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OpenID going to shutdown in 2/2014

Posted on September 6, 2013 by robertwilkie

Its ironic that the reason its shutting down is because the standards OpenID introduced are used by google/facebook/etc, so folks use those sites instead of OpenID’s directly.  Kindof a mixed blessing. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/05/myopenid_closes_for_good_2014/

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Drafts, this sounds like a neat app to try

Posted on September 6, 2013 by robertwilkie

I was reading the article below and at first thought…great another evernote app, but it sounds like its much more than that.  Its something I maybe trying out this weekend. http://lifehacker.com/im-greg-pierce-and-this-is-the-story-behind-drafts-1251294691

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NSA backdoored and stole encryption keys

Posted on September 6, 2013 by robertwilkie

Newest stuff from Snowden, the NSA was involved in encryption standards and steered standards groups into making encryption standards they (the NSA) had a backdoor from.  Gee, and this is a surprise since NIST (which is tied to the NSA) … Continue reading →

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Xerox gets data processing/immigration paperwork deal with US

Posted on September 6, 2013 by robertwilkie

A nice $16 million to digitize immigration records for the USA.  Since this is dataprocessing (going to hire 50 folks to do the work) at lets say $15 an hour.  And it should take only a year to do…It should … Continue reading →

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A digispark killer, the “trinket”

Posted on September 5, 2013 by robertwilkie

Adafruit has a new arduino tiny out called the trinket.  Its a bit bigger than the digispark, but has alot more going for it (can do 3.3 volts for example).  And about the same price ($8). http://hackaday.com/2013/09/05/a-really-really-tiny-microcontroller-board/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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Another cool Infinity Mirror

Posted on September 5, 2013 by robertwilkie

This one is controlled by an arduino.  I like the round one better than the typical rectangle ones I see. http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-controlled-RGB-LED-Infinity-Mirror/

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Xerox issuing Furloughs

Posted on September 5, 2013 by robertwilkie

Oh that can’t be good for the technology (toner and printers) end of Xerox. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20130904/BUSINESS/309040035/Xerox-Corp-issuing-furloughs  

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Xerox coloring the water in Webster

Posted on September 5, 2013 by robertwilkie

Getting reports of water coloring in a stream near one of the Xerox Toner plants in Webster. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20130904/BUSINESS/309040039/Xerox-investigating-colored-dye-found-in-Webster http://www.13wham.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/hazmat-crews-at-webster-xerox-plant-4639.shtml

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There is NO STEM SHORTAGE!!!

Posted on September 4, 2013 by robertwilkie

This article hits it right on the money how the STEM shortage maybe a bunch of poop.  It points out that if there was a shortage, all these other things should be happening (like pay raises for STEM folks, job … Continue reading →

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Microsoft has its own embedded controller for you to play with

Posted on September 4, 2013 by robertwilkie

Microsoft has apparently made there own “opensource” controller called the Gadgeteer.  I personally never heard of it til I stumbled on it in the article below.  I looked at Microsoft’s store and you can’t seem to buy it from there (I … Continue reading →

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