Category: Computer Operating Systems

Linux 3.9 To Linux 4.9 Kernel Benchmarks: Testing The 21 Last Kernels – Phoronix

Source: Linux 3.9 To Linux 4.9 Kernel Benchmarks: Testing The 21 Last Kernels – Phoronix

Posted: October 25, 2016 in Computer, Operating Systems

Linux 4.9 Is Showing A Performance Boost On More Systems – Phoronix

Source: Linux 4.9 Is Showing A Performance Boost On More Systems – Phoronix

Posted: October 21, 2016 in Computer, Operating Systems

“Most serious” Linux privilege-escalation bug ever is under active exploit (updated)

Lurking in the kernel for nine years, flaw gives untrusted users unfettered root access. Source: “Most serious” Linux privilege-escalation bug ever is under active exploit >>>

Posted: October 21, 2016 in Computer, Security

Microsoft boffins: Who needs Intel CPUs when you’ve got FPGAs? • The Register

Bing searches get speed boost from Catapult integration Source: Microsoft boffins: Who needs Intel CPUs when you’ve got FPGAs? • The Register

Posted: October 17, 2016 in Computer, Servers

Julian Assange’s internet link has been intentionally severed by a state party. We have activated the appropriate contingency plans.

Posted: October 16, 2016 in Computer, Security, Uncategorized

Big Tech Companies Announce OpenCAPI Consortium To Develop Open Hardware For Servers

OpenCAPI is a consortium formed by tech leaders AMD, Google, IBM, Micron, and Mellanox which aims to provide an open platform and collaborative development of >>>

Posted: October 16, 2016 in Computer, Servers

Cisco president: One ‘hiccup’ and ‘boom’ – AWS is ‘gone’ • The Register

Interest rate rise going to kill public cloud kingpin? Sounds like wishful thinking Source: Cisco president: One ‘hiccup’ and ‘boom’ – AWS is ‘gone’ • >>>

Posted: October 15, 2016 in Computer, Internet, Security, Servers

Hacker known as ‘Guccifer,’ only player in Clinton email affair to do time, sent back to Romania

Of all the players in Hillary Clinton’s email scandal, the only one to do time is the man who first revealed to the world that >>>

Posted: October 15, 2016 in Computer, Editorial, Security, Social

Web2Web: Serverless Websites Powered by Torrents & Bitcoin – TorrentFreak

Running a fully functional website in a regular browser without any central servers being involved sounds complicated, but with Web2Web it isn’t. The project, powered >>>

Posted: October 9, 2016 in Computer, Internet, Security

A decentralized web would give power back to the people online | TechCrunch

Recently, Google launched a video calling tool (yes, another one). Google Hangouts has been sidelined to Enterprise, and Google Duo is supposed to be the >>>

Posted: October 9, 2016 in Computer, Internet