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What is clean room recovery?
Clean room recovery is a data recovery strategy involving the use of an air-gapped, isolated digital environment containing security tools. Users can upload a backup into this environment, inspect it for any security threats such as ransomware, patch any security holes and redeploy the inspected backup to production. Clean room recovery helps address a common issue with malware: Many types of malware sit dormant for a period, known as “dwell time,” before any action is taken.
The Joy and Chaos of Visiting L.A.’s New Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art was nearly built in San Francisco and then Chicago before finally landing in Los Angeles, but Los Angeles is really the only place suitable for a museum that is simultaneously infuriating, inspiring, bewildering, beautiful, noble, confusing, and destined, I think, to be extremely popular, if not necessarily in the world of traditional art criticism.
What is cloud disaster recovery?
RPO expresses the maximum amount of data loss that an organization can tolerate. It is used to decide how often to replicate data such as files, databases and applications, and is thus measured in time. If the RPO is set to one hour, that means the system updates its backups once per hour, and in turn, can lose a maximum of one hour’s worth of new data. It’s a bit like an automatic save in a document or game: the smaller the RPO, the less progress you’ve lost.
These Hot New Eateries Are All Over L.A.—And They’re Not Restaurants, Food Trucks, or Street Stalls
Los Angeles has 25 Michelin-starred restaurants, placing it comfortably within the top 15 fine-dining cities in the world by quantity. But this figure doesn’t come close to showing the depth and breadth of its dining scene. Unlike in other American cities, much of L.A.’s best food doesn’t come in traditional restaurants, let alone fine dining establishments.
These Hot New Eateries Are All Over L.A.—And They’re Not Restaurants, Food Trucks, or Street Stalls
1 hour ago “Would rather have to listen to someone’s dream than sit in one of these.” Let's talk chairs. There's online discourse about *what* actually qualifies as the worst chair in the world, and the internet thinks it's finally reached a consensus. I won't be sweet about it, it's this one: "This screams $17 …
What is API sprawl?
APIs are sets of rules and protocols that enable software applications to communicate and interact with each other to exchange data, services or functionality. They play a critical role in connecting modern systems and are often a source of revenue for enterprises.
What Is Native Integration?
These integrations are typically built and maintained by the software provider’s engineers. Native integrations most commonly use application programming interfaces (APIs) to connect platforms. The term “native,” in its most technically correct usage, refers to integrations between applications made by the same organization, such as an integration between Google Meet and Google Calendar.
What Is Agile Project Management?
Agile project management is an approach to individual initiatives, most often in product or software development, that relies on the agile principles of collaboration, iterative development, flexibility, adaptability and continuous improvement. The management of the objectives of the project—timelines, resources, goals, teams—is focused through the lens of agile, and can include any of several different frameworks, including scrum, Kanban and lean.
What Is SaaS Sprawl?
The lack of an intentional procurement plan for SaaS products can drive unnecessary spending throughout the tech stack. This can be the result of suboptimal bargaining at scale, redundancy or even forgotten active subscriptions. In addition, providers can easily raise rates for SaaS services once their clients are dependent on them. “Simply put, when fees go up, you have to pay or you lose access.
Seamless DNS Migration: Your How-To Guide
One potential hiccup in this process could be DNSSEC, or domain name system security extensions. DNSSEC offers a valuable suite of security protections, using signature verification to help ensure accuracy and prevent DNS spoofing and other attacks. But the DNS migration process can introduce different signing algorithms, breaking the chain and causing outages. There are different solutions for this problem: some providers will offer a DNSSEC-specific migration tool, which maintains that security.
There’s No Right Way to Say ‘Taco’
It wasn’t so much that my friend, a Brit who has lived in Los Angeles for many years, said the word “taco” differently than I do. The confounding thing was that it was difficult for him to hear the difference, and that when he could distinguish it, he insisted that his way was more correct, closer to the way a Spanish speaker would say it.
There’s No Right Way to Say ‘Taco’
1 hour ago Were you born this way?Astrological signs that you’re a total weirdo Were you born under strange stars? Before we examine the birth chart placements that indicate apex weirdness, a note about the word itself. Weird comes … 5 hours ago 2-Year-Old Prodigy Joins 'High IQ' Club Mensa as Youngest Member Ever At an age most children struggle to make it through the alphabet, two-year-old British toddler Joseph Harris-Birtill can already read full books.
As Seen on TikTok: Our Favorite Reads
So many shareable moments, from historical sandwiches to stories from the beyond.
Why Do House Flippers Love Open Shelving?
