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Navy going for Star Trek with 3D printers

Posted on April 3, 2013 by robertwilkie

I got a kick out of this, basically a couple of officers are pushing 3D printing for ships to make parts, drones, etc on the fly.  Good idea, but do they realize how long it can take to “print” something … Continue reading →

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Krebs steps into a trap

Posted on April 3, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting story of how a security researcher steps into a rather fancy trap set for him by the blackhat community. http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/04/fool-me-once/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+KrebsOnSecurity+%28Krebs+on+Security%29

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Xerox CIO Carol Zierhoffer Joins MedAssets Board of Directors

Posted on April 3, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting sidejob for Xerox’s CIO. http://www.fortmilltimes.com/2013/04/02/2592077/xerox-cio-carol-zierhoffer-joins.html  

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JCPenny CEO gets a paycut

Posted on April 3, 2013 by robertwilkie

From +53 million to 1.9 million.  Its still allot of cash, but its nice to see some boards finally acting on the interest of their shareholders and punishing folks for messing up.  Even thought 1.9 M. is still allot of … Continue reading →

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Xerox gets another 14,000 SQ FT in NYC

Posted on April 3, 2013 by robertwilkie

Xerox is taking on a bunch more space in expensive in NYC.  The interesting bit is its only 2.5 miles from the CEO’s apartment in the City.  Oh only 2.5 miles, interesting huh?  I wonder if this the real HQ … Continue reading →

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Yeah now you too can be a VC

Posted on April 2, 2013 by robertwilkie

SEC OK’s small folks like us crowdsourcing a startup.  There is already a couple of groups out there (Angellist is one).  So get your chumpchange ready. http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/31/sec-angellist-greenlight/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

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new Daughterboard for RPi for Analog

Posted on April 2, 2013 by robertwilkie

Author designed an analog to digital daughter board for the RPi (only has GPIO…not analog) and documents his steps to create it.  Totaling up the parts in my head, I think getting an arduino to do the conversion would be … Continue reading →

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Attacking SCADA systems

Posted on April 2, 2013 by robertwilkie

Yet another reason we need updates to SCADA…or at least try to secure them. I’m only 15 minutes into the video, but its basically demo’ing the age of SCADA. http://dangerousprototypes.com/2013/03/21/shmoocon-2013-attacking-scada-wireless-systems/

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Adding Fingerprint Authentication to Ubuntu

Posted on April 2, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting article.  Personally biometrics are too iffy for me to use.  But still a nice idea. http://lifehacker.com/5992397/log-into-ubuntu-with-your-fingerprint

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Re-Grow your lettuce

Posted on April 2, 2013 by robertwilkie

If you save the end of your lettuce, you can plant it and grow another one. http://lifehacker.com/5992390/regrow-fresh-heads-of-romaine-lettuce-from-chopped-down-lettuce-hearts

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