Miscellaneous Tech News
-
Facebook is backpedaling from its ambitious vision for Libra
Under pressure from regulators, Facebook is rethinking Libra's design.
David Marcus, the head of Facebook's new Calibra payments division, appeared before two hostile congressional committees this week with a simple message: Facebook knows policymakers are concerned about Libra, and Facebook won't move forward with the project until their concerns are addressed.
While he didn't say so explicitly, Marcus' comments at hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday represented a dramatic shift in Facebook's conception of Libra. In Facebook's original vision, Libra would be an open and largely decentralized network, akin to Bitcoin. The core network would be beyond the reach of regulators. Regulatory compliance would be the responsibility of exchanges, wallets, and other services that are the "on ramps and off ramps" to the Libra ecosystem.
Facebook now seems to recognize its original vision was a non-starter with regulators. So this week Marcus sketched out a new vision for Libra—one in which the Libra Association will shoulder significant responsibility for ensuring compliance with laws relating to money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes.
-
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
in to Bitcoin. The core network would be beyond the reach of regulators. Regulatory compliance would be the responsibility of
We already have that - it's called cash and the current banks... not sure this is going to go anywhere now.
-
Linux Mint 19.2 “Tina” Cinnamon – BETA Release
This is the BETA release for Linux Mint 19.2 “Tina” Cinnamon Edition.
Linux Mint 19.2 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2023. -
IBM's New Open Source Kabanero Promises to Simplify Kubernetes for DevOps
At OSCON, IBM unveiled a new open source platform that promises to make Kubernetes easier to manage for DevOps teams
IBM unveiled new software it's releasing as open source to help simplify Kubernetes for enterprises wanting to jump on the cloud-native bandwagon. -
-
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
IBM's New Open Source Kabanero Promises to Simplify Kubernetes for DevOps
At OSCON, IBM unveiled a new open source platform that promises to make Kubernetes easier to manage for DevOps teams
IBM unveiled new software it's releasing as open source to help simplify Kubernetes for enterprises wanting to jump on the cloud-native bandwagon.I have a hard time believing it will be easier than Rancher or even kubeadm.
-
@stacksofplates said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
IBM's New Open Source Kabanero Promises to Simplify Kubernetes for DevOps
At OSCON, IBM unveiled a new open source platform that promises to make Kubernetes easier to manage for DevOps teams
IBM unveiled new software it's releasing as open source to help simplify Kubernetes for enterprises wanting to jump on the cloud-native bandwagon.I have a hard time believing it will be easier than Rancher or even kubeadm.
IBM and "simplification" rarely go hand in hand.
-
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
What Is AppImage in Linux?
On a Linux distro, you should always install new software with the aid of your package manager when possible.
It keeps things clean, and all files are tracked by the manager and can be easily removed later.MuseScore uses this. It's pretty slick.
-
@EddieJennings said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
What Is AppImage in Linux?
On a Linux distro, you should always install new software with the aid of your package manager when possible.
It keeps things clean, and all files are tracked by the manager and can be easily removed later.MuseScore uses this. It's pretty slick.
Isn't that basically just a single executable with all the important bits baked in -- similar to a self-extracting zip file?
-
Linux 5.3 rc1
It's been two weeks, and the merge window is over, and Linux 5.3-rc1
is tagged and pushed out.
This is a pretty big release, judging by the commit count. Not the
biggest ever (that honor still goes to 4.9-rc1, which was
exceptionally big), and we've had a couple of comparable ones (4.12,
4.15 and 4.19 were also big merge windows), but it's definitely up
there. -
India has launched an ambitious mission to the Moon
Today is a historical day for space and science and technology in India.
On Monday, an Indian rocket launched a spacecraft bound for the Moon from Sriharikota, a barrier island off the Bay of Bengal coast. This Chandrayaan-2 mission is the second spacecraft India has sent to the Moon, and it represents a significant effort to explore the lunar surface and its potential as a source for water ice. -
@dafyre said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@EddieJennings said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
What Is AppImage in Linux?
On a Linux distro, you should always install new software with the aid of your package manager when possible.
It keeps things clean, and all files are tracked by the manager and can be easily removed later.MuseScore uses this. It's pretty slick.
Isn't that basically just a single executable with all the important bits baked in -- similar to a self-extracting zip file?
Yeah. You don’t extract anything though. You give the file execute permissions and that’s it.
-
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
India has launched an ambitious mission to the Moon
Today is a historical day for space and science and technology in India.
On Monday, an Indian rocket launched a spacecraft bound for the Moon from Sriharikota, a barrier island off the Bay of Bengal coast. This Chandrayaan-2 mission is the second spacecraft India has sent to the Moon, and it represents a significant effort to explore the lunar surface and its potential as a source for water ice.This is amazing that they can do that, considering they are still getting british aid and all our services are suffering.
