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mrwireless writes:
The Asahi Linux team is very close to releasing an installer for their flavour of Linux that can run on Apple's M1 chip.
It once again seems Apple is informally supportive of these efforts, as the recent release of OS Monterey 12.3 makes the process even simpler. As Twitter user Matthew Garrett writes:
"People who hate UEFI should read https://github.com/AsahiLinux/... — Apple made deliberate design choices that allow third party OSes to run on M1 hardware without compromising security, and with much less closed code than on basically any modern x86."
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mrwireless writes:
Security researchers were able to get a Tesla model 3 to accelerate from 85 miles per hour on a road with a 35 mile speed limit They did this by simply modifying the speed limit sign with some black tape, turning a 3 into an 8.
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mrwireless writes:
I'm a member of a publicly funded research project that has developed a smart home prototype focussed on protecting privacy. It was unveiled at Dutch Design Week yesterday.
Smart homes track everything that happens inside them. For developing teenagers, this makes it more difficult to sneak in a date or break the rules in other subtle ways, which is a normal, healthy part of growing up.
Candle is a prototype smart home that tries to mitigate these issue. It has given its sensors the ability to generate fake data for a while. In the future, children could get a monthly fake data allowance.
Some of the devices have 'skirts', simple fabric covers that can be draped over the devices to hide their screen. If you own a dust sensor, this can be useful if your mother in law comes over and you haven't vacuumed in a while.
The point: protecting privacy in the smart home isn't just about keeping data away from the cloud, it's also about understanding the damage poorly designed devices can do to the social fabric inside the home.
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mrwireless writes:
Youtube channel Real Engineering has posted a great video on the potential (and downsides) of geo-thermal power. I think it would be great to discuss this video on Slashdot, since in discussions about climate change geo-thermal rarely comes up as a viable alternative.
The video mentions things like:
- Could power our needs twice over.
- New technology makes it possible in more locations.
- Works night and day.
- According to an MIT study it could be cost competitive.
- Workers from the oil drilling industry could find new jobs in this sector.
So: why isn't geo-thermal energy getting as much attention as solar and wind?
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mrwireless writes:
Through their 'police of the future' innovation initiative, and inspired by Pokemon Go, the Dutch police is building an app where you can score points by photographing the license plates of stolen cars. When a car is reported stolen the app will notify people in the neighbourhood, and then the game is on!
Privacy activists are worried that this creates a whole new relationship with the police, as a deputization of citizens blurs boundaries, and institutionalizes 'coveillance' — citizens spying on citizens. It could be a slippery slope to situations that more resemble the Stase regime's, which famously used this form of neighborly surveillance as its preferred method of control.
