In 2003, scientists at London’s Imperial College hatched a somewhat out-there idea. They wanted to deal with the increasingly pesticide-resistant mosquitoes that were killing half a million people a year by spreading malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. What biologists Austin Burt and Andrea Crisanti proposed was […]
Day: September 24, 2018
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A ripple effect is a situation in which, like ripples expanding across the water when an object is dropped into it, an effect from an initial state can be followed outwards incrementally (source Medium)
Croatia Achieves Highest Ever Ranking on Henley Passport Index
In all, Croatian passport holders can now travel to 169 countries without visas. The Croatian passport is some way behind global leaders, Japan and … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Hulu is first to live stream TV to Amazon’s Echo Show
Amazon’s Echo Show will apparently also work like a little TV, not just a visual interface for Alexa and her many apps. When the newly announced 10-inch HD screen Echo Show begins shipping next month, it will offer support for Hulu – the first live […]
Pensioni quota 100, tra i beneficiari molti docenti nati fino al 1957
Il governo è dunque al lavoro su un'ipotesi di riforma delle pensioni per introdurre quota 100 con un minimo di 62 anni di età e 36-37 anni di contributi … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
YubiKey 5’s FIDO2 support will help you ditch passwords entirely
The YuiKey 5 series now supports FIDO2, FIDO U2F, smart card (PIV), Yubico OTP, OpenPGP, OATH-TOTP, OATH-HOTP and Challenge-Response on a single device. There are four different devices that are part of the line: the YubiKey 5 NFC has a USB-A connection and NFC for […]
Scontro tra bus all’uscita di scuola, feriti tre studenti nella Bergamasca: due sono gravi
Tre studenti sono rimasti feriti, due dei quali in modo grave, nello scontro tra due autobus di linea avvenuto intorno alle 13 davanti alla stazione di Gazzaniga, in provincia di Bergamo. Sul luogo dell’incidente sono stati inviati due elicotteri del 118, uno da Bergamo e […]
Intel unveils huge and insanely fast 1.5TB Optane 905p SSD
The Intel Optane 905p series of solid state drives (SSDs) is very fast (check out our Intel Optane 905P review to find out just how fast it is), and Intel has just announced a new 1.5TB capacity for the speedy storage. Until recently, the Intel […]
Roku Premiere and Premiere+(2018): Price, Details, Release Date
Not to be outdone by Amazon’s deluge of hardware announcements last week, set-top box maker Roku is readying two new, low-cost streaming video boxes. Along with the new hardware, Roku is going to work with Google Assistant voice control to make it easier for users […]
Esce di prigione e viene subito arrestato, senza pace l’oppositore russo Nalvalny
Uscito di prigione e subito arrestato. Non c'è pace per Alexey Navalny, leader dell'opposizione russa, nuovamente fermato non appena è uscito dalla cella dove ha scontato la condanna a 30 giorni di detenzione amministrativa per aver organizzato lo … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews