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    • black3dynamite
      black3dynamite last edited by

      https://blog.centos.org/2021/12/introducing-centos-stream-9/

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      • scottalanmiller
        scottalanmiller last edited by

        Major AWS outage...

        https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-12-07/amazon-awc-outage-delivery-problems

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        • JaredBusch
          JaredBusch last edited by

          Is LastPass being spun off or is it still owned by log me in?

          D461231A-4D75-47C0-8D9D-80628D76A906.png

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          • travisdh1
            travisdh1 @JaredBusch last edited by

            @jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

            Is LastPass being spun off or is it still owned by log me in?

            D461231A-4D75-47C0-8D9D-80628D76A906.png

            I wonder if they'll remove the tracking junk now? Probably not.

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            • scottalanmiller
              scottalanmiller last edited by

              Another AWS outage underway.

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              • AdamF
                AdamF last edited by

                Dang.... is it me or is Vultr just killing it lately.
                https://www.vultr.com/news/Holiday-Gifts-2021-Recap-and-Last-Minute-Launches

                Looks like they will also offer dedicated servers with ESXi on them.

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                • JaredBusch
                  JaredBusch @AdamF last edited by

                  @adamf said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                  Looks like they will also offer dedicated servers with ESXi on them.

                  Ah, pre-built with log4j access enabled then?

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                  • AdamF
                    AdamF @JaredBusch last edited by

                    @jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                    @adamf said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                    Looks like they will also offer dedicated servers with ESXi on them.

                    Ah, pre-built with log4j access enabled then?

                    Yes, it's included for free! πŸ™‚ No extra cost to you.

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                    • gjacobse
                      gjacobse last edited by

                      Indestructible 'Black Box' will record our planet's demise in minute detail

                      By Cameron Duke
                      The disaster recorder aims to set us on a better path by watching our every move.
                      ...
                      The solar-powered vault will be roughly the length of a school bus and the shape of an upside-down curb stop, and the entire thing will be encased in 3-inch-thick (7.5 centimeters) steel designed to withstand catastrophe, just as an airplane's black box is built to withstand an impact. And just like a black box is tucked away in the safest part of a plane, Earth's Black Box will be placed in the most secure location on Earth, which is Tasmania, apparently. When it goes online, Earth's Black Box will be filled with hard drives recording and storing climate-related information, ABC News Australia reported.
                      ...

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                      • scottalanmiller
                        scottalanmiller @gjacobse last edited by

                        @gjacobse said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                        Indestructible 'Black Box' will record our planet's demise in minute detail

                        By Cameron Duke
                        The disaster recorder aims to set us on a better path by watching our every move.
                        ...
                        The solar-powered vault will be roughly the length of a school bus and the shape of an upside-down curb stop, and the entire thing will be encased in 3-inch-thick (7.5 centimeters) steel designed to withstand catastrophe, just as an airplane's black box is built to withstand an impact. And just like a black box is tucked away in the safest part of a plane, Earth's Black Box will be placed in the most secure location on Earth, which is Tasmania, apparently. When it goes online, Earth's Black Box will be filled with hard drives recording and storing climate-related information, ABC News Australia reported.
                        ...

                        But.... why?

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                        • Dashrender
                          Dashrender @scottalanmiller last edited by

                          @scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                          @gjacobse said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                          Indestructible 'Black Box' will record our planet's demise in minute detail

                          By Cameron Duke
                          The disaster recorder aims to set us on a better path by watching our every move.
                          ...
                          The solar-powered vault will be roughly the length of a school bus and the shape of an upside-down curb stop, and the entire thing will be encased in 3-inch-thick (7.5 centimeters) steel designed to withstand catastrophe, just as an airplane's black box is built to withstand an impact. And just like a black box is tucked away in the safest part of a plane, Earth's Black Box will be placed in the most secure location on Earth, which is Tasmania, apparently. When it goes online, Earth's Black Box will be filled with hard drives recording and storing climate-related information, ABC News Australia reported.
                          ...

                          But.... why?

                          Aliens... that's why

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                          • gjacobse
                            gjacobse @Dashrender last edited by gjacobse

                            @dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                            @scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                            @gjacobse said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                            Indestructible 'Black Box' will record our planet's demise in minute detail

                            By Cameron Duke
                            The disaster recorder aims to set us on a better path by watching our every move.
                            ...
                            The solar-powered vault will be roughly the length of a school bus and the shape of an upside-down curb stop, and the entire thing will be encased in 3-inch-thick (7.5 centimeters) steel designed to withstand catastrophe, just as an airplane's black box is built to withstand an impact. And just like a black box is tucked away in the safest part of a plane, Earth's Black Box will be placed in the most secure location on Earth, which is Tasmania, apparently. When it goes online, Earth's Black Box will be filled with hard drives recording and storing climate-related information, ABC News Australia reported.
                            ...

