Day: December 28, 2017

By KEVIN ROOSE Amid a series of scandals and sins, a few righteous tech innovators actually brought positive change this year. Published: December 27, 2017 at 01:00AM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/2pKNdrp via IFTTT

Some Sonos and Bose Speakers Are Being Hijacked To Play Ghostly Sounds Published on December 28, 2017 at 12:30AM An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Researchers at Trend Micro have found that certain models of Sonos and Bose speakers have vulnerabilities that […]

Apple To Release Lisa OS For Free As Open Source In 2018 Published on December 28, 2017 at 01:10AM New submitter Jose Deras writes: Nearly 35 years ago, Apple released its first computer with a graphical user interface, called the Lisa. Starting next year, the […]

The Wikipedia article of the day for December 28, 2017 is Death of Leelah Alcorn. Leelah Alcorn (November 15, 1997 – December 28, 2014) was an American transgender girl whose suicide attracted international attention. At age 14, she came out as transgender to her parents, […]

wurley , n : (chiefly South Australia) An Australian indigenous shelter made from small branches with the leaves still attached. (chiefly South Australia, by extension) A settlement made up of such shelters. On this day in 1836, John Hindmarsh, the first Governor of South Australia, […]

By KEVIN ROOSE Amid a series of scandals and sins, a few righteous tech innovators actually brought positive change this year. Published: December 27, 2017 at 01:00AM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/2pKNdrp via IFTTT