Small wireless computing devices, ranging from the size of a matchbox to the size of a dime are going to change the way Florida monitors its water quality, sea level rise, hurricanes, agriculture, aquaculture, and even its aging senior population. The types of sensing devices developed by computer scientist Jason Hallstrom, Ph.D., who recently joined […]
Target Corp has agreed to pay $10 million in a proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit related to a huge 2013 data breach that consumers say compromised their personal financial information, court documents show. Under the proposal, which requires federal court approval, Target will deposit the settlement amount into an interest bearing escrow account, to […]
As is Wednesday tradition, BBIMI is giving you a glimpse at 15 fun and crazy you probably did not know before you read this blog post. The world is full of useless, yet entertaining AND factual information and we would be crazy or wacky ourselves not to shed some light on this subject. There’s just […]
March Madness is Upon us Fresh off a 34-0 undefeated season, the #1 seeded Kentucky Wildcats look to continue their pursuit of perfection all the way through the NCAA College Basketball National Championship tournament. If they win six more, they’ll become the first team since then 1975-76 Indiana Hoosiers to go undefeated. Fans have a […]
As is Wednesday tradition, BBIMI is giving you a glimpse at 15 fun and crazy you probably did not know before you read this blog post. The world is full of useless, yet entertaining AND factual information and we would be crazy or wacky ourselves not to shed some light on this subject. There’s just […]
Canes Baseball Puts Up 25 Runs in a Game, Sweep Rutgers It’s not clear if the new, flatter-seamed baseballs introduced this year in college made a difference Sunday in the Miami Hurricanes’ 25-4 torching of Rutgers. But it is clear that the bats of the ninth-ranked Hurricanes worked exceptionally well. Miami scored 12 runs on […]
If you live in Florida, you’ve probably heard of a Wind Mitigation inspection. Many property owners receive wind mitigation inspections to assess the preparedness of their homes and businesses in resisting the effects of windstorm damage or loss. Interestingly, even in Florida, wind mitigation inspections are not required by insurance companies or mortgage lenders – […]
As is Wednesday tradition, BBIMI is giving you a glimpse at 15 fun and crazy you probably did not know before you read this blog post. The world is full of useless, yet entertaining AND factual information and we would be crazy or wacky ourselves not to shed some light on this subject. There’s just […]
As many as 80 million customers of the nation’s second-largest health insurance company, Anthem Inc., have had their account information stolen, the company said in a statement. The hackers gained access to Anthem’s computer system and got information including names, birthdays, medical IDs, Social Security numbers, street addresses, e-mail addresses and employment information, including income […]
Residents of a Jacksonville, Fla., townhome complex may be without electricity for two weeks after a large section of South Liberty Street collapsed into the St. Johns River. No injuries were reported when the street buckled on Sunday, leaving a hole the size of two double-wide mobile homes. The Florida Times-Union reports an electrical transformer […]