Elise Blanchard, writing on Mozilla blog: […] What happened in 1993 to suddenly make hyperlinks blue? No one knows, but I have some theories. I often hear that blue was chosen as the hyperlink color for color contrast. Well, even though the W3C wasn’t created until 1994, and so the standards for which we judge…

The Courier, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, is streaming now. …read more Source:: CNet

Here are this week’s highlights. …read more Source:: CNet

Last week’s breach compromised the personal information of more than 50 million customers. Are you one? …read more Source:: CNet

Dell’s results were upbeat, HP’s flat, but investors still worried over supply chain HP Inc and Dell both raised concerns over ongoing component shortages when they reported their July quarters yesterday, with the Palo Alto firm citing “unprecedented demand that is way ahead of supply right now” and Round Rock saying “demand was ahead of…

For Zapotec artist and weaver Porfirio Gutierrez, colour is a way to connect with his ancestors’ way of life, which has sustained civilisations by living in symbiosis with nature. BBC: Back home in the village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico, Porfirio Gutierrez is referred to by his indigenous community as “El Maestro.” In Ventura,…

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Microsoft is announcing today that it won’t block people from installing Windows 11 on most older PCs. While the software maker has recommended hardware requirements for Windows 11 — which it’s largely sticking to — a restriction to install the OS will only be enforced when you try to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows…

A sprinkling of Rust and presto! A new multi-language web site appears The GNOME project has created Apps for GNOME, a website to “feature the best applications in the GNOME ecosystem,” according to creator Sophie Herold.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

The latest refinement of the APT’s BadHatch backdoor can leverage new malware on the fly without redeployment, making it potent and nimble. …read more Source:: Threatpost