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Published: Dec. 17, 2021, 6:30 a.m.

This week we discuss how the industry reacted to the Log4j vulnerability and the merits of going Multicloud. Plus, some thoughts on printer paper.

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• Log4j and OSS\n\n
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  • Security warning: New zero-day in the Log4j Java library is already being exploited
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  • \u2018Extremely bad\u2019 vulnerability found in widely used logging system
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  • What you need to know about the Log4J vulnerability rocking the internet
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  • Zero-Day Exploit Targeting Popular Java Library Log4j
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  • Paying people to work on OSS
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  • Don\u2019t pay people to work on OSS?
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• AWS Outage and Multicloud\n\n
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  • Is multi-cloud getting more popular? It always has been, also, it means a lot.
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  • Summary of the AWS Service Event in the Northern Virginia (US-EAST-1) Region
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  • https://www.whoownsmyavailability.com
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\n\nRelevant to your interests\n\n

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• Oracle swings to loss because of payment tied to dispute over former CEO Hurd's employment
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• Snowflake stock soars after software sales more than double
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• Better.com CEO Vishal Garg steps back as employees detail how he \u2018led by fear\u2019
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• Top Excel experts will battle it out in an esports-like competition this weekend
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• Is multi-cloud getting more popular?
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• Who gets left out of \u2018bootstrapping\u2019?
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• SnapLogic raises $165M to accelerate enterprise automation via data integration
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• Take one last look at Google Toolbar, which is now dead
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• The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience
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• Apple Officially Delays macOS Monterey Universal Control Until Spring 2022
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• Software start-up Airtable hits $11 billion valuation in latest funding, adds Salesforce, Michael Dell as investors
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• Noname Security Becomes First API Security Unicorn
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• Catching Up On Cloud Infrastructure Startups After The HashiCorp IPO
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• GitLab acquires Opstrace - FAQ
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\n\nNonsense\n\n

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• How to speak Australian : Abbreviate Everything
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• Recycling Center - Sorting Aluminum and Steel
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• NIKE, Inc. Acquires RTFKT
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• A Quadruped Humanoid Robot Might Be Able To Do It All
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• Busy Simulator
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• DevOpsDays Chicago 2022: Call for Speakers/Papers, May 10 & 11th, 2022\n\n
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\n\nRecommendations\n\n

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• Brandon: Apple Legacy Contact
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• Matt: A.P. Bio
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• Cot\xe9: Texas Sun. Also, the song Cot\xe9 was trying to remember, \u201cDidn\u2019t I,\u201d by Darondo - an example of perfection. Number two on that list.
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\n\nPhoto Credits\n\n

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• Banner Picture
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• CoverArt
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