Things of Your Day

An approachable primer to Meltdown/Spectre that also explains how Raspberry Pi isn’t affected. Short answer: the ARM processors RPi uses are too simple and don’t have speculative execution.

Not sure whether this is ToYD or Random Comments but I’m taking two online classes this semester to ease myself back into academics. Hoping to be in good enough psychological shape to go in person in the fall.

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https://twitter.com/SmashBros_Nin/status/949101987320053761

https://twitter.com/_MG_/status/949684949614907395

So I tried to paste this twitter link, but _MG_ get’s reformatted into italics MG

https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/949684949614907395 <— this format works

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geJDGYv0duo

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Before i click on this, it better be Backstreet Boys.

Edit: Yes. Good.

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This case looks cool.
https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112408&ignorebbr=1

Got a free Daydream VR headset today, even with my glasses being a nuisance I’m really excited about VR now, if only it was more affordable to get a decent set up.

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Cool! I work on Daydream. Feel free to hit me with any feedback you might have.

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This image has so many uses. It resonates with me on a spiritual level.

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Herbie Hancock schools us all.

https://youtu.be/eRkgK4jfi6M

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This picture is too good to be segregated into the Hockey thread

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That is a Renaissance painting.

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Dirty fuckin’ dangles

https://youtu.be/JpR_JaVguBk

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