Saturday, June 15, 2019

HomePod Gains New Handoff Feature, iOS 13, iPadOS 13 Allow Audio Sharing To Multiple AirPods Simultaneously | Redmond Pie

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HomePod Gains New Handoff Feature, iOS 13, iPadOS 13 Allow Audio Sharing To Multiple AirPods Simultaneously

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By Oliver Haslam | June 4th, 2019

It's been a big day for Apple and developers of apps for its systems. The WWDC opening keynote came to a close earlier and it brought with it plenty of new announcements to get our teeth into. Two of them may have gotten a little lost in the crowd, but they're pretty cool regardless. We're talking about the HomePod gaining support for Handoff, and AirPods getting a new Audio Sharing feature.

Starting out with the HomePod, the new addition of support for Handoff is something that many have been hoping for since the HomePod first arrived. With Handoff enabled, users will be able to play audio or place a phone call on an iPhone or iPad and then hand that off to the HomePod wirelessly. It's a great addition for anyone who likes to listen to music on multiple devices, perhaps in the car, but then wants to carry on via their HomePod at home.

The new Audio Sharing feature for AirPods is one that Apple glossed over during the event, but is also one that could be hugely helpful. With Audio Sharing enabled, users will be able to take audio from one device and output it to multiple AirPods simultaneously. This will prevent users from having to use one AirPod each when sharing a movie on an airplane, for example.

Both of these new features will arrive as part of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 in September, with initial beta versions available for developers as of today.

Do you see yourself using either of these new features?

Do you think Korea hacked Sony?

2005

Do you think Korea hacked Sony?

I think I think teenagers hacked the FBI and the CIA.

IMO, me thinks they hacked themselves and the Whitehouse days before Obama announced new CyberSecurity bill.

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/sony-hack/sony-hack-n-korean-intel-gleaned-nsa-during-incursion-n288761

Sony Hack: N. Korean Intel Gleaned By NSA During Incursion

Comments by top U.S. officials, including President Barack Obama, that blamed North Korea for the Sony Pictures cyberattack were apparently rooted in a top-secret penetration of North Korea's computer systems by the National Security Agency, according to The New York Times — a report independently confirmed by NBC News.

The Times reported that the penetration occurred before the hack of Sony, but U.S. intelligence officials would not discuss the report Sunday or confirm its details. But the Times report says the evidence gleaned from the U.S. penetration of North Korean government hackers' activities persuaded Obama and other top officials that North Korea was behind the attack.

NBC News has been told that the U.S. intelligence agencies did not have any warning of the Sony hacking through its monitoring of North Korean computers, and that the first the government learned of the Sony attack was on Nov. 24, when the company alerted the FBI's cyber unit.

FBI Director James Comey said at a cyber conference at Fordham University on Jan. 7 that the North Koreans had become "sloppy" in hiding their tracks, adding:

"We could see that the IP [Internet protocol] addresses that were being used to post and to send the emails were coming from IPs that were exclusively used by the North Koreans."

Gen. James Clapper, director of the NSA, described his trip to North Korea on Nov. 6 and 7 — to bring back Kenneth Bae and Matthew Todd Miller, two Americans in prison there — at the same Fordham conference, including his dinner with the head of North Korean intelligence, who is in charge of Pyongyang's hacking unit. His trip preceded Sony's notification to the FBI that it had been hacked.

The NSA told the Times and NBC News:

The purpose of Director Clapper's trip to North Korea was solely to secure the release of the two detained U.S. citizens. As you know, it was a success.

There was no set agenda prior to his departure and he was not told who he was going to meet with until his arrival. So his interaction with General Kim was not a formal or pre-scheduled engagement to meet with his North Korean intelligence counterparts to discuss intelligence matters. Because of the sensitivities surrounding the effort to obtain Bae and Miller's release, the DNI [director of national intelligence] was focused on the task and did not want to derail any progress by discussing other matters.

While we will not specifically address the Sony matter beyond what was stated publicly by the DNI and FBI Director Comey last week, Director Clapper is (and was) fully aware of North Korea's many efforts in recent years to probe and infiltrate U.S. commercial networks and cyber infrastructure. The USIC [U.S. intelligence community] has been tracking North Korean intrusions and phishing attacks on a routine basis. While no two situations are the same, it is our shared goal is to prevent bad actors from exploiting, disrupting or damaging U.S. commercial networks and cyber infrastructure. When it becomes clear that cyber criminals have the ability and intent to do damage, we work cooperatively to defend networks.

