Notices by GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net), page 23
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GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jun-2022 08:35:45 EDT 
GeniusMusing
June Update: Who likes RISC-V PINE64
https://www.pine64.org/2022/06/28/june-update-who-likes-risc-v/
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>We have hinted at this for some time, and many of you knew it would become a reality eventually: we’re now in the final layout phase for a powerful, yet affordable, RISC-V single board computer. I need to be a bit cagey about what I write, partly because I want you to solve the riddle at the end of this section, and in part because not all information has been set in stone and disclosed publicly by the SoC vendor. Before I get into some of the details I’ve been allowed to disclose, here’s the spiel: the board will premiere in our signature model-A form factor, feature CPU performance which falls somewhere in the neighbourhood of the Quartz64, offer plenty of IO, and sport a price-tag similar to that of the Quartz64. In a nutshell, a Quartz64 model-A type board but with a RISC-V SoC. Sounds good? Then keep on reading.
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I think I'm gonna get one, will have to see the price first. -
GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 27-Jun-2022 22:35:48 EDT
GeniusMusing
@simsa04
>TweetDuck requires Windows 7+ and .NET Framework 4.7.2 or newer.
I was hoping for at least Linux or browser based. -
GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jun-2022 19:19:45 EDT
GeniusMusing
Why dyslexia is not a ‘disorder’ but an evolutionary advantage
https://nu.federati.net/url/286817
>The experts suggested that dyslexia, which causes difficulty reading, writing and spelling, is a useful specialisation and not a “neurocognitive condition”.
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>Non-dyslexics are better at using knowledge and exploiting what is already there while dyslexic people have a particular knack for tackling the unknown with gusto.
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>And in the days before literacy, this penchant for adventure would have been invaluable in helping societies adapt and thrive.
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>About one in five people have dyslexia, and their tendency to push the envelope would have been balanced out by other members of a prehistoric society, leading to a well-rounded group with equally useful skill sets.
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>However, Dr Helen Taylor, from the University of Strathclyde, and Dr Martin Vestergaard, from the University of Cambridge, said that dyslexia was now seen as a problem because modern education systems focused on the things sufferers struggled with and neglected what they excelled at.
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>They reassessed past studies on dyslexic individuals and disagreed with the prevailing theory that it was a cognitive deficit.
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>“Striking the balance between exploring for new opportunities and exploiting the benefits of a particular choice is key to adaptation and survival and underpins many of the decisions we make in our daily lives,” said Dr Taylor.
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>“Evidence strongly indicates that individuals with developmental dyslexia do not have a disorder but instead, are specialised in explorative cognitive search,” the researchers wrote in their paper, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology.
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>However, since the invention of written language, dyslexia has been seen as a problem, not a talent.
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>“Schools, academic institutes and workplaces are not designed to make the most of explorative learning,” said Dr Taylor.
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Related: Can dyslexia ever really be a superpower
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/mind/can-dyslexia-ever-really-superpower/
While I have dyslexia to a limited degree, mostly transposing joining letters and numbers, I can see how the "specialised in explorative cognitive search" works for myself, I see patterns where other don't and I also think it help with the programming I do, when I don't mistype things. -
GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 20-Jun-2022 17:02:49 EDT
GeniusMusing
@lnxw48a1
I think this was the set I had.
Topper Johnny Lightning – INDY 500 Race Set Video No.163 – October 28th, 2016 - YouTube
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GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 20-Jun-2022 16:56:46 EDT
GeniusMusing
@lnxw48a1
>Johnny Lightning
OMG! I had one of those, it (according to my parents) lasted around an hour before I took it apart to see how it worked. It did work after I put it back together but was less fun. -
GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jun-2022 19:07:25 EDT
GeniusMusing
@lnxw48a1
Umm...
Eye test, Reading test, IQ test? -
GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 13-Jun-2022 09:30:34 EDT
GeniusMusing
Not what I was expecting...
Revealed: Our Plans For Thunderbird On Android
https://blog.thunderbird.net/2022/06/revealed-thunderbird-on-android-plans-k9/
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>K-9 Mail Joins The Thunderbird Family
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>To that end, we’re thrilled to announce that today, K-9 Mail officially joins the Thunderbird family. And cketti has already joined the full-time Thunderbird staff, bringing along his valuable expertise and experience with mobile platforms.
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>Ultimately, K-9 Mail will transform into Thunderbird on Android.
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>That means the name itself will change and adopt Thunderbird branding. Before that happens, we need to reach certain development milestones that will bring K-9 Mail into alignment with Thunderbird’s feature set and visual appearance.
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>To accomplish that, we’ll devote finances and development time to continually improving K-9 Mail. We’ll be adding brand new features and introducing quality-of-life enhancements.
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GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jun-2022 15:13:17 EDT
GeniusMusing
New ultra-stealthy Linux backdoor isn’t your everyday malware discovery Ars Technica
https://nu.federati.net/url/286651
>Researchers have unearthed a discovery that doesn’t occur all that often in the realm of malware: a mature, never-before-seen Linux backdoor that uses novel evasion techniques to conceal its presence on infected servers, in some cases even with a forensic investigation.
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>On Thursday, researchers from Intezer and The BlackBerry Threat Research & Intelligence Team said that the previously undetected backdoor combines high levels of access with the ability to scrub any sign of infection from the file system, system processes, and network traffic. Dubbed Symbiote, it targets financial institutions in Brazil and was first detected in November.
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>Researchers for Intezer and BlackBerry wrote:
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>> What makes Symbiote different from other Linux malware that we usually come across, is that it needs to infect other running processes to inflict damage on infected machines. Instead of being a standalone executable file that is run to infect a machine, it is a shared object (SO) library that is loaded into all running processes using LD_PRELOAD (T1574.006), and parasitically infects the machine. Once it has infected all the running processes, it provides the threat actor with rootkit functionality, the ability to harvest credentials, and remote access capability.
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GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 06-Jun-2022 16:58:36 EDT
GeniusMusing
Not my backup, not my restore issue but their problem is now my problem...
So, some of the work I have been doing involves getting a new/existing ERP system up to current. As is proper practice with these things, you have a development machine to do testing on to make sure you have good supplied documentation and it works when followed.
And a good backup of the dev machine.
Friday I requested a restore of the VM in question having asked prior to starting anything if I could have a new backup taken so it things went pear shaped it could be restored. I was told that they did "hourly snapshots and that would be just fine". They said the restore would be done Sunday, they must be really busy restoring stuff... well today I had no notification that anything was done so I called.
"D:" was restored correctly but "C:" had boot issues and they were working on it. I am still waiting for news but I have finally encountered a true "Schrodinger's Backup", one that is both alive and dead. https://nu.federati.net/attachment/286595 -
GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 30-May-2022 14:14:14 EDT
GeniusMusing
Last I checked, space should not taste like cotton candy...
What Does Space Taste Like and Why Does It Matter Eater
https://www.eater.com/2015/9/17/9345507/space-taste
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>My favorite bit of space-food obsession, though, is what I call "space taste." As in, what does space taste like? In 2009, astronomers were able to identify a chemical called ethyl formate in a big dust cloud at the center of the Milky Way. Ethyl formate happens to be responsible for the flavor of raspberries (it also smells like rum). Space tastes like raspberries!
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