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https://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/the-smarter-grid/learning-from-grid-failures-a-conversation-with-nicholas-abisamra North America’s electric transmission may be an engineering marvel, but that doesn’t make it immune to failure.  Efforts intended merely to harden infrastructure are not enough—the grid also needs to be resilient. Resiliency refers to characteristics of the infrastructure and operations such as strength and the ability to make a fast recovery.  Making system more resilient starts →

https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2017/12/3-ai-misconceptions-it-leaders-must-dispel?sc_cid=7016000000127ECAAY  Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing many aspects of how we work and live. (How many stories did you read last week about self-driving cars and job-stealing robots? Perhaps your holiday shopping involved some AI algorithms, as well.) But despite the constant flow of news, many misconceptions about AI remain. AI doesn’t think in our sense of the word at all, →

https://www.edn.com/design/analog/4459148/Testing-op-amp-tools-for-their-active-filter-design-accuracy-and-dynamic-range?utm_content=buffera828b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer  The major op amp suppliers continue to improve and update their online design tools. This article tests three of the major on the same relatively simple 2nd order multiple feedback (MFB) example design. →

http://www.sciencealert.com/people-who-pick-up-grammar-mistakes-jerks-scientists-find Scientists have found that people who constantly get bothered by grammatical errors online have “less agreeable” personalities than those who just let them slide. And those friends who are super-sensitive to typos on your Facebook page? Psychological testing reveals they’re generally less open, and are also more likely to be judging.  “This is the →

http://www.iflscience.com/brain/heres-how-your-beliefs-are-linked-to-different-types-of-science-denial/  There’s nothing wrong with being skeptical. There is, however, a difference between skeptical claims without substantial evidence to back them up, and being a skeptic on vaccines or human-driven climate change. Both are backed up by a gigantic mountain of facts, so why are certain groups of people still keen to rally against them? A new study →

https://opensource.com/article/17/12/learn-javascript?sc_cid=7016000000127ECAAY  HTML, cascading stylesheets (CSS), and JavaScript have experienced massive growth and evolution over the past two decades. More than 25 years have passed since the first web pages produced with JavaScript were developed, and things have improved immensely. There are tons of JavaScript libraries and frameworks out there. →

https://blogs.sas.com/content/subconsciousmusings/2017/04/12/machine-learning-algorithm-use/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=analytics-global&utm_content=US_interests-conversions  This resource is designed primarily for beginner to intermediate data scientists or analysts who are interested in identifying and applying machine learning algorithms to address the problems of their interest. →

Here is rebuild of simple oscilloscope art circuit using point-to-point construction on terminal strip: In is the circuit in use. Much more convient than loose parts on table. →

https://xeushack.com/the-art-of-human-hacking/ Now that we’ve been introduced to social engineering, it’s time to learn about the vulnerabilities in the system we’re trying to hack into: humans. Social engineering is all about making someone do something that they’re not supposed to do.  →

https://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/at-work/tech-careers/what-tech-skills-are-hot-react-cloud-or-not-linux-tableau  It’s a good time to have experience in React, the JavaScript library used to create user interfaces, according to a study released this week by job search firm Indeed.com. Meanwhile, a growing number of job seekers are touting their Linux skills, but employers are less interested. And Python’s status is, well, complicated, the Indeed study showed. →