The Actuator – October 11th
Are you excited about THWACKcamp, yet? It's next week, and I am flying down to Austin to be there for the live broadcast. Go here to register. Do it now!
As always, here are some links from the Intertubz that I hope will hold your interest. Enjoy!
It’s official: Data science proves Mondays are the worst
I like having data to back up what we already knew about Mondays.
The Seven Deadly Sins of AI Predictions
A bit long, but worth the read. Many of these sins apply to predictions in general, as well as Sci-Fi writing.
Who should die when a driverless car crashes? Q&A ponders the future
I've thought and talked a lot about autonomous cars, but I’ve never once pondered what the car should do when faced with a decision about who should die, and who should live.
Traceroute Lies! A Typical Misinterpretation Of Output
Because I learned something new here and you might too: MPLS is as dumb as a stump.
Replacing Social Security Numbers Is Harder Than You Think
And they make for lousy primary keys, too.
Russia reportedly stole NSA secrets with help of Kaspersky—what we know now
I included this story even though it hasn't yet been confirmed because I wanted to remind everyone that there is at least one government agency that listens to the American people: the NSA.
History of the browser user-agent string
And you will read this, and there will be much rejoicing.
Shopping this past weekend I found these socks and now I realize that SolarWinds needs to up our sock game:
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