Map making is a finicky challenge where oftentimes your map data — points, lines, and polygons — must align just right with your external data that exists as a CSV file or related. Mapshaper is an online tool that helps you massage your geographic data to where it needs to be. Source: Adjusting map data Read more about Adjusting map data with Mapshaper[…]
A hotel executive said a recently-passed New York law cracking down on Airbnb hosts will enable the company to raise prices for New York City hotel rooms, according to the transcript of the executive’s words on a call with shareholders last week. The law, signed by New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday, slaps anyone Read more about Hotel CEO openly celebrates higher prices after NYC anti-Airbnb law passes[…]
Somewhere a Lenovo engineer is crying over how your OS is accessing the SSD Source: Lenovo downward dogs with Yoga BIOS update supporting Linux installs Finally – wtf is with Lenovo!?
With proof of concept. Of course, this requires “hacking” the originating bot back and only works if the bot is running over http, but still, better than nothing. Source: Invincea Labs
Mike Kelley is a Los Angeles based artist specializing in architectural, aerial, and aviation photography. Source: Mike Kelley Art This stuff is made by sitting at an airport, taking pictures of everything that flies by and then creating a composite.
Long-overdue rules protecting security research and vehicle repair have finally taken effect, as they should have done last year. Though the Copyright Office and the Librarian of Congress unlawfully and pointlessly delayed their implementation, for the next two years the public can take advantage of the freedom they offer. Source: Why Did We Have to Read more about US Copyright Office stalls a year, but finally allows pentesting[…]