Smart Grid Super Grid Is there anything like this happening in Canada?  

Firestorm Viewer http://www.firestormviewer.org/about/ One of the 3rd party Open Source viewers for #secondlife and other #OpemSIM virtual worlds. — from the page About The Phoenix Firestorm Project, Inc. The Phoenix Firestorm Project Inc. is a non-profit, incorporated organization whose mandate is to improve the user experience in Second Life and other virtual worlds by providing … Read more

Leah Buechley: How to “sketch” with electronics

http://opensimulator.org/ from the site : What is OpenSimulator? OpenSimulator is an open source multi-platform, multi-user 3D application server. It can be used to create a virtual environment (or world) which can be accessed through a variety of clients, on multiple protocols. It also has an optional facility (the Hypergrid) to allow users to visit other … Read more

Closed systems suffer from entropy where open systems do not. Closed collapse and Microsoft now can not out run the they have wrought  with the sonslaughteeds they have sown. This why the have changed their minds and how they are aware that their days are numbered. There is a level of openness with manufacturing of … Read more

http://www.exfiltrated.com/research-Instagram-RCE.php Is an interesting article about one particular bug bounty.  

http://truerest.com/  Is an example of a company that showcases Flotation Pods. The R.E.S.T. Centre  is a Northern Ontario Flotation Therapy Centre. Flotation therapy is an excellent tool to combine with mindfulness practices such as pranayama (breathing), Yoga, Qi gong, Tai Chi, and transcendental meditation. Using various techniques one may strengthen ones focus, and overall body … Read more

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2015/oct/28/vmware-update/ (article excerpt below) Christoph’s response discusses his extensive contributions to the Linux kernel and disputes the technical merits of VMware’s assertions. The response points out that vmklinux is not an interoperability module, but rather an arbitrary separation of the Linux derived module from vmkernel. Specifically, vmklinux is nonfunctional with any non-ESX OS, and vmklinux … Read more

http://www.asterisk.org/ What is Asterisk? Asterisk is an open source framework for building communications applications. Asterisk turns an ordinary computer into a communications server. Asterisk powers IP PBX systems, VoIP gateways, conference servers and other custom solutions. It is used by small businesses, large businesses, call centers, carriers and government agencies, worldwide. Asterisk is free and … Read more