Is your dentist ripping you off? Hidden camera investigation (CBC Market...

This video is from 2015, but it still applies today. I know this one will hit home with many people. I had my bad experience when I was a kid from a dentist that did more work than I really needed so now I take anything a dentist says with a grain of salt. I'm not saying all dentists are the same, but a lot of what I have seen here in the USA, even though the video is from Canada this is pretty much what you see in many places. It's sad when your health becomes just dollar signs to some dentists. But like any profession, there are good ones and bad ones.

High-tech car theft: How to hack a car (CBC Marketplace)

I wanted to to show you the new way thieves are getting into cars. I remember watching the news when those guys were caught on camera in long beach, California. Most alarm companies still haven't kept up with their alarm technologies, but here's the proof that they still need to get with the program. Most people don't even think about their cars when they leave them. The holidays are around the corner which is why I wanted to remind everyone about this.  Keep in mind that any car can be stolen, it doesn't have to be a new high tech car, but taking any precautions that you can won't hurt anything. Also, don't leave anything of value just sitting in a car if possible. We have had things stolen from our cars, and even had cars stolen. So I know what that's like and it's why I got interested in security in general.

8 NEW Drone Inventions That Will Blow Your Mind

Myspace and Ad fraud scheme. This is a good example on how ads have gotten worst over time.

This will give you an idea of how hidden some of these things really are.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/remember-tom?utm_term=.edKj8pP5d#.li1X6zDoq

Intel optane ssd 900p

https://www.anandtech.com/show/11953/the-intel-optane-ssd-900p-review

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/search.html?toplevelcategory=none&query=Intel%20optane%20900p&keyword=Intel%20optane%20900p

Android studio 3.0 released.

https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/index.html

An interesting article about vitamin B6 and B12 supplements and cancer.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/08/b12-energy/537654?single_page=true

It looks like samsung will be taking its turn serving up a desktop from their phones.

https://www.technewsworld.com/story/Samsung-to-Give-Linux-Desktop-Experience-to-Smartphone-Users-84896.html

Google gives gmail some add-ons.

https://www.blog.google/products/g-suite/do-more-your-inbox-gmail-add-ons/

It's all connected.

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/20/san-jose-san-francisco-oakland-job-losses-hammer-bay-area-employers-slash-thousands-of-jobs/

11TB U.2 NVMe interface SSD

https://www.micron.com/products/solid-state-storage/bus-interfaces/nvme-ssds#/

Tesla changing car insurance.

http://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-liberty-mutual-create-customize-insurance-package-2017-10?r=US&IR=T

No matter what system you use, you can never be too careful with your downloads.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/bj789w/elmedia-player-malware-hack-mac-trojan

Social engineer, and not who you would expect.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qv34zb/how-i-socially-engineer-myself-into-high-security-facilities

This new california law bans employers from asking about your previous salary.

http://www.sfgate.com/business/networth/article/New-law-bans-California-employers-from-asking-12274431.php

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Here's something to think about if you like to post your life away on social media.

https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/17/uk-spies-using-social-media-data-for-mass-surveillance/

An interesting peek into google. I guess don't drink the kool-aid is good advice for many places that make all sorts of promises.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/10/17/my-google-job-was-tedious-and-pointless/?tid=hybrid_collaborative_1_na&utm_term=.fc2705c5456a

Google calendar refreshed.

https://www.blog.google/products/g-suite/time-refresh-introducing-new-look-and-features-google-calendar-web/

Microsoft introduces surface book 2.

https://blogs.windows.com/devices/2017/10/17/introducing-surface-book-2-the-most-powerful-surface-book-ever/

Internet krack, as in cryptography. These names just get weirder by the day.

https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2017/10/16/falling-through-the-kracks/

Cool your pie. Sorry, I just couldn't help it. :)

https://microsoft.github.io/ELL/tutorials/Active-cooling-your-Raspberry-Pi-3/

Here's a very good example of why you shouldn't believe or rely on many reviews online. Keep in mind that this article is just about mattresses.

https://www.fastcompany.com/3065928/sleepopolis-casper-bloggers-lawsuits-underside-of-the-mattress-wars

Well, this is one way to make 10 million dollars.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/10/14/have-dirt-that-could-impeach-trump-larry-flynt-will-pay-you-10-million/?utm_term=.bcbd74b16a22

SSD mirrors

Well, at least now you know which mirror ssd may go first. This is very interesting either way.

https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/UnbalancedSSDMirrorReads

Ubuntu Mate 17.10 Beta Install

I mentioned ads in websites a couple of post below, now you have to worry about crypto miners as well.

https://blog.adguard.com/en/crypto-mining-fever/

Houston reservoirs flooding.

https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/harvey-reservoirs

Airbus scandal.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/airbus-corruption-scandal-threatens-ceo-tom-enders-a-1171533.html

Equifax, the site that keeps on giving. My suggestion is to stay away from their site for a while and just keep a close eye on your stuff yourself.

This is also the reason you don't allow ads or any other web services to run on your website that have nothing to do with the site. I have noticed these in some company websites.. Why does a company need ads on their site is beyond me if they have nothing to do with that.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/equifax-website-hacked-again-this-time-to-redirect-to-fake-flash-update/

Cyber attack steals plans from another defense contractor.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-defence-cyber/joint-strike-fighter-plans-stolen-in-australia-cyber-attack-idUSKBN1CH00F

Labor department to ramp up fraud probes on visa programs.

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-labor-visa/u-s-labor-dept-to-ramp-up-fraud-probes-of-foreign-visa-programs-idUSL1N1J30OU

Linux kernel announced last month that it's moving to and even longer LTS release. This should make things more stable for longer, hopefully. Not to mention more security updates.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/09/android-users-rejoice-linux-kernel-lts-releases-are-now-good-for-6-years/

New fuel cell platform being developed by GM with Honda. This thing looks interesting.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/10/from-disasters-to-freight-this-driverless-fuel-cell-platform-has-it-covered/

Deutsche Bank makes its code public.

https://www.db.com/newsroom_news/2017/deutsche-bank-makes-its-computer-code-publicly-available-for-the-first-time-en-11674.htm

The apple iphone 8 has some battery problems.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/6/16437790/iphone-8-swollen-battery-issue-apple-investigating

Comedian ralphie may passed away yesterday at only 45.

http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/ralphie-may-last-comic-standing-comedian-dead-at-45-w507670

IOS 11 not completely turning off your BT and Wifi.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/ios-11s-misleading-ish-setting-bluetooth-and-wi-fi-bad-user-security

Xen, no local iso access.

I just ran into this. I downloaded some isos and since they're on my local machine I thought I install them. Interestingly, I can't access the isos from my local machine. This is the first time I try doing an install from the local machine and sure enough, you can't do it, at least not from here. So I either have to burn a disk or usb stick if it works and try that or boot up the nas and move the files there which I didn't want to do since it's late at night. Very interesting but annoying since I'm doing it on my own server. I guess it's time to go to bed for now since I'm tired anyway. Always listen to your tired self when things don't work.

If you are a gambler, here's a reason not to gamble, well at least in certain casinos because they just won't pay you even if you win according to the article.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/1-4-million-jackpot-is-voided-because-bingo-machine-malfunctioned/

Las Vegas shooter leaves at least 50+ dead and many more injured.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/las-vegas-shooting-stephen-paddock-mandalay-bay-live-updates/