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How to Find a Good-Not Great, Not Awful-Rug
Generate Key Takeaways Floor coverings are either dirt cheap or wildly expensive, but there is an in-between. Let us help you find quality without spending a fortune. A common result of globalization and increased automation is the killing of the middle class of household items: it used to be common to find, for example, a couch that was affordable without being either poorly made or wildly expensive, or a door that’s neither made of rare cured hardwood nor construction paper.
5 Stories to Make You Fall in Love With Autumn
Wave goodbye to the sun-soaked beaches and melting popsicles of summer, and say hello to fall leaves and a chill in the air. Grab your blanket and cozy up with a cup of tea to read five stories sure to get you in the mood for fall, from the inside story on growing giant pumpkins to why the heck we can’t settle on one name for this magical season. Don’t let the Cailleach curse your autumn. Eight large stones sit in a field outside a hut in Scotland.
Why Do Homes These Days Have So Much Recessed Lighting?
Love them or hate them, can lights have taken over the ceilings of both new builds and renovations alike—and there's a surprising reason why. It’s easy to fall into the trap of seeing interior lighting as a spectrum of "not enough light" to "too much light," and ideally trying to fall somewhere in the comfortable middle.
When Did Doors Become So Terrible?
Most doors now-a-days are paper-thin, inefficient, and unsatisfying portals. How did we get here? A funny thing about renting an old house or apartment—one with lots of nice character that makes it pleasant to live there—is that you, as a tenant, enjoy nice things, hence why you live there.
How to Buy a Vintage Stereo That Looks as Good as It Sounds
A 1970s hi-fi system can improve the sound of your music and the look of your home. As the saying goes, "They don't make ’em like they used to." There has lately been a resurgence in love for the hi-fi. Sales of vinyl records have increased steadily every year since 2006, many American cities now host listening bars, and old-school audio gear is more in demand than it’s been in decades.
A New Bill Would Reimagine Public Housing in Los Angeles
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A Michigan Bill Would Let Renters Fix Their Own Dang Apartments (and Deduct It From the Rent)
Dan Nosowitz July 11, 2024 at 9:44 AM·3 min read It’s just one part of State Senator Sarah Anthony’s "Tenant Empowerment Package." Welcome to I'm Just a Bill, a recurring column that takes a closer look at housing legislation circulating about the country and what it could mean for you. All of us renters have had situations in which we’ve thought about withholding or deducting rent.
5 Unusual Flag Day Stories To Inspire Your Curiosity
Flags are one of those things most people don’t think much about—except, of course, for vexillologists, who study flag design—but maybe they should. Flags tell fascinating stories. From the Atlas Obscura archives: the weird tales behind some of the world’s most unusual and ugly, protected, and reviled national symbols. Plus a few tips for designing your own. You might be able to tell where in the world you are by what happens if you set a flag ablaze.
Is Your Tiny House Really a Tiny House?
What does or does not count as a tiny house has as much to do with class as it does with the structure itself. The tiny house movement, arguably born in its current iteration out of the post-2008 Great Recession, has a pornographic quality to it, in that you know a tiny house when you see one. But this means that there are many structures which are not quite tiny houses. Most apartments—studios, railroads, tenements, shotgun houses, trinity houses—are not really tiny houses.
What's the Fastest Language in the World?
Full disclosure: My editor asked me to answer this question—“What’s the fastest language in the world?”—because I like writing about both language and strange, global superlatives. Pretty quickly I realized that there’s a basic problem (albeit a fun one!) with the question: We first have to determine what we even mean by “fastest.” Does that mean the number of words or syllables spoken in a set amount of time? The amount of information conveyed?
Why Are (Most) Sofas So Bad?
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Why Are (Most) Sofas So Bad?
The most important piece of furniture in your home is in need of assistance. How did we end up here? And how can we fix it? "Don’t even bother," the upholsterer told me. I was on the phone, asking for a theoretical quote to reupholster a five-year-old or so midrange sofa, which cost more than $1,000 when new. That task, the upholsterer told me, would run me several times more than the couch was originally worth, and, owing to its construction, it was now worth nowhere near its sale price.
Why Do Nevadans Pronounce Their State's Name So Strangely?
Every four years, political operatives and reporters head to Nevada, currently home to six up-for-grabs electoral votes in the American presidential election. And every four years, a charged question reemerges in the American consciousness: How exactly is the name of this state pronounced? Nevadans say “neh-VAD-uh.” Non-Nevadans typically say “neh-VAH-duh.” So I texted Dee Foster, a friend of mine who grew up in Reno, to ask if she would be interested in talking about her home state.
Your Home Doesn’t Need to Be "Smart"
Do you really need an app for your icemaker? Probably not. I recently got one of those fancy ice makers that make that great crunchy pellet ice, like you get in drinks at Sonic. This was a splurge; I already own not one but several ice trays that are perfectly capable of making ice. But I wanted the great crunchy pellet ice, because I live in Los Angeles, which is very hot for most of the year, and, look, I wanted the ice maker, so I got the ice maker.
