More (good) programmers?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/11/we-are-approaching-the-limits-of-computer-power-we-need-new-programmers-n-ow

Freelancer sites list?

Found this interesting list of freelancer sites (besides freelancer.com):

Plataformas para contratar serviços de desenmerdamento, perdão desenvolvimento? https://blog.payoneer.com/freelancers/it-programming/20-job-sites-for-freelance-programmers-and-designers/
Isto é muito útil quando um bom amigo te quer cravar coisas e tu o queres mandar à merda porque queres descansar (ou trabalhar) à noite em vez de o ajudar.
À merda não, à plataforma!

HISTORY: Unix?

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/08/unix-at-50-it-starts-with-a-mainframe-a-gator-and-three-dedicated-researchers/

Quoting:
"Maybe its pervasiveness has long obscured its origins. But Unix, the operating system that in one derivative or another powers nearly all smartphones sold worldwide, was born 50 years ago from the failure of an ambitious project that involved titans like Bell Labs, GE, and MIT. Largely the brainchild of a few programmers at Bell Labs, the unlikely story of Unix begins with a meeting on the top floor of an otherwise unremarkable annex at the sprawling Bell Labs complex in Murray Hill, New Jersey."

And the top pawned passwords are...

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/passwords-passwords-everywhere

Quoting:
"Today, in collaboration with Troy Hunt, we're releasing a file containing the top 100,000 passwords from his Have I Been Pwned data set. If you see a password that you use in this list you should change it immediately. This blog explains why you should do this, and answers some common questions about password blacklists.

(If you just want to download the file, you can do so here: PwnedPasswordTop100k.txt)."

Deleting social media accounts: A guide

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/10/technology/personaltech/how-to-delete-facebook-instagram-account.html

Foldable phones...

... Are arriving:
https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/royole-flexpai-product-impressions/

100000 times at least.

Paul Allen after MS (History)

https://www.wired.com/story/what-entrepreneurs-can-learn-from-paul-allens-second-act/

Quoting:
"To the public, Allen’s identity will always be tied to his role in the creation of Microsoft. In 1975, Allen convinced childhood pal Bill Gatesthat they should develop a programming language to help make computing more accessible to more people. Their larger goal of a computer on every desk took several years to realize, but that initial project set the company on its way.

Gates and Allen became a sort of boy-wonder duo that built Microsoft into an important software company. But following a bout with cancer in 1982, Allen decided the clashes with Gates were wearing on him emotionally and went on his world tour.

He never returned to Microsoft. What followed holds lessons and a cautionary tale for entrepreneurs who will leave their businesses at some point. "

JIRA rebuilt?

https://sdtimes.com/agile/atlassian-rebuilds-jira-for-modern-software-development/

HOWTO: Request personal data from Apple

Detailed steps on how to do the request:
https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/17/request-your-personal-data-from-apple/

Quoting:
"After first making the feature available in the European Union to comply with GDPR, Apple users in the US, Canada, and more can now download a copy of their personal information stored by the company. Follow along for how to request your personal data from Apple."

Paul Allen (MS founder) dies at 65

http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/24992365/paul-allen-microsoft-co-founder-seahawks-trail-blazers-owner-dies-65

Quoting:
"

Allen and Gates founded Microsoft Corp. in 1975. Microsoft's big break came in 1980, when IBM Corp. decided to move to personal computers. IBM asked Microsoft to provide the operating system.

The decision thrust Microsoft onto the throne of technology and the two Seattle natives became billionaires. Both later dedicated themselves to philanthropy.

Gates said he was heartbroken about the loss of one of his "oldest and dearest friends.''

"Personal computing would not have existed without him,'' Gates said in a statement."

