Month: February 2020
The war against space hackers: how the JPL works to secure its missions from nation-state adversaries
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory designs, builds, and operates billion-dollar spacecraft. That makes it a target. What the infosec world calls Advanced Persistent Threats — meaning, generally, nation-state adversaries — hover outside its online borders, constantly seeking access to its “ground data systems,” its networks on Earth, which in turn connect…
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From the Strategist: The best running hydration packs and water bottles
While most races provide aid stations with water or Gatorade along the course, it isn’t always as easy to quench your thirst when you’re running on your own. Fortunately, there are lots of options for carrying water with you — handheld bottles, of course, but also more technical waist packs…
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Nebia by Moen Review: A Showerhead That Made Me Really Cold
Not even a luxury, high-tech showerhead can make me turn on the mist setting in the middle of winter. Source
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Windows 7 is hit by bug that stops a PC shutting down – but there’s a workaround
Windows 7 has another bug following official support for the OS ending, and it’s more serious than the wallpaper glitch Microsoft previously patched, with users left unable to reboot or shutdown their PC – at least not without resorting to rather clunky workarounds (more on that later). Windows 7 reached…
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Activision has plans for ‘several’ remastered games in 2020
Activision Blizzard has announced that it’s planning to release “several” more “remasters and reimagined experiences” in 2020. The news comes from a recent financial call Activision held with investors and analysts. Although the majority of the call was spent going over the company’s financial performance for Q4 2019, Activision did…
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17 Best Nintendo Switch Games (2020): ‘Pokémon’, ‘Cuphead’, and More
From Hyrule to Hallownest, these are our absolute favorite games for Switch, including multiplayer, co-op, and single-player games. Source
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