Moved a server from one building to another with zero downtime https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/i3xbjb/rant_sorta_physically_moved_a_server_today/
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Frances Allen has died https://www.ibm.com/blogs/research/2020/08/remembering-frances-allen/
IBM Research Blog
Remembering Frances E. Allen | IBM Research Blog
Frances Allen the first female IBM Fellow and the first woman to win the Turing Award, died on August 4, 2020, the day of her 88th birthday.
Germany plans to dim lights at night to save insects https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/germany-plans-to-dim-lights-at-night-to-save-insects/ar-BB17BlkR
Msn
Germany plans to dim lights at night to save insects
Germany is planning to ban floodlights from dusk for much of the year as part of its bid to fight a dramatic decline in insect populations, it emerged Wednesday.
To head off regulators, Google makes certain words taboo https://themarkup.org/google-the-giant/2020/08/07/google-documents-show-taboo-words-antitrust
themarkup.org
To Head Off Regulators, Google Makes Certain Words Taboo – The Markup
The Markup obtained internal documents that coach new employees to avoid creating “very real legal risks” in using words like “market” and “network effects”
Statement on Google’s conduct by founder of CelebrityNetWorth.com (2019) [pdf] https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU05/20190716/109793/HHRG-116-JU05-20190716-SD015.pdf
PDF: Still unfit for human consumption, 20 years later https://www.nngroup.com/articles/pdf-unfit-for-human-consumption/
Nielsen Norman Group
PDF: Still Unfit for Human Consumption, 20 Years Later
Research spanning 20 years proves PDFs are problematic for online reading. Yet they’re still prevalent and users continue to get lost in them. They’re unpleasant to read and navigate and remain unfit for digital-content display.
Mozilla lays off 250 employees while it refocuses on commercial products https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2020/08/11/changing-world-changing-mozilla/
The Mozilla Blog
Changing World, Changing Mozilla
This is a time of change for the internet and for Mozilla. From combatting a lethal virus and battling systemic racism to protecting individual privacy — one thing is clear: ...
How to stop procrastinating by using the Fogg Behavior Model https://www.deprocrastination.co/blog/how-to-stop-procrastinating-by-using-the-fogg-behavior-model
www.deprocrastination.co
How to stop procrastinating by using the Fogg Behavior Model
B J Fogg is a Stanford professor who came up with a simple model of behavior that helps us understand why we take action or not take action at any given moment.
Factorio 1.0 https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-360
Factorio
Friday Facts #360 - 1.0 is here! | Factorio
Hello, the atmosphere in the last week was kind of special. We experienced the feeling of the final release being on the horizon many times. And we were shown that it isn't the case time and time again. So it feels very special when it is actually becoming…
Welders set off Beirut blast while securing explosives https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/report-welders-set-off-the-beirut-blast-while-securing-explosives
The Maritime Executive
Report: Welders Set Off Beirut Blast While Securing Explosive Cargo
Multiple sources have reported that the disastrous explosion at Port of Beirut was sparked by hot wo...
Canon's cloud platform has lost users' files and can't restore them https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/canon-websites-held-to-ransom-by-hackers
digitalcameraworld
Canon has 5% of its stolen data leaked online (report)
Canon USA was allegedly subject to a hacker attack with 10TB of data stolen – now 5% of that data has been leaked
Umami: Self-hosted open-source alternative to Google Analytics https://umami.is/
Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices https://www.oculus.com/blog/a-single-way-to-log-into-oculus-and-unlock-social-features/
Meta
A Single Way to Log Into Oculus and Unlock Social Features | Meta Quest Blog
Today, we’re announcing some important updates to how people log into Oculus devices, while still keeping their VR profile. Starting in October 2020: Everyone using an Oculus device for the first time will need to log in with a Facebook account; if you’re…
Open Problems in Robotics https://scottlocklin.wordpress.com/2020/07/29/open-problems-in-robotics/
Locklin on science
Open problems in Robotics
Robotics is one of those things the business funny papers regularly wonder about; it seems like consumer robotics is a revolutionary trillion dollar market which is perpetually 20-years away -more…