I can't pretend to be a genius. And stability depends on the day.

Fascinating. Many people may have antibodies to CRISPR proteins, creating a barrier to the use of the gene-editing technique for treatments.

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/01/05/243345

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IF I'm reading this right, a separate, major flaw was discovered three months ago in AMD processors: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jan/12

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The gist: if you're running OpenBSD as your desktop, running it on a server, or allowing people to log in to your OpenBSD-running networking equipment and/or run arbitrary code on it, you may need to take some precautions.

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It appears current versions of OpenBSD are fully vulnerable to the Spectre/Meltdown CPU hardware flaws (unsurprisingly):

https://twitter.com/jedisct1/status/948925028233596929

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"Bogus security apps in the Google Play store stole users’ info and tracked their location"

https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/bogus-security-apps-android/

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"Apple confirms iPhone, Mac affected by Meltdown, Spectre flaws, but Apple Watch unaffected"

http://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-confirms-iphone-mac-affected-by-meltdown-spectre-vulnerabilities/

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A reminder of basic precautions worth taking.

Also: if you want to use your Yubikey with e.g. Lastpass, as well, you'll need the black "Yubikey 4" version.

"How to add a security key to your Gmail"

https://techsolidarity.org/resources/security_key_gmail.htm

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"Intel faces class action lawsuits regarding Meltdown and Spectre"

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/intel-faces-class-action-lawsuits-regarding-meltdown-and-spectre/

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"Get used to saying ‘bomb cyclone.’ This is our climate now."

"Atlantic Ocean temperatures right offshore were as much as 7 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than normal for early January, causing hurricane-force winds and snow squalls so intense they fired off lightning bolts over parts of New York and Rhode Island. Forecasters dispatched a Hurricane Hunter airplane to investigate the storm."

http://grist.org/article/get-used-to-saying-bomb-cyclone-this-is-our-climate-now/

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"Tips From Antarctica For How To Stay Warm During The Bomb Cyclone"

(Via the National Science Foundation's Antarctic Palmer Station)

http://kazu.org/post/tips-antarctica-how-stay-warm-during-bomb-cyclone#stream/0

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"Rice News Release: Catalyst cleans toxic nitrates from drinking water by converting them into air and water"

Research funded by the National Science Foundation and Department of Energy.

http://www.newsroomamerica.com/story/679802.html

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"New Class of Perovskites for More Efficient Solar Cells"

Research funded by the National Science Foundation.

https://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=48632

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"Biologists seek to take bite out of mosquitoes"

Research funded by the National Science Foundation.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-01-biologists-mosquitoes.html

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"Why Government-Sponsored Research Is Vitally Important: The 1st Battery Breakthrough Story Of 2018"

https://cleantechnica.com/2018/01/05/government-sponsored-research-vitally-important-first-battery-breakthrough-story-2018/

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"Unless We Significantly Contain Average Global Temps, 25% Of The Earth Will Turn To Desert"

https://cleantechnica.com/2018/01/05/unless-significantly-contain-average-global-temps-25-earth-will-turn-desert/

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"New Discovery Will Help Limit the Development of Antibiotic Resistance"

https://scitechdaily.com/new-discovery-will-help-limit-the-development-of-antibiotic-resistance/

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Eagerly awaiting the $29 CPU replacement program.

"Solution: Replace CPU Hardware"

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/584653