There are various posts appearing online, suggesting that given the NSA may have direct (I refuse to treat an SFTP server, or basically anything where people aren’t involved, as not direct) access to email content, you should encrypt that content and take your privacy back. I’m not sure this is the best approach. The volume [...]
Aaron Swartz’s recent suicide has reminded me of many things. From a purely selfish point of view, I can say with absolute certainty I’ll never have the privileged of interacting with a guy who, by all accounts, operated on an intellectual and functional level far, far above normal people. Somewhat more importantly though, is the reminder that depression is [...]
Before I bought my new Lenovo U410 IdeaPad (which, for the record, is disgustingly awesome) I quickly checked to see if it had a Kensington lock mount-point before I pressed, “buy” (ironically, after pressing, “buy” it was another four weeks before I actually got the laptop, but that’s another story…). I found a port-schematic on the Lenovo website, and glancing through [...]
I have never played Skyrim. Nor have I ever searched for it. I’ve watched one video about the game which a friend posted on Facebook (worth your time), and mentioned on a Facebook thread abstractly how I’d like to play it at some point, but other than that I’ve had no interaction with the game, [...]
On the 5th of February, Russian researchers announced they had finally managed to make contact with Lake Vostok’s body of water. It’s no exaggeration for me to say I’ve been waiting half my lifetime for this. Ever since finding out about Vostok in 2000, I’ve been fascinated by the challenges and mystery associated with what is effectively another planet on the [...]
Since posting my ML learning notes earlier this month, the response I’ve had has been fantastic. Originally posted to hacker news, it sat top 5 for about 16 hours, and front page for day and a half, racking up 245 points. I suspect this was the main source of exposure, but since then I’ve had [...]
I just don’t think it’s news worthy.
There is an explosion in the amount of data available to almost everyone at every level. From logistics companies to astronomers, retail giants to genomics research, the amount of data being generated is growing at a far greater rate than we can deal with. The IDC (International Data Company – 10 points for imaginative names) [...]
Currently in Chicago (very busy) but just got an email from BBC correspondant showing a photo I took being published on the BBC’s “Your Week In Pictures” page (second photo). Given I actually look at the YWIPs pretty religiously this is actually quite exciting! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15734542
In the midst of Steve Jobs’ death last week, the technology media was sort of overblown by demand for stories on the late Apple CEO, his life, his impact and his legacy. It’s perhaps almost appropriate, that the death of (in my opinion) the even more influential and important computer scientist [edit - for the record, I'm [...]