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Norway forced to expand its studded bike tire subsidy as locals go mad for winter cycling

When it comes to incentivizing individuals to make more environmentally conscious travel decisions, government subsidies have proven quite successful in the past. In a number of European countries, there are subsidies for buying new and used electric cars, installing EV charging points in your home, and even discounted bus tickets for those in low income

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A look at signature verification software deployed to expedite mail-in ballot verification in US, as signature discrepancies are the main reason for rejections (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: A look at signature verification software deployed to expedite mail-in ballot verification in US, as signature discrepancies are the main reason for rejections  —  As of early October, more than 84.2 million absentee ballots had been requested or sent to U.S. voters in 47 states and the District … A look

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Profile of Maddie Stone, who leads Google's Project Zero team that studies and neuters actively exploited Android malware (Lily Hay Newman/Wired)

Lily Hay Newman / Wired: Profile of Maddie Stone, who leads Google’s Project Zero team that studies and neuters actively exploited Android malware  —  The Project Zero reverse engineer shuts down some of the world’s most dangerous exploits—along with antiquated hacker stereotypes.  —  EVEN WITH A knee injury, Maddie Stone is formidable. Profile of Maddie

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Users working from home are running into internet usage limits as ISPs reinstate data caps they suspended at the beginning of the pandemic (Lillian Rizzo/Wall Street Journal)

Lillian Rizzo / Wall Street Journal: Users working from home are running into internet usage limits as ISPs reinstate data caps they suspended at the beginning of the pandemic  —  As more people rely on their home broadband for work and school during the coronavirus pandemic, providers are reinstating data caps Users working from home

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Hackaday Links: October 25, 2020

Siglent has been making pretty big inroads into the mid-range test equipment market, with the manufacturers instruments popping up on benches all over the place. Saulius Lukse, of Kurokesu fame, found himself in possession of a Siglent SPD3303X programmable power supply, which looks like a really nice unit, at least from the hardware side. The

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