Mmmmmmmm. That doesn’t sound good. Especially since its from a credible source whose enterprise is entirely concerned with privacy and anonymity on the internet. From the Tor website: OpenSSL bug CVE-2014-0160 Posted April 7th, 2014 A new OpenSSL vulnerability on 1.0.1 through 1.0.1f is out today, which can be used to reveal memory to a …
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Weird weather is a symptom of worse to come.
The IPCC released the second report on climate change. It is more very bad news, but even so might still be insufficient to stimulate action from leaders or followers. Last September a summary on the physical science of climate change showed that climate change is real, and humans are the “dominant cause”. Now the IPCC …
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A world without growth – IMF.
Well that doesn’t seem natural because the plants grow every year and add to the planet’s biomass. When the IMF talks about no economic growth for years, it should raise concern. The head of the IMF talks technically about inflation and capacity but irrespective of accounting, laws and economics, the natural resources of the planet …
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Heavy breathing keeps your brain alive …
Mens sana in corpore sanae, again. A study shows that cardiovascular exercise, like running,swimming and cycling, in your 20s helps retain your mental agility in middle age. Activities that maintain cardio fitness led to better thinking skills and memory 20 years on, even after adjusting for factors such as smoking, diabetes and high cholesterol. The …
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FiveThirtyEight – a place for thinking
Nate Silver, famous for accurate political predictions, and his team relaunched fivethirtyeight.com, a website focussed on mining data and interpreting it, under ESPN sponsorship on St Paddy’s day. FiveThirtyEight.com covers a range of current issues from economics to science to sports in a thoughtful, useful way. Though a US focus predominates, that’s OK in a …
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The list you don’t want to be on.
Capital punishment is a sign of failure. Failure is a part of learning and improvement, but if you continue to fail in the same endeavour, there is a problem indicating that the system needs to change. So, capital punishment should have long been expunged from a system that is “civilised”, “advanced”, “modern”, “space age”, “rich”, …
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BT – Notes From The Edge – Spring has Sprung
Spring has sprung (in the northern hemisphere). Even though you can’t quite tell when the equinox occurs, the calendar reminds us of the solar cycle – equinox and solstice alternating about the 21st of every third month – March, June, September, December. The spring equinox passed last weekend marking the beginning of Spring in some …
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Whoops! A big picture story.
A story about the search for truth, the meaning of life and the answer to everything. Finally an edition that is readable. It might have a few typos which will be removed as we find them, but the important bits read well enough. Enjoy free chapters on-line: The Meaning of Life Clarifying the Big Picture …
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The “Google Office” doesn’t always work
Open offices can be excellent environments for creativity and collaboration, but need to be complemented by work space where focus and critical thinking can take place, without distraction. Home office workers know what that means. It’s great to have a personalised flexible space to work in. It is liberating and fresh and doesn’t dull the …
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A guide to operating system users.
What’s your operating system? See the pie-chart below for insight. Humour from GraphJam.com. Anyway, what is an operating system? It’s the boss. from The Full Wiki: Most ordinary computer users take their operating system for granted. The easiest way to understand what an operating system does is to take a close look at what computers …
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