NASA’s Earth science data centers highlight the work of thirty researchers worldwide in this year’s Sensing Our Planet: NASA Earth Science Research Features . The collection of in-depth science stories reveals the surprising ways that scientists use satellite data to study our planet.
Day: December 31, 2016
Officials: Russians hacked utility, posing risk to US security
Francis Bradley, chief operating officer for the Canadian Electricity Association, noted that the Canadian electrical system was in some regions tied to the United States’ grid. “It’s very hard to determine where Canada ends and where the United States begins from an electricity standpoint.
Russian hackers accused of breaching Vermont utility laptop
The company says they scanned all computers and the code was found on one laptop “not linked to our organization’s grid systems.” “The grid is not in danger,” Vermont Public Service Commissioner Christopher Recchia told the Burlington Free Press .
Researchers map areas of the U.S. with the most infidelity
Michael Chohaney and Kimberly Panozzo used the data, retrievable online after hackers swiped it last year from the website Ashley Madison, to map areas of the United States with the most unfaithful husbands. The result was a first-of-its-kind geographical look at internet-facilitated infidelity, and serves as a warning to the wives of affluent Fairfield County, Connecticut, home to tony Greenwich and Stamford.
Nation-Now 16 mins ago 11:45 p.m.You can get a taste of virtual reality at Facebook pop-up stores
Pat Walsh, 25, tries out a Facebook virtual reality experience at Denver International Airport on Dec. 27, 2016. Consumers and travelers may have bumped into these pop-up Facebook “stores” over the holidays at airports and malls.
Vermont utility finds malware code attributed to Russians
A state electric utility confirmed on Friday it had found on one of its laptops a malware code the U.S. government says is used by Russian hackers. The Burlington Electric Department said U.S. utilities were alerted by the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday of a malware code used in Grizzly Steppe, the name Homeland Security has applied to a Russian campaign linked to recent hacks.
Obama leaves Trump with difficult decision on Russian hacking sanctions
President Barack Obama is forcing his successor Donald Trump into a difficult choice: reverse the sanctions the departing president just imposed on Russia for hacking the U.S. election or put at risk his campaign vow to improve relations with Vladimir Putin. Hours after Obama imposed penalties on Russian agencies, individuals and companies and ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian operatives Thursday, Trump issued a terse statement far milder than his previous assertions that Democratic emails may well have been stolen and leaked by “somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds.”
New graphics card!3
So I ve been thinking of getting a new gpu for my pc. After some research I ve found that the nvidia gtx 750 ti will be the best under 130 dollars .
Why is FTP getting capped to 3 MiB per second to a home…1
Transferring files to my FTP server, which is on my home internet, is always capped to 3 MiB per second and I can’t seem to find the cause of it. I’ve made sure that the FileZilla server is not being limited.
Awful performance in games with GTX 9801
I just put a GTX 980 in my PC because the GTX 470 in it was becoming extremely obsolete for gaming. I was expecting great performance in Battlefield 4 and Battlefield 1, but they both run like complete garbage for some reason.
Provocative study maps unfaithful husbands
Michael Chohaney, a University of Toledo graduate student, did research with Kimberly Panozzo that was recently published in the jourA nal GeoA graphA iA cal Review. Michael Chohaney and Kimberly Panozzo used the data, retrievable online after hackers swiped it last year from the website Ashley Madison, to map areas of the United States with the most unfaithful husbands.
No More Shattered Windows With World Patent Marketing’s New…
Window Replacement is an automotive invention that allows people to attach a spare window in the place of a broken one. The global automotive industry is worth $1.7 trillion,” says Scott Cooper, CEO and Creative Director of World Patent Marketing.
Bring Down The Curtain With World Patent Marketing’s New Household…
The home appliance industry is worth $214 billion,” says Scott Cooper, CEO and Creative Director of World Patent Marketing. “Smart appliances are starting to become big this year, forcing the industry to respond with connected home appliances… World Patent Marketing, a vertically integrated manufacturer and engineer of patented products, introduces the Rodless Curtain, a household invention that gives people curtains that are easy to store and maintain.
Entrepreneur goes from selling cars to animal sleeping bags
He did not grow up loving incredibly-plush animal sleeping bags. But he’s now the inventor, proprietor and only full-time employee of a business selling them by the thousands.