Day: October 28, 2018

Easy Blinking LED Eyes for Halloween

There’s not much time left now. If you’re going to put something together to give the youngsters some night terrors in exchange for all that sweet candy, you better do it quick. This late to the game you might not have time to do anything too elaborate, but luckily we’ve come across a few quick…


Tech Groups Step Away From Gab Network After Shooting

Tech companies including PayPal and Stripe have suspended their services from Gab, a social network catering primarily to US conservatives that had been used by the man accused of killing 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue. From a report: The moves are likely to reopen the debate about the limits of free speech online and…


Linus Torvalds and Greg K-H Talk About Linux Community, Dealing with Hardware Bugs, Chromebooks Gaining Traction, Microsoft, Companies Gleaning Data and More

Swapnil Bhartiya, who runs the blog TFIR, had a chance to interview Linus Torvalds at Open Source Summit in the second half of August this year. (Some context: The interview, which was published this week, took place before Mr. Torvalds said he needs to take a step back to reflect on how he has dealt…


Satori botnet author in jail again after breaking pretrial release conditions

Still unclear what Nexus Zeta has done, but he’s now incarcerated in the SeaTac detention center. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Facebook Finds More Fake Accounts From Iran

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Tech Tent: Tim Cook’s Privacy Crusade

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


12 Malicious Python Libraries Found And Removed From PyPi

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Making PCBs With A Cutting Plotter

[LudwigLabs] is creating PCBs using copper foil and a cutting plotter (vinyl cutter). In this approach, it’s an additive process where instead of removing copper from a copper-clad board, the traces are cut out of copper foil and transferred to a solid backing surface (cardboard, fiberglass, etc.). While similar to the use of copper tape…


Nobody’s Cellphone Is Really That Secure, Bruce Schneier Reminds

Earlier this week, The New York Times reported that the Russians and the Chinese were eavesdropping on President Donald Trump’s personal cellphone and using the information gleaned to better influence his behavior. This should surprise no one, writes Bruce Schneier. From a story: Security experts have been talking about the potential security vulnerabilities in Trump’s…


Xiaomi Mi Mix 3: Release date, price, specs, four cameras, 5G, all-screen – CNET

It’s got no notch, no bezels, four cameras and it won’t break your bank. Just saying. …read more Source:: CNet