MC2 Post 1684 3D Printers and Start-up BIZ growing Leaps and Bounds

Videos of the  Interest in this "quietly"  Exploding Technology

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The Ben Heck Show:  Build a  3D Printer  That You Can Take Anywhere!
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New Dimensions to 3D Printing: Peter Weijmarshausen, Shapeways
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New Dimensions to 3D Printing: Nick Pinkston, Plethora
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 New Dimensions to 3D Printing: Wayne Losey, Dynamo DevLabs
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New Dimensions to 3D Printing: Brook Drumm, Printrbot
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Partnering to Get it Made: Bunnie Huang, Chumby
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MC2 Post 1683 Turbo-Charged Cracking comes to long passwords

Cracking really long passwords  just got  

a whole lot faster and easier.

For the first time, the freely available password cracker ocl-Hashcat-plus is able to tackle passcodes with as many as 55 characters. It's an improvement that comes as more and more people are relying on long passcodes and phrases to protect their website accounts and other online assets.

From:  http://arstechnica.com

Link:   http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/08/thereisnofatebutwhatwemake-turbo-charged-cracking-comes-to-long-passwords/

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/ll3434g

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Lately Security Concerns Keep Smacking Big Pipes.

In Post  1681,  I mentioned Amazon  AWS going down. 

The Week before that Google had cloud issues  and  

a  week  ago  Nasdaq  had  a Flash shutsown.
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From:  4:19 p.m. EDT August 22, 2013

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Nasdaq reopened trading Thursday afternoon after trading in all Nasdaq-listed stocks and options was halted for more than three hours due to an unknown technical glitch.

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Is "someone" looking for cracks in the infrastucture  

 pipelones?

Sure Looks like a  "Fishing" expedition...

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Nissan Joins the Self Driving Car Brigade

 

Move over Google's Self-Driving Taxi, 

here comes Nissan

From:   http://www.usatoday.com


 

Link:   http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/08/27/nissan-leaf-self-driving-cars-2020/2708895/


 

TinyURL:   http://tinyurl.com/p4ejgpy

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MC2 Post 1682 His Links Severed_, Ackman Sells Stake in J. C. Penney

William A. Ackman’s Hedge Fund plans to sell its
18 percent stake in J. C. Penney.

From:  http://dealbook.nytimes.com


Penney filed a prospectus with regulators giving notice that Mr. Ackman’s firm, Pershing Square Capital Management, planned to sell its 39.1 million shares. The retailer, which will not receive any proceeds from the sale, did not list an expected selling price.

Shares in Penney closed at $13.35 on Monday, valuing the stake at about $522 million. Pershing first began buying stock in the company three years ago, becoming the biggest shareholder in the process, and paid on average about $25 a share for its position.

Link:   http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/08/26/ackman-moves-to-sell-stake-in-j-c-penney/?_r=0

 

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/l7om77g

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SwissPen 3D printing pen brings 3Doodler competition 

well before launch

Really, it's a fairly simple idea with impeccable timing, a glue gun-like device that melts plastic and essentially lets you draw in mid-air as it cools, arriving in the midst of a desktop 3D printing explosion.

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Link:    http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/21/swisspen/

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MC2 Post 1681 Amazon glitch brings down Instagram, Vine and Netflix

From:  http://crave.cnet.co.uk

Several Web services -- including Netflix, Instagram, Vine and Airbnb -- were knocked out of action last night by a glitch at one of Amazon's data centres.

The problems started late Sunday evening, the BBC reports. All of the above services rely on Amazon's cloud-based network.

 

Cloud software company Heroku and Web automation service IFTTT were also affected.

 

The software problems were traced to a data centre in northern Virginia, USA, that couldn't keep up with demand. It all went Pete Tong at about 9pm UK time, 4pm Eastern time. For several hours, access to the above services was intermittent, with people reporting problems logging in, and that pages were taking an age to load.

 

Instagram was the first to acknowledge the issue, and put out a message on Twitter. The others followed soon after. They're all back up and running now as normal.

 

It's not been a good week for Amazon. Just a few days earlier, its US store went down for about half an hour. Apple's cloud services suffered an outage last week, too.

