We have created a visually rich guide that allows anyone to understand the core concepts of mapping and start contributing to OpenStreetMap using the advanced JOSM Editor.
Source : The illustrated guide to getting started with OpenStreetMap | Mapbox
We have created a visually rich guide that allows anyone to understand the core concepts of mapping and start contributing to OpenStreetMap using the advanced JOSM Editor.
Source : The illustrated guide to getting started with OpenStreetMap | Mapbox
Bad news if you want to burn hairs off your face using a laser: Kickstarter has pulled the fundraising page for the “Skarp” laser razor, despite the project having already raised $4m on the crowdfunding platform.Kickstarter’s reasoning is fairly straightforward, however: the Skarp doesn’t actually work.
Source : Laser razor thrown off Kickstarter because it doesn’t work | Technology | The Guardian
The Groundwork, according to Democratic campaign operatives and technologists, is part of efforts by Schmidt—the executive chairman of Google parent-company Alphabet—to ensure that Clinton has the engineering talent needed to win the election.
The majority of time spent on mobile is in apps, and people spend the majority of that time in just a handful of apps, including Facebook and Instagram.1 For people, the mobile shopping experience is often difficult to navigate. Customers can experience slow load times and too many steps on the way to checkout. This is bad for people and bad for marketers.
On Facebook we’ve seen that people are coming to our platform not only to connect with friends and family but also with products and brands.
Source : Connecting People to Brands and Products on Mobile | Facebook for Business
Investigators from the National Crime Agency found images on the computer of Stefan Rigo, 34, including ones of people involved in sexual activity.
Rigo targeted a variety of victims after gaining remote access to their computers’ webcams. Incriminating images on his computer were discovered after a forensic examination. Out of 14 confirmed individuals he spied on – roughly half were people he knew personally.
Source : Webcam hacker spied on sex acts with BlackShades malware – BBC News
The digital privacy of Australians ends from Tuesday, October 13.
Source : Data retention and the end of Australians’ digital privacy
More Americans have died from guns in the United States since 1968 than on battlefields of all the wars in American history. Each year, the number of firearm-related deaths reach almost the equivalent of U.S. casualties in Korean War.
Source : Data Visualization: More Americans killed by guns since 1968 than in all U.S. wars
They have all kinds of jobs. Some have top positions in the health services, others are unemployed and disabled. Some have done Christian work, others have held central positions in the armed forces. Some are manual workers; others are artists, musicians or photographers. Some work in IT.All the downloaders are men. That is one of the few common denominators.
This map is not really the best option to show such a thing…
Source : This map shows 95,000 downloaders of child abuse pictures worldwide – Kampen mot overgrepsfiler – VG
Last week, T-Mobile revealed that hackers had stolen records for “approximately” 15 million people. How approximate? If history is any guide, very approximate.
Source : Never trust the first number announced in a data breach – Quartz
Histography is an interactive timeline that spans across 14 billion years of history, from the Big Bang to 2015
Source : Histography – Timeline of History
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