Data aggregation based on global geopolitical rise in hegemony markers. Market analysis and commentary intended to record and track these events for educational purposes only.
Learn how to capture data from the web by scraping websites using Python and BeautifulSoup.
Gathering data from a web page is known as web scraping, and is typically performed either by fetching web page via URL and reading the data directly online, or by reading the data from a saved HTML file. Understanding web scraping is a skill crucial to anyone interested in data science or those just looking to obtain information from web pages.
This is an easy answer. People who used AMD product since 2008, that's who. I'm writing this on my AMD Phenom II X4 965 4 cores and 4 threads, a 45 nm chip. Code Named "Deneb" I love this CPU.
I was shopping at Costco a few weeks ago and noticed a new product in their stores. Pycnogenol The preliminary evidence at this point in time (promising and independent, but limited) support the usage of pycnogenol in reducing all symptoms of osteoarthritis, reaching up to a halving of symptoms but requiring 90 days for effects to occur
It's one of the key ingredients of my nootropic and nutritional stack, check out my article here
Nootropics are drugs, supplements, and other substances that may improve cognitive function, particularly executive functions, memory, creativity, or motivation, in healthy individuals.Wikipediav
I was 196 pounds in Nov 2018 - in April 2019 I was 156!
5 months is all it took to get my BMI from 28.12 to 22.81!
So I've gotten a lot of questions both at work and just when I'm hanging out.
"How did you loose so much weight?"
and
"What's your secret? You look totaly different"
I tell everyone that I simply made a few changes and stuck with them and over time the results are clear.
By combining my powerful nootropic stack with a big change of not going to McDonald's for breakfast being the only major change. Instead, I would have a banana and (high protein) Greek yogurt.
The Stack
D, L-Phenylalanine (500mg - up to 3 times a day)
Fish Oil (1000mg DHA/DHA - up to 3 times a day)
Acetyl-L-Carnitine (500mg - up to 3 times a day)
alpha-Lipoic Acid (200mg - up to 3 times a day)
Sulbutiamine (200mg - up to 3 times a day)
N-Acetyl Tyrosine (350mg - up to 3 times a day)
Pycnogenol (50mg - up to 3 times a day)
and more
I'm still working on this article but I decided to publish it as it and will update it later.
- Notice - This article is to catalog my own personal experience and is not medical advice. I am not a doctor and Bognote.com nor I take any responsibility for actions taken based on information on this website
The reason I decided to make this blog post is that it has personally helped me and I wanted to share my experience with others. In the hope that they may find some benefit as well.
As some of you might know, everything you type into the search bar is saved and analyzed for advertising. But one way to fight the system is to overload the algorithms by sending tons and tons of "random" data that confuses the search engines.
Hello Folks Here's a 3-month update on how well I'm doing using the RobinHood app. If you haven't seen it yet, check out the original post I'm pretty happy with my +$359.86 increase which equals +33.45%!
But it's not all smiles and kisses! The Past Week has NOT been good!
I never wanted to become an investor. I did not have positive feelings about Wall Street or the people who work there. But after seeing how the banking system screwed my parents over I got involved.
As some of you might know I've started investing on my own. No Brokers, No Fee's...
My only experience before this has been funding my 401k and helping my parents with their investments.
I downloaded and installed Robinhood on May 18, 2017. I started my account with 500 bucks.
Google Tone turns on your computer's microphone on and uses your computer's speakers to exchange information like URLs with nearby computers connected to the Internet.
The only thing keeping this tool from being a true game changer is it is not compatible yet with mobile devices but once it is available for iOS & Android this tool goes straight to being a potential Blockbuster!
This could allow quicker incident response times by allowing IT staff to bypass normal means of communication like email and when needed to be able to instantly communicate with all other devices around them simultaneously. this is really helpful because it is not dependent on standard channels of communication that are unfortunately dependent on Legacy infrastructures like phone lines or even Wi-Fi signals. Because this tool works when everything else is down or hijacked by malicious attacker IT staff could theoretically push a fix to all devices via sound waves.
**Disclaimer: This is not advocating illegal activity of any kind. This is only a theoretical thought experiment. We are not responsible how others use this this information!**
Highlighting Vulnerabilities in the Electrical Grid: A Call for Proactive Investment
In an era of rapid technological advancement, our society's dependence on reliable electricity has never been greater. Modern life—from hospitals and data centers to transportation and communication—relies on a continuous flow of electrons. Yet, much of the public electrical infrastructure in many countries remains aging and underinvested, often only receiving attention after major failures or disasters. Why wait for a catastrophe to spur action? Proactively stress-testing and upgrading the grid can reveal weaknesses before they are exploited, encouraging innovation, resilience, and investment.