IN-DEPTH

Sony Hack Most Serious Cyberattack Yet on U.S. Interests: Clapper
North Korea Threatens 'War Disaster' Over Sanctions
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Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Genetic Experimentation: Is Cloning the Ultimate Act of Social Darwinism by Elyssa D. Durant, Ed.M. ©️1996 – 2019

Genetic Experimentation: Is Cloning the Ultimate Act of Social Darwinism by Elyssa D. Durant, Ed.M. ©️ 1996 - 2019

View all posts by Chilleh PenguinApril 14, 2011

Genetic Experimentation

Is Cloning the Ultimate Act of Social Darwinism?

By Elyssa Durant

Who ever dreamed that by the end of the semester, the hypothetical question on cloning would become a reality?
Upon my first reading of the course material on cloning, the dilemma presented in the syllabi literally took my breath away. In fact, I was so profoundly affected by the hypothetical, that I made a Xerox copy and mailed it to my grandfather in New York. Initially I found myself wondering about the following question raised during a bioethics seminar:

A wife requested that she be implanted with the twin embryo her mother-in law had frozen many years ago; the mother in-law agrees, and the wife then presents her husband a "gift "—his own twin as his son.

Although an interesting situation, I must wonder whether this is a gift—or in some cases, a life sentence! Certainly, this could help answer the Nature v. Nurture argument once and for all—and I am tempted to let my intellectual curiosity get the better of me. Despite my Generation X status, I do not feel we can forget historical efforts to commit mass genocide against Jews, Armenians, and other ethnic groups.

It would be naïve to think someone hasn't already thought about the potential "benefits" of cloning, and how it might expedite the evolutionary process of Social Darwinism.

As mentioned in class, 6% of those surveyed would actually consider cloning themselves. I would be willing to bet that this percentage of the population has some overlap with those who feel privileged enough to be part of the Aryan "master" race.

Let us not forget that Hitler nearly succeeded in his plans to exterminate the entire Jewish population less than 50 years ago. It seems probable that some other maniac has or will think of the idea—and will hardly be persuaded by a few government restrictions on intellectual freedom and scientific curiosity. Lack of federal funding will hardly dissuade anyone with enough power or money to conduct experiments any way he sees fit.

Claiming constitutional protections under the First Amendment is quite a stretch— I do not think the First Amendment was intended to extend beyond freedom of the press and free speech. Clearly, the manipulation of genetic material and scientific experimentation on humans is bit different from the freedom to assembly.

How much prison time does one serve for 12 million acts of first-degree pre-meditated murder? Imagine if Hitler was forced to face his own demons by raising his own genetic clone? Although this may not be an effective form of punishment, it would certainly be an interesting one!

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Saturday, June 8, 2019

Investing in the Ivy League: Is it worth the money? || Elyssa D. Durant, Ed.M. ©️ 2019

Investing in the Ivy League: Is it worth the money? || Elyssa Durant, Ed.M. (c) 2008

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Investing in the Ivy League

Is it Worth the Money?

By Elyssa Durant

Is an Ivy League Degree Worth the Money?
Two days before the voter registration deadline, and another laptop goes missing. Only this time, it was not stolen by thieves or lost by the Election Commission. This time it was the Board of Education loaded up with the social security data and personal information of local school teachers.

The Tennesseean openly discusses the salary of Metro teachers in the July 6 edition of The Tennesseean. The reporter makes it sound like she has uncovered some profound secret: Teachers are underpaid. No shit?

The papers seem to gloss over the magnitude if the situation of teacher pay and mobility within Metro Nashville. I wasted a ton of money at Vanderbilt and almost as much in the Ivy League. By investing in a useless program and a worthless degree, I am the first to admit I have made some bad choices, but now I am asking for some advice. I CAN'T FIND A JOB! I can't afford to complete the application, or find transportation to get to an interview. I am beyond broke. I am so far in debt that I don't even bother to open my mail since it consists only negative balances, bank statements, and letters from collection agencies and the Department of Education. When I found out that someone recently used my social security number to open an account in Jersey City, I was thrilled at the prospect that my credit score might actually go up!