-
Can Disney’s Circle really deliver a porn-free Internet?
We test Disney's Circle Internet-filtering service.
Filtering out the bits of human knowledge you don't like and leaving all the bits you do is a deceptively difficult task; it's one of the classic "I may not know art, but I know what I (don't) like" problems. If you have a family with small children and absolutely any adult member of that family is not a complete libertine, though, it's a problem you'll need to address. The Disney-backed Circle filtering platform aims to help, via either a standalone IoT gadget ($35) or a service embedded in higher-end Netgear routers and mesh kits, such as Orbi RBK50 ($300) or Nighthawk R7000P ($160). -
Huawei: Government decision on 5G rollout delayed
A decision on whether controversial Chinese firm Huawei should be excluded from the rollout of 5G mobile phone networks in the UK has been postponed.
Culture secretary Jeremy Wright said the government is "not yet in a position" to decide what involvement Huawei should have in the 5G network.
Mr Wright said the implication of the recent US ban on its companies from dealing with Huawei was not clear.
Until it was, he said the government would be "wrong" to make a decision.
"We will do so as soon as possible," he told the House of Commons.
The US banned companies from selling components and technology to Huawei and 68 related companies on 15 May, citing national security concerns.
It later issued a temporary licence that enabled some companies to continue supporting existing Huawei networks and devices.
Mr Wright said the US decision "could have a potential impact on the future availability and reliability of Huawei's products, together with other market impacts, and so are relevant considerations in determining Huawei's involvement in the network". -
@StuartJordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
India has launched an ambitious mission to the Moon
Today is a historical day for space and science and technology in India.
On Monday, an Indian rocket launched a spacecraft bound for the Moon from Sriharikota, a barrier island off the Bay of Bengal coast. This Chandrayaan-2 mission is the second spacecraft India has sent to the Moon, and it represents a significant effort to explore the lunar surface and its potential as a source for water ice.This is amazing that they can do that, considering they are still getting british aid and all our services are suffering.
Not really as amazing as that they can do this without feeding their people.
-
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@StuartJordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
India has launched an ambitious mission to the Moon
Today is a historical day for space and science and technology in India.
On Monday, an Indian rocket launched a spacecraft bound for the Moon from Sriharikota, a barrier island off the Bay of Bengal coast. This Chandrayaan-2 mission is the second spacecraft India has sent to the Moon, and it represents a significant effort to explore the lunar surface and its potential as a source for water ice.This is amazing that they can do that, considering they are still getting british aid and all our services are suffering.
Not really as amazing as that they can do this without feeding their people.
Well if they'd eat a cow or two...
-
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@StuartJordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
India has launched an ambitious mission to the Moon
Today is a historical day for space and science and technology in India.
On Monday, an Indian rocket launched a spacecraft bound for the Moon from Sriharikota, a barrier island off the Bay of Bengal coast. This Chandrayaan-2 mission is the second spacecraft India has sent to the Moon, and it represents a significant effort to explore the lunar surface and its potential as a source for water ice.This is amazing that they can do that, considering they are still getting british aid and all our services are suffering.
Not really as amazing as that they can do this without feeding their people.
Priorities a bit wrong, hey!
-
@StuartJordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@StuartJordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
India has launched an ambitious mission to the Moon
Today is a historical day for space and science and technology in India.
On Monday, an Indian rocket launched a spacecraft bound for the Moon from Sriharikota, a barrier island off the Bay of Bengal coast. This Chandrayaan-2 mission is the second spacecraft India has sent to the Moon, and it represents a significant effort to explore the lunar surface and its potential as a source for water ice.This is amazing that they can do that, considering they are still getting british aid and all our services are suffering.
Not really as amazing as that they can do this without feeding their people.
Priorities a bit wrong, hey!
Maybe they think our priorities are screwed up. Feeding people, when you could be going to the moon?
-
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@StuartJordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@StuartJordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
India has launched an ambitious mission to the Moon
Today is a historical day for space and science and technology in India.
On Monday, an Indian rocket launched a spacecraft bound for the Moon from Sriharikota, a barrier island off the Bay of Bengal coast. This Chandrayaan-2 mission is the second spacecraft India has sent to the Moon, and it represents a significant effort to explore the lunar surface and its potential as a source for water ice.This is amazing that they can do that, considering they are still getting british aid and all our services are suffering.
Not really as amazing as that they can do this without feeding their people.
Priorities a bit wrong, hey!
Maybe they think our priorities are screwed up. Feeding people, when you could be going to the moon?
Or maybe they think there is more food on the moon than in all of India.
It is made of cheese after all.
