Jurjen BosHow the first calculators computed functionsThe multifunctional CORDIC operation is even used todayAug 158Aug 158
Jurjen BosLessons to learn from the CrowdStrike failThe CrowdStrike crisis had more than one cause. Let’s investigate.Jul 30Jul 30
Jurjen BosOn Morse and floppy disksFascinated by encoding using variable length symbolsJul 256Jul 256
Jurjen BosAnother brilliant solution to an obsolete problemDecimal floating point can be useful in calculators, but is not much used in computers, unfortunately.Jul 1Jul 1
Jurjen BosThe hardest baking contest in the worldI went on a business trip to the Brussels office of my company Worldline, and I combined this with a trip to Leuven, which is nearby. I…Jun 3Jun 3
Jurjen BosI thought I understood BitCoin, until nowI don’t do book reviews, but I am happy to make an exception for this one. It all started when I was contacted by the Aaron van Wirdum, the…Mar 181Mar 181
Jurjen BosQKD: Quantum Kapital DrainQuantum Cryptography is a very cool concept. Unfortunately, it doesn’t solve your problem.Feb 13Feb 13
Jurjen BosA mathematician plays the pianoI'm not good at playing the piano. When I got stuck at this piece of music, I used math to figure it out …Jan 9Jan 9
Jurjen BosHow eIDAS threatens the trust in your computerThe way you are protected on the Internet is not perfectly simple and secure. Let me help you by showing where the dangers are.Dec 13, 2023Dec 13, 2023
Jurjen BosFun with UnicodeSince we have Unicode, we can write down almost anything as characters. This is (too) much fun.Nov 27, 20232Nov 27, 20232