Coronavirus: what we know and what we need to learn as we exit lockdown: As lockdowns ease, scientists worldwide are engaged in an unprecedented search for new therapies and a race for vaccine development. Every day we learn more about the virus that causes COVID-19, known as SARS-CoV-2, but as many of us venture back …
Four things you didn’t know about nuclear waste: vchal / shutterstock Some of what you’ve heard about nuclear waste is true. It really can take thousands of years to decay, and even the briefest exposure to the most dangerous kind can be lethal. But in my ten years working with and researching nuclear waste, I’ve …
What you need to know about open source ad blockers: A new study meant to investigate energy conservation of free and open source ad blockers has unexpectedly shown that Internet ads are wasting shocking amounts of your time. read more: Opensource.com jmpearce Supporting Open Source. Have you tried: Travelling to South Africa?
Kenya’s slums are a haven for viruses: here’s what we know: One of Nairobi's low-income areas Alex Pix/Shutterstock As the new coronavirus spreads in African countries, a big source of concern is how it will spread and affect those that live in congested low-income areas. Moina Spooner from The Conversation Africa asked Eric Fèvre about …
10 Grafana features you need to know for effective monitoring: The Grafana project started in 2013 when Torkel Ödegaard decided to fork Kibana and turn it into a time-series and graph-focused dashboarding tool. His guiding vision: to make everything look more clean and elegant, with fewer things distracting you from the data. read more: Opensource.com daniellee …
We don’t know how many mountain gorillas live in the wild. Here’s why: Mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Shutterstock/Claire E Carter A new census – carried out by the Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration (a coalition of governments, non-profits and conservationists) in 2018 – shows that the population of mountain gorillas in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable …
What you need to know about Rust in 2020: Rust has drawn plenty of attention from programmers on sites like Hacker News for a while. While many have long loved using the language for hobby projects, it didn’t start catching on in industry until 2019, when this really started to change. read more: Opensource.com ryan.levick …
5 interview questions every Kubernetes job candidate should know: Job interviews are hard for people on both sides of the table, but I’ve discovered that interviewing candidates for Kubernetes-related jobs has seemed especially hard lately. Why, you ask? For one thing, it’s hard to find someone who can answer some of my questions. Also, it …
Why you need to know about Seeed hardware devices: The microcontroller craze doesn’t seem to be dying down—and that’s a good thing because these products consistently succeed where the mobile market consistently fails: Users get open software and hardware, a portable form factor, and a wide choice of vendors and products that are built to …
University strikes: why they’re happening and what you need to know: shutterstock/Ray Morgan Eight days of strike action announced by academics will run November 25 until December 4. After that, industrial action will continue with academics working to contract – this means they will be unable to cover for absent colleagues or reschedule lectures lost …
Switching from Python 2 to Python 3: What you need to know: Python 2.7 will officially become unsupported beginning January 1, 2020. There is one final bugfix planned after this date, but then that’s it. What does this end of life (EOL) mean for you? If you run Python 2, you need to migrate. read …
Cauliflower ear: all you need to know: As a young anatomist, I was fascinated by an ancient Greek sculpture at the National Museum in Rome known as Boxer of the Quirinal. The bronze figure has dark voids for eye sockets and very odd ears. The sculptor depicted in great detail the boxer’s cauliflower ear. Watching …
What you probably didn’t know about sudo: Everybody knows sudo, right? This tool is installed by default on most Linux systems and is available for most BSD and commercial Unix variants. Still, after talking to hundreds of sudo users, the most common answer I received was that sudo is a tool to complicate life. read …
Experience the power of Fiverr for yourself. CLICK HERE to get work done for you for just $ 5.00. What Freelancers Should Know to Succeed With Ecommerce Gigs: Ecommerce is exploding, yet in many ways, it’s still a developing industry. Most recently, ecommerce sales accounted for just 10.7 percent of all retail sales. That percentage is only …
Everything you need to know about Grace Hopper in six books: Grace Hopper is one of those iconic figures that really needs no introduction. During her long career in the United States Navy, she was a key figure in the early days of modern computing. If you have been involved in open source or technology …
The Amazon’s tallest tree just got 50% taller – and scientists don’t know how: The Amazon's new record-breaking tree. Tobias Jackson, Author provided Sometimes even the largest natural wonders can remain hidden from human view for centuries. The Amazon is a dense place, full of life with new species of flora and fauna being discovered …
10 Ansible modules you need to know: Ansible is an open source IT configuration management and automation platform. It uses human-readable YAML templates so users can program repetitive tasks to happen automatically without having to learn an advanced programming language. Ansible is agentless, which means the nodes it manages do not require any software to …
Did you know that number port could be rejected?: Port requests can be rejected, says ICTGlobe.com, while offering consumers advice for ensuring their number porting requests are always actioned by their telecoms providers. The independent telco explains that South Africa launched number portability in 2006 with the ability of mobile users to port their telephone …