| The ratio of brightness between the brightness of the sun and the moon is 398,110:1; you’d need just shy of 400,000 moons to recreate the brightness of the sun during nighttime but, alas, even if you filled up every visible inch of the night sky with moons you could only pack a little over 100,000 moons into the visible area and would fall short of turning night into day.  | |
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Today's Tech Term
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| In the context of electronic data, Sanitize refers to process of removing sensitive or personal information from a database, information system, or file before allowing others to have access to it. | |
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| If you’ve noticed hotspots in your digital photos, areas where a stuck pixel in the camera’s sensor has rendered very bright spots of color that don’t belong in the image, you’re not alone. It’s an incredibly common phenomenon, but that doesn’t mean you have to put up with it. Read on as we discuss what distinguishes stuck pixels from other sensor defects and problems, how to identify it, and how to fix it both in-camera and out. | |
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| In 2005, Linus Torvalds said, “I don’t use GNOME, because in striving to be simple, it has long since reached the point where it simply doesn’t do what I need it to do.” GNOME’s developers have continued removing options. | |
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| Anyone with a power hungry gadget, let alone a bag bursting with them, can tell you how much energy it takes to keep a modern arsenal of gadgets up and running. Read on as we review the Waka Waka, a combination battery pack and solar charger that ensures you’ll have ample and free power wherever you roam. | |
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| The update formerly known as Windows 8.1 Update 2 — now known as the August Update — was released on August 12. You probably didn’t even notice. It’s a small update that barely adds anything. | |
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