Hacker News
- TinyPilot: KVM over IP Control any computer remotely https://tinypilotkvm.com/ 24 comments
- Hackers Are Controling 17,000 Apple Computers http://finance.yahoo.com/news/hackers-found-flaw-macs-using-121808264.html 5 comments
- The Command Line Crash Course Controlling Your Computer From The Terminal http://learncodethehardway.org/cli/book/cli-crash-course.html 87 comments
- US launched cyber attack on Iranian rockets and missiles – reports - Targeted strike on computer-controlled weapons of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard had been planned over weeks https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/23/us-launched-cyber-attack-on-iranian-rockets-and-missiles-reports 36 comments worldnews
- How to build a computer-controlled traffic light for only $20 http://www.unlimitednovelty.com/2010/10/how-to-make-cheap-ci-traffic-light.html 18 comments programming
- Computer-Controlled Bacteria Build a Miniature Pyramid http://pogpog.com/v/computer-controlled-bacteria-build-a-miniature-pyramid/ 23 comments science
- The current state of Brain-computer interfaces and their practical applications. Can we control all of the electronic devices with our minds? https://astara-store.com/blogs/default-blog/the-current-state-of-brain-computer-interfaces-and-their-practical-applications-can-we-control-all-of-the-electronic-devices-with-our-minds 5 comments technology
- Eye-Controlled Computers Are Now a Real Thing http://gizmodo.com/5972420/eye+controlled-computers-are-now-a-real-thing 7 comments technology
- Brain-computer interface enables people with paralysis to control tablet devices - Three clinical trial participants with paralysis chatted with family and friends, shopped online, and used other tablet computer applications just by just thinking about pointing and clicking a mouse. http://news.brown.edu/articles/2018/11/tablet 24 comments science
- The State of Owner-Controlled Computing as Talos Open Hardware Workstation Winds Down https://www.crowdsupply.com/raptor-computing-systems/talos-secure-workstation/updates/the-state-of-owner-controlled-computing-as-talos-winds-down 17 comments linux
- Help with making a 3 pin fan controller for my computer case? https://www.reddit.com/r/arduino/comments/jyb1oc/help_with_making_a_3_pin_fan_controller_for_my/ 3 comments arduino
- Meet the Chinese robot worm that could crawl into your brain: Magnetically controlled device could be used to deliver drugs or interact directly with computers https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3046846/meet-chinese-robot-worm-could-crawl-your-brain 4 comments technology
- Man pleads guilty to stalking and controlling ex-girlfriend's car with his computer https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-06/ract-employee-pleads-guilty-to-using-app-to-stalk-ex-girlfriend/11678980? 3 comments worldnews
- Facebook to buy startup that lets humans control computers with their brains https://www.marketwatch.com/story/facebook-to-buy-startup-that-lets-humans-control-computers-with-their-brains-2019-09-23 10 comments technology
- Facebook on Monday announced the acquisition of CTRL-labs, a New York startup that specializes in allowing humans to control computers using their brains. The size of the deal was approximately $1 billion, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/23/facebook-announces-acquisition-of-brain-computing-start-up-ctrl-labs.html 7 comments worldnews
- Clone Hero: a free rhythm game which can be played with any guitar controller, game controllers, or just your standard computer keyboard https://clonehero.net/ 14 comments linux_gaming
- How a wireless keyboard lets hackers take full control of connected computers https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/03/how-a-wireless-keyboard-lets-hackers-take-full-control-of-connected-computers/ 3 comments technology
- Programming DNA to deliver cancer drugs - Engineers control cellular proteins with biological computing, by programming strands of DNA into switches that turn proteins on and off, which could lead to the development of new cancer therapies, as reported in the journal Nature Chemistry. http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2018/march/dna-computing-wilfred-chen-rebecca-chen-nature-chemistry/ 4 comments science
- Had a strange occurrence last night, has never happened before; lost control of my computer. https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/6xe3cq/had_a_strange_occurrence_last_night_has_never/ 44 comments techsupport
- WikiLeaks reveals the Outlaw Country project of the CIA that targets computers running the Linux operating system. Outlaw Country allows for the redirection of all outbound network traffic on the target computer to CIA controlled machines for ex- and infiltration purposes. https://wikileaks.org/vault7/#outlawcountry 64 comments linux
