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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/Dixie3Flatline/status/1334188913724850177]So, Kubernetes is deprecating Docker support and you're either nervous or confused. That's okay! I would like to help you understand what's happening. A thread! 1/10[/bookmark]

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/me wonders if the samba folks have this feature on their roadmap (a quick internet search didn't turn anything up).

See also: blocksandfiles.com/2020/11/26/tux…
[bookmark=https://twitter.com/Tuxera/status/1331598873110982658]Warp speed ahead! Compression is here – the game-changing Server Message Block (SMB) feature is now available on Linux through Fusion File Share! tuxera.com/blog/tuxera-fi… # # # # # # #

Tuxera first to bring SMB compression feature to Linux environments

Tuxera: Tuxera first to bring SMB compression feature to Linux environments - Tuxera (Tuxera)

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#bigdata #datatransfer #compression #enterprisestorage #cloudstorage #datastorage #SMB

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/pid_eins/status/1332035511037423616]systemd 247 released → lists.freedesktop.org/archives/syste… Yay!🥳🍾🎁

[systemd-devel] systemd 247 released

[systemd-devel] systemd 247 released
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Argh, today is not my day: took me one and a half minute and then google's help to find the error in a command like this:

{echo foo; echo bar; } | grep -v baz

/me grumbles

Hint:

There is a space missing :-/

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/jeremy_soller/status/1331611103793594370]Tiger Lake-U completely removed support for S3 suspend. This means that the OS requires absolutely all devices to have firmware support for low power states and up to date drivers installed for it to be able to suspend with S0ix. It is far more effort and far less resilient :-([/bookmark]

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/DavidNAtchison/status/1331401864282214401]It's true:

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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/sysrich/status/1330554305275957248]I wonder when people will realise that running out of date software is never more secure, stable, or reliable.

The logic that leads people to think “Open Source is great because 1000s of people work on it, but I want to ignore everything they did for the last 3 years” baffles me[/bookmark]

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/dalmaer/status/1331023315410898945]The Pfizer and Modena vaccines were both effective, protective and safe. But the Oxford one seems to be effective, protective, and safe.[/bookmark]

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/lwnnet/status/1330935871353335808]Huang: Evaluating Precursor’s Hardware Security

Huang: Evaluating Precursor’s Hardware Security

For those who are interested in security at the hardware level, this blog post from Andrew 'bunnie' Huang is well worth a read. "Despite any claims you may have heard otherwise, tamper resistance is a largely unsolved problem.
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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/VulkanAPI/status/1330874040190431233]Vulkan Ray Tracing final specifications have been released, beta drivers & initial tools are shipping, and support will soon be added Vulkan SDK. Developers are encouraged to use these final stable extensions.

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Vulkan Ray Tracing Final Specification Release

Today, Khronos has released the final versions of the set of Vulkan, GLSL and SPIR-V extension specifications that seamlessly integrate ray tracing into the existing Vulkan framework.
khr.io
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#raytracing #developers #gamdev

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/tomgauld/status/1330841715331231744]My latest cartoon for @newscientist

See more of my science cartoons online here: newscientist.com/author/tom-gau…
Or get a book of them here: tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2


Tom Gauld

Tom Gauld is a cartoonist and illustrator. He makes weekly cartoons for New Scientist and The Guardian and occasional covers for The New Yorker. He has created a number of comic books including Baking with Kafka, Goliath and Mooncop.
newscientist.com
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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/dendibakh/status/1330683977208762368]I recently released my book which I decided to make free from the very beginning. Many people wondered why am I doing this. They said:

"You're giving a year of your efforts and time for free."

I justified my decision and shared my thoughts on this:
easyperf.net/blog/2020/11/2…

Writing a free book from the start. | Easyperf

easyperf.net
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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/hughsient/status/1330548412559798273]LOOK at that graph! Well done @gnomealex and all the other contributors building this.

The golden rule is that open always wins! blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2020/11/…

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Scaling Flathub 100x
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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/insertScript/status/1330128118623952896]Been a while - I discovered a shell injection in ImageMagick. Fixed in the latest release :) insert-script.blogspot.com/2020/11/imagem… I have no cool name or logo :/

ImageMagick - Shell injection via PDF password

"Use ImageMagick® to create, edit, compose, or convert bitmap images. It can read and write images in a variety of formats (over 200) includ...
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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/SRobTweets/status/1328716222960119808]Ever wondered what it's like to write a technical book?

My latest blog post details the experience from start to finish.

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Writing a technical book: from idea to print

Ever wanted to know what it's like to write a technical book? This post details my experience co-authoring an O'Reilly book with my colleagues Lak and Mike.
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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/danvet/status/1328666720366710786]I just learned about a new level of not understanding open source

"our packages are in $distro"

"where, I didn't find them?"

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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/lwnnet/status/1328352038699347968]youtube-dl repository restored at GitHub

youtube-dl repository restored at GitHub

The GitHub repository for the youtube-dl utility, which is used to download video content from various web sites (including YouTube, thus the name), has been restored.
lwn.net
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