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http://thehackernews.com/2017/06/windows-10-redstone3-smb.html?m=1 The Server Message Block version 1 (SMBv1) — a 30-year-old file sharing protocol which came to light last month after the devastating WannaCry outbreak — will be removed from the upcoming Windows 10 (1709) Redstone 3 Update. The WannaCry ransomware wreaked havoc last month. You can find more information on WannaCry at http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/2017/05/12/an-nsa-derived-ransomware-worm-is-shutting-down-computers-worldwide/ →

http://www.commitstrip.com/en/2017/06/19/security-too-expensive-try-a-hack/ Sadly so true. →

https://opensource.com/article/17/6/kdump-usage-and-internals?sc_cid=7016000000127ECAAY Kdump is a way to acquire a crashed Linux kernel dump, but finding documents that explain its usage and internals can be challenging. This article examines the basics of kdump usage and look at the internals of kdump/kexec kernel implementation. →

https://www.open-electronics.org/the-raspberry-pi-3-is-the-most-desired-maker-sbc/ This is the interesting result of the “2017 hacker board survey” by Linuxgizmos.com.The 2017 Hacker Board Survey is the annual Linuxgizmos reader survey of open-spec, Linux- or Android-ready single board computers priced under $200. →

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/why-the-last-thing-open-source-needs-is-more-corporate-oversight/ Well-intentioned people keep proposing solutions to open source governance and revenue models. They’re wrong. Here’s why. According to a new Black Duck survey, developers can’t get enough of open source, ramping up open source adoption by 60% last year. Why the uptick? A whopping 84% cited superior cost savings, ease-of-access, and no vendor lock-in. Open →

https://opensource.com/article/17/6/what-know-you-open-source-your-project?sc_cid=7016000000127ECAAY Before your company makes a project open source, make sure you’re ready for all your new responsibilities to the community that forms around it. It’s the ecosystem, stupid With so much innovation happening in open source projects, why not take advantage of it across your product and supply chain? →

http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/innovation/multitasking-why-do-we-do-it Attention span has shrunk alarmingly short. We seem to look for and welcome distractions.  “We are information-seeking creatures” Just as ancient humans foraged for food, we now forage for information (Maybe we need to include personal communications and entertainment in the general concept of information). We’re easily bored, and there is the FOMO effect, →

Tesla coils and other high voltage equipment that make sparks are always entertaining and potentially dangerous. There are  some portable tesla coils you can buy online that say, “safe, low current”, and yet they still produce lightning and have a high voltage output.700K Mini Coil Tube Neon Glow Coil With Transparent Plate Power Supply For →

https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-patch-linux-kernel-stack-clash-vulnerability-cve-2017-1000364/ A very serious security problem has been found in the Linux kernel called “The Stack Clash.” The Qualys Research Labs discovered various problems in the dynamic linker of the GNU C Library (CVE-2017-1000366) which allow local privilege escalation by clashing the stack including Linux kernel. This bug affects Linux, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD and Solaris, →

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/raspberry-pi-simulator-lets-you-start-tinkering-without-even-owning-a-pi/ Microsoft is building an online Raspberry Pi simulator that allows Makers to write code to control hardware… even without owning a board. At present, the simulator is in ‘preview’ and is quite rudimentary. →