                            But.... why?

                            Aliens... that's why

                            No no no,… it’s like this:

                            b0c2f304-07db-417f-bb74-802eda7aa62e-image.jpeg

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                            • gjacobse
                              gjacobse last edited by

                              I challenge you-

                              Just another surprising TikTok Challenge with a possible shocking outcome.

                              -to do better.

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                              • nadnerB
                                nadnerB @gjacobse last edited by

                                @gjacobse said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                                I challenge you-

                                Just another surprising TikTok Challenge with a possible shocking outcome.

                                -to do better.

                                Well, people did tide pods... it's just a natural progression really.

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                                • DustinB3403
                                  DustinB3403 @gjacobse last edited by

                                  @gjacobse said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                                  I challenge you-

                                  Just another surprising TikTok Challenge with a possible shocking outcome.

                                  -to do better.

                                  Electric Shiffle Challenge.

                                  Climb a high power transfer tower, and connect all 3 wires together using a copper wire AND SURVIVE the climb down.

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                                  • DustinB3403
                                    DustinB3403 last edited by

                                    University loses 77TB of research data due to backup error

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                                    • notverypunny
                                      notverypunny @DustinB3403 last edited by

                                      @dustinb3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                                      University loses 77TB of research data due to backup error

                                      Just saw it on slashdot.... talk about a bad way to end the year.

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                                      • gjacobse
                                        gjacobse last edited by

                                        Microsoft fixes harebrained Y2K22 Exchange bug that disrupted email worldwide
                                        A rookie programming error crashed servers because they couldn't process the year 2022.
                                        DAN GOODIN - 1/3/2022, 4:47 PM

                                        Microsoft has released a fix for a harebrained Exchange Server bug that shut down on-premises mail delivery around the world just as clocks were chiming in the new year.

                                        The mass disruption stemmed from a date check failure in Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 that made it impossible for servers to accommodate the year 2022, prompting some to call it the Y2K22 bug. The mail programs stored dates and times as signed integers, which max out at 2147483647, or 231 - 1. Microsoft uses the first two numbers of an update version to denote the year it was released. As long as the year was 2021 or earlier, everything worked fine.

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                                        • gjacobse
                                          gjacobse last edited by

                                          Backwards capacitor causes fiery failure for some high-end Asus motherboards
                                          Asus has issued a statement and recall for affected Z690 boards.
                                          ANDREW CUNNINGHAM - 1/3/2022, 3:44 PM

                                          Intel's high-end 12th-generation Core processors use a lot of power and generate a lot of heat, but Asus' ROG Maximus Z690 Hero motherboard takes things to the next level. A "potential reversed memory capacitor" in some boards can cause them to catch on fire.

                                          The problem was initially hunted down by the Actually Hardware Overclocking YouTube channel, which diagnosed the issue using images from Reddit users and posters on Asus' support forums whose boards had failed. The reversed capacitor causes increased current leakage, which generates heat that subsequently burns out the neighboring MOSFET transistors. Users with the flipped capacitors noted that they noticed a burning smell or even fire before their systems shut down. Once the MOSFETs have burned out, the motherboard's built-in status display will show error code 53, indicating that the motherboard doesn't detect any installed RAM.

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                                          • gjacobse
                                            gjacobse last edited by

                                            OH MY GOD, JUST PAY THEM β€”
                                            Google loses Sonos patent case, starts stripping functionality from speakers

                                            Rather than pay royalty fees to Sonos, Google is sending downgrades to customers.
                                            RON AMADEO - 1/7/2022, 11:43 AM

                                            Following a preliminary ruling in August, the US International Trade Commission has issued a final decision saying that Google infringed five Sonos smart speaker patents. It would be possible for this ruling to result in some products like the Nest Audio, Chromecast, and Pixel line being banned in the US, but Google has prepared ITC-approved software downgrades, which remove the infringing features from users' products.

                                            Sonos essentially invented the connected speaker category for streaming music, but the advent of voice assistants has led to Big Tech stomping all over Sonos' territory. Sonos says that while it was pitching Google for support of Google Play Music, Google got a behind-the-scenes look at Sonos' operations in 2013. Sonos says Google used that access to "blatantly and knowingly" copy Sonos' features for the Google Home speaker, which launched in 2016. Sonos sued Google in early 2020.

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