Re: [LINK] Has the world just gone light-headed, or completely bonkers?

2019-07-16 Thread Marghanita da Cruz
We might have to re-think that old joke about how many it takes to change a light bulb I think there is something similar for my Light Sensor on my automatic lighting or it might have been the generation before on a timer... M On 17/7/19 12:27 pm, Scott Howard wrote: Installing a light

Re: [LINK] Has the world just gone light-headed, or completely bonkers?

2019-07-16 Thread Scott Howard
Installing a light build can be done by (most) anyone, without any special skills, licenses, or tools, and at zero cost (other than the light bulb itself, obviously) Any other option requires a licensed electrician, and comes at a significantly higher cost.. The "temporary" installation also has

Re: [LINK] Has the world just gone light-headed, or completely bonkers?

2019-07-16 Thread Roger Clarke
The thing my inadequate imagination isn't coming up with is why I would want active silicon inside my light-bulb assembly. Remote operation of lights can be achieved by installing active silicon in a control panel that operates a bank of switches. On Wed, 2019-07-17 at 10:21 +

Re: [LINK] Has the world just gone light-headed, or completely bonkers?

2019-07-16 Thread Karl Auer
On Wed, 2019-07-17 at 10:21 +1000, Roger Clarke wrote: > If you need to reset the software in your GE smart light bulb --  > firmware version 2.8 or later -- just follow these easy instructions This procedure saves them the cost of a reset switch in the bulb circuitry. A switch that they cannot ha

[LINK] Has the world just gone light-headed, or completely bonkers?

2019-07-16 Thread Roger Clarke
https://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram/archives/2019/0715.html#cg26 If you need to reset the software in your GE smart light bulb -- firmware version 2.8 or later -- just follow these easy instructions: Start with your bulb off for at least 5 seconds. Turn on for 8 seconds Turn off for 2 second

Re: [LINK] Sun Cable ... promises to be the world’s largest solar farm

2019-07-16 Thread Tom Worthington
On 14/7/19 12:27 pm, Stephen Loosley wrote: ... Renewable Energy for Singapore & Australia ... The Australian National University's Zero-Carbon Energy for the Asia-Pacific Project, is researching how to export renewable energy to Asia. This could be by hydrogen-rich fuel, or green steel, as

[LINK] Home Affairs floats making telcos retain MAC addresses and port numbers

2019-07-16 Thread Stephen Loosley
Home Affairs floats making telcos retain MAC addresses and port numbers Soon it might just be easier for Australia's telcos to keep a copy of every TCP or UDP header for the cops to poke through. (Agencies are very happy with Australia's data retention scheme, with one using it in 90% of inve