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Machine Learning

Cynet: An Autonomous Security Platform for Any Size Organization

Cynet protects the entire internal environment including hosts, files, users and the network. The Cynet security platform takes a different approach to traditional point security offerings, by providing a consolidated solution to all aspects of breach protec…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Plastic Pollution

Microplastics in freshwaters

As small as a grain of dustbut of great global significance. The word microplastics is familiar to many, but the dangers are virtually unexplored. In recent years, plastic pollution has become an ever-increasing burden on the environment. Countless videos and…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Palestine

Rep. Tlaib defends comments about Palestine, Holocaust

Rep. Rashida Tlaib has defended her controversial comments about having a calming feeling when she thinks about Palestinians offering a safe haven for Jews after the Holocaust. The Michigan Democrat, one of two Muslim women in Congress, drew fire last week f…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

Pamela Anderson: ‘We’re all climate refugees’

Pamela Anderson has said that we are all climate refugees as a result of the worlds current climate crisis. The model and activist has taken part in an expansive roundtable discussion on Dazed with actors, activists, musicians, and artists about a future conf…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Belt and Road

Leveraging China’s “Green Soft Power” For Responsible Belt and Road Initiative Investment

Chinas Belt and Road initiative (BRI) presents a challenge to global efforts tackle climate change and move toward a carbon neutral pathway. With $900 billion in potential foreign infrastructure spending under the BRI framework indicated by President Xi, Chin…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Filter Bubble

Popping the Filter Bubble

DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg talks data privacy, protecting yourself online and shares his favorite mental models for clearer thinking. Listen and Learn with The Knowledge Project on iTunes | Stitcher | Spotify | Android | Google Play Today I welcome Gab…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

NSA

Cryptanalysis of SIMON-32/64

A weird paper was posted on the Cryptology ePrint Archive (working link is via the Wayback Machine), claiming an attack against the NSA-designed cipher SIMON. You can read some commentary about it here. Basically, the authors claimed an attack so devastating …

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Slavery Abolition

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 474

This is the grave of David Hunter. Born in 1802, David Hunter came of age within the northern elite. His grandfather was Richard Stockton, who signed the Declaration of Independence and is probably best known today for having a rest stop named for him on th…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Monsanto

Links 5/14/19

Deepest ever dive finds plastic bag at bottom of Mariana Trench CNN Escalating Floods Putting Mississippi River’s Old River Control Structure at Risk Weather Underground Los Angeles Fire Season Is Beginning Again. And It Will Never End. A bulletin from our …

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Hiroshima

Game of Thrones season 8: Daenerys’ decimation of King’s Landing needs to be seen in the context of this historical event

Game of Thrones season 8 episode 5 has concluded and left in its wake a few beautiful moments, lots of shattered fan expectations, and several nuanced thinkpieces. There were certain scenes in The Bells (full episode recap here) that are worthy of mention: T…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Cynet: An Autonomous Security Platform for Any Size Organization

Microplastics in freshwaters

Rep. Tlaib defends comments about Palestine, Holocaust

Pamela Anderson: ‘We’re all climate refugees’

Leveraging China’s “Green Soft Power” For Responsible Belt and Road Initiative Investment

Popping the Filter Bubble

Cryptanalysis of SIMON-32/64

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 474

Links 5/14/19

Game of Thrones season 8: Daenerys’ decimation of King’s Landing needs to be seen in the context of this historical event

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