Category: Cosmology

Charting the Slow Death of the Universe – GAMA survey releases first data at IAU General Assembly

An international team of astronomers studying more than 200 000 galaxies has measured the energy generated within a large portion of space more precisely than >>>

Posted: August 11, 2015 in Cosmology

Astronomers Spot Huge Lava Lake at Volcano Loki on Io

Scientists analyzing high-resolution images from the Large Binocular Telescope Observatory in Arizona have discovered an enormous lava lake on Io.

Posted: August 9, 2015 in Space

Fermilab experiment sees neutrinos change over 500 miles

Source: Fermilab experiment sees neutrinos change over 500 miles

Posted: August 8, 2015 in Physics

Awesome Stuff: Making Mesh Networks | Techdirt

Source: Awesome Stuff: Making Mesh Networks | Techdirt

Posted: August 8, 2015 in Computer, Internet, Uncategorized

FBI Says That Citizens Should Have No Secrets That the Government Can’t Access: The Orwellian Cyber Police State Has Arrived | The Daily Sheeple

FBI Director Comey believes that national security is more important than constitutional privacy protections or, apparently, due process. After all, aren’t Source: FBI Says That >>>

Posted: August 8, 2015 in Computer, Editorial, Security, Social

EFF Told to “Shut the Hell Up” About SOPA – TorrentFreak

Warnings from the EFF this week that Hollywood is making renewed efforts to obtain SOPA-like powers over Internet companies has touched a nerve, with filmmakers >>>

Posted: August 8, 2015 in Computer, Editorial, Internet, Security, Social

Obama Administration War Against Apple and Google Just Got Uglier

The Obama administration’s intimidation campaign got a boost when a friendly blog raised the prospect of Apple being found liable for providing material support to >>>

Posted: August 7, 2015 in Computer, Security

Users of Yahoo hacked because of Flash – GadgTecs

Researchers at Malwarebytes, an anti-malware vendor, uncovered a large scale attack targeting Yahoo customers via Yahoo’s advertising network. Malwarebytes notified Yahoo about it and the >>>

Posted: August 7, 2015 in Computer, Security

Admins rail against ‘unwanted and unexpected’ Windows 10 downloads – TechRepublic

Some IT admins are complaining that Microsoft is slowing networks to a crawl by unexpectedly pushing Windows 10 upgrade files to networked PCs. Source: Admins >>>

Posted: August 7, 2015 in Computer, Operating Systems, Security

Iowa’s Kids Will Now Be Taught Accurate Climate Science In School | ThinkProgress

The state that will host the first-in-the-nation caucuses and a Republican presidential debate in January of next year will be teaching its kids mainstream climate >>>

Posted: August 7, 2015 in Environmental, Social