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I am studying cybersecurity (topics like networking, Linux, tools, vulnerabilities, and attack/defense techniques). One of my biggest challenges is forgetting tools, commands, and methodologies if I don’t use them regularly.
Cybersecurity … Continue reading How do cybersecurity professionals retain technical skills and tools over time?
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: 40 open-source tools redefining how security teams secure the stack Open source security software has become a key way for teams to get flexibility, trans… Continue reading Week in review: 40 open-source tools securing the stack, invisible IT to be the next workplace priority
A January order blocking wind energy projects in America has now been vacated by a U.S. judge and declared unlawful, reports the Associated Press:
[Judge Saris of the U.S. district court for the district of Massachusetts] ruled in favor of a coalition… Continue reading Trump Ban on Wind Energy Permits ‘Unlawful’, Court Rules
Most humans like games. But what are games, exactly? Not in a philosophical sense, but in the sense of “what exactly are their worky bits, so we know how to …read more Continue reading Why Games Work, and How to Build Them
An anonymous reader shared this report from Phoronix:
Due to the growing number of GNOME Shell extensions looking to appear on extensions.gnome.org that were generated using AI, it’s now prohibited. The new rule in their guidelines note that AI-gener… Continue reading New Rule Forbids GNOME Shell Extensions Made Using AI-Generated Code
The R programming language “is sometimes frowned upon by ‘traditional’ software engineers,” says the CEO of software quality services vendor Tiobe, “due to its unconventional syntax and limited scalability for large production systems.” But he says it … Continue reading Is the R Programming Language Surging in Popularity?
Most of us are familiar with vinyl LPs, and even with the way in which they are made by stamping a hot puck of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) into a record. …read more Continue reading Watch a Recording Lathe From 1958 Cut a Lacquer Master Record
This week System76 launched the first stable release of its Rust-based COSMIC desktop environment, reports 9to5Linux.
Announced in 2021, it’s designed for all GNU/Linux distributions — and it shipping with Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS (based on Ubuntu 24…. Continue reading System76 Launches First Stable Release of COSMIC Desktop and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS
This week the Free Software Foundation honored Andy Wingo, Alx Sa, and Govdirectory with this year’s annual Free Software Awards (given to community members and groups making
“significant” contributions to software freedom):
Andy Wingo is one of the … Continue reading ‘Free Software Awards’ Winners Announced: Andy Wingo, Alx Sa, Govdirectory
There are a few very different pathways to building a product, and we gotta applaud the developers taking care to take the open-source path. Today’s highlight is [Mentra], who is …read more Continue reading Mentra Brings Open Smart Glasses OS With Cross-Compat