Jim Moran – VPP Data: “The public database of U.S. VPPs is available here. Background – The goal of this database is to track all Virtual Power Plant (VPP) activity in the United States – all planned, active and ended pilots and programs and their VPP software platforms, trade allies, and incentives offered. The key… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2023
Criminals Can Steal Your Phone Number
How To Geek: Here’s How to Stop Them: “Key Takeaways Criminals are stealing phone numbers through “port out scams” by pretending to be the owner and transferring the number to another phone, gaining access to security codes and sensitive accounts. Port-out scams pose a major threat as phone numbers are often used for two-factor authentication,… Continue Reading
10 Things You Should Never Share on Social Media
MakeUseOf: “Key Takeaways Don’t share your travel plans or photos while on a trip to avoid advertising that you’re away from home and potentially inviting theft. Disable location data and delete photo metadata before posting to protect your physical address and sensitive information. Avoid sharing personally-identifying information, such as your full date of birth or… Continue Reading
The Captagon Threat A Profile of Illicit Trade, Consumption, and Regional Realities
The Captagon Threat A Profile of Illicit Trade, Consumption, and Regional Realities By Caroline Rose and Alexander Söderholm Opinion – Assad’s drug empire is funding Iranian-backed militias and fueling Hamas By Josh Rogin: “After the Oct. 7 terrorist attack in Israel, several Hamas militants were reportedly found to be high on the illegal drug Captagon,… Continue Reading
NewsGuard Misinformation Monitor November 2023
“Brand Danger: X and Misinformation Super-spreaders Share Ad Money from False or Egregiously Misleading Claims About the Israel-Hamas War. “NewsGuard identified ads for 86 major advertisers — including top brands, educational institutions, governments, and nonprofits — on viral posts seen by a cumulative 92 million X users advancing false or egregiously misleading claims about the… Continue Reading
USDA Food Access Research Atlas
“The Food Access Research Atlas: Presents an overview of food access indicators for low-income and other census tracts using different measures of supermarket accessibility; Provides food access data for populations within census tracts; and Offers census-tract-level data on food access that can be downloaded for community planning or research purposes. What can you do with… Continue Reading
Manifesto for posting online in 2023
Burn the old rule books. Keep warm by the fire. Sara Tasker – Me & Orla: [snipped] “Your time and attention are not public property. You get to spend them however you see fit. Just because somebody shouts loudly in your inbox does not mean that that they are entitled to be heard. Often, it… Continue Reading
The psychological traps of online shopping, explained
Vox: “Online retailers have all sorts of tricks for getting consumers to buy more and buy faster. The people who create those tricks don’t really even try to hide them.A cursory Google search reveals all sorts of marketers advertising their tools to help merchants boost sales. They boast countdown timers that are “a great way… Continue Reading
How To Keep Your Laptop or Desktop Well Maintained
Gizmodo: “Like anything mechanical—your car, for example, or your washing machine—your laptop or desktop computer will benefit from being regularly maintained, it’ll last longer and perform better, and the regular jobs you need to do to keep it in the best possible condition won’t take you too long or need too much expertise. The earlier… Continue Reading
PJ Harvey: Tiny Desk Concert
NPR: “Polly Harvey has inhabited many characters throughout her 30-year career and always dressed the part: catsuit-rocking glam queen, high-collared Victorian wraith, mini-skirted libertine, feather-adorned warrior. Bringing the story told in her latest album, I Inside the Old Year Dying to the Tiny Desk, she stands at the microphone in a draped dress the wintry… Continue Reading
How to See the Amazon Price History of a Product
HowToGeek: “Prices on Amazon change constantly. Knowing the price history can give you an edge in finding good deals on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Amazon Prime Day, and other major sales. So how do you track those prices? View Amazon Price Changes with Camelcamelcamel – A great tool for finding Amazon price histories is the… Continue Reading
Three-Dimensional Visualization of Legal Acts: Concept and Prototype
Täks, E., Kruuk, H., Draheim, D. (2023). Three-Dimensional Visualization of Legal Acts: Concept and Prototype. In: Dang, T.K., Küng, J., Chung, T.M. (eds) Future Data and Security Engineering. Big Data, Security and Privacy, Smart City and Industry 4.0 Applications. FDSE 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1925. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8296-7_1 “Legal documents, including… Continue Reading
