I Made It

A protocol layer over IPv6, over Wifi / Zigbee / BLE4 / Thread. Everyone is throwing in some tech, so interesting.

“Boston Dynamics: New Robots Now Fight Back“ - 3:30m video, very funny

Interesting article on Facebook and Google data centres.

Per its design, CIR will aggregate both identity records (names, dates of birth, passport numbers, and other identification details) and biometrics (fingerprints and facial scans), and make its data available to all border and law enforcement authorities.

Google's integration of the Nest brand may have some downsides for smart home enthusiasts. The company has revealed that it's phasing out its Works With Nest program in the summer in favor of a Works With Google Assistant framework. The new program will allow data sharing between connected devices and apps, but only for a handful of tightly screened partners

Fake news: 100% of them are. (Slashdot discussion).

Actually, less and less people are talking about it because Blockchain is Bullshit. In 5 years time, as many people will be talking about Blockchain as talk about Google Wave.

Charge money to call people, except if whitelisted. Problem solved.

These guys were on stage at an Apple event years ago.

Just in case you’re bored with your Raspberry Pi.

For March’s missile test USS Hudner ran its Aegis hardware from what the Navy calls a “virtual twin,” a handful of modern computers in ruggedized boxes. Just as your iMac running the Mac operating system computer can run virtualization software to emulate a Linux computer, the virtual twin completely emulates Aegis’ computer system and software but in a much smaller package. Moore’s Law allows these computers to replicate the physically much larger set of Aegis computers originally fitted to Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers built in the 80s, 90s, and 2000s.

How did Apple succeed where IBM failed? Big Blue had more than enough money and market clout to initiate a viable counter attack with its proprietary PS/2 product line, a proprietary bus called Micro Channel Architecture, and its own OS/2 operating system — just like, you know, that company in Cupertino. But it lacked the management fortitude and technical skills to follow through. The human factors that allowed Apple to obstinately push the Mac forward weren’t available to Big Blue.