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Question came up of are there actually any large Industrial Internet Of Things  (IIOT) deployments out there, or just talk? I came across this new  IOT report  which was states: 12% of adopters now have at least 10,000 connected devices, and the share with  over   50,000 connected devices  has doubled, from 3% to  6%.   Where will they come from? According to this report, it will not be manufacturing or retail. More likely  public sector, healthcare,  energy or automotive . (The graph is backwards green is 10k+, blue is 10k-).

The facts have been carefully reviewed and there is simply no rational explanation. And we are in search of rationalism in a case like this. With that established, then we can conclude that the only rational explanation is that the facts are inaccurate or incomplete . This is a subtle but important distinction, because instead of focusing on examining the shooter based on the facts, we can focus on examining the facts themselves and look for out-liar.s. Timing Inconsistency The timing is not rational. The timeline is as follows: 1008PM Shooting starts 1013PM  "the police started to zero in on the upper floors of Mandalay Bay about five minutes after the shooting began" 1021PM Police say "still taking fire" 1024PM Police gather near room 1124PM "It would be almost another hour, however, until officers would break into Paddock's room. He appeared to have stopped shooting by this point." The time line makes sense up 1024PM. Why did the po...

Today Google is officially announcing and launching public beta of the Cloud Internet Of Things Service . This  is a Google scale service, designed for very large, reliable  global IOT deployments millions of devices. Since the private alpha launch,  industries such as transportation, oil and gas, utilities, healthcare and ride-sharing have used the service and provided insightful feedback. I am personally working on this project, proud to be a member of this exceptionally talented infrastructure team. See the Google  blog post  and see the Google IOT Core Developer home.  There are lots of great samples to get you started for MQTT and HTTP protocols. Your data can easily connect to Google's Cloud platforms such as Machine Learning for predictive maintenance analytics, BigQuery for rich analysis, and Analytics for real-time monitoring of the fleet of machines. Utilities can monitor, analyze and predict consumer energy usage in real time Tra...

Ballistic nuclear missiles have made news headlines lately, but little is known about how they work or why it is nearly impossible to defend against them. The general attitude in the United States is that North Korea is  not really a threat despite having ballistic missiles . Just look at the stock market, it is at all time high . In this article you'll learn all about how ballistic missiles work, how they differ from cruise missiles, and why you should be terrified of them. Mr. Trump vs Mr. Kim First let's establish that in fact, the political situation is really bad . Earlier this week, Trump announced at the UN summit that he will “totally destroy“ North Korea. To which the Mr. Kim today called Mr. Trump a “mentally deranged U.S. dotard” who had “ denied the existence of and insulted me and my country in front of the eyes of the world .” Mr. Kim vowed to take the “highest level of hard-line countermeasure in history. ” Note that Mr. Kim to the eyes of the North ...

I made a top 100 list of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One games,  by user rating . I could not find this anywhere so I made my own list. I think the user scores are more honest than critic scores because many critics only play the game for an hour before making a decision, while users play them all the way through (I used to be a critic so I know this!) For example the #3 highest user rated game on PS4, Bloodborne, got a lousy 40th rank by critics! The #5 game, Pillars of Eternity, was ranked 70th by critics. Top PS4 games by user rating User rating Release date Critic rank (1=highest) The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt User: 9.2 5/19/2015 10 The Last of Us Remastered User: 9.1 7/29/2014 3 Bloodborne: The Old Hunters User: 9.1 11/24/2015 43 Persona 5 User: 9.0 4/4/2017 5 Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition User: 8.9 8/29/2017 70 Bloodborne User: 8.8 3/24/2015 9 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine User: 8.8 5/30/2016 11 Dark Souls III User: 8.8 4/12/2016 24 Sonic Mania User:...

Most pilots, even CFIs, don't understand how to properly configure engine for various altitudes on a simple Piper Archer. The advice of "full rich below 3000" is simply wrong. Below is a simplified procedure based on the POH. It will ensure better performance, longer range, and longer engine life. The advice of "lean until running rough, then add some" is better, but still imprecise.  First, see POH section 4.27 CRUISING on how to configure engine. Simplified procedures Climb Mixture, throttle full forward Note the EGT temperature just after takeoff As you climb EGT will drop (too rich). Every 500 or 1000', lean mixture slightly to raise EGT back to the temperature you noted on takeoff.  DO NOT allow temperature to get higher than this! At 6000' lean much more to get peak EGT. Note the temperature. Every 600 or 1000' above 6000' are-lean mixture to get back to peak EGT. Best Power Cruise (fly fast): Mixture, th...

Flying thunderstorms in modern day aviation is a mystery. The FAA has taken the stance of teaching complete avoidance of thunderstorms for private and commercial pilots alike. Captain Robert Buck dedicates a long chapter to this subject, must read for any pilots who fly in or near thunderstorms. See PDF