User-space developers may be accustomed to thinking of system calls as direct
calls into the kernel. Indeed, the first edition of The C Programming
Language described read() and write() as "a
direct entry into the operating system". In truth, user-level…

A recent study found 3 reasons women are leaving STEM. Here is what companies can do to retain them.

We’re going to warn you right up front that this is not a hack. Or at least that’s how it turned out after [LiveOverflow] did some digital forensics on a mysterious device found lurking…

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In our frenetic age, audio narratives offer a rare opportunity for slow immersion. But this intimacy can become manipulative.

Snap Inc. shares fell Wednesday after the company said the U.S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission are looking into allegations it misled investors ahead of its initial public offering last year.

We analyzed nursing home review data across the country to show shockingly abysmal performance.

A rhythmic, stomping movement that elevated protest to something bewitching, the toyi-toyi united millions of black South Africans in the battle against apartheid.

Algis Valiunas on the longing that defined Napoleon, man of action.

If you’ve ever wondered why an op amp has the little plus and minus symbols on it, its because at the heart of it, the device is a differential amplifier. The problem is that — ideally,…

Hackaday’s parent company Supplyframe is at Electronica in Munich this week — booth C5-223. On Thursday from 16:00 – 18:00, they’ll be hosting a Hackaday Happy Hour, with a …

Famous mathematician-philosoper Gian-Carlo Rota said that mathematical understanding is all about showing how things that seem different are...

The Exynos 9820 is bound for the Galaxy S10.

Sometimes thinking is a bad idea. Ian Leslie draws on Dylan, Djokovic and academic research to put the case for unthinking

Classical mythology is full of robots, automata and technology. Think not only Pandora, but self-opening gates and libation-pouring statues