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Nike just bought a virtual shoe company that makes NFTs and sneakers ‘for the metaverse’

The Verge

One comparison I’ve heard repeatedly over the last year is that buying NFTs to “flex” on people in the metaverse is just like collecting sneakers, and now Nike is apparently trying to make sure it’s ready for the literal version of that possibility. RTFKT made these A16Z sneakers to celebrate a round of venture capital funding | Image: RTFKT.

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Keys to Safe Online Shopping this Holiday Season

SecureWorld News

Not only will that make you a comparison shopping extraordinaire, but you can also get a sense if an online store has prices that are too good to be true. Use multi-factor authentication ( MFA ) for any account that allows it. Turn on automatic software updates , or install updates as soon as they are available.

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The Future of Learning: Exploring the Potential of Educational Platforms

Kitaboo

How to Select the Best Educational Platform Here are some key considerations that will help you select the best resource: User-Friendly Interface You must smartly make rigorous comparisons of various educational platforms, before settling for one. Look for channels that have an intuitive design, logical layout, and a clear course structure.

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Technology Short Take 102

Scott Lowe

Chris Hein shows how to use the Heptio Authenticator with kops to link Kubernetes cluster authentication to AWS IAM. Shahidh Muhammad has a review/comparison of various tools aimed at helping developers build and deploy their apps on Kubernetes. Virtualization. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. on a vSphere 6.7

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Where Web 3.0 is taking the software industry

CIO Business Intelligence

With this idea, we could imagine a globally distributed, publicly visible but secure virtual machine. If so, the current approach to authentication will look a bit medieval by comparison. The fundamental idea there is to build a Turing-complete machine based on the public blockchain. That is the vision.

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Technology Short Take 114

Scott Lowe

This article by Bob Killen provides a good foundation of information on understanding Kubernetes authentication (AuthN) and authorization (AuthZ; implemented via RBAC). Speaking of Pulumi, Kyle Galbraith wrote up a comparison of Pulumi and Terraform for infrastructure as code. Virtualization. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Technology Short Take #59

Scott Lowe

Cumulus VX, if you aren’t aware, is a community-supported virtual appliance version of Cumulus Linux aimed at helping folks preview and test “full-blown” Cumulus Linux (which, of course, requires compatible hardware). Virtualization. Have I mentioned the ESXi Virtual Appliance ? Here’s hoping you find something useful to you!

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