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The RIAA literally owns Jammie Thomas-Rasset (a copyright discussion for tech pros)A jury of Jammie Thomas-Rasset's peers just levied a $1,920,000 fine against the young mother of 4 for sharing 24 songs on Kazaa. The defe… Started by Sadien Intellectual Property in Testing |
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New Opera Unite: Are they kidding?I'm glad to see Opera working to grow, and try new things... However, from what I am reading about this new product... nothing about what… Started by Sadien Intellectual Property in Testing |
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Pirate Party: Are Americans losing something in translation here?A Sadien.com Editorial I've seen this story about the "EU Pirate Party" floating around for several days now. Piracy is bad. No question… Started by Sadien Intellectual Property in Testing |
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Codetown is a social network. It's got blogs, forums, groups, personal pages and more! You might think of Codetown as a funky camper van with lots of compartments for your stuff and a great multimedia system, too! Best of all, Codetown has room for all of your friends.
Created by Michael Levin Dec 18, 2008 at 6:56pm. Last updated by Michael Levin May 4, 2018.
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In streaming, the challenge is immediate: customers are watching TV right now, not planning to watch it tomorrow. When systems fail during prime time, there is no recovery window; viewers leave and may not return. One and a half years ago, at ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, we faced the challenge of scaling streaming applications for international users.
By Daniele Frasca
Target has deployed GRAM, a GenAI-powered accessory recommendation system for the Home category, using large language models to prioritize product attributes and capture aesthetic cohesion. The system helps shoppers find compatible accessories, integrates human-in-the-loop curation, and achieved measurable improvements in engagement and conversion.
By Leela Kumili
Lesley Cordero discusses platform engineering as a sociotechnical solution for scaling organizations. She explains the CALMS framework, the "pendulum of tension" between reliability and velocity, and how to transition from reactive to proactive leadership. By focusing on communal learning and distributed power, she shares how to build resilient systems without sacrificing human well-being.
By Lesley Cordero
During his sabbatical, Will McGugan, maker of Rich and Textual( frameworks for making Textual User Interfaces (TUI)), put his UI skills to work to build Toad. The newly publicly released tool aims to provide a unified, “beautiful” GUI for multiple coding agents in your terminal, accessible via the same tool via the Agent Communication Protocol (ACP).
By Olimpiu PopIn this episode, Simon Ritter, Deputy CTO at Azul, sat down with podcast host Michael Redlich, Lead Editor of the Java topic at InfoQ, and discussed the latest features in OpenJDK and Simon’s experiences serving on the JCP Expert Group since JDK 9. OpenJDK topics included: the six-month release cycle, Generational Shenandoah, JDK Flight Recorder, Project Leyden and Compact Object Headers.
By Simon Ritter
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