Meet the man building a starter kit for civilization. TechnologyReview.com article. Pull quote: “The final goal of Open Source Ecology is a “zero marginal cost” society, where producing an additional unit of a good or service costs little to nothing. Jakubowski’s interpretation of the concept (popularized by the American economist and social theorist Jeremy Rifkin) assumes that by eradicating licensing fees, decentralizing manufacturing, and fostering collaboration through education, we can develop truly equitable technology that allows us to be self-sufficient. Open-source hardware isn’t just about helping farmers build their own tractors; in Jakubowski’s view, it’s a complete reorientation of our relationship to technology.”
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Stop the Spread: Diagnosing and Defeating Tool Sprawl in Cybersecurity. GuidePointSecurity.com blog post. Pull quote: “If you are unable to get an organizational view of your true risk, you’re flying blind. Disconnected tools make it harder to measure effectiveness, detect threats quickly, or make informed security decisions.” A short, advertorial for their whitepaper.
Something from “space” may have just struck a United Airlines flight over Utah. ArsTechnica.com article. Pull quote: “That [human space debris] was the initial conclusion of the pilot, but a meteor is more likely than space debris. Estimates vary, but a recent study in the journal Geology found that about 17,000 meteorites strike Earth in a given year. That is at least an order of magnitude greater than the amount of human-made space debris that survives reentry through Earth’s atmosphere.”
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