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Asking these 7 questions will help you write anything better.

In my career, there is no other skill I use more than writing. And no, I don’t mean writing code. I mean English writing: Emails, Design Docs, Presentations, Proposals, Feedback, Code Reviews, Knowledgebases, you name it. Written communication can sometimes be daunting, especially for non-native speakers. I’m also not a professional writer — like manyContinue reading “Asking these 7 questions will help you write anything better.”

You don’t present to execs, you sell to execs.

You don’t present to execs, you sell to execs. Something a mentor told me once. There are different presentations: Your presentation has to be tailored to the right audience. You can mistakenly combine all presentations made to different people up the hierarchy into a single bucket called ‘presenting up’. But that does not work. OnceContinue reading “You don’t present to execs, you sell to execs.”

10 Best Practices in Front-end Development.

Certainly, we’ve all experienced this situation: you land a new job and are excited to start. The interviewers paint a bright and charming picture of the company, leading you to make the decision to leave your previous position. After a week of what can only be described as ‘vacation’ — which, in many cases, amountsContinue reading “10 Best Practices in Front-end Development.”

Psychology of Speed: A Guide to Perceived Performance.

Happiness score, experience score, or performance score—many have tried to distil people’s experience into a singular number (which, in performance case, has serious downsides). But is it even possible to boil down human perception to a single number? What’s the gap between measured and perceived performance, and which one should we use as our goal?Continue reading “Psychology of Speed: A Guide to Perceived Performance.”

Gen AI for the Genome: LLM Predicts Characteristics of COVID Variants.

A new demo lets users explore visualizations of the genome-scale language model by Argonne National Laboratory, NVIDIA, and other collaborators. A widely acclaimed large language model for genomic data has demonstrated its ability to generate gene sequences that closely resemble real-world variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19. Called GenSLMs, the model, which last year wonContinue reading “Gen AI for the Genome: LLM Predicts Characteristics of COVID Variants.”

What happens when databases crash?

Databases have tables and indexes stored in files. As you create rows, the database system writes to data pages in memory which is then written to data files on disk. There is a problem though, what happens if you lose power half-way through writing to the file? As the database starts back up we have corrupted files.Continue reading “What happens when databases crash?”

Impatient LockBit says it’s leaked 50GB of stolen Boeing files after ransom fails to land.

Aerospace titan pores over data to see if dump is legit. The LockBit crew is claiming to have leaked all of the data it stole from Boeing late last month, after the passenger jet giant apparently refused to pay the ransom demand. The gang dumped the files online early Friday morning. This latest leak includes about 50GBContinue reading “Impatient LockBit says it’s leaked 50GB of stolen Boeing files after ransom fails to land.”

More ‘sophisticated’ malvertising sneaks past filters.

A script found in malicious ads reveals signs of Cobalt Strike and ransomware, according to a Malwarebytes researcher. Usually when threat researcher Jérôme Segura finds malicious code inside of an advertisement—often referred to as “malvertising”—the executable code is one that’s easy to define: an info-stealer or installer, for example, that can be investigated in aContinue reading “More ‘sophisticated’ malvertising sneaks past filters.”

Microsoft wants more robots in data centers.

Microsoft is “creating a team dedicated to the automation of data center operations,” according to executive Sean James. Microsoft is hiring a human to lead the robot revolution (in data center automation). As reported by the Register, Microsoft posted a job listing in the second week of October for a team manager for hardware robotics in its automationContinue reading “Microsoft wants more robots in data centers.”