Take Action #BeforeTheFlood - Before the Flood Interactive - National Geographic Channel
Before the Flood - Full Movie | National Geographic - YouTube
Monday, October 31, 2016
.NET Azure Management Libraries
Usually Azure is managed by PowerShell scripts. Now there is also .NET based library for that.
Benefit: strong typing, intellysence, compiled code, integration with applications.
Simpler Azure Management Libraries for .NET | Blog | Microsoft Azure
"developer preview release of the new, simplified Azure management libraries for .NET. "
Benefit: strong typing, intellysence, compiled code, integration with applications.
"developer preview release of the new, simplified Azure management libraries for .NET. "
link from:Sunday, October 30, 2016
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Tesla + SolarCity Solar Shingles (!)
Elon Musk Wants To Amp Up Solar Adoption With Tesla-SolarCity Roof Tiles
Tesla + SolarCity Solar Shingles (+ Video) | CleanTechnica
"between 4 and 5 million new roofs are installed in America every year and many times more than that are installed worldwide. If the cost of a solar roof was less than what a homeowner would spend for a conventional roof plus utility bills that wouldn’t have to be paid over the roof’s 30 year useful life, “Why wouldn’t you?” Musk asked.
...
The secret sauce in all this is a series of micro-louvers built into each tile, technology developed in cooperation with 3M Corporation. The louvers allow sunlight to shine directly on the solar cells below but hide them from view from the street. The result is the best of both worlds — solar panels that generate electricity and a roof that generates compliments and adds value to any home."
Tesla/SolarCity launches multiple styled solar roof tiles replicating original tile aesthetics | PV-Tech
Solar Shingles are not new concept, same as electric cars ware not new before Tesla Motors
and mobile phones ware not new before iPhone...
Solar Shingles: An Alternative to Solar Panels
Sun Roof: Solar Panel Shingles Come Down in Price, Gain in Popularity - Scientific American
Elon Musk Says Tesla's New Solar Tiles Can Defrost Themselves | Inverse
Solar glass tiles can also incorporate heating elements, like rear defroster on a car, to clear roof of snow and keep generating energy— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 29, 2016
Oracle Cloud (vs. AWS) ?
Oracle Openworld 2016 keynote by Larry Ellison: Complete, Integrated Cloud - YouTube
Larry Ellison on Oracle cloud and Amazon Web Services - Business Insider
Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison on the Future of Cloud Database.At Oracle OpenWorld 2016 - YouTube
Larry Ellison on Oracle Cloud vs. Amazon Web Services - Business Insider
Gartner: Amazon’s cloud is 10x bigger than its next 14 competitors, combined | Network World
Larry Ellison on Oracle cloud and Amazon Web Services - Business Insider
Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison on the Future of Cloud Database.At Oracle OpenWorld 2016 - YouTube
Larry Ellison on Oracle Cloud vs. Amazon Web Services - Business Insider
Gartner: Amazon’s cloud is 10x bigger than its next 14 competitors, combined | Network World
Flutter: Angular2 + Dart, for iOS & Android
Flutter is an interesting cross-platform mobile development tool.
In this case it is simulating iOS and Android GUI "pixel by pixel"
by using Skia graphics engine of Chrome and Dart programming language. Very clever.
Skia is also used by Xamarin for portable graphics,
and could be used by .NET Core as substitute for WinForms.
So technically this could be alternative for Java on Android.
And all this "pain" is just to avoid using simple mobile-ready portable Web.
There is clearly a need for a better "web", with concept of "portable apps".
Xamarin, React native, NativeScript, Appcelerator Titanium...
Dart News: Angular 2 Dart and Flutter @ InfoQ
"Flutter is Google’s tool for writing cross-platform applications for Android and iOS in Dart. With a single codebase developers can target both mobile platforms. Unlike other tools, Flutter does not rely on native rendering but it uses the Skia graphics engine, also used by Android, Chrome and Firefox, to mimic the native interface including fonts and hand gestures.
A key benefit of using Flutter is its extremely fast development cycle, thanks to the Dart VM and Flutter's functional-reactive framework. For both iOS and Android, hardware and emulators, developers using Flutter can experience sub-second dev cycles as they add and debug app UIs. The app's state is maintained during the reloads, which means developers can iterate very quickly without restarting their app for every change"
"Dart has seen major support within Google, two of their most important products, AdSense and AdWords being built with it"
.
