Can Fusion Technology Help to Make Clean Energy Cheaper?

Despite the advances in solar and wind energies in recent years, 80 percent of the world still relies on fossil fuels as its source of energy. However, it is now generally accepted this needs to change. This has spurred the search for a clean and cheap energy source. Fusion as an alternate energy source Enter fusion, tipped as a hot contender for the world’s energy source that could replace fossil fuels. That this source of energy is being taken up seriously is evident from the funding of fusion startups by billionaires such as Jeff Bezos, Paul Allen and Peter Thiel in the past few years. They have established pioneering companies, such as General Fusion and TAE Technologies. Despite the setback suffered by the National Ignition Facility (the US fusion effort continuing for the past over two decades), new fusion concepts are being funded, and the research is taking a new direction. Moreover, the fusion research has entered the garage, where hobbyists can be seen fusing atoms and giving a fillip to a growing amateur fusion movement.

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Proxy providers under scrutiny in the first-of-its-kind market research report

Proxy service review site Proxyway.com assessed nine leading proxy providers in a first global proxy provider research report. The report finds that two providers clearly show the market performance and customer support, while the largest provider currently lags in every metric apart from marketing efforts. This month, Proxyway concluded dozens of tests on the leading proxy providers globally, testing their performance, speed, and connection quality, as well as marketing efforts throughout 2018. The report marks the first comprehensive evaluation of the proxy industry to date. The review site’s report reveals the strengths and limitations of the test subject’s networks and, most importantly, provides valuable insights about how to implement VPN for business purposes securely out there.

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Online Casino Payment Methods

Online casinos are rapidly gaining popularity due to their accessibility. Even though they had humble beginnings, they now rival land-based casinos in terms of the player base. As they grow in number and size, various online casinos work hard to diversify themselves and beat the competition. In order to stand out from the crowd, casinos started offering various sign-up bonuses, expanded their game selection, and most importantly – in order to attract a broader range of customers – they added multiple payment methods. In case you are wondering which payment method you should use to make deposits in online casinos – keep reading. Our article includes a small list of different options that allow you to make deposits and withdrawals in online casinos.

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6 Essential Gear Items for Every Newbie Photographer

Most people might think that photography is a costly profession, but it doesn’t always have to be that way. Of course, we all know that photographers need some specific gadgets to make their work more comfortable, but there are still ways to escape some of the costs incurred in these gadgets. However, having all the photography gear is essential, but buying all the gear items won’t make your work any more accessible or better. If you are a newbie photographer, we have listed the essential gears that can help you reduce cost and have the best photography results. When you have mastered the art of photography, you can then invest in more expensive photography gear. What are the essential gears for a newbie photographer? If you already have the perfect camera and some great post-processing tools like Luminar (I’m sure you wouldn’t want to miss creating amazing photos with double exposure effects), here are some other gears you need as a newbie to make you look like a professional.

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Powerful open source SQLite manager for Raspberry Pi

SQLite is a lightweight but powerful database management tool. It occupies a little space on the device – a bit more than 500KB, but offers most of the features implemented on other SQL database tools. SQLite is a serverless engine, meaning that the whole database is stored in a single file, and all transactions are reads and write from the file. There are no initial server configurations required – all you need is to create a .db file and start writing queries. This is why SQLite is preferred on small devices like mobile phones, embedded devices, and Raspberry Pi. Previously, we have installed an SQLite into Raspberry Pi, created a database and table with only a few lines of script. We performed all the tasks from the command-line tool. Eventually, you will want to have full control of the database and see the whole picture. Therefore, you should also consider installing SQLite manager, which brings a graphical user interface to work with SQL databases. To run the SQLite manager, you will need to work from the Raspberry Pi desktop. You may want to connect a monitor or use a VNC client to access the Raspberry Pi desktop like me. VNC…

