An FPGA is an Impoverished Accelerator : Architects are prone to describing field-programmable gate arrays, or FGPAs, as a “light” version of hardware acceleration. While researchers have exploited FPGAs to great computational effect, especially recently, it is critical to remember that FPGAs are what we have, not what we want. via Pocket
The SKEYE Nano Drone (US) : Meet the SKEYE Nano Drone, the shockingly agile, and tiny, flying machine. At just 4.0 × 4.0 centimers (or 1.57 × 1.57 inches) in size, this mini-quadcopter is perfect for airborne stunts (like figure 8s, banking turns, flips, etc) both indoors and outside. via Pocket
Developer API : TinyCert offers a REST API to access its major functionality. Documentation for the API can be browsed online below, and client libraries are available for download from GitHub. To make requests to the API, you will need your email address, passphrase and your personal API key. via Pocket
Mocking Python Requests with Responses : My main project at Dropbox has been a new automated build system (we call it Changes), mostly focused on code quality. Right now it’s a very thick layer on top of Jenkins, which means we do a significant amount of HTTP requests between the two. via Pocket
Emacs script pitfalls – lunarsite : Emacs isn’t just an editor, it’s an entire Emacs Lisp interpreter and environment. We can use Emacs Lisp not only to extend and customize our beloved editor, but also to write entire programs and applications. via Pocket
Software Performance Optimization Heuristics: Fast, Frugal and Factual : The following is a graphic I’ve used in the past to frame various software performance optimization techniques. via Pocket
FacebookをMacのデスクトップに統合できるアプリ | ライフハッカー[日本版] : OS X:複数のタブを切り替えながら、たくさんのFacebook通知やメッセージを確認するのは結構厄介なものです。ブラウザ上で誰かとチャットしているときなんて、特にそうですよね。『Current for Mac』を使えば、Facebookをデス via Pocket
Audi TT S Gets A Virtual Test Drive With The Samsung Gear VR : Samsung have teamed up with Audi in the UK to offer virtual test drives of the new Audi TT S using the Samsung Gear VR headset, and whilst this may not be as much fun as an actual test driver, users of the device will get to go on a virtual lap of the Neuberg Audi race track in Germany. via Pocket
WiFried: iOS 8 WiFi Issue : There are many internet forums with thousands of users scratching their heads, wondering if the reason their WiFi performance is severely degraded on iOS 8 is because of their router, their DNS settings (please help these folks the most), that they need to reset their network settings, and more. via Pocket
Developing for nginx? : We’re planning JavaScript configurations, using JavaScript in [an] Nginx configuration. We plan to be more efficient on these [configurations], and we plan to develop a flexible application platform. via Pocket
Facebookが同社のHTTPフレームワーク/サーバProxygenをオープンソース化 : Facebookが今日(米国時間11/5)、Proxygenをオープンソースにする、と発表した。それはC++で書かれたHTTPライブラリで、同社が使っているHTTPサーバも含まれている。Facebookは最近いろんなものをオープンソースにしてきたが、 via Pocket
HowTo: iOS Apps - Static analysis : In this short article I’ll try to explain what are the main steps to analyze an iOS app. Since I’ve writen similar posts related to Android I thought I could devote some of spare time writing about the steps required to analyze iOS apps/binaries. But first of all let’s start with: via Pocket
Integrating with LLVM : In Dylan, Peter Housel opted to, instead, model the LLVM IR and then generate bitcode files from it. This is all wrapped up pretty neatly within a Dylan library, llvm. via Pocket
Lensbaby Introduces First Mobile Lens Product, Upcoming Product Prototype : NEW YORK CITY — Lensbaby, maker of add-on lenses for SLR and mirrorless cameras, was showing its first mobile product at the recent PhotoPlus Expo show. Chris Link, Sales Manager, gave us a demo of the Lensbaby LM-10, and also showed us a prototype of a soon to be released product. via Pocket
WEBサイトの品質をテストしてくれるWEBツール「Nibbler」 : Nibbler - Test any website WEBサイトの品質をテストしてくれるWEBツール「Nibbler」。 サイトのURLを入れて送信すると、サイトのアクセシビリティや利用テクノロジー、コードのクオリティやSNSスコア等が数値化されて表示されます via Pocket
HTC Desire EYE Review : The HTC Desire EYE seems to have one key point in its favor, at first - selfie power. But it’s a whole lot more than that. Instead of a smartphone that’s made for taking photos of yourself, the Desire EYE is a surprisingly well-rounded phone. via Pocket
Dell Chromebox Bundle With Keyboard And Mouse Now Available For $199 : Dell has this week released a new Dell Chromebox bundle that includes keyboard and mouse together with Chromebox for just $199, unfortunately the picture screen is not part of the bundle. via Pocket
ライトニングコネクタにも挿せるUSBフラッシュメモリを使えば、iPad・iPhoneがちゃんとビジネスに役立つ | ライフハッカー[日本版] : 史上最薄・最軽量のiPad Air 2が発売され、ますます屋内外での活用が快適になったiPad。さらに、2014年内にマイクロソフトからOffice for iPad(利用にはOffice 365のサブスクリプションが必要)のリリースが予定され、ビジネス via Pocket
Google Cloud Platform Live: Introducing Container Engine, Cloud Networking and much more : Today, tens of thousands of developers from around the world are joining us at Google Cloud Platform Live — either in person in San Francisco, at our watch parties in New York, Austin, and London, or on the livestream. via Pocket
Have you met weaveDNS? : Today we’re releasing a preview of weaveDNS: a distributed DNS service for your weave network. As with DNS in general, the main use of weaveDNS is to be able to refer to things by name rather than address. via Pocket
Cache Eviction: When Are Randomized Algorithms Better Than LRU? : Once upon a time, my computer architecture professor mentioned that using a random eviction policy for caches really isn’t so bad. via Pocket
New Clock May End Time As We Know It : "My own personal opinion is that time is a human construct," says Tom O’Brian. O’Brian has thought a lot about this over the years. He is America’s official timekeeper at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado. via Pocket
2015 Mustang gets 600HP+ supercharger boost : If there’s one thing we didn’t doubt about the 2015 Ford Mustang when we drove it in September it was its power, but since there’s probably no such thing as too many horses, now there’s an officially-sanctioned supercharger upgrade for the muscle car. via Pocket
ClickN KIDS Tablet 2 boasts Intel hardware, Google Play : Not all kids tablets are alike: while (almost) all of them are durable enough to handle being tossed and dropped, many are lackluster when it comes to features. They’re slow and sometimes buggy, and may have limited app options. via Pocket
Google Nexus Player Now Available In The US : The Google Nexus Player was made official last month, and now Google has listed the device as available to buy on their Google Play Store. The Nexus Player is available from Google Play for $99, and it comes with a quad core 1. via Pocket
Extra Breath Snorkel Lets You Stay Underwater Longer (video) : Landon Stinson has developed a new type of snorkel called the Extra Breath Snorkel, which as the name suggests allows you to take one extra breath of air with you under the water. Allowing you to spend twice the amount of time underwater as you would when compared with using a standard snorkel. via Pocket
Amazon Fire TV Update Adds Tablet Game Support, Guest Display Mirroring And More : Amazon has today announced the release of a free new software update for their recently launched Amazon Fire TV media streaming and gaming set-top box. via Pocket
Portabee Go 3D Printer Now Available From $595 (video) : Back in 2012 the Portabee 3D printer was first offered as an inexpensive 3D printer kit, this week the team behind the 3D printer has unveiled the Portabee Go system which has built on the original and now offers more enhanced specifications. via Pocket