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<p>We review the Dell Precision 5750, a born and bred MacBook killer that runs Linux.</p>
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<p>Plus a nasty reminder of how closely Apple monitors its users, and their fatal flaw that we think is outrageous.</p><p><a href="https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=52946" rel="payment">Support LINUX Unplugged</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/new-tech-device-sound-beaming-noveto-38327ae5fe116080a5eaf2374eb0f5c8" title="New device puts music in your head — no headphones required" rel="nofollow">New device puts music in your head — no headphones required</a></li><li><a href="https://conf.linuxappsummit.org/event/1/contributions/30/" title="Greg K-H at Linux app Summit 2020: What Linux kernel developers wish application developers would do better" rel="nofollow">Greg K-H at Linux app Summit 2020: What Linux kernel developers wish application developers would do better</a> — In this talk, a Linux kernel developer gets to complain how his normal "test case" i.e. userspace code, could do better when it comes to a whole range of different things that have been learned over time by maintaining a stable interface to the kernel for 20+ years.</li><li><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-App-Summit-2020&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Phoronix+%28Phoronix%29" title="Linux App Summit 2020 Videos Now Available From Steam/Valve To GNOME Circle - Phoronix" rel="nofollow">Linux App Summit 2020 Videos Now Available From Steam/Valve To GNOME Circle - Phoronix</a></li><li><a href="https://seagl.org/" title="Seattle GNU/Linux Conference" rel="nofollow">Seattle GNU/Linux Conference</a></li><li><a href="https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/#" title="Why Linux: Your Mac Isn’t Yours" rel="nofollow">Why Linux: Your Mac Isn’t Yours</a> — On modern versions of macOS, you simply can’t power on your computer, launch a text editor or eBook reader, and write or read, without a log of your activity being transmitted and stored.</li><li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/macos-big-sur-launch-appears-to-cause-temporary-slowdown-in-even-non-big-sur-macs/" title="macOS Big Sur launch appears to cause temporary slowdown in even non-Big Sur Macs | Ars Technica" rel="nofollow">macOS Big Sur launch appears to cause temporary slowdown in even non-Big Sur Macs | Ars Technica</a></li><li><a href="https://appleterm.com/2020/10/20/macos-big-sur-firewalls-and-vpns/" title="Apple apps on macOS Big Sur bypass firewall and VPN connections" rel="nofollow">Apple apps on macOS Big Sur bypass firewall and VPN connections</a></li><li><a href="https://www.osnews.com/story/132577/macs-are-a-privacy-nightmare/" title="Macs are a privacy nightmare – OSnews" rel="nofollow">Macs are a privacy nightmare – OSnews</a></li><li><a href="https://www.security-embedded.com/blog/2020/11/14/application-trust-is-hard-but-apple-does-it-well" title="Application Trust is Hard, but Apple does it Well — Security Embedded" rel="nofollow">Application Trust is Hard, but Apple does it Well — Security Embedded</a> — It comes down to an argument of trust - do you trust Apple, acting in their best interests, is sufficiently aligned with your best interests too? Or do you believe they're a malevolent entity? It's not feasible for an individual to maintain the list of trustworthy or untrustworthy parties that Apple does.</li><li><a href="https://blog.jacopo.io/en/post/apple-ocsp/" title="Does Apple really log every app you run? A technical look – Jacopo Jannone - blog" rel="nofollow">Does Apple really log every app you run? A technical look – Jacopo Jannone - blog</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/never_released/status/1326315741080150016" title="Not all bad news for Arm Macs Tho, might be able to bless Linux kernels" rel="nofollow">Not all bad news for Arm Macs Tho, might be able to bless Linux kernels</a> — On arm64 macs, there's no all-security-checks-are-off mode. You can however bless your unsigned kernels through kmutil, which adds their hashes to the Secure Boot policy, allowing you to boot them.</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/never_released/status/1327398102983176192" title="Longhorn on Twitter" rel="nofollow">Longhorn on Twitter</a> — So how will you boot third-party operating systems on arm64 Macs? You might have seen that pongoOS has been getting a ton of work in the recent past, and even more is coming. This work will allow us to support pongoOS as a second-stage bootloader for Apple Silicon-based Macs.</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/patrickwardle/status/1327726496203476992" title="patrick wardle on Twitter" rel="nofollow">patrick wardle on Twitter</a> — In Big Sur Apple decided to exempt many of its apps from being routed thru the frameworks they now require 3rd-party firewalls to use (LuLu, Little Snitch, etc.) 🧐 Q: Could this be (ab)used by malware to also bypass such firewalls? 🤔 A: Apparently yes, and trivially so 😬😱😭</li><li><a href="https://feed.jupiter.zone/allshows" title="All Jupiter Broadcasting Shows" rel="nofollow">All Jupiter Broadcasting Shows</a></li><li><a href="https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/workstations-isv-certified/precision-5750-mobile-workstation/spd/precision-17-5750-laptop" title="Precision 5750 17 Inch Mobile Workstation Laptop with AI & VR | Dell USA" rel="nofollow">Precision 5750 17 Inch Mobile Workstation Laptop with AI & VR | Dell USA</a> — The first thin and light 17-inch mobile workstation is also the smartest. Featuring Dell Optimizer for Precision with AI, the latest Intel® Core™ or Xeon® processors and NVIDIA® graphics. Starting at $2,139.00</li><li><a href="https://openbenchmarking.org/result/2011130-FI-1910219UN99" title="Dell vs Ryzen desktop" rel="nofollow">Dell vs Ryzen desktop</a></li><li><a href="https://openbenchmarking.org/result/2011138-FI-1910219UN11" title="ChrisLAS Workstation vs Ryzenbox" rel="nofollow">ChrisLAS Workstation vs Ryzenbox</a></li><li><a href="https://openbenchmarking.org/result/2011130-FI-1910219UN99,2011138-FI-1910219UN11" title="Three way shoot out Ryzen vs Dell vs Chris Wks" rel="nofollow">Three way shoot out Ryzen vs Dell vs Chris Wks</a></li><li><a href="https://openbenchmarking.org/test/pts/ai-benchmark" title="AI Benchmark Alpha Benchmark - OpenBenchmarking.org" rel="nofollow">AI Benchmark Alpha Benchmark - OpenBenchmarking.org</a></li><li><a href="https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1910219-UNIT-201910277" title="Ryzen 3600 Single/Multithreaded And RAM Tests Performance - OpenBenchmarking.org" rel="nofollow">Ryzen 3600 Single/Multithreaded And RAM Tests Performance - OpenBenchmarking.org</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/SelfhostedPro/Yacht" title="Pick: Yacht" rel="nofollow">Pick: Yacht</a> — a container management UI with a focus on templates and 1-click deployments.</li><li><a href="https://github.com/lutris/lutris/releases/tag/0.5.8" title="Lutris 0.5.8 Release" rel="nofollow">Lutris 0.5.8 Release</a></li></ul>
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