2DayGeek: The netstat and ss commands allow us to count Apache concurrent connections in Linux.
Source: Linux Today – How to Check Apache Concurrent Connections in Linux Using netstat and ss Command?
Monthly Archives: July 2019
Viola Davis Is Turning Julia Hart's Underrated Sci-Fi Film Fast Color Into an Amazon Series
The year is 2019, and people are not heeding the warnings about our planet’s imminent pivot to the apocalypse. Also, not enough of them are watching movies like Julia Hart’s Fast Color that provide insightful commentary about the state of the world through the superheroic lens we all love so much. That’s about to…
Source: io9 – Viola Davis Is Turning Julia Hart’s Underrated Sci-Fi Film Fast Color Into an Amazon Series
Fragment of Medieval Poem About a Talking Vulva Found in Austrian Library
The surprising discovery of a fragment inscribed with an old German poem, in which a female virgin argues with her genitals about who is more desirable to men, pushes the origin of the poem back 200 years, changing our conceptions of sexuality in the Middle Ages.
Source: Gizmodo – Fragment of Medieval Poem About a Talking Vulva Found in Austrian Library
GIGABYTE Aorus Liquid-Cooled GeForce RTX 2080 Super Launched
GIGABYTE’s Aorus brand has introduced two liquid-cooled GeForce RTX 2080 Super graphics cards. The Aorus GeForce RTX 2080 Super Waterforce 8G features a hybrid closed-loop cooling system that is ready to go out of box. The Aorus GeForce RTX 2080 Super Waterforce WB 8G comes with a pre-installed water block and is designed to work with custom-built liquid cooling systems.
Both graphics cards are based on NVIDIA’s TU104 GPU with 3072 cores clocked at 1615 MHz in base mode and up to 1860 MHz in boost mode. Compared to reference NVIDIA graphics boards powered by the same chip, GIGABYTE’s Aorus GeForce RTX 2080 Super Waterforce 8G feature seven video outputs, up from five. Both graphics cards feature liquid or hybrid cooling systems that cool down the GPU, memory, and VRMs.
The Aorus GeForce RTX 2080 Super Waterforce 8G is a dual slot video card that is equipped with a hybrid cooling system featuring a 240-mm heat sink and two fans. Being aimed at enthusiasts, the board and the cooler feature addressable RGB LEDs that can be controlled using appropriate software from GIGABYTE.
The Aorus GeForce RTX 2080 Super Waterforce WB 8 comes with a water block only and is meant for PCs with custom liquid cooling solutions. Looking extremely stylish, the water block has addressable RGB LEDs.
GIGABYTE’s retailer partners will start to sell the new graphics cards in the near future. A clear advantage of the new units is their four-year warranty, which is especially valuable in Europe where a two-year warranty for electronics is a usual thing.
Related Reading
- The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Review: Memories of the Future
- EKWB EK-FC GV100 Pro: A Water Block for Quadro GV100, Tesla V100, Titan V
- EKWB Announces EK-Vector RTX Water Blocks for GeForce RTX 2080 & RTX 2080 Ti
Source: GIGABYTE
Source: AnandTech – GIGABYTE Aorus Liquid-Cooled GeForce RTX 2080 Super Launched
Melt Cheese In Crunchy Taco Shells to Keep Them From Splitting
They go by many names. “Crispy tacos,” “Anglo tacos,” and even “mom tacos,” but no matter what you call them, the tacos with the crunchy corn shell offer a unique—somewhat frustrating—home dining experience. Yes, I am talking about the dreaded shell split.
Source: LifeHacker – Melt Cheese In Crunchy Taco Shells to Keep Them From Splitting
Final reminder: LPC 2019 Networking Track CFP
This is the final call for proposals for the 3 day networking track at the
Linux Plumbers Conference; the deadline is Friday, August 2. LPC will take
place September 9-11 in Lisbon, Portugal. “Any kind of advanced
networking-related topic will be considered.“
Source: LWN.net – Final reminder: LPC 2019 Networking Track CFP
AT&T kills DirecTV Now brand name as TV subscribers leave in droves
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AT&T is eliminating the DirecTV Now brand name it uses for its struggling Internet-based TV service. DirecTV Now will become “AT&T TV Now” later this summer, AT&T announced today. DirecTV Now (the future “AT&T TV Now”) offers a bundle of linear TV channels, similar to traditional cable or satellite services, and AT&T said its core offering won’t be changed.
