Wired: “Digital license plates sold by Reviver, already legal to buy in some states and drive with nationwide, can be hacked by their owners to evade traffic regulations or even law enforcement surveillance. Digital license plates, already legal to buy in a growing number of states and to drive with nationwide, offer a few perks… Continue Reading
Library of Congress Blogs: “For nearly twenty-five years, the Library of Congress has been archiving campaign websites for Presidential, Congressional, and gubernatorial elections. Back in 2022, we released a dataset of index files for the United States Elections Web Archive, and we are happy to announce that this dataset is being relaunched as data package… Continue Reading
Get air quality data where you live. Search by zip code, city, or state. “The Air Quality System (AQS), formerly the Aerometric Information Retrieval System (AIRS), is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) repository of ambient air quality data. AQS stores data from over 10,000 monitors, 5,000 of which are currently active. The system contains… Continue Reading
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, December 14, 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… Continue Reading
TimeMap.org presents a world map with a slider bar that starts at 4000 BC and ends at the present day. As you slide through time, you watch empires rise and fall. Any interesting civilization or event you spot can be instantly researched — just click on it and the relevant Wikipedia article appears in a… Continue Reading
A breathtaking total eclipse, courageous penguins, volcanic smoke rings and more. A spectacular total eclipse of the Sun delighted viewers in North America in 2024. The year also brought surreal developments in robotics, stunning auroras and feats that pushed the limits of biology. These are Nature’s picks of the year’s best science images. Continue Reading
PopSci – A lounging seal, a bloodied-but-undeterred honey badger, and a cheetah cub given a second chance at life: the finalists for the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice awards absolutely captivate. After selecting 100 Wildlife Photographer of the Year finalists from 60,000 entries, the judges picked out an additional 25 images to… Continue Reading
Pluralistic: “Of course you should do everything you can to prevent fires – and also, you should build fire exits, because no matter how hard to you try, stuff burns. That includes social media sites. Social media has its own special form of lock-in: we use social media sites to connect with friends, family members,… Continue Reading
MakeUseOf: “When you want to access the dark web, you need a special browser. Popular browsers, like Chrome and Safari, are unsuitable; You need a special dark web browser to open the encrypted dark web while preserving your anonymity. Whether exploring the hidden internet for curiosity or privacy, these are the best dark browsers. Tor… Continue Reading
Wired – “The project’s leader says that allowing everyone to access the collection of public-domain books will help “level the playing field” in the AI industry. Harvard University announced Thursday it’s releasing a high-quality dataset of nearly 1 million public-domain books that could be used by anyone to train large language models and other AI… Continue Reading
Fact-Checking What Donald Trump Said in His 2024 Person of the Year Interview With TIME. Question..has TIME ever fact checked the statements of their choice for Person of the Year? They had to interpret, clarify, restate and correct his statements. TIME has published the transcript of that conversation. In addition, below is a review for… Continue Reading
Pew: Most teens use social media and have a smartphone, and nearly half say they’re online almost constantly. “Nine-in-ten teens report using YouTube, slightly down from 95% in 2022. Roughly six-in-ten teens say they use TikTok and Instagram, and 55% say the same for Snapchat. YouTube tops the list of the online platforms we asked… Continue Reading