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A MAD story | NPM Kik left-pad issue | (open source) security issues | Fort Collins Brewery
Beer:
But first, a wee bit of a story about last time we tried to record this episode…
- Began as a German lager house in 2003; in 2007 added packing line; in 2011 added a tavern in the brewery (where we ate)
- Family business in its second generation of ownership as of 2014
- Recently have been moving to cans (from bottles previously)
Topic:
NPM, Kik, and left-pad: module names and breaking the internet (@ 16:30 in)
- Node namespace incident breaks the internet
- Various articles from the different players’ perspectives: From the perspective of NPM; From the perspective of Kik; and From the perspective of the developer
- NPM makes some follow-up policy changes
- http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/03/rage-quit-coder-unpublished-17-lines-of-javascript-and-broke-the-internet/
http://www.haneycodes.net/npm-left-pad-have-we-forgotten-how-to-program/
Topic:
“Recent” Open Source Security Items (@ 26:44 in)
- glibc security flaw is huge and since 2008, it has been patched
- Linux Mint website hacked and redirected people looking to install Mint to ISOs with spyware – yikes!
- Not FOSS, but Gibson Research Corporation was hit with big DDOS attack
- LED controllable light bulbs “review” by Matthew Garrett; poor quality, unsecure, and GPL violations, oh my!
- iHome vanity mirror w/Bluetooth audio or the mirror that Boups saw in a brewery? You choose…
Nerd & Tell:
Mark’s new hardware (@ 37:47 in)
- Mark now has an implanted Medtronic SureScan MRI Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
- Boups has read the owner’s manual to make sure Mark hasn’t done anything contraindicated
- Battery only lasts 4-7 years and starts beeping when it needs to be replaced
- Data is getting sent off every night…(is this secure?)
- Mark is still learning about the details of the device and do’s and don’ts, so he hasn’t asked for the source code (yet), but check out what Karen Sandler has to say on this topic
Beer (again):
Fort Collins Brewery (@ 1:02:30 in)
- Shot Down Chocolate Stout (cans) – dark beer brewed with bittersweet chocolate 5.8% ABV
- Red Banshee (cans) – a sessionable ruby red alt ale 5.3% ABV
- Major Tom’s (cans) – wheat beer brewed with pomegranate and peppercorn 5.1% ABV
- Far and Away (cans) – IPA 6.5% ABV
- Malt Monsters – Benard Belgian style dubbel (bomber), 8.2% ABV – no longer brewing this one, grab it while you can!! Don’t drink it cold
- American-style Barley Wine (bomber), 10.5% ABV – slightly sweet and excessive with a smooooth finish pair with some strong cheese