quinta-feira, 15 de setembro de 2016

Text and Data Mining (TDM): Copyright in Europe about to change to allow it?

The possibility of performing TDM in scientific research could drive a Copyright change in Europe to avoid having to ask authors for permission:
http://www.nature.com/news/europe-proposes-copyright-reform-to-help-scientists-mine-research-papers-1.20606


Quoting:
"Software can rapidly analyse millions of online articles and data sets at speeds humans can’t match, an activity known as text and data mining (TDM). Scientists hope that this could reveal patterns in scientific knowledge and generate new hypotheses."

quarta-feira, 7 de setembro de 2016

Raspberry Pi ideas

Interesting ideas to try with a Raspberry Pi:
http://www.itpro.co.uk/mobile/21862/raspberry-pi-top-21-projects-to-try-yourself
Catchy ones include:
- The cat feeder
- The connected photo frame
- The home sound system

sexta-feira, 2 de setembro de 2016

About dash cameras | Arstechnica

Something to mount in cara and that will probably become mainstream (as it is already in Russia), if your country's laws allows it:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/09/caught-in-the-act-how-and-why-you-should-invest-in-a-dash-cam/?comments=1