Keep an eye on things with our favorite do-it-yourself security system. …read more Source:: CNet

ZDNet reports: An anonymous reader shares this enthusiastic report from ZDNet: Earlier this year, Linus Torvalds approved of adding drivers and other components in Rust to Linux.* Last week, at the virtual Linux Plumbers Conference, developers gave serious thought to using the Rust language for new Linux inline code. [“Nothing firm has been determined yet,”…

Four months later than originally planned, the biggest horse race of the year is running on NBC, no cable subscription required. …read more Source:: CNet

“SpaceX took another step forward Thursday in developing its next-generation Starship rocket, conducting the second short flight test of a prototype in the past month,” reports CNBC: Starship prototype Serial Number 6, or SN6, took off from the launchpad at SpaceX’s facility in Boca Chica, Texas. It gradually rose to about 500 feet above the…

“Keep it simple” sounds like such good advice, but what exactly is the “it”; what parts of a project should you try to keep simple? You can’t always make everything simple, can you? Are all kinds of “simplicity” equally valuable, or are there aspects of a design where simplicity has multiplier effects on the rest…

It’s not exactly “new” for 2021, but the subtle updates should make fans of the model happy. …read more Source:: CNet

You can watch the Conference semifinals on TNT tonight, no cable subscription required. …read more Source:: CNet

Hardware tinkerer makes odd finds, including an unusual on/off switch A hacker has uncovered a fancy digital pregnancy stick that is just a glorified analogue paper test strip with a screen added, a novel form of activation, and a big price tag.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

For about $63, you can flush your TP habit for good. …read more Source:: CNet

Feeling creative? Submit your caption in the comments, and our panel of experts will reward the winner with a $25 Amazon gift card. …read more Source:: DarkReading