Bees Go Eerily Silent During Total Solar Eclipses
“It was like ‘lights out’ at summer camp!” Continue reading Bees Go Eerily Silent During Total Solar Eclipses
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Critical Cisco WebEx Bug Allows Remote Code Execution
Attackers can leverage the flaw by convincing users to open a file purported to be a recording of a past WebEx event. Continue reading Critical Cisco WebEx Bug Allows Remote Code Execution
Human Factor Podcast: Jenny Radcliffe and Chris Boyd
Hear Lead Malware Intelligence Analyst Chris Boyd talk about 10 years of experience in security and research on the Human Factor podcast hosted by Jenny Radcliffe.
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Winch Bot Records Hacks and Cats
Some people are better than others when it comes to documenting their hacks. Some people, like [Micah Elizabeth Scott], aka [scanlime], set the gold standard with their recordings. Hacking sessions with the Winch Bot have been streamed regularly throughout the build and this is going to lead to a stacking effect in her next projects because the Winch Bot was designed to record hacking sessions. Hacking video inception anyone? Her Winch Bot summary video is after the break.
The first part of this build, which she calls the Tuco Flyer, was [Micah Elizabeth Scott]’s camera gimbal hack which we already …read more
Chrome bug that lets sites secretly record you ‘not a flaw’, insists Google
Definitely not a security issue, says Google, as it moves to address flaw that could have you inadvertently starring in someone else’s movie Continue reading Chrome bug that lets sites secretly record you ‘not a flaw’, insists Google
Listen to the Eerie Warbles of the Oldest Sound Recording in History
The French sound recording pioneer Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville never expected his samples to be played back, but scientists found a way. Continue reading Listen to the Eerie Warbles of the Oldest Sound Recording in History
Blue Ribbon Microphone
If you’ve ever seen an old movie or TV show where there was a radio announcer, you’ve probably seen a ribbon microphone. The RCA 44 (see Edmund Lowe, on right) had exceptional sound quality and are still valued today in certain applications. The name ribbon microphone is because the sound pickup is literally a thin strip of aluminum or other conductive material.
Unlike other common microphones, ribbons pick up high frequencies much better due to the high resonant frequency of the metallic ribbon. This is not only better in general, but it means the ribbon mic has a flatter frequency …read more
