Day: 28 August 2018
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Swiss startup Energy Vault is stacking concrete blocks to store energy Quartz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmrwdTGZxGk
Thanks to the modern electric grid, you have access to electricity whenever you want. But the grid only works when electricity is generated in the same amounts as it is consumed. That said, it’s impossible to get the balance right all the time. So operators make grids more flexible by adding ways to store … -
Oxford IndieWebCamp is go!
Save the dates folks!
On Saturday 22nd September and Sunday 23rd September we will be having the first ever Oxford IndieWebCamp!
It is a free event, but I would ask that you register on Eventbrite, so I can get an idea of numbers.
IndieWebCamp is a weekend gathering of web creators building & sharing their own websites … -
Before You Turn On Two-Factor Authentication
Many online accounts allow you to supplement your password with a second form of identification, which can prevent some prevalent attacks. The second factors you can use to identify yourself include authenticator apps on your phone, which generate codes that change every 30 seconds, and security keys, small pieces of hardware similar in size … -
Battle of the Bulge: Why We're So Fascinated by Superhero Codpieces
There’s a YouTube video from 2014 simply titled “Batman Suit-up Compilation.” As that description suggests, the 106-second clip, which has received approximately 1.86 million views, is a highlight reel of different times in Batman movies in which the Caped Crusader dons his Batsuit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQyxKzuRT9Q
It’s a fairly innocuous video, but it’s generated more than 550 comments. And …