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A 2024 Discussion Whether To Convert The Linux Kernel From C To Modern C++ - Slashdot

serviscope_minor shares a Phoronix post: A six year old Linux kernel mailing list discussion has been reignited over the prospects of converting the Linux kernel to supporting modern C++ code. The Linux kernel is predominantly made up of C code with various hand-written Assembly plus the growing wo...
Source: slashdot.org

Pharma recommends five priorities for future pandemic preparedness and response - IFPMA

As the global architecture for pandemic preparedness and response is discussed, IFPMA shares practical solutions and recommends focussing on five priorities.
Source: ifpma.org

Wildlife photography: Magic of Skomer's puffins captured

As puffin breeding season draws to a close, Drew Buckley shares his photos of the birds.
Source: bbc.com

Are you a populist right wing conservative? Have you been hooked recently?

If I wanted to find those who have a "conservative ideology" - so that I could share my views or influence them - I would do the following: set up a new account and start making contactsshare several of those technology scare hoax stories that you see posted e.g. Dance of the Pope virus video, the Andrea...
Source: historynewsnetwork.org

Tools for Systems Thinkers: The 6 Fundamental Concepts of Systems Thinking: In this series on systems thinking, Leyla Acaroglu

Tools for Systems Thinkers: The 6 Fundamental Concepts of Systems Thinking: In this series on systems thinking, Leyla Acaroglu shares the key insights and tools needed to develop and advance a systems mindset.
Source: medium.com

Why Thousands of AI Researchers Are Boycotting the New Nature Journal - Slashdot: An anonymous reader shares an excerpt

Why Thousands of AI Researchers Are Boycotting the New Nature Journal - Slashdot: An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from a report via The Guardian, written by Neil Lawrence, the founding editor of the freely available journal Proceedings of Machine Learning Research: Machine learning has demonstrated...
Source: slashdot.org

Zika rumors got three times more shares than real Zika stories. What can health educators do?

Zika rumors got three times more shares than real Zika stories. What can health educators do?
Source: niemanlab.org

Mind-Altering Cat Parasite Linked To a Whole Lot of Neurological Disorders - Slashdot: schwit1 shares a report from ScienceAlert:

Mind-Altering Cat Parasite Linked To a Whole Lot of Neurological Disorders - Slashdot: schwit1 shares a report from ScienceAlert: The brain-dwelling parasite Toxoplasma gondii is estimated to be hosted by at least 2 billion people around the world, and new evidence suggests the lodger could be more dangerous...
Source: slashdot.org

Google Publicly Releases Internal Developer Documentation Style Guide - Slashdot: BrianFagioli shares a report from BetaNews:

Google Publicly Releases Internal Developer Documentation Style Guide - Slashdot: BrianFagioli shares a report from BetaNews: The documentation aspect of any project is very important, as it can help people to both understand it and track changes. Unfortunately, many developers aren't very interested...
Source: slashdot.org

Person-centred care in a sustainable system: Dr Eileen Burns is President of the BGS. She is currently Clinical Lead for

Person-centred care in a sustainable system: Dr Eileen Burns is President of the BGS. She is currently Clinical Lead for integration in Leeds. The BGS position is based on three priorities: all older people can access person-centred care services when they need themfunding is structured on a basis...
Source: wordpress.com

Epic slide deck from former Yahoo board member lays out the future of tech and media: Top business-strategist Michael Wolf

Epic slide deck from former Yahoo board member lays out the future of tech and media: Top business-strategist Michael Wolf shares a massive presentation on the future of tech and media in 2016. [Direct link to Slides http://www.slideshare.net/ActivateInc/activate-tech-and-media-outlook-2016]
Source: businessinsider.com