Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Website Linked to Pirate Site Offering Mulan
In common with most weeks since his inauguration in January 2017, President Trump has been the subject of thousands of headlines this week but for reasons he would’ve preferred to avoid. With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to grip the world, the President himself tested positive for COVID-19, sparking huge speculation over not just his personal health but what it might mean for the upcoming election, the United States, and the...
ACE TV, Firestick Plusman Repo, and Other Domains Seized By ACE / MPA
Global anti-piracy coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment is forging ahead with its mission to sue, shut down, disrupt or otherwise hinder a broad range of unlicensed content providers or those who facilitate access. For years, mass shutdowns and domain seizures were relatively uncommon but the Alliance, which is compromised of some of the most powerful entertainment companies in the world, is setting records as it goes,...
EU Allows Accused ‘Pirate’ Sites to Rebut Copyright Holder Claims
Following the example of the United States, the EU started publishing its very own piracy watchlist two years ago. The annual ‘Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List’ is put together by the European Commission. As in the US, it is based on reports from copyright holder groups that report several problematic sites and services. For example, the first watch list included ‘non-EU’ targets such as The Pirate Bay, Torrentz2, Rapidgator,...
Code more, debug less with virtual environments in Python
If you’ve ever shared a neat computer trick, a complex application, or something in between with a friend, then you’ve probably uttered the phrase, “Well, it works on my computer.” No matter how advanced computers become, there seem to be recurrent problems related to the differences in what any two machines have configured or installed. There are ongoing attempts to solve this, and for Python developers, one...
How the Linux kernel handles interrupts
Interrupts are an essential part of how modern CPUs work. For example, every time you press a key on the keyboard, the CPU is interrupted so that the PC can read user input from the keyboard. This happens so quickly that you don’t notice any change or impairment in user experience. read more Powered by...
