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Winamp really whips open source coders into frenzy with its source release

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/winamp-really-whips-open-source-coders-into-frenzy-with-its-source-release/

Winamp released its source code with a license that drew a lot of attention. That’s when other apps’ code was found inside.

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Framework Laptop’s RISC-V board for open source diehards is available for $199 - Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/framework-laptop-expands-beyond-x86-with-its-first-ever-risc-v-based-motherboard/

With soldered RAM and eMMC storage, this is not “a consumer-ready experience.”…

hardware open source

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An Ars Technica history of the Internet. Part 1 - Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/a-history-of-the-internet-part-1-an-arpa-dream-takes-form/

In our new 3-part series, we remember the people and ideas that made the Internet.

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A history of the Internet, part 2: The high-tech gold rush begins - Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/a-history-of-the-internet-part-2-the-high-tech-gold-rush-begins/

The Web Era arrives, the browser wars flare, and a bubble bursts.

history internet

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Getting my daily news from a dot matrix printer - Andrew Schmelyun

https://aschmelyun.com/blog/getting-my-daily-news-from-a-dot-matrix-printer/

Instead of doom-scrolling through my phone in the morning, I built an alternative with a Raspberry Pi, a dot matrix printer, and some PHP.

hardware maker

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Introduction | asdf

https://asdf-vm.com/guide/introduction.html

Manage multiple runtime versions with a single CLI tool

management tools versions

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Cees Bassa (@[email protected])

https://astrodon.social/@cgbassa/113770318993975063

photography

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Atlas of Space

https://atlasof.space/

An interactive exploration of the planets, moons, asteroids, and other objects in the Solar System.

space visualisation

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I Still Use RSS

https://atthis.link/blog/2021/rss.html

Thinking about how we can make computing better.

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https://auscert.org.au/resources/events/?s=09

security training

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LegoGPT: Generating Physically Stable and Buildable LEGO Designs from Text

https://avalovelace1.github.io/LegoGPT/

lego llm

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https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-security-hub-now-generally-available/?sc_channel=sm&sc_campaign=launch_&sc_publisher=TWITTER&sc_country=Global&sc_geo=GLOBAL&sc_outcome=awareness&trk=Launches_06-25-2019_SecurityHub_TWITTER&sc_content=Launches_06-25-2019_SecurityHub&linkId=69505869

aws security

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Mountpoint for Amazon S3 now lets you automatically mount your S3 buckets using fstab - AWS

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2025/05/mountpoint-amazon-s3-mount-buckets-fstab/

Discover more about what's new at AWS with Mountpoint for Amazon S3 now lets you automatically mount your S3 buckets using fstab

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https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-config-update-aggregate-compliance-data-across-accounts-regions/?sc_channel=sm&sc_campaign=AWS_Security&sc_publisher=TWITTER&sc_country=Security%20&%20Identity&sc_geo=GLOBAL&sc_outcome=awareness&trk=_TWITTER&sc_content=security_blog_aws_config&linkId=50736326

As I have discussed in the past, sophisticated AWS customers invariably control multiple AWS accounts. Some of these are the results of acquisitions or a holdover from bottom-up, departmental adoption of cloud computing. Others create multiple accounts in order to isolate developers, projects, or departments from each other. We strongly endorse this as a best […]

amazon aws compliance monitoring security

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New AWS Security Incident Response helps organizations respond to and recover from security events |

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-security-incident-response-helps-organizations-respond-to-and-recover-from-security-events/

AWS introduces a new service to streamline security event response, providing automated triage, coordinated communication, and expert guidance to recover from cybersecurity threats.

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https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-registry-of-open-data-on-aws-roda/

Almost a decade ago, my colleague Deepak Singh introduced the AWS Public Datasets in his post Paging Researchers, Analysts, and Developers. I’m happy to report that Deepak is still an important part of the AWS team and that the Public Datasets program is still going strong! Today we are announcing a new take on open […]

amazon aws data open data

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https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-vpc-traffic-mirroring/?sc_channel=sm&sc_campaign=launch_&sc_publisher=TWITTER&sc_country=Global&sc_geo=GLOBAL&sc_outcome=awareness&trk=Launches_06-25-2019_VPCTrafficMonitoring_TWITTER&sc_content=Launches_06-25-2019_VPCTrafficMonitoring&linkId=69508334

