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202: KDE Plasma 5.25, K9 Mail Joins Thunderbird, Steam NextFest and more Linux news! - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital
On this episode of This Week in Linux: KDE Plasma 5.25 Released, K9 Mail Joins Thunderbird, Firefox Translations Add-on, MakuluLinux Shift Released, SpiralLinux Project, Amberol Music Player, GNOME Recieves $10K from Microsoft FOSS Fund, Steam NextFest, all that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews!
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Thoughts on RSS
No technology other than RSS has had more think pieces written proclaiming the death of RSS (2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013) and the rebirth of RSS (2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2018, 2019).
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a protocol that lets you subscribe to website updates – e.g., new blog posts, podcasts, or anything else. Today, most podcasts are distributed via RSS.
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Tor stable release 0.4.7.8 - Security Fix
As stated in the announcement (link above), we strongly recommend that everyone upgrades to 0.4.7.8. Packages are being updated and released for OS distributions so keep an eye out! Our beloved packagers are hard at work!
Also, I will repeat it here, the security issue is categorized as a Denial of Service so it is not affecting the security of the host machine running "tor". Nevertheless, again, we strongly encourage you to upgrade.
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Build Your Own Two-Factor Authenticator With Good USB
Two-factor authentication is becoming the norm for many applications and services, and security concerns around phone porting hacks are leading to a phaseout of SMS-based systems. Amidst that backdrop, [Josh] developed his own authentication device by the name of Good USB.
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IKEA LED Lamp Gets Hacked For Night Light Duty
IKEA make a lot of different lamps, including useful motion-sensitive models that can click on when you walk past. [Andrew Menadue] trialed one as a night light, but it was far too bright for the task. It also would come on during the day time, wasting its precious battery life when it wasn’t needed. Thus, in order to mold the lamp to its new purpose, hacking ensued.
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