Madoff’s Coders Charged With Aiding Massive Ponzi Scheme
wired.com — Two programmers who worked for convicted fraudster Bernard Madoff have been arrested and charged with providing technical support for the massive Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of an estimated $65 billion. (Submitted by angel.wardriver) More…
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Visualizing 'Choose Your Own Adventure' Books
samizdat.cc — To get a sense for the distribution of pages within the actual CYOA books, I've prepared a dataset of 12 books. They earliest date from 1979 and at the later edge are a handful from 1986. They are laid out chronologically (or according to series order for books released in the same year) with the oldest at the top left and more recent books below. (Submitted by MrBabyMan) More…
Programmer 101: Teach Yourself How to Code
lifehacker.com — You've always wanted to learn how to build software yourself—or just whip up an occasional script—but never knew where to start. Luckily, the web is full of free resources that can turn you into a programmer in no time. (Submitted by braveheart007) More…
Rite of Passage (COMIC)
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Interview with a Digg.com Software Engineer: Kurt Wilms
insidethewebb.com — Kurt Wilms isa a Computer Science major from The University of Minnesota, a very intelligent software engineer who provides some insight into the Digg lifestyle. What it’s like on a day to day basis, what it’s like to design applications for Digg, and a whole lot more. (Submitted by genericdigger) More…
You Don’t Need Any Plugins to Stop Comment Spam
digwp.com — One of the biggest WordPress myths is that you need a bunch of plugins to control comment spam. WordPress is well-equipped to handle the job all by itself. Plugins may provide additional anti-spam functionality, but they are by no means essential to running a spam-free site. (Submitted by Iexist08) More…
Software That Fixes Itself?
technologyreview.com — ClearView works without assistance from humans and without access to a program's underlying source code. When something goes wrong, ClearView comes up with several potential patches designed to force the software to follow the violated rules. (Submitted by guyro) More…
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