This thought experiment explores a hypothetical low-tech, high-impact sabotage method to illustrate the grid's vulnerabilities. The goal is not to provide a blueprint but to underscore how dependent we are on electricity and why policymakers must prioritize hardening the infrastructure now.
Drone-Assisted Short Circuit Attack: A Hypothetical Scenario
Imagine a coordinated attack using commercially available drones to drop conductive materials (e.g., wires or chains) onto exposed power lines at multiple points across a distribution grid. What would happen?
Power outage? Yes—likely widespread and immediate in affected areas.
Transformer overload and failure? Yes—high risk of damage.
Permanent system damage from massive discharge? Possibly, depending on protections and coordination.
In 2020, U.S. authorities assessed a real incident in Pennsylvania where a modified drone carrying copper wire approached a substation, likely intending to create a short circuit. The attempt failed, but it highlighted the feasibility of such tactics using off-the-shelf technology.699736e86828
A new drone prototype can find nearby powerlines and land on them to recharge its batteries
Autonomous UAV System for Cleaning Insulators in Power Line ...
How the Power Grid Works: From Generation to Consumer
To understand the impact, consider the basic structure of an electrical grid:12aa9b
What if someone wanted to encourage innovation and investment into the public electrical infrastructure? Some say it will only be possible once a terrible tragedy happens, but why wait? Sometimes you have to push the limits of a system in order to stress test it. Today we live in an unprecedented time of technological advancement. Unfortunately, the majority of elected leaders of many countries have not caught onto this fact. Join us on this theoretical thought experiment with the end goal that politicians come to a full understanding of how vulnerable our society is. How utterly dependent on the electron we are. It’s sad really, that key systems are ignored until they are at risk…
Drone Assisted Sabotage (DAS)– What would happen if 10 drones spread across a power grid, simultaneously dropped wires or other conductive material atop of exposed power lines in an attempt to create a massive short circuit? Would the power go out? Would the transforms be overloaded and fail? Would such a sudden massive discharge cause permanent damage to the system?
hypothetical power grid showing electrical movement from source to consumer
Yes, yes and maybe. All it would take is someone to program GPS coordinates to the marked spots on our hypothetical power grid. A dielectric failure occurs in main circuits when a connection between two phases is created. For example, a phase and neutral or between a phase and ground (earth) such a short is likely to result in a very intense quick buildup of current resulting in an arc discharge because electrons by nature have an immense desire to correct a difference in charge, like connecting + with -. This will trigger a failsafe (Overcurrent Protection Device) such as fuses, switches, and transformers effectively shutting down the flow of electricity. Let’s take a small power grid system that operates at medium voltage (1kV – 60kV). These systems normally serve urban and rural areas. In this experiment, I’m going to avoid discussing the Ultra High Volt (200kV – 400kV) and High Volt (132kV) systems as these are used to transmit power from the source (Nuclear Reactor / Coal Plant) and are considered “Transmission Grids”. Instead, we will focus on the much smaller “Distribution Grid” found in cities and towns.
Let’s take a small power grid system that operates at medium voltage (1kV – 60kV). These systems normally serve urban and rural areas. In this experiment, I’m going to avoid discussing the Ultra High Volt (200kV – 400kV) and High Volt (132kV) systems as these are used to transmit power from the source (Nuclear Reactor / Coal Plant) and are considered “Transmission Grids”. Instead, we will focus on the much smaller “Distribution Grid” found in cities and towns.
The Transformer
Transformers are used to “step down” or “step up” voltage along its path from the source to the consumer as needed. Transformers produce a lot of heat, how much depends on the load (how heavily it’s used). During a massive electrical short via DAS (Drone Assisted Sabotage) it is these smaller transformers that would fail. Because the load would increase so much due to electricity discharge (electron escape), it would attempt to “step down” more and more electricity in an attempt to balance and maintain the flow of electricity. This puts an extream strain on the cooling systems within the transformers resulting in massive heat accumulation due to the intense voltage. The transformer will crash either by failsafe triggers shutting down the power to prevent permanent thermal damage or by cataclysmic mechanical system failure (explosion).
For more info read this Popular Mechanics article on how and why transforms fail here.
