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The Linux Migration: April 2017 Progress Report

Scott Lowe

In December 2016, I kicked off a migration to Linux (from OS X) as my primary laptop OS. Let me start by saying that I am actively using a Linux-powered laptop as my primary laptop right now, and I have been doing so since early February. Linux Distribution. I’m using Enpass on my OS X, Linux, and iOS devices.

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Computing at the edge of space: HPE and Microsoft conduct International Space Station experiments

GeekWire

If your cell phone went out 17 times a day, for anywhere from 1 second to 20 minutes, you’d get a new wireless provider. They’re using standard and open-source tools such as Python and Linux containers to ensure that others can participate or build on their approaches in the future. NASA Photo).

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The Atari VCS retro console gets its long-awaited retail release

The Verge

At least the promised desktop mode actually works, allowing you to install Windows, Linux, or ChromeOS and use the machine like a modestly-specced but cool-looking desktop PC. for the Walnut version, which comes with an included wireless joystick and controller, which retail separately for $59.99 There are two USB 3.1 starting price.

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Hands on with Steam Deck: Here’s what to expect from Valve’s portable – and powerful – gaming PC

GeekWire

The Deck, which was first officially announced a couple of weeks ago , is a handheld PC that runs a new version of Valve’s Linux-based SteamOS. The Deck has a USB-C port on top of it that can be used to plug in off-the-shelf adaptors, or you can use Bluetooth-compatible wireless mice and keyboards.

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Cloud Migration Fundamentals

Linux Academy

Compute- and storage-intensive applications find their way to the cloud because of the need to scale so large that on-premises data centers are simply no longer feasible. The impending release of 5G cellular networks will further increase the use of wireless platforms.

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Setting up the Tools for Contributing to OpenStack Documentation

Scott Lowe

Using a Linux Environment. It’s no secret that I use OS X, and the toolchain that the OpenStack documentation team uses is—like the rest of OpenStack—pretty heavily biased toward Linux. It wasn’t until just recently that I realized: why not just use a Linux VM? on Amazon EC2 (via Ravello Systems).

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Technology Short Take #83

Scott Lowe

Here’s a quick post on nftables , the (eventual) Linux replacement for iptables. Turns out there’s a security vulnerability in some of the wireless keyboard and mice out there. Check out this blog on work done to bring firmware updates into the land of Linux. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Virtualization.

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