The air quality in Paris is among the worst in Europe. It’s so bad that last year the city banned cars one day to try and bring down dangerous levels of smog. Under Paris’ new mayor, banning certain cars in certain areas will be the new normal in a few years.
Even with a VPN, open Wi-Fi exposes users | Ars Technica
Those moments between Wi-Fi connect and VPN launch can give away a lot.
Source: Even with a VPN, open Wi-Fi exposes users | Ars Technica
High-Pass-Sharpening – Luminous Landscape
Sharp Noise Every photographer as well as artisans of all sorts know how important it is to have an extra specialty tool available for when things don’t quite work out the way you expect them to. Photoshop’sHigh Pass Filteris one of those tools. Let’s see how to use it. Unsharp Maskingis the way that [Read More]
The HUMMbucker Electric Kazoo, A Screeching Kazoo That Plugs Into an Amplifier
PornHub is making a sex tape in space – Business Insider
“Filming will commence upon takeoff and as the ship climbs in altitude, so too will the lovemaking.”
Source: PornHub is making a sex tape in space – Business Insider
iOS flaw tricks you into giving up your iCloud password (updated)
Successful hack attacks often happen not because of tricky coding, but plain old “social engineering” — ie, conning people. A Github researcher called “
Source: iOS flaw tricks you into giving up your iCloud password (updated)
Apple is finally fixing the reason your Mac and iPhone’s Wi-Fi sucks
Noticed your iPhone and Mac’s Wi-Fi weren’t so good over the last year? You’re not alone, and Apple is finally fixing it, albeit quietly. Wi-Fi problems were one of the biggest complaints about…
Source: Apple is finally fixing the reason your Mac and iPhone’s Wi-Fi sucks
Court declines to suspend U.S. net neutrality rules – Yahoo Finance
New U.S. Internet traffic regulations, known as net neutrality rules, will go into effect on Friday after a federal appeals court rejected the telecommunications industry’s request to partly suspend their implementation while they are being litigated. The ruling on Thursday marked an early win for the Federal Communications Commission, whose assertion of a broader enforcement authority over Internet service providers is being challenged in court by AT&T Inc and cable and wireless industry groups. In a short statement, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declined to suspend the regulations and said that “petitioners have not satisfied the stringent requirements,” which included proving irreparable harm from the rules’ implementation.
Source: Court declines to suspend U.S. net neutrality rules – Yahoo Finance
Apple snuck a small tweak into its new operating system that could be bad for people with old iPads
App developers won’t need to support the older versions of your favorite apps in iOS9 and your old iPad might not be
All iPads prior to 1st gen Air were 32bit, as well as all iPhones prior to the 5S.
Source: Apple snuck a small tweak into its new operating system that could be bad for people with old iPads
