Day: February 18, 2017

Hackers take down Bingham County computer systems

Bingham County officials first realized something was amiss when, at 4 a.m. Wednesday, the county’s emergency dispatch employees suddenly were unable to access computer files. The ransomware attack by unknown hackers slowly infected all 28 of the county’s main computer servers.

Privacy concerns threaten sales of hi-tech doll

Regulators in Germany have already banned My Friend Cayla, and consumer-watchdog groups want the US Federal Trade Commission to follow suit. My Friend Cayla, a doll that can talk and answer questions via tapping into the Internet, was banned by Germany over privacy concerns.

Bill Gates: Robots Should Pay Taxes

Is Bill onto something, or does he deserve to be pied again? The billionaire philanthropist believes that robots should get taxed like human workers as a means of slowing the spread of automation and funding. While he isn’t sure how the tax would be measured, he does urge that government should play an active role in the process.

NASA astronaut to speak at Sweet Briar College graduation

Sweet Briar College says former NASA astronaut Kathryn Thornton will deliver the keynote address at the college’s graduation in May. Thornton made four space flights between 1989 and 1995. A physicist, she holds a master’s and doctorate degree from the University of Virginia and a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University .

SpaceX Launch Marks A Milestone For NASA’s Historic Pad

Naturally, it’s no mean feat to send a rocket to space, but missions like the one SpaceX is undertaking Saturday happen all the time. The International Space Station needs provisions, after all, and the 5,500 pounds of supplies and materials for scientific experiments would be a common load for a resupply mission.

SpaceX aborts flight due to rocket issues

The private space firm plans to try its unmanned mission to the international space station again at 9:38 am ET on Sunday. SpaceX decided to halt its launch plans Saturday in order to “take a closer look at positioning of the second stage engine nozzle,” the company tweeted.

SpaceX aborts rocket launch from NASA’s historic moon pad

As the sun rose Saturday over Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the unmanned Falcon rocket stood at Launch Complex 39A, ready to soar. Liftoff is scheduled for 10:01 a.m. SpaceX was planning to send up a load of space station supplies from the exact spot where Americans flew to the moon almost a half-century ago.

Call to adopt free and open source software in Oman

Dr. Salim bin Sultan Al Ruzaiqi, CEO of ITA signed on the sidelines of the conference an agreement with IMTAC company to establish a vertical centre to support the free and open source software. Photo-ONA Dr. Salim bin Sultan Al Ruzaiqi, CEO of ITA signed on the sidelines of the conference an agreement with IMTAC company to establish a vertical centre to support the free and open source software.

SpaceX Scrubs Cargo Launch from Apollo-Era Pad Due to Engine Issue

The company’s robotic Dragon cargo capsule was supposed to lift off this morning from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the onetime stepping-off point for Apollo moon missions and space shuttle flights. But, just 13 seconds before the planned 10:01 a.m. EST liftoff, SpaceX called it off to look into an issue with the second stage of its Falcon 9 rocket.

SpaceX halts launch of rocket cargo from historic NASA pad

It’s the same pad where Americans flew to the moon almost a half-century ago, and where the shuttle program ended in 2011. Space X’s Falcon 9 rocket was prepared for launch to the International Space Station at the Kennedy Space Center, on a renovated Space Shuttle launch pads The Falcon 9 rocket launch of the Dragon cargo ship was scheduled for 10:01 am from Cape Canaveral.

SpaceX Falcon rocket poised for flight from historic NASA launchpad

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, in a horizontal position, is readied for launch on a supply mission to the International Space Station on historic launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 17, 2017. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket , is readied for launch on a supply mission to the International Space Station on historic launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 17, 2017.

Astronaut Don Pettit reveals the best of his space snaps

From mesmerising views of the Northern Lights to Earth’s glowing cities at night: Astronaut Don Pettit reveals the very best of his stunning space snaps Dr Don Pettit is one of a select few humans to have ever lived, worked, and even walked, in space. The chemical engineer and Nasa astronaut has spent 370 days aboard the International Space Station, taking hundreds of thousands of photos during three separate stays on the orbiting spacecraft between 2000 and 2012.

‘Hidden Figures’ screenwriter Allison Schroeder came to movie following NASA-centric family history

NASA has been part of “Hidden Figures” screenwriter Allison Schroeder’s life for as long as she can remember. Not only did a childhood near Cape Canaveral mean that the space program was an ever-present reality – fire drills in school were timed so the kids could see the launches and the Challenger explosion was one of her earliest memories – it’s also in her DNA.

Postal dept to deliver products of Alibaba, Amazon

The postal department is going to collaborate with the world’s leading e-commerce business entities — Alibaba.com and Amazon.com — to deliver their products across the country. A pilot project will start within a short time, Tarana Halim, state minister for Post and Telecommunications, said after a meeting with the officials of the postal department at her office today.

Benchmarking State-of-the-Art Deep Learning Software Tools

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U.S. Coal Mines Are Opening in a Year of `Cautious Optimism’

Add Corsa Coal Corp. to the short list of U.S. coal producers doing something that’s become a bit of a rarity these days: opening mines. The Canonsburg, Pennsylvania-based company will start a new operation in Pennsylvania as early as May. It joins Ramaco Resources Inc., which began producing at its first mine in West Virginia in December and plans to open two more this year in Central Appalachia.

Buidling New Computer2

Hey guys according to Speccy this is my current builds specs: Operating System Windows 10 Pro 64-bit CPU AMD Athlon X4 860K 74 C Kaveri 28nm Technology RAM 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz Motherboard Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. F2A68HM-HD2 34 C Graphics BenQ GL2250H 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 31 C Storage 931GB Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB10C ATA Device 30 C Optical Drives TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224FB ATA Device Audio Elgato Sound Capture I have no problem recycling parts into this new build, but right now I have about 650 to spend I like in UK as well so factor in the price difference.

GTX 1080 FE seems to be preforming sub par0

I built a new rig 8 months ago has the following specs CPU: 5820k CPU RAM: 16 GBs DDR4 Mobo: Gigabyte Ultra gaming X99 GPU: GTX Zotac 1080 FE For some reason ever time I bench mark my rig it’s a bit lower than expect and what I compare to what other people get with the same card. I scored a 3700 on UnityEngive Valley I even did one a 1440p with no AA sore was 4300 I’ve look at other scored online and people are getting in the 5,000s with 1440 with no AA And in the 4000s with 1080p 8xaa What could cause this? I know my CPU doesn’t have as good CPU per core performance as my old I7 4790k in my other rig.

SpaceX Falcon Rocket Poised for Flight From Historic NASA Launchpad

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was poised for a debut flight on Saturday from a NASA launchpad idled since the end of the space shuttle program nearly six years ago. Liftoff was scheduled for 10:01 a.m. from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, pending good weather and the resolution of what the company described as a minor technical issue with the rocket’s second-stage motor.

NASA’s Juno To Stay In 53-Day Jupiter Orbit

For its fifth flyby of Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft will stay in its current 53-day long orbit around the gas giant, the space agency announced Friday. Earlier, NASA had planned to fire Juno’s engine, a risky maneuver that would have reduced the orbital period to 14 days.

Mondo Health Monitor

Full description=Mondo is a system health monitor daemon for GNU/Linux, capable of running specific commands whenever alarm conditions get tripped. Mondo can do things like send e-mails and shut your system down if a fan fails, voltage rails start to go haywire, or your system just seems warmer than it should be.