Wealth gap between Hong Kong’s crazy rich, miserably poor widens since handover
Top 10 per cent earn 40 times more than bottom 10 per cent who are struggling to make ends meet. ⌘ Read more
Inspiring memories of Harrow International’s first decade
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When the first intake of pupils arrived at Harrow International School Hong Kong back in 2012, they were no doubt experiencing the usual mixed sensations of anxiety and hope.
They were entering the unfamiliar environment of a brand-new boarding school, which sought to blend the traditional principles of a British-style education with aspects of in … ⌘ Read more
Chinese scientists want to build a powerful telescope to find dark matter
The ambitious project – known as VLAST – aims to achieve 10 times the sensitivity of Nasa’s Fermi Large Area Telescope, but it still needs government approval. ⌘ Read more
Fukushima disaster not state’s fault, Japan top court decides
Ruling leaves Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, solely responsible for slightly over US$10.5 million in damages in four lawsuits. ⌘ Read more
Patients almost 10 times more likely to survive cardiac arrests with CPR or AED applied, but few in Hong Kong receive such aid, research finds
Of the 829 young patients studied, only 34 per cent received CPR while less than 7 per cent had help with AED. ⌘ Read more
Sweltering heat stifles a third of US population, severe storms leave thousands in the dark
Excessive heat warnings, watches and advisories were issued for more than 100 million people as temperatures surged 10 to 20 degrees above normal. Another heatwave is expected next week with temperatures above 100 degrees in places. ⌘ Read more
Deaf Indian boy trapped in well with snakes and scorpions is rescued after four days
Rahul Sahu was rushed to hospital after being rescued from a 24 metre well. The 10-year-old became trapped on Friday afternoon while playing in the backyard of his house in the central state of Chhattisgarh. ⌘ Read more
Why Hong Kong may need to discuss whether all its judges should be Chinese nationals ahead of 2047: city’s first chief justice Andrew Li
City needs to be prepared should fewer non-permanent, overseas judges be available to serve in next 10 years, he says. ⌘ Read more
For China’s elite graduates, career dreams take a back seat to stability in coronavirus-hit job market
This year, a record 10.76 million college students are set to graduate, adding pressure to a job market economists are calling the most challenging yet for young Chinese. Many are setting aside career dreams for stability. ⌘ Read more
I believe the benefit/risk calculation is that a passphrase is more memorable to users then a random string of alnum + symbol. i can remember the 20-30 chars in a passphrase quicker and longer than a 8-10 random.
ultimately they hold nowhere near the benefit of passphrase + MFA
user/bmallred/data/2022-06-11-10-05-10.fit: 4.48 miles, 00:09:38 average pace, 00:43:12 duration
Implementing a robust digital identity
How can you robustly assert and identify a user’s identity? ⌘ Read more
How we think about browsers
Discover how GitHub thinks about browser support, look at usage patterns, and learn about the tools we use to make sure our customers are getting the best experience. ⌘ Read more
RT by @mind_booster: CNPD manda operadoras destruírem metadados em três dias 😉
#metadados
https://www.publico.pt/2022/06/10/politica/noticia/proteccao-dados-mandou-operadoras-destruirem-metadados-tres-dias-2009624
CNPD manda operadoras destruírem metadados em três dias 😉
 in Charlotte, NC.
Title says the gist.
In 2018, I went to Southeast Linuxfest and gave a presentation which you can see here or .
It was nice meeting the (shockingly normal) people who knew me from the interest last time.
I’m going to be attending again this year, as the title says Ju … ⌘ Read more
Field Topology
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user/bmallred/data/2022-05-26-08-57-30.fit: 6.01 miles, 00:10:07 average pace, 01:00:50 duration
Remembering MUD1 - The first multiplayer role playing game on the Internet
The roots of all online RPGs date back to 1978… and a PDP-10 computer. ⌘ Read more
**10 years later, and “Wake Up” is still my ‘go to’ album from @psenough.
Relevant now, as it was a decade ago, these “sounds to awaken the world to a new tomorrow” still resonate, as - it seems - we collectively decided to stay in bed for a while longer.
https://archive.org/details/enrmp300_ps_-_wake_up**
10 years later, and “Wake Up” is still my ‘go to’ album from @psenough.
Relevant now, as it was a decade ago, these “sounds to awaken the world to a new tomorro … ⌘ Read more
user/bmallred/data/2022-05-22-05-16-31.fit: 10.42 miles, 00:11:06 average pace, 01:55:44 duration
Atari ST Book - The 1991 laptop with 10 hour battery life
68000 CPU (like the Mac and Amiga) and 4 MB of RAM. All powered by AA batteries. (Seriously.) ⌘ Read more
user/bmallred/data/2022-05-19-09-13-24.fit: 3.95 miles, 00:10:41 average pace, 00:42:08 duration
user/bmallred/data/2022-05-18-11-22-05.fit: 5.17 miles, 00:10:13 average pace, 00:52:51 duration
user/bmallred/data/2022-05-18-11-10-15.fit: 1.00 miles, 00:10:31 average pace, 00:10:32 duration
Enhanced 2FA experience for your npm account
Late last year, in response to an unprecedented series of account takeovers resulting from the compromise of developer accounts without 2FA enabled, we committed to a variety of enhancements to the npm registry to make two-factor authentication (2FA) adoption easier for developers. Today, we are launching a public beta for a significantly improved 2FA experience […] ⌘ Read more
“Linux Sucks 2022” is just 10 days away!
Plus a chance to get your name included in the credits of the show! ⌘ Read more
AppImage-Builder 1.0 released
Tool for packing applications (and all of their dependencies) inside an AppImage ISO file. ⌘ Read more
The Fusion arcade stick for Switch is pretty good, though probably not worth the MSRP of $130 USD. I’d give it a solid 8 out of 10.
10 funny pictures about computers and programming
Because it’s Wednesday. And these pictures made me smile. ⌘ Read more
10 reasons every nerd wants to become a Lunduke Journal Founding Member subscriber
Number 10 will SHOCK you! ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 10, 2022
Listen now (27 min) | Why do Tech Journalists so often get Computer History… totally wrong? ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal has now published 10 eBooks. 10 very, very nerdy eBooks.
Plus 4 video games. And like a bazillion articles and podcasts. Which is crazy awesome. ⌘ Read more
Long run (Little Dipper): 13.07 miles, 00:10:31 average pace, 02:17:31 duration
Long run (Little Dipper)
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Fun run (with Kelly): 6.63 miles, 00:10:46 average pace, 01:11:18 duration
Fun run (with Kelly)
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fun fact: there’s around 10 mio. times more bacteria on this planet than neurons
Piling, on the other hand, is when you have something that is infinitely extendable in scope and size, where every paragraph can have a subparagraph, every feature can be customizable, the dataset could be 10% bigger, the party could be a bit more extravagant, …, …, ……….
Recovery run: 6.04 miles, 00:10:59 average pace, 01:06:21 duration
Recovery run
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Fun run (with Kelly): 4.71 miles, 00:10:21 average pace, 00:48:46 duration
Fun run (with Kelly)
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