<div dir="ltr">I wish to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas <div>and more importantly a Healthy and Happy New Year</div><div><br></div><div>Wishes from Boris</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 6:03 PM Vadim Mankevich via Nottingham <<a href="mailto:nottingham@mailman.lug.org.uk">nottingham@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u><div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div id="gmail-m_125079124561213452message"></div>Martin,<div><br></div><div>Since you've included a couple of youtube links I'd like to applaud github's resolution of youtube-dl. They actually sided with free software developers and pledged to create a legal support fund!</div><div><br id="gmail-m_125079124561213452br3"><a href="https://github.blog/2020-11-16-standing-up-for-developers-youtube-dl-is-back/" target="_blank">https://github.blog/2020-11-16-standing-up-for-developers-youtube-dl-is-back/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Keep piping those videos from youtube-dl to your favourite video player!<br id="gmail-m_125079124561213452br3"><br id="gmail-m_125079124561213452br3"><div id="gmail-m_125079124561213452signature"><div>--<br></div><div><a href="mailto:vadim@mankevich.co.uk" target="_blank">vadim@mankevich.co.uk</a> PGP key fingerprint<br></div><div>0xC046022A3A91455AF0C9BB2404BF882B1905C772<br></div><div><div>Retrieve from hkps://<a href="http://pgp.mit.edu" target="_blank">pgp.mit.edu</a><br></div><div>or <a href="https://keybase.io/vmankevich" target="_blank">https://keybase.io/vmankevich</a><br></div></div></div><div id="gmail-m_125079124561213452content"><br> ---- On Sat, 14 Nov 2020 19:56:33 +0000 <b> <a href="mailto:nottingham@mailman.lug.org.uk" target="_blank">nottingham@mailman.lug.org.uk</a> </b> wrote ----<br><br><blockquote style="border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:6px;margin-left:5px"><div>Folks,<br><br>( pt.2: )<br><br>>> *TODAY* 8:30pm Thursday 12/11/2020 (That's 8:30pm _GMT_  )<br>>><br>>> NLUG 'Social': *Surfing a New Age* !<br>><br>> To briefly recap some of the topic links we covered:<br>><br>> (In whatever random order  )<br><br>A few other bits mentioned were:<br><br><br>Matrix 4 (due end 2021?...)<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix_4" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix_4</a><br><br><br>Intel Discloses 40 More Security Advisories - [including] PLATYPUS...<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-40-More-Playpus" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-40-More-Playpus</a><br><br>"40 security advisories... addressing 95 vulnerabilities. ... relating<br>to the Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME) as well as the<br>Intel Wireless Bluetooth support -- including a "critical" vulnerability<br>that could lead to escalation of privileges via the LAN. [And CPUs]..."<br><br>"PLATYPUS can be exploited to break Intel SGX Enclaves, thwart Kernel<br>Address Space Layout Randomization (KASLR), attacking AES, etc."<br><br><br>Intel Releases New Processor Microcode For Security Advisories, CPU Bugs<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-20201110-Microcode" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-20201110-Microcode</a><br><br>"... also a number of "functional issue" updates around CPU bugs<br>spanning [multiple] generations..."<br><br><br>What can you do with the PCIe x 1 on Raspberry Pi CM4 IO board<br><a href="https://www.seeedstudio.com/blog/2020/11/03/what-can-you-do-with-the-pcie-x-1-on-raspberry-pi-cm4-io-board-m/" target="_blank">https://www.seeedstudio.com/blog/2020/11/03/what-can-you-do-with-the-pcie-x-1-on-raspberry-pi-cm4-io-board-m/</a><br><br><br>And there's some very tantalising close attempts for getting GPUs to<br>work on the CM4 PCIe... More code tweaks needed... ;-)<br><br><br>Have fun!<br><br>Cheers,<br>Martin<br><br><br><br>> Ya cannae take the logarithm of a negative number!<br>> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithm" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithm</a><br>><br>> Raspberry Pi 400: the $70 desktop PC<br>> <a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-400-the-70-desktop-pc/" target="_blank">https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-400-the-70-desktop-pc/</a><br>><br>> SpiNNaker (Spiking Neural Network Architecture)<br>> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpiNNaker" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpiNNaker</a><br>><br>> SpiNNaker: 1 million core neuromorphic platform<br>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3MlOAru6Qk" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3MlOAru6Qk</a><br>><br>> Human Brain Project<br>> Advances in neuromorphic computing technology<br>> Steve Furber, The University of Manchester<br>> (Introducing SpiNNaker2)<br>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvlKVrvtcx4" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvlKVrvtcx4</a><br>><br>> Unix time<br>> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time</a><br>><br>> Julian day<br>> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_day" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_day</a><br>><br>> Covert Bombe<br>> <a href="https://www.bad-dog-designs.co.uk/contemporary-clocks/bombe/" target="_blank">https://www.bad-dog-designs.co.uk/contemporary-clocks/bombe/</a><br>><br>> Nixie Tube Clocks - DIY Gallery<br>> <a href="https://www.bad-dog-designs.co.uk/submitted/" target="_blank">https://www.bad-dog-designs.co.uk/submitted/</a><br>><br>> OpenWrt on Raspberry Pi<br>> <a href="https://openwrt.org/toh/raspberry_pi_foundation/raspberry_pi" target="_blank">https://openwrt.org/toh/raspberry_pi_foundation/raspberry_pi</a><br>><br>> Raspberry Pi PoE<br>> <a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/poe-hat/?resellerType=home" target="_blank">https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/poe-hat/?resellerType=home</a><br>><br>> SpaceX at Boca Chica<br>> <a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/boca-chica/" target="_blank">https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/boca-chica/</a><br>><br>><br>> And... Basic, Compilers, p-code, 3d graphics...<br>><br>> p-code<br>> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bytecode" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bytecode</a><br>><br>> WebAssembly<br>> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebAssembly" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebAssembly</a><br>><br>> And whatever else?<br><br><br><br>-- <br>Nottingham mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Nottingham@mailman.lug.org.uk" target="_blank">Nottingham@mailman.lug.org.uk</a><br><a href="https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/nottingham" target="_blank">https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/nottingham</a></div></blockquote></div></div></div><br></div>-- <br>
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