Changelog:

Changes for the versions:
Installed version: 1.4.11-3ubuntu2.4
Available version: 1.4.11-3ubuntu2.5

Version 1.4.11-3ubuntu2.5:

    * SECURITY UPDATE: RSA Key Extraction via Low-Bandwidth Acoustic
        Cryptanalysis attack
        - debian/patches/CVE-2013-4576.dpatch: Use blinding for the RSA secret
            operation in cipher/random.*, cipher/rsa.c, g10/gpgv.c. Normalize the
            MPIs used as input to secret key functions in cipher/dsa.c,
            cipher/elgamal.c, cipher/rsa.c.
        - CVE-2013-4576

Just wow.

Wrong. MPEG2 (OTA is encoded with MPEG2) is certainly compressed and in my opinion is the worst offender when it comes to digital artifacts. AVC on the other hand looks much better even at lower bitrates. Despite using lower bitrates, content from online sources such as Netflix and Amazon look much better than OTA.
Cable companies also use MPEG2, but I think they recompress the streams and the look truly awful.

Why not use S/MIME or PGP? Point to point encryption is the only way to secure messages.

I switched to fastmail after hosting my own mail server for 10+ years. I got tired of the spam fighting race. I use my own domain, IMAPS + Thunderbird for 2 years now and I've been very happy. Their webmail interface is very slick and faster than Thunderbird for some operations such as massive deletes.

After 10+ years of installing Linux (Redhat 6, Gentoo, Debian, Ubuntu) on desktops and laptops I craved a supported system so I might finally have everything working 100%. I bought a Dell XPS Developer Edition that ships with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I LOVE IT. Unity is fine. Most of all, everything works and is fully supported by Dell!!!

Ubuntu LTS is a good system for vendors to support. They can't support several distros, especially when they change frequently. And I like that I don't have to dist-upgrade every year. By the time 3 years is up I'm ready for new hardware anyway or at least a fresh install. Longer support cycles and fewer technical issues mean I get more work done and enjoy my computer more.

Just some little things I enjoy now. I can close my lid and after several days of sleeping (reliably), the battery charge is unchanged - and it's not hibernate (no POST). How cool is that? Built in 1920x1080 display and external display work without any problems (had strange problems with Ubuntu on Macbook Air before). Battery life between 5 and 7 hours depending on use.

Ubuntu works with hardware vendors better than any other desktop Linux OS. And why you may not care, that in turn provides a nice platform for proprietary software such as Steam.

Yes. I use it in conjunction with LXC and making clones is instant thanks to the BTRFS snapshots.

The difference is GM just wants to make money. If they could they'd just keep producing the same automobiles unchanged for 100 years as long as people payed for them. They will not take substantial risks. They will not make disciplined plans to reduce CO2 output or prepare for oil shortages. They simply react to basic market forces like lemmings.

For Tesla, making money is essential, but not their primary objective. Their mission, as Musk has stated numerous times is to produce an affordable EV as a contribution towards sustainable energy. Despite what "Atlas Shrugged" portrays their exists motivations other than money. And please don't post the "duty to shareholders", "maximize profits" BS.

Tesla will produce an affordable EV. If the other auto makers aren't prepared, Tesla will have "the cars that people want to buy" and everyone else will be in a scurry trying to throw something together.

From the blog: "Some are wondering if this is a serious proposal or a ploy intended to derail the California High-Speed Rail project. Evidence seems to point to the latter. After all, the guy proposing this revolution in transit owns a car company."

I quit reading there.

I find the most interesting figure to be the rate (in watts) reported by the OS. In Ubuntu, this can be seen with the Power Statistics app as an attribute of the battery. For instance, now with USB peripherals and an external monitor, it reports 9.2 watts. If I use the built in screen dimmed, unplug USB peripherals and turn off wireless, it goes to 4.5 watts. I can't do much about my battery, but I can (to some extent) do something about the OS using power.

He has 5 kids. Hopefully he'll pass on his positive traits and his kids will multiply Musk's achievements.

Correction: Android compatibility never happened. I thought it shipped on the n9 with MeeGo "Harmattan" (which I did not own), but it did not. Apologies.

So the gist of this article is that Nokia is doing fantastic things with hardware, but Microsoft isn't keeping up and holding Nokia back. If Nokia had control of the OS, they'd be in much better shape. They would have this freedom with Android AND instant access to its software market. And Maemo/Meego was a fine OS (I owned the n800 and n900), which shipped with Android app compatibility. It's clear that Windows Phone was a horrible choice. How could they not see this coming when everyone was yelling at them telling them they were making a mistake?

I've bought many LEDs over the past two years. You can now get good A19 bulbs for $10 to $15 and good br30 for $20 to $25. Things are moving fast in led lighting. In addition to established brands Toshiba and Phillips I've been impressed with bulbs from Kobi and G7. There are too many companies entering the market to count and plenty of junk to avoid (stuff at Lowes), but LEDs are certainly improving quickly.

Chattanooga has fiber through https://www.epbfi.com/ From their website, 50/50 is $57.99, 100/100 is $69.99 up to 1G/1G @ $299.99. I think they they ran fiber on the power poles throughout the city. I don't know how they got around the monopolies, but I'm happy to see that they did. Though they're not cheap, the certainly demolish the incumbents' offerings on the mid to high end. My hope is that neighboring towns will feel the pressure of competition and we'll finally get to where we should have been 10-15 years ago.