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Linux 4.15 Kernel, GCC, LinuxBoot Project and More Cryptojacking

News briefs for January 29, 2018. The good: the Linux 4.15 kernel officially has been released. View the diff here, and also see the Linux Kernel Archives for more info.

Advice for Buying and Setting Up Laptops When You're Traveling or On-Call

Why stress over losing that expensive personal or work laptop? Buy a cheap one for risky situations. In a previous article, I wrote about how to prepare for a vacation so you aren't disturbed by a work emergency. As part of that article, I described how to prepare your computer:

Using gphoto2 to Automate Taking Pictures

Introducing an app that allows DSLR cameras to function as an image or video capture device in Linux.

Creating an Adventure Game in the Terminal with ncurses

How to use curses functions to read the keyboard and manipulate the screen.

Mycroft Mark II, Chronicle, Intel and Bionic Beaver

News briefs for January 26, 2018. The Mycroft Mark II Open Source Voice Assistant (that doesn't spy on you) just launched on Kickstarter. Mycroft source code is available on GitHub.

diff -u: Complexifying printk()

What's new in kernel development: complexifying printk().

Chrome 64, GCC 7.3, Librem 5 Phone Progress and More

News updates for January 25, 2018. Chrome 64 is now available for Linux, Mac and Windows, featuring a stronger ad blocker and several security fixes, including mitigations for Spectre and Meltdown. See the release updates for more info.

Threading in Python

Threads can provide concurrency, even if they're not truly parallel.

Plex VR, Firefox 58.0, SteamOS and More

News briefs for January 24, 2018. Plex is now VR-ready for Google Daydream-supported devices, available for free starting today from the Google Play Store.

Introducing the Alarmy Android App

Shawn takes a quick look at "The World's Most Annoying Alarm Clock App".