in that case Katz, it its theorectically possile to do a retina scan if subject is not wearing sunglasses
@Katz seem interesting but here NO problem; damn smartphones don't works in the forest and mine I burned it and put on trash lol
Sending this string of emojis in a text message can crash most iPhones and iPads January 19, 2017 An iOS bug has been discovered that allows anyone to crash and freeze an iPhone or iPad simply by sending the device a series of emoji. YouTuber EverythingApplePro uploaded a video that reveals the seemingly random string of characters – a waving white flag emoji, a zero, a rainbow, and a hidden Unicode character called “variation sector 16” (VS16), which can be copied into an iMessage conversation. When combined and sent to an Apple device, the sequence causes a handset or tablets to seize up and reboot. https://www.yahoo.com/tech/m/365c73...49538d5/ss_sending-this-string-of-emojis.html
Mozilla's new brand identity Jan 18, 2017 Mozilla last year came up with a novel approach to updating its brand identity. True to its open-source principles, the foundation invited the general public to weigh in on the process and help narrow down the list of candidates. Mozilla recently announced the winning design which is perhaps best described as “simplistic.” In a blog post on the matter, Tim Murray, who leads the creative team at Mozilla, said the new logo is a nod to URL language and reinforces that the Internet is “at the heart of Mozilla.” The font of the wordmark is called Zilla and was designed by Typotheque, a type foundry in the Netherlands. In addition to a custom-made font named ‘Zilla’, Mozilla’s new branding also features a vibrant color palette that is versatile enough to change according to context—it is also compatible with a wide range of imagery that would reflect the rich, every-changing content of the internet. https://blog.mozilla.org/opendesign/author/tmurraymozilla-com/ So what do you think of Mozilla's new brand identity?
@Katz ok well altough I use FF for long years I think that this brand is ugly in excess; anyway thanks for the heads up
˄˄ I agree with you, the change isn’t for the better. And I felt the same way when Google changed its logo a little while ago to the plain sans serif. In fact, I often find that developers won’t leave something good alone, and by changing it, they often make it worse. This also applies to the GUI’s of some programs.
Seagate to make 14TB & 16TB hard drives within 18 months The ultimate goal is 20TB by 2020 and the company is getting close to it with 14 & 16TB within 18 months. Seagate's hard drive capacity today tops out at 10TB. A 12TB drive based on helium technology is being tested, and the feedback is positive, said the company's CEO. The demand for high-capacity drives is mostly in enterprises and for consumers who can afford them. The drives are mostly used in NAS configurations and storage arrays. The lower-capacity market has largely taken over SSDs. Thin and light PCs often use SSD storage with up to 256GB, with few, like Dell's XPS 13, offering capacities of 512GB. Others offer 1TB SSDs. http://www.computerworld.com/articl...s-14tb-16tb-hard-drives-within-18-months.html
Android VPNs Introduce Security, Privacy Risks January 26, 2017 Researchers have analyzed hundreds of virtual private network (VPN) applications for Android and determined that many of them introduce serious privacy and security risks. A team of experts from the University of California, Berkeley, the Data 61 research unit at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation (CSIRO) and the University of New South Wales have analyzed 283 Google Play apps for VPN clients. After running a series of passive and active tests, researchers determined that while 67% of the analyzed apps claim to enhance privacy and security, three-quarters of them include third-party tracking libraries and 82% of them request access to sensitive information, such as text messages and user accounts. Experts discovered that more than one-third of these Android VPN apps, including ones that are highly popular, appear to include some malicious code when tested with Google’s VirusTotal service. Worryingly, only a small number of users have raised security or privacy concerns in the comments posted to Google Play when reviewing these applications. http://www.securityweek.com/android-vpns-introduce-security-privacy-risks-study I can't help wondering just how safe corresponding VPNs for Windows are.
