QueenBean
Re:The Color of the Night Sky
on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @10:07AM (#34896711)
We generated a sequence of spectra with different combination of its components in order to demonstrate the effect of different natural phenomena and the light pollution on the colour of the night sky the observable quantities. The spectra of the natural components are based on the “Advanced Cerro Paranal Sky Model” (https://www.eso.org/sci/software/pipelines/skytools/skymodel) [29]. We use two extreme models. The low radiance model is calculated at the ecliptic pole, with “Monthly Averaged Solar Radio Flux” of 60 sfu during the middle third of the night in December/January. The effect of moonlight is neglected. We calculated the high radiance model with doubled (120 sfu) radio flux, for April/May conditions. The other parameters are the same. The seasonal change and the increased solar activity provide a significant increase in the natural background (e.g.,
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increases from 1.7 dsu to 3.1 dsu). In the table, we present the theoretical continuous and the emission line contribution separately for the extreme cases.
Re:Fastbook: Listen to Audiobooks Faster
on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @10:07AM (#34896706)
More and more, audio narration becomes a substitute for written word reading. And when you want to go faster, you can boost your reading speed. When you jump from normal speed to higher rates, you lower the time needed to go through the whole book.
Re:Let's build a Chrome extension that steals everything
on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @10:07AM (#34896702)
The report elaborates on the matter that these extensions load a multifunctional script whenever the users use these extensions. Post activation, the script records each URL the user is visiting and sends the data to the attacker’s domain. It includes information such as user ID, country zip code, device location, and encoded referral URL.