Leading the day we have another security issue, this time with the ImageMagick library. Some details can be found at the ImageTragick site. LuanchDarkly gives us an interesting post on feature flags mitigating risk in database migration. At Requests for Startups, we get getting started guide for deep learning. At Count Bayesie, we get an… Read More Geek Reading May 5, 2016 #1099
To start our day we have a post from Machine Learning Mastery about the Python ecosystem for machine learning. Josh Juneau talks about the state of Java EE8 and the question of Oracle’s leadership of various JSRs. This has become a common topic lately, so it is definitely something we need to keep watch on.… Read More Geek Reading May 3, 2016 #1097
Today we focus on the job again as there are some excellent posts to read. First, on DaedTech, they plead for us to stop “geeking out”. I wholeheartedly agree with the ideas. Basically, you can “geek out” but don’t make that the goal. You still need to help people and build the appropriate things. Ben… Read More Geek Reading April 27, 2016 #1093
I am not sure how I forgot to post it yesterday, but our lead story comes from The Next Web. SpaceX finally lands its rocket on a drone ship! Geeks around the world were going nuts and the various videos of the landing were shared all over. Wordfence continues their analysis of the Panama Papers… Read More Geek Reading April 12, 2016 #1082
Google Research starts our day with an article on deep learning for robots. They talk about networked robots can share their experience with one another to learn more quickly. Skynet might not be far behind 😛 On the Android Developers blog, they announced the first preview of Android N. This preview came as a surprise… Read More Geek Reading March 10, 2016 #1060
Leading the day is an interesting look at the problems at GitHub as reported bu Business Insider. Much like any company trying to grow their revenue from a small company, they start to have an identity crisis and some of the early employees depart. Overall, it is not surprising but I am curious to see… Read More Geek Reading February 8, 2016 #1037
Seth Godin leads our day with his post on resilience. Resilience goes with hard work, and can really help your career in the long term. On Laughing Meme, we have an excellent post on technical debt. It takes a slightly different slant on technical debt and I don’t agree with everything, but it is worth… Read More Geek Reading January 14, 2016
Now that vacation is over, it is time to get back to the daily links. First, we have Rands in Repose talking about employees leaving when they are happy. In particular, the focus is on when the employee let’s his “shields down” and goes for coffee or lunch with someone. Paul Graham has an interesting… Read More Geek Reading January 4, 2016
Google leads the day with their post about working towards a more accessible world. On The Macro, they talk about a different idea on how to split equity among co-founders. The basic idea is to split it equally because once the business really starts (launch or outside funding), nothing else really matters. On DZone, we… Read More Geek Reading December 4, 2015
Mozilla starts our day with a big post on privacy and protecting its users. There is not much in terms of new information, but it is good to see Mozilla take a stand. On Coding VC they talk about the 100-hour rule, as a different option than the 10000-hour rule. The reasoning is that you… Read More Geek Reading December 3, 2015
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