Link:   http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/amazon-glitch-brings-down-instagram-vine-and-netflix-50012083/

TinyURL:   http://tinyurl.com/mkaj8fa

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MC2 Post 1680 Elon Musk will Reveal Gesture-Based Rocket Design Program inspired by Iron Man

Now we know where those crazy Tony Stark  type "Ideas"  get into Elon Musk's head. SpaceX and Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk has often been compared to a real life version of Tony Stark, aka Iron Man. Director Jon Favreau has even openly said that Musk inspired his depiction of Stark in the first Iron Man film. But now it seems as though the imitation has come full circle: Musk tweeted last night that he'd "figured out how to design rocket parts just w[ith] hand movements," and would post a video of the process "next week." Favreau tweeted at Musk asking: "Like in Iron Man?" And Musk responded in the affirmative. See the full exchange below:




From:  http://www.theverge.com

Link:   http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/24/4653878/elon-musk-will-reveal-gesture-based-rocket-design

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/kzwb7uz

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Now This is Getting Really  Comical....      Wingman.

But Who Is Watching the Watchers ???

The NSA bugged offices in the UN's New York headquarters as part of a comprehensive surveillance program NSA reportedly bugged UN offices, hacked into video conferencing feeds

Link:  http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/25/4656798/nsa-reportedly-bugged-un-offices-hacked-into-video-conferencing-feeds

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/mhajzzx

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MC2 Post 1679 An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Node.js

There's no shortage of Node.js tutorials out there, but most of them cover specific use cases or topics that only apply when you've already got Node up and running. I see comments every once and awhile that sound something like, "I've downloaded Node, now what?" This tutorial answers that question and explains how to get started from the very beginning.

What is Node.js?

 
A lot of the confusion for newcomers to Node is misunderstanding exactly what it is. The description on nodejs.org definitely doesn't help.

An important thing to realize is that Node is not a webserver. By itself it doesn't do anything. It doesn't work like Apache. There is no config file where you point it to you HTML files. If you want it to be a HTTP server, you have to write an HTTP server (with the help of its built-in libraries). Node.js is just another way to execute code on your computer. It is simply a JavaScript runtime.





From:     http://blog.modulus.io


 

Link:    http://blog.modulus.io/absolute-beginners-guide-to-nodejs?utm_source=hackernewsletter&utm_medium=email

 

TinyURL:   http://tinyurl.com/kqlxbrv

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Security Now 418

Considering PGP

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Steve and Leo cover the consequences of the Snowden leaks and, with that in mind, they examine the Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) system for encrypting email and attachments.

 

Download or subscribe to this show at   link: http://twit.tv/sn





Link:  http://twit.tv/show/security-now/418

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MC2 Post 1678 News of Ballmer leaving Microsoft Gives MS a Needed Market Pop

Adios Ballmer

After 33 years at Microsoft, Steve Ballmer announced today that he plans to retire from his position as CEO within the next 12 months. The surprise exit comes 13 years after Ballmer took over from Bill Gates as Microsoft's CEO in January 2000. He may have tripled revenues and doubled profits during his reign, but Ballmer is leaving to make way for a new devices and services strategy as the company continues to battle for market share in smartphones and tablets. Ballmer won't be around to see if Microsoft can finally crack the devices and hardware it's promising, so who will be?

From:  http://www.theverge.com

Link:  http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/23/4651536/who-will-be-the-next-microsoft-ceo

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/mco7ahc

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Artist Adam Schickling's fan-made poster for the next "Star Wars."

(Credit: Adam Schickling)

'Star Wars Episode VII' to be shot on film, Not Digital

The new "Star Wars" movie directed by J.J. Abrams will be shot on good old-fashioned film, like the originals -- 

not the digital cameras used in Episodes I-III.

Link:    http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57599951-1/star-wars-episode-vii-to-be-shot-on-film-not-digital/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title



 
TinyURL:    http://tinyurl.com/mhy3gqj

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MC2 Post 1677 Get a Refurbished Kindle Fire HD 8.9 for $179

(Credit: Amazon) 

At this point in the game I'm guessing that everybody who wants a tablet already has a tablet. So why keep posting tablet deals?

Because maybe you're ready to ditch your first-gen model for something newer. Or you've decided to trade up from a 7-inch screen to something larger. Heck, maybe you've decided to repurpose your existing tablet as a photo frame, digital cookbook, Google Chromecast (way cool hack!), or whatever -- and now you need a new primary tablet.

From:   http://news.cnet.com

Link:  http://news.cnet.com/8301-13845_3-57599669-58/get-a-refurbished-kindle-fire-hd-8.9-for-$179/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/mu3xw4d

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MC2 Post 1676 Crowdfunding a Custom Linux SBC the EZ Way

Thinking about launching a Kickstarter or Indiegogo campaign to fund a custom Linux-powered SBC for controlling your dream product? Gumstix says it has come up with a better way: find 50 collaborators, agree on a design, and have first articles of your custom SBC built and booting Linux in under three weeks. Sounds tempting, but how is this possible?

