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Fark has undergone a site redesign, leaving users with mixed feelings. Some are excited about the fresh new look, while others are upset and scared by the change. There are calls to bring back the old design, with some saying they preferred it or that this new design reminds them of other websites. Some are […]
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The book Lean Product and Process Development exposes the waste built into product development organizations and how Taylorism leads to inefficiencies and cognitive wastage. One particular type of waste identified is handoff, which causes workers to produce low-quality work if they don’t have the necessary knowledge, and management to set meaningless standards, demand excessive status […]
Black boxes have been a staple of aviation safety for over half a century, providing crucial data into the causes of plane crashes. David Warren, a research scientist in Australia, played a key role in developing the first black box in the late 1950s. These days, black boxes can withstand the harshest of conditions, including […]
This primer offers analytic techniques to assist intelligence analysts in dealing with complex international developments, incomplete and ambiguous information, and the limitations of the human mind. The challenge of understanding the intentions and capabilities of adversaries and foreign actors, especially when concealed, is compounded by the complexity posed by transnational threats involving multiple adaptable nonstate […]
Author argues that mental liquidity is the key to success, as more often than not, the world is constantly changing and new information is brought in. However, the ability to change personal beliefs and convictions is rare, as people often find it easier to believe falsehoods than admit mistakes. The author regards conviction as a […]
Don’t miss out on the 24/7 stream available at twitch.tv/reddark_247! A number of subreddits are set to go dark or become read-only on or after June 12th and you can find out which ones by clicking the link provided. If you enjoy using the website, consider contributing to its upkeep. It’s worth noting that while […]
For decades, we have been told that drugs are highly addictive due to a series of rat experimentations that placed one rat alone in a cage with two water bottles – one containing cocaine or heroin, and the other just water. However, Professor of Psychology in Vancouver, Bruce Alexander, believed that the rat experiments were […]
Settling down by the sea, in a so-called “blue space,” has been linked to a 17% reduction in mortality rate. Researcher Wallace J. Nichols, who coined the term “blue mind theory,” stated that any engagement with water, even a creek, can offer a salve for our embattled brains. Nichols argues that temporary proximity to clean […]
Canonical s-expressions are a way to format s-expressions into data packets suitable for network transmissions. To get a canonical s-exp, it has to be converted into a tree of byte streams, which can then be easily transmitted in a stream. The unique aspect of writing a given s-expression is ensured by adding suffixes with the […]
The Dutch government is proposing changes to its intelligence and security services act, allowing automatic extension of warrants to hacking victims who are not the primary target. The legislation would make it possible for Dutch services to obtain permission to monitor a computer or communication, following a warrant for another hacker, without the need for […]