How to Become a Linux Kernel Hacker; Takedown of Misogyny in Nerd Culture

Spreadsheets Not Designed for Serious, Reliable Work | All Deep Neural Nets Are Flawed To view a web version of this message, click here Send this message to a friend How to Become a Linux Kernel Hacker Spreadsheets Not Designed for Serious, Reliable Work Takedown of Misogyny in Nerd Culture All Deep Neural Nets Are Flawed Google's New Self-Driving Car Has No Steering Wheel Hot Comment: "I love it when atheists say that Jesus is fictional. It's..." From the Vault: Could the U.S. Phase Out Nuclear Power? Watch It: Printing Circuits Inside of Plastic Poll Booth: Which desktop environment do you like the best? Sponsored Resource: Built-in Protection for Big Data Environments How to Become a Linux Kernel Hacker It might sound daunting, but kernel hacking isn't a mysterious black art reserved for the geekiest of programmers. With a bit of background knowledge, anyone with a grounding in C can implement a new kernel module and understand how the kernel works internally. Sound Off>> Spreadsheets Not Designed for Serious, Reliable Work In response to evaluations of a notable new economics tome by Thomas Piketty, computer science professor Daniel Lemire explains why spreadsheets shouldn't be used for important work, especially where dedicated software could do a better job. Sound Off>> Takedown of Misogyny in Nerd Culture In the wake of the UCSB killing spree, Jeopardy champion Arthur Chu pens a heartfelt takedown of misogyny in nerd culture and calls upon his fellow nerds to reevaluate their beliefs that have been shaped by movies, sitcoms and video games that teach men that women "are things to 'earn,' to 'win.'" Sound Off>> All Deep Neural Nets Are Flawed A recent paper by a team that includes authors from Google's deep learning research project, outlines news about the way neural networks behave that run counter to what we believed. And if the problems aren't fixed, we cannot rely on a neural network in any safety critical system. Sound Off>> Google's New Self-Driving Car Has No Steering Wheel Many big-name automakers, including Mercedes-Benz and Tesla, have committed to self-driving cars by 2017. And Google recently unveiled an in-house-designed prototype with no steering wheel or pedals. Sound Off>> Re:Wait a sec "I love it when atheists say that Jesus is fictional. It's low hanging fruit to debunk since the existence of a man named Jesus who was crucified in the first century is one of the most verified humans in antiquity. Saying that Jesus is fictional is as bad as believing in geocentrism. In fact, many atheists encourage their fellow unbelievers to stop saying nonsense like "Jesus is fictional" since it is such low hanging fruit for an apologist to debunk." --by gameboyhippo Read More>>   Could the U.S. Phase Out Nuclear Power? Three years ago, in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, German Chancellor Merkel announced that her country would close all of its 17 existing reactors by 2022. Could the U.S. do the same? A number of reports suggest it is not beyond the realm of possibility. Read More>>  Printing Circuits Inside of Plastic You can create some amazing things with 3-D printers, but you're still limited mostly to one basic material at a time. But that be changing. Take a look at a system where a filament printer is used to fabricate the object itself, but at the same time, both capacitive and conductive features can be baked -- or rather printed -- right in, with a separate print head. Watch the Video>>   Which desktop environment do you like the best? Cinnamon GNOME KDE LXDE MATE Unity Xfce Other (list in comments) Cast Your Vote>>   Built-in Protection for Big Data Environments As organizations plan big data projects, business and IT leaders must recognize that data security cannot simply be added later--it must be built into big data implementations from the start. This ebook walks through the requirements of big data security. Learn More>>    Follow Slashdot on Twitter and Facebook. To unsubscribe, click here or send an email to: unsubscribe-213087@elabs10.com To ensure delivery of this newsletter to your inbox and to enable images, please add slashdot@newsletters.slashdot.org to your e-mail address book or safe senders list. Slashdot | 594 Howard Street, Suite 300 | San Francisco, CA 94105 To view our Privacy Policy click here.