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
Read moreSpace-X patents
Anderson: So what have all your creative people come up with, then? What’s different in your basic technology versus 50 years ago? Musk: I can’t
Read moreEinstein and Peer Review
From Time. Although when I posted this on twitter, I got a good response. https://twitter.com/lsidir/status/573416554265763840 In computer science, well …
Read morePointers draft
Despite pedants, pointers are useful and interesting and if you don’t understand them, you don’t really get what’s going on in a computer. Think of
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