrowers may learn soon whether they could receive up to $20,000 in debt relief under President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program.The fate of the unprecedented debt cancellation program lies with the Supreme Court, which is expected to decide to either uphold or strike down the proposal in late June or early July.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US politics

Appeals Panel Is Examining Guantanamo Judge's Next Job on Ethics Grounds

An appeals panel on Friday limited the authority of the judge presiding in hearings in the U.S.S.Cole bombing case while it considers an ethics challenge, the latest obstacle in the slow-moving path to trial in the longest-running war crimes prosecution at Guantanamo Bay.At issue is whether Col. Lanny J. Acosta Jr., the judge, had a duty to step down earlier this year when he lined up a civilian job at the Defense Department to follow his retirement from the Army on Sept. 30.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
Europe politics

Norwegian Roxy Music model Kari-Ann Moller fights to stay in UK after Brexit

Kari Ann Moller, a Norwegian star of a Roxy Music album cover, is facing the prospect of being deported from the UK after Brexit.
Moller, who has lived in the UK for 25 years, is eligible for settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme but has not yet been granted it. [ more ]
Creative Bloq
10 months ago
Graphic design

How Pixar has changed in the last 20 years

To celebrate 300 issues of the world's leading magazine for 3D and VFX artists, 3D World, we're taking a look back at how the industry's changed since the magazine's launch in 2000.First up, we examine Pixar, and how the now ubiquitous name became a cultural giant.Digitally animated films have arguably become most well-known through the work of Pixar and DreamWorks.
ipwatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
10 months ago
Intellectual property law

INTA Urges CJEU to Find No Legal Interest in EU Opposition to Pre-Brexit Trademark Applications - ipwatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law

"Under a proper interpretation of settled CJEU case law, INTA argues that an interest in bringing legal proceedings must continue until a final decision is rendered."Today, the International Trademark Association (INTA) published a statement in intervention filed with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in a case that should have major implications for the effects of Brexit on EU trademark law.
Austin Monitor
10 months ago
Austin

Changes proposed for huge tower project on West Avenue - Austin Monitor

Thursday, June 15, 2023 by Jo Clifton
City Council last week postponed hearing a controversial zoning case for a property on the shores of Shoal Creek, at the request of neighbors.Developer Manifold Real Estate is requesting a zoning change for 506 and 508 West Avenue, from Downtown Mixed Use (DMU) to Central Business District (CBD).
Medium
10 months ago
Data science

Announcing the Free Generative AI Summit on July 20th

This year has been dominated by new developments and advances in generative AI.And it feels like everyone, from kids to grandparents, are talking about it and its applications.To help you go beyond the hype and understand what's really going on in this field, ODSC and Ai+ are hosting a free virtual event on July 20th, the Generative AI Summit.
Medium
10 months ago
Vue

Accelerating Product Development with Chakra UI Library in Next.js Projects with TypeScript

In today's fast-paced development landscape, efficiency and speed are crucial factors when it comes to shipping high-quality products.Building user interfaces (UIs) that are visually appealing, responsive, and accessible often demands significant time and effort.However, with the emergence of powerful UI libraries like Chakra UI, developers can streamline their workflow and expedite the development process.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
10 months ago
Intellectual property law

INTA Urges CJEU to Find No Legal Interest in EU Opposition to Pre-Brexit Trademark Applications

"Under a proper interpretation of settled CJEU case law, INTA argues that an interest in bringing legal proceedings must continue until a final decision is rendered."Today, the International Trademark Association (INTA) published a statement in intervention filed with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in a case that should have major implications for the effects of Brexit on EU trademark law.
www.cbc.ca
10 months ago
Toronto

Bell seeks regulator intervention amid spat with Rogers over access to TTC network | CBC News

BCE Inc. has requested that the federal telecommunications regulator intervene amid its dispute with Rogers Communications Inc. over wireless access on Toronto's subway network.The parent company of Bell Canada asked the CRTC on Thursday to prohibit Rogers from adding its customers to the network until it ensures it is technically feasible to provide access to all carriers.
Intellectual Property Law Blog
10 months ago
Intellectual property law

Supreme Court Rules "That Dog Don't Hunt": Bad Spaniels Toy's Use of JACK DANIELS Marks is a Poor Parody and Dilution Act Applies

