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Posted on May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 by James — 4 Comments

Floating Wind Farms Could Maximize Power Output

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Ridgewood NJ, maximizing power output to make windmills more efficient and more profitable has plagued mankind since the age of Don Quixote. The expression ’tilting at windmills’ derives from Cervantes’ Don Quixote – first published in 1604, under the title The Ingenious Knight of La Mancha. The novel recounts the exploits of would-be knight ‘Don Quixote’ and his loyal servant Sancho Panza who propose to fight injustice through chivalry. The symbolism for Don Quixote battle with windmills is not over looked by modern technologists.

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Posted on May 25, 2021 by James — 3 Comments

Google now lets you password-protect all your searches

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Ridgewood NJ, Google users now have the option to add a password to their Web and Activity page. Turning on the option will prevent anyone who picks up a logged-in device from seeing the device owner’s search history, YouTube watch history, and Google assistant queries without first entering a password. Instructions on how to turn the feature on are available in the article. Google focused a lot on privacy at its I/O keynote last week, announcing a new Private Compute Core for Android, a locked photos folder, and a feature that deletes the last 15 minutes of browsing in Chrome.

Posted on May 24, 2021May 23, 2021 by James — Leave a comment

Bitcoin Pizza Day

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Ridgewood NJ, May 22, 2021, marked the eleven-year anniversary of the first Bitcoin transaction, in which a Florida man paid for two pizzas with the cryptocurrency. The day has become part of folklore, not because of the transaction, but more the price: the man in question paid 10,000 Bitcoins, which today is worth over $80 million, for the two pizzas.

On May 22, 2010, now known as Bitcoin Pizza Day, Laszlo Hanyecz agreed to pay 10,000 Bitcoins for two delivered Papa John’s pizzas. Organized on bitcointalk forum, the Florida man reached out for help. “I’ll pay 10,000 bitcoins for a couple of pizzas… like maybe 2 large ones so I have some left over for the next day,” Hanyecz wrote.

The man who took up Hanyecz’s offer and bought the two pizzas for him in exchange for the 10,000 Bitcoins. Even then the recipient of the Bitcoins got himself a bargain, paying $25 for the pizzas, while 10,000 Bitcoins were worth around $41 at the time.

We know the 22nd was Saturday but we are trying to make this a “Monday Holiday” .

Posted on May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 by James — Leave a comment

Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell outlines the Federal Reserve’s response to technological advances in the global payment systems

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Washington DC, Technological advances are driving rapid change in the global payments landscape. The Federal Reserve is studying these developments and exploring ways that it might refine its role as a core payment services provider and as the issuing authority for U.S. currency.

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Posted on May 19, 2021October 16, 2023 by James — Leave a comment

6 Simple Tips That Can Help You Become A Successful Online Seller

Selling online and e-commerce have seen a lot of development in recent years, probably because of the unlimited range of customers you can reach. However, a significant challenge with selling online is, more than ever, the competition. Even though one can reach millions of customers, hundreds and maybe thousands of other sellers are also fighting for their attention.

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Posted on May 17, 2021 by James — Leave a comment

How Web Design Can Help Your Business Grow

For modern-day businesses, strengthening your brand and increasing revenue is something that you have to think about every day. From setting up growth strategies to keeping an eye on the manufacturing process, the aim is to constantly evolve and create a better future for the business, and in order to do so, you always have to pay attention to every little detail and make timely adjustments if needed. If there is one key aspect of the business that you should get right from the start to ensure better growth, it is your digital presence.

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Posted on May 12, 2021May 11, 2021 by James — Leave a comment

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Heads for Earth with Samples Collected from an Asteroid

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Ridgewood NJ, After nearly five years in space, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft is on its way back to Earth with an abundance of rocks and dust from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu.

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Posted on May 11, 2021 by James — 8 Comments

Group Responsible for the Colonial Pipeline Hack Apologizes

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Linden NJ, the FBI confirmed that Darkside ransomware is responsible for the compromise of the Colonial Pipeline networks. In an odd twist DarkSide, the group behind the ransomware attack that took down Colonial Pipeline, has apologized for the consequences of the hack.

The group clarified that its goal was to make money and not to create problems for society. It promises to vet future victims to avoid social consequences. DarkSide also claimed it isn’t associated with a specific nation-state but it tends to avoid targeting systems running in certain Russian and Eastern European languages. Colonial Pipeline aims to restore service by the end of the week.

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Posted on May 7, 2021June 27, 2021 by James — Leave a comment

Time to Update those Passwords

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Ridgewood NJ, The first Thursday in May is World Password Day, which was originally created by Intel in 2013 as a global effort to address the critical need for strong, unique passwords and emphasize the importance of this first line of defense in securing information, networks, servers, devices, accounts, databases, files, and more against cyberattacks. This day also serves as a reminder to update and organize all recent passwords. Now more than ever before, many users are connected to the internet and access multiple accounts and services for business, including email, applications, and vendor websites. Users also have access to multiple personal accounts, such as email, social media, online banking, bill payment, utilities, healthcare, shopping, entertainment, food delivery, dating apps, and more. The increased use of online accounts and services, combined with users engaging in risky password management practices, puts both themselves and employers at risk of account compromise and data breaches. Therefore, it is important to practice good password hygiene to protect accounts and data, not just on World Password Day, but year-round.

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Posted on May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 by James — Leave a comment

How The Healthcare Workers Are Exposed To Bloodborne Pathogens

As a healthcare worker, there’s a high possibility that you might touch a lot of surfaces, many of which might be contaminated as you go through your daily routine. That makes you a care provider to be at risk of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens.

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Posted on May 5, 2021May 4, 2021 by James — 4 Comments

Chinese Space Junk Making an “Unpredictably” Re-entry

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China recently launched a component of its new space station, sending a piece of rocket debris hurtling back to Earth in a completely uncontrolled landing.

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Posted on May 3, 2021 by James — 3 Comments

New Apple Watch Can Detect Blood Pressure, Blood Glucose, and Alcohol levels

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Ridgewood NJ, Rockley Photonics produces sensors for the Apple Watch. The company is preparing to go public in New York. A recent report suggests that its new sensors, which can detect blood pressure, blood glucose, and alcohol levels, could be in devices as early as 2022. Rockley Photonics’ CEO did not confirm if the sensors will appear in an Apple product. Apple is Rockley Photonics’ biggest customer, and it is unlikely that the sensors the report are referring to belong to any other company.

Posted on April 30, 2021 by James — Leave a comment

The IRS is looking for Help Hacking Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallets

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Ridgewood NJ, Cryptocurrency can be stored on small physical drives securely, unconnected to the internet. The IRS is looking for help to break into cryptocurrency hardware wallets, according to a document posted on the agency website in March of this year. The tax collection agency is now looking for contractors to come up with solutions to hack into wallets that would be of interest to investigations. While the agency may be in possession of a hardware wallet as part of a case, they may not be able to access it without the suspect’s cooperation. The IRS is looking for tools it can reliably use in multiple cases.

Posted on April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 by James — 1 Comment

Japan to Launch Blockchain-Based Stock Exchange in 2022, Turkish cryptocurrency exchange CEO Thodex Flees

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Tokyo Japan, SBI Holdings and the Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) have partnered together to build the Osaka Digital Exchange (ODE), a blockchain-based stock exchange to compete against the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The exchange will allow investors to trade digital securities using blockchain technology. SBI and SMFG will set up the ODE in March. The exchange will start trading digital securities in 2023.

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