John Gordon Ross

Anyone who works as a freelancer these days has to be at least a bit familiar with techie things. But it isn’t just that. When I was a kid and those vaguely SF puppet shows were on the television and all the other kids wanted to be Greg Gogetem or Steve Savetheuniverse, I wanted to be the guy in a white coat and glasses called Doc or Brains. Here are some technology-related feeds I find useful and/or entertaining.

Mashable » Sony's PlayStation TV Has the Makings of a Hit

Tuesday 10 June 23:54:05 UTC 2014

In the midst of Sony's jam-packed E3 2014 keynote, the company announced that it's bringing the PlayStation Vita TV to the U.S. and Europe this fall under the name PlayStation TV. The PlayStation TV is kind of a cross between Amazon's Fire TV and a Ouya. It's a very small set-top box designed to play games and stream content. It can … [Link]

Mashable » Top 10 Moments From Obama's First-Ever Tumblr Chat

Tuesday 10 June 23:42:30 UTC 2014

President Barack Obama hosted David Karp, CEO and co-founder of Tumblr, and some special Tumblr guests at the White House on Tuesday to chat about issues surrounding college, education and student loans. Tagged online with the #ObamaIRL hashtag, Karp moderated the conversation and asked questions from Tumblr users — of which more than 40% are between the ages of 18 and … [Link]

Mashable » New York Medical Marijuana Fight Is Gaining Steam

Tuesday 10 June 23:31:40 UTC 2014

A bill that would legalize medical marijuana in New York is gaining traction — but a few key state senators may still attempt to block it. Senate Finance Committee chairman John DeFrancisco (R-Syracuse) said Monday the bill wouldn't even be put to a vote in his committee. But New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo publicly signaled support for the legislation on the … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Today in APIs: Github Releases Github 2.0 for Windows

Tuesday 10 June 23:31:38 UTC 2014

Github releases its platform for Windows, Github 2.0. PayPal looks to use Apple's Touch ID for payments. Plus: Dropbox announces updates to the Sync and Datastore APIs, and SOA Software introduces API syndication. [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Pinterest Hacked But Company Fails To Disclose Details To Users Or Public

Tuesday 10 June 23:31:37 UTC 2014

Last week, an untold number of Pinterest users were compromised by an attack designed to lure their Twitter and Facebook friends into a malware trap. Pinterest has yet to divulge what it knows about the apparent attack or publicly acknowledge that the attack even took place. [Link]

Slashdot » Credit Card Breach At P.F. Chang's

Tuesday 10 June 23:24:00 UTC 2014

schwit1 tips a post by Brian Krebs saying that P.F. Chang's China Bistro, a nationwide restaurant chain, is the latest victim of a massive data breach. The company is currently investigating. Krebs writes: On June 9, thousands of newly-stolen credit and debit cards went up for sale on rescator[dot]so, an underground store best known for selling tens of millions of … [Link]

Mashable » FAA Lets BP Fly First Commercial Drone Flights Over U.S.

Tuesday 10 June 23:00:00 UTC 2014

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given oil giant BP permission to fly drones to conduct surveys in Alaska — the first time anyone has been allowed to fly unmanned vehicles over U.S. soil for commercial purposes. BP will use an AeroVironment Puma AE to inspect its Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska, the largest oilfield in the country, according to … [Link]

Mashable » President Obama's Somber Plea to Address Gun Violence in America

Tuesday 10 June 22:53:25 UTC 2014

The President joined Tumblr CEO David Karp for a live discussion on student loan debt, but the conversation took a somber and emotional turn when Obama was asked about gun violence: "Mr. President, my name is Nick Deneen and I attend school at the University of California, Santa Barbara. I was the Resident Assistant for the floor that George Chen … [Link]

Slashdot » Theater Chain Bans Google Glass

Tuesday 10 June 22:42:00 UTC 2014

mpicpp sends this report from Ars: A cinema chain announced Tuesday that it is now barring patrons from wearing Google Glass at its movie houses across the U.S. in a bid to clamp down on piracy. Alamo Drafthouse, which runs theaters in Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, Texas, Virginia, and soon in California, is among the first U.S. chains to ban Google's … [Link]

Mashable » 'Sonic the Hedgehog' Movie Gets Rolling at Sony and Sega

Tuesday 10 June 22:29:25 UTC 2014

This just rolled in: Sony and Sega are partnering to develop a Sonic the Hedgehog movie. The feature-length film will be a CG-animated/live-action hybrid, and would pit the irreverent spiny mammal with blazing speed against familiar franchise baddies including Dr. Eggman, the studio announced Tuesday. See also: Original 'Sonic the Hedgehog' Speeds on to Android Upright Citizens Brigade LA alumni Evan … [Link]

Mashable » The Brothers of the Night's Watch Never Looked Happier

Tuesday 10 June 22:24:35 UTC 2014

This post contains spoilers from Sunday's Game of Thrones episode "The Watchers on the Wall." Read at your own discretion. "I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. But I will pose fiercely for photographs." The brothers of the Night's Watch locked arms for one final picture before the bloody Battle for Castle Black. Josef Altin, the actor … [Link]

Mashable » Facebook, You're Not Alone: 5 Accidental App Launches That Aren't Slingshot

Tuesday 10 June 22:08:03 UTC 2014

Facebook abandoned its longtime "Move Fast and Break Things" motto in April, but that doesn't mean the company is completely accident-free. Facebook jumped the gun on a product launch Monday, unveiling its new Snapchat-like messaging app Slingshot in multiple regions before pulling the app from the App Store entirely. The faux launch was an "accident" according to the company, claiming instead … [Link]

