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Linux 25 years birthday!

Linux kernel could be considered to be officially 25 years old today (25 August 2016) as it was publicly announced in in 25 August 1991. I started using Linux actively sometimes in late 1990′s. Happy birthday Linux kernel! What is Linux? article tells that Linux means different things to different people: Purist considers it to

Show Networks talk from The Eleventh HOPE

I have several times pointed to interesting material that is posted to Control Geek blog. Here is another good time to point you there. My Show Networks talk from The Eleventh HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth) article tells that John Huntington’s Show Networks talk from The Eleventh HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth) is now here on

Where the Tech Jobs Are: 2016 – IEEE Spectrum

http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/where-the-tech-jobs-are-2016?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IeeeSpectrum+%28IEEE+Spectrum%29&utm_content=FaceBook Look at the trends in tech jobs in USA, Europe and Asia.

The ‘Shadow Brokers’ NSA theft puts the Snowden leaks to shame | ExtremeTech

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/234031-your-guide-to-the-shadow-brokers-nsa-theft-which-puts-the-snowden-leaks-to-shame?utm_content=buffer43ccb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Article on NSA cyber weapons revealing hack and it’s significance to cyber security. For more details check also my earlier posting on NSA hack.

Linux 25 Years on 25 August 2016

The history of Linux began in 1991 with the commencement of a personal project by Finnish student Linus Torvalds to create a new free operating system kernel. Happy Birthday! Linux turns 25 article tells that that Linus’ initially glot his project off the ground in April 1991 and announced in in 25 August 1991. Linus