Operators of Movie & TV Piracy Giant 8maple Sentenced to Prison in Taiwan
Pirate sites with tens of millions of visits each month are large enough to consider themselves global players yet some achieve these levels in a tighter geographic niche. Founded in 2014 by two Taiwanese software engineers, movie and TV show piracy site 8maple is a prime example. Initially, the site was promoted as a commercial advertising platform but soon transformed into a full-blown piracy portal pulling in millions of visitors...
ACE Wants Cloudflare to ‘Expose’ The Pirate Bay’s Operators
The Pirate Bay has been around for nearly two decades, which is quite an achievement considering the immense legal pressure it has faced over the years. Swedish police tried to shut the site down, twice, raiding dozens of servers. This ultimate goal failed but local authorities did prosecute the site’s three co-founders, who all served time in prison for their involvement. The notorious torrent site stood tall in the midst of this...
5 reasons virtual machines still matter
5 reasons virtual machines still matter alansmithee Thu, 04/13/2023 – 03:00 Virtualization used to be a big deal. For a while, it was the primary way to run services in a “sandbox” environment. IT departments used virtual machines by the hundreds. And then containers happened, doing much of what a virtual machine could do with a fraction of the resources required. While container technology made virtual machines seem...
Run Git on a mainframe
Run Git on a mainframe pleia2 Thu, 04/13/2023 – 03:00 One of the fascinating things I keep encountering in my journey to learn everything I can about the mainframe world is how my expertise in Linux distributed systems and open source tooling carries over into this realm. I recently discovered zigi, an independently developed open source (GPLv3+) Git interface for IBM z/OS ISPF (Interactive System Productivity Facility). I had...
How to Use Apple’s New All-In-One Password Manager
Your iPhone, iPad, and Mac now have a built-in password feature, complete with two-factor authentication. Powered by WPeMatico
