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22/12/2022

Why I Switched From Ubuntu To OpenSUSE
After years of relying on Ubuntu and derivatives like Linux Mint, I decided I'd had enough of customizations like the Snap package tool and Network Manager.

I've been using different flavors of Ubuntu for years, including its upstream parent, Debian, and derivatives like Linux Mint, but the more-recent additions like the Snap package tool and the flakiness of Network Manager led me to make the switch once and for all. It's been a great move.

After years of relying on Ubuntu and derivatives like Linux Mint, I decided I'd had enough of customizations like the Snap package tool and Network Manager.

22/12/2022

AWS Application Composer
AWS Application Composer service allows one to quickly design and deploy a serverless application by dragging and dropping to a canvas.

A couple of weeks before, in AWS re:invent, Amazon made a lot of innovative announcements, and one of the announcements was the AWS Application Composer service, which allows a user to drag and drop elements to the Canvas and quickly design and deploy serverless applications.

AWS Application Composer service allows one to quickly design and deploy a serverless application by dragging and dropping to a canvas.

22/12/2022

How To Deploy an ERC-20 Smart Contract on Avalanche With Infura
Avalanche has emerged as one of the most formidable alternatives to Ethereum, becoming the fastest smart contract platform in the blockchain industry.

DZone Software Design and Architecture Security How To Deploy an ERC-20 Smart Contract on Avalanche With Infura How To Deploy an ERC-20 Smart Contract on Avalanche With Infura Avalanche has emerged as one of the most formidable alternatives to Ethereum, becoming the fastest smart contract platform i...

25/11/2022

Sci-fi author Neal Stephenson wants to build a metaverse open to all
The science-fiction author who coined the term metaverse in his 1992 novel Snow Crash is going head-to-head with Meta and Microsoft to create an open-source platform for creating virtual worlds

Lamina1 was contacted for comment.   Neal Stephenson was contacted for comment.   Facebook did not respond to a request for comment on the standards underpinning its own metaverse, and whether it might consider making it interoperable with open source standards.

23/11/2022

Boston Dynamics leads call to stop arming robots – will anyone listen?

A group of robot-makers led by Boston Dynamics has pledged to push back on any attempts to add weapons to their creations, but other companies will continue to arm their robots and market them to police and military buyers

A group of robot-makers led by Boston Dynamics has pledged to push back on any attempts to add weapons to their creations, but other companies will continue to arm their robots and market them to police and military buyers

21/11/2022

IBM unveils world's largest quantum computer at 433 qubits

IBM's new quantum computer, Osprey, is more than triple the size of its previous record-breaking Eagle processor

IBM's new quantum computer, Osprey, is more than triple the size of its previous record-breaking Eagle processor

19/11/2022

AI diversity scoring system could help root out algorithmic bias

Drawing inspiration from the way ecologists measure biodiversity, a method to score an AI's diversity could help determine how biased a computer system is

Drawing inspiration from the way ecologists measure biodiversity, a method to score an AI's diversity could help determine how biased a computer system is

17/11/2022

If cyberpunk no longer fits our vision of the future, what does?

Cyberpunk, once a hi-tech picture of the future, now feels passe. A new adaption of sci-fi novel The Peripheral gives a fresh perspective on how tech could transform humanity, says Annalee Newitz

Cyberpunk, once a glittering picture of the future, now feels passe. A new adaption of sci-fi novel The Peripheral gives a fresh perspective on how tech could transform humanity, says Annalee Newitz

15/11/2022

AI is better at answering questions if you get another AI to ask them

Getting good answers from an artificial intelligence can be a tricky task, and now researchers have found that an AI is better at asking questions of another AI than people are

13/11/2022

Playwright: Test Automation You Must Know

If you love to automate and test applications, there is a new tool in the market to grab your attention and satisfy your needs for test automation.

11/11/2022

What to Know About Python and Why Its the Most Popular Today

Python is an incredibly versatile programming language that can be used for data science projects, data analysis, machine learning, and data visualization.

04/11/2022

[DZone Survey] Calling All Security Practitioners to Take Our Security Survey!

Data breaches, ransomware attacks, and other security vulnerabilities have become the norm in recent years. With that, development teams bear the responsibility of ensuring that all stages of the SDLC have strong security. We are curious to know how development teams and tech professionals are incorporating security into the software they build, detecting and addressing vulnerabilities, and identifying common challenges.

And this is where we could use your insights!