Collaborate Disseminate
We always admire when companies produce useful tools or documentation that aren’t specific to their products. For example, consider LTSpice. Sure, it has the company’s models baked in. But there’s …read more Continue reading Analog Engineer’s Pocket Reference Needs a Big Pocket
Gen Z is reviving the trend of reading physical books over digital ones, with a notable increase in library visits and book purchases, as evidenced by celebrities like Kaia Gerber and Kendall Jenner promoting literature and book clubs. The Guardian rep… Continue reading Gen Z Turns To Physical Books and Libraries
Our list of cybersecurity books has been curated to steer your professional growth in 2024. This selection aims to provide comprehensive information security insights and knowledge, ensuring you stay ahead in your career learning journey throughout the… Continue reading 10 must-read cybersecurity books for 2024
David Kahn has died. His groundbreaking book, The Codebreakers was the first serious book I read about codebreaking, and one of the primary reasons I entered this field.
He will be missed.
EDITED TO ADD (2/4): Funeral website.
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This is a fascinating story.
Last spring, a friend of a friend visited my office and invited me to Langley to speak to Invisible Ink, the CIA’s creative writing group.
I asked Vivian (not her real name) what she wanted me to talk about.
She said that the topic of the talk was entirely up to me.
I asked what level the writers in the group were.
She said the group had writers of all levels.
I asked what the speaking fee was.
She said that as far as she knew, there was no speaking fee.
What I want to know is, why haven’t I been invited? There are nonfiction writers in that group…
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I read every single day, and I split my times in books between Kindle and Audible. Here are my favorite books and audiobooks of 2023.
Note: I can’t explain why previous compilations were only for audiobooks, but here they are for comparison: 2022, 2021… Continue reading My Favorite Books and Audiobooks of 2023
Ben Rothke chose A Hacker’s Mind as “the best information security book of 2023.”
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Ernesto Van der Sar reports via TorrentFreak: Internet Archive has filed its opening brief in its appeal of a court ruling which found its digital lending program copyright-infringing. The Archive believes the decision should be reversed on the grounds… Continue reading Internet Archive: Digital Lending Is Fair Use, Not Copyright Infringement
Quick settings is a new Windows 11 feature that appears when you select the Network, Volume, or Power buttons in the Taskbar’s system tray. As its name suggests, Quick settings provides quick access to commonly needed system settings like Wi-Fi, Blueto… Continue reading Quick Settings (23H2)
On Monday, Merriam-Webster announced its word of the year is “authentic — the term for something we’re thinking about, writing about, aspiring to, and judging more than ever.” The Associated Press reports: Authentic cuisine. Authentic voice. Authentic… Continue reading Merriam-Webster’s Word For 2023 Is ‘Authentic’