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Day: September 21, 2019
Want to crush competitors? Forget SoftBank, Blackstone suggests; it can write $500 million checks, too
Back in January, Blackstone — the investment firm whose assets under management surpassed a jaw-dropping half a trillion dollars earlier this year — quietly began piecing together a new, growth equity platform called Blackstone Growth, or BXG. Step one was hiring away Jon Korngold from […]
Microsoft: We want you to learn Python programming language for free
Microsoft has launched a new 44-part series called Python for Beginners on YouTube, consisting of three- to four-minute lessons from two self-described geeks at Microsoft who love programming and teaching. The course isn’t quite for total beginners as it assumes people have done a little […]
Combustibili inquinanti, le tasse basse non incoraggiano l’eco-transizione
In generale le tasse sulle fonti inquinanti sono lontane dei livelli necessari per ridurre i rischi e l'impatto sul cambiamento climatico e l'inquinamento … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Gigabyte’s Aorus Gen4 AIC crams four M.2 SSDs into a single card
After showing off its new Aorus Gen4 AIC at Computex earlier this year, Gigabyte has officially unveiled its new quad-SSD PCIe 4.0 adapter card. The card itself is designed to house up to 4 NVMe SSDs and it functions as a multi-way M.2 adapter that […]
A Developer Deletes His Code to Protest Its Use by ICE
Computer server management software is usually pretty boring. But when that software is sold to a federal agency that separates families and detains children, even esoteric technology can become the center of controversy. On Monday, activist Shanley Kane highlighted a contract between Seattle-based software company […]
venereal: Word of the day for September 21, 2019 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
venereal , adj : Of or relating to the genitals or sexual intercourse. Of a disease: sexually transmitted; of or relating to, or adapted to the cure of, a venereal disease. (astrology, obsolete) Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Venus; lascivious, lustful. (chemistry, […]
Chef CEO says he’ll continue to work with ICE in spite of protests
Yesterday, software development tool maker Chef found itself in the middle of a firestorm after a Tweet called them out for doing business with DHS/ICE. Eventually it led to an influential open-source developer removing a couple of key pieces of software from the project, bringing […]
Wikipedia article of the day for September 21, 2019 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
The Wikipedia article of the day for September 21, 2019 is Herbig–Haro object. Herbig–Haro objects are bright nebular patches formed when narrow jets of partially ionized gas ejected from newborn stars collide with clouds of gas and dust. Often aligned with a star’s rotational axis, […]
Picture of the day for September 21, 2019 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
Wikipedia picture of the day on September 21, 2019: Dubrovnik, historically Ragusa, is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea, in the region of Dalmatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea. Its total population is 42,615 (census 2011). […]