Elasticsearch is an open-source distributed analytics engine built on Apache Lucene. It takes unstructured data from different locations and stores it according to user-specified mapping and indexes it.
Source: LXer – How to Install and Use Elasticsearch on Ubuntu 20.04
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Bernie’s Soul Still Berns In Soulcalibur VI Mod
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) turned heads at the inauguration of United States President Joe Biden. Unfortunately, it wasn’t because he rushed in like Stone Cold Steve Austin and stealing the presidency with a folding chair, but simply for sitting quietly in a cozy outfit and practicing social distancing. The moment…
Source: Kotaku – Bernie’s Soul Still Berns In Soulcalibur VI Mod
Looks Like Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) May Ship with Wayland by Default
The next-generation Wayland protocol may replace the more vulnerable X.Org Server by default.
Source: Linux Today – Looks Like Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) May Ship with Wayland by Default
George Clooney May Play Buck Rogers in Brian K. Vaughan's Series
It’s hard to top playing Batman, but George Clooney may get a shot. The Oscar-winning actor, producer, and director is joining up with writer Brian K. Vaughan to make Buck Rogers, a limited series about the timeless, hugely impactful sci-fi character.
Source: io9 – George Clooney May Play Buck Rogers in Brian K. Vaughan’s Series
Apple Adds 'BlastDoor' To Secure iOS From Zero-Click Attacks
wiredmikey shares a report from SecurityWeek.com: Apple has quietly added several anti-exploit mitigations into iOS in what appears to be a specific response to zero-click iMessage attacks observed in the wild. The new mitigations were discovered by Samuel Grob, a Google Project Zero security researcher, [with the first big addition being] a new, tightly sandboxed “BlastDoor” service that is now responsible for the parsing of untrusted data in iMessages. With iOS 14, Grob discovered that Apple shipped a significant refactoring of iMessage processing, and made all four parts of an attack much harder to succeed. Apple added logic into iOS 14 to specifically detect [shared cache region] attacks and new techniques to limit an attacker’s ability to retry exploits or brute force Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR). “Overall, these changes are probably very close to the best that could’ve been done given the need for backwards compatibility, and they should have a significant impact on the security of iMessage and the platform as a whole,” the Google researcher added.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Apple Adds ‘BlastDoor’ To Secure iOS From Zero-Click Attacks
It's A Little Rough Going Back To Older Yakuza Games
We’ve been absolutely spoiled for Yakuza games lately, especially if you’re a newcomer to the series who has been able to leap effortlessly from 0 to the Kiwamis to Like a Dragon. But now that some of the older games are out on PC, those interested in reaching back into the series’ history need to bear some things in…
Source: Kotaku – It’s A Little Rough Going Back To Older Yakuza Games
GameStop stock market squeeze attracts attention from Congress
The Senate Committee on Banking will hold a hearing “on the current state of the stock market,” after Reddit’s GameStop squeeze ignited a fiery debate that pitted retail investors against hedge funds.“American workers have known for years the Wall St…
Source: Engadget – GameStop stock market squeeze attracts attention from Congress
Spotify Could One Day Recommend Songs Based on How Your Voice Sounds
Spotify’s powerful algorithm makes finding music you like a breeze. But what if it could recommend music based on how you sound?
Source: Gizmodo – Spotify Could One Day Recommend Songs Based on How Your Voice Sounds
Zededa cloud/edge framework builds on Linux-based EVE-OS
Zededa has launched a cloud-native stack for orchestrating distributed edge computers based on the open source, Linux-based EVE-OS. Zededa supports Docker, Kubernetes, and VMs, and features an app store and zero trust security. In early 2019, Zededa promised to contribute its edge virtualization technology to the Linux Foundation’s LF Edge group to form the basis […]
Source: LXer – Zededa cloud/edge framework builds on Linux-based EVE-OS
Marvel's Darth Vader Comic Is Building on Mustafar's Mystic Rise of Skywalker Shadow
As messy a film as it is, one of the most fascinating things about The Rise of Skywalker is how heavily it leans into the mythic fantasy that has long been pushed to the fringes of Star Wars movies. It’s weird stuff, expanding what we typically see of the Force and the strange worlds of ancient Sith magics and cults.…
Source: io9 – Marvel’s Darth Vader Comic Is Building on Mustafar’s Mystic Rise of Skywalker Shadow
GameStonk Goes to the Moon—Wait, No, It's Going to Congress Instead
Congress will hold hearings on the GameStonks fiasco.
Source: Gizmodo – GameStonk Goes to the Moon—Wait, No, It’s Going to Congress Instead
Coronavirus variants: What they do and how worried you should be
Enlarge / Coronaviruses (credit: Getty | BSIP)
Ever since the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, began jumping from human to human, it’s been mutating. The molecular machinery the virus uses to read and make copies of its genetic code isn’t great at proofreading; minor typos made in the copying process can go uncorrected. Each time the virus lands in a new human victim, it infects a cell and makes an army of clones, some carrying genetic errors. Those error-bearing clones then continue on, infecting more cells, more people. Each cycle, each infection offers more opportunity for errors. And, over time, those errors, those mutations, accumulate.
Some of these changes are meaningless. Some are lost in the frenetic viral manufacturing. But some become permanent fixtures, passed on from virus to virus, human to human. Maybe it happens by chance; maybe it’s because the change helps the virus survive in some small way. But in aggregate, viral strains carrying one notable mutation can start carrying others. Collections of notable mutations start popping up in viral lineages, and sometimes they seem to have an edge over their relatives. That’s when these distinct viruses—these variants—get concerning.
Scientists around the world have been closely tracking mutations and variants since the pandemic began, watching some rise and fall without much ado. But in recent months, they have become disquieted by at least three variants. These variants of concern, or VOCs, have raised critical questions—and alarm—over whether they can spread more easily than previous viral varieties, whether they can evade therapies and vaccines, or even whether they’re deadlier.
