Hey Alexa, navigate me home and buy cat food, please. …read more Source:: CNet
Could Unions At Tech Companies Could Gain Traction in 2020?
“2020 may be the year where tech unionizing efforts gain some actual traction for the first time,” argues GeekWire: The chances of this happening in 2020 reflect several factors in the industry and political landscape coming together in the right way for the first time ever. The “Streisand Effect” is basically where the actions you…
All You’ve Ever Wanted to Know about Compilers
They say that in order to understand recursion, you must first understand recursion. Once you master that concept, you might decide that it’s time to write your own compiler that can compile itself as a fun side project. According to [Warren] aka [DoctorWkt], who documented every step of writing this C compiler from scratch, a…
Arduino Wristwatch Has LED Hands
When you read “Arduino wristwatch”, you fall into the trap of envisioning an Arduino UNO clumsily strapped to someone’s wrist. [Marijo Blažević’s] creation is much more polished than that. A round circuit board holds two surface mount ICs and 12 LEDs. The whole thing looks nice fit snugly inside of a watch body. It isn’t…
Calling for Online Accountability, Columnist Decries ‘Anonymity Masquerading as Connectivity’
An anonymous reader quotes a long-time columnist for the Northwest Florida Daily News: In this age dominated by screens, we have become more prone to sitting in our cars, houses and workplaces and watching the world at a safe remove. From our couches, it’s easy to have an opinion about everything. From that safe perspective,…
School management software provider discloses severe security breach
Active Network discloses security incident that impacted school online stores built on the Blue Bear platform. …read more Source:: ZDNet
Best AV receivers of 2020 – CNET
We compared affordable, full-featured AV receivers from Denon, Onkyo, Sony and Yamaha. Which one wins? …read more Source:: CNet
Samsung 8K QLED TV is literally 99% picture, thanks to superthin bezel – CNET
The Q950TS has a screen that goes right up to the edge. …read more Source:: CNet
2D-Platform Seeks Balance with a Touch Screen
It’s the [Bruce Land]-iest season of all, when the Cornell professor submits the projects his microcontroller class students have been working on all semester. Imagination does not seem to be in short supply with these students, and we always look forward to these tips this time of year. [Greg] and [Sam]’s touch-screen two-dimensional ball balancer…
Slashdot Asks: What’s the Worst Review You Ever Saw on Amazon?
Long-time Slashdot reader theodp shared his story about the worst tech book review he found on Amazon in 2019. Stephen Few is a respected author and speaker whose books on data visualization and analysis are well-received. But when it comes to Amazon reviews, you simply can’t make everyone happy, a particularly good example of which…
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