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New submitter fstack writes: Senior software architect Mark Maybee who has been working at Oracle/Sun since ’98 says maybe we “could” still see ZFS be a first-class upstream Linux file-system. He spoke at the annual OpenZFS Developer Summit about how Oracle’s focus has shifted to the cloud and how they have reduced investment in Solaris. He admits that Linux rules the cloud. Among the Oracle engineer’s hopes is that ZFS needs to become a “first class citizen in Linux,” and to do so Oracle should port their ZFS code to Oracle Linux and then upstream the file-system to the Linux kernel, which would involve relicensing the ZFS code.
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Source: Slashdot – Oracle Engineer Talks of ZFS File System Possibly Still Being Upstreamed On Linux
Google developed its Cloud Natural Language API to give customers a language analyzer that could, the internet giant claimed, “reveal the structure and meaning of your text.” Part of this gauges sentiment, deeming some words positive and others negat…
Source: Engadget – Google’s sentiment analysis API is just as biased as humans
This a video demonstration of Manta5’s upcoming Hydrofoiler XE-1, a hydrofoil bike you can ride on water. The bike has a 400-watt electric motor to amplify pedaling so you can glide across a lake, river or ocean with ease. Yay exercise! Plus the bike can be pedaled to the surface if submerged, so falling off isn’t a big deal. I mean, provided there isn’t a man-eating shark tailing you. Then it’s a very big deal. Possibly the biggest deal of your life.
Keep going for a video demonstration of all the fun to be had.
Source: Geekologie – A Pedal-Electric Hydrofoil Bike You Can Ride On Water
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
Source: LifeHacker – The 10 Best Deals Of October 25, 2017
Hisense announced a new theater system today — the 100-inch 4K Ultra HD Smart Laser TV — which is essentially a projector with speakers. The company says it uses movie theater technology to provide crisp, bright images that don’t depend on the ligh…
Source: Engadget – Hisense’s ,000 ‘Laser TV’ is a true home cinema in box
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Two months ago, Verizon implemented a change to all of its unlimited data plans that placed limits on the quality at which users could stream video. The company split its unlimited plan into two tiers, with the cheaper option restricting video streaming to 480p resolution; a higher-priced $85 “Beyond Unlimited” plan tops out at 720p video on smartphones (and 1080p on tablets). The new restrictions immediately applied to all plans and Verizon customers had no way of opting out if they wanted to watch 1080p video on their phone or even higher resolutions on capable devices using mobile data. But now Verizon will give subscribers a way to completely remove the video quality handcuffs — for an extra $10 every month. If you’re willing to pay that $10 charge, you can stream video at the maximum quality supported by any device you’ve got connected to Verizon, whether it’s 1080p, 1440p, or even 4K. But keep in mind that the extra fee is applied per line for anyone on a family plan who wants to lift the limits. Even on a single-line plan, it adds up. Tacking $10 onto Verizon’s Beyond Unlimited ratchets up the monthly price to $95. The $10 add-on will be available beginning November 3rd.
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Source: Slashdot – Verizon Will Stop Throttling Video On Unlimited Plans If You Pay An Extra Per Month
You were so preoccupied with whether or not you could buy this poster for 20% off with code SALEONTOLOGY that you didn’t stop to think if you should.
Source: Gizmodo – God Creates Dinosaurs. God Destroys Dinosaurs. God Creates Man. Man Buys Poster.
The CRISPR gene editing technique can be used for all sorts of amazing things by targeting your DNA. Scientists are using it in experimental therapies for ALS and Huntington’s disease, ways to let those with celiac disease process gluten proteins and…
Source: Engadget – New CRISPR tool alters RNA for wider gene editing applications
Welcome back to Mid-Week Meditations, Lifehacker’s weekly dip into the pool of stoic wisdom, and how you can use its waters to reflect on and improve your life. I’m filling in for Patrick Allan, and because it’s Evil Week, I’m taking a break from the ancient Stoics and consulting Renaissance philosopher Niccolò…
Source: LifeHacker – Deal With the Real World, Not the Ideal World
Source: Engadget – Roku streaming may soon be available on many more devices
An anonymous reader shares a report: Rushing home to sign for a package can be a chore, and nothing craters a day like having a delivery stolen from your doorstep. The question Amazon asks with its new Key app and Cloud security camera: Are those annoyances enough to let a delivery person into your home, unattended, to drop off a box? The answer should present itself soon enough, at least in the 37 cities in which Amazon will launch its new in-home delivery service as of November 8. There, customers who purchase an Amazon Cloud Cam, own a compatible smart lock, and download the accompanying Amazon Key app can grant access for in-home deliveries — and watch the drop-offs live, remotely. The system, exclusive for Prime members, costs $250 to get started, a price that includes both the camera and a smart lock from either Kwikset or Yale. (You can also buy the cameras individually for $120, with a slight discount applied for buying multiples.) And while Amazon has gone to some lengths to minimize the creepiness of a definitionally invasive service, it still forces potential enlistees to consider just what kind of trade-offs they’re willing to make in the name of convenience. Amazon says that in-home delivery will be available for “tens of millions” of items, whether it’s sent same-day, standard, or any shipping method in between. As for those safety measures: Amazon’s doing what it can to ensure that strangers don’t game its system.
