“SPOT is a geospatial search tool for OpenStreetMap from DW Innovation. It’s similar to Bellingcat’s OpenStreetMap search tool, except it allows you to submit a natural language prompt for a specific location type. For example, “Show me all shopping malls near a traffic light with a park within 300 meters in Nairobi.” Learn more in SPOT’s tutorial section.” [h/t Craig Silverman]
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Daily Archives: December 29, 2024
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, December 28, 2024
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, December 28, 2024 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex… Continue Reading
Cars (and Drivers): 2024 in Review
EFF: “If you’ve purchased a car made in the last decade or so, it’s likely jam-packed with enough technology to make your brand new phone jealous. Modern cars have sensors, cameras, GPS for location tracking, and more, all collecting data—and it turns out in many cases, sharing it. Cars Sure Are Sharing a Lot of… Continue Reading
The Big Five Publishers Have Killed Literary Fiction
Persuasion – “Literary fiction is dead. Or, so we’ve been told [The nation – unpaywalled]. Perhaps we can agree it lies bleeding. It’s convenient to assume that readers are to blame for killing literary fiction, and publishers have abandoned it because book-buyers are stupid, have bad taste, and just aren’t reading anymore. But what has… Continue Reading
Using ChatGPT as a Project Management System
How to Geek: “If you use AI chatbots like ChatGPT for brainstorming and creating your schedules, you know the frustration of moving all this data into your to-do list or calendar. Wouldn’t it be great if ChatGPT could double as your project management system? Well, it can—and here’s how! Use ChatGPT’s Custom Instructions & Memory… Continue Reading
Google vs. Perplexity: Which Is Better?
MakeUseOf: “While Google has been the go-to search engine for decades, Perplexity Pro’s comprehensive features and AI-powered internet search could make it a serious competitor. But which search tool should you use? I tested Google and Perplexity in multiple search categories to see which tool is best. Recipes Travel and Destination Tips General Knowledge Shopping… Continue Reading
Instant Username Search
Instantly check username availability across multiple platforms as you type. Continue Reading
The Network of Time
“The Network Of Time is an idea proposed on this website: the largest network of people who appear together in photos that currently exist which can be connected through peoples’ recurring appearances in different photos. This website, currently in a beta stage, represents the beginnings of a visualization of the Network. Match any two people… Continue Reading
Microsoft Bundling Practices Focus of Federal Antitrust Probe
ProPublica: “The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Microsoft in a wide-ranging probe that will examine whether the company’s business practices have run afoul of antitrust laws, according to people familiar with the matter. In recent weeks, FTC attorneys have been conducting interviews and setting up meetings with Microsoft competitors. One key area of interest is… Continue Reading
Interactive explainer on everything about the Moon
Moon – Bartosz Ciechanowski- “In the vastness of empty space surrounding Earth, the Moon is our closest celestial neighbor. Its face, periodically filled with light and devoured by darkness, has an ever-changing, but dependable presence in our skies. In this article, we’ll learn about the Moon and its path around our planet, but to experience that… Continue Reading
