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Special: SystemV vs BSD

  • January 17, 2021
  • Tagged as: BSD, dennis ritchie, Discord, freebsd, ge, general electric, ms-dos, nix, ram, space travel, Special Segment

Over on our Discord channel recently we had an Engineer ask us to go over a fairly unique topic. He asked if we could cover the split between BSD and System V (System Five). Now,…

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Darrell Moore
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PotW: Process Hacker

  • January 17, 2021
  • Tagged as: champion, david plummer, GUI, network, PoTW, Process Hacker, task manager

Have you ever pulled up Task Manager in Windows and felt like an all-powerful, super admin? This happens a lot when an Engineer first starts their journey down that lonely path of understanding computers better…

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Darrell Moore
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PotW: Teleprompt.me

  • January 17, 2021
  • Tagged as: browsers, free, PoTW, Teleprompt.me

Teleprompt.me is a new version of a teleprompting software that I find very easy to use. The teleprompter is now activated by your voice.  I have tried it and I can say that it works…

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Ian Trimble
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Iron Chef Ian: Home Made Lemon Lime Soda

  • January 17, 2021
  • Tagged as: drinks, Iron Chef Ian, Lemon Lime Soda, Recipe

Ingredients 3/4 cup  Simple Syrup  (Make your simple syrup by combining the sugar and water in a small pot, heat and stir until all sugar is melted. Remove from heat, cool. Once at room temp,…

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Ian Trimble
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New York City Proposes Regulating Algorithms Used in Hiring

  • January 17, 2021
  • Tagged as: algorithms, hirevue, Hiring Algorithms, job seeker, Richard Drosin

According to Ars Technica, in a controversial move this week, New York City Council is seeking to limit the use of algorithms when it comes to making hiring decisions after it turned out the algorithms…

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Ian Trimble
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Network Equipment Hacks

  • January 17, 2021
  • Tagged as: CVE, hacks, Ubiquiti, Zyxel

Ubiquiti In a recent ZDNet article, we learned that a much beloved company, Ubiquiti Networks, has suffered a recent security breach. According to an email they sent to their customers the company said, “We recently became…

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Darrell Moore
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Engineering Explained: Windows 10 Restart Versus Shutdown

  • January 10, 2021
  • Tagged as: ACPI, BIOS, Bitlocker, Engineering Explained, Fast Startup, Restart, Restart vs Shutdown, Shutdown, TrueCrypt, UEFI, Windows 10

A long time ago–in the bad old days–when people were done using their computer they’d reach over and throw the power switch, which would make a big “thunk”. This sound would reverberate through the entire…

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Darrell Moore
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PotW: Unclack

  • January 10, 2021
  • Tagged as: Mac, Macintosh, Pick of the Week, PoTW, Unclack

Unclack is the small but mighty Mac utility that mutes your microphone while you type. No more getting called out for clacking your way through a Zoom meeting on your clicky keyboard! Features Unclack automatically…

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Ian Trimble
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PotW: The Perfect Project Computer

  • January 10, 2021
  • Tagged as: CanaKit, Docker, Kali, Kubernetes, Linode, Linux, Pi-Hole, Pick of the Week, PoTW, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi 4, RetroPi, Serverless

As any Engineer will tell you, in order to stay sharp and ensure you’re on top of your game you have to be able to have a lab environment available. Some Engineers run their labs…

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Darrell Moore
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Iron Chef Ian: Vietnamese Beef Pho

  • January 10, 2021
  • Tagged as: Iron Chef Ian, Recipe, Vietnamese Beff Pho

Ingredients Flat rice noodles  2 cups  Beef Style Liquid Stock 2 spring onions thinly sliced 1 tsp ginger minced 1 tsp sweet chilli sauce to taste 2 tbs lime juice 2 tbs fish stock 100…

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Ian Trimble
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