Day: July 3, 2020

Sky Anchor Puts Radios Up High, No Tower Needed

When it comes to radio communications on the VHF bands and above, there’s no substitute for elevation. The higher you get your antenna, the farther your signal will get out. That’s why mountaintops are crowded with everything from public service radios to amateur repeaters, and it’s the reason behind the “big stick” antennas for TV…


The best juicers for 2020 – CNET

We got to work testing today’s best juicers to find out if the juice is worth the squeeze. …read more Source:: CNet


F5 patches vulnerability that received a CVSS 10 severity score

Remote code execution in F5 BIG-IP devices exposes governments, cloud providers, ISPs, banks, and many Fortune 500 companies to possible intrusions. …read more Source:: ZDNet


The best meal kit delivery services for 2020: Blue Apron, Sun Basket and more – CNET

These convenient meal kit services deliver weekly menus and preportioned ingredients to enthusiastic but time-poor home cooks. And with shelter-in-place lockdowns, they’re more useful than ever. …read more Source:: CNet


The awesome Sega Genesis Mini retro console is back on sale for $40 – CNET

Play 42 classic games, no cartridges required. …read more Source:: CNet


Mysterious Explosion and Fire Damage Iranian Nuclear Enrichment Facility

A fire ripped through a building at Iran’s main nuclear-fuel production site early Thursday, causing extensive damage to what appeared to be a factory where the country has boasted of producing a new generation of centrifuges. The United States has repeatedly warned that such machinery could speed Tehran’s path to building nuclear weapons. schwit1 shares…


Barclays Bank appeared to be using the Wayback Machine as a ‘CDN’ for some Javascript

Tight-lipped bank has fixed the weirdness – but not said why it happened Barclays Bank appears to have been using no less than the Internet Archive‘s Wayback Machine as a “content distribution network” to serve up a Javascript file.… …read more Source:: Register


Hamilton on Disney Plus a heartwarming cross between play and TV movie – CNET

Review: The film version of the Broadway hit isn’t exactly like going to the theater, but still delivers a theatrical thrill. …read more Source:: CNet


The Audeze Mobius premium gaming headset is $300, its lowest price ever – CNET

With Waves Nx head-tracking tech, the sound genuinely seems to surround you. …read more Source:: CNet


Analogue radio given 10-year stay of execution as the UK U-turns on DAB digital future

Great problem of our time solved: Classic FM won’t have to rebrand as Classic DAB Analogue radio station licences will be extended for another 10 years, the UK government has said – entirely reversing plans to shut off FM and AM radio stations in favour of DAB digital radio.… …read more Source:: TheRegister