Funky Weird Blog Spot: November 2018

Home Routers Under Attack by NSA-Spawned Malware: What to Do
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/routers-malware-upnproxy-eternalsilence,news-28727.html

https://www.zdnet.com/article/elasticsearch-server-exposed-the-personal-data-of-over-57-million-us-citizens/

And Dell, Dunkin Donuts, Atrium, botnet report, Msoft cloud 2FA, Army VR $480m.

New industrial espionage campaign leverages AutoCAD-based malware | ZDNet
https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-industrial-espionage-campaign-leverages-autocad-based-malware/

Emotion shapes the diffusion of moralized content in social networks | PNAS: the presence of moral-emotional language in political messages substantially increases their diffusion within (and less so between) ideological group boundaries.

Nail Your Next Talk or Presentation By Using These 5 Strategies | Inc.com

https://www.inc.com/carol-sankar/nail-your-next-talk-or-presentation-by-using-these-5-strategies.html

Trump Administration's Strategy on Climate: Try to Bury Its Own Report

Identity protective cognition

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/25/climate/trump-climate-report.html?nytapp=true&smid=nytcore-ios-share

The World Needs to Quit Coal. Why Is It So Hard?

https://nyti.ms/2zpgrOZ?smid=nytcore-ios-share

EasyExpat.com - Information for Expatriates, Expat Guides: "Info for International Relocation Portal: Move, Work, Live Abroad."

International Air Freight & Air Shipping Charges, Rates, & Cost | Freightos: If the volumetric weight exceeds the actual weight of the product, the volumetric weight becomes the chargeable weight. For light shipments, use this chargeable weight calculator to work out whether your shipment will be charged by actual weight or dimensional weight.

Broadband in Coventry -: fibre broadband is available to homes within a 5 mile radius of Coventry.

FreeRTOS TCP/IP Stack Vulnerabilities Put A Wide Range of Devices at Risk of Compromise: From Smart Homes to Critical Infrastructure Systems | Zimperium Mobile Security Blog: During our research, we discovered multiple vulnerabilities within FreeRTOS’s TCP/IP stack and in the AWS secure connectivity modules. The same vulnerabilities are present in WHIS Connect TCP/IP component for OpenRTOS\SafeRTOS.

Echo Barrier | Outdoor Sound Barrier | Acoustic Barrier Fence: Unique roll-up design for compact storage and transportation

Versipanel Portable Acoustical Wall for Offices and Studios: These portable partition walls are constructed with acoustical ribbed fabric and heavy foam cores.

Is caller ID spoofing driving you nuts? The FCPA Blog: The FCC says "spoofing" is when a caller deliberately falsifies the information transmitted to your caller ID display to disguise their identity.

How to Create a Successful Patron Campaign for Your Podcast | Podbean Podcast Blog: Here are a few tips about setting up a great crowdfunding page:

How Patreon became a major source of revenue for podcasters: So McCoy and Golden turned to a then-new crowdfunding platform called Patreon.

"Is Satoshi Nakamoto Turning in his Virtual Grave?" by john kenny https://link.medium.com/EtbjO9hd4R

"A beginners guide to keeping your crypto safe" by Jack Dossman https://link.medium.com/RsiKwS9c4R

International Programs - Totalization Agreement with the United Kingdom: If you don't wish to file a claim for benefits but would like more information about the agreement, write to:

International Programs - Totalization Agreement with the United Kingdom: The following table shows the various types of Social Security benefits payable under the U.S. and U.K. Social Security systems and briefly describes the eligibility requirements that normally apply for each type of benefit.

CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE REQUEST FORM - Select the Request Form Type: Please complete application forms as completely and accurately as possible.

International Programs- International Programs and Resources: The United States has bilateral Social Security agreements with 28 countries. The agreements improve benefit protection for workers who have divided their careers between the United States and another country.

Medicare coverage when living abroad - Medicare Interactive: Although Medicare does not typically cover medical costs you receive when you live abroad, you still need to choose whether to enroll in Medicare when you become eligible or to turn down enrollment.

Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis: Symptoms and treatment: a painful bump to develop on the top rim or helix of the ear or the curved piece of cartilage just inside, known as the antihelix.

Relapsing polychondritis | Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) – an NCATS Program: The exact underlying cause of RP is unknown; however, scientists suspect that it is an autoimmune condition

The Importance of Existential Intelligence – Awecademy – Medium: Asking questions — and asking good ones — is how we move forward as a species. It is the foundation of any major scientific discovery or existential breakthrough. It all starts with a question.

