Getting Inked Up? Thank Thomas Edison
Edison’s electric pen was designed for printing documents. But it’s still used today for tattooing Photo: Science Museum Group Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+P. Copy, Paste, Print. Or maybe skip that last step and don’t.....»»
Researchers model regional impacts of specific anthropogenic activities, their influence on extreme fire weather risk
When the Thomas Fire raged through Ventura and Santa Barbara counties in December 2017, Danielle Touma, at the time an earth science researcher at Stanford, was stunned by its severity. Burning for more than a month and scorching 440 square miles, th.....»»
Programmer has two password guesses left to save his $240 million of Bitcoin
The New York Times reports that the German-born programmer who lives in San Francisco was given the haul of Bitcoin over a decade ago, back when they were worth just a few dollars each. Thomas stored them in a digital wallet on his IronKey hard drive.....»»
Lost Passwords Lock Millionaires Out of Their Bitcoin Fortunes
Stefan Thomas, a German-born programmer living in San Francisco, has two guesses left to figure out a password that is worth, as of this week, about $220 million. From a report: The password will let him unlock a small hard drive, known as an IronKey.....»»
Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment
One of the most prominent and popular new models for investors is revenue-based investing (RBI). Thomas Rush Contributor Share on Twitter Thomas Rush is founder of Bootstrapp an.....»»
Machine learning improves particle accelerator diagnostics
Operators of the primary particle accelerator at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility are getting a new tool to help them quickly address issues that can prevent it from running smoothly. A new machine learni.....»»
Experiment to precisely measure electrons moves forward
A new probe of the humble electron may provide insight into the forces at work inside the heart of matter. Now, the MOLLER experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is one step closer to carrying out.....»»
Successful IT Workers Applaud Non-Traditional Paths to Tech
Tech columnist Chris Matyszczyk describes what happened after Microsoft's senior cloud advocate tweeted "Hire folks with non-traditional paths to tech." Thomas Zeman, whose Twitter bio declared he's "scaling pods at daytime, working on a docker based.....»»
Kazakhstan spies on citizens’ HTTPS traffic; browser-makers fight back
Kazakhstan gov required citizens to install self-signed root certificate. Enlarge (credit: Thomas Jackson | Stone | Getty Images) Google, Mozilla, Apple, and Microsoft said they’re joining forces to stop Kazakhstan’s government from decryp.....»»
Kazakhstan spies on citizens’ HTTPS traffic; browser makers fight back
Kazakhstan gov required citizens to install self-signed root certificate Enlarge (credit: Thomas Jackson | Stone | Getty Images) Google, Mozilla, Apple, and Microsoft said they’re joining forces to stop Kazakhstan’s government from decrypt.....»»
“Simp,” “incel” part of newly banned insults on Twitch
New policies also tighten restrictions on sexual harassment, hateful content. Enlarge / Photo illustration of the Twitch logo on a smartphone. (credit: Getty Images | Thomas Trutschel) As part of a crackdown on "sexually focused terms" on its.....»»
Scientist tests new technology for removing, destroying "forever chemicals"
University of Rhode Island hydrogeologist Thomas Boving and colleagues at EnChem Engineering Inc. are testing a proprietary new technology for quickly removing and destroying hazardous chemical compounds from soil and groundwater. If proven effective.....»»
Bitcoin price passes $20,000, setting new record
The value of the world's bitcoins is around $380 billion. Enlarge (credit: Thomas Trutschel / Getty Images News) The price of one bitcoin rose above $20,000 on Wednesday. The new all-time record caps a year of gains for the world's most valua.....»»