Cancer Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Quote Botnet attacks using internet of things devices, including water heaters and air conditioners, could overload the power grid and lead to cascading blackouts, Princeton University researchers say. The researchers will attend this week's Usenix Security conference to present their findings on what would happen if hackers targeted the demand side of the power grid. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Vienna ranked as most liveable city in the world https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45174600 tkdguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Do they take Americans? tkdguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 ... Copenhagen ninth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Florida Man strikes again! Actually it's fabricated... but you believed it, because Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 19 minutes ago, L. Marcus said: ... Copenhagen ninth? Australia has 3 in the top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 I don't want to be in a city labeled most liveable. I wanna be one that's something like affordable. Vancouver BC is among the former, and not among the latter. Don't know about the rest on the list. I will also point out that one might arrive at the same "most" list if you set a cutoff minimum population, and from there used rather racist selection criteria. Michael Hopcroft, Sociotard and RDU Neil 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 I've lived in Melbourne and Port Moresby (number 5 on the least livable list). I preferred Port Moresby. Mind you, my dislike of Melbourne had a lot to do with moving there directly after living in Moresby - going from the tropics to the middle of winter. Brrr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 ... I see that the coldest temperature ever recorded in Melbourne is -2.8 C. Brrr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 -2.8 ignoring wind chill factor. And being almost the only person with a tropical-grade suntan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 You ought to visit us in January sometime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 Nope! Bazza and L. Marcus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 Agree with assault. assault 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 I have family in Adelaide and Toronto. I wouldn't mind seeing them more often. assault 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 I don't know about Toronto. I've never been there. I've never been to Adelaide either, but visit it in either Spring or Autumn. Otherwise its weather sucks. tkdguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 I've been to Adelaide...Ravenloft. assault 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 Double post plus good. assault and Old Man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 5 hours ago, assault said: I don't know about Toronto. I've never been there. I've never been to Adelaide either, but visit it in either Spring or Autumn. Otherwise its weather sucks. p I'd recommend the same seasons for Toronto too. Summer tends to be hot and muggy. Winter cold and snowy (and slushy), although not as severe as many other parts of Canada. But there's a ton of stuff to see and do in the city and surrounding areas; and there are plenty of fun festivals in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 8 hours ago, Bazza said: Double post plus good. You seem to have downgrades your posting. You ok ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 Yes, thank you. Yesterday I passed a work probationary review -- so counts as Other News. tkdguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 I've been to both places, although it has been decades since I last visited Australia. I wish I could go back soon to visit my aunt there. Bazza 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 Course, being the rural freak of our bunch, "Livable" and "city" are 2 words that cant possibly work together in my head. Hermit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 Watch Micky Dolenz perform for the first time with the New Monkees... and with Catherine Bach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Dang, Hawaii. A category 5? Just dang. Pele: Boom, Kilauea! Nobody wrecks Hawaii like I wreck Hawaii. Apu-Hau: Hold muh beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Icelandic actor Stefan Karl Stefansson has died at the age of 43 after struggling with cancer of the bile ducts for two years. That you don't know the name should not surprise me, but if you have kids, or follow memes, you know his most beloved character -- Robbie Rotten, arch-villain of the live-action cartoon Lazy Town. Robbie was a junk-food-swilling couch potato who wanted everyone in the town to be like him, only to be frequently foiled by the resident superhero and his spunky girl sidekick. It was over-the-top, slapstick comedy aimed squarely at the juvenile audience to whom they were trying to make the ironic point that kids should play and exercise rather than watching too much TV. I never watched Lazy Town, but the clips I've seen are surprisingly funny. The man had talent. He also had a well-groomed conscience. He fought bullying as an activist and fundraiser, aided many other causes, and was justly proud of his role as a husband and father. He lived a good life by all accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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