In this case it is simulating iOS and Android GUI "pixel by pixel"
by using Skia graphics engine of Chrome and Dart programming language. Very clever.
Skia is also used by Xamarin for portable graphics,
and could be used by .NET Core as substitute for WinForms.
So technically this could be alternative for Java on Android.
And all this "pain" is just to avoid using simple mobile-ready portable Web.
There is clearly a need for a better "web", with concept of "portable apps".
Xamarin, React native, NativeScript, Appcelerator Titanium...
Dart News: Angular 2 Dart and Flutter @ InfoQ
"Flutter is Google’s tool for writing cross-platform applications for Android and iOS in Dart. With a single codebase developers can target both mobile platforms. Unlike other tools, Flutter does not rely on native rendering but it uses the Skia graphics engine, also used by Android, Chrome and Firefox, to mimic the native interface including fonts and hand gestures.
A key benefit of using Flutter is its extremely fast development cycle, thanks to the Dart VM and Flutter's functional-reactive framework. For both iOS and Android, hardware and emulators, developers using Flutter can experience sub-second dev cycles as they add and debug app UIs. The app's state is maintained during the reloads, which means developers can iterate very quickly without restarting their app for every change"
"Dart has seen major support within Google, two of their most important products, AdSense and AdWords being built with it"
.Friday, October 28, 2016
Angular 2 Docs
Angular 2 documentation is managed as code,
with unit tests that are included main software release acceptance tests.
This way documentation is always in sync with framework.
Angular Docs - index
angular.js/docs at master · angular/angular.js · GitHub
Angular 2 Docs with Ward Bell @ .NET Rocks! vNext
"Ward Bell is serving as editor in chief for Angular docs. After complaining about the quality problems with the Angular documentation, Ward found himself in charge of the problem - and has taken it on in a big way. The docs themselves are developed in GitHub, so anyone can contribute. The challenge is making sure they're good - everything is driven by coding samples that are as simple as they need to be and follow strict standards. The result is docs you can trust - first and foremost they are correct, and hopefully effective at getting you productive with Angular"
with unit tests that are included main software release acceptance tests.
This way documentation is always in sync with framework.
Angular Docs - index
angular.js/docs at master · angular/angular.js · GitHub
Angular 2 Docs with Ward Bell @ .NET Rocks! vNext
"Ward Bell is serving as editor in chief for Angular docs. After complaining about the quality problems with the Angular documentation, Ward found himself in charge of the problem - and has taken it on in a big way. The docs themselves are developed in GitHub, so anyone can contribute. The challenge is making sure they're good - everything is driven by coding samples that are as simple as they need to be and follow strict standards. The result is docs you can trust - first and foremost they are correct, and hopefully effective at getting you productive with Angular"
security: IoT DDoS Attack & Mirai malware
2016 Dyn cyberattack - Wikipedia
"The 2016 Dyn cyberattack took place on October 21, 2016, and involved multiple denial-of-service (DoS) attacks targeting systems operated by Domain Name System (DNS) provider Dyn which made major internet platforms and services unavailable to large swaths of users in Europe and North America. The groups Anonymous and New World Hackers claimed responsibility for the attack.
The activities are believed to involve a botnet coordinated through a large number of internet-connected devices—such as printers, cameras, home routers and baby monitors—that had been infected with the Mirai malware."
"Mirai (Japanese for "the future") is malware that turns computer systems running Linux into remotely controlled "bots", that can be used as part of a botnet in large-scale network attacks."
Friday's East Coast Internet Outage Is a Major DDOS Attack | WIRED
"Dyn offers Domain Name System (DNS) services, essentially acting as an address book for the Internet. DNS is a system that resolves the web addresses we see every day, like https://www.WIRED.com, into the IP addresses needed to find and connect with the right servers so browsers can deliver requested content"
An IoT botnet is partly behind Friday's massive DDOS attack | PCWorld
"Some of that traffic has been observed coming from botnets created with the Mirai malware that is estimated to have infected over 500,000 devices"
The Dyn Attack on the Internet and Who to Blame For It @ Fortune
"A list of alleged culprits, compiled by security researcher Brian Krebs, include familiar names like Panasonic, Samsung and Xerox printers. The names also include lesser known makers of routers and cameras, which reportedly made up the bulk of the bot-net army."