On June 8, 2023, the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision held that a trademark claim concerning "a squeaky, chewable dog toy designed to look like a bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey" which, as a play on words, turns the words "Jack Daniels" into "Bad Spaniels" and the descriptive phrase "Old No. 7 Brand Tennessee Sour Mash Whiskey" into "The Old No. 2 On Your Tennessee Carpet" does not receive special First Amendment treatment where the accused infringer used the trademarks at issue to designate the source of its own goods and that, with respect to a Lanham Act dilution by tarnishment claim, "[t]he use of a mark does not count as noncommercial just because it parodies, or otherwise comments on, another's products."[1]
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
10 months ago
Intellectual property law

The TACO TUESDAY Trademark Tiff Reminds Us that Genericide is Real

"Whether they are successful before the TTAB or not (and I believe they will be), Taco Bell has won."Taco Bell is on the short list as one of my guilty (or not-so-guilty) pleasures.So, when the popular restaurant chain filed a cancellation action against the TACO TUESDAY trademark, I knew I had to write a piece about it.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
10 months ago
Intellectual property law

Prioritized Examination: Why Filing a Track One Application Makes Sense

"The data suggest nearly 60% of prioritized applications are allowed, many without ever receiving a final rejection-this is just one of the reasons more clients should seriously consider Track One."
Prioritized examination, known sometimes as "Track One," has been in place at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the past 12 years.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
10 months ago
Intellectual property law

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, June 9: CAFC Issues Precedential Opinion on Inventorship, USPTO Releases Five-Year Plan, Vaccine Makers Get Hit with Another Patent Infringement Suit

Bite (noun): more meaty news to sink your teeth into.Bark (noun): peripheral noise worth your attention.This week in Other Barks & Bites: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announces its five-year strategic plan; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issues a precedential ruling on inventorship criteria; a biotech firm files lawsuits against Pfizer and Moderna alleging patent infringement; and Adobe releases an AI image generator that it believes will not infringe copyright.
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

Ten architecture projects by Paris School of Architecture

Dezeen School Shows: a palace integrating bees to represent anthropocentric domestication is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the Paris School of Architecture.Also included is a speculative design project that imagines a near-future in which people select who they date through gene-screened 'perfect matches' and a project that explores the merits and drawbacks of recent advances in artificial intelligence.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
10 months ago
Design

Top 10 Cutting-Edge Gifts for Father's Day - Yanko Design

Father's Day is an opportunity to celebrate the important role our fathers and father figures play in our lives.Finding the perfect gift for dads can be challenging, as they often claim not to want anything or already have everything they need.However, when Father's Day arrives, it's essential to show your appreciation with a fantastic gift.
Harvard Business Review
10 months ago
Business

Will AI Replace the Front Office in Pro Sports?

March 15, 2023, marked the official beginning of the National Football League's new season.It also meant the start of the free agency period, when teams make deals with players no longer under contract with their former teams; each new contract can literally mean millions of dollars of a team's budget.
Vue.js Feed
10 months ago
Vue

Phospher icons - Vue

Phosphor is a flexible icon family for interfaces, diagrams, presentations - whatever, really.Explore all icons at phosphoricons.com.Playground
Check out our playground in StackBlitz and start experimenting!Installation
yarn add @phosphor-icons/vue
or
npm install @phosphor-icons/vue
Usage
<template> <PhHorse /> <PhHeart :size="32" color="hotpink" weight="fill" /> <PhCube /> </template> <script lang="ts" setup> import { PhHorse, PhHeart, PhCube } from "@phosphor-icons/vue"; </script>
Global install
Allthough we strongly advise against installing your icons globally, you can do so by registering it in your app as follows:
import { createApp } from 'vue' import App from './App.vue'
Medium
10 months ago
Vue

Avoiding Angular Duplicate HTTP Requests with the RxJS shareReplay Operator

In modern web development, Angular has emerged as a powerful and popular framework for building dynamic and responsive applications.One of the common challenges faced by Angular developers is managing duplicate HTTP requests triggered by multiple subscribers.These duplicate requests can result in inefficient network usage and unnecessary server load.
Medium
10 months ago
Vue

Introduction to WebSockets

Figure 1: WebSocket connection establishment between client and server WebSocket is a communication protocol just like HTTP.The essential requirement of WebSocket is to communicate between clients such as a web browser and a server, unlike HTTP, WebSockets start from ws:// or wss://.It provides full-duplex communication channels over a single TCP connection, enabling real-time two-way communication.
Medium
10 months ago
Vue

How I've Cleaned Up My Application with barrel exports and path aliases

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you couldn't look at your imports and you simply hid them out of your sight?(Yes you can hide your imports by toggling in WebStorm :-)).But is this a solution to our problem?From the characters count or the number of lines of code perspective, this might have a huge impact on your project too!
Medium
10 months ago
Vue

