Monthly Archives: September 2022

Unix legend, who owes us nothing, keeps fixing foundational AWK code

Enlarge / Brian Kernighan speaking at a tribute to his Bell Labs coworker and The C Programming Language co-author Dennis Ritchie in 2012. Ritchie’s visage in dominoes is behind Kernighan. (credit: Ben Lowe/Flickr) A Princeton professor, finding a little time for himself in the summer academic lull, emailed an old friend a couple months ago….

Rings finally adds end-to-end encryption to wireless cameras, but there’s a catch

Home security brand Ring is expanding end-to-end encryption (also known as E2EE) support to more devices while also introducing a new data transfer feature. It’s a welcome security update, but it also forces the deactivation of some useful Ring features. Previously, E2EE was only available to wired products like the Ring Video Doorbell Pro and…

The US has sent hundreds of Phoenix Ghosts to Ukraine, but there have been few glimpses the ‘kamikaze’ drones in action

Ukrainian troops train to use commercial drones to spot for artillery, in Kharkiv Oblast on August 13. Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Ukraine has received thousands of drones from the US to help fight Russian forces. Among them are hundreds of Phoenix Ghosts, a drone developed by the US to attack targets. Little is…

How to use EBT benefits on Instacart to pay for groceries — and get free delivery on your first three orders

It’s easy to add an EBT card to your Instacart account and get groceries delivered from participating Aldi stores. d3sign/Getty Images Instacart takes EBT cards from shoppers who are on SNAP at eligible grocery stores.  While previously available at Aldi, Instacart has expanded EBT to Safeway, Albertsons, and more.  EBT can be used to pay…