Apple reportedly prepping crazy cheap 9.7-inch iPad For 2018 launch | HotHardware https://hothardware.com/news/apple-reportedly-prepping-crazy-cheap-97-inch-ipad-for-2018-launch
NY Times scales back free articles to get more subscribers - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-01/n-y-times-scales-back-free-articles-to-get-readers-to-subscribe
How the index card catalogued the world - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/12/how-the-index-card-catalogued-the-world/547271/?utm_source=feed&single_page=true
The new Firefox is pretty nice for 'general' browsing, meaning when I don't have 20+ tabs open.
Linux Journal ceases publication with November 2017 issue http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-journal-ceases-publication
50 years ago Jocelyn Bell discovered pulsars and changed our view of the universe https://www.space.com/38912-pulsar-discovery-by-jocelyn-bell.html
The Old Calculator Web Museum http://www.oldcalculatormuseum.com/
AWS Cloud9: A cloud-based integrated development environment for writing, running and debugging code in the browser https://aws.amazon.com/cloud9/
Bacteria found on International Space Station may be alien in origin, says cosmonaut | The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/alien-life-bacteria-space-international-station-bacteria-cosmonaut-astronaut-russia-a8080036.html
Asking members to support its journalism (no prizes, no swag), The Guardian raises more reader revenue than ad dollars » Nieman Journalism Lab http://www.niemanlab.org/2017/11/asking-members-to-support-its-journalism-no-prizes-no-swag-the-guardian-raises-more-reader-revenue-than-ad-dollars/
Reasons not to buy from Amazon -- Richard Stallman https://stallman.org/amazon.html
The number of people who use Netflix to fall asleep has doubled in the last two years http://exstreamist.com/the-number-of-people-who-use-netflix-to-fall-asleep-has-doubled-in-the-last-two-years/
The End of Moore’s Law – Rodney Brooks https://rodneybrooks.com/the-end-of-moores-law/
Introducing Amazon Translate: Real-time language translation | AWS News Blog https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-amazon-translate-real-time-text-language-translation/
Is Amazon becoming consumed by its desire to own the world? — Quartz https://qz.com/1140428/jeff-bezoss-business-genius-built-amazons-empire-and-could-be-its-downfall/
Three quarters of Android apps track users with third party tools | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/28/android-apps-third-party-tracker-google-privacy-security-yale-university
Facebook’s New Captcha Test: 'Upload A Clear Photo of Your Face' | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/facebooks-new-captcha-test-upload-a-clear-photo-of-your-face/
Why Do You Need to Learn Javascript? | ProgrammableWeb https://www.programmableweb.com/news/why-do-you-need-to-learn-javascript/analysis/2017/11/14
Fix for Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.1 root bug - Apple Support https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208315
Ink! Coffee's gentrification sign sparks backlash, calls for boycott in Denver http://www.denverpost.com/2017/11/22/ink-coffee-gentrification-joke-denver/
How I dumped cable, saved money and lived to watch plenty of TV - Chicago Tribune http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-cable-dumping-netflix-showtime-hbo-streaming-amazon-1129-story.html
81-year-old celebrates 60th year at JPL, becomes longest-serving woman in NASA http://www.pasadenanow.com/main/sue-finley-celebrates-her-60-year-anniversary-at-jet-propulsion-laboratory/
Colorado colleges overflowing with huge wave of computer science students – The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/2017/11/28/colorado-colleges-overflowing-computer-science-students/
Welcome back, sneakernet: Why net neutrality repeal will drive us to the edge | ZDNet http://www.zdnet.com/article/welcome-back-sneaker-net-why-neutrality-repeal-will-drive-us-to-the-edge/
HP quietly installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs (Engadget). https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/28/hp-quietly-installs-system-slowing-spyware-on-its-pcs/ Note: The HP Touchpoint Analytics software was installed on my laptop on Nov. 17, 2017.
A super-fast history of supercomputers: CDC 6600 to today -- HPE.com https://www.hpe.com/us/en/insights/articles/a-super-fast-history-of-supercomputers-from-the-cdc-6600-to-the-sunway-taihulight-1711.html
Remembering obsolete technologies makes us feel good https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/11/the-secret-knowledge-of-obsolescence/546902/