Rants about Linux, technology, and science
Google won’t approve an Android app for Gab, but it will approve an app for reporting “blasphemy” of Islam and the prophet Mohammed? Okee dokee. Make sure you visit the app website and hit the “translate” button so you can read the comments. Many people even in the Islamic world, are less than thrilled about Read More …
Israeli cybersecurity company Coronet has released a report on the threat to travelers using WiFi at airports across the United States. Major airports are ranked by threat level, and recommendations are provided for mitigating malware and eavesdropping risks to personal electronic devices. One item not mentioned in the report – the ease with which a Read More …
Thanks to the California Camp Fire inferno. (See chart below the fold)
I confess to having varying opinions of Julian Assange. My initial reaction toward his actions several years ago, was that he was an egotist trying to make a name for himself by revealing classified information that was not at all protective of American citizens or the public interest. His association with Brad/Chelsea Manning wasn’t helpful Read More …
I already own 3 of the Unifi Pro APs which are excellent. But oh, I would love to have these instead! 4×4 MIMO dual band, flush behind the wall connector with 4 switch ports – one supplying PoE. How totally sweet… For sale on on UniFi’s website for $179.
Updates below the fold. With all of the controversy swirling among both Republicans and Democrats on the recounts underway in Florida and Georgia, I feel that there is something important missing from the debate. Democrats are screaming “Every vote must be counted!” while Republicans yell “Voter fraud!”. The real question is one of data integrity. Read More …
A WSJ article describes the campaign against fake pharmaceuticals – both through online pharmacies and the “Dark Web”. Summary: only about 5% of the Xanax purchased via the Dark Web was found to be authentic (not really a big surprise there). There was more railing against online pharmacies by none other than the National Association Read More …
I’ve noticed that the bloatware installed by vendors on new computers (primarily windows machines) goes well beyond additional sales opportunities or application “fluff”. Increasingly, these vendor installed applications are slowing down user’s systems, and often times replicate functionality already provided ably by the operating system. Recently, a user brought me her slow Sony laptop that Read More …
For those running Linux machines, ICS-CERT has released a security vulnerability notice related to ntp. You can (and should) update your machines as soon as practical. On RHEL/CentOS/Fedora distros, this is as easy as: yum update ntp