In the evening of Friday, November 20, 2020, Illinois Tech Public Safety received a report of gunshots heard around 9:00 p.m. near 31st Street and Michigan. No activity was found at the scene, and no alerts were sent out at the time.

An intermediary unit, typically known as an IoT gateway, is required to allow interaction between devices that rely on different communication technology or devices that use different application protocols. A number of standards have been developed that specify the deployment of IoT gateways to support M2M / IoT services. One of the most relevant ones is the OneM2M that provides a horizontal platform and supports secure, reliable and efficient operations of multiple IoT/M2M services, particularly those dependent on REST APIs. It also supports multiple existing application protocols like HTTP, CoAP and MQTT and communication technologies such as ZigBee, Bluetooth, WiFi and Cellular networks as well as the IMA-DM and BBF TR-069 protocols. There are other turnkey solutions differentiated by the application protocols that they support like the INTEL and the SmartM2M.

You may have seen that there are a ton of newly created Instagram accounts that have got significantly popular even though the account does not contain sufficient posts or content. This is because Instagram is very sensitive towards monitoring new accounts and keeps a record of each and every little activity did by the user and using those insights, Instagram suggests such accounts to other users through suggestions. However, once you start acting like a normal user which includes following and unfollowing people randomly or the folks you know, liking and commenting on the posts, sharing content, and direct messaging, Instagram now understands that the account is a regular account and may not contain any strong content, that can be flagged as trending, thus such accounts are now less likely to get instant traffic and popularity. 

It cannot be understated that the Illinois Institute of Technology student body is not doing “okay” late into the fall 2020 semester. In response to academic and mental health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, administration approved an opt-in pass/fail grading policy for the fall 2020 semester. The policy was drafted by the Student Government Association (SGA) and passed by the University Faculty Council on Friday, November 6, 2020. This was met with widespread approval from the student body, along with questions as to why it took until November to pass such a policy for a semester that started three months prior in August.

There are already a wide variety of crop harvesting machines that are ideal for potential automation. Engineers are already at work to develop technologies for delicate harvest work and autonomous traverse across the fields using the right robotic components with a blend of sensors and IoT connectivity, freeing the farmers for other tasks. 

I have not burned my mouth on a cup of 7-Eleven coffee since March 2020, and I am very proud of myself.

The incoming Biden-Harris administration should hold a strong stance on Hong Kong’s democracy, freedom, and liberty, when the Chinese government has been tightening its grip on the city’s autonomy. 

I’m feeling in a Warhammer mood this week. That’s all. I’ve been playing through Obsidian’s “The Outer Worlds” recently, which I have been loving but are far from completion. I needed a game to review this week, and my initial plan was to purchase and get as far through “Hades” as possible, until my friend asked if I wanted to go to Dice Dojo with him this weekend. Dice Dojo is a great local games store for all things tabletop, be it Dungeons and Dragons (DnD) or tabletop roleplaying games (RPGs), Magic: The Gathering, or Warhammer 40k. And I haven’t bought new minis in a while, so I decided this would be a good time to reward myself for getting this far in the semester. And while I was deciding that, I said to myself “Hey, you know what’s a surprisingly good game that not a lot people know about? Space Marine” So this week I’m going to be reviewing a game not a whole lot of people outside of entrenched Warhammer fans have heard of, because it’s surprisingly good.