RIP Margaret Hamilton, director of software engineering for the Apollo program. She coined the term “software engineering”. I vividly remember her keynote at ICSE 2018 in Sweden. She signed her lego set for one of my kids. She was an inspiration to many. nytimes.com/2026/10/07/obituar…
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Nearly Every JPEG on Earth Runs on Math a Reviewer Called Too Simple to Fund in 1972 by Alex Cooke fstoppers.com/historical/nearl…
RIP Margret Hamilton aka rope mother. Thanks for getting us to the moon. And she did it all without an LLM or even stack overflow. A true legend. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
Dutch tax office ditches Microsoft 365 cloud for on-premises alternative Email and calendars move in-house in 2027, with European open source tools to follow #OpenSource #Linux theregister.com/on-prem/2026/1…
Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism | Meta | The Guardian theguardian.com/technology/202… > Theatre told that Facebook and Instagram filter out ads mentioning ‘social topics’ such as civil rights or feminism #Meta #censorship
W3C issues press release about developing Verifiable Credential Barcodes Recently the data theft of approximately 160 million drivers licenses from the US and Canada was reported and unfortunately, identity thieves will use this data to impersonate victims. Real-time revocation is needed to protect individuals against identity theft. W3C Verifiable Credential Barcodes are the solution to the future of physical document security. Read more at: w3.org/news/2026/w3c-issues-pr… #VerifiableCredentials
Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” beta introduces major security upgrades, including Linux kernel 7.3, OpenSSL 4.0, TPM-backed encryption, signed & slimmed down GRUB, authd support for Microsoft MFA, and more. alternativeto.net/news/2026/10…
Some days ago I learned that booking.com was hacked and had a (full?) data leak in April this year. Turns out that data can be nicely used for phishing, when you already have all the personal information...
The Apollo guidance code that Margaret Hamilton led is available online! It was scanned and shared openly. Her legacy will live on in the fundamentals of software engineering that she created that still form the basis for software design for many space missions. #NASA #software github.com/chrislgarry/Apollo-…
SQL Copilot's Read-Only Mode Wasn't Read-Only. I was in Italy for a month. While I was gone, somebody got sysadmin out of SQL Copilot with a variable. The vulnerability is CVE-2026-65669, the SSMS 22 Copilot bug I wrote about early September. www.sqlfingers.com/2026/10/sql-...
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[RSS] Why does the compiler sometimes use ud2 and sometimes int 3 for code that shouldn't execute? https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20261006-00/?p=112757/
Ransomware recovery fraud exposed as MonsterCloud CEO charged • IBM/Red Hat fix 400+ Java vulnerabilities • Keycloak auth bypass unpatched, admin escalation risk 4 sources verified · hackingallthethings.com #infosec #threatintel #cybersecurity #ransomware #vulnerabilities
Rivian’s new R2 Pet Cam brings a live cabin view—or a regularly refreshed photo—to the driver’s phone. Remote control of Pet Mode is planned for a later update,… https://en.hacks.gr/me-tin-enimerosi-2026-36-oi-odigoi-ton-rivian-r2-vlepoyn-to-katoikidio-toys-apo-to-kinito/ #Rivian #PetCam #PetMode
A Locally exploitable vunerability in older versions of LibreOffice Calc is being Hyped. Claims are LO is unsafe to use. NOT TRUE, keep LibreOffice updated please read. cvetodo.com/cve/CVE-2026-63277 Update to version 26.2.5 or newer as soon as possible. Configure LibreOffice to disable or restrict external data source links, especially those referencing remote locations. Educate users, your kids to avoid opening untrusted documents. Difficult as kids and students may receive docs from schools.
A small but mighty new feature of Oracle APEX 26.2 is the ability to import a single file when using APEXlang. See it in action here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANdj... #orclapex
Tuck is live on Product Hunt today, and it's free. I made it the week Bartender 6 stopped working on macOS 27: hide any menu bar icon, Apple's own included, and get them back from a bar that drops down under the menu bar. https://www.producthunt.com/products/tuck-6 #macOS #MacApps #BuildInPublic
I just discovered a weird-ass macOS bug, which I've reported to Apple via Feedback Assistant. #macOS #Apple #AppleScript
Critical Cisco Nexus Flaws Let Unauthenticated Attackers Execute Code With Root Privileges
🐧 **Windows apps and games added to Steam on SteamOS / Linux now use Proton by default** Valve updated the Steam Client Beta with a useful change to external Windows apps / games getting added to Steam on SteamOS / Linux.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. 📰 Source: GamingOnLinux Latest […]
Open source projects can now apply for an expanded range of services through our #SovereignTechResilience program! We support projects with: - Memory safety - Post-quantum encryption - Supply chain security - CRA compliance - Technical debt management - Security audits Learn more and apply today: sovereign.tech/programs/resili… #OpenSource #CyberSecurity #SupplyChainSecurity #CyberResilienceAct
first signs of life from the upcoming PowerMac core for the #MiSTerFPGA #PowerPC youtu.be/rXbX6qN4O9s
Google Messages is discontinuing the individual chat setting allowing users to revert from RCS to SMS/MMS protocols. This change, observed in recent beta updates, removes the flexibility to manage messaging on a per-contact basis. Previously, users could switch to SMS for specific conversations to avoid RCS issues like spam or connectivity problems. Read more: makeuseof.com/google-messages-…
People, make sure your charging cables have stable internet connection during these difficult days. Source: macrumors.com/2026/10/05/magsa…
Stop relying on generic searches. Use Google Dorking (`filetype:pdf` + sensitive keywords) to find exposed docs, then pivot to Shodan to map vulnerable IoT devices. Pro-tip: Use `has_archived:yes` in Google to find deleted pages. #OSINT #InfoSec
South Korea bank hack suspect may be 26-year-old in China, U.S. firm says www.japantimes.co.jp/business/202...
Cisco quantum network controller lets apps order entanglement on demand 📖 Read more: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/08/c... #cybersecurity #cybersecuritynews #quantumcomputing #quantumnetworking #quantumtech #networking @cisco.com
Zero-code trace-log correlation with #OBI opentelemetry.io/blog/2026/obi… #Opentelemetry #eBPF
Banger post showing real kernel debugger sessions. Learned a bunch
Data breaches, identity theft, and revocation: a real-world case study on why W3C is developing Verifiable Credential Barcodes w3.org/press-releases/2026/dat… #verifiablecredentials
2025 Oracle Health breach compromised data of nearly 20 million people A 2025 cyberattack targeting Oracle's healthcare business compromised personal and medical information belonging to nearly 20 million people, including approximately 3 million Texans, according to newly released information from the Texas attorney general, Bloomberg reports.... itnerd.blog/2026/10/07/2025-or…
Windows apps and games added to Steam on SteamOS / Linux now use Proton by default gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/wind… #Steam #Valve #SteamOS #Beta #Linux #Proton
Lunduke OS Roadmap: Make Woke Open Source Irrelevant The plan for Lunduke Computer Operating System (LCOS) for 1.0 and beyond. youtu.be/xlRu2KmXm4o
ISC is pleased to announce the release of Stork 2.4.2, the latest stable version of our graphical management interface for Kea DHCP and BIND 9. There are no new features in this version; the only change is an update to the Golang, Angular, and PrimeNG dependencies. Please visit our downloads page at isc.org/download for links to the source code, packages, and documentation for the latest releases. Thank you for using ISC’s software.