Who Makes the IoT Things Under Attack? — Krebs on Security
"The malware, dubbed “Mirai,” spreads to vulnerable devices by continuously scanning the Internet for IoT systems protected by factory default usernames and passwords."
Major DDoS attack on Dyn DNS knocks Spotify, Twitter, Github, PayPal, and more offline | PCWorld
Episode 150 - DDOS Discussion @ The Azure Podcast | Short podcasts on Microsoft Azure by Cale Teeter, Evan Basalik & Sujit D'Mello
Last Week’s DDoS Attack Might Only Be The First Volley | On Point
Everything We Know About the Cyber Attack That Crippled America's Internet
The Dyn DDoS Attack: Two Key Lessons for Cyber Security | Satyamoorthy Kabilan | Pulse | LinkedIn
National Cyber Security Awareness Month | Homeland Security
10 Best Free DNS Hosting Providers
How Domain Name Servers Work | HowStuffWorks
IoT Device Maker Vows Product Recall, Legal Action Against Western Accusers — Krebs on Security
Microsoft Launches Azure-Based Security Program For Internet Of Things - ARC - ARC
So what actually happened?
"The 2016 Dyn cyberattack took place on October 21, 2016, and involved multiple denial-of-service (DoS) attacks targeting systems operated by Domain Name System (DNS) provider Dyn which made major internet platforms and services unavailable to large swaths of users in Europe and North America. The groups Anonymous and New World Hackers claimed responsibility for the attack.
The activities are believed to involve a botnet coordinated through a large number of internet-connected devices—such as printers, cameras, home routers and baby monitors—that had been infected with the Mirai malware."
"Mirai (Japanese for "the future") is malware that turns computer systems running Linux into remotely controlled "bots", that can be used as part of a botnet in large-scale network attacks."
Friday's East Coast Internet Outage Is a Major DDOS Attack | WIRED
"Dyn offers Domain Name System (DNS) services, essentially acting as an address book for the Internet. DNS is a system that resolves the web addresses we see every day, like https://www.WIRED.com, into the IP addresses needed to find and connect with the right servers so browsers can deliver requested content"
An IoT botnet is partly behind Friday's massive DDOS attack | PCWorld
"Some of that traffic has been observed coming from botnets created with the Mirai malware that is estimated to have infected over 500,000 devices"
The Dyn Attack on the Internet and Who to Blame For It @ Fortune
"A list of alleged culprits, compiled by security researcher Brian Krebs, include familiar names like Panasonic, Samsung and Xerox printers. The names also include lesser known makers of routers and cameras, which reportedly made up the bulk of the bot-net army."
"The malware, dubbed “Mirai,” spreads to vulnerable devices by continuously scanning the Internet for IoT systems protected by factory default usernames and passwords."
Last Week’s DDoS Attack Might Only Be The First Volley | On Point
Everything We Know About the Cyber Attack That Crippled America's Internet
The Dyn DDoS Attack: Two Key Lessons for Cyber Security | Satyamoorthy Kabilan | Pulse | LinkedIn
National Cyber Security Awareness Month | Homeland Security
10 Best Free DNS Hosting Providers
How Domain Name Servers Work | HowStuffWorks
IoT Device Maker Vows Product Recall, Legal Action Against Western Accusers — Krebs on Security
Microsoft Launches Azure-Based Security Program For Internet Of Things - ARC - ARC
So what actually happened?
Network connected devices, in this case running basic Linux, with default passwords, get exposed on Internet (or on local network with other infected machines). Malware scans networks for such machines and configures them to frequently access selected addresses. When too many of infected machines start accessing selected addresses, servers and network capacity becomes limited for serving normal traffic, such as network address resolution in this case. Resolving this requires complex adjustments of network traffic.
Simple solution: change password on devices, and don't expose them (via NAT) on internet.
