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What is a password manager - and should I be using one?
Digital & Computing

What is a password manager - and should I be using one?

...open source password manager, which makes it easier for security experts to check its program code and identify potential security problems. Is a password manager a guarantee my accounts will be secure? The protection offered by a password manager is only as good as the password you select to control access to it – the ‘master password’. Therefore, make sure to...
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Creating open educational resources
Education & Development

Creating open educational resources

...open source software licences. All new works based on yours will carry the same licence, so any derivatives will also allow commercial use. This is the licence used by Wikipedia, and is recommended for materials that would benefit from incorporating content from Wikipedia and similarly licensed projects. Question 3 Sen Figure 3 A flower Answer This picture has an...
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Is a technological solution always the best? The politics of toilets
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is a technological solution always the best? The politics of toilets

...Open Source Condom Vending Machine (OSCVM.org) is an attempt to build reliable, low-cost condom vending machines in Ghana. All the schematics and designs are open and available to the public and we’ve partnered with a maker collective called The Creativity Group to build the machine. If we’ve innovated at all, it has been in the area of social relations, not...
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Are old voting machines a threat to democracy?
Science, Maths & Technology

Are old voting machines a threat to democracy?

...open source software and commercial off-the-shelf hardware to make systems that are more agile – making it possible to replace parts here and there, instead of replacing an entire voting system at the first signs of degradation. While such advances will help us in future years, they will not resolve today’s crisis. There is no escaping the immediate need to plan and...
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The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn
Education & Development

The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn

...open-source code (Moodle) with a series of modifications to meet the needs of independent learners and OU branding. It functions as both a learning management system (LMS) as well as a content management system. Moodle is an open source LMS with over 100 languages that can be deployed through so-called ‘language packs’, to enable the publication of content using a...
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Using digital tools to save languages
Languages

Using digital tools to save languages

...open source platforms like the Wikimedia Commons, Internet Archive, and ma where you can upload your recordings along with tags and metadata that make the content searchable. Three researchers from the University of Washington recently conducted an experiment using public domain video and audio files of President Obama’s speeches. They used artificial intelligence to...
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How can corporations reduce digital carbon footprints?
Nature & Environment

How can corporations reduce digital carbon footprints?

...open source project Cloud Carbon Footprint or other third party options like GreenPixie. Regularly review and enact the data deletion steps of data retention policies. Look for opportunities to store data locally or using edge compute storage solutions. Spin-down cloud services during inactive periods, such as HR systems during office closures. Further tips and ideas If...
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Half man, half circuit: Who are the people who are choosing to become cyborgs?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Half man, half circuit: Who are the people who are choosing to become cyborgs?

...open-source biotech company based in his hometown of Pittsburgh that pushes the boundaries of implantation, often with Cannon himself as the main experimentee. [Sketch of a cyborg] “The peripheral nervous system is a place that we’re going to be going in probably about a year,” Cannon told the audience at Dusseldorf. “Although in about six months… we’re...
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