Programming
Get flash to fully experience Pearltrees
GFS, the Google File System, sits as the backbone of the entire Google infrastructure. However, for many it is a mystery, especially for those lucky enough to be more acquainted with high-level python code than low-level C operating system sources.
GFS the Google File System in 199 Lines of Python
I still have not decided whether I like the Zip file format... About two months ago, I stumbled upon an interesting problem. I was constructing a forensic timeline for some files on a hard drive (investigating a compromised host) and noticed that different unzip programs were showing me different dates.
Keeping Zip - The Hacker Factor Blog
New York Times Looks for Answers in Data: Tech News «
High up on the 28th floor of the New York Times, a pair of researchers have been poring over the newspaper’s data, looking to understand the way influence plays out online.
The Beautiful Art of Japanese Web Design – woorkup.com
If I had to looking for some attributes to describe the japanese style in web design I’d choose: essential, minimalist, with an intensive use of Adobe Flash, animations and music in background (mainly solo piano, inspired by Ryuichi Sakamoto’s compositions), traditional and modern at the same time.
datamining
Data Mining 101: Finding Subversives with Amazon Wishlists
Vast deposits of personal information sit in databases across the internet. Terms used in phone conversations have become the grounds for federal investigation.
by Wendy Boswell "My goodness, it's my whole personal life," she said. "I had no idea somebody was looking over my shoulder."
Technophilia: Protect your web searches - Lifehacker
Crypto
news and information business,health,entertainment,technology automotive,business,crime,health,life,politics,science,technology,travel The new so-called NoSQL data stores have been criticized, often by the traditional database community, because they sacrifice “ACID transactions”.
ACID in Theory and Practice
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