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All Things IoT

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you must have heard about IoT. But, do you know what exactly IoT is? In the simplest terms, IoT or Internet of Things refers to the network of connected devices capable of collecting and sharing data across the network. Over the past few years, IoT has grown in popularity, and it’s believed that about 33 billion devices will be connected to IoT by 2020. But, we will not talk about why IoT is important or why it has grown in popularity. Rather, the focus of this article is IoT applications. So, let’s dive into a few applications of IoT by industry. Internet of Things Home Innovation Imagine a world where people’s homes could listen to them, talk to them and make decisions. In fact, this is already happening. Connected devices inside homes allow you to control your appliances like lights and HVAC with smartphones. There are more advanced options, too, such as smart refrigerators. Have you heard of Amazon Alexa? It’s an IoT device capable of performing various tasks such as calling an Uber, ordering items for you from Amazon.com, and playing music.

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How to Protect Your Business’s Computer Network

Your business needs a computer that is connected to a network, or in other words, the internet. Think, for a moment, about all of the benefits that you would obtain from doing this. You would be able to communicate with your clients, customers, and prospective employees daily. Not to mention, it allows you to have a presence on the world wide web, improving your credibility as a company. So, you decided to set up a computer network, but have you thought about what you need to do to protect it? To safeguard yourself against cybersecurity attacks and to keep your connection secure, you must adhere to the following steps. Monitor by installing a firewall A firewall is a software that people use to protect their private network security. It is precisely for this reason that it should be one of the first steps people take to safeguard their networks, which they must have turned private, to begin with. You don’t want unauthorized users to access your internet, right? That is why a firewall can act as a defense against this, as it can monitor and prevent security breaches at the same time.

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Scale up Big Data mining with Hadoop machine learning tools

Each human or organization doing various activities are constantly generating massive amounts of data. In real life, when you visit supermarkets, doctors, institutions, log into a bank account, visit webpages, spend time in social networks, buy online – you leave a footprint of data. The data of your past carries lots of interesting information about your human habits, interests, behavior patterns. If we scale up to organizations, where every process and decision play a significant role in business success, data becomes a valuable asset. Collected and properly mined historical data may help make critical decisions for the future, optimize the structure, and even see the business trends. Hadoop machine learning tools Big Data is everywhere and, so storing analyzing it becomes a challenge. No human can handle and effectively analyze vast amounts of data. This is where machine learning and distributed storage comes in handy. Hadoop machine learning is an excellent concept for dealing with large amounts of data. The Apache-based Hadoop platform is based on open source tools and utilities that use a network of lots of computers to store and process large amounts of data more efficiently. Hadoop machine learning has joined the concept of different tools. Hadoop…

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Must-Have Tech for Aspiring Music Producers

Music producers are often as talented as the artists they work with. They’re great at building and maintaining relationships; this might be through coaching and supporting the artists to ensure they are focused and motivated and can produce their best performances. Sometimes they need to be a diplomat as they try to keep both artist and record label happy when their creative visions conflict.  If you’re an aspiring music producer wanting to turn your dream into a reality, you must ensure you’ve got the right technology.  Building a home recording studio doesn’t need to cost the earth; in fact, it’s often best to start with the essential items and expand/upgrade it up over time. Here’s the list of everything you’ll need to get started.

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6 Important Camera Accessories Every Photographer Should Own

There is always one debate among photographers that photography isn’t about the gear, but it is about the person behind the camera. That’s true, but let’s face it: there are some camera accessories that you should have to aid your skills. Here we have listed down a few accessories that you should buy if you own a DSLR. 1. Tripod The relation between a camera and a tripod is inseparable. Tripods can help you in capturing photos where you require the help of another person. Moreover, they are also used in sports photography, astrophotography, and time-lapse videos and capture long exposures. With a tripod, you will achieve excellent stability and get correctly focused photos by avoiding the camera blur. 2. Extra Battery Imagine you are in long event photography, and suddenly your camera shuts down. It is frustrating to stop taking photos in the middle of the event. Having extra batteries in your bag allows you to keep shooting, and in the meantime, you can also charge the drained one. There are many Online stores where you can buy spare batteries online at discounted prices.

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