I love python, but the GIL is IMHO the second worst early design decision ever made right after introducing Null pointers in Java.
I came across a website that wanted to force-feed ads to me before watching a video yesterday. However, they wanted me to select the best-fitting ad of 5 different ads with one ad playing automatically after 30s of not…
I'm less shocked by Alexa suggesting this than by the poor socket design in some parts of the world allowing to short-circuit the plugs while they are inserted. This is as proper design:…
I have been working as a scientist in academic and industrial systems research for most of my life now and I have a different view on this. There are plenty of ideas that float around in academia for years or even…
The common life cycle of a paper is as follows: 1. Academics write and submit papers -> university/tax money pays 2. Academics review papers -> university/tax money pays 3. Academics organize and attend conferences ->…
Having worked as a researcher all my life in academia and the industry, I can only support Sci-Hub. Publishing as it works currently is an incredibly time consuming and expensive process funneling tremendous amounts of…
I love python, but the GIL is IMHO the second worst early design decision ever made right after introducing Null pointers in Java.
I came across a website that wanted to force-feed ads to me before watching a video yesterday. However, they wanted me to select the best-fitting ad of 5 different ads with one ad playing automatically after 30s of not…
I'm less shocked by Alexa suggesting this than by the poor socket design in some parts of the world allowing to short-circuit the plugs while they are inserted. This is as proper design:…
I have been working as a scientist in academic and industrial systems research for most of my life now and I have a different view on this. There are plenty of ideas that float around in academia for years or even…
The common life cycle of a paper is as follows: 1. Academics write and submit papers -> university/tax money pays 2. Academics review papers -> university/tax money pays 3. Academics organize and attend conferences ->…
Having worked as a researcher all my life in academia and the industry, I can only support Sci-Hub. Publishing as it works currently is an incredibly time consuming and expensive process funneling tremendous amounts of…