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diff -u: What's New in Kernel Development
Sometimes a new piece of code turns out to be more useful than its author suspected. Alejandra Morales recently came out with the Cryogenic Project as part of his Master's thesis, supervised by Christian Grothoff. The idea was to reduce energy consumption by scheduling input/output operations in batches. more>>
One Charger to Rule Them All
If you're anything like me, your nightstand is full of electronic devices that need to be charged regularly. Every night I have:
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Nexus 7 tablet.
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Cell phone.
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Kindle Paperwhite.
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iPad Air.
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Fitbit. more>>
3.17-rc4: mainline
3.12.28: longterm
3.16.2: stable
3.14.18: longterm
3.10.54: longterm
Android Candy: Quit Thumbing Your Passwords!
I use my phone more often to log in to on-line accounts than I use a computer. I can assure you it's not because typing passwords on a tiny keyboard is fun. For most of us, we just have instant access to our phones at any given time during the day. more>>
Stuff That Matters
I'm writing this in a hotel room entered through two doors. The hall door is the normal kind: you stick a card in a slot, a light turns green, and the door unlocks. The inner one is three inches thick, has no lock and serves a single purpose: protection from an explosion. more>>