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Source: Ars Technica – Coronavirus variants: What they do and how worried you should be
Every crazy thing that happened in Apple and Facebook’s privacy feud today
Enlarge / Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers a speech on privacy at a virtual conference. (credit: CPDP)
Today, Apple announced plans to finally roll out its previously delayed change in policy on apps’ use of IDFA (ID for Advertisers) to track users for targeted advertising. The feature will be in the next beta release of iOS 14 (the company just rolled out the public release of iOS 14.4 this week) and will reach all iOS devices supported by iOS 14 “in early spring.”
Apple made the announcement with a white paper and Q&A targeted at its users. To illustrate the benefits Apple claims the change will offer to users, the document describes in detail a typical scenario where a father and daughter would have data about them tracked and updated while doing normal, everyday things in the current digital ecosystem.
Apple’s document goes on to explain Apple’s stated philosophy on user data protection and privacy, and it announces the release window for this upcoming change. The document explains the change this way:
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Source: Ars Technica – Every crazy thing that happened in Apple and Facebook’s privacy feud today
Coinbase Settles On Direct Listing To Go Public
In a blog post today, Coinbase announced that its public debut will be a direct listing instead of a traditional IPO. From the announcement: Coinbase Global, Inc. today announced its intent to become a publicly-traded company pursuant to a proposed direct listing of its Class A common stock. Such proposed listing is expected to be pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Coinbase Global, Inc. previously announced on December 17, 2020 that it had confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC. The Form S-1 is expected to become effective after the SEC completes its review process, subject to market and other conditions.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Any offers, solicitations or offers to buy, or any sales of securities will be made in accordance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). This announcement is being issued in accordance with Rule 135 under the Securities Act. “Coinbase’s public listing has been hotly anticipated as a potential tipping point for the cryptocurrency industry to go mainstream,” reports Axios. “The direct listing route — which allows existing shareholders to sell their stock into the market while the company doesn’t raise new funds — has been slowly gaining more traction with Palantir and Asana as the latest to go that direction.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Coinbase Settles On Direct Listing To Go Public
GameStop Stock Has A Terrible Day, Still Closes At The Unthinkable Price Of $200
A trading lockout on GameStop stock by a number of investing apps led to the saga’s weirdest day yet: class action lawsuits, calls for hearings on Capitol Hill, and the suggestion that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen might need to recuse herself from overseeing Wall Street’s latest shitshow because she took speaking…
Source: Kotaku – GameStop Stock Has A Terrible Day, Still Closes At The Unthinkable Price Of 0
SilverStone RM42-502 + IceGem 240P Allow For A Great Rackmount 4U Water Cooling Setup
For those looking at setting up a water-cooled rackmount server either for running high-end hardware like the new AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO hardware or just wanting a minimal noise environment for your studio or other environment, the SilverStone RM42-502 is a 4U rackmount chassis that can handle SSI-EEB motherboards and still provide enough room for supporting up to 240mm liquid cooling radiators. We’ve been testing out the SilverStone RM42-502 to great success for the past month in conjunction with the SilverStone IceGem 240P AIO water cooling setup.
Source: Phoronix – SilverStone RM42-502 + IceGem 240P Allow For A Great Rackmount 4U Water Cooling Setup
Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF): Reflection and Future
The Open Source Software Foundation (OpenSSF) officially launched on August 3, 2020. In this article, we’ll look at why the OpenSSF was formed, what it’s accomplished in its first six months, and its plans for the future. The world depends on open source software (OSS), so OSS security is vital. Various efforts have been created […]
Source: LXer – Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF): Reflection and Future
The Emperor's New Groove Didn't Have an [INSERT NOUN HERE] By the Time It Was in Theaters
Because you’re reading io9, you understand that by the time a movie makes its way to theaters or to a streaming platform, the project has gone through countless revisions at almost every step of the production process, from initial conceptualization to reshoots to the day the finished product is available to…
Source: io9 – The Emperor’s New Groove Didn’t Have an [INSERT NOUN HERE] By the Time It Was in Theaters
This 2004 iPod can stream music from Spotify
While it went on to be eclipsed in importance by the iPhone, it’s fair to say most people have a special place in their hearts for the iPod. It is in many ways the defining gadget of the mid-aughts. So what better way to honor its legacy than by givi…
Source: Engadget – This 2004 iPod can stream music from Spotify
GM Will Sell Only Zero-Emission Vehicles By 2035
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: General Motors said Thursday it would phase out petroleum-powered cars and trucks and sell only vehicles that have zero tailpipe emissions by 2035, a seismic shift by one of the world’s largest automakers that makes billions of dollars today from gas-guzzling pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles. The announcement could put pressure on automakers around the world to make similar commitments.
G.M. said that its decision to switch to electric cars was part of a broader plan to become carbon neutral by 2040. Its announcement came a day after Mr. Biden signed an executive order to step up the fight against climate change, including a directive for the federal government to electrify its large vehicle fleet. “General Motors is joining governments and companies around the globe working to establish a safer, greener and better world,” Mary T. Barra, G.M.’s chairman and chief executive, said in a statement. “We encourage others to follow suit and make a significant impact on our industry and on the economy as a whole.”
G.M. said it would increase the use of renewable energy, and would eliminate or offset emissions from its factories, buildings, vehicles and other sources. The company plans to spend $27 billion over the next five years to introduce 30 electric vehicles, including an electric Hummer pickup truck that it expects to start delivering to customers later this year. The company said it was working with the Environmental Defense Fund to build charging stations for electric cars and to convince drivers to switch to electric cars.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – GM Will Sell Only Zero-Emission Vehicles By 2035