Control Structure #103: Knowledge Is Really Heavy

Andrew tells Steve about moving in, then about Raspberry!, CHIP, SSDs, Microsoft, DROWN, Amazon, encryption, and some more web server optimizations.

News

• Raspberry Pi 3 On Sale
• NTC Project: Upcycle Your Old Speakers with C.H.I.P. — Blog. by Next Thing
• SSD reliability in the real world: Google’s experience | ZDNet
• Microsoft wants to monopolise games development on PC. We must fight it | Technology | The Guardian
• Screen tearing – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Tim Sweeney is missing the point; the PC platform needs fixing | Ars Technica
• Announcing SQL Server on Linux – The Official Microsoft Blog
• DROWN Attack
• Safer email – Transparency Report – Google
• Amazon confirms it has dropped device encryption support for Fire tablets | TechCrunch
• Amazon just removed encryption from its tablet devices
• Amazon reverses itself on Fire encryption
• Congress showed it’s willing to fight the FBI on encryption. Finally | Trevor Timm | Opinion | The Guardian
• Amicus curiae – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Don’t forget

• International Backup Awareness Day

Music

• Bump Foot – Releases – foot132
• tryad . : . global creative commons free music collective
• Music | Big Giant Circles
• BGC (@BigGiantCircles) | Twitter
• Music | C418

This episode of Control Structure has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #370: CS #103 — Please Electrocute Me!

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