Archive for January 2015

What David Cameron just proposed would endanger every Briton and destroy the IT industry – Boing Boing

http://boingboing.net/2015/01/13/what-david-cameron-just-propos.html This article clearly shows how some politics seem to have serious problems in understanding security issues in Internet era. Many ideas that might superficially look like good ideas for some parties are actually crazy and bad for all when you seriously analyze them. Posted from WordPress for Android

LED-lit urban farms

  LED-lit urban farms aim to transform blighted cities with jobs, fresh food article tells about an interesting application for LEDs: A group of high-tech urban pioneers is using LEDs to power a large indoor vertical farming system in Newark, NJ. When complete, AeroFarms‘ latest urban agriculture system is expected to enough produce pesticide-free greens

Arduino vs. Phidgets – Dev Time Trials

Is Arduino easy enough? Or would some other platform be more suitable? Arduino vs. Phidgets – Dev Time Trials article looks at the situation. Is developing on an Arduino too slow? Are Phidgets too expensive? When might you use one or the other? Article breaks down what he learned from three experimental time trials.