Oilpro.com founder indicted for hacking Rigzone - Fuel Fix

Ruh-Roh...!

Oilpro.com founder indicted for hacking Rigzone - Fuel Fix: "The founder of the Houston-based Oilpro.com networking website was indicted Wednesday for allegedly hacking Rigzone, a competitor that he created and later sold. David W. Kent, 40, of Spring, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit computer hacking and wire fraud for allegedly stealing information from more than 700,000 customer accounts in order to build up Oilpro’s network. He then recently tried to sell Oilpro, which he created in 2013, to Rigzone’s parent company, New York-based DHI Group, using beefed-up membership numbers, according to a U.S. Department of Justice’s statement. Kent founded Rigzone in 2000 with his father and sold it in 2010 for about $51 million to DHI. Kent left Rigzone one year after the sale. Oilpro, which was offline Thursday, is touted as a professional network for oil and gas professionals — essentially LinkedIn for the energy sector. Rigzone features oil and gas information as well as details on jobs in Houston and worldwide. The investigation and arrest were led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Manhattan-based U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. “Instead of relinquishing control of his former company, subject David Kent continued to illegally access data and information from his former business to help benefit a competing business he formed after the sale,” FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge Diego Rodriquez said in a prepared statement. “Unauthorized access to a protected computer system is a federal crime,” he added. “The FBI will investigate and bring to justice criminal actors who commit computer intrusions, whether the unauthorized access is to a personal computer or a corporate server.”"

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A graphene patch that monitors and possibly treats diabetes | Ars Technica

A graphene patch that monitors and possibly treats diabetes | Ars Technica: "The device is activated when a sufficient amount of sweat is detected. Although diabetes is associated with blood glucose levels, studies have actually shown that these levels can be estimated from precise measurements of sweat glucose concentrations. The readings from the device exhibited a lag time that is consistent with results from previous investigations of sweat glucose (meaning that there's a consistent delay between changes in blood levels and when those changes show up in the sweat). The device contains the enzyme glucose oxidase, which is able to oxidize glucose and form hydrogen peroxide in the process. The hydrogen peroxide is then involved in another chemical reaction that results in noticeable electrochemical changes, which the glucose and pH sensors measure. The patch can be connected to a portable electrochemical analyzer that has a dual function: power source and wireless data transmitter. The device is rather user-friendly; the data can be easily sent to a smartphone or tablet."

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SMBC Funny: The Scientific Happiness Fairy!

I am pretty sure the Scientific Happiness Fairy has already visited most of the US and taken away 92.837% of the population's will to achieve...

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal:

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Being Emotional Isn't a Form of Debate | Intellectual Takeout

Being Emotional Isn't a Form of Debate | Intellectual Takeout: "“It has become clear, for example, that we are suffering the tragic results of having cut logic and rhetoric from the standard college curriculum. When I say ‘logic,’ I’m not talking about modern ‘symbolic logic,’ which was an attempt to replace ordinary language with mathematical symbols. Nor am I talking about that diffuse, abstract thing called ‘critical thinking.’ We need the logic of ordinary language. And then we need our students to understand the nature and character, the strengths and weaknesses, of classical rhetoric. We need them to distinguish good arguments from bad, valid inferences from invalid, and we need them to recognize various rhetorical appeals and appreciate them for what they are or discount them for what they are not. A critical mass of the citizenry must once more come to recognize basic argumentative fallacies, value logical consistency, and prize the fine art of Socratic dialogue.”"

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Halliburton-Baroid Selected for OTC 2016 Spotlight Award

Hey! Guess what?!? We got an award! This is for our automated Real Time Density and Rheology Unit. This is some of the stuff I have been working on for the last 5 years.

OTC picks 2016 Spotlight winners - OE Digital:

The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), which takes place 2–5 May 2016 in Houston, announces that 13 technologies will receive the 2016 Spotlight on New Technology Award. The awards will be presented at 1600 hours, 2 May, in the NRG Center Rotunda Lobby.

The Spotlight on New Technology Awards—a program for OTC exhibitors—showcases the latest and most advanced hardware and software technologies that are leading the industry into the future.

Spotlight Winners for 2016:

• AFGlobal Corporation, producer of Riser Gas Handling (RGH) System
• Baker Hughes, producer of Integrity eXplorer Cement Evaluation Service
• FMC Technologies, producer of InLine ElectroCoalescer (IEC)
• GE Oil & Gas, producer of SeaPrime I Subsea MUX BOP Control System
• Halliburton, producer of BaraLogix Density and Rheology Unit (DRU)
• Lankhorst Ropes, producer of LankoDeep - Soft Rope Systems
• Oceaneering International, producer of Remote Piloting and Automated Control Technology
• OES Oilfield Services Group, producer of DOPP
• OneSubsea, producer of OneSubsea AquaWatcher Water Analysis Sensor
• OneSubsea, producer of OneSubsea HyFleX Subsea Tree System
• SkoFlo Industries, producer of Subsea Back Pressure Regulator Valve
• Teledyne Oil & Gas, producer of Electrical Optical Flying Lead (EOFL)

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Mac & Cheese Nation Electric Mac & Cheese Maker | www.kotulas.com | Free Shipping

Do we REALLY NEED an electric Mac N Cheese maker?

Mac & Cheese Nation Electric Mac & Cheese Maker | www.kotulas.com | Free Shipping: "This Mac & Cheese Nation electric mac & cheese maker is the all-in-one perfect mac & cheese cooker. This handy appliance is for you if you've ever found yourself at a buffet filled with fare such as standing rib roast; exotic fowl under glass; fancy vegetables sautéed, pureed, and julienned; and haute couture pastries of international renown, yet you've searched frantically for mac & cheese. You are a mac & cheese national. The quicker way to cook your favorite store-bought, boxed cuisine, this convenient unit features a built-in strainer to drain water in seconds, so you can add cheese ingredients through a handy slot and stir them with an ergonomic handle. An ideal gift for a college student whose priorities are in order, or for a family of well-established mac & cheese nationals. 3 settings: low, boil and simmer. Includes recipes for homemade mac & cheese, too. 8.65in.L x 7.5in.W x 8in.H. Bon appetit!"

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