We have the National Cyber Security Centre – why is this new agency not a department of that? UK creates new National Protective Security Agency • The Register It is a good idea to have a department with these specific responsibilities but a completely new agency – it is our …
Because It’s Friday – How hot is your computer?
My i7 laptop when working hard generates a lot of heat. To keep the processor and the other components cool, the all metal case is part of the cooling system and consequently it soon warms up when I am using the computer. Under some usage, it warms up so much …
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TikTok ban on all UK Government devices
The announcement is going to made today. Chinese app TikTok to be banned on UK government phones – BBC News This follows several weeks of intense international backlash against the Chinese social media company TikTok over the access and control the Chinese Government may be exerting over it. It is …
Because It’s Friday – What is the Taste of the Centre of the Galaxy?
So do you know? Spoiler it is not daisies. This post came about because this odd question came up on Richard Osman’s House of Games – and I just had to check it out. The answer is raspberries – it is to do with the hunt, by astronomers for amino …
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Because It’s Friday – Did you see that on Mars?
We are back to space this week – but not looking at a NASA mission or amazing images from a space telescope. No this week we are going to look at “life on Mars”! I came across this site whilst researching stories for Smart Thinking this week. I could not …
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