SpaceX is poised to launch its 23rd resupply mission to the International Space Station early Saturday from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A Cargo Dragon capsule is packed with more than 4,800 pounds of supplies and experiments. Liftoff is scheduled for 3:37 a.m. EDT (0737 GMT), […]
The Sky This Week: The Moon meets Uranus
Enjoy the Last Quarter Moon and find a classic variable star from August 27 to September 3.
Watch live: NASA, SpaceX preview upcoming Dragon cargo mission to space station @ 12 pm ET
The prelaunch briefing today (Aug. 27) begins at 1 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT).
Thierry Sabine tribute: A Dommie from the Czech Republic
The NX650 Dominator is a staple of the European dual sport scene, even though production stopped 18 years ago. Like the Suzuki DR650, it’s one of those lightweight, bulletproof air-cooled singles that seem to go on forever. There’s no shortage of Dominator customs out there, but this is one of […]
Treasures and Scrap
When we share a history with a motorcycle, we develop bonds that go far beyond function.
Why Every Manufacturer Should Care About IoT Asset Management
Traditionally, manufacturers use technology solutions like SCADA or EAM applications or RFID/Barcode or GPS solutions to track assets. Although these are technology solutions, they work discretely and are controlled by different stakeholders. Every Manufacturer Should Care About IoT Asset Management With the technical data collected by different stakeholders for different […]
Need to get root on a Windows box? Plug in a Razer gaming mouse
Razer’s automatically downloaded installer exposes a SYSTEM shell to any user.
Hackers are trying to topple Belarus’s dictator, with help from the inside
Since becoming president of Belarus in 1994, Alexander Lukashenko has built Europe’s most repressive police state and ruthlessly used his power to stay in office as a dictator. Now hackers are trying to turn the extensive surveillance state against Lukashenko to end his reign—and to do it, they claim to […]
Apple will now let App Store developers talk to their customers about buying direct
Apple announced today it has reached a proposed settlement (embedded below) in a lawsuit filed against it by developers in the United States. The agreement, which is still pending court approval, includes a few changes, the biggest one being that developers will be able to share information on how to […]
A look at El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin as a national currency on Sept. 7, by giving citizens $30 to sign up for its Chivo wallet, and potential issues (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: A look at El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin as a national currency on Sept. 7, by giving citizens $30 to sign up for its Chivo wallet, and potential issues — Impoverished nation is defying warnings against using volatile crypto asset as official currency alongside U.S. dollar