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NATO strategist: Die Hard 4 is the perfect way to describe real cyberwarfare

Apr02
by on April 2, 2019 at 12:37 pm
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When I entered a snow-covered military base in Tallinn, Estonia, on a crisp winter morning to do interviews on cyberwarfare, I didn’t expect the fourth Die Hard movie to be part of my research. “The movie came out more than 10 years ago, so you’d expect it to be outdated, but its depiction of cyberwarfare is actually very realistic,” said Siim Alatalu, a Strategy Researcher at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE). Wait… Live Free or Die Hard, a movie where John McClane battles a fighter jet with a semi truck, is realistic? “What makes it realistic…

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Scarecrow drones keep birds away from crops without causing them harm

Apr02
by on April 2, 2019 at 12:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


As drones have become more common and affordable, many animal-loving people have worried about their tendency to scare wildlife. Yet that problem may have a silver lining: drones might be used to scare animals away from crops, resolving conflicts with fright rather than lethal force. In a study published in the journal Crop Protection, researchers led by Zihao Wang, an aerospace engineer at the University of Sydney, describe their deployment of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at Australian vineyards confronted by  ravens and cockatoos with a taste for grapes. This is no small matter: some vineyards have reported crop losses of up…

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Scarecrow drones keep birds away from crops without causing them harm

Apr02
by on April 2, 2019 at 12:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


As drones have become more common and affordable, many animal-loving people have worried about their tendency to scare wildlife. Yet that problem may have a silver lining: drones might be used to scare animals away from crops, resolving conflicts with fright rather than lethal force. In a study published in the journal Crop Protection, researchers led by Zihao Wang, an aerospace engineer at the University of Sydney, describe their deployment of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at Australian vineyards confronted by  ravens and cockatoos with a taste for grapes. This is no small matter: some vineyards have reported crop losses of up…

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Scarecrow drones keep birds away from crops without causing them harm

Apr02
by on April 2, 2019 at 12:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


As drones have become more common and affordable, many animal-loving people have worried about their tendency to scare wildlife. Yet that problem may have a silver lining: drones might be used to scare animals away from crops, resolving conflicts with fright rather than lethal force. In a study published in the journal Crop Protection, researchers led by Zihao Wang, an aerospace engineer at the University of Sydney, describe their deployment of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at Australian vineyards confronted by  ravens and cockatoos with a taste for grapes. This is no small matter: some vineyards have reported crop losses of up…

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China takes top spot with 25% of world’s blockchain projects

Apr02
by on April 2, 2019 at 11:39 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


China appears to be edging ahead as a world leader in blockchain technology. As of November last year, the country was leading the world with 263 active blockchain projects, China.rog.cn reports. Indeed, China accounts for about 25 percent of all blockchain projects, according to figures from Beijing-based data service provider Blockdata. Beijing think tank, EO Intelligence, reported in December that there were 615 blockchain companies in China. Half of those are developing blockchain technologies for the financial industry. Earlier this year, Hard Fork found that China is also leading the world with the number of patents on blockchain tech. Narrowly…

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