AT&T’s 2015 purchase of DirecTV, the nation’s largest satellite TV network, doesn’t seem to be paying off as AT&T hoped. AT&T launched DirecTV Now—a stripped-down, online-only version of DirecTV—in 2016, and it was immediately plagued by multiple outages, unexpected blackouts of live local sports games, and missing channels.
While the technical problems got sorted out, AT&T’s subscriber gains were short-lived. As we wrote last week, AT&T lost 946,000 TV subscribers in Q2 2019 after announcing a series of price increases.
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Source: Ars Technica – AT&T kills DirecTV Now brand name as TV subscribers leave in droves
Collabora: Moving the Linux desktop to another reality
The Collabora blog announces
some ongoing work to integrate Linux desktop environments with head-mounted
displays. “In contrast to these approaches xrdesktop aims to integrate into existing Linux desktop environments, eliminating the necessity of running a dedicated compositor for only VR and thus making it usable in current setups. For our initial release, we focused on integration in the most popular Linux desktops, GNOME and KDE, but xrdesktop is designed to be integrated into any desktop. This can be done with Compiz-like plugins as for KWin or patches on the compositor in the case of GNOME Shell.
This integration of xrdesktop into the window managers enables mirroring existing windows into XR and to synthesize desktop input through XR actions.”
Source: LWN.net – Collabora: Moving the Linux desktop to another reality
Should You Get a Laptop With a 16×9 or a 3×2 Display?
There’s a lot to think about when you’re buying a laptop (how much power it offers, how big it is, whether or not the keyboard detaches) but what you might not consider is the aspect ratio of the display. You’re faced with a choice between 16×9 and 3×2 screens, and your pick makes more of a difference than you might…
Source: Gizmodo – Should You Get a Laptop With a 16×9 or a 3×2 Display?
How to run Ren'Py on Ubuntu?
Ren’Py is one of the VN (Visual Novel) Engine that can be run on various platforms. This open source software is very easy to run. In this article, I want to share how to run Ren’Py on Ubuntu. Please follow the steps below!.
Source: LXer – How to run Ren’Py on Ubuntu?
Google Gives Android Auto A Fresh Look In Time For Summer Road Trips
Google is talking up a new look for Android Auto that comes only a couple of months after it was updated with dark mode and other new features. The update includes a new Android Auto app launcher that gives drivers and passengers access to their favorite apps with fewer touches. The most commonly used apps will be featured in the top row of
Source: Hot Hardware – Google Gives Android Auto A Fresh Look In Time For Summer Road Trips
The Nevers, Joss Whedon's Victorian Sci-Fi Series for HBO, Shares Its Full Cast of Colorful Characters
The last we heard about “Joss Whedon’s HBO show about Victorian ladies with superpowers,” also known as The Nevers, was a few months back, when Outlander’s Laura Donnelly snagged the lead. Until today, that is, with this robust list of character descriptions and the actors who’ve been cast.
Source: io9 – The Nevers, Joss Whedon’s Victorian Sci-Fi Series for HBO, Shares Its Full Cast of Colorful Characters
The Internet Reacts To Hero In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Earlier this morning, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai took some time to show off the game’s latest character, the Hero from the popular Dragon Quest roleplaying series. The presentation detailed what Hero will bring to the table once he is added to the game, and so far, several top competitive …
Source: Kotaku – The Internet Reacts To Hero In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Protect Yourself Against New Android Ransomware That Pretends to Be Porn
A new Android threat was recently discovered by ESET researchers, and it has a quirky adult theme that might be enough to sucker unsuspecting users into installing it.
Source: LifeHacker – Protect Yourself Against New Android Ransomware That Pretends to Be Porn
Are We Watching the Arctic Pass a Tipping Point This Summer?
