CS Topics: Rand and Xor Magic

In this week’s episode, we dive a bit deeper into the underlying theory behind how random numbers and the importance behind the XOR operator when creating hashes.

This episode does depend on pre-existing knowledge of basic boolean operators. If you aren’t familiar check out this page.

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Nix News: Embedded Linux Update

Today I’ll cover my major take-homes from a couple embedded Linux conferences that I (virtually) attended.

Subjects:

  • Let’s be positive
  • All about embedded linux
  • Be prepared: Containers are coming! (Someone please make docker-lite for embedded!)
  • Risc V is up and coming real soon now
  • Learn VSCode if you want a common IDE experience
  • Diversity thoughts – there’s a person behind the email
  • Open Source maintainers ask for our patience
  • Check out Virtual Conferences in 2020

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Special Thanks to:

  • https://audionautix.com/ – Rockin’ zombie track

Hope for the Camel’s Second Hump

Today I offer some advice for those currently staring down the barrel of failing midterm grades for CS and Engineering students.

CS Topics: Hash Functions

Today we cover one of the primary building blocks for blockchain – Hash Functions.

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Episode 7 – XLS, XLSX What is Difference?

Today I cover a small “oops” from the UK health center, and extend some thoughts on its relationship to “Real Programming”.

Episode 5 – Ethics of Software Programmers

Today I discuss the implications of ethics in software development. We’ll take a look at some of my personal experience, and 2 new Netflix documentaries: The Social Dilemma, and Challenger: The Final Flight.

Episode 4 – Fall 2020 Programming Developments

A look at major new developments in the coding world for C/C++ – and some brief talk on Amazon BottleRocket and Microsoft’s Hyper-V advancements.

Episode 3 – To College or not to College?

For new and aspiring developers – in this episode I answer the #1 question asked from future coders – should I go to college? Pros and Cons of a college degree and the University system.

Contents: The Cold Truth of Job Seeking. Beware of For-Profit systems. Selecting a Degree. The actual meaning of a Computer Science degree.

Episode 2 – The Decline of Usenet

We return to the early 80s and 90s to discuss the rise of consumer access to Usenet and the following decline of the service and its rise to the ranks of the undead.

Contents:

  • Show introduction
  • Merging of networks
  • SPAM, SPAM, more SPAM
  • A brief analysis of the “Decline”

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  • Music by Audionautix.com – Creative Commons licensed music and commercial options available.