Those patches from yesterday are under active exploit. If you are one of the three people that actually use Internet Explorer then get patched.
The article about Facebook I linked to yesterday made its way to the major news outlets. CNN & Fox & NPR.
Seriously, #DeleteFacebook : How to Delete Facebook
Linux Mint 19.1 Is Out
Mint has become my distro of choice. I conduct the majority of my web activities in a Mint virtual machine.
19.1 brings many changes and is an LTS release supported until 2023.
I’m not real thrilled with the default kernel of 4.15. The current LTS is 4.19 and it has been out since October. 19.1 is said to have support for installing “mainline kernels“. I’ve not seen a decent guide on this.
Download Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa
New features in Linux Mint 19.1 Cinnamon
AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 18.12.3 Drivers
Bugfixes
Release Notes
Windows 10 64-bit
Windows 7 64-bit
Other Software Releases
EMDB 3.29
FinalCrypt 2.8.0
HWiNFO 6 (I use portable.) (Use the green button to download)
VirtualBox 6
Stuff I bookmarked recently. Some off topic, some not:
Least-Educated State: California
California ranks No. 1 among the 50 states for the percentage of its residents 25 and older who have never completed ninth grade and 50th for the percentage who have graduated from high school, according to new data from the Census Bureau.
“No surprise”, says the residents of the other 49 states.
The Runaways’ Jackie Fox Locks Up Her First Week on Jeopardy!
A former bassist with The Runaways — the late-1970s all-female, teenage proto-punk/hard-rock band that inspired countless women to take up music — Fox has stirred interest in the rock world and beyond with her success on the syndicated game show. After a Wednesday-morning taping at Jeopardy!’s studio in Culver City, she had earned enough money to win again, for her fourth day as champion.
She is one smart lady: Fuchs earned her B.A. summa cum laude from UCLA in Linguistics and Italian, with a specialization in computing, and her J.D. from Harvard, where Barack Obama was one of her classmates. Fox speaks Italian and French, as well as conversational Greek and Spanish.
The Runaways – Cherry Bomb – Official music video
California ranks 14th in Bachelor’s degrees and 14th in advanced degrees. The next largest state by population,Texas, ranks 20th and 31st, respectively. States with high populations of ENL students will struggle to get those students through the school system. Seems like another distraction article by a conservative news site. Is this really the number one news story that should take up the front page given everything else that is going on in the country? Syria, government shutdown, etc. Love the picture of Nancy Pelosi and Jerry Brown – I guess the idea is that they are not educated? The other thing to consider is the graduation requirements from state to state. They are not all the same. BUT, for such a large state with such a diverse population, they certainly are an economic powerhouse.
I’m bored (and the wife is working late) so I’ll bite. Just for fun because, “I ain’t got no dawg in this fight”. (How’s that quote in a discussion about education???) 😀
California ranks 14th in Bachelor’s degrees and 14th in advanced degrees. The next largest state by population,Texas, ranks 20th and 31st, respectively.
For a state with the most tech jobs in the country, shouldn’t it be higher? Lack of a high school degree isn’t remotely the same as a college degree. Lacking a high school degree often means lacking basic skills. College degrees are for specialization and are often not needed, even in fields that require it.
States with high populations of ENL students will struggle to get those students through the school system.
I assume you mean ESL and perhaps that is part of their argument.
Seems like another distraction article by a conservative news site. Is this really the number one news story that should take up the front page given everything else that is going on in the country? Syria, government shutdown, etc.
May have a point there. Are you saying it’s “fake news”? 😉
Love the picture of Nancy Pelosi and Jerry Brown – I guess the idea is that they are not educated?
Nancy Pelosi serves the California 12th District and is probably the most powerful politician in the state. Jerry Brown is the Governor of California (75-83 and 2011-at least 2019). Who better to be in the picture?
The other thing to consider is the graduation requirements from state to state.
California requirements seem lacking.
They are not all the same. BUT, for such a large state with such a diverse population, they certainly are an economic powerhouse.
Article isn’t about economics but if San Fran is any example the divide between the haves and the have-nots is pretty damn big. Wouldn’t better education help the have-nots?
Peace and have a Merry Christmas.
p.s. – The reason I posted it was specifically so I could poke fun at Californians. Hence my comment post article quote.