JavaScript Frameworks Comparison: React vs. Angular vs. Vue

As technology evolves at a breakneck pace, it will only get faster.The business has been introduced to several new tools and methodologies over the years, but not all have remained for the long term.But that's not the case with the JavaScript framework.For quite some time, JavaScript frameworks have become widely used across many industries and have successfully established themselves as a leader in the development world.
Medium
10 months ago
Vue

Simplify Input Property Handling in Angular with Setters and Getters

In Angular, components often receive input data through input properties.Traditionally, developers have relied on the ngOnChanges lifecycle hook to detect changes in these input properties.However, there's an alternative approach that can simplify the code and provide more control over property changes.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
UK politics

Boris Johnson: fresh questions as Daily Mail signs ex-PM as columnist

Boris Johnson has been unveiled as a new columnist for the Daily Mail, which the former Conservative leader is expected to use as a platform to be a thorn in the side of Rishi Sunak.The news comes after the chair of a watchdog from which former ministers are obliged to request approval before accepting jobs said he would be seeking clarification from Johnson on whether he was taking a job as a Daily Mail columnist.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Think A.I. is Coming for the Watch World? It's Already There.

GENEVA At IWC Schaffhausen's booth at the Watches and Wonders fair in the convention center here this spring, Maurice Moitroux, IWC's associate director of brand marketing, gestured toward a large, clunky, beige device sitting atop a counter near the entrance.It looks like a microwave, but it's actually a computer, he said.
TechRepublic
10 months ago
Information security

DDoS threats and defense: How certain assumptions can lead to an attack

Implementing a multi-layered DDoS defense system is essential for organizations to protect themselves from malicious attacks. This includes both on-premise solutions and cloud-based solutions.
A variety of DDoS attack types exist, including volumetric, application layer, and protocol-based attacks. It is important to understand the different types of attacks and identify the most appropriate defense strategy for each one. [ more ]
InfoWorld
10 months ago
DevOps

Grafana turns 10

Observability has evolved from a specialized platform and site reliability engineering discipline to a massive market in the "you build it, you run it" era.Ten years into Grafana's open source journey, the project has made observability accessible to a huge audience of developers.Grafana couldn't have come at a better time.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US politics

How Walt Nauta, a Personal Aide, Came to be Charged as Trump's Co-Conspirator

On May 25, as former President Donald J. Trump was at the Saudi-backed LIV golf tournament at his course in Sterling, Va., one of his aides was photographed leaning toward him and dutifully adjusting the collar of his white pullover, a moment of closeness that had become routine for the pair.The timing of the photograph was noteworthy: One day earlier, the aide, Walt Nauta, had been notified by the government that he was a target of a federal investigation into Mr. Trump's handling of classified documents, suggesting that charges against Mr. Nauta were likely.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
10 months ago
Intellectual property law

Five Ways AI Can Help with IP Portfolio Management

"Although AI cannot fully undertake strategic management of an IP portfolio, many of the current AI tools can maximize a company's efficiency in creating and maintaining its portfolio."There is no question that artificial intelligence (AI) has led to a monumental shift in intellectual property law and strategy.
MLB Trade Rumors
10 months ago
Major League Baseball

Write For MLB Trade Rumors

We're looking to add to the MLBTR writing team, in a part-time position that pays hourly.The criteria:


Strong availability throughout the week, with extra hours expected in September and October 2023.Exceptional knowledge of all 30 baseball teams, no discernible bias.Knowledge of hot stove concepts like arbitration, the competitive balance tax, and new aspects of the latest collective bargaining agreement.
Creative Bloq
10 months ago
Graphic design

VideoProc Vlogger review: the best free video editor right now?

VideoProc Vlogger: Key features
VideoProc Vlogger is an incredible piece of video editing software that was released around five years ago by Digiarty Software.The fact that it has been installed well over four million times from 180 different countries tells you how popular this app really is.The appeal is twofold.
New Relic
10 months ago
DevOps

How to Monitor a .NET Core Application | New Relic

With .NET Core, you can build a wide variety of applications and services that work on any operating system-web, mobile and desktop apps, games, microservices, internet of things, and more.But how do you know if your application is running slow?And how do you determine whether you are spending money on unnecessary resources?
InfoWorld
10 months ago
DevOps

How Grafana made observability accessible

Observability has evolved from a specialized platform and site reliability engineering discipline to a massive market in the "you build it, you run it" era.Ten years into Grafana's open source journey, the project has made observability accessible to a huge audience of developers.Grafana couldn't have come at a better time.
New Relic
10 months ago
DevOps