Playa Blanca, Tijuana, Baja California — Point2 Homes: Another Playa Blanca feature is its location between Rosarito and Tijuana. It has its own highway ramp and is just 15 minutes south of the border with easy freeway access.

The Park At Malibu, Tijuana, Baja California — Point2 Homes: Halfway between Playas de Tijuana and Rosarito, you can walk to convenience store, restaurants, pizza, cafe, nail salon and of course San Antonio del Mar sandy beach.

NeuroCyber:2 - Cyber Growth Partnership - progressive!

https://cyberexchange.uk.net/#/events/581

US joins Russia, North Korea in refusing to sign cybersecurity pact
https://shareblue.com/paris-cybersecurity-pact-united-states-russia-refuse/

The Apollo Breach Included Billions of Data Points | WIRED: "Apollo's trove containing 212 million contact listings as well as nine billion data points related to companies and organizations" (45 per subject)

On Puritanism - The Faithless Feminist

Give it a look, try it?

https://faithlessfeminist.com/blog-posts/on-puritanism/

Meeting Kosovo's clickbait merchants - BBC News: "But it is - by far - the easiest and most accessible way of making money for some. If you want to stop it, you can't just burn the fields. You also need to give people something else to grow." And reduce demand...

"apply for retirement status and prove they have sufficient monthly income (or substantial assets) to support themselves"

https://www.mexperience.com/lifestyle/living-in-mexico/visas-and-immigration/

Special Eurobarometer 464a: Europeans’ attitudes towards cyber security - Datasets: The aim of this survey is to understand EU citizens’ awareness, experiences and perceptions of cyber security issues.

PublicOpinion - European Commission: L'attitude des Europ�ens � l'�gard de la cyber-s�curit�

Trade in with Apple GiveBack - Apple: Trade in your eligible device for an Apple Store Gift Card or a refund on your purchase

Traditional Elegance (736119 downloads) - Chronological Resume: Simple, clean, and well-organized, this traditional resume template has a decidedly universal design

750 Cover Letter Templates | MyPerfectCoverLetter: A well-written and convincing accounting and finance cover letters reflects your professional and legal expertise as well as a keen attention to detail.

Ancient genomics is recasting the story of the Americas' first residents - Brazil and Oz

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07374-1

Symantec (@symantec) tweeted at 4:05 PM on Wed, Nov 07, 2018:
Our 3,800 cyber security researchers and engineers work to keep us all one step ahead of the bad actors.
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283 Cover Letter Templates For Any Job: "This workshop-style guide provides you with a step-by-step approach to building a cover letter from heading to closing (and in that order), and free cover letter templates to get you started."

Choosing the Right Mapping Drone for Your Business Part II: Aerial Imaging and Cameras: Learn more about using modified RGB and Multispectral cameras for precision agriculture in our online guide to identifying crop variability with drones.

Perception and action de-coupling in congenital amusia: sensitivity to task demands. - Goldsmiths Research Online: we find evidence of a double dissociation: while a minority of amusics had lower (better) thresholds for production compared to perception of pitch, more than half showed the reverse pattern.

Reduced sensitivity to emotional prosody in congenital amusia rekindles the musical protolanguage hypothesis | PNAS: We examined sensitivity to emotion in speech prosody in a sample of individuals with congenital amusia, a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in processing acoustic and structural attributes of music.

"I was compelled by the UK Electoral Commission,
Information Commissioners Office and the Chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Committee's Fake News Inquiry Damian Collins MP to submit information and research
relating to campaigns by SCL, Cambridge Analytica and other actors."

https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/culture-media-and-sport/Dr%20Emma%20Briant%20Explanatory%20Essays.pdf

The interviews transcribed below were conducted by Dr Emma L Briant, a Senior Lecturer at the
University of Essex, as part of academic research into the EU Referendum campaign and
propaganda during conflicts.

https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/culture-media-and-sport/Dr%20Emma%20Briant%20Audio%20File%20Transcripts%20with%20links.pdf

"Our research suggests that they are, quite simply, better at creating value through collaborative exchanges."

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/are_women_more_ethical_than_men

Cyber attackers switching to covert tactics: "This indicates cyber criminals are shifting away from the quick payout of ransomware in favour of the slower, behind-the-scenes approach of stealing computing power to mine digital currency, the report said."

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