Gumstix has just added crowdfunding features to its Geppetto drag-and-drop embedded board design platform, letting groups of users share costs and designs publicly or privately based on various preset conditions. Besides supporting the design of custom baseboards accommodating the company’s tiny gumstick-sized Overo computer-on-modules (COMs), the browser-based Geppetto service lets users build custom Linux-compatible all-in-one designs using TI’s Sitara AM3354 system-on-chip (SoC).

 

And get this: the company claims its Geppetto-based build process typically yields working boards — booting Linux — in under three weeks.

From:   http://linuxgizmos.com

Link:  http://linuxgizmos.com/crowdfunding-a-custom-linux-sbc-the-easy-way/

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/kp3c624

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To Find Out Why the Economy is in such a Mess,

Reading a little Drucker will go a long

towards explaining where we

stumbled using Economic Theories...

Reading Chapter 11: Economics At The Crossroads in

Drucker's The New Realities  (1989)

is a good place to start.

Wingman.

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The Essential Drucker: 

The Best of Sixty Years of Peter Drucker's 

Essential Writings on Management

Link:  http://www.walmart.com/ip/5796923?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227001176352&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=14046365230&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=34962625990&veh=sem

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/ml7s69b

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The Yen and the Dollar.

From 250 to 170

and  back again.

How it did the opposite of what was expected...

The Carter and  Reagan  Years and  

Why the Economic Theories Didn't Work.

Japanese Investment in the U.S.: Creating Jobs 

and Narrowing the Trade Deficit

From:   http://www.heritage.org


 

Link:  http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/1986/04/japanese-investment-in-the-us-creating-jobs-and-narrowing-the-trade-deficit

TinyURL:   http://tinyurl.com/nyyhnu9

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Gridiron and Google ???   Is A Deal Possible ?
NFL Sunday Ticket  Looking for a New $$$ Deal!

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MC2 Post 1675 Apple rumored to produce gold-colored iPhone

The Apple (AAPL) iPhone rumor mill churned out a tantalizing new tidbit Monday with speculation that Apple will announce a gold-colored iPhone next month that would appeal to the Chinese smartphone market.

Analysts and tech bloggers have been speculating for weeks that Apple will announce an updated iPhone 5, possibly to be called an iPhone 5S or maybe even an iPhone 6, on Sept. 10, along with a lower-cost iPhone to appeal to developing markets.

From:   http://www.times-standard.com

Link:  http://www.times-standard.com/lifestyle/ci_23897375/apple-rumored-produce-gold-colored-iphone-chinese-market

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/ky4lnob

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New 6.3-inch Samsung Phone approaches Tablet Size

Link:  http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2013/08/19/samsung-galaxy-mega-smartphone/2670859/

TinyURL:   http://tinyurl.com/mrzkx3e

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200   SPECS Links

From:   http://www.gsmarena.com

Link:   http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_mega_6_3_i9200-5398.php

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/msbux6v

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MC2 Post 1674 Early days of the PC with Radio Shack's TRS-80

Introducing affordable electronics to America, including computers, stereo receivers, and cellular phones, Radio Shack arguably did more for the culture of digital consumerism in the United States than any other company.

From:   http://news.cnet.com

Lewis Kornfeld, who died Friday at the age of 97 in Fort Worth, Texas, 

was the president of Radio Shack in 1977 when he saw a 

grand future for the personal computer  

When Kornfeld and Radio Shack debuted the TRS-80 in 1977,  the personal home computer market was wide open. With no major player dominating consumer's pocketbooks, and no perceived consumer need for this technology, the future was unknown.

 

The TRS-80 microcomputer was priced at just $599.95 and stood in stark contrast to the build-it-yourself machines available to super technical hobbyists at the time. It was a rudimentary machine by today's standards, but it was a revolution in all-in-one technology and price at the time.

When it launched, consumers went wild, and the TRS-80 was backordered for months, ultimately selling nearly twice as many units as Radio Shack had originally projected.

Link:  http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57598972-76/early-days-of-the-pc-with-radio-shacks-trs-80/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/ljltynm

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MC2 Post 1673 Basking in Warming Glow of a Very Bad Chemistry Teacher

From:   http://www.uproxx.com

What Did The Critics Say About ‘Breaking Bad’ 

Before It Premiered Five Years Ago?

