Episode 12
BOFH: I'd like introduce you to a groovy little web log I call 'That's Boss'
You know what the kids will think is boss? You, tweeting from that window ledge
Software
If you want an example of how user concerns do not drive software development, check out this Google-backed API
CommentApp detection interface sparks privacy worries
DevOps
Continuous Lifecycle London blind bird offer takes off soon: Book your place today at our DevOps conference
EventSave yourself a few quid and we'll see you in May 2020
Storage
Whoooooa, this node is on fire! Forget Ceph, try the forgotten OpenStack storage release 'Crispy'
On CallBehold the 'heaving monstrosity of pulsing evil'
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OpenBSD bugs, Microsoft's bad update, a new Nork hacking crew, and more
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Policy
FTC kicks feet through ash pile that once was Cambridge Analytica with belated verdict
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Personal Tech
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CEO's tweeted taunt totally fine, twelve jurors decide
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Science
Forget sharks with lasers, NASA kits out an elephant seal with a sensor-studded skullcap
We're never gonna survive unless, we get a little crazy
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Software
WebAssembly gets nod from W3C and, most likely, an embrace from cryptojackers online
Standardization of wasm for the web offers a new take on the same old problems
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Security
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Personal Tech
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Squaring up to the iPhone 11
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Servers
Cloud vendors burp after last year's server sales feast, couldn't possibly eat any more
Not even a wafer-thin blade?
06 Dec 18:15 |
The Channel
Ireland's B.ICONIC snaffles Stormfront to become largest Apple reseller in the UK
May we suggest a rebrand?
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Cloud
Still in preview, but look! You can now develop Azure Sphere apps in Linux – if you dare
19.11 brings penguin support and a Visual Studio Code extension
06 Dec 16:55 | 7
Personal Tech
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But get ready to flip your cables cos it's microUSB
06 Dec 16:01 | 20
Servers
Ohhh, you're so rugged! Microsoft swoons at new Lenovo box pushing Azure to the edge
Fix it to a wall, stick it on a shelf
06 Dec 15:16 | 3
Business
Listen up you bunch of bankers. Here are some pointers for less crap IT
UK regulators hash out cheat sheet to avoid total meltdown
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DevOps
Continuous Lifecycle London blind bird offer takes off soon: Book your place today at our DevOps conference
EventSave yourself a few quid and we'll see you in May 2020
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Only took seven years of consumer hell to get this far
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We strained our eyes with Lenovo's monster monitor: 43.4 inches for price of five 24" screens
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AWS has new tool for those leaky S3 buckets so, yeah, you might need to reconfigure a few things
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Servers
Ohhh, you're so rugged! Microsoft swoons at new Lenovo box pushing Azure to the edge
Fix it to a wall, stick it on a shelf
Cloud
Former Oracle product manager says he was forced out for refusing to deceive customers. Now he's suing the biz
Database giant insists that ain't so, will fight lawsuit
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Personal Tech
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NVM, we'll give you a toggle to deactivate UWB... in the future-ture-ture
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DevOps
Hey kids! Forget about Disney – who fancies a trip to DevOps World?
DevOps World LisbonCome with us through the gates of Jenkins Land to admire the Java dinosaurs within
06 Dec 12:59 | 4
Security
Reasons to be fearful 2020: Smishing, public Wi-Fi, deepfakes... and all the usual suspects
Too soon for New Year Resolutions?
06 Dec 12:08 | 18
Emergent Tech
DeepMind founder behind NHS data slurp to be beamed up to Google mothership
Great job, now let's do some applied AI with the big boys
06 Dec 11:10 | 10
BOFH
BOFH: I'd like introduce you to a groovy little web log I call 'That's Boss'
Episode 12You know what the kids will think is boss? You, tweeting from that window ledge
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Personal Tech
Doogee Wowser: The S40's a terrible smartphone, but a passable projectile
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06 Dec 09:02 | 55
Storage
Whoooooa, this node is on fire! Forget Ceph, try the forgotten OpenStack storage release 'Crispy'
On CallBehold the 'heaving monstrosity of pulsing evil'
06 Dec 08:05 | 77
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Artificial Intelligence
You looking for an AI project? You love Lego? Look no further than this Reg reader's machine-learning Lego sorter
All you need is tens of thousands of Lego bricks, a Raspberry Pi, and a laptop GPU
06 Dec 07:01 | 30
Security
SANS Announces 13th Holiday Hack Challenge and 2nd KringleCon infosec conference
PromoSign up, tune in, expand your knowledge, and compete in hacking contests
06 Dec 06:00 |
Security
Tricky VPN-busting bug lurks in iOS, Android, Linux distros, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, say university eggheads
OpenVPN, WireGuard, IKEv2/IPSec also vulnerable to tampering flaw, we're told
06 Dec 05:01 | 21
Cloud
Pentagon's $10bn JEDI decision 'risky for the country and democracy,' says AWS CEO Jassy
re:InventPresidential 'disdain' may have been a factor in awarding mega-contract to Microsoft, says cloud supremo
06 Dec 02:13 | 35
Software
If you want an example of how user concerns do not drive software development, check out this Google-backed API
CommentApp detection interface sparks privacy worries
06 Dec 01:42 | 42
Science
Asteroid Bennu is flinging particles of dust and rock from its surface – and scientists can't work out why
PicImages beamed back from NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft leave scientists baffled
06 Dec 00:52 | 25
Security
VCs find exciting new way to blow $1m: Wire it directly to hackers after getting spoofed
Who needs an elevator pitch when you have man-in-the-middle attack?
