Computing
DefCon 22: Hack All The Things: 20 Devices in 45 Minutes
This video demonstrates getting root access with UART port on many different types of devices that are running embedded Linux.
History
Freeman Dyson – Web of Stories – Life Stories of Remarkable People
American-British physicist and mathematician, Freeman Dyson, was born in 1923. He is known for his achievements in solid state physics, nuclear engineering and quantum field theory.
Research Links
Evolution
Human Behavioral Biology – Lectures of Robert Sapolsky – 25 Video PlayList
March 29, 2010 Stanford professor Robert Sapolsky gave the opening lecture of the course entitled Human Behavioral Biology. It is a fascinating set of lectures including topics on genetics and strategies of deception that are explained by game theory.
Broadcasting
Part 15 Broadcasting – AM and FM Transmitting with no license required
Research Links
- Google: part 15 broadcasting
- Wikipedia: Microbroadcasting
- What is part 15 broadcasting
- Part 15 FM Transmitter with Best Coverage
- Google: range of part 15 broadcase transmitter
- Free Programing Sources for Part 15 Stations
- Ebay: part 15 transmitter
For FM at the maximum legal limit 200 feet is the maximum usable distance if internet forums are to be believed. There are AM transmitter and antenna setups that are legal for part 15 radio station use and work to within 1/4 to 1/2 mile.
Broadcasting
Republic Broadcasting Network
(RBN) is a satellite, shortwave, and Internet radio operation based in the state of Texas. It is run by John Stadtmiller,
Research Links
- Google: Republic Broadcasting Network
- Wikipedia: Republic Broadcasting Network
- RepublicBroadcasting.org
- FaceBook: Republic Broadcasting – has their phone number and address
Arbitrage
Book: Splitting Pennies: Understanding Forex
Splitting Pennies – Understanding Forex is a book about our global financial system and its direct impact on every human being on this planet Earth. Every day, our money is worth less and less. Splitting Pennies explores why, through the prism of its mechanism; Forex. Forex is the largest business in the world and the least understood. This is not taught in school – start your journey, and just read.
Splitting Pennies displays practical examples of how many have profited in Forex, the history of Forex, and practical examples of strategies to use for your portfolio. Readers of the book will know more than a Harvard MBA about Forex, and can consider themselves Sophisticated Forex Investors (SFI).
Complex topics such as currency swaps are broken down in digestible form, for the average investor or for financial professionals. Splitting Pennies is a must read for those in investment banking, securities, fund management, accounting, banking & finance, and related fields.
Splitting Pennies is perfect for:
- Students studying for Series 3 and Series 34 (as an addendum)
- University students studying international finance, portfolio management, investing
- Accountants & executives of public companies suffering from "Currency Headwinds" – and as an example of compliance with internal financial controls
- A client gift to learn more about the markets
- Forex traders who want some perspective
- Forex brokers looking for objective, unbiased information about Forex for their clients
- Banks, financial services firms, financial advisers, CPAs