Instrumenting serverless in AWS

Serverless applications are critical for cloud-native customers, and gaining visibility into their functions can take time and effort.This blog post will offer tips and code examples for Amazon Web Services (AWS) engineers to help set up serverless monitoring easier with New Relic.The example three-tiered application includes API Gateway, Lambda, and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS).
Acm
10 months ago
Digital life

Feds Tell Automakers Not to Comply with Mass. 'Right to Repair' Law

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has urged automakers to not comply with the Massachusetts Right to Repair Law, which would give consumers more control over their car's software.
Automakers have argued that the law would compromise safety, security, and intellectual property, but the FTC has determined that these concerns are not sufficient enough to prevent compliance with the law. [ more ]
DATAVERSITY
5 years ago
Business intelligence

Are Data Scientists Needed in the Self-Service Analytics World? - DATAVERSITY

Fully-automated or semi-automated software systems will begin deliver more reliable Analytics and Business Intelligence (BI) reports than human Data Scientists by 2019 says Gartner.As Artificial Intelligence-powered BI technology heads towards full self-service, a general concern in the Data Science community is whether human Data Scientists will become obsolete due to the presence of super-intelligent Analytics and BI tools.
TechRepublic
10 months ago
Business intelligence

The Australian AI governance debate starts to heat up

Australian ministers debate whether implementing regulations for AI will address the challenges caused by a lack of skilled AI talent.A lack of properly defined artificial intelligence governance and policy is causing bipartisan concern in Australian politics, with both major parties recently speaking out about the need to move urgently on the matter.
Smashing Magazine
10 months ago
Web development

How To Build Server-Side Rendered (SSR) Svelte Apps With SvelteKit - Smashing Magazine

SvelteKit is a framework for building apps using Svelte.You can use SvelteKit to build a variety of apps that can vary from being a Single page application (SPA) or Server Side Rendered (SSR) application and more.In this article, Sriram shows you how to build a server-side rendered SvelteKit application and deploy it to Netlify by following this step-by-step guide.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Europe news

At a British Amazon Warehouse, a Union Bid Surges, Then Stalls

Last summer, as Britain's inflation rate reached 10 percent, Amazon gave its workers there a pay raise.At a warehouse in Coventry, in the Midlands of England, the offer was for an extra 50 pence (about 63 cents) an hour, or about 5 percent.If the increase was designed to relieve employees' concerns about surging prices and household bills, it backfired.
Austin Monitor
10 months ago
Austin

Fire chief says more firefighters and bigger budget needed - Austin Monitor

Wednesday, June 14, 2023 by Jo Clifton
In a memo dated June 12, Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker gave Mayor Kirk Watson and City Council his proposed road map for reducing overtime expenditures in the department, and it involves a bigger budget and more firefighters.Baker was responding to an audit of the department's overtime expenditures released in April.
Rubyflow
10 months ago
Ruby on Rails

Readonly Associations and Upgrading to Rails 4

After upgrading your application from Rails 3 to Rails 4, you might start seeing the following deprecation warning if you are using the readonly option in an association.DEPRECATION WARNING: The following options in your Company.has_many:users declaration are deprecated: :readonly.Please use a scope block instead `
In this article, Senior Software Engineer Ashwini Sukale discusses in detail what the readonly option is and how to handle the deprecation warning.
Zero Day Initiative
10 months ago
Information security

Zero Day Initiative - The June 2023 Security Update Review

Microsoft has released a large number of security updates in June 2023 to address a variety of security threats.
It is important to keep systems up to date and patch regularly to ensure the highest level of security.
As part of its regular security update process, Microsoft publishes detailed information on all updates released in its Security Update Guide. [ more ]
TechRepublic
10 months ago
Information security

Duo vs Microsoft Authenticator (2023): In-depth comparison

1. Duo and Microsoft Authenticator are two popular authentication apps used to verify user identity and secure access to digital accounts.
2. Duo offers more features than Microsoft Authenticator, such as multi-factor authentication and two-factor authentication.
3. Both Duo and Microsoft Authenticator have a free version, but Duo’s paid version offers more robust features. [ more ]
Eater NY
10 months ago
NYC food

A Decades-Old Queens Street Cart Takes Its Tamales to Manhattan

Evelia's Tamales, a street vendor, is opening at the High Line in Chelsea in NYC.
Evelia's will be offering a variety of traditional tamales in flavors like pork, chicken, and cheese.
The tamales will be sold at a discounted price of $3 for two tamales, making them an affordable option for the neighborhood. [ more ]
Exchangewire
10 months ago
Marketing tech