Written by Dustin Rowles / 08.15.13

When you have what many consider to be the greatest television series of all time going into its final seven episodes, it’s amusing to look back and see what the critics were saying about the series before Breaking Bad gained its place in American television history. I mean, nobody knew obviously what Breaking Bad would become, and anyone that watches it (except for THIS guy) understands that it’s only gotten better over its five season. It’s understandable if critics, at the time, were somewhat hesitant about Breaking Bad: Recall, that it was only the second series on AMC (after Mad Men) and that it came out during the height of Weeds, which relies on a vaguely similar premise.

 

I know I’ve been watching it since it debuted (in the month of January, no less, which seems weird for a show so associated with the summer now), but I couldn’t tell you what I thought of it after the premiere

Link:  http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2013/08/what-the-critics-said-about-breaking-bad-before-its-premiere-five-years-ago/http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2013/08/what-the-critics-said-about-breaking-bad-before-its-premiere-five-years-ago/

Really ?   218 Characters for a Freaking Link?  

Get REAL !!!

TinyURL:    http://tinyurl.com/ld2gu3j

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10 Most Popular Open Source Software Ever

1. WordPress
2. Magento
3. Mozilla Firefox
4. Pidgin

5. FileZilla

    Despite a similar sounding name, Filezilla is not connected to Mozilla in any manner! Its a free and cross-platform FTP software, consisting of FileZilla Client and FileZilla Server. Binaries are available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. It supports FTP, SFTP, and FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS). As of now it is one of the top 9th most popular download of all time from SourceForge.net with 240.6M.
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6. Audacity

    Audacity is a free open source digital audio editor and recording computer software application, available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and other operating systems. Audacity was started by Dominic Mazzoni and Roger Dannenberg at Carnegie Mellon University. Alone on SourceForge the software has around 80.5 million downloads. The application also won the SourceForge 2007 and 2009 Community Choice Award for Best Project for Multimedia. Users can record and edit live audio by cutting, copying, splicing and mixing sounds and can also convert ageing tapes and records into digital format.
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7. GIMP

    GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an image retouching and editing tool which is released under the LGPLv3 and later versions and the GPLv3 and later versions as free and open-source software. Tailored versions are available for most of the operating systems including Linux, OS X, and Microsoft Windows.

GIMP has tools used for image retouching and editing, free-form drawing, resizing, cropping, photo-montages, converting between different image formats, and more specialized tasks. Animated images such as GIF and MPEG files can be created using an animation plugin.
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8. OpenOffice

    Apache OpenOffice is amongst the well known open source office suites available today. It is packed with tools for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics and databases. Apache OpenOffice can save your documents in OpenDocument format, read-only Microsoft Word documents of proper Microsoft Word format.

It is released under the Apache License. The recent 3.4.1 version of Apache OpenOffice is supported by Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux and Mac OS X operating systems. And it does not carry any license fee.----------------------------------------------------------

9. VLC

    VLC media player (commonly known as VLC) is a portable free and open-source cross-platform media player and streaming media server written by the VideoLAN project. VLC media player supports many audio and video compression methods and file formats, including DVD-Video, video CD and streaming protocols. It is able to stream over computer network and to transcode multimedia files. The software is currently the No. 1 most downloaded software at sourceforge.net with 868.9M downloads.

The default distribution of VLC includes a large number of free decoding and encoding libraries, avoiding the need for finding/calibrating proprietary plugins. Many of VLC's codecs are provided by the libavcodec library from the FFmpeg project, but it uses mainly its own muxer and demuxers and its own protocols implementations. It also gained distinction as the first player to support playback of encrypted DVDs on Linux and OS X by using the libdvdcss DVD decryption library. 
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10. 7-Zip

    7-Zip is an open source file archiver, or an application used to compress files. 7-Zip operates with the 7z archive format, but can read and write several other archive formats. The program can be used from a command line interface, graphical user interface, or with a window-based shell integration. 7-Zip began in 1999 and is developed by Igor Pavlov and has already crossed 328.3M downloads on sorceforge. The cross-platform version of the command line utility, p7zip, is also available.

The program supports 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP, WIM, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DEB, DMG, FAT, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, VHD, WIM, XAR, Z.

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Link:   http://www.efytimes.com/e1/fullnews.asp?edid=113521

TinyURL:   http://tinyurl.com/n644o38

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