05 Dec 23:05 | 16
Security
If there's somethin' stored in a secure enclave, who ya gonna call? Membuster!
Boffins ride the memory bus past Intel's SGX to your data
05 Dec 22:22 | 12
Personal Tech
Uncle Sam challenged in court for slurping social media info on 'millions' of visa applicants
Documentary filmmakers lob sue ball to halt practice
05 Dec 21:22 | 45
Personal Tech
Following the wild, roaring success of its Snapdragon 8cx Arm laptop chip, Qualcomm's back with the 8c, 7c
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05 Dec 20:30 | 7
Personal Tech
Your duckface better be flawless: Huawei's Nova 6 mobe has a needlessly powerful selfie camera
Highest-ranked front shooter yet for the poser in your life
05 Dec 19:10 | 17
Security
Scammy and spammy harassers are chasing veteran pros off crypto-collab platform Keybase
What happens when you throw your lot in with crypto-coin types
05 Dec 18:20 | 9
Networks
Huawei with your rural subsidies ban: Chinese comms bogeyman fires sueball at US regulator
Claims it's unconstitutional
05 Dec 17:44 | 13
Security
Feds slap $5m bounty on 'Evil Corp' Russian duo accused of running ZeuS, Dridex banking trojans
Account-draining malware masterminds charged but remain in motherland
05 Dec 16:49 | 14
Security
How to fool infosec wonks into pinning a cyber attack on China, Russia, Iran, whomever
Black Hat EuropeLearning points, not an instruction manual
05 Dec 15:44 | 41
Policy
Onestream slammed for 'slamming' vulnerable and elderly folk: That's £35k to Ofcom, please
UpdatedComms provider switched 118 people to its services without their consent
05 Dec 14:54 | 21
Policy
Staffer representation on our board? LMAO! Good one, cackles Microsoft
UpdatedAnother $0.51 dividend for shareholders, exec pay OK'd, but no say for employees
05 Dec 14:18 | 13
Software
Windows 10 Insiders: Begone, foul Store version of Notepad!
You say 20H1, they say 2004, let's call the whole thing off
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Business
Icahn and I will force a Xerox and HP wedding: Corporate raider urges HP shareholders to tell board to act 'NOW'
Billionaire accuses execs of running scared for jobs amid $33.5bn bid
05 Dec 12:42 | 35
Security
Oil be damned: Iran-based crooks flinging malware at Middle Eastern energy plants again – research
ZeroCleare wipes up where Shamoon left off
05 Dec 12:07 | 10
Personal Tech
Motorola's mid-range One Hyper packs 64MP cam, huge screen and – ooo – 'Quad Pixel' tech
What's that when it's at home? Oh, they mean pixel binning
05 Dec 11:36 | 22
Software
Microsoft emits long-term support .NET Core 3.1, Visual Studio 16.4
Ready to go, but beware 'unfortunate breaking change' in Windows Forms
05 Dec 11:06 | 27
Policy
Take Sajid Javid's comments on IR35 UK contractor rules with a bucket of salt, warns tax guru
What now? A pre-election porky? Heaven forfend…
05 Dec 10:02 | 87
Networks
Just in case you were expecting 10Gbps, Wi-Fi 6 hits 700Mbps in real-world download tests
UpdatedPretty fly for a Wi-Fi...
05 Dec 09:00 | 65
Science
We know this sounds weird but in future we could ask fiber optic cables: Did the earth move for you... literally?
Distributed acoustic sensing turns old glass cabling into seismic sensors
05 Dec 08:01 | 25
Cloud
Tune in and watch online today: How to build a content management platform fit for the future
WebcastAdvice based on feedback from Register readers and insights from Box
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Networks
123-Reg is at it again: Registrar charges chap for domains he didn’t order – and didn't want
The great .uk foist is still rumbling along
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