70% of Washington DC's CCTV cameras hit with ransomware just before inauguration Jan 30, 2017 Just eight days before Donald Trump’s inauguration, criminals infected 70 percent of Washington’s CCTV cameras with ransomware, according to city officials and the police. 123 of the city's 187 network video recorders were affected and unable to record. The affected units were cleaned by taking the devices offline, removing all the software, and restarting the system at each site. It’s not known what data, was lost, or if the ransomware was designed just to keep the system offline. Exactly how the infection got there in the first place is also a mystery. The incident is the latest in a line of high-profile ransomware infections, which includes the San Francisco transit system hack last year and attacks on several hospitals. https://arstechnica.com/security/20...infected-with-ransomware-before-inauguration/
Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results JANUARY 31, 2017 iPhone, Services, Mac and Apple Watch Set All-Time Records Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2017 first quarter ended December 31, 2016. The Company posted all-time record quarterly revenue of $78.4 billion and all-time record quarterly earnings per diluted share of $3.36. These results compare to revenue of $75.9 billion and earnings per diluted share of $3.28 in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 64 percent of the quarter’s revenue. http://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/01/apple-reports-record-first-quarter-results.html
2020 Tokyo Olympic medals will be made of recycled electronics Jan 31, 2017 One novel idea was recently revealed by the organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. In lieu of mining raw materials used to create the gold, silver and bronze medals to be awarded to athletes, the committee has instead elected to source the needed materials from old electronics. Obsolete electronics such as mobile phones, computers and even kitchen appliances contain very small amounts of precious metal. Beginning in April, the committee is inviting its citizens to drop off unused electronic devices at one of more than 2,400 collection stations across the country. The aim is to collect as much as eight tons of metal – around 40kg of gold, 4,290 kg of silver and 2,944 kg of bronze – and refine it down to around two tons, the amount the committee says it needs to produce 5,000 medals for the 2020 Olympics. Fun fact – Olympic gold medals haven’t been made of actual gold since 1912. The idea here is all about sustainability. Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, said the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic medals will be made out of people's thoughts and appreciation for avoiding waste. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-01/tokyo-olympics-medals-will-be-made-from-recycled-metal/8233418 My comment: I wonder how much it will cost and what burden will be inflicted on the environment for collecting and processing all that electronic junk for the sake of the minute amounts of usable materials they contain.
quite right! if we hold enough olympics, with this idea, we can see the sea levels rising, i suppose, for all the co2 it sends into the atmosphere..
Chinese factory replaces 90% of human workers with robots. Production rises by 250%, defects drop by 80% FEBRUARY 3, 2017 After a factory in Dongguan, China, replaced most of its workers with robots, it witnessed a spectacular rise in productivity. While some of the world’s leaders are obsessed with keeping people out of their country, an unspoken entity is slowly but certainly taking our jobs: robots. It’s been long discussed that robots and computers will start taking our jobs “in the near future” — well that near future is upon us and we’re not really prepared to deal with it. Of course, some jobs are more at risk than others, are few are as threatened as factory jobs. According to Monetary Watch, the Changying Precision Technology Company focuses on the production of mobile phones and uses automated production lines. The factory used to be run by 650 employees, but now just 60 people get the entire job done, while robots take care of the rest. Luo Weiqiang, the general manager, says the number of required employees will drop to 20 at one point. Despite this reduction in staff, not only is the factory producing more equipment (a 250% increase), but it’s also ensuring better quality. Feelings are mixed about this. Firstly, this is indeed exciting. We’re entering a new age of automation, and technology is truly reaching impressive peaks. The process is better and it’s also more resource efficient, which is also good. I’m also good news that humans don’t have to work repetitive, unchallenging jobs and can instead focus on other things. The problem is … there might not be other things. In fact there most definitely aren’t. Those people are out of a job, and there’s a good chance they’ll have a very difficult time finding new jobs. Simply put, our society isn’t prepared to integrate these people in different jobs and naturally this will cause huge problems. http://www.zmescience.com/other/economics/china-factory-robots-03022017/
Scientists make DNA analog computers that can add and subtract. Pretty fascinating stuff, because the computer is entirely analog. http://www.zmescience.com/science/analog-dna-circuit/
Yeah, this is nothing new and not necessarily bad. It's the future, for sure. We need to do some other things with our time, then.... REVOLUTION! And I mean true, not necessarily violent REVOLUTION! We have to change our nature, our society - everything! Death to fascism/capitalism, freedom to all!!!