The FSF Says ThinkPenguin’s Wireless-N Mini Router ‘Respects Your Freedom’ Published on May 02, 2021 at 07:34PM Friday the Free Software Foundation awarded their coveted “Respects Your Freedom” (RYF) certification to another new product: the Free Software Wireless-N Mini Router v3 (TPE-R1300) from ThinkPenguin, Inc. Just 45 products currently hold…
Linus Torvalds Reflects In New Interview on Linux’s Earliest Days Published on May 02, 2021 at 06:34PM Linus Torvalds gave a long new email interview to Jeremy Andrews, founding partner/CEO of Tag1 (a global technology consulting firm and the second all-time leading contributor to Drupal). Torvalds discusses everything from the…
How Should We Honor the Legacy of Dan Kaminsky? Published on May 02, 2021 at 05:34PM Last week came the news that Dan Kaminsky, security researcher (and popular speaker at security conferences), had passed away at the age of 42. In a half hour the DEF CON security convention will…
Bytecode Alliance Expands as Microsoft, Google, Intel Promote Fast, Secure Development with WebAssembly Published on May 02, 2021 at 04:34PM There was a big announcement this week from Mozilla. They’ve joined Fastly, Intel, and Microsoft “in announcing the incorporation and expansion of the Bytecode Alliance, a cross-industry partnership to advance…
Samsung Lost More than $268 Million During Power Shutdown in Texas Published on May 02, 2021 at 01:34PM The Austin-American Statesman reports that Samsung “lost at least $268 million due to damaged products after its semiconductor fabrication plant in Austin was shutdown during the February’s Texas freeze, according to the…
California’s Power Grid Hits 95% Renewable Energy. Sort of. Published on May 02, 2021 at 09:34AM Something remarkable happened last weekend, according to a climate change newsletter by the Los Angeles Times. California, the world’s fifth-largest economy, hit nearly 95% renewable energy. Sort of… There are several caveats. For one…
Musk’s Claims Challenged About Absence of Autopilot in Texas Tesla Crash Published on May 02, 2021 at 05:34AM “Despite early claims by #Tesla #ElonMusk, Autopilot WAS engaged in tragic crash in The Woodlands,” tweeted U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady on Wednesday. (Adding “We need answers.”) But maybe it depends on how…
‘Burning Man’ Festival Cancelled Again, Goes Virtual For a Second Year Published on May 02, 2021 at 03:34AM “There are simply too many points of uncertainty for us to move forward with confidence right now,” explains a FAQ addressing this year’s cancellation for the annual Burning Man festival. “The physical,…
AI-Generated Text Adventure Community Angry Content Moderators May Read Their Erotica Published on May 02, 2021 at 12:34AM Vice reports: The AI-powered story generator AI Dungeon has come under fire from fans recently for changes to how the development team moderates content. Notably, the player base is worried that the…
How Big Data Are Unlocking the Mysteries of Autism Published on May 01, 2021 at 11:34PM Scientific American has published an opinion piece by the principle investigator for a project called SPARK, launched five years ago “to harness the power of big data by engaging hundreds of thousands of individuals…
