Circle of Competence: Avoid Ambiguity Traps
Circle of competence was popularised by Warren Buffett in the world of investing but it could be applied to pretty much any aspect of life. The idea behind this model
Android bloatware: Google pushed to take action in letter
Whether it’s from OEMs or carriers, Android has always had a bit of a problem with bloatware. This week, an open letter hit the web with the backing of over
The booming stock market shows America is diseased
Sign Up for Our free email newsletters One of the more peculiar tics in mainstream media is treating the stock market as a sort of general barometer of economic health.
HTML attributes to improve your users’ two factor authentication experience
There are plenty of opportunities for friction in the user experience when logging in, particularly while entering a two factor authentication code. As developers we should be building applications that
Ukrainian plane was ‘unintentionally’ shot down, Iran says
Iran announced Saturday that its military “unintentionally” shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week, killing all 176 aboard, after the government had repeatedly denied Western accusations that
Why is a 22GB database containing 56 million US folks’ personal details sitting on the open internet using a Chinese IP address? Seriously, why?
Exclusive A database containing the personal details of 56.25m US residents – from names and home addresses to phone numbers and ages – has been found on the public internet,
An Auspicious Date in Comics History
Compiled by Cat Eldridge: I’ve no idea why three newspaper comic strips were first published on this date. Before you think that can’t be possible, I’ve double-checked and yes, they
How to start a blog using Hugo
Hugo is a great tool to start a blog. I use Hugo myself in this blog, since more than 2 years. I have a few reasons for loving using Hugo.
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Machine Learning Can’t Handle Long-Term Time-Series Data
More precisely, today’s machine learning (ML) systems cannot infer a fractal structure from time series data. This may come as a surprise because computers seem like they can understand time