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Unions have been trying to organize software engineers for decades, with little success. Here's a look at the organizing campaign that might turn things around. "Look for.. the union label..."
Also: worst D&D ripoff, evah!
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Researchers have developed a method for generating numbers guaranteed to be random, through the use of quantum mechanics. The experimental technique surpasses all previous methods for ensuring the unpredictability of its random numbers and may enhance security and trust in cryptographic systems. D20 ought to be enough for everyone
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It won’t lick your face, but a new artificial-intelligence system mimics canine behavior to make dog-like decisions. Other animals could be next. Who's a good AI? Who is? You is a good AI! Yes, you is!
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Companies can't prevent you from getting your device fixed by a third party. What about those 'Unlawful to remove' labels on the pillows?
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We all know that AI can be used to swap faces in photos and videos. People have, of course, taken advantage of this tool for some disturbing uses. How to stop an AI from taking over the world? Another AI!
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You're correct. That way one AI will have only half of the world. So the condition of AI taking over the world is successfully averted. Therefore let me just say: I, for one, welcome our two new AI overlords and offer them my services of maintaining some unimportant offline code bases in some forgotten hell hole. Will work for food and survival. 
In order to understand stack overflow, you must first understand stack overflow.
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Kang vs Kodos
Republicans vs Democrats
Death by execution vs Death by electricution
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Unusually advanced campaign infects people visiting a variety of poorly secured sites. I think they could re-use that title weekly
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Hmmmm,
Over the many years... my research has repeatedly shown that the majority of browser attacking malware is actually coming from advertisement servers and ad-serving networks. Those little advertisement banners at the top often come with a javascript, webassembly or some other payload.
Best Wishes,
-David Delaune
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WebAssembly.Studio is an online IDE (integrated development environment) that helps you learn and teach others about WebAssembly. Compile all the Webs!
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This year’s report will give you the data you need to benchmark your activities against other survey participants, get some insights to further improve your developer team and keep up with the rapidly changing industry. They asked over 300 people, so you know it's accurate
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This is a notation mismatch: “equals” should mean “equality”, when it really means “assign”. When in doubt, blame C (not Canada, this time)
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No.
"==" means equality. "=" means assignment. Even in C.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Derp. Read the article and posted without thinking. Sorry about that. 
I'd blame JavaScript, but it's got even more equals (=== vs. == vs. =)
TTFN - Kent
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So does ==== assign "===" to something or does it confirm that it's equal "=="? 
Edit: Quotes intentionally left out.
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Windows on phone failed. That's clear. And some former Microsoft employees recently shared why. "And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids and your dog!"
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The Mozilla Foundation today released its inaugural Internet Health Report, which calls for the regulation of tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Facebook. I see they kept the Netscape lawyers
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Yet another company demanding big government until it comes for them.
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Microsoft is reportedly winding down development on its built-in Windows 10 apps like MSN Weather, News, Calculator. Bad news for those waiting for that hot new Calculator feature
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YouTube was today hit by hackers, with the attackers managing to deface or delist a number of big name videos. World grateful
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Mechanical engineers at the University of California, Riverside, have reported success in using inexpensive materials to produce thermoelectric devices that transform low-level waste heat into electricity. So, my laptop's excess heat can be used to power my laptop? Perpetual laptop motion!
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Factoring very large numbers into their prime "building blocks" is extremely difficult for classical computers, and this difficulty underlies the security of many cryptographic algorithms. Now they just need a (working) quantum computer to confirm it
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The problem with participating in these informal surveys is that in doing so you may be inadvertently giving away the answers to “secret questions” that can be used to unlock access to a host of your online identities and accounts. OK, I *did not* fight in the Battle of Little Big Horn
Also, I'm pretty sure I failed the course on Canadian History due to falling asleep all the time.
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A vulnerability in the "beep" package that comes pre-installed with Debian and Ubuntu distros allows an attacker to probe for the presence of files on a computer, even those owned by root users, which are supposed to be secret and inaccesible. When you bleeping can't even trust beep anymore
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One out of two mobile apps released is a clone of an existing app. However, new research shows the success of the original app is not always adversely affected by these clone apps. The study found that whether the copycat app increases or decreases the number of downloads of the original is dependent upon the quality of the copy. That explains the success of my 'Annoyed Birds' app
And the 50 sziszillion To-Do apps
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