Control Structure #64: Quantum Variable

After trying again, Andrew and Ryan talk about Google, Opera, MP3s, DoS attacks, security, HP, IBM, Samsung, Xanadu, Aaron Swartz, accomplishments, podcast feedback, and some other interesting tidbits.

After trying again, Andrew and Ryan talk about Google, Opera, MP3s, DoS attacks, security, HP, IBM, Samsung, Xanadu, Aaron Swartz, accomplishments, podcast feedback, and some other interesting tidbits.


Banter

Rise of Nations: Extended Edition on Steam
Tchau Orkut – Orkut Blog
Google Takeout – Download Your Data
Google Apps update alerts: Removal of Quickoffice from Google Play and App Store

News

Opera 24 for Linux released on the Developer stream – Opera Desktop – Opera Software
Ryan Maguire – The Ghost in the MP3
Tally of Cyber Extortion Attacks on Tech Companies Grows
OpenSSL: About, Roadmap
Google unveils independent “fork” of OpenSSL called “BoringSSL” | Ars Technica
Backstage at HP, Ars sees how the sausage gets made | Ars Technica
IBM Expects Nanotube Transistor Computer Chips Ready Soon After 2020 | MIT Technology Review
AnandTech | Samsung SSD 850 Pro (128GB, 256GB & 1TB) Review: Enter the 3D Era
Newegg.com – BITCOIN ACCEPTED
Updated: PayPal froze account of secure email startup ProtonMail due to “technical problem” — Tech News and Analysis
Google I/O 2014 – Security at scale at Google – YouTube
Who Needs Giacomo? Bet on the Fortune Cookie – New York Times
Now I Know
Is TLS Fast Yet?
World’s most delayed software released after 54 years of development | Technology | theguardian.com
OpenXanadu (sources only)
The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Free to Read | About JSTOR
Full text of “Guerilla Open Access Manifesto”
The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz : Brian Knappenberger : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

Deprecate

R4S – Record for Skype – Home
Youtube HTTPS Ciphers – Google Groups

Feats

Router Fan
ryanmr/tntv-titler · GitHub
I worked on the next version of our automated titler tool for +The Nexus this…
Sigil (computer programming) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ryanmr/ddns-linode · GitHub
Shuttleworth says Ubuntu is sticking with MySQL | ZDNet
Plans and Pricing – Linode
SSD Cloud Hosting – Linode

Podcast Feedback

One-dollar salary – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mailpile: Let’s take e-mail back!
Login to DIGITIMES archive & research
SSD price war in full swing – Storage – News – HEXUS.net
Royalty Free Music – Download Free from Musopen.org

Don’t forget

International Backup Awareness Day

Music

Bump Foot – Releases – foot132
Sonata in E Flat Major, D. 568 – Download free
Music | Big Giant Circles
Big Giant Circles (BigGiantCircles) on Twitter

This episode of Control Structure has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #239: CS #64 — Torturing Your Body and Brain and Soul!

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