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Microsoft has today released the source code to an open-source operating system, based on Debian GNU/Linux, that runs on network switches. The software is dubbed SONiC, aka Software for Open Networking in the Cloud. It’s a toolkit of code and kernel patches to bend switch hardware to your will. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/09/microsoft_sonic_debian/ Posted from WordPress for Android →

A new world ranking of countries and their literacy rates puts the United States at 7th. Who’s No. 1? Finland. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/03/08/most-literate-nation-in-the-world-not-the-u-s-new-ranking-says/ Posted from WordPress for Android →

Will the fancy new tech in the S7 be as cool as it’s cracked up to be? Only a teardown will tell. https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung+Galaxy+S7+Teardown/56686 Posted from WordPress for Android →

BMW is celebrating its 100th anniversary by revealing the ‘Vision Next 100’, the brand’s very first autonomous vehicle. It anticipates the future of the brand, the last of the three German luxury automakers to introduce an autonomous car. http://interestingengineering.com/bmw-reveals-autonomous-car-on-their-100th-anniversary/ Posted from WordPress for Android →

We have biometrics, which replaces all that security with a unique aspect of your body, be it a fingerprint, iris scan, or now even the unique sound echo created by your ear. That last one has been developed by NEC Corp in collaboration with Nagaoka University of Technology. They realized that the shape of an →

Trust in self-driving cars remains a big stumbling block for U.S. drivers surveyed by the American Automobile Association. But the same AAA survey and other past studies suggest that drivers can quickly overcome those trust issues once they get a chance to experience a ride in a semi-autonomous or fully autonomous vehicle. “There’s going to be a →

Today I’m excited to announce our plans to bring SQL Server to Linux as well. This will enable SQL Server to deliver a consistent data platform across Windows Server and Linux, as well as on-premises and cloud. We are bringing the core relational database capabilities to preview today, and are targeting availability in mid-2017. https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/03/07/announcing-sql-server-on-linux/ →

For an internet advertising company to make money, it can only happen because of the internet user. Yet sometimes it seems almost as if the advertising technology industry is at war with internet users. With more than 50% of savvy internet users in US on ad blockers, and ad blockers being among the most downloaded →

Spanish Banking Group BBVA Just Snapped Up a Finnish Fintech Startup article tells that Spanish banking group BBVA has bought Holvi, a Finnish financial technology startup that provides online banking and financial planning services for small businesses. http://fortune.com/2016/03/07/bbva-holvi-fintech/ I had earlier posted information on Holvi at my Banking is Broken? Start-ups try to fix it →

Due real Fluorescent lamp fire danger I have pretty much tried to get rid of potentially dangerous tradtional starters in the fuorescent lamps. So I replaced the starter with electronic safety model – if bulb does not start, it will stay off without heating. Or at least should. I got one Axxel S10 starter that →