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Build a motion detection system with a Raspberry Pi

opensource.com - Tue, 11/24/2020 - 16:02

If you want a home security system to tell you if someone is lurking around your property, you don't need an expensive, proprietary solution from a third-party vendor. You can set up your own system using a Raspberry Pi, a passive infrared (PIR) motion sensor, and an LTE modem that will send SMS messages whenever it detects movement.

Prerequisites

You will need:


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A beginner's guide to developing with React

opensource.com - Tue, 11/24/2020 - 16:01

React is a JavaScript user interface (UI) library that was built and is maintained by Facebook. React helps JavaScript developers think logically and functionally about how they want to build a UI.

With React, you can build:

  1. Single-page applications
  2. Applications that are easy to understand
  3. Scalable applications
  4. Cross-platform applications

React allows developers to build applications declaratively and offers a unidirectional flow of data.


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Create a machine learning model with Bash

opensource.com - Tue, 11/24/2020 - 16:00

Machine learning is a powerful computing capability for predicting or forecasting things that conventional algorithms find challenging. The machine learning journey begins with collecting and preparing data—a lot of it—then it builds mathematical models based on that data. While multiple tools can be used for these tasks, I like to use the shell.


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How to Configure Static IP Address on Ubuntu 20.04

Tecmint - Tue, 11/24/2020 - 13:07

Usually, when a client system connects to a network via WiFi or an ethernet cable, it automatically picks an IP address from the router. This is made possible through the DHCP server which auto-assigns

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WireGuard For Windows Updated With Improved Installer, ARM/ARM64 Support

Phoronix - Tue, 11/24/2020 - 13:03
WireGuard's adoption continues growing with it recently having the accomplishments of being back-ported to Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel, coming to Android 12, upstreamed into OpenBSD, and other accomplishments this year. The WireGuard developers have now also updated their port of this secure VPN tunnel technology for Micrsoft Windows...

Valve Now Funding Blumenkrantz - Zink OpenGL-On-Vulkan To Continue

Phoronix - Tue, 11/24/2020 - 05:40
Longtime open-source developer Mike Blumenkrantz who has been an Enlightenment developer for many years and was working for Samsung's Open-Source Group prior to its demise jumped into the open-source Linux graphics world this year. While being unemployed he began hacking on the Zink Gallium3D code that allows generic OpenGL acceleration over the Vulkan API. He quickly got the code to the point of OpenGL 4.6 support and quite compelling performance compared to where Zink was at earlier this year. Now it turns out he will continue with his Linux graphics adventures thanks to funding from Valve...

PulseAudio 14.0 Released With Better USB Gaming Headset Support

Phoronix - Tue, 11/24/2020 - 04:10
While in 2021 we might begin to see PipeWire replacing PulseAudio by default at least on bleeding-edge distributions like Fedora, for now PulseAudio still is the dominant sound server used by desktop Linux distributions. Rolling out today is PulseAudio 14.0...

GNU Guix 1.2 Adds Btrfs Subvolume Booting, New GNU Hurd Options

Phoronix - Tue, 11/24/2020 - 03:34
GNU Guix 1.2 is out today as both an update to the cross-platform package manager as well as the Guix System Linux distribution...

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