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The ‘Obfuscated C Code Contest’ Confronts the Age of AI https://thenewstack.io/the-obfuscated-c-code-contest-confronts-the-age-of-ai/ - I was sitting at the next Sun 3/60 over from Ian Phillipps at Cambridge Consultants Ltd in the UK in 1988 when he was wri…

The 'Obfuscated C Code Contest' Confronts the Age of AI
The contest, which encourages programmers to have fun with C by writing intentionally difficult-to-understand code, was celebrated with a live online ceremony, a revival of a 40-year-old tradition.

A special experiential presentation
August 24, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cambria Center for the Arts Theatre & Green Room
https://cambriaarts.org/academy-program/#E351

https://therecord.media/senate-confirms-sutton-dod-cyber-policy
Senate confirms Sutton as Pentagon cyber policy chief

Senate confirms Sutton as Pentagon cyber policy chief
Katherine Sutton most recently served as the chief technology adviser to the commander and director of Pentagon operations at U.S. Cyber Command.

Ukraine confirms drone strike on Crimea oil depot, releases footage: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/17/ukraine-confirms-drone-strike-on.html

No Encrypting and compressing files does not always work and especially not if the data is minimal or has compression integrated in the data format – not new but always funny in your own projects.
```tracing
2025-07-19T08:01:20.550231Z INFO myproject: 🔏 file encrypt in 210 bytes
2025-07-19T08:01:20.550610Z INFO myproject: 🗜️ -770.00% file compressed
```
#code

from my link log —
Ten rules for a better conference name badge.
https://badge.reviews/10-rules-for-a-better-conference-name-badge/
saved 2019-02-04

Australia's ABC is barred from a Trump press conference in the UK for "logistical reasons" after an ABC reporter questioned Trump about his business activity (Amanda Meade/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/medi…

"World’s 1,500th known bat species confirmed from Equatorial Guinea"
#Bats #Animals
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World’s 1,500th known bat species confirmed from Equatorial Guinea
From Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea, researchers have described what is officially recognized as the 1,500th bat species known to science, according to a recent study. The newly described bat is a species of pipistrelle, a group of tiny insect-eating bats, and scientists have named it Pipistrellus etula, with etula meaning “island” or “nation” in […]

Southern California:
Interstate 5 will close today through Camp Pendleton
as military confirms it will fire artillery at JD Vance's vanity show
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/202

Interstate 5 will close today through Camp Pendleton as military confirms it will fire artillery
California will close Interstate 5 on Saturday after military officials confirmed Saturday that live-fire artillery rounds will be shot over the freeway, prompting state officials to shut down the freeway in an unprecedented move that will undoubtedly cause massive gridlock.

Samsung rolls out a software update to display promotions and ads on the Cover Screens of some Family Hub refrigerators in the US as part of a pilot program (Aamir Siddiqui/Android Authority)
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-confirms-smart…

Samsung confirms its $1,800+ fridges will start showing you ads
Samsung confirms ads are coming to some Family Hub refrigerators in the US through a new software update. Check out the company's statement!