( education / news / rss ) The company Nuro says it will start making deliveries with its autonomous fleet of Toyota Prius' and then switch to its smaller and more dedicated robot, the R2. The cars will start out with one safety attendant. ... read more
( education / news / rss ) A new piece of software introduced by the automaker and designed specifically for its line of Police Interceptor Utility vehicles cranks heat inside the cars to 133 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes. ... read more
( education / news / rss ) American behemoths such as Google, Amazon and Microsoft are providing web services to Chinese companies included in the infamous US Entity List, according to UK-based tech research firm Top10VPN. ... read more
( education / news / rss ) The promise of an internet modeled around democratized access to information is quickly eroding before our very eyes as the Wayback Machine falls prey to censorship creep and major tech sector consolidations take us to the point of no returnWayback Machi ... read more
( education / news / rss ) Privacy advocates are raising the alarm over the North Dakota governor's cozy ties to Bill Gates and big tech as the state deploys new mass surveillance tech under the auspices of limiting COVID-19.North Dakota Governor Delivers Testing Ground for Mass T ... read more
( education / news / rss ) Virginia Tech's virtual commencement ceremony included an honorary doctorate being bestowed on a beloved university staffer: a therapy dog named Mo ... read more
( education / news / rss ) Alex Pietrowski - Are ready for your family and your children to be used as guinea pigs in the largest global health experiment ever conducted? ... read more
( education / news / rss ) Police can't catch everyone violating lockdown orders, but your smartphone can. Various apps give information to third parties who share it ... read more
( education / news / rss ) NASA scientists gathered in a dried lake bed in western Nevada to conduct one last round of real world testing before the Perseverance rover departs ... read more
( education / news / rss ) The conference, Women of Sex Tech, had its live feed auto-banned from YouTube just four minutes into the broadcast for allegedly violating the plat ... read more
( education / news / rss ) It's all about taking time to unlock the 'Muscle of the Soul' Do you spend much time sitting in front of a computer, on a plane, in a ca ... read more
( education / people / rss ) Researchers from Pursue University have come up with a simple method of turning everyday metal surfaces into bacteria-killers.Metal Surfaces Can Now ... read more
( education / research / rss ) A California energy startup has designed windows with built-in solar panels, which they hope will hasten the widespread transition to carbon-free el ... read more
( education / tech ) A cousin just installed a 16kW generator to power the whole house. It goes on and off automatically, triggered by power failure and restoration, and runs on natural gas. See video here.
It costs about $4K plus installation. Various models on ... read more
( education / tech / computers / internet ) Just thought I would start a running list of internet/web technologies websites I have found useful, below...
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( education / tech / computers / internet ) Aren't you glad we don't have any of those annoying pop-up ads asking you to join our newsletter? Ironic, isn't it, given that we are an online newsletter? ... read more
( education / tech / phones ) via Scientific American
"The technology is coming, but contrary to what some people say, there could be health risks"
See also ... read more
( education / tech / transportation ) From: Anonymous
See Electric-Cars...
"At a neighbourhood BBQ I was talking to a neighbour, a BC Hydro executive. I asked him how that renewable thing was doing. He laughed, then got serious. If you really intend to adopt electric ... read more
( education / tech / computers / internet ) I've been in middle Tennessee the past 25 years, grew up in northern California, spent most of my 20s in L.A., but according to this site I should move to New England. They say...
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You would fit in well in New England ... read more
( education / tech / phones ) "We the undersigned scientists, doctors, environmental organizations and citizens from () countries, urgently call for a halt to the deployment of the 5G (fifth generation) wireless network, including 5G from space satellites. 5G will massively increase exposure to radio frequency (RF) radiation on top of the 2G, 3G and 4G network ... read more
( education / tech / computers / software ) In Windows 7 (and possibly earlier and later versions), use NETPLWIZ and check (or uncheck) the box that says something to the effect of require users to enter passwords. Make sure that your own username is highlighted before you check/uncheck that box. ... read more
( education / tech / phones ) Yep, that is what just happened to me. Here is some advice on what to do: wikihow.com/Dry-Out-a-Wet-iPhone. Luckily, the toilet had already been flushed and the phone was too big to go down the hole. Still... remind me to spray it with Lysol when I get home!
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( education / tech / computers / internet ) Just because the From is spoofed, it doesn't mean your email account is compromised.
