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Tech News for the Day Protocol used by 630,000 devices can be abused for devastating DDoS attacks Security researchers warn that the WS-Discovery protocol is currently being abused for massive DDoS attacks. Australia's Archer details first stage of room temp quantum chip success The company has announced assembly of the first qubit material component of its 12CQ room-temperature qubit processor, touting nanometre precision. Is Pluto a planet: Storm erupts after NASA official’s comments Fans of Pluto were in mourning after it lost its planetary status. But now an intriguing statement from a NASA official has renewed interest. Programmer News for the Day “Rust is the future of systems programming, C is the new Assembly”: Intel principal engineer, Josh Triplett he also spoke about the history of systems programming, how C became the “default” systems programming language, what features of Rust gives it an edge over C, and much more. Tutorial: Advanced For Loops in Python This tutorial begins with how to use for loops to iterate through common Python data structures other than lists (like tuples and dictionaries). SciPy 2019: Scientific Computing with Python Conference The annual SciPy Conference allows participants from all types of organizations to showcase their latest projects, learn from skilled users and developers, and collaborate on code development. Web Developer News for the Day Announcing a new --experimental-modules Node.js’s initial ES modules support remained in an experimental state in order to allow the community time to provide feedback on that design. The Modules Team was formed to act on this feedback and ship first-class support for ES modules in Node.js. New Features Bring Native Add-ons Close To Being On Par With JS Modules Node.js provides a wide variety of extremely useful APIs for accomplishing the work of an application via its built-in modules such as fs, http, net, and many others. The OpenJS Foundation is Official! Now What? It’s been several weeks since the official merge of the OpenJS Foundation and still so many moving pieces to work on and things to do. Word for the Day extemporize verb ex·​tem·​po·​rize | \ ik-ˈstem-pə-ˌrīz : to get along in a makeshift manner a good talk show host has to be able to extemporize the interviews when things don't go as planned More Puzzle for the Day What am I Puzzle My first is in kendo but not in Olympics. My second is in hurdles and in hunting. My third is in bowman and in bowling. My fourth is in cycling and in golf. My fifth is in flying and not in swimming. My last is in running and not in dancing. My whole is a sport. What am I? Solution (Previous Puzzle): ASK. Askew, basket, flask, casket, mask. Innovation of the Day In 1906, U.S. patent No. 830,115 was issued to Robert Eugene Turner of Norfolk, Virginia, for his invention of a "Type Writing Machine,"(typewriter) In 1888, George Eastman was issued a landmark U.S. patent No. 388,850 for his box camera. On the same date, he registered the trademark name: Kodak. The Eastman Kodak company was formed 24 Apr 1888. In 1951, President Harry Truman inaugurated transcontinental television service in the U.S. when AT&T carried his address to the opening session of the Japanese Peace Convention in San Francisco. Video for the Day Podcast for the Day Defining cyberwarfare...in hopes of preventing it - Daniel Garrie Can you imagine a future where wars are fought not with bombs and bullets but computer viruses and pacemaker shutdowns? Cyberware is unique in that it is not covered by existing legal framework and it often inspires more questions than we are yet capable of answering. Daniel Garrie ponders some of the practical and ethical dilemmas that may pop up as we progress towards our uncertain future. Ethical coffee : BBC 6 Mins English It's one of the most popular drinks on the planet and something many people have for breakfast. Coffee is a widely exported product. However, how much of that money does the coffee farmer actually see? And is there a way to make things a little fairer for everyone? A new report from the UN suggests so. Dan and Catherine discuss the issue and teach you six items of vocabulary. Idiom for the Day Blank Check to give full freedom or unlimited scope and authority to act, especially in regards to the spending of money. You can run your department the way you see fit but I’m not going to give you a blank check on budget issues. More Quote for the Day “People are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves. That is why they remain bound.” James Allen