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GeneralRe: Hackers ask for $5.3 million ransom, turn down $400k, get nothing Pin
Chris Losinger5-Sep-19 6:38
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NewsFree software advocate Richard Stallman spoke at Microsoft Research this week Pin
Kent Sharkey5-Sep-19 6:01
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GeneralRe: Free software advocate Richard Stallman spoke at Microsoft Research this week Pin
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GeneralRe: Free software advocate Richard Stallman spoke at Microsoft Research this week Pin
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GeneralRe: Free software advocate Richard Stallman spoke at Microsoft Research this week Pin
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NewsA huge database of Facebook users’ phone numbers found online Pin
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NewsAfter banning adverts in command-line terminals, NPM floats idea of Patreon-style donations to open-source devs Pin
Kent Sharkey4-Sep-19 12:31
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NewsChina says it found something bizarre and unexpected on the moon Pin
Kent Sharkey4-Sep-19 12:31
staffKent Sharkey4-Sep-19 12:31 
Chinese media is claiming that while investigating the far side of the moon, the country’s Yutu-2 lunar rover stumbled upon a unique “gel-like” substance of unknown origin sitting inside a small crater.
Oh do bring it back to Earth - that always ends well
GeneralRe: China says it found something bizarre and unexpected on the moon Pin
Mark_Wallace4-Sep-19 13:15
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NewsDeepMind’s researchers are now training their AI by using soccer Pin
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NewsBBSes: Partying online like It’s 1989 Pin
Kent Sharkey4-Sep-19 9:16
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NewsNew technology allows software components to be isolated from each other with little computation Pin
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GeneralRe: New technology allows software components to be isolated from each other with little computation Pin
Kent Sharkey4-Sep-19 13:26
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NewsXKCD forums breached PinPopular
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TheGreatAndPowerfulOz5-Sep-19 6:16
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NewsAndroid SMS phishing can stealthily enable malicious settings Pin
Kent Sharkey4-Sep-19 8:46
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GeneralRe: Android SMS phishing can stealthily enable malicious settings Pin
Mark_Wallace4-Sep-19 13:22
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GeneralRe: Android SMS phishing can stealthily enable malicious settings Pin
Nelek5-Sep-19 3:17
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NewsReport: Exploit market ‘flooded’ with iOS vulnerabilities, driving down their value Pin
Kent Sharkey4-Sep-19 8:31
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