“All of the vintage items I’ve seen were built to last—not like the products made today.”

Weird getting an email with a $10K bill for a journal publication fee, followed by an email requesting to review a paper for the same journal for free. Feels like being a victim in some kind of a pyramid scheme

Decisions decisions

Deutschlands größte Internet-Provider haben den Zugang zu Sci-Hub gesperrt. Das bestätigen Vodafone, Telekom, 1&1 und Telefónica auf Anfrage von netzpolitik.org. Die Online-Bibliothek Sci-Hub macht wissenschaftliche Aufsätze und Forschungsarbeiten kostenlos zugänglich.

Statistics from ICSE2024. Authors submitting, *each*, 33, 27, 24, ... papers. Interactive dashboard: app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjo…

Ob ein neues Autos ankommt, misst sich nicht mehr nur in PS, sondern in Software-Qualitäten. Kernkonzept Dresden liefert Betriebssysteme für diesen Trend oiger.de/2024/05/02/sic… #Software #Hypervisor #Betriebssystem #OS #OpenSource #DigitalTwins SMWA Silicon Saxony

Our #KVM Backend for #VirtualBox now supports Nested #virtualization. You can run virtual machines within other VMs, opening up new possibilities for testing and development environments. Read the full announcement on our blog: cyberus-technology.de/articles/neste…

"Why did you agree to write this review?"

#EuroSys25 invites self-nominations for its Shadow PC! Ideal for early-career systems software researchers & PhD students who seek to gain reviewing experience and network. Apply by Oct 14, 2024. 🔗 Form: framaforms.org/eurosys-2025-s… 🌐 More info: 2025.eurosys.org/shadow.html

#EuroSys25 invites self-nominations for its Artifact Evaluation Committee! Promote #reproducibility and gain 1st-hand experience with cutting-edge #SystemsResearch. All levels welcome! 🕐 Deadline: July 15, 2024 🔗 Form: forms.gle/eYDbobGDdo26T1… 🌐 Info: sysartifacts.github.io/eurosys2025/ae…

🖖In der 9. Folge von Informatik für die moderne Hausfrau spreche ich mit Rebecca über Informatik, Technik und Wissenschaft in der Science Fiction. Im Hintergrund geht's um die Zukunftsvision der Informatikerin Ida Rhodes von 1952. Mehr: informatik-hausfrau.de/2024/08/06/fol…

Intel HW is too complex to be absolutely secure! After years of research we finally extracted Intel SGX Fuse Key0, AKA Root Provisioning Key. Together with FK1 or Root Sealing Key (also compromised), it represents Root of Trust for SGX. Here's the key from a genuine Intel CPU😀

Also phoenix einzustellen, um Geld zu sparen, ist nun wirklich maximal die bekloppteste Idee. Phoenix macht das, was man vom ÖR erwartet und kostet lächerlich wenig. #Rundfunkbeitrag

Academics: “one thing I love about this job is the freedom to make my own hours” Also academics:

The next meetup takes place on Jan. 21st, 2025 at APB, TU Dresden, hosted by Prof. Dr. Horst Schirmeier - Horst Schirmeier. Sorry that it took so long since the last meetup! Very excited to see you all again! More info: ukvly.org

Today's meetup starts at 18:00 at APB/E023! We'll have Pizza and Drinks! Already over 30 people have expressed that they join us. See you soon!

I can never understand how people don’t get how silly it is when they say things like “My grandparents survived childhood measles so it’s not a big deal” Well, no shit - if your grandparents didn’t survive measles, you wouldn’t exist Every person existing has a full set of

Tianyin Xu I received an email today titled "OSDI '26 Preliminary Call for Papers". Looks like OSDI is adding an Operational Systems track and aiming for a higher acceptance rate (usenix.org/conference/osd…). I hope this will also help expand the scope and include more papers.