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Open Source Development – Secure or Not?

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It is a common notion that open source as opposed to the proprietary software is more prone to breaking down due to the ability of code crackers to manipulate the source code to malfunction. While this point of view is justified, because you can actually see the code, modify it and re-distribute it, it would … Read more

Once Shunned in Antarctica, Female Scientists Are Now Doing Crucial Polar Research

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In 1981, as a young scientist, I applied for my dream job as a geologist with the British Antarctic Survey. As a child, I had adored snow and ice. Winter was my favorite season (and still is). My most cherished book was Wilson A. Bentley’s atlas of snowflake photographs, and I avidly read the accounts … Read more

Pictures from space! Our image of the day

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Space can be a wondrous place, and we’ve got the pictures to prove it! Take a look at our favorite pictures from space here, and if you’re wondering what happened today in space history don’t miss our On This Day in Space video show here!  Space station crew poses for family portrait with Japanese space … Read more

Babies: Mother’s smell helps infants bond with strangers

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Maternal body odour signals to babies that they can safely build relationships with other adults, a trait that may have evolved so that mothers can share the load of child rearing Humans 10 December 2021 By Alice Klein A mother and daughter fizkes/Shutterstock Babies are more socially receptive to unfamiliar women when they can smell … Read more

Scientists Smash Temperature Record on Keeping ‘Freezing Cold’ Water in Liquid Form

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Scientists have just proven that the freezing temperature of water can be even lower than what we thought was possible. Taking tiny droplets of water, up to just 150 nanometers in size, a team of engineers at the University of Houston has pushed the critical temperature threshold to -44 degrees Celsius (-47.2 degrees Fahrenheit) – … Read more

Open Source Web Development

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Open Source permits the users to study, change, and modify the software. Open Source Software is easily available free of cost available it grants the freedom to read, customize and redistribute to the other people. Open source solutions through the medium of offshore outsourcing companies have become more popular all over the world. These days … Read more

Some Open Source Content Management Systems

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With users spending more digital media time on mobile apps, enterprises explore innovative ways to keep their website visitors engaged, convey the desired message, and persuade them to buy. A content management system makes it easier for businesses to keep website visitors engaged by creating, publishing, and managing digital content efficiently. Many enterprises even use … Read more

Study: Imprisonment is increasingly concentrated among America’s poor—both Black and white—but its indirect effects are disproportionately felt by Black people, both poor and not. These facts are an indictment of US’ political economy, weak social policy, and enduring structures of racial domination

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Study: Imprisonment is increasingly concentrated among America’s poor—both Black and white—but its indirect effects are disproportionately felt by Black people, both poor and not. These facts are an indictment of US’ political economy, weak social policy, and enduring structures of racial domination