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- Firefox embraces Microsoft BITS to install updates
Starting with Firefox 68, Mozilla's web browser began to use Microsoft BITS (Background Intelligent Transfer Service) to deliver updates -- the same technique that is used by Windows Update. With ... read more1 day ago - Why Enterprise Ransomware Attacks Are on the Rise
While ransomware attacks on consumers have declined, enterprise ransomware attacks have seen a more than 300% increase in the last year. ... read more1 day ago - Raspberry PI 4 Released – Complete specs and pricingA new version of the Raspberry PI 4 model has been released, and it is incredible update over the older model. A few years ago, I got Raspberry Pi 3 ... read more1 day ago
- Patent Extremism: Stacking the Panels, the Surveys, the Hearings, the Debates
And then suggesting/insinuating/saying that anyone unlike them is a terrorist Summary: Projection tactics would have the public believe that those who oppose corruption are simply radicals; patent polarity ... read more1 day ago - Check your password security with Have I Been Pwned? and pass
Password security involves a broad set of practices, and not all of them are appropriate or possible for everyone. Therefore, the best strategy is to develop a threat model by ... read more1 day ago - What are you working on this summer?
Do you have a summer goal? Do longer days allow you to finally carve out time to work on a certain passion project? Will you be spending time AFK (away from ... read more1 day ago - Links 24/6/2019: Linux 5.2 RC6, Skrooge 2.20.0, ZFS vs. OpenZFS
1 day ago - Raspberry Pi 4 is a complete desktop computer for just $35The Raspberry Pi was originally designed to provide an ultra-cheap way to encourage kids to code, but the uncased credit card sized computer has found an appreciative audience well outside ... read more1 day ago
- Raspberry Pi 4 is here!
The latest version of the Raspberry Pi—Raspberry Pi 4—was released today, earlier than anticipated, featuring a new 1.5GHz Arm chip and VideoCore GPU with some brand new additions: dual-HDMI 4K ... read more1 day ago - Valve Says Steam for Linux Won’t Support Ubuntu 19.10 and Future Releases
Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais working on Steam for Linux announced that they will drop support for the upcoming Ubuntu 19.10 release, as well as future Ubuntu Linux releases. Valve's harsh ... read more1 day ago
