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[11:03] schestowitz[TR][11:03] schestowitz[TR]Thats why Unabiz is creating what it calls a unified LPWAN comprised of its acquired Sigfox assets, LoRaWAN technology, cellular technology, and even satellite connectivity (not all cellular or satellite technologies are LPWANs). Customers around the world can go to Unabiz and get an array of options to build out a city-wide, country-wide, or even a global network. And this week, thanks [11:03] schestowitz[TR] to a deal with Senet, customers in the U.S. will also have this option.
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[11:04] schestowitz[TR][11:04] schestowitz[TR]Now, you have the possibility to run the Arduino IoT Remote app in the background on demand. With this feature, your phone sensors are polled continuously and the data is sent to the Arduino Cloud in real-time. The polling periodicity and the thresholds have been smartly defined in order to optimize the battery consumption, and the feature can be enabled or disabled as desired.
[11:04] schestowitz[TR]The key benefits of the original use data from your phone feature are still available, in that you can automatically see your phone as a usable device in the IoT Cloud, along with a number of variables automatically created and associated with it. Those variables are associated with some of the sensors in your phone such as accelerometer, GPS, microphone, compass, or barometer. Additi [11:04] schestowitz[TR] onally, a dashboard is also automatically created so that all those variables can be monitored.
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[11:05] schestowitz[TR][11:05] schestowitz[TR]In this release, the LMDB backend gains a new Lightning Stream-compatible schema, which requires a data migration (this is automatic, and there is no migration back to the old schema). LMDB backend users should pay extra attention to the Upgrade Notes.
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[11:06] schestowitz[TR][11:06] schestowitz[TR]Problem is, when Fosstodon is down, I have no presence on the Fediverse, so we cant inform people as to whats going on. With that in mind, Id like to setup an alternate account on the Fedi for me to use. Plus, it also allows me to post about my other hobbies outside of tech; like fish keeping, motorbikes, home steading etc.
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[11:06] schestowitz[TR][11:06] schestowitz[TR]Active DNS measurement is fundamental to understanding and improving the DNS ecosystem. However, the absence of an extensible, high-performance and easy-to-use DNS toolkit has limited both the reproducibility and coverage of DNS research.
[11:06] schestowitz[TR]To promote the scalability and reproducibility of DNS research, my colleagues and I at Stanford University have built ZDNS. ZDNS is a modular and open-source active DNS measurement framework optimized for large-scale research studies of DNS on the public Internet.
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[11:18] schestowitz[TR][11:18] schestowitz[TR]Welcome to the debut episode of the Thunderbird podcast, which were affectionately calling the ThunderCast! Its an inside look at the making of Thunderbird, alongside community-driven conversations with our friends in the open-source world. We cant wait for you to listen!
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[11:18] schestowitz[TR][11:18] schestowitz[TR]Hi everyone! Its two days after the March 20 TLA+ workshop, which means its time to start getting feedback and revising things for the May 15th workshop. At some point I want to talk about my workshop technology I use, but thatll take some time to write up, so maybe next week? Well see.
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[11:35] schestowitz[TR][11:35] schestowitz[TR]We propose a solution for estimating Popillia japonica populations in vineyards using pheromone traps and Computer Vision.
[11:35] schestowitz[TR]This system utilizes LoRa technology to enable remote monitoring of Popillia japonica in vineyards. Arduino Pro allows farmers to monitor Popillia japonica activity with pheromone traps and collect the data remotely. This makes it easier for farmers to detect infestations early and take action, leading to improved efficiency and higher yields. The IoT technology also helps reduce labor co [11:35] schestowitz[TR] sts associated with manual monitoring.
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[11:37] schestowitz[TR][11:37] schestowitz[TR]The New York Times is reporting that a US citizens phone was hacked by the Predator spyware.
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[11:44] schestowitz[TR][11:44] schestowitz[TR]How often have you heard some version of this claim: population growth is not a problem for climate change, because populations are growing in poor countries whose contributions to global emissions are negligible? It gets repeated like a mantra, soothing words that banish thought. But what justifies a claim is not the number of times it is repeated, but the evidence supporting it. In a new st [11:44] schestowitz[TR] udy, we analyzed carbon emissions and demographic data from the past three decades and found evidence for a very different claim.