See: Ask Leo
And here's a complete example, though they vary slightly:
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Hi, your account was recently hacked! M ... read more
( education / tech / computers / internet ) Useful site here to opt out of various online ads: yourchoices.com. Some of the biggest name brands always seem to be conveniently unavailable. ... read more
( culture / music / tech ) I'm buying one of these: USB turntable. I've been wanting to convert my old vinyl records to MP3 for quite a while now. I hope it works!
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( education / tech ) I realized halfway through the task of draining the toilet that I didn't know how. I'd never done it before. I've drained the tank plenty of times, but not the toilet bowl itself.
It all started after I had to use a "snake" to unclog it. The snake left marks. My wife bought some ... read more
( education / tech / computers / internet ) Makes me laugh when Facebook asks why I think something is funny or amazing. I'm thinking "Bite me. I don't have the time or inclination to teach your artificial 'intelligence' algorithms what it means to be human." Not that it could ever understand it, anyway. ... read more
( education / tech / computers / software ) Installing Ubuntu Linux on my Chromebook as per these instructions: lifehacker. I hope it works! And I hope I like it. I got tired of some of the limitations of the ChromeOS. I'll still be able to toggle back and forth between the t ... read more
( education / tech / computers / internet ) Here's a cool website I just learned of:
atlasobscura.com
"In an age where everything seems to have been explored and there is nothing new to be found, we celebrate a different way of looking at the world. If you're searching for miniature cities, glass flowers, book ... read more
( education / tech / computers / internet ) Some of these Google Chrome extensions want permission to "... read and change all your data on the websites you visit." What the ...? Why would I give ANYONE that kind of permission? ... read more
( education / tech / computers / internet ) Some headlines Google News mistakenly thought I'd be interested in ...
Is Jeb Bush Right About Barack Obama and Donald Trump? — The mainstream (pro-Bush/Clinton) media keep pretending Jeb is relevant.
Kanye West named GQ's Most Stylish Man once again — I'm all about Kanye! Not.
50 Cent's ... read more
( education / tech / phones ) In the process of upgrading to a new Samsung Galaxy Note II today (which should arrive in a few days), Sprint at one point showed me all of the devices I've had with them over the years (in case I wanted to trade any of them in). It was funny to see ... read more
( education / tech / computers / software ) I barely used it, but I found this interesting because I was once a word processor (human, not program) back in the mid-80s to early 90s.Whatever happened to WordStar ... read more
( education / tech ) MIT creates solar cell from grass clippings
"A researcher at MIT, Andreas Mershin, has created solar panels from agricultural waste such as cut grass and dead leaves. In a few years, Mershin says it'll be possible to ... read more
( education / tech / computers / internet ) Just the other day I had bought a second wi-fi router from a seller on Craigslist to daisy-chain the two together (somehow) to improve the wireless signal throughout my house. No, it's not a big house.Anyway, last night our power went out for about a minute. No big deal, I thought, other than having to reset all the digital clocks. I'll give you ... read more
( education / tech ) Cool!
via Solar power without solar cells: A hidden magnetic effect of light could make it possible.
"You could stare at the equations of motion all day and you will not see this possibility. We've all been taught that this ... read more
( education / tech / computers ) Well, I've spent the better part of this long weekend trying to get not just a server setup, but a server with VMware setup. VMware is very cool virtualization software that's all the rage in the corporate world where I'm seemingly forever searching for a job in this crappy-ass economy. So, if I can learn it well, it will serve me well. Vi ... read more
( education / tech / computers / internet ) It's a very old hoax. Anything with a headline like that and mentioning Microsoft, AOL and Good Morning America in the same email almost HAS to be a hoax these days, and this one is.
On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 8:05 PM, wrote:This is probably a hoax, but just in case it's not, I'm forwarding it.
Filed under: Internet ... read more
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For those old gadgets you'd just as soon get rid of:
gazelle.com
My old Dell laptop is apparently worth $38!I guess they really want newer stuff. ... read more
( education / tech / computers / internet ) To anonymize your browsing, use one of these anonymizer sites and/or programs:Sites
Anonymouse.org
ConnectInPrivate.com
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( education / tech / computers / internet ) Thanks to GoDaddy phone support, I discovered this very useful site: megaproxy. One of my domain names was not resolving correctly from home. I went to ... read more
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