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  1. Confession: I am a #Govee guy. Not so much the LED light strips (that's my son's domain).

    Me, I am a temperature sensor guy. I have them in my fridge and freezer to mitigate food spoilage, one in a watertight container in my pool skimmer, one in a far dark corner of my basement to turn the dehumidifier on and off. One in garage to make sure it isn't too cold in the winter, one in my bathroom to turn a small space heater on and off in the winter. One in my gazebo so I know the outdoor temperature. I have two in my mum's 1960s apartment to make sure she's staying cool in the evermore frequent heat waves (set those up a few weeks ago after she called to say she wasn't feeling so good and I rushed over to take her to emergency where she was treated for heat stroke and severe dehydration. Govee will make sure that I have advance warnings now - plus we bought an AC for her apartment).

    Yesterday I added one more sensor, their PM2.5 air quality sensor. It gets good reviews for accuracy (it uses the Cubic PM2008MS as its PM sensor) and is significantly cheaper than competitive products, at under $50 Canadian. This sensor is helpful because of the ever increasing number of wildfires and resultant smoke. While Environment Canada issues smoke warnings, smoke and associated air quality can be extremely local (think blobs of smoke that fall from upon high and roll through your neighbourhood). Having this sensor will warn me when AIQ is poor (it samples every 2 seconds and can trigger threshold alerts via the Govee app), and sadly, during smoke events, will also let me know when locally the AIQ is acceptable, giving confidence about when it is prudent to go indoors, and when it is okay to enjoy being outside.

    Next up, I guess I'll need another one for indoors. Then the smart switches can turn on the Corsi Rosenthal air filters.

    Welcome to the second quarter of the 21st century.

    #ClimateChange #AIQ #WildFires #AirQuality #Smoke #Heatwave #HeatStroke #SmartDevices #HomeAutomation #Canada #Sensors #SmokeWarning #AQMonitoring #CorsiRosenthal

  2. 🎉 Oh, joy! Another riveting tale of outdated doodads and their inevitable #demise at the hands of the mighty sensor overlords. 🌟 The moral? Your dusty devices are basically ancient relics that need life support, proving once more that technology is basically a long con. 🚀
    cambridge.org/engage/coe/artic #outdatedtech #ancientrelics #sensors #technologylongcon #HackerNews #ngated

  3. « Nous n'avons pas le luxe du temps. Les technologies se multiplient et nos adversaires s'adaptent. La fenêtre de transformation se referme et le combat futur n'attend pas, il arrive – rapide, complexe et impitoyable […] La direction politique doit fournir le mandat. L'industrie doit fournir les outils. Les organisations de défense doivent mener la transformation. » #france #military #technologies #strategic #networks #ai #warfare #robotics #intel #iot #electronics #sdr #innovative #systems #digital #sensors #swarms #capabilities #smart #numerique #data #critical #war #hardware #software #autonomous #equipments #devices #insights #online #informatique #threatsdefnat.com/e-RDN/vue-tribune.p ]

  4. Northeastern University: These ‘zero-power’ sensors could revolutionize consumer electronics. “Instead of relying on electricity, Zepsor’s sensors take advantage of infrared radiation — or heat — emitted from our bodies for power, explains Zhenyun Qian, a Northeastern University professor of electrical and computer engineering and the company’s chief technology officer.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/07/northeastern-university-these-zero-power-sensors-could-revolutionize-consumer-electronics/

  5. powermag.com/securing-the-powe

    "dispersed nature of #smartgrids, with thousands of interconnected devices like #smartmeters, #sensors, and distributed energy resources #DER's, creates a vast attack surface. For #substations, many operate #legacysystems (such as supervisory control and data acquisition #SCADA, which are essential for monitoring and control, and are prime targets."

  6. Les opérateurs Lockbit 3.0 revendiquent les attaques informatiques à l'encontre de:

    • 🇫🇷 Medical 69 (medical69.com)
    • 🇫🇷 Assurances Maleo SAS (d-securite.com)
    • 🇻🇳 Aliat Group (aliat.group)
    • 🇺🇸 Southampton County (southamptoncounty.org)
    • 🇻🇪 MaKLeR Corretaje de Seguros, C.A (makler.com.ve)
    • 🇨🇴 Independence (independence.com.co)
    • 🇨🇱 Comisión Nacional de Acreditación (cnachile.cl)
    • 🇺🇸 Bankruptcy Attorney Mark Albert Herder (markherder.com)

    #france #usa #vietnam #venezuela #colombia #chile #lockbit #ransomware #cyber #databreach #threats #city #education #logistics #nutrition #cardiac #devices #accessoires #defibrillators #safety #sensors #technologies #medical #health #equipment #heart #gdpr #santé #défibrilateurs #oil #government #billing #payments #petrol #digital #drills #attorney #laws #corporation #assurances #corporate #lawyers #rgpd #documentos #observaciones #normes #plataforma #compliant #acreditación #employees #institucional #insurance #offices #products #materials #careers #comisión #financial #sciences #litigation #innovación #excelencia #circulares #commercial #documentation #foreclosure #evaluadores #business #consultivos #market #comisionados #politécnica #guerra #militar #planning #técnica #branding #divorce #air #marital #firms #management #accessories #water #innovative #drilling #sistema #mining #servicios #formación #tecnológico #numérique #bankruptcy #instituto #legal #brands #fortune #supervisors #agendas #interior #telecom #support #departments #afaq #regulatory #gestión #workover #maintenance #services #informatique