This Week In Applied MathematicsSorry for todays cartoon. But I had to do it :( (And if you don't believe me? Try it out: http://nayuki.eigenstate.org/page/calculate-prime-factorization-javascript ) Tweet [...]

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 The positive element in this discussion is that the report makes clear where its red lines are. Citing the Sabam v Scarlet case in the European Court of Justice, it says that asking ISPs to block content, or seizing domain names, represents a ‘serious violation of the freedom of communication [...]

How I am using two Internet connections simultaneouslyI live in Italy, In suburban area of Milan which is considered the industrial capital of the country and overall the most developed city. Italy is certainly not the most digitally aware country in Europe but this way or another people can get [...]

Probably the longest blog post I ever wrote. Have mercy.How I am using two Internet connections simultaneously. Part 1. | gfdsa.logWithin Milan there is fiber to the building and as of recently 100Mbps connections can be bought by normal people too. As soon as you leave the city, however, the [...]

How I am using two Internet connections simultaneously. Part 1. | gfdsa.logI live in Italy, In suburban area of Milan which is considered the industrial capital of the country and overall the most developed city. Italy is certainly not the most digitally aware country in Europe but this way or [...]

gfdsa: How I am using two Internet connections simultaneously. Part 1. http://t.co/lniOYIf77A via @gfdsa [...]

Fifth part, conclusions, random gotchas and todos Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 My setup can certainly be improved given I can find some spare time to spend but at the moment I am overloaded with work and will use it as it is. Naturally the complexity and elevated costs can be a [...]

At Google we aspire to do the right thing. So we welcome a debate on international tax reformThe chairman of Google responds to criticism that companies such as his are not paying their fair share of taxes [...]

Fourth part, The MPTCP Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 5 There is an ongoing effort by IETF to develop standard for Multipath TCP that should overcome the aforementioned problem of having the same IP address to be able to communicate over different paths. In a nutshell what it does is creating simultaneous streams [...]