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Wasn't exactly sure which section to post in. Princeton university students made a tool to see what's "spying" on you.

https://iot-inspector.princeton.edu

Hope fully they make it for other OS soon. Honestly, not sure why it was made for macOS first but my guess was for the smaller audience or the team that made it just liked that OS and want to see if people even caught on.

Almost a year ago I posted a thread about my Lifx smart bulbs not working and now I'm having a new issue after the latest update. The update came out about a week ago. I think it firmware version 3.50 and my White A19 and Dusk A19 bulbs were working amazing since the update in December 2018 but ever since about a week ago September 2019 they only work locally. I can control them fairly ok inside my home but as soon as my phone is off the wifi they appear to be disconnected. My girlfriend is home at the sametime and her phone controls them so I know it has to be a cloud issue. My Google Home account sees maybe one bulb here and there but mostly keeps failing. The dusk bulb seems to stay on the most but not consistent. The dusk is on a timer in the app and sometimes won’t change and sometimes will. My wifi is super strong and all the bulbs on are the same wifi as they were before. I’m a computer technician and I’ve installed a ton of your bulbs without an issue. All signs point to this being a cloud issue. I posted about it in the Lifx Community so hopefully I get a reply.

Figured recalls are a good one to track.

https://www.cpsc.gov/recalls/

I don't know how true this information on Wiki is but I figured I'd post a link for reference.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_the_United_States_by_state
https://www.atf.gov/firearms/state-laws-and-published-ordinances-firearms-33rd-edition
https://www.gunstocarry.com/gun-laws-state/

My state of NJ seems to be one of the most strict.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_New_Jersey

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/05/09/helium-shortage-2019-affecting-parties/1158604001/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories

No laughing matter
Still, scientists add, a helium shortage – which has been years in the making – is no laughing matter.

"It is a serious problem," said Roman Dembinski, an organic chemistry professor at Oakland University. "A shortage and disruption would quench our magnets, so we would be without instruments."

As helium prices surge to new highs, some researchers and companies in the medical industry, which uses the gas as a coolant in magnetic resonance imaging and nuclear magnetic resonance, are suggesting a ban on party balloons.

Helium also is used in space flight to pressurize the fuel tanks of liquid-fueled rockets, in satellite instruments, in aerospace for supersonic wind tunnels and even combined with oxygen to create nitrogen-free atmospheres for deep sea divers.

A big reason for the shortage is that about 75% of all the helium comes from just three places: Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar, ExxonMobil in Wyoming and the National Helium Reserve in Texas, according to gas-trade publication Gasworld.com.

In Texas, the reserves are being depleted, while at the same time overall demand for the gas has been growing.

https://www.gasworld.com/helium-qatar-4-plant-considered/2014735.article

https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/05/30/3-top-helium-stocks-to-buy-in-2017.aspx

Even though it is the second most abundant element in the universe, helium is rather scarce on Earth.

This does create a stock opportunity which is for another thread:
https://www.codebrosforums.com/index.php?topic=402.0

You can pay more for it, find another sourc, or wait. We did find some a few years ago.
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/scientists-unearth-one-of-worlds-largest-helium-gas-deposits/1010122.article

Helium is mostly made on Earth by radioactive decay.
https://science.howstuffworks.com/question12.htm

Can we use another gas? We can but Helium needs to be used in some situations. Helium is very commonly used in balloons so we should use something else for balloons. Here are some ways to extract other gases for balloons.
https://askzephyr.com/make-your-own-helium-for-balloons/


OTHER RESOURCES:
https://www.blm.gov/programs/energy-and-minerals/helium/federal-helium-program
https://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele002.html

"Microsoft Retaliates Against APT35 Hacker Group by Seizing 99 Domains"

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-retaliates-against-apt35-hacker-group-by-seizing-99-domains/

Microsoft Retaliates Against APT35 Hacker Group by Seizing 99 Domains
By Sergiu Gatlan
March 27, 2019 03:39 PM

Court documents unsealed today show how Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit was able to block some of the cyber attacks conducted by an Iranian-backed advanced persistence threat (APT) group by taking over domains used as part of their core operations.

By seizing the 99 domains previously controlled by APT35, Microsoft was able to take over parts of the hacking group's core operations and "redirect traffic from infected devices" the Digital Crime Unit’s sinkhole, thus collecting important info on the group's operations.

https://noticeofpleadings.com/phosphorus/files/Complaint.pdf

This would be a weird line of infringement of speach but I'm happy to see this happened.

http://www.ladbible.com/news/uk-uk-porn-guidelines-requiring-identification-could-start-on-april-1st-20190305?fbclid=IwAR3DpqVfvELDiN6s8uoXnsBSP5xahnSUgAS2QrXjducMEWsO2fMsP-NbvRc

New rules that could come into effect as soon as April 1st will require anyone wishing to access a free adult site to provide proof of identity.

Alongside those websites, a whole host of others will require anyone wishing to access free content of an adult nature to sign up to a new system called AgeID.

That means that you'll have to register yourself using details from a valid form of ID such as a driving licence, credit card, or passport.

Basically, as soon as you log on, you'll be met with a non-pornographic landing page upon which you'll be prompted to verify your age.

This is according to a spokesperson for the company providing the verification software.

AgeID spokesperson James Clark told The Metro: "When a user first visits a site protected by AgeID, a landing page will appear with a prompt for the user to verify their age before they can access the site,

You can expect to pay £4.99 for use with one device, or £8.99 for multiple devices, should you wish to go down this route.

If porn websites don't comply, they face a fine of up to £250,000 and even a blanket ban from UK internet service providers.

For anyone looking to have a "landline" phone this would be the way to go if you ask me. Super cheap if not free!!! Even if you just want a business line.

NewEgg LINK

https://www.obitalk.com/obinet/