Leading off today, Seth Godin talks about grit and hard work, how you can improve those but not “luck” or being pretty. Harvard Magazine has an interesting article about the company we keep and the things we share. They also compare this idea with what companies share. Very interesting article that I would recommend everyone… Read More Geek Reading August 17, 2015
Today, the focus is on some development articles. First, Parse announces that they are open sourcing their SDKs. Next, Ember.js announces the release of Ember.js 2.0, a big milestone in that development. Smashing Magazine talks about the idea of “critical CSS”, the CSS that is needed to make the top part of the page render… Read More Geek Reading August 14, 2015
Today’s lead story is a bit of a surprise. MasterCard and Nymi announced the completion of the first heartbeat-authenticated mobile payment. This is a surprise because I did not think anyone was that close to doing something like this. Seth Godin adds some brilliance with his post about empathy. If you don’t understand why that… Read More Geek Reading August 13, 2015
By now you have heard that Google is now a subsidiary of Alphabet. If you have not heard this yet, you clearly have been disconnected from all forms of media. This news has been covered, re-covered, analyzed and re-analyzed several times over. In other news, Google research talks about how they have improved transcription in… Read More Geek Reading August 12, 2015
Oh look, more security articles today! First, HotHardware reports on a rootkit exploit in Intel processors that has existed since 1997. It is research based, so it does not sound like it has been used in the wild. On Bits Please they talk about a TrustZone exploit for Qualcomm. This has already been fixed, so… Read More Geek Reading August 11, 2015
There seems to be a common theme the past two weeks, security tends to lead the day. First, VentureBeat reports on a Firefox glitch that can be exploited by malicious ads. TechCrunch tells us about a flaw in ZigBee Smart Home devices, which could make for some really interesting things to happen in your home.… Read More Geek Reading August 10, 2015
Some days, the stories you read hit a little closer to home. Yesterday would have been the birthday of my oldest brother, he passed away about two months ago. Seeing the post about surviving the loss of a love on Conversation Agent was a very good way to start the day. Thank you Valeria for… Read More Geek Reading August 7, 2015
Today we start with some good security articles. First, Reuters reports on US researchers showing how computers can be hijacked to send data using sound waves. Outside of the security implications, this is really cool stuff. The BBC has a good article on some spyware demo that shows how spooks hack mobile phones. This is… Read More Geek Reading August 6, 2015
Today we focus on jobs and startups. First, Johanna Rothman talks about who should be your product owner. On First Round Review, there is an excellent post about the transition from engineer into manager. This is something I have personally gone through and seen other people struggle with as well. Diego Bash talks about failure… Read More Geek Reading August 5, 2015
Today we have a few good security related stories. First, arstechnica reports on a new attack on Tor that can deanonymize hidden services with “surprising accuracy”. Next, The Register talks about Pager Duty being hacked weeks ago and just coming clean about it. The Next Web reports on a DNS exploit that is already in… Read More Geek Reading August 4, 2015
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