Simple solution: change password on devices, and don't expose them (via NAT) on internet.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
book: Rethinking Positive Thinking (idea: WOOP)
Rethinking Positive Thinking by Gabriele Oettingen - YouTube
Rethinking Positive Thinking: Inside the New Science of Motivation - Kindle edition by Gabriele Oettingen. Health, Fitness & Dieting Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Gabriele Oettingen Turns Her Mind to Motivation in ‘Rethinking Positive Thinking’ - The New York Times
"...principle of ‘Dream it. Wish it. Do it.’ does not hold true, and now we know why: in dreaming it, you undercut the energy you need to do it. You put yourself in a temporary state of bliss, calmness—and lethargy.
...
By fooling our brains into thinking we’re already successful, we lose motivation and energy to do what it takes to actually become successful.
...
solution: "mental contrasting": the best way to get people up and moving was to ask them to dream and then to confront them right away with the realities that stood in the way of their dreams.
...
Our wish needs to be feasible. We need to think we can actually achieve it.
If we don’t think we can achieve it, our motivation actually drops, and that is a good thing because sometimes we need to disengage from a unrealistic dream
technique: "implementation intention:" ‘if-then’ statement:
'If situation x arises, then I will perform response y.’
WOOP: Wish + Outcome + Obstacle + Plan.
- Wish: What do you want to see in your life personally or professionally? Imagine something challenging yet feasible you can achieve in a year, month, week or day.
- Outcome: What is the #1 benefit you would experience as a result?
- Obstacle: What obstacle within you stands in the way of achieving that wish?
- Plan: What can you do to get around that obstacle? What’s the #1 most effective thing you could do? "
HOME — WOOP my life
WOOP Goal-setting
MacBook Pro "touch strip" instead of function keys
The 7 biggest announcements from Apple's MacBook event - The Verge
"As previously leaked, the new MacBook Pro has made the function keys defunct with a OLED touch strip that Apple is calling the Touch Bar."
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"As previously leaked, the new MacBook Pro has made the function keys defunct with a OLED touch strip that Apple is calling the Touch Bar."
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
book: The Path to Purpose
purpose: meaningful + valuable contribution to the world
The Path to Purpose by William Damon | PhilosophersNotes - OPTIMIZE with Brian Johnson William Damon | Brian Johnson
William Damon - Wikipedia
The Path to Purpose: How Young People Find Their Calling in Life: William Damon: 9781416537243: Amazon.com: Books
William Damon | The Path to Purpose
The Path to Purpose by William Damon - YouTube
("purpose = sustained passion")
“The purposeful are those who have found something meaningful to dedicate themselves to, who have sustained this interest over a period of time, and who express a clear sense of what they are trying to accomplish in the world and why. They have found a cause or ultimate goal that inspires their efforts from day to day and helps them fashion a coherent future agenda. They know what they want to accomplish and why, and they have taken concerted steps to achieve their ambitions.”
"The alternative?
"Parenting for Purpose:
- The disengaged drift. They’re not passionate about anything beyond themselves
and their own enjoyment. - The dreamers may aspire to create a life of meaning
but they haven’t grounded those - dreams into a practical, realistic plan to bring it to fruition.
- The dabblers jump from thing to thing without sustained commitment
an essential aspect - of being on purpose."
- Listen closely for the spark, then fan the flames.
- Take advantage of regular opportunities to open a dialogue.
- Be open-minded and supportive of the sparks of interest expressed.
- Convey your own sense of purpose and the meaning you derive from your work.
- Impart wisdom about the practicalities in life.
- Introduce children to potential mentors.
- Encourage an entrepreneurial attitude.
- Nurture a positive outlook.
- Instill in children a feeling of agency, linked to responsibility."
"Entrepreneurial spirit:
- clear goals and realistic plans to accomplish them
- optimistic, can-do attitude
- persistence in the face of obstacles and difficulties
- tolerance for risk
- resilience in the face of failure
- determination to achieve measurable results.
- resourcefulness and inventiveness in devising the means to achieve those results"
This is a great analysis, and would be great if there was a simple "formula" how to establish "purpose". Cal Newport has a solution for that in his book:
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love - Cal Newport
The formula is simple: focus on doing well in what you are doing, not on what you would like to do.
By having good results, you start liking what you are doing, and have more options to chose how to improve. So that is aligned with "Entrepreneurial spirit", but more actionable.
Microsoft HW: Surface Studio, VR
No upgrade for Surface 4 (yet).
