AmpBenzScientist @AmpBenzScientist@qoto.org

Graydon Hoare: "Maintaining #FOSS isn't low-value work. It's essential work, stuff that you ignore at your medium and long-term peril"

https://graydon2.dreamwidth.org/306832.html

i should remind myself that i have some helpers. i forget that at times.

RISC-V SBC touted as RPi alternative:

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/milk-v-unveils-risc-v-raspberry-pi-alternative-milk-v-mars

"In a Simulated Test staged by the US military, an air force drone controlled by AI "killed" its operator to prevent it from interfering with its efforts to achieve its mission"

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/01/us-military-drone-ai-killed-operator-simulated-test

"Why Scientists Need to Get High"

https://nautil.us/why-scientists-need-to-get-high-305830/

New Mirai variant targets multiple Linux IoT devices

https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/mirai-variant-iz1h9/?web_view=true

"#OpenSource projects integral to #Bloomberg’s operations and beyond were chosen as the recipients of the company’s inaugural FOSS Contributor Fund" (curl / Celery / Apache Arrow)

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/136-open-source/16332-bloomberg-supports-foss-with-funding.html

#ESP32-SBC-FabGL: SBC with VGA display and retro emulators

https://olimex.wordpress.com/2023/05/25/new-open-source-hardware-design-is-verified-esp32-sbc-fabgl-single-board-computer-based-on-fabgl-library-with-ps2-keyboard-mouse-and-vga-display-with-many-retro-computer-emulators/

New features and fixes in #Python 3.12

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3697018/the-best-new-features-and-fixes-in-python-3-12.html

iRecorder #Android app: "recorded Nearby Audio every 15 minutes and sent it to the app developer"

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/app-with-50000-google-play-installs-sent-attackers-mic-recordings-every-15-minutes/

If you could afford any gun, what handgun, and what rifle would you get?

#gun #guns #2a

"#OpenSource is not just about Code, it's about People"

https://sindresorhus.com/blog/empathy-in-open-source

Apple inks multi-billion-dollar deal with Broadcom for US-made chips (5G)

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/apple-inks-multi-billion-dollar-deal-broadcom-us-made-chips-3509166

Creating a "defconfig" Build Configuration for Apache #NuttX RTOS ... Thanks to Alan C. Assis! 👍

Article: https://lupyuen.codeberg.page/articles/pr.html#notes

Retro Pixel Pocket: Android gaming handheld with Allwinner A64 ($80)

https://retrododo.com/funnyplaying-retro-pixel-pocket/

#Satellite signal jamming: Starlink and other LEO constellations face a new set of security risks

https://spectrum.ieee.org/satellite-jamming

AliExpress laptop with Intel 8088 CPU will take you back to the MS-DOS era

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/brand-new-laptop-recreates-1981s-ibm-pc-complete-with-8088-cpu-and-640kb-of-ram/

"This whitepaper details the architectural enhancements and modifications that #Intel is currently investigating for a 64-bit mode-only architecture referred to as x86S"

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/technical/envisioning-future-simplified-architecture.html

#Android TV boxes sold on Amazon are laced with malware (Allwinner T95 / Rockchip X12)

https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/18/popular-android-tv-boxes-sold-on-amazon-are-laced-with-malware/?guccounter=1

Good ol' Tom looking out for us.