Neural Networks Prove To Be a Key Technique in Analyzing Gravitational Lenses
Credit to Author: Michael Byrne| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2017 12:15:40 +0000
Machine learning offers a natural solution to astronomy’s looming data deluge.
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One big lesson from the Essential smartphone email fiasco
Credit to Author: John Brandon| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 13:52:00 -0700
The term “improperly configured” is a real plague on the IT landscape.
It can refer to a firewall protecting an enterprise; it can create problems on a web server. For one newly minted smartphone company, it can also look pretty embarrassing.
Essential phone recently sent out an email to customers asking for proof of identity. This request was a little odd in the first place–who does that anymore? The email basically asked customers to send a picture of a photo identification or passport by email. From a security standpoint, that’s a bit like asking people to text your credit card number to a hacker.
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What Is to Be Done?
Credit to Author: Barrett Brown| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:37:15 +0000
It is time to consider alternate systems of governance.
Read MoreRare-Earth Nanocrystals May Be a Key Component of Building the Quantum Internet
Credit to Author: Michael Byrne| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:00:00 +0000
Caltech physicists offer a crucial new technology in quantum computing.
Read MoreIn 1.3 Million Years, the Solar System Will Briefly Contain Two Stars
Credit to Author: Becky Ferriera| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:57:45 +0000
It won’t be the first time the Sun has had its personal space invaded.
Read MoreYou Can Now Download Information From Every Congressional Session Since 1973
Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:15:43 +0000
ProPublica’s new bulk data set lets you download an entire legislative session at once.
Read MoreBefore it Shut Down, an Archivist Made a Torrent File of Eroshare’s Nudes
Credit to Author: Samantha Cole| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:00:00 +0000
Roughly a terabyte of homemade erotica has been saved from the brink of the recycling bin.
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