How Vince Gilligan designed ‘Pluribus’ to destroy every sci-fi trope

Gilligan made good on his promise to himself. The resulting show, Pluribus, really is a wholly unique take on the sci-fi ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Secure Offline: A Hardware-Bound Cryptographic Framework for Software License Validation in Internet Constrained Educational Environments ()

The system employs HMAC-SHA256 (Hash-based Message Authentication Code using SHA-256) for license integrity verification. SHA-256 refers to the Secure Hash Algorithm producing 256-bit hash values (see ...
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BITSAT 2026 registration to begin on this day: BITS Pilani announces fresh exam schedule, details here

BITS Pilani has officially announced the registration dates and complete examination schedule for the Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test (BITSAT) 2026. The application window ...

Whole Hog Politics: Jasmine Crockett’s Texas tornado could do damage in other states

Texas has been taking us all on a wild ride for the midterm elections. There’s obviously the gerrymandering wars that were ...
Hackaday

Reverse-Engineering The Intel 8087 Stack Circuitry

Although something that’s taken for granted these days, the ability to perform floating-point operations in hardware was, for ...
NPR

Code Switch

December 17, 2025 • For months, the Trump administration has been making moves to dismantle the Department of Education — with mixed success. But when it comes to the fight over public education, some ...
NerdWallet

IRS Free File: What It Is, How It Works

Interested in the IRS Free File service? All you need to know about the program, plus other IRS options for free tax filing. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...