Collaborate Disseminate
There’s been an explosion of interest among senior executives — including C-suite leaders — in going gig, or “fractional.” From a report: “People don’t want to go back to pre-COVID — [they] want control, more work-life-balance, and a say over who th… Continue reading C-suite Goes Gig as Demand For Fractional Work Rises
Hackers have compromised several different companies’ Chrome browser extensions in a series of intrusions dating back to mid-December, according to one of the victims and experts who have examined the campaign. From a report: Among the victims was the … Continue reading Hackers Hijack a Wide Range of Companies’ Chrome Extensions
It took 7 months, but today I finished coding my 2024 .NETpad modernization project. I also found another bug in WPF Windows 7 theming support. Of course I did.
So let’s start there.
A new bug
When Microsoft released .NET 9 in November, I was surprised… Continue reading Modernizing .NETpad: It’s a Wrap (Premium)
President Biden on Monday signed the SHARE IT Act (H.R. 9566) into law, mandating federal agencies share custom-developed code with each other to prevent duplicative software development contracts and reduce the $12 billion annual government software e… Continue reading Bill Requiring US Agencies To Share Custom Source Code With Each Other Becomes Law
When you think of making something using a lathe, you usually think of turning a screw, a table leg, or a toothpick. [Uri Tuchman] had a different idea. He wanted …read more Continue reading Lathe Gears Make a Clock
Montenegro has approved the extradition of cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon to the United States over his role in the collapse of TerraUSD and Luna tokens, which wiped out $40 billion from investors and destabilized global crypto markets. The BBC re… Continue reading South Korean Crypto-Boss Do Kwon To Be Extradited To US
Oura, your competition is coming in hot – here’s what we know. Continue reading Samsung’s next-gen Galaxy Ring 2 may launch at Unpacked next month
I’m reevaluating the devices I use for reading and will write about that soon. Meanwhile, here’s my original Amazon Kindle review from 2007.
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I knew Amazon was on to something with its new e-book reader, the Kindle, when my wife was immediately curio… Continue reading Throwback: My Original Amazon Kindle Review from 2007 (Premium)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Apparently Hertz’s purging of electric vehicles from its fleet isn’t going fast enough for the car rental giant. A Reddit user posted an offer they received from Hertz to buy the 2023 Tesla Model 3… Continue reading Hertz Continues EV Purge
Can a fitness band detect menstrual irregularities? Continue reading New wearable data could lead to early diagnosis of fertility issues – without needles