Knocking dominoes down is a fun pastime for a rainy afternoon, but setting them all up can be a drag. Thankfully, [Lewis] of [DIY Machines] has built a helpful machine to do the job for you, letting you focus on the fun part instead! The machine is run by an Arduino Uno, that can be…

It has everything most normal people would want and costs £279 It’s never been harder to buy a new phone. Five years ago flagships did everything, mid-rangers had obvious compromises, and sub-£200 handsets were trash.… …read more Source:: should have got your kids for Christmas” >TheRegister

Noom has been called “Weight Watchers for millennials,” but Weight Watchers has made significant updates to its program. Which one is best for you? …read more Source:: CNet

Some of us might solve crossword puzzles or Sudoko games to exercise our minds, but [Nathan Nichols] plays with exotic number systems to keep the brain cells in shape. He wrote the Hanoi C99 library while in high school, implementing several of his favorites. We have all been using decimal (base 10) and duodecimal (base…

theodp writes: According to an Amazon job listing for a contract position, the e-tailer is seeking a lead for a new Amazon Future Engineer program in India that’s set to launch in 2021. “The initial research for Amazon Future Engineer in India,” Amazon explains, “is currently underway and we look to the chosen candidate to…

Tell you what, let’s have a meeting about it Something for the Weekend, Sir? Don’t wish me a Happy New Year: it doesn’t work. In fact, I think your annual good wishes may be hexing them.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Reflecting on 2020’s record-breaking year of spam and inbox threats. …read more Source:: Threatpost

GKE Auditor is a Java-based tool to detect Google Kubernetes Engine misconfigurations, it aims to help security and development teams streamline the configuration process and save time looking for generic bugs and vulnerabilities. The tool consists of individual modules called Detectors, each scanning for a specific vulnerability. Installing and Using GKE Auditor to Detect Google…

Santas sled of bork comes to Lanzarote 12BoC Viva Las Borkas! A trip to warmer parts today and a sign that seems to be showing us that most of unusual of things: a bork within a bork, on this, the eighth instalment of our Twelve Borks of Christmas (12BoC) series*.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Tech’s biggest companies just wrapped up a huge year. From a report: The seven most valuable U.S. technology companies — Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Facebook, Tesla and Nvidia — picked up a combined $3.4 trillion in market cap in 2020, powering through a global pandemic and broader economic crisis. Between continued optimism over iPhone sales,…