it sounds crazy but… as machines as cars and tractors become more complicated and computerized not only are their parts DELIBERATELY designed to break after a certain time (planned obsolescence) (in order to sell more spare parts, make more profit) […]
long story… having had various frustrating experiences with the topic: TV + PC (even tried a cheap DreamBox 520 HD from eBay… which are probably good devices, but this one turned out to be faulty/unstable) now… in 2021… finally happy […]
as retro as it gets… seems to be a clone of MoonPatrol. hostnamectl; # tested on Static hostname: lenovo Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) Kernel: Linux 4.19.0-16-amd64 Architecture: x86-64 apt update apt install moon-buggy apt show moon-buggy Package: moon-buggy […]
NVIDIA = games + servers? yes NVIDIA servers! NVIDIA wants to become the “NetFlix of gaming” streaming screen output of games (actually running on their servers via GeForce NOW) on Tablets and SmartPhones but not only that… since BitCoin & […]
I once asked Rupert Murdoch why he was so opposed to the European Union. ‘That’s easy,’ he replied. ‘When I go into Downing Street they do what I say; when I go to Brussels they take no notice.’ https://www.indy100.com/people/this-terrifying-rupert-murdoch-quote-is-possibly-the-best-reason-to-stay-in-the-eu-yet-7291931 src […]
why are those data leaks problematic? because scammers and spammers will use this data to even better scam (social engineer) the affected users that is why it is essential to give those platforms (if the user needs them) as little […]
computers are no way perfect: the rise of the machines: who is scared of killer robots? who is scared of doctors, judges and police blindly trusting in AI and computer output? “we are driving in (heavy) rain right now with […]
SecurityLab, [22.12.20 10:00] Google has explained the reasons for the massive failure of its services that took place last week. Recall that on December 14 of this year, users around the world for 47 minutes could not access Gmail, YouTube […]
Update: 2021-05: https://www.golem.de/news/irland-erste-patientendaten-im-netz-aufgetaucht-2105-156599.html Drei Krankheiten: erfolgreich kaputt gespart: schlechte Bezahlung: im Vergleich mit anderen EU-Ländern und auch USA steht Deutschland schlecht da was die Entlohnung von Ärzte an geht auch schlechter als Japan und gar Italien (!) das ist vermutlich […]
to learn something new is fun to have one’s head messed up… not so much… ever heard of Buckminster Fuller? the guy wo inveted the “fish car” and big fan of geodesic domes the idea was great… but the marketing? […]
“floating point arithmetic is considered an esoteric subject by many people” (src: What Every Computer Scientist Should Know About Floating Point Arithmetic – David Goldberg 1991.pdf) some even do “transcendental calculations” (src) make no mistake: computer make mistakes too! not […]
“Better Than Nothing” Starlink-Beta started across the US & Canada Starlink: amazing but and also a bit “crazy” “On 15 October 2019, the United States Federal Communications Commission submitted filings to the International Telecommunication Union on SpaceX’s behalf to […]
contains advertisement. to be honest, it is hard to keep up the speed at which cyber incidents are reported. here is the latest take on “Russian IT Sec Updates”. have phun! SecurityLab, [28.09.20 08:20] Last month, TikTok developers rolled […]
Bitcoin’s annual electricity consumption adds up to 45.8 TWh (45.800.000.000 kWh) The corresponding annual carbon emissions range from 22.0 to 22.9 MtCO2 This level sits between the levels produced by the nations of Jordan and Sri Lanka src: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542435119302557 a […]
finally summer and climate change have both reached Europe and had several weeks of 30 C straight… without ventilation, anything above 30 is just “too much to think” (so maybe the brain CPU also would need active cooling?) of course […]
SecurityLab, [14.07.20 15:35] The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has unveiled a new database demonstrating how and where us law enforcement agencies use tracking technologies. A map of the use of tracking technologies in the United States is presented (https://www.securitylab.ru/news/510018.php) SecurityLab, […]
All SmartPhones are spies! that’s why Merkel keeps the Nokia from 1995 (even if that device is spied on as well, because it can not end2end encrypt sms or phone calls (*FAIL*! X-D)) Putin does not have a mobile phone […]
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: “be careful what you reveal to your friend” (the internet) https://irlpodcast.org/season4/episode5/ data google tries to collect from users: (it is probably only the tip of the iceberg) what if – instead of security – Google […]
sorry this post will have to do nothing with linux X-D (unless one is pretty sure all those corona overview and prediction dashboards run on gnu linux servers) … what Mr Gates probably underestimated, that because of globalization and maximizing […]
this is why high quality journalism and education are sooooo important: trust is so important & journalism should be about truth and trust context: media outlets that use numbers out of context (do those numbers apply to the US, or […]
this age of mass surveillance… … who is observing “the observers”? probably THE most important film, that every school kid (of the age of 16) should have seen (highly recommend to cut out the violent scenes) 1984 mass surveillance: for […]
As with all hot debated topics: Linus Torvald’s “show me the source” in this case, the source of one’s informations (always give the source!) is IMPORTANT for the information’s credibility. It is absolutely vital in science to give all sources […]
this really raises the question: the mobile (complete computer) phone (number) as key to everything? is it a good idea to rely on smart phones (that are essentially a very small laptop and a cellular modem) and phone numbers to […]
now WITH SPICY COMMENTS X-D SecurityLab, [22.12.19 12:40] A Twitter user using the alias 08Tc3wBB created tfp0-an exploit that allows you to jailbreak the latest iPhone models with IOS 13.3. The functionality of the exploit has already been confirmed by […]
apologize! games = windows, still ? (although there are 6000 steam games running on linux) the very first “Open Source GPU” is in the making: https://www.crowdsupply.com/libre-risc-v/m-class “The Libre RISC-V M-Class is a RISC-V chip that is libre-licensed to the bedrock. […]
update: “The sale was met with significant opposition since it involved the transfer of what is viewed as a public asset to a private equity investment firm.[45] In late January 2020, ICANN halted its final approval of the sale after […]
i really like virtualbox and i think it has great potential, what i do not like SOOO much is the CIA’s involvement with Oracle. “Larry Ellison Is A Billionaire Today Thanks To The CIA” (src) VirtualBox is mostly GPL 2.0 […]
important factors: shielding radiation: it is very important for long term survival of humans on any planet or in space to properly shield against radiation a thick atmosphere preferably with oxygen a magnetic field (artificial or by-iron-planet-core) to long-term colonize […]
Not a lot of humans on this planet manage to entertain and educate at the same time. ElectroBOOM does it nicely, one can find him like that: it is just outstanding funny and entertaining… X-D singing with tesla coils: this […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRt2VYjAy4c 2013: just in case if anyone was asking if the DARPA Robot challenge was for helping mankind in space… well… that and other things. 2017: the Russians have their robot challenge as well, further fueling the arms race (spending […]