The Arctic’s summer of discontent is reaching a fever pitch this week. The heat wave that broke records in Europe is coming to Greenland and could melt enough ice to measurably raise global sea levels; wildfires are blazing on every continent, pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere; and sea ice is at record-low…
Source: Gizmodo – Are We Watching the Arctic Pass a Tipping Point This Summer?
Now Calling Balls and Strikes: Robot Umpires
An anonymous reader shares a report: Baseball’s future has arrived in the Atlantic League, a collection of eight independent professional teams that span from New Britain, Conn., to Sugar Land, Texas. Last week marked the introduction of the most significant innovation: an automated strike zone, shifting responsibility for calling balls and strikes from a person to an emotionless piece of technology free of the biases and inconsistencies of mere humans. And if the test goes well, the days of big-league players imploring umps to schedule an eye exam could soon come to an end.
Ducks manager Wally Backman predicted that MLB will adopt the system within five years. “It’s going to happen,” he said. “There have been a few pitches that are questionable, but not as many as if it was a human. The machine is definitely going to be more right than they are.” Every Atlantic League stadium, including the Patriots’ TD Bank Ballpark in Central New Jersey, now features a TrackMan device perched high above the plate. It uses 3-D Doppler radar to register balls and strikes and relays its “decision” through a secure Wi-Fi network to the umpire, equipped with an iPhone in his pocket connected to a wired earbud. That umpire, positioned behind the plate as normal, hears a man’s voice saying “ball” or “strike” and then signals the verdict.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Now Calling Balls and Strikes: Robot Umpires
China is on track to beat its peak-emissions pledge
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In the past 20 years, China has become a key player for global greenhouse gas emissions. Due to its large population, rapid economic development launched it into position as the top-emitting nation, despite having per-capita emissions that are about half those of the United States. Many Western countries have had roughly stable emissions levels, but China’s have still been rising. This means that China’s future trajectory will have a huge influence on the global trajectory.
China’s pledge, submitted as part of the international 2015 Paris Agreement, was to ensure its emissions peaked and stabilized before the end of the deal’s window in 2030. This is no small feat considering the country’s emissions had more than doubled in the last 10 years or so.
Of course, that could include everything from a 2016 peak to a 2029 peak, and a lot of effort has gone into analyzing emissions trends in Chinese industry and electrical generation. As of 2015, some slowing economic growth and government directives were already combining to mark a shift in China’s emissions trend. Some studies have found that China may, in fact, be very close to peak emissions already thanks to transitions toward cleaner industries and renewable energy.
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Source: Ars Technica – China is on track to beat its peak-emissions pledge
Blender 2.80 released
Version 2.80
of the Blender 3D animation system has been released. “Blender 2.80
features a redesigned user interface that puts the focus on the artwork
that you create. A new dark theme and modern icon set were
introduced. Keyboard, mouse and tablet interaction got a refresh with left
click select as the new default. Quick Favorites menus provide rapid access
to often-used tools.“
Source: LWN.net – Blender 2.80 released
Footage From A Semi-Aquatic Turtle With A GoPro Strapped To Its Shell
This is a video from Youtuber The Fish Whisperer, who attached a GoPro to a red-eared slider (aka red-eared terrapin) and let its do its thing in a pond while he feeds it and its friends some fish. I can only assume Zombie Jonathan is super into this, unless he’s grown out of his like for turtles in his older age, which would break my heart just like Angela W did to me in 8th grade. “What happened?” I asked a friend to ask her if she liked me, and she didn’t even know my name, just asked if I was ‘the four-eyed weird kid in art class.’ It still stings if I think about it. “I’m sorry, GW.” It’s cool, from what I could tell on Facebook her life is a dumpster fire now.
Keep going for the video, complete with plenty of underwater footage.
Source: Geekologie – Footage From A Semi-Aquatic Turtle With A GoPro Strapped To Its Shell
Japan Approves Scientist's Plan to Create World's First Humanimals
For the first time, a government is supporting a plan to create animal embryos with human cells and bring them to term, resulting in a type of humanimal known as a human-animal chimera.
Source: Gizmodo – Japan Approves Scientist’s Plan to Create World’s First Humanimals