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Why embracing complexity is the real challenge in software today

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Redistributing complexity The reason we can’t just wish away or “fix” complexity is that every solution—whether it’s a technology or methodology—redistributes complexity in some way. Solutions reorganize problems. When microservices emerged (a software architecture approach where an application or system is composed of many smaller parts), they seemingly solved many of the maintenance and development …

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7 Best National Coffee Day Deals (2023: Espresso Machines and Coffee Beans

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National Coffee Day is here! The annual event celebrates coffee roasters, brewers, makers, and drinkers. Thankfully the way a lot of companies choose to observe this most hallowed of days is by offering coffee deals and cheap (or free) beans! We’ve Q-graded our way through the deals on offer this year, some of which might …

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New York City Is Drowning

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New York and the surrounding areas are under a flash flood warning, and the city and state have issued emergency declarations. Parts of Brooklyn received more than 5 inches of rain by Friday morning; Central Park and Midtown Manhattan had around 4 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Trains were stalled or suspended. Students …

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Netflix Just Shipped Its Last DVD. The Algorithms Won

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Collectively, separately, Netflix’s film nerds mourn. On X/Twitter, and in think pieces, and in private moments, they let out a collective sigh knowing that they’ll never see a red-wrapped DVD in their mailboxes again. For some 25 years, the period after Netflix all but obliterated Blockbuster and most mom-and-pop video rental stores, it was the …

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A Revelation About Trees Is Messing With Climate Calculations

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Every year between September and December, Lubna Dada makes clouds. Dada, an atmospheric scientist, convenes with dozens of her colleagues to run experiments in a 7,000-gallon stainless steel chamber at CERN in Switzerland. “It’s like science camp,” says Dada, who studies how natural emissions react with ozone to create aerosols that affect the climate. Clouds …

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The Global Victims of FTX’s Collapse Won’t Get their Day in Court

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At first, Anand thought it was just a glitch. He’d read a few tweets saying that withdrawals from FTX—then the second-largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world—had been suspended. But these things had happened before in the crypto market, he said, “when they do server maintenance or something like that … so I didn’t take it …

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Scientists Have an Audacious Plan to Map the Ancient World Before It Disappears

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In the center of Siena, Italy, a cathedral has stood for nearly 800 years. A black-and-white layer cake of heavy stone, fine-cut statuary, and rich mosaics, the imposing structure—now visited by more than a million tourists each year—would seem to be a permanent fixture of the city’s past, present, and future. Most people call it, …

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DNA Drives Help Identify Missing People. It’s a Privacy Nightmare

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That’s why Natalie Ram, a law professor at the University of Maryland, cautions that, although families of missing loved ones may be desperate to get answers, it matters which DNA database they choose. Strict state and national laws govern how CODIS data can be used. Family member reference samples collected for the purpose of identifying …

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Barnes and Noble Nook Glowlight 4 Plus Review: Waterproof E-Reader With Buttons

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Over the past few years, Barnes and Noble has consistently released new e-readers. The Nook Glowlight 4 Plus is the newest and best addition. It’s one of three in the brand’s current lineup (there’s also a Nook tablet). It’s hard for any competitor to beat a Kindle, but maybe you’re trying to escape the Amazon-verse …

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16 Best iPhone 15 Cases and Accessories (2023): Clear, Grippy, Rugged, and Stylish

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Around this time every year, my office is quickly overrun by cases. I am currently surrounded by more than 60 cases around me. Many of them are perfectly fine! They just don’t really stand out, or they have one quirk I don’t really like. That’s what you’ll find below. You might like them more than …

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X Fires Its Election Team Before a Huge Election Year

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X, the company formerly known as Twitter, has fired its head of threat intelligence, Aaron Rodericks, and four other members of the team responsible for combating disinformation and misinformation, just months before the US Republican primaries mark the beginning of the 2024 American election cycle—and a year in which more than 50 countries around the …

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