Day: March 9, 2019

A Nurse Call System Becomes Turing Complete

George Mallory, a famous English mountaineer, once suggested that it was of no use to climb mountains. Instead, he posited, the only reason to climb a mountain is because it is there. Likewise, when you become an expert in nurse call systems like those found in hospitals, you may find that you do things with…


Apple Is Now Forcing Its Suppliers to Go ‘Green’

Apple is already running on 100% green energy, according to Fast Company. But Apple is still “keen to show it’s a good corporate citizen,” reports the Australian Financial Review: Apple’s annual supplier responsibility report released on Thursday revealed 20 manufacturing supplier facilities had been removed from the company’s supply chain for breaches of environmental permits…


Nintendo’s Mario Day sale includes Switch, Mario Kart 8, Odyssey deals starting March 10 – CNET

To quote Mario, “Wahoo!” …read more Source:: CNet


VMware Touts Dismissal of Linux GPL Lawsuit

“For over a decade, VMware has been accused of illegally using Linux code in its VMware ESX bare-metal virtual machine hypervisor,” reports ZDNet, adding that “A German court has dismissed the case, but the struggle may not be over.” VMware stood accused of illegally using Linux code in its flagship VMware ESX bare-metal virtual machine…


Us review: Jordan Peele’s new horror doesn’t quite mirror Get Out – CNET

Jordan Peele follows up 2017’s Get Out with hotly anticipated doppelganger horror film Us. …read more Source:: CNet


Captain Marvel post-credits scenes, explained – CNET

The first one is a doozy. The second one, cute. …read more Source:: CNet


Satellite Magnate Argues Post-Brexit Britain Will Be ‘Lost In Space’

PolygamousRanchKid quotes the BBC: Will Marshall’s “Planet” company operates the world’s largest satellite imaging network, with 150 spacecraft able to fully picture Earth on a daily basis. He warns EU withdrawal will do immense harm to Britain’s space industry. The UK will be “lost in space”, he says. The UK Space Agency responded by saying…


Captain Marvel merchandise isn’t kitten around with Goose and Carol – CNET

From keychains to action figures to shirts and sunglasses, you can have Captain Marvel in your life — and her little cat, too. …read more Source:: CNet


Will A No-Deal Brexit Void 340,000 British-Owned .EU Domains?

The Guardian reports on what may happen next to British businesses and individuals who own .EU domains: There are about 340,000 registered British holders of these web addresses, and the government has urged them to make contingency plans as their web addresses will disappear if the UK does not agree on a deal with Brussels….


Georgia county pays a whopping $400,000 to get rid of a ransomware infection

County hired cyber-security consultant to negotiate ransom fee with hacker group. …read more Source:: ZDNet