Running a complex network is not an easy job. In addition to simply keeping it up and running, you need to keep an ever-watchful eye out for unusual traffic patterns or content that could signify a network intrusion, a compromised instance, or some other anomaly. VPC Traffic Mirroring Today we are launching VPC Traffic Mirroring. […]

aws networking security

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Analyze Database Audit Logs for Security and Compliance Using Amazon Redshi

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/analyze-database-audit-logs-for-security-and-compliance-using-amazon-redshift-spectrum/?sc_channel=sm&sc_campaign=Big_Data_Blog&sc_publisher=TWITTER&sc_country=Global&sc_geo=GLOBAL&sc_outcome=awareness&trk=_TWITTER&sc_content=redshift-spectrum-blog-db-audit-logs-03&sc_category=Amazon_Redshift&linkId=46689077

In this post, we'll demonstrate querying the Amazon Redshift audit data logged in S3 to provide answers to common use cases described preceding.

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Boost application performance: Amazon CloudFront enables HTTPS record | Networking & Content Delivery

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/networking-and-content-delivery/boost-application-performance-amazon-cloudfront-enables-https-record/

Amazon CloudFront announced support for Amazon Route 53 HTTPS DNS alias record across its global network, enabling clients to discover the optimal HTTP protocol during the initial DNS resolution phase rather than in a subsequent connection step. This helps users improve performance and security, and simultaneously reduce operational expenses. This post explores the implementation details, […]

aws dns technology

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https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/2023-h1-irap-report-is-now-available-on-aws-artifact-for-australian-customers/?sc_channel=sm&sc_campaign=AWSSecurity_Services&sc_publisher=TWITTER&sc_geo=GLOBAL&sc_outcome=awareness&trk=AWSSecurity_Services&linkId=237421989&s=09

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is excited to announce that a new Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) report (2023 H1) is now available through AWS Artifact. An independent Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) certified IRAP assessor completed the IRAP assessment of AWS in August 2023. The new IRAP report includes an additional six AWS services, as well as the new AWS […]

aws compliance governance security

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https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/addressing-data-residency-with-aws/?sc_channel=sm&sc_campaign=AWS_Security&sc_publisher=TWITTER&sc_country=Security%20&%20Identity&sc_geo=GLOBAL&sc_outcome=awareness&trk=_TWITTER&sc_content=dataresidencywhitepaper&sc_category=AWS_Identity_and_Access_Management&linkId=47676704

AWS has released a new whitepaper that has been requested by many AWS customers: AWS Policy Perspectives: Data Residency. Data residency is the requirement that all customer content processed and stored in an IT system must remain within a specific country’s borders, and it is one of the foremost concerns of governments that want to […]

amazon aws data policy residency security

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AWS Federated Authentication with Active Directory Federation Services (AD

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/aws-federated-authentication-with-active-directory-federation-services-ad-fs/

Today we’d like to walk you through AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), federated sign-in through Active Directory (AD) and Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS). With IAM, you can centrally manage users, security credentials such as access keys, and permissions that control which resources users can access. Customers have the option of creating users and […]

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https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/aws-single-sign-on-now-enables-command-line-interface-access-for-aws-accounts-using-corporate-credentials/?sc_channel=sm&sc_campaign=AWS_Security&sc_publisher=TWITTER&sc_country=Security%20&%20Identity&sc_geo=GLOBAL&sc_outcome=awareness&trk=_TWITTER&sc_content=security_blog_sso&linkId=50708343

May 23, 2022: This blog post is out of date. Please refer here for current info: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-sso.html September 12, 2022: This blog post has been updated to reflect the new name of AWS Single Sign-On (SSO) – AWS IAM Identity Center. Read more about the name change here. Today, AWS made it easier to use […]

amazon authentication aws cli sso

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https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/create-fine-grained-session-permissions-using-iam-managed-policies/?sc_channel=sm&sc_campaign=AWSSecurity_Blog&sc_publisher=TWITTER&sc_country=Security+%26+Identity&sc_geo=GLOBAL&sc_outcome=awareness&trk=security_blog_fine_grained_IAM_TWITTER&sc_content=security_blog_fine_grained_IAM&linkId=67337463

As a security best practice, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) recommends that you use temporary security credentials from AWS Security Token Service (STS) when you access your AWS resources. Temporary credentials are short-term credentials generated dynamically and provided to the user upon request. Today, one of the most widely used mechanisms for requesting temporary […]

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