The eight biggest announcements from today’s Microsoft event | The Verge
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"Windows VR headsets: In addition to the HoloLens platform, Microsoft announced its first foray into virtual reality with VR headsets for Windows 10. The headsets will start at $299 and run the same Windows Holographic platform as the HoloLens. While no concrete release date has been announced yet, Microsoft did say that HP, Dell, Lenovo, Asus, and Acer will all be making headsets."Microsoft Surface Studio Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET
28" touchscreen, i7, $3000
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
futurist book: Technology vs Humanity
Gerd Leonhard on Technology vs Humanity: The Future Belongs to Those Who Can Hear It Coming
first 31 pages from the book:
Technology-vs.-Humanity-Ch-1-Prologue-to-the-Future Gerd Leonhard Pre… @ SlideShare
Technology Vs. Human - Who Is Going To Win? An Interview With Gerd Leonhard
My new book "Technology vs Humanity" is now available for pre-reading and pre-ordering! - Futurist Gerd Leonhard
first 31 pages from the book:
Technology-vs.-Humanity-Ch-1-Prologue-to-the-Future Gerd Leonhard Pre… @ SlideShare
Technology Vs. Human - Who Is Going To Win? An Interview With Gerd Leonhard
My new book "Technology vs Humanity" is now available for pre-reading and pre-ordering! - Futurist Gerd Leonhard
cloud: Everything as a Service (XaaS)
Everything as a Service (XaaS) - Daniel Burrus - YouTube
The Cloud-Enabled Transformation of Enterprise IT - Daniel Burrus
Everything as a service - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Everything as a service (EaaS,[1] XaaS,[2] *aaS[3]) is a concept of being able to call up re-usable, fine-grained software components across a network.[4] It is a subset of cloud computing. The most common and successful example is software as a service (SaaS), but the term as a service has been associated and used with many core components of cloud computing including communication, infrastructure, data and platforms.
The Cloud-Enabled Transformation of Enterprise IT - Daniel Burrus
Everything as a service - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Everything as a service (EaaS,[1] XaaS,[2] *aaS[3]) is a concept of being able to call up re-usable, fine-grained software components across a network.[4] It is a subset of cloud computing. The most common and successful example is software as a service (SaaS), but the term as a service has been associated and used with many core components of cloud computing including communication, infrastructure, data and platforms.
A number of vendors including Google, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard have been associated with the "everything as a service" trend.
Printing as a Service - Finding the right Printing Solution
Google Cloud Print Service - Connect your classic printers.
Google - Cloud Print
Printing as a Service - Finding the right Printing Solution
Google Cloud Print Service - Connect your classic printers.
Google - Cloud Print
big data: Facebook vs. you
Why What Facebook Knows About You Could Matter Offline | On Point
ProPublica: What Facebook Knows About You
ProPublica: What Facebook Knows About You
"Facebook has a particularly comprehensive set of dossiers on its more than 2 billion members. "
(book) NPR News: 'Weapons Of Math Destruction' Outlines Dangers Of Relying On Data Analytics
The Wall Street Journal: A Primer on the Facebook Measurement Wars
(book) NPR News: 'Weapons Of Math Destruction' Outlines Dangers Of Relying On Data Analytics
The Wall Street Journal: A Primer on the Facebook Measurement Wars
Monday, October 24, 2016
optimize: keyboard vs mouse
Using keyboard is often more efficient than using mouse. Great podcast
Your Mouse is Stealing Your Time - MS Dev Show Podcast
Your Mouse is Stealing Your Time.pptx - Microsoft PowerPoint Online
by Jeremy Foster @ codefoster
Going Commando - Put Down The Mouse @ Coding Horror
Typing Test · Create your own test
Editing Evolved
"Visual Studio Code has a high productivity code editor which, when combined with programming language services, gives you the power of an IDE and the speed of a text editor."
Your Mouse is Stealing Your Time - MS Dev Show Podcast
Your Mouse is Stealing Your Time.pptx - Microsoft PowerPoint Online
by Jeremy Foster @ codefoster
Going Commando - Put Down The Mouse @ Coding Horror
Typing Test · Create your own test
Editing Evolved
"Visual Studio Code has a high productivity code editor which, when combined with programming language services, gives you the power of an IDE and the speed of a text editor."
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