Monthly Archives: January 2017

Ορολογία της Ημέρας (T.O.D) – 29/1/2017 [Machine Learning]

Machine learning is an area of computer science and statistical modeling that allows a computer program to predict an outcome or make a decision without being explicitly programmed to do so. Machine learning, which forms the basis for artificial intelligence … Continue reading

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Ορολογία της Ημέρας (T.O.D) – 28/1/2017 [Memory Ballooning]

Memory ballooning is a memory management technique that allows a physical host to take advantage of unused memory on its guest virtual machines (VMs). When a host OS is short on physical memory, the hypervisor polls balloon drivers installed on … Continue reading

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Ορολογία της Ημέρας (T.O.D) – 27/1/2017 [Misfortune Cookie]

Misfortune Cookie is a firmware vulnerability in many older routers. Once the embedded software running the device is exploited, the attacker can gain administrative privileges and use the device to gather data, steal credentials or upload malicious files to networked … Continue reading

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Small Plastic Birds protecting Huge Metal Ones > Flappy bird-drone keeps airports safe — TechCrunch

Remember that plane that landed in the Hudson? The whole saga started with a bird strike. Birds at airports can be a terrifying ordeal, so you’d be unsurprised to hear that airports pay a pretty penny to keep the area … Continue reading

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On bots, language & making tech disappear — TechCrunch (βγαίνουν τα σώψυχα αν μιλάς με botakia?)

This year’s new buzzword in computer design circles is without question “bots.” As with anything we build, we give bots names. A name can be a way of expressing trust in an object — or expressing control over it. But … Continue reading

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Ορολογία της Ημέρας (T.O.D) – 12/1/2017 [Fruit of the poisonous tree]

Fruit of the poisonous tree is a legal doctrine according to which any secondary evidence obtained indirectly through illicit means is inadmissible in court. Examples of such sources include evidence gained through eavesdropping, illegal wiretapping, coercive interrogations, unwarranted searches or … Continue reading

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Ορολογία της Ημέρας (T.O.D) – 11/01/2016 [Greedy Algorithm]

A greedy algorithm is a mathematical process that looks for simple, easy-to-implement solutions to complex, multi-step problems by deciding which next step will provide the most obvious benefit. Such algorithms are called greedy because while the optimal solution to each … Continue reading

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Ορολογία της Ημέρας (T.O.D) – 10/1/2017 [Net Neutrality]

Net neutrality is the principle that data packets on the Internet should be moved impartially, without regard to content, destination or source. Net neutrality is sometimes referred to as the “First Amendment of the Internet.” In the United States, high-speed … Continue reading

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Smart Homes – Smart toasters – smart stuff everywhere…

My favorite thing, hands down, about the Griffin Connected Toaster is the slider on the app. On one side is an icon of a white piece of bread. On the other, is one that’s all black. Sure, a smart toaster … Continue reading

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Ο Freddo στον Φοριαμό (ή μια άλλη οπτική γωνία των χρήσεων της τεχνολογίας)

Είμαι επισκέπτης υπηρεσιών & οργανισμών, ως πελάτης, με τον ίδιο ρυθμό & συχνότητα, καθημερινά, με τον οποίο & οι υπόλοιποι πολίτες επισκέπτονται τις ανάλογες υπηρεσίες & οργανισμούς, όπου “τους σπρώχνει η ανάγκη”. Βαδίζω λοιπόν προσεκτικά σε αίθουσα εξυπηρέτησης κοινού, υπηρεσίας, … Continue reading

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