Python Is So Slow. Can Julia Solve the Two-Language Problem?

By some benchmarks, Julia code can run 10X to 1,000X faster than Python—but there’s a reason it’s not a very popular ...
kottke.org

The Naturalist’s Library (1833-43)

Nicholas Rougeux, whose work I have featured here before, has published a complete digital edition of William Jardine’s ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Elizebeth Smith Friedman Was the U.S. Government’s First Woman Codebreaker. She Cracked Nazi Codes, Saved 8,000 Lives and Pioneered Modern Codebreaking

For decades, Elizebeth Smith Friedman worked in near-total secrecy, cracking codes that shaped the outcome of two world wars.
IGN

Fortnite Creative 2.0 Map Codes

Could Fortnite Creative 2.0 be the future of Fortnite? With the debut of the Unreal Editor For Fortnite add-on, community developers and map-makers now have access to all the possibilities of coding ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

One name at a time: How Die Zeit built a searchable database of Nazi Party members

In the final days of World War II, as the German Reich collapsed, Nazi officials ordered millions of party membership cards ...
ConsumerAffairs

i3 Broadband Reviews

i3 Broadband is an internet provider serving both residential and business customers in Illinois, Rhode Island and the St. Louis, Missouri area. The company uses fiber optic cables to deliver internet ...
OSTechNix

The Complete Kiwix Guide: Build Your Offline Knowledge Library on Linux

Learn how to build a offline knowledge library with Kiwix. Discover how to install Kiwix, organize your library, and access ...