There are a plethora of young, talented individuals like myself who would be more than willing to work for MNPS or any other company if we could simply access the resources necessary to complete the application. We all know that teacher salary is ridiculous to begin with, so no kudos to the reporter at the Tennessean for pointing out the obvious.

Currently, I work part-time as an educator with a "Masters + 30" degree. I earn $10.46/hour before taxes and without benefits. That doesn't go far. Unfortunately, I simply cannot afford the fees associated with alternative certification.

I never dreamed that I would have to apply for a social services grant simply to find a job. I never thought about fees for fingerprinting, TB tests, official transcripts, examination fees, processing fees necessary to apply a position that really only requires a GED.

The bottom line is this: regardless of good intentions or misguided mentoring, I am a financial burden to you all. I pay taxes out of your taxes. I am absolutely convinced that there must be a better way to live than relying upon government subsidies to keep a roof over my head and Ramen noodles in my tummy.

I am not too proud to beg for a job or take some free advice if it will help me to get from here to there. I need someone, anyone, willing to give me a chance to prove myself.

Help become the person I was meant to be. Try to the see the person I could become. I have so much to contribute, but few resources get there. I believe I deserve more out of life than this, and I think that if you knew me, you would think so too.

This is the reality I live in. This is poverty. This is why I'm hoping that someone out there knows someone or some way that I can contribute more to society than what I am taking.

Relying upon the "welfare" of others is a terrible way to live especially when you have something to give back. I live so far beneath the poverty line, that I am willing to work for the necessities in life that I simply can not afford such as toothpaste and Internet access.

If anyone knows of some funds to help with the application fees associated simply to access community programs, grant based training programs, transportation, or Internet access for career resources, I will continue to be a leach on society.

I need someone to invest in ME!

I have sent similar letters to every agency and non-profit that I have ever "worked" for. Surely the AT&T cable bill could have included a measure to assist the disabled and economically challenged such as free online Internet access to Internet and the online interactive PDF application— also the only acceptable format by HR and Applicant Services for the State of Tennessee.

Surely one of these big companies coming to Tennessee can help by hiring one over educated, underemployed, and dedicated employee. All I need is a chance.

HELL NO!

Elyssa D. Durant

View all posts by Chilleh PenguinApril 14, 2011

Genetic Experimentation

Is Cloning the Ultimate Act of Social Darwinism?

By Elyssa Durant

Who ever dreamed that by the end of the semester, the hypothetical question on cloning would become a reality?
Upon my first reading of the course material on cloning, the dilemma presented in the syllabi literally took my breath away. In fact, I was so profoundly affected by the hypothetical, that I made a Xerox copy and mailed it to my grandfather in New York. Initially I found myself wondering about the following question raised during a bioethics seminar:

A wife requested that she be implanted with the twin embryo her mother-in law had frozen many years ago; the mother in-law agrees, and the wife then presents her husband a "gift "—his own twin as his son.

Although an interesting situation, I must wonder whether this is a gift—or in some cases, a life sentence! Certainly, this could help answer the Nature v. Nurture argument once and for all—and I am tempted to let my intellectual curiosity get the better of me. Despite my Generation X status, I do not feel we can forget historical efforts to commit mass genocide against Jews, Armenians, and other ethnic groups.

It would be naïve to think someone hasn't already thought about the potential "benefits" of cloning, and how it might expedite the evolutionary process of Social Darwinism.

As mentioned in class, 6% of those surveyed would actually consider cloning themselves. I would be willing to bet that this percentage of the population has some overlap with those who feel privileged enough to be part of the Aryan "master" race.

Let us not forget that Hitler nearly succeeded in his plans to exterminate the entire Jewish population less than 50 years ago. It seems probable that some other maniac has or will think of the idea—and will hardly be persuaded by a few government restrictions on intellectual freedom and scientific curiosity. Lack of federal funding will hardly dissuade anyone with enough power or money to conduct experiments any way he sees fit.

Claiming constitutional protections under the First Amendment is quite a stretch— I do not think the First Amendment was intended to extend beyond freedom of the press and free speech. Clearly, the manipulation of genetic material and scientific experimentation on humans is bit different from the freedom to assembly.

How much prison time does one serve for 12 million acts of first-degree pre-meditated murder? Imagine if Hitler was forced to face his own demons by raising his own genetic clone? Although this may not be an effective form of punishment, it would certainly be an interesting one!

https://powersthatbeat.wordpress.com/tag/copyright/

Saturday, June 15, 2019