WSJ: “Yahoo has agreed to pay $1.1 billion in cash for the company, one of the people said. Tumblr would continue to operate largely as an independent business, the people said…Tumblr, founded in 2007, fast built a following by making it easy for people to post blogs and photos, follow other people on Tumblr and… Continue Reading
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New on LLRX – Voice Dream e-reading app: Stellar for text to speech – and promising as a general reader
Via LLRX – Voice Dream e-reading app: Stellar for text to speech – and promising as a general reader – David H. Rothman reviews the Voice Dream Reader app for iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches. At $10 it is more expensive than the average app, but David’s deep dive has resulted in a recommendation that… Continue Reading
Internet Census 2012 -Port scanning /0 using insecure embedded devices
Internet Census 2012 – Port scanning /0 using insecure embedded devices, Carna Botnet “Abstract While playing around with the Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) we discovered an amazing number of open embedded devices on the Internet. Many of them are based on Linux and allow login to standard BusyBox with empty or default credentials. We used… Continue Reading
Technology Review – What Happened When One Man Pinged the Whole Internet
A home science experiment that probed billions of Internet devices reveals that thousands of industrial and business systems offer remote access to anyone. “HD Moores census involved regularly sending simple, automated messages to each one of the 3.7 billion IP addresses assigned to devices connected to the Internet around the world (Google, in contrast, collects… Continue Reading
IEA – Tracking Clean Energy Progress 2013
Tracking Clean Energy Progress 2013 – IEA Input to the Clean Energy Ministerial, May 2013 “This is the International Energy Agencys (IEA) third comprehensive tracking of progress in clean energy technology. It is a reality check for policy makers: it reflects what is happening here and now. Stark messages emerge from our analysis: progress is… Continue Reading
Implications European Commissions proposal for general data protection regulation for business
Implications of the European Commissions proposal for a general data protection regulation for business, Final report to the Information Commissioners Office. May 14, 2013 “An independent survey commissioned by the Information Commissioners Office has found a clear lack of understanding across business around the proposed EU data reforms. That uncertainty extends to businesses estimated cost… Continue Reading
Commentary – Afghanistan: The Real World Choices in Staying or Leaving
Center for Strategic and International Studies – Afghanistan: The Real World Choices in Staying or Leaving, by Anthony H. Cordesman – May 16, 2013 “The reality is that no one knows how many aid pledges will be kept or how much aid is needed simply to provide economic stability for the elite that governs and… Continue Reading
The Long and the Short of Household Formation
The Long and the Short of Household Formation, Andrew D. Paciorek, 2013-26. May 10, 2013 “One of the drivers of housing demand is the rate of new household formation, which has been well below trend in recent years, leading to persistent weakness in the housing market. This paper studies the determinants of household formation in… Continue Reading
The History of Cyclical Macroprudential Policy in the United States
The History of Cyclical Macroprudential Policy in the United States, Douglas J. Elliott, Greg Feldberg, and Andreas Lehnert. 2013-29. May 15, 2013 “Since the financial crisis of 2007-2009, policymakers have debated the need for a new toolkit of cyclical “macroprudential” policies to constrain the build-up of risks in financial markets, for example, by dampening credit-fueled… Continue Reading
Chairman Bernanke – Economic Prospects for the Long Run
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington, Massachusetts. May 18, 2013 “What’s so important about creativity and critical thinking? There are many answers. I am an economist, so I will answer by talking first about our economic future–or your economic future, I should say, because each of you will have… Continue Reading
Ernst & Young – 12th Global Fraud Survey
“Driven by market uncertainties and declining economic growth forecasts, many companies are struggling to maintain margins. With fewer remaining opportunities for cost-cutting, many businesses are now focused on opportunities in rapid-growth markets. Even these markets, however, are feeling the effects of a weakened global economy. In this environment, our 12th Global Fraud Survey’s findings are,… Continue Reading
Roxarsone, Inorganic Arsenic, and Other Arsenic Species in Chicken: A U.S.-Based Market Basket Sample
Roxarsone, Inorganic Arsenic, and Other Arsenic Species in Chicken: A U.S.-Based Market Basket Sample. Keeve E. Nachman, Patrick A. Baron, Georg Raber, Kevin A. Francesconi, Ana Navas-Acien and David C. Love http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206245, Online 10 May 2013. “Arsenic-based drugs are permitted in poultry production. Inorganic arsenic (iAs) causes cancer and maybe other adverse health outcomes. The… Continue Reading
