FCC Asks Amazon & eBay to Help Eliminate Pirate Media Box Sales
Over the past several years, anyone looking for a piracy-configured set-top box could do worse than search for one on Amazon or eBay. Historically, people deploying search terms including “Kodi” or “fully-loaded” were greeted by page after page of Android-type boxes, each ready for illicit plug-and-play entertainment consumption following delivery. Although the problem persists on both platforms, people are now...
Hong Kong Customs Arrest Pirate Streaming Device Vendors
As Internet-capable set-top boxes pour into homes across all populated continents, authorities seem almost powerless to come up with a significant response to the growing threat. In standard form these devices, which are often Android-based, are entirely legal. However, when configured with specialist software they become piracy powerhouses providing access to all content imaginable, often at copyright holders’ expense. A large...
3 Python command-line tools
This article was co-written with Lacey Williams Henschel. Sometimes the right tool for the job is a command-line application. A command-line application is a program that you interact with and run from something like your shell or Terminal. Git and Curl are examples of command-line applications that you might already be familiar with. read...
4 open source tools for distraction-free online reading
I’m willing to bet that you do some (probably more than some) reading in a web browser. That reading might include everything from blog posts, articles, and essays to long forum posts and more. The problem with reading in a browser window is that it’s full of distractions. Elements like navigation tools, headers and footers, ads, link boxes, and more can slow your reading and cause frustration. Let’s take a look at...
How to load or unload a Linux kernel module
This article is excerpted from chapter 15 of Linux in Action, published by Manning. Linux manages hardware peripherals using kernel modules. Here’s how that works. read...
