Is it safe to drink tap water in Europe?
2023-11-18
It seems that whenever we travel to a country that we haven’t visited before, we have doubts about the safety of tap water in the destination, and like to resort to bottled water. If you don’t know the water purity … Read the story...
How to install and configure Dnsmasq for your network – remote access option included
2023-11-14
Our home office network had gradually grown to the point that no one could remember the IP addresses of all devices. All the connected PCs, phones, tablets, and other devices had to be assigned names so that, for instance, a … Read the story...
Spanish Mediterranean city of Valencia named as the European Green Capital 2024
2023-11-02
Since 2008, the European Union has annually awarded Green Capital recognitions to cities that are leaders in environmentally friendly urban living development. Cities with more than 100 000 inhabitants compete for the Green Capital title and … Read the story...
Cities in Europe where you can easily tour the best sights by walking
2023-10-18
Even in big European cities walking is often the best way to go from one central place to another. Naturally, in big cities like Paris or London you need to complement walking with underground, bus, bicycle or electric … Read the story...
Amazon polices what customers should say and do at home
2023-10-16
Here is a telltale sign how the big, powerful internet giants believe they can rule the world. In the US, software engineer Brandon Jackson who works for Microsoft arrived home in one evening only to discover that his Amazon Alexa … Read the story...
Planning your first trip to Europe? 7 all-important things to know
2023-10-02
Before my first trip to the continental Europe I wish someone had told me that that there is so many fascinating places to see and experience apart from the must-see sights, such as the … Read the story...
Modern cars have become personal data collection machines
2023-09-18
Since 2018, when the renowned cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier tried (and failed) to buy a new car in the US that would come without internet connection, I have worried about the personal data automakers will be collecting from our … Read the story...
Tue, 28 Nov 2023 07:13:13 +0000
Before vehicle #digital key technology can reach ubiquity, there are still a lot of issues that need to be worked out. What kinds of technology should be used: Near-field communication (NFC)? Ultra wideband (UWB)? Bluetooth? How do we ensure it’s safe from #hackers? And what happens when your #phone runs out of batteries?
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Mon, 27 Nov 2023 07:34:01 +0000
I also have #Debian Bullseye Linux installed along with my assortment of must-have #Linux applications. That way, if my Internet goes out, I'm still in business.
I have another concern beyond worrying over my net connection. I dislike paying monthly subscriptions for #software.
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Sun, 26 Nov 2023 07:37:41 +0000
Only 10 countries in the world have perfectly clean tap water, but tap water in 50 countries has been analyzed as safe to drink. #Europe #travel
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Sat, 25 Nov 2023 07:12:35 +0000
No one can accuse a #megatrend of being unseen. The biggest of them all, climate change, dominates headlines, economic planning, political activism, trade, and nightmares. And a quick glance at a daily newspaper could give you a few other megatrends.
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Fri, 24 Nov 2023 07:13:21 +0000
Policymakers and activists are pushing to reform digital platforms to counter #disinformation. Most efforts focus on content moderation and fact checking, but little attention is being paid to reforming the digital advertising market. #adtech #socialmedia
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Thu, 23 Nov 2023 08:14:16 +0000
#Google is spending millions lobbying and actively fighting against #privacy laws that would protect you from online #surveillance.
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Thu, 23 Nov 2023 08:05:59 +0000
A survey among enterprise IT departments: the difficulty of finding business use cases and concerns about legal issues is holding generative #AI back, the report found. Badly conceived and poorly implemented AI solutions can be damaging, and the legal consequences of using generative AI are still unknown. #copyright
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Wed, 22 Nov 2023 07:18:51 +0000
For select researchers only: access to all content on#Facebook and #Instagram: The #Meta Content Library will exist on the web through a controlled-access "clean room" that prohibits the export of data. All analysis and review of the real-time content from Facebook and Instagram will be done through an API that has search capabilities.
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Bridge built by Romans and fortress by Arabs in Merida.
2023-11-12
Bridge built by Romans and fortress by Arabs in Merida.