Yahoo Advertising Launches High Attention Pre-Bid Segments Powered by Adelaide

Yahoo advertising today (June 13th, 2023) announced an integration with Adelaide, a pioneer in attention metrics, to introduce high-attention pre-bid segments through the Yahoo DSP.This global solution, driven by Adelaide's market-leading attention metric, promises to simplify the application of attention metrics for advertisers, helping them achieve strong business outcomes.
blog.bitsrc.io
10 months ago
Vue

Setting Up Private and Public Routes and Validating Access with React Router v6

Photo by Denys Nevozhai on Unsplash As we build interactive web applications using React and React Router, security becomes a crucial aspect to consider.It is essential to ensure that only authorized users can access sensitive information by protecting certain routes.While there are various mechanisms such as access tokens or role management libraries to implement a comprehensive authentication system, in this tutorial, we will focus on implementing route access validation using React Router.
Medium
10 months ago
Vue

When to Use Context API vs Redux in Your Next React Project

If someone would ask me, what's the most important piece of any website?My answer will always be the same.It's the state management.After all, it's the state that is deciding what users will see.Effective state management is a critical aspect of building robust web applications.In React, the two most popular options for managing state at a global level are Context API and Redux.
Neutralino
10 months ago
JavaScript

Framework | Neutralinojs

1. Neutralino.js is a lightweight cross-platform application development framework that enables developers to build applications that can run on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
2. The latest version of Neutralino.js includes improvements to its core API, a new command-line tool, and better support for native Windows, macOS, and Linux UI elements.
3. Neutralino.js has a wide range of features and functions for developers, including new APIs for creating custom applications [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
California

Free money for job training is still available to Californians - if you act now

(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Before the pandemic, Jose Rubio had been pursuing an environmental engineering degree while also working in construction and performing music.Once COVID-19 struck, he lost his job and couldn't afford to continue at Sierra College near Sacramento.In 2021, California established the Golden State Education and Training Grant Program, providing one-time grants of up to $2,500, aimed at helping people such as Rubio.
www.standard.co.uk
10 months ago
London

South Kensington could get new Tube entrance (on religious grounds)

T he Exhibition Road entrance to South Kensington Tube station could get a 2million makeover so it can be used by a group of Orthodox Jews whose strict religious beliefs do not allow them to enter because it is part of the Science Museum, which holds human remains in its collection.Members of Kensington and Chelsea's planning committee will meet tomorrow to consider the plan for a symbolic secondary roof allowing members of the 1,500 Kohanim families in London to use the station and Tube.
www.scientificamerican.com
10 months ago
Science

MDMA Moves From Club Drug to Real Therapy

SUBSCRIBE: Apple | Spotify Tanya Lewis: Hi, and welcome to Your Health, Quickly, a Scientific American podcast series!Josh Fischman: On this show, we highlight the latest vital health news, discoveries that affect your body and your mind.Every episode, we dive into one topic.We discuss diseases, treatments, and some controversies.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Yorkville man part of team that paddled Mississippi in under 17 days

After dreaming of paddling the Mississippi River since childhood, Wally Werderich finally got his chance.The 50-year-old Yorkville resident was part of Mississippi Speed Record, a four-man team that has claimedto have set a new world record for the fastest time by a team to paddle the length of the Mississippi.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Hunter Stuart: Hold Highland Park shooting suspect's father accountable

Last Independence Day, my wife, my two little girls and I went to watch the July Fourth parade in our hometown of Highland Park.As the parade began, my wife went back to our car to get a blanket for us to sit on.As I sat on the side of the road with my 3-year-old and my 1-year-old, I noticed something strange: The high school marching band was running past us, looking scared.
Alvinalexander
10 months ago
Scala

How to show the full path to the current Finder folder

1. To view the full path of a folder or directory in the Mac Finder, press Command + Shift + G and enter the path.
2. You can also right-click on the folder or directory, select "Get Info," and then look for the "Where" field which displays the full folder or directory path.
3. To quickly jump to a folder or directory in Finder, open the Go menu and select "Go to Folder" and enter the path. [ more ]
Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission District

SF's Valencia St. poised to get a new cannabis dispensary

Although the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to put a halt to applications for new cannabis retail permits, no one at Thursday evening's community meeting opposed the opening of a new dispensary at 724 Valencia St between 18th and 19th Streets.If approved by the Planning Commission, Powerzzzup will welcome its customers this year, becoming the second cannabis dispensary on Valencia Street.
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