Nifty Things for week ending 27 February 2015

Cloud Computing

• fog – The Ruby cloud services library

Docker

• SocketPlane strives to alleviate Docker networking challenges – TechRepublic

Java

• Proving that Android’s, Java’s and Python’s sorting algorithm is broken (and showing how to fix it)
• The KeY Project — Integrated Deductive Software Design

Programming

• DynJS | An ECMAScript Runtime for the JVM

Social Consciousness

• ENABLING THE FUTURE — A Global Network Of Passionate Volunteers Using 3D Printing To Give The World A “Helping Hand.”

Small Computing

• Intel Compute Stick will run Linux — There’s a catch… while the Linux version costs less than Windows, it is also less powerful.

Nature

• [How I got to see an upside down iceberg](https://medium.com/gone/how-i-got-to-see-an-upside-down-iceberg-5279bb8db72b]

Monitoring & Logging

• How do I set up a Health Check Page for HAProxy? – RightScale Technical Support
• nir0s/elk-workshop — A logging workshop backed by the ELK Trio.
• Riemann – A network monitoring system

Artificial Intelligence

• AI masters 49 Atari 2600 games without instructions | Ars Technica

Data

• feedr — feedr can generate custom data and send it away..

Song remains the same

• Complaint about delivery of the wrong grade of copper, circa 1750 BCE