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[11:47] schestowitz[TR][11:47] schestowitz[TR]At the very top of the list is likely Canadas plans to implement a digital services tax next year (this is distinct from digital sales taxes, which is already in place). Ive covered this issue on many blog posts and Law Bytes podcast episodes (here and here). The issue dates back to the 2019 election campaign with a campaign promise to institute a digital services tax primarily designed to ta [11:47] schestowitz[TR] rget large U.S. technology companies that generate significant revenues in Canada from online advertising and user data. The policy has been adopted in several other countries, repeatedly sparking a response from the U.S. that threatens to retaliate with tariffs on sensitive sectors of the economy. For example, after France announced plans for a similar tax, the U.S. threatened to levy billions in tariffs on French products. In 2021 [11:47] schestowitz[TR] , the OECD reached an agreement on addressing the longstanding concern regarding multinational companies, particularly tech companies, paying their fair share of taxes on revenues earned from online advertising, online marketplaces, and user data. The agreement included a provision in which all parties agreed to remove digital services taxes and not introduce any new measures.
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[11:49] schestowitz[TR][11:49] schestowitz[TR]The Canadian Heritage committee moved ahead yesterday with a Bill C-18 motion that should strike fear in any group that participates in the political process. In a chaotic few minutes toward the end of the meeting, Liberal MP Anthony Housefather introduced a new motion that removed some of the worst of the authoritarian-style provisions previously proposed by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Mini [11:49] schestowitz[TR] ster of Canadian Heritage that demanded the private communications of potentially thousands of Canadians. However, it still retained mandated document disclosures that should send a chill into companies, NGOs, and anyone else that engages in, or strategizes about, government legislation. Calling executives into committee is not only appropriate, it is often essential. So too is following up with document demands based on the discuss [11:49] schestowitz[TR] ion. But in this case, the Heritage committee is engaged in a fishing expedition based largely on opposition to government legislation.
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[11:49] schestowitz[TR][11:49] schestowitz[TR]Now, more than two years later, after lengthy studies of how Chinese authorities could use the app for everything from surveillance to information operations, the Biden administration is attempting a strikingly similar move. It is better organized, vetted by lawyers, and coordinated with new bills in Congress that appear to have considerable bipartisan support.
[11:49] schestowitz[TR]Yet making TikTok safe from Chinese exploitation as a tool for Chinese officials to surveil Americans tastes and whereabouts, as an entry point into the phones that contain their whole lives and as a way to pump out disinformation turns out to be harder than it looks.
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[11:51] schestowitz[TR][11:51] schestowitz[TR]According to his prepared testimony, Chew is ready to dispute those claims, asserting that TikToks parent company ByteDance is not an agent of China. He will make the case that TikToks $1.5 billion plan (Project Texas) to firewall Americans data in U.S.-based Oracle servers will put to rest any concerns about TikToks origins.
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[11:51] schestowitz[TR][11:51] schestowitz[TR]So, what about the namesake? Well, Atari, then at the peak of its success, looked like a great example to emulate in this context. Owned by Warner Communications at the time, the company had introduced video games to millions of homes. And this was a company that wasnt looking for a handout, necessarily, but one that effectively inspired the creation of an entire industry out of thin air.
[11:51] schestowitz[TR]From a public policy standpoint, Ataris success looked incredibly appealing, something to support. If done right, the thinking went, it could inspire hundreds of companies just like it in its wakeAmerican companies. It had already directly inspired one manufacturer that was already pretty sizable by that pointApple Computer, whose cofounder Steve Jobs famously worked the late shift at Atar [11:51] schestowitz[TR] i in the mid-1970s.
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[11:58] schestowitz[TR][11:58] schestowitz[TR]Earlier this month, The Cure announced its first North American tour since 2016 and, along with it, announced specific steps it was taking to prevent ticket scalping following mass scalping activity and chaos with Blink-182 and Taylor Swift earlier this year.
[11:58] schestowitz[TR]First, the band sold tickets through Ticketmaster's Verified Fan program, which provides unique passwords (or presale codes) to fans who preregister with the company, and supposedly biases toward accounts that have a history of buying tickets and, notably, don't have a buying pattern consistent with that of a ticket broker (buying lots of tickets for the same acts across many cities). Second, [11:58] schestowitz[TR] the band said it would simply make tickets nontransferable to prevent scalping.
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