Slackel Linux Works Well Inside Its Openbox
The latest release of Slackel Linux renews and improves the mashup of Slackware and Salix built around an Openbox pseudo
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YouTube as Political Influencer Takes the Spotlight
YouTube, which operates as one of Google’s subsidiaries, is under increased scrutiny after a report earlier this month highlighted the
Read moreWhen Film Distribution Fails, Piracy Wins
Researchers at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center recently launched a website, PiracyData.org, to determine whether or not there are legal
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28M Records Exposed in Biometric Security Data Breach
Researchers associated with vpnMentor discovered a data breach involving nearly 28 million records in a BioStar 2 biometric security database
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How to Distro Hop With a Web Browser
Getting familiar with Linux up close and personal is easy to do with a free service provided by DistroTest.net, which
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Visible Measures measures via a massive analytics capability an ocean of video at some impressively high scales. By creating very
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Snap Unwraps $380 High-Tech Specs
With the announcement of its Spectacles 3 sunglasses, Snap must be hoping three times will be the charm. Unlike the
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Samsung Announces Monster 108MP Smartphone Sensor
Samsung and Xiaomi have announced a new sensor for smartphone cameras comparable to those used in high-end DSLR shutterboxes. The
Read moreE-Booksellers Take a Walk on the Vile Side
“The self-publishing revolution is really only a few years old, so what was surprising to me about this sort of
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Technology Could End Mass Shootings
I’m tired of being upset about mass shootings and the government’s seeming lack of progress to end them. I’m particularly
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