https://fossbytes.com/linux-on-windows-10-without-developer-mode/ With the release of Windows 10 Insider Build 16215, Microsoft has announced that now users don’t need to activate Developer Mode to run Linux on Windows 10. Now, Microsoft thinks that WSL is stable enough to remove this restriction. However, this change still keeps Linux an optional component and the users manually need to →
https://hbr.org/2017/04/if-humble-people-make-the-best-leaders-why-do-we-fall-for-charismatic-narcissists The research is clear: when we choose humble, unassuming people as our leaders, the world around us becomes a better place. Humble leaders improve the performance of a company in the long run because they create more collaborative environments. When leaders behave humbly, followers emulate their modest attitude and behavior. A clinical study illustrates that when charisma overlaps →
https://opensource.com/article/17/5/10-step-guide-webix-framework?sc_cid=7016000000127ECAAY Free Webix framework is a JavaScript and HTML5 framework for developing cross-platform, data-rich web applications with responsive user interfaces. The library is fast, lightweight, and easy to learn. Integration with AngularJS, Vue.js, and jQuery may be pretty handy. Based on this article Webix looks interesting. →
http://www.visualcapitalist.com/worlds-biggest-data-breaches/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialWarfare Before 2009, the majority of data breaches were the fault of human errors like misplaced hard drives and stolen laptops, or the efforts of “inside men” looking to make a profit by selling data to the highest bidder. Since then, the volume of malicious hacking has exploded relative to other forms of data loss. →
https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-prevent-unprivileged-users-from-viewing-dmesg-command-output-on-linux/ One can use dmesg command see or control the kernel ring buffer. The kernel syslog contains debugging information that is often useful during exploitation of other vulnerabilities, such as kernel heap addresses. There is an option that prevents unprivileged users from reading the syslog. sudo sysctl -w kernel.dmesg_restrict=1 →
https://horizon-magazine.eu/article/radiators-powered-excess-computing-energy-are-heating-homes-free_en.html Is this stupid or ingenious? French company Qarnot has developed small devices known as Q.rads, tiny remote computers that when networked together have the capacity to provide a cloud computing service to companies. The heat generated by the Q.rads, which are situated in residential and public buildings, is then used to heat the buildings, →
https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2017/06/07/new-level-of-automation-with-ansible/?sc_cid=7016000000127ECAAY Ansible is a simple agent-less automation tool that has changed the world for the better. It has many use cases and wide adoption. This article is going to demonstrate Ansible. The intention of this article is not to teach you the basics of Ansible, but to motivate you to learn it. Shell has been the comfort zone of →
Uninspirational Quotes for People Who Hate Inspirational Quotes http://www.sadanduseless.com/2017/03/are-you-inspired-yet/ You’re bound to see the occasional motivational quotes in many places. Examples in his page are different. →
http://www.iflscience.com/technology/scientists-have-discovered-the-first-2d-magnet/ Researchers from the University of Washington and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered a two-dimensional magnetized material for the first time. As reported in Nature, the material known as chromium triiodide (CrI3) is highly magnetic even when it’s in a 2D configuration (sheet with one atom thickness). In addition the construction of this monolayer →
Want 5G? It’s going to take an IP anyhaul overhaul | EDN http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/5g-waves/4458460/Want-5G–It-s-going-to-take-an-IP-anyhaul-overhaul?utm_content=bufferecb1e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Much of the ongoing discussion around 5G is focused on use cases: wireless broadband to the home, in-vehicle infotainment, immersive event experiences, truck platooning, remote health care, smart cities and smart factories to name a few. Mobile networks and cloud packet core →