Laura Abbott: Flock 2018

Kevin Fenzi: Flock 2018: Day 1

Kevin Fenzi: Flock 2018: Day 2

Kevin Fenzi: Flock 2018: Day 3

Kevin Fenzi: Flock 2018: Day 4

Kevin Fenzi: Flock 2018: The journey home

I took the train from dresden to frankfort and then on to Utrecht. It was about a 10 hour journey, but it was nice. I went with Patrick and Randy and we had a bunch of discussions and watched the landscape go by. In Utrecht I got a hotel for overnight and we went to a great little resturant along the canal. Great place. My only regret it that it got too late for me to see Patrick’s place, so I just went to bed and got up the next morning for my flight.

Power Management Updates Land In The Linux 4.19 Kernel

Intel's Rafael Wysocki has submitted the ACPI and power management updates today for the Linux 4.19 kernel which were subsequently merged by Linus Torvalds.

Linux 4.19 Git Contains a lot of Performance Impacting Spectre Mitigation Updates

Another round of commits regarding anti-Spectre security have landed up in the Linux 4.19 kernel git tree, which may have possible performance impacts for the kernel. While Spectre is still only a somewhat theoretical threat, as its entirely too slow to be used in a serious attack, many folks are taking its future potential quite seriously and arming up against it.

Linux 4.19 Kernel to Receive a Ton of Audio Hardware Updates for Improved Linux Sound Capabilities

Linux audiophiles may have something to rejoice about, as a recent pull request from SUSE’s Takashi Iwai focuses on a plethora of sound subsystem updates for the Linux 4.19 kernel, including a lot of latest hardware support and overall improvements for Linux’s audio capabilities.

Updated Vega 20 Open-Source Driver Patches Posted, Including PSP & PowerPlay Support

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Instagram Accounts Are Being Hacked, Lock Yours Down Now

Attackers are compromising Instagram accounts and locking out users, so take a moment to lock down your account.

Instagram users are reporting the same bizarre hack

When she tried to log back in, she got a message that her username didn't exist. She soon realized her handle and photo had both been changed, as had the email address and phone number associated with her account. She tried to request a password reset, only to see the new email linked to her account was now a .ru email: she had been hacked.