Recent content by chrisbryant

As more GPU vendors look at viable product specifically targeted to cryptominers, pricing on GPU will likely come down. Some folks are coming up with creative alternatives to snatching up new GPU models, too, including subscriptions to large-scale farms and even sharing space on smaller...

I chimed in on this one over at Dark Reading, but in defense of the military I'd like to add that we often aren't privy to all the details. On some of the InfoSec forums folks who've been there (potentially where the hardware was actually situated) note that non-military hardware is sometimes...

Plus for this manufacturer, the Hygon Dhyana CPUs should work under GNU/Linux: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1806.1/00730.html

I'm completely on the side of the EFF and other groups on this (being transparent, I'm an EFF member). First, since court cases are all about setting and acknowledging precedent, this particular case must be found in favor of the adolescent or future cases may not bode well for the future of...

This is the age of the "kid koder" and LEGO understands that. Curious how deep the software functionality goes in LEGO systems, I got a copy of a LEGO MINDSTORMS programming guide. I have a 10-year-old daughter who has demonstrated some coding skills already and I'm trying to find the next...

Like most seemingly useful browser plugins, Chrome notifications are utilized by the aggressive SEO and online marketing and sales communities for commercial websites. Unfortunately, also like most seemingly useful browser plugins, naughty folks are utilizing the heck out of them to achieve...

This is exactly the situation we in the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and hardware communities have been warning about. It's not the first time, either, this has happened, but in a time when so much of the everyday social infrastructure relies on imported hardware technology it's very...

After reading your recent Windependence article, I'm guessing companies with open hardware like System76 haven't been part of your review list. However, I'd love to hear your thoughts if any GNU/Linux-centric laptops ever did cross your desk. I chose a lower-end System76 model for my needs and...

For those who have been following the less-than-perfect model Facebook has slowly been building this is no surprise. Simply Google (irony there to be understood shortly) "site:www.fsf.org facebook" to see how far back the scrutiny on Facebook's privacy issues has been monitored by the Free...

Because this article is not geared toward the Enterprise user, I'll not dive into the multitude of reasons why choosing a solid GNU/Linux distribution can, in fact, be ALL about economic savings. Curious end users may want to look into what percentage of the global Internet infrastructure rests...