Toomics Reports Its Own Website for Copyright Infringements
Every other week we take a casual look at the various takedown requests companies such as Google and Twitter receive. The vast majority of the notices are valid and point to pirated material, but mistakes are certainly not hard to find. These errors come in different shapes and sizes. One wrongly identified URL in a list of thousands is somewhat understandable. However, there are also instances where it’s hard to find legitimate...
Set up temperature sensors in your home with a Raspberry Pi
It’s HOT! I suppose I can’t complain too much about living in paradise, but when my wife and I moved to Hawaii last fall, I didn’t really think too much about the weather. Don’t get me wrong, the weather is lovely pretty much all the time, and we keep our windows open 24/7, but that means it is pretty warm in the house right now in the middle of summer. read more Powered by...
Reading and writing files with Python
Some data is meant to be temporary, stored in RAM while an application is running, and then forgotten. Some data, however, is meant to be persistent. It’s stored on a hard drive for later use, and it’s often the stuff that a user cares about the most. For programmers, it’s very common to write code to read and write files, but every language handles this task a little differently. This article demonstrates how to...
What is XML?
XML is a hierarchical markup language. It uses opening and closing tags to define data. It’s used to store and exchange data, and because of its extreme flexibility, it’s used for everything from documentation to graphics. Here’s a sample XML document: read more Powered by...
A New System Is Helping Crack Down on Child Sex Abuse Images
There are 150 child sexual abuse laws around the world. Now, metadata is making it easier for countries to work together. Powered by WPeMatico
