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Submission + - How to complete the equivalent of a Computer Science BS for free online

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: I am a middle school math teacher and I also run a programming club. I recent completed my M.Ed in math education and was inspired to try to do the new GT online MS in Computer Science in a couple of years. I have some background in programming: 2 intro to comp sci course, Java, C++, Python, they main scripting languages and a bunch of math background. I also read through this great article on getting these pre-requisites completed through coursera but unfortunately you need to wait for courses to enroll. I would like to just learn these on my own time, no credit necessary. Suggestions?

Submission + - Windows XP To Still Get Security Updates -- In China (itworld.com)

Submitted by jfruh
jfruh writes: Microsoft has been trying to wean users off of Windows XP for years, and on April 8 the company will drop support and stop security updates for the twelve-and-a-half-year-old OS. But Chinese users will still be able to get support, thanks to partnerships with several Chinese security vendors. Windows XP is still the OS of choice for a majority of Chinese Internet users, not least because it's been widely pirated over the years.

Submission + - Red Sleeve Linux 6 (EL6 for ARM) Released (redsleeve.org)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: After a lengthy test phase (it initially surfaced in 2012), Red Sleeve EL6 has just been released along with updates that bring it up to date with similar EL6 distributions (although none of the other EL6 distrubutions are for ARM). With the rising popularity of ARM based hardware in recent months this could be welcome news for those who prefer RPM based distributions but dislike the short deprecation cycle of Fedora. Maintainers also provide a list of packages they had to modify from upstream versions, with all patches conveniently provided. According to a recent message on the mailing list, an EL7 build is also in the pipeline.

Submission + - Bitcoin Transactions Carrying Wikileaks Files, Code, Pictures

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Secret messages have been hidden in Bitcoin transactions since the first one 2009. By using hexadecimal messages hackers have found a way to send files. Since the blockchain is shared by every computer in the transaction, it is possible to retrieve these messages. On his blog, Ken Shirriff shares messages he's found, from pictures and Python code to a 2.6 Mbs Wikileaks manual.

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