I would love if device makers were forced to open up their hardware to other OSs. Unlockable bootloaders for all as well as allowing users to install their own signing keys so secure boot can remain enabled.
Granted, there would still be black box firmware required to use half the components inside, but that's another battle.
"Homer, this isn't America's Funniest Home Videos"
Probably some use cases for "regular" users. Someone mentioned music production, though that's probably more professional than hobby.
To my understanding, you mostly need real time performance for specialty cases where timing is absolutely critical. So I guess if you were building custom drones or custom control boards for drones, you could use real time Linux for that now since the timing could be guaranteed.
Doesn't say, but I am curious. They said their workarounds broke other workarounds which caused a lot of implementation delay, but I'm not sure what the actual compromise was to address all that.
Answer probably lies somewhere in the kernel maintainer's mailing list, I'd imagine. Just not equipped to search for it right at the moment.
Security tip: Never post your home address on social media.
Not gonna lie: I would absolutely use the pattern buffer as my own personal junk drawer. I'd have a pattern buffer full of those portable pattern buffers from Discovery. Each of those full of random stuff I'd otherwise carry if I could.
"Why, yes, I do need my kayak with me at all times. You never know when you might need that!"
Hell, I'd probably work out how to turn the pattern buffer into a man cave. 😆
Or if I'm ever in a sticky situation, pull a Dale Gribble "Pocket Sand" but with a pattern buffer full of junk that all comes out at once.
I bet the pattern buffers on DS9 are all chock full of Windex.
Lol, yeah.
The Slashdot article that led me to the original was slanted to say "legacy IT" equipment was the cause and had the distinct subtext that had they been using cloud for everything, they would have been fine.
Nope, this is 100% failure to provision and secure equipment correctly. And cloud doesn't mean anything for security, especially given how many sensitive files have been left in wide-open, publicly accessible S3 buckets.
Hate to say it (re: security theater), but I think that is correct. I've read articles stating a drop in crime in places where they just have a cardboard cutout of police officers in the window.
two bills Thursday that would effectively nullify the Supreme Court's rulings against patents on broad software processes and human genes.
Supreme Court makes one good ruling, and now it's trying to be overturned. :smh:
I don't currently have them, but there is (or was?) a NoIR version of the Pi cameras that didn't have IR filters. That should let the IR LED illuminators work same as most other cameras advertised with night vision.
Stolen from an old Reddit post but posting it here because it remains one of my favorite pieces of 30 Rock fan art.
Originally by Mike Jackson (Note: Website no longer seems to work, but crediting it anyway)
2x10 - Cold Fire
The rules for each round are below. Calculation and reporting of scores is on the honor system.
Rules for Round 1
Rules for Round 2
Clue 1 (5 points)
Clue 2 (3 points)
Clue 3 (2 points)
Clue 4 (1 points)
Answer
Clue 1 (5 points)
Clue 2 (3 points)
Clue 3 (2 points)
Answer (0 points)
Bonus Connection Answer (add +1 to your score if you got it correct)
"But we're selling the hardware at a loss, so letting you own what you paid for would break our crappy business model" /s