Category Archives: IT

Side effects

The problem with Haskell is that it's a language built on lazy evaluation and nobody's actually called for it.

Undocumented feature

And it doesn't pop up a box every time asking you to use your real name. In fact, there's no way to set your name at all. You just have to keep reminding people who you are.

The easiest way to teach yourself C++ in 21 days

Trustworthiness of information by file extension

I have never been lied to by data in a .txt file which has been hand-aligned.

On Covert Acoustical Mesh Networks in Air

Straight from camp “what could go wrong” scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication have developed a proof-of-concept malware that can communicate with other machines nearby, using just standard laptop speakers and microphones. Most importantly, the computers don’t need to be on the same — or technically any — network, they just need to be within 65 feet of each other.

On Covert Acoustical Mesh Networks in Air