Language Log " Creoles and pidgins
Archive for Creoles and pidgins Ackee names April 14, 2026 @ 8:11 am· Filed by Victor Mair under Creoles and pidgins, Language and food From Barbara Phillips Long: In a cooking competition show that I was watching as an antidote to all the political news I read, the chefs were assigned canned ackee as an ingredient.
9 Surprising Stories About Air Travel (In Case You're Delayed)
According to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), more than 2.9 million people traveled by air in the United States on the Sunday after Thanksgiving 2023—more than on any day in the history of the airplane. That number broke a record set less than five months earlier, on the Friday before the Fourth of July, and the new record may not last long: Industry analysts predict the Friday before Christmas 2003 will be another blockbuster.
Why R is the weirdest letter
In November 2021, linguists from around the world met in Lausanne, Switzerland, for the seventh edition of a conference focusing specifically on the “R” sound. The conference, called ‘R-Atics, included a presentation on the intrusive R used in the Falkland Islands, a reconstruction of what R sounded like in historical Armenian, and a discussion of the R sounds in Shiwiar, an indigenous Ecuadorian language spoken by well under 10,000 people, among other events and talks.
6 Surprising Stories About Shopping
If you find everything on your loved ones’ wishlists online this year, you might miss out on the most interesting part of the holiday experience—stores themselves. Or maybe not. Our gift to you this holiday season: the best shopping stories from the Atlas Obscura archives, so you can explore tales of architecture, linguistics, subcultures, secrets, and yes, cats—without leaving home.
The ‘Crispy R’ and Why R Is the Weirdest Letter
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The ‘Crispy R’ and Why R Is the Weirdest Letter
In November 2021, linguists from around the world met in Lausanne, Switzerland, for the seventh edition of a conference focusing specifically on the “R” sound. The conference, called ‘R-Atics, included a presentation on the intrusive R used in the Falkland Islands, a reconstruction of what R sounded like in historical Armenian, and a discussion of the R sounds in Shiwiar, an indigenous Ecuadorian language spoken by well under 10,000 people, among other events and talks.
Signature Sneakers From NBA Stars That’ll Have You Standing Out
Jun 1, 2023 Sneakers Dan Nosowitz, eBay News Team Sneakerheads and hoops fans know about Jordans, Lebrons, KDs, and PGs. But there are other, lesser-known signature sneaker lines out there, all available on eBay. As we enter the 2023 NBA Finals, basketball sneakerheads have been treated to some amazing, rare kicks, and we love to see the evolution of signature sneaker lines from these athletes.
How eBay Helped Japan's Most Famous Vintage Video Game Store Reach a Global Audience During the Pandemic
May 18, 2023 Japan Dan Nosowitz, eBay News Team Super Potato, a landmark and legend that’s as much art gallery as game store, uses eBay to reach a growing global audience of vintage video game fans. You could be forgiven for doing a double-take at the eBay listing for Shinrei Jusatsushi Tarōmaru. It is, after all, a 25-year-old video game, released exclusively on the Sega Saturn, a console that was objectively a disaster.
How eBay Made Its New Accessibility Tool - And Made It Available to All
Several eBay teams worked together to create a plug-in that makes it easy to include accessibility in a design right from the start. There is sometimes a fundamental gap between the engineering and design teams when creating a new product. Designers want their work to be accessible, but many of the available tools are cumbersome, confusing, and come with processes that aren’t well-defined.
Giá heo hơi ngày 25/2/2023: Lãi từ 100 – 150 triệu đồng/năm nhờ chăn nuôi khép kín - Swissfertz Vietnam Co., Ltd..
Đồng thời, định kỳ hằng tuần, hằng tháng, gia đình tôi phun thuốc khử trùng tiêu độc, khử mùi để chuồng trại và môi trường xung quanh luôn đảm bảo vệ sinh, sạch mầm bệnh. Cùng với đó tôi luôn đảm bảo nguồn nước, thức ăn chăn nuôi phải sạch sẽ để tăng cường sức đề kháng cho đàn heo”. Đến nay, nhờ đúc rút kinh nghiệm chăn nuôi, ông Sáu luôn duy trì tổng đàn heo hàng trăm con với 30 con heo nái và hơn 50 con heo thịt, chưa kể heo con.