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Source: Slashdot – Amazon Key Puts Deliveries — And Delivery People — In Your Home
This is a video detailing London, Ontario man Robert Wardhaugh and his thirty-five years of dungeonmastering the same campaign of Dungeons & Dragons. It started in 1982 when he was just 14 years old, and is still going strong after all these years as a way to keep his friends together. Did I mention he has over 20,000 miniature figures alone? Plus a webcam on the playfield and a flatscreen television system so players who can’t make it in person can still participate. That’s some serious dedication. Honestly, I don’t think I like any of my friends enough to go to such lengths to include them. If you can’t make it in person you’re dead to me, and that’s that. “How many friends do you have now, GW?” It’s not about quantity, it’s about quality. “Just answer the question.” On a good day, one. “What’s a good day?” A day I make a new friend.
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Source: Geekologie – Video Of A Man Who’s Been Running The Same Dungeons & Dragons Campaign For 35 Years
For the past few years, Deathstroke has been linked to the standalone Batman movie. But now, it seems like Warner Bros. has bigger plans for the character—and they’re placing him in the hands of the director of The Raid in the process.
Source: Gizmodo – Report: The Raid’s Gareth Evans Is in Talks to Direct a Solo Deathstroke Movie
Virtual private networks (or VPNs) are great for protecting your privacy and data while you browse the web. They provide increased security on public Wi-Fi networks (coffee shops, airports, etc), and prevent ISPs from collecting personal data, data they want to sell to advertisers. VPNs are also pretty good at letting…
Source: LifeHacker – How to Use a VPN to Get Free Movies and TV
You used to know where you were with BMW. It made dependable, fun-to-drive sedans, with the occasional foray into GT cars like the 6 and 8 Series. But then the car buying public went mad, and everyone decided they really wanted a wagon. But they wouldn’t buy actual wagons, apparently because of the association with mom’s station wagon from the ’70s. And they wouldn’t buy hatchbacks, either, because those were only for college kids. So the marketers took those form factors and jacked them up in the air, adding some styling tweaks meant to suggest the utilitarianism of military surplus.
Because BMW wants to keep selling cars, it joined in on the fun with its range of X vehicles: SUVs, crossovers, and the increasingly odd Sports Activity Coupes. It’s to the latter category that its newest vehicle belongs—meet the BMW X2.
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Source: Ars Technica – BMW’s smallest crossover yet: The X2
Uber isn’t exactly known for protecting the privacy of its drivers or riders. Tim Cook reportedly had to threaten to remove the Uber app from iPhones after he discovered the app was “fingerprinting” iPhones with a permanent ID. The ride sharing compa…
Source: Engadget – Uber’s new credit card could be a hard sell (updated)
On Monday, Chinese scientists published a paper heralding a truly remarkable feat: Using the genome-editing technique CRISPR, they created 12 healthy pigs with about 24 percent less body fat than usual. The implications of their research is potentially huge. The pigs have a gene that allows them to better regulate…
Source: Gizmodo – Sorry, Genetically Engineered ‘Diet Bacon’ Is Still Not a Thing
The iPhone X is almost here, but a new report claims Apple is struggling to make enough copies. According to Bloomberg, the company may have even lowered the accuracy requirements for its new facial recognition Face ID camera to help its suppliers meet demands on time.
Source: LifeHacker – Manufacturers Are Struggling to Make Apple’s Face ID Camera, Meaning Fewer iPhone Xs Will Be Available
According to threatpost, hackers are getting closer to launching full-scale DDoS attacks using millions of IoT devices that have been herded into the botnet known as Reaper or IOTroop. Hackers are swapping scripts on forums that can scan the internet for vulnerable IoT devices. This is getting serious folks. Make sure you update all the devices you can so you can hopefully protect your devices against these script kiddies.
The IOTroop malware targets poorly protected connected devices such as routers and wireless IP cameras manufactured by D-Link, TP-Link, Avtech, Netgear, MikroTik, Linksys, Synology and GoAhead. But because IOTroop doesn’t just exploit default credentials to compromise devices, as did Mirai, it has the potential to do more damage exploiting nearly a dozen vulnerabilities.
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Source: [H]ardOCP – Hackers Prepping IOTroop Botnet with Exploits