[Nottingham] [Social] *TODAY* 8:30pm Thursday 12/11/2020: Surfing a New Age!

[Boris]

I wish to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas
and more importantly a Healthy and Happy New Year

Wishes from Boris

On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 6:03 PM Vadim Mankevich via Nottingham <
nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:

> Martin,
>
> 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!
>
>
> https://github.blog/2020-11-16-standing-up-for-developers-youtube-dl-is-back/
>
> Keep piping those videos from youtube-dl to your favourite video player!
>
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> ---- On Sat, 14 Nov 2020 19:56:33 +0000 * nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk
> <nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk> * wrote ----
>
> Folks,
>
> ( pt.2: )
>
> >> *TODAY* 8:30pm Thursday 12/11/2020 (That's 8:30pm _GMT_ )
> >>
> >> NLUG 'Social': *Surfing a New Age* !
> >
> > To briefly recap some of the topic links we covered:
> >
> > (In whatever random order )
>
> A few other bits mentioned were:
>
>
> Matrix 4 (due end 2021?...)
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix_4
>
>
> Intel Discloses 40 More Security Advisories - [including] PLATYPUS...
> https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-40-More-Playpus
>
> "40 security advisories... addressing 95 vulnerabilities. ... relating
> to the Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME) as well as the
> Intel Wireless Bluetooth support -- including a "critical" vulnerability
> that could lead to escalation of privileges via the LAN. [And CPUs]..."
>
> "PLATYPUS can be exploited to break Intel SGX Enclaves, thwart Kernel
> Address Space Layout Randomization (KASLR), attacking AES, etc."
>
>
> Intel Releases New Processor Microcode For Security Advisories, CPU Bugs
>
> https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-20201110-Microcode
>
> "... also a number of "functional issue" updates around CPU bugs
> spanning [multiple] generations..."
>
>
> What can you do with the PCIe x 1 on Raspberry Pi CM4 IO board
>
> https://www.seeedstudio.com/blog/2020/11/03/what-can-you-do-with-the-pcie-x-1-on-raspberry-pi-cm4-io-board-m/
>
>
> And there's some very tantalising close attempts for getting GPUs to
> work on the CM4 PCIe... More code tweaks needed... ;-)
>
>
> Have fun!
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
>
>
> > Ya cannae take the logarithm of a negative number!
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithm
> >
> > Raspberry Pi 400: the $70 desktop PC
> > https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-400-the-70-desktop-pc/
> >
> > SpiNNaker (Spiking Neural Network Architecture)
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpiNNaker
> >
> > SpiNNaker: 1 million core neuromorphic platform
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3MlOAru6Qk
> >
> > Human Brain Project
> > Advances in neuromorphic computing technology
> > Steve Furber, The University of Manchester
> > (Introducing SpiNNaker2)
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvlKVrvtcx4
> >
> > Unix time
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time
> >
> > Julian day
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_day
> >
> > Covert Bombe
> > https://www.bad-dog-designs.co.uk/contemporary-clocks/bombe/
> >
> > Nixie Tube Clocks - DIY Gallery
> > https://www.bad-dog-designs.co.uk/submitted/
> >
> > OpenWrt on Raspberry Pi
> > https://openwrt.org/toh/raspberry_pi_foundation/raspberry_pi
> >
> > Raspberry Pi PoE
> > https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/poe-hat/?resellerType=home
> >
> > SpaceX at Boca Chica
> > https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/boca-chica/
> >
> >
> > And... Basic, Compilers, p-code, 3d graphics...
> >
> > p-code
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bytecode
> >
> > WebAssembly
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebAssembly
> >
> > And whatever else?
>
>
>
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