Gadget Deals of the Day: Cheap iPods, HDTVs, Man Bags, and Games from Steam
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Sure, it's after Christmas, but the deals keep coming and you guys have a right to know what and where they are. Today we've got a solid crop, with deep discounts at PCMall and Steam. Gaming • Valve Complete Pack (includes Left 4 Dead, CounterStrike, and Team Fortress) for $74.99 (normally $100). • Call of Duty 4 for $37.49 (normally $49.99). • Call of Duty: World at War for $34.99 (normally $59.99).
The world's stupidest, smallest smartphone
Greetings from Read Max HQ! Today’s email is written by a guest author, Read Max Gadget Correspondent (Acting) Dan Nosowitz. What do we want out of our smartphones? I’ve noticed a recent nostalgic fondness for the strange, malformed, often baffling phone design of the turn of the millennium, as in the Twitter thread below: While I, too, feel this nostalgic tug, we shouldn’t fall prey to the idea that, silly phones are no longer being made.
The Past, Present and Future of the West’s Water Woes
Western states are getting hotter and drier each year, with little to no water to support agricultural operations. How did we get here, and where do we go? Photography by Michael Vi, Shutterstock. On June 1, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California began implementing an extreme set of water restrictions on some of the most populous counties in the entire country, including Los Angeles County.
Study Finds Black Farmers Have Lost $326 Billion in Land
And that’s likely a conservative estimate. Photography by Everett Collection/Dorothea Lange, Shutterstock. As Black farmers, activists and even some in the government work to make changes and reparations for the farmland lost by Black farmers during the 20th century, one number is often tossed around: 90 percent. That’s how much of the Black-owned farmland in the United States was lost during the 20th century. But there are many other numbers involved here.
Russian Troops Reportedly Loot $5 Million of Farm Equipment, Only to Find It Remotely Locked
Finally, an ethical use of the Deere security system. Photography by smereka, Shutterstock. Reports of Russian soldiers looting during their invasion and occupation of Ukraine have been quite varied in terms of the actual loot that’s been taken: artwork from a museum in Mariupol, appliances taken from Ukrainian homes and shipped to markets in Belarus and possibly even radioactive material from Chernobyl. Apparently, agricultural equipment has joined that list.
Manure Supplies Running Low as Global Fertilizer Crisis Brews
For most people, there’s nothing particularly enticing about fertilizer. But those people may be learning more about potash, manure, spreaders and more because there is a global fertilizer shortage that could have significant effects on food prices and inflation. Fertilizer prices, according to Bloomberg, have increased by 43 percent by some metrics, and fertilizer has become increasingly difficult to find for farmers in many different parts of the world.
How Would a Potential Dockworkers’ Strike Affect Agriculture?
Dockworkers on the Pacific coast of the United States, represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, are gearing up for a fierce debate as their contract nears expiry, according to various reports. With more than 22,000 workers tending to many of the busiest ports in the world, is it possible that a disruption in service could affect American agriculture?
Biden Administration Releases 2023 Budget Proposal
On Monday, March 28, President Biden unveiled his budget proposal for the fiscal year 2023. The $5.8-trillion proposal is an interesting one; we’re one more year removed from, hopefully, the worst of COVID-19, and the government is eager to adjust spending back to more normal levels. So, what’s in this budget proposal for food and agriculture?
What's the Hardest Wood in the World?
The thing about trees is that there are a lot of different kinds of them. A recent study found something more than 60,000 different species in the world, and this does not even include plants we think of as trees, but that are secretly something else (like all the species of palm tree, which are more closely related to grasses than oaks). My local lumberyard stocks wood from a tiny percentage of the world’s trees, but still felt overwhelming.
How in the World Did Luge Happen?
The Olympics are a playground not just for athletes, but for historians as well. The Games are littered with sports that only see wide television coverage—or any coverage at all—once every four years, at least in the United States. The Winter Olympics have a very particular strain of these sports. While just about every country has a climate that allows for, say, running or swimming, a comparative few have the weather, topography, and resources to have a thriving winter sports culture.
Where to Look for Climate- and Environment-Friendly Seafood
Aquaculture, the farming of seafood items such as bivalves (clams, oysters), seaweed and fish, has been a contentious subject in the United States. Still a relatively small sector, aquaculture has proponents and opponents on all sides, for varying reasons. A new study from the Nature Conservancy and researchers at the University of Adelaide looks specifically at the climate side of things, and it finds or confirms a few ideal pathways for sensible aquaculture.
Bird Flu Is Back in the US
The same strain that crushed the poultry industry in 2015 has been found in the Carolinas. What’s ahead? An American widgeon, a species that was found to carry H5N1. Photography by Mircea Costina, Shutterstock. Bird flu can be tricky to keep track of; there are several different strains, some of which are more contagious than others. But one of the worst strains, H5N1, has been detected in the wild in North Carolina and South Carolina. What does this mean for the poultry industry?
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