- US Nuclear Weapons Force still controlled using 1970's IBM series-1 computers and 8" floppy discs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36385839 4 comments worldnews
- Microsoft asking via chat to take control of my computer? https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/4htlch/microsoft_asking_via_chat_to_take_control_of_my/ 68 comments techsupport
- Control your entire computer with the keyboard http://www.developingandstuff.com/2015/01/no-mouse.html 9 comments productivity
- Control your entire computer with the keyboard http://www.developingandstuff.com/2015/01/no-mouse.html?m=1 10 comments technology
- Handheld Linux Computer in Your Pocket with Keyboard and Gaming Controls. Supports 4G LTE, WiFi, and BlueTooth https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/pages/pyra/ 36 comments linux
- New research paves the way to begin developing a computer you can control with your mind http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151021083642.htm 20 comments science
- Control your computer with the keyboard only. Great for CTS, RSI, and related ailments http://www.developingandstuff.com/2015/01/no-mouse.html?r=1 9 comments programming
- A new system that can potentially be used by people with spinal cord injuries to control their computers wheelchairs [open source] http://iopscience.iop.org/1741-2552/11/5/056026/ 4 comments science
- Birth control computer chip 'could be on sale by 2018'. Backed by Bill Gates and developed with MIT. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/279323.php 45 comments worldnews
- Synergy: Control multiple computers with one keyboard http://linuxlove.eu/synergy-control-multiple-computers-one-keyboard/ 33 comments linux
- A new "0-day" security hole in Java is being exploited to control computers at Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft. Disabling Java in your browsers should protect you. http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/03/01/new-java-vulnerability-is-being-exploited-in-the-wild-disable-the-plugin-or-change-your-security-settings/ 8 comments technology
- "President Barack Obama's presidential campaign has turned over its most valuable asset--a massive computer database containing personal data on millions of American voter--to a new advocacy group created to advance the White House agenda on issues ranging from gun control to immigration reform." http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/28/16726913-obama-campaign-gives-database-of-millions-of-supporters-to-new-advocacy-group 3 comments politics
- Videos of lecture from S. Keshav's course on the Mathematical Foundations of Computer Networking. Topics include: Control Theory, Information Theory, Game Theory, Queueing Theory, etc. http://blizzard.cs.uwaterloo.ca/keshav/home/papers/data/12/book.htm 6 comments math
- Minority Report style control for your computer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/21/leap-gesture-control-is-a_n_1532761.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=ibm_smarter_ideas&comm_crv 14 comments technology
- Your next mayor: A computer -- Technology is helping cities control everything from traffic to disease. But who should control the technology? http://www.salon.com/2012/04/21/your_next_mayor_a_computer/singleton/ 6 comments technology
- Monkeys have been trained to control a virtual arm on a computer screen using only their brain waves. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15197124 3 comments science
- State-sanctioned teams of computer hackers were able to break through the security of virtually every model of California's voting machines and change results or take control http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/28/voting.tmp& 3 comments reddit.com
- US Senate is considering a law to allow the military to seize control of the Internet and all personal computers on the theory that they might be used by terrorists to attack American infrastructure, such as power grids. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100415/ap_on_hi_te/us_pentagon_cyber_command 7 comments reddit.com
- A Fleshlight Turned Into an Input Device Lets You Control Your Computer By Fu*k**g It We're all going to die of exhaustion http://gizmodo.com/378314/a-fleshlight-turned-into-an-input-device-lets-you-control-your-computer-by-snuggling-it 10 comments reddit.com
- Soviet doomsday device still armed and ready . . . and controlled by a 1970s computer system http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/09/soviet-doomsday.html 25 comments reddit.com