One of the most interesting things we saw in the proposed IEEE 1588 enterprise profile was a bold suggestion on fault tolerance that looked familiar.
Read moreWhat does the UNIX file system do?
Unix, Linux, Windows and other operating systems and the world wide web all support file systems with the familiar path file names like “/home/snowden/travel/boardingpass.pdf” or
Read morePrimitive recursion over words
From: @book{Peter:1982:RFC:539249, author = {Peter, Roezsa}, title = {Recursive Functions in Computer Theory}, year = {1982}, isbn = {0470271957}, publisher = {Halsted Press},
Read moreSmart and dumb clients and the “so-called” Best Master Clock Algorithm in PTP IEEE 1588
The Best Master Clock (BMC) algorithm is a key part and key weakness of the PTP standard. The proposed enterprise profile for PTP calls it
Read moreUpdate of UNIX filesystem paper
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Read moreGerman banking
Germany has a complex banking system that provides a lot of support for SME manufacturing. The main strength of German economy is the so-called ‘Mittelstand’,
Read moreRight to private jet ski use while collecting disability
New York authorities said the warrants led to the indictments of firefighters, police officers, and civil servants on disability fraud charges. The Facebook data, which
Read moreThe OPM break-in was super-horrific
Hackers likely stole EVERY SINGLE background investigation form completed by OPM since 2000. Every single one. — Damian Paletta (@damianpaletta) July 9, 2015
Read moreIkea and RedHat
This is state of the art for systems software now – which is not all that impressive. Glantz explained that Ikea has more than 3,500
Read moreGilbert and Sullivan’s innovative business model
From the Financial Times: (and you should buy a subscription) Piracy is a problem as old as the music industry itself. In Victorian times, it
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