Just out! Episode 70 talking @BSidesCapeTown with @rewtd & @elasticninja. Follow @BSidesCapeTown for some last minute conference announcements! https://t.co/av0eIXxSLJ There are still tickets left, go get yours now!
Someone was just asking me for the actual NIST link/resource/verbiage that killed 20 years of painful password complexity and expiration. Here it is again, buried in 300 pages. https://t.co/zkdyaTyYL1
Why is the “Save” button on MS Excel represented by the picture of vending machine? (with purchased drink at the bottom)
— a question by young Japanese caught a buzz in Japan
🚨 WHAT?? 😮 There is an official #IWD@WomenTechmakers event happening in Johannesburg this year on the 23 March🤩🤩 Register at this link if you want to attend 👇 (RT to tell your friend) https://t.co/uclcm0meQv
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The hash-bang directive '#!' is actually processed by the kernel: when a file starts with 0x23, 0x21 (which is #!) the kernel will interpret what follows as the path to executable and attempt to run. The message from Dennis Ritchie that introduced '#!' in Research Unix, Jan 1980
Short computer history thread!
- Year: 1968
- Problem: Non-computer specialists at RAND needed to compute but did not know how to type yet
- Solution: A tablet, a stylus and an "iconic" programming environment (duh!)
This year's @Entelect challenge includes a university challenge, a one day event where students can get involved in and teams stand a chance to win awesome gaming laptops and tickets to @ComicConAfrica to watch the finals