Windows 95 is now an app you can download and install on macOS, Windows, and Linux

A new "tool". Details can be found on The Verge:
Windows 95 is now an app you can download and install on macOS, Windows, and Linux - The Verge

Microsoft shares (statically) the source code of MS-DOS 1.25 and 2.0 (GitHub)

A must look at? We will have to see that. MS DOS Source Code is now shared in Github:
https://github.com/microsoft/ms-dos
A piece of news (in PT) about this can be found here:
Microsoft partilha o código fonte do MS-DOS 1.25 e 2.0 no GitHub - Pplware

How to delete Google activity records

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/google-history-search-tracking-data-how-to-delete

The GMail polemic explained

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/gmail-security-checkup-apps-data
Quoting:
"Google’s business is in data. The data it gathers from each time its products are used – from maps to search – allows it to personalise the adverts it sells. The more targeted an advert is, the more money can be made from it. But not all data.

In 2017 Google drew a line in the sand: emails are off limits. The firm announced after a decade of scanning and reading emails to help with personalisation it would stop the practice. User information should "remain confidential", Google said at the time.

There has been an exception to the rule. Companies that build handy add-ons for Gmail, which allow emails to be scheduled or calendar information to be extracted, have been able to read people's emails. As first reported by the Washington Post, the developers of hundreds of apps have been able to read people's emails, including entire messages, who they were sent to and other private details.

Human engineers from firms such as Return Path (an email marketing company) and Edison Software (the creators of an email app), the Wall Street Journal reported, have been able to read the emails of those that use their programs. This reading hasn't just been limited to machines but also includes humans who have had manual access. The third-party developers have used this access to improve their own software."

Apple, new technologies and the kids?

Tell us something new... Kids and technology...
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jan/08/apple-investors-iphone-addiction-children

Quoting:
"There is a developing consensus around the world including Silicon Valley that the potential long-term consequences of new technologies need to be factored in at the outset, and no company can outsource that responsibility,” said the investors, who collectively control $2bn of Applestock."

Munich leaves Open Source and goes to...

... windows:
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/13/munich_committee_says_all_windows_2020/

Quoting:
"Matthias Kirschner, president of Free Software Foundation Europe in Berlin, said "there were never any studies" pinpointing what people were "unhappy" about. It might have been the LiMux client itself, or perhaps the migration process or lack of support.

He said he was also not aware of a comparison of the unhappiness of staffers in cities using Windows.

A report (PDF) by Microsoft partner Accenture commissioned by Munich found the most important issues were organisational."

Security: Infected DNA?

Well, sort of. It's DNA who tries to exploit a known security flaw in DNA processing software:
https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/11/16130568/scientists-infiltrate-computer-malware-code-dna

Internet neutrality - what's it all about?

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-13/net-neutrality-internet-wide-day-of-action/8704072

Quoting:
"Key Points:

- Net neutrality is a principle that says all data on the internet is equal
- Trump-appointed FCC chairman wants to wind back Obama-era protections
- Companies like Facebook, Google, Amazon joined action to support net neutrality."
(...)
"It's a broad principle that says all data on the internet should be treated equally. Your personal blog, for example, should be given the same access to the internet as a major international news website.

It's supposed to stop internet service providers selling a "fast lane" version of the internet to big companies and relegating your personal blog to the "slow lane" unless you pay up.

It was bit of an unspoken agreement on the internet, but the Obama administration made it an official rule in 2015."

Internet archives and caches - some ideas for going back in time

When links are broken (for PDFs, ISOs, installers) you can try to look for and use the cached version by Google (on the drop-down menu to the left of the link there is a "Cached" menu entry). That is why it is said: "Once in the Internet, forever in the Internet".

For HTML sites, there's a way to "travel back in time".
For example to see several home pages of CNN, or PCMagazine you can use the Internet Archive site (that contains a slider that allows you to choose the date):

home - PC Magazine

Powerful, useful and interesting, ain't it?

Needing a moodle replacement (CMS/LMS)?

CMS, LMS, one more to go? Could be worth checking if you're needing a moodle (arghhh!) replacement:

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