Links October 2024Links October 2024
Dacid Brin wrote an interesting article about AI ecosystems and how humans might work with machines on creative projects [1]. Also he’s right about “influencers” being like funghi. Cory Doctorow[...]
The CUPS VulnerabilityThe CUPS Vulnerability
The Announcement Late last month there was an announcement of a “severity 9.9 vulnerability” allowing remote code execution that affects “all GNU/Linux systems (plus others)” [1]. For something to affect[...]
MG4 ReviewMG4 Review
In the past I haven’t had a high opinion of MG cars, decades ago they were small and expensive and didn’t seem to offer anything I wanted. As there’s a[...]
Links September 2024Links September 2024
CNA Insider has an insightful documentary series about Chinese illegal immigrants to the US [1]. They should migrate to Australia, easier to get in and a better place to live.[...]
The PiKVMThe PiKVM
Hardware I have just setup a PiKVM, here’s the Amazon link for the KVM hardware (case and Pi hat etc) and here’s an Amazon link for a Pi4 to match.[...]
Kogan AX1800 Wifi6 MeshKogan AX1800 Wifi6 Mesh
I previously blogged about the difficulties in getting a good Wifi mesh network setup [1]. I bought the Kogan AX1800 Wifi6 Mesh with 3 nodes for $140, the price has[...]
Links August 2024Links August 2024
Bruce Schneier and Kim Córdova wrote an insightful article about the changes that corporations make to culture as technical debt [1]. We need anti-trust laws to be enforced before it’s[...]
Wifi 6E MeshWifi 6E Mesh
I am looking into getting a Wifi mesh network. The aim is to use it for providing access to devices through my home especially for devices on the congested 2.4GHz[...]
Is Secure Boot Worth Using?Is Secure Boot Worth Using?
With news like this one cited by Bruce Schneier [1] people are asking whether it’s worth using Secure Boot. Regarding the specific news article, this is always a risk with[...]
PineTime StatusPineTime Status
Since my last blog post about the PineTime [1] I haven’t done anything exciting with it. I’ve been wearing it every day and it’s working reasonably well for me. It’s[...]