Author Archives: NickW

https://www.pcmag.com/news/ftc-sues-to-stop-nvidias-acquisition-of-arm

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/21/12/03/2237223/a-mysterious-threat-actor-is-running-hundreds-of-malicious-tor-relays

Use the OpenPyXL library to create different kinds of charts in Excel with Python. Here’s some code that will generate a bar chart: Update: that image got cropped at the bottom. Here’s a link: https://nickwinlund.net/~nick/docs/CompSci/python%20Excel.pdf

https://www.pcmag.com/news/browser-extension-brings-back-dislike-count-to-youtube-videos

Didn’t it used to be fun to dabble in Open Source? Now it seems like it’s more of a chore, every day. There are either experts/PhD’s on one side or beginners on the other side. Not much middle ground. This means no constant room for improvement. Plus it is really hard to make money in …

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A few things I found good to highlight about the documentary JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass. I watched all of it this evening. The pieces have been assembled. I think Oliver Stone is leaving it up to others to connect the organized crime dots: Director Oliver Stone absolutely destroyed the single bullet/Magic Bullet theory …

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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/11/qualcomm-exclusivity-deal-might-be-keeping-windows-from-running-on-other-arm-chips/

https://m.slashdot.org/story/392999 The job market is an unmitigated mess. These companies can barely manage themselves, much less the software that they use. No easy solutions.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/technology/personaltech/apple-iphone-self-repair.html?referringSource=articleShare