Extenuating Circumstances

This is an auto-posted collection of public links I’ve either posted to, or favourites from Twitter, my Instapaper bookmarks and my public links posted to Pinboard.in for March 29th from 20:00 to 10:58:

• [toread] Ubuntu on Windows — The Ubuntu Userspace for Windows Developers – I'm in San Francisco this week, attending Microsoft's Build developer conference, as a sponsored guest of Microsoft. That's perhaps a bit odd for me, as I hadn't used Windows in nearly 16 years.
• Batman v Superman: Spoiler FAQ of Justice –
• The Amazon Echo and Shabbos | The 5 Towns Jewish Times –
• Release Notes – Safari Technology Preview – Apple Developer –
• Safari – Downloads – Apple Developer –
• Developers can run Bash Shell and user-mode Ubuntu Linux binaries on Windows 10 – Scott Hanselman –
• ?Microsoft and Canonical partner to bring Ubuntu to Windows 10 | ZDNet –
• [toread] The Sad History of the Microsoft POSIX Subsystem – When Windows NT was first being developed, one of the goals was to make the kernel separate from the programming interface. NT was originally intended to be the successor to OS/2 but Microsoft also
• [toread] Two more healthcare networks caught up in outbreak of hospital ransomware – Baltimore's Union Memorial Hospital is one of the latest victims of ransomware disruptions. Hospitals and healthcare providers are increasingly falling victim to crypto-ransomware attacks. While