Slashdot » Firefox 30 Available, Firebug 2.0 Released

Tuesday 10 June 22:00:00 UTC 2014

Today Mozilla made Firefox 30 available, a relatively minor release after the massive redesign in version 29. According to the changelog, new features include VP9 video decoding, support for Opus in WebM, and horizontal volume control for HTML5 video and audio. Developers got support for multi-line flexboxes and hang reporting for background threads. There were also a number of security … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » What Causes Garlic Breath? [Science Video]

Tuesday 10 June 22:00:00 UTC 2014

From Reactions: Garlic is good for your body, great for your taste buds, but terrible for your breath. This episode looks at the plant beloved by chefs and feared by vampires. Once again we teamed up with the Compound Interest blog to break down the chemistry of garlic, and how to beat the bad breath it causes. There are four … [Link]

Mashable » 'Daredevil' Nabs Vincent D’Onofrio to Play Villain in Marvel Netflix Series

Tuesday 10 June 21:54:08 UTC 2014

The Kingpin is coming to Marvel's Daredevil series for Netflix. Law & Order: Criminal Intent alum Vincent D'Onofrio will play the character, a powerful businessman who comes into conflict with blind lawyer Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Charlie Cox). Also known as Wilson Fisk, the villain was previously portrayed in 2003's Daredevil film by the late Michael Clarke Duncan. SEE ALSO: Netflix Nabs 'Games … [Link]

Mashable » There Have Been 74 U.S. School Shootings Since Sandy Hook

Tuesday 10 June 21:51:16 UTC 2014

On Tuesday morning, a gunman walked into Reynolds High School in Troutdale, Oregon, and killed one student and injured a teacher. According to police, he then took his own life in a school bathroom while cops encircled the building The teacher, Todd Rispler, will luckily survive his wounds. See also: 2 Dead, Including Gunman, in Oregon High-School Shooting The gun safety … [Link]

Mashable » Russian Hackers Reportedly Confess to 'Find My iPhone' Ransom Plot

Tuesday 10 June 21:49:58 UTC 2014

Two alleged Russian hackers have reportedly confessed to remotely hacking users' Apple devices and holding them for ransom. Authorities are holding a 17-year-old and 23-year-old from Moscow on accusations related to locking Apple devices and demanding payment for users to access them again, according to a Sydney Morning Herald report. See also: The Heartbleed Hit List: The Passwords You Need to … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Crowsnest Aims to Solve Device Integration Pain

Tuesday 10 June 21:30:11 UTC 2014

Startup Crowsnest is creating an API abstraction layer and ecosystem to solve one of the biggest pain points of the Internet of Things: how to connect a proliferation of devices. If there are expected to be more than 20 billion devices connected in an IoT-enabled future, then each of those devices will need an API, creating a lot of device … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Node-RED Makes Designing IoT Flows a Snap

Tuesday 10 June 21:30:07 UTC 2014

The Internet of Things (IoT) is coming, and while issues around standards and protocols are still being ironed out, a growing number of developers, companies and entrepreneurs are flocking to the space in the hopes of staking a claim in what many believe will be technology's next great frontier. [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » FDA Launches openFDA, Gives Developers Access to Public Health Data Sets

Tuesday 10 June 21:30:05 UTC 2014

More and more government agencies are opening up their data to the public, creating plentiful opportunities for developers to mine significant amounts of high-value data for insight and build innovative tools that can help millions of people. [Link]

Slashdot » Security DVR + iNet + X10 = Easy Home Automation (Video)

Tuesday 10 June 21:17:00 UTC 2014

25-year electronics veteran Conrad Lee noticed that commodity multi-channel security DVRs have both more channels than a typical household needs and more capabilities than their makers advertise — at least, with some creative re-use of their video feeds. With a home-grown controller hooked up to an otherwise unused video channel, a run of the mill security DVR can be used … [Link]

Mashable » Arya Stark Throwback Instagram Proves She's Always Been a Badass

Tuesday 10 June 21:09:50 UTC 2014

Thing you learned on the Internet today: Before Arya Stark was a badass with a needle, she was a badass with a baby bob Game of Thrones actress Maisie Williams, god love her, Instagrammed a throwback picture on Tuesday of her as a sweet, innocent child See also: Peter Dinklage's High School Mullet Makes Tyrion Lannister Even Cooler OK, not so … [Link]

Mashable » 'Pretty Little Liars' Renewed for 2 More Seasons

Tuesday 10 June 21:04:12 UTC 2014

Pretty Little Liars just scored itself a pretty big renewal. Ahead of the show's fifth season premiere tonight on ABC Family, the network announced today its teen-centric mystery show will be returning for a sixth and seventh season. See also: Twitter Makes You Watch TV More Than You Realize “Pretty Little Liars has taken its place in the zeitgeist and reigns … [Link]

Mashable » In Good Taste: 3D Printing With Nutella

Tuesday 10 June 21:00:16 UTC 2014

3D printing isn't just for inedible plastics anymore. Most filament 3D printers start with rigid plastic or corn-based material like PLA, which is fed into the printer, melted and then pushed through a specialized nozzle that moves over a fixed plate and the extruder prints layer by layer See also: 3D Printing: Everything You Need to Know in 2 Minutes But … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Video Game Composers Fight to Keep Scoring Work

Tuesday 10 June 21:00:03 UTC 2014

For many video game players, one of the elements that creates a fully immersive environment into these fantastical worlds is the music that accompanies you along the journey. Many of us can pinpoint our favorite story arcs by the score that played in the background. The composers and musicians behind these games provide a crucial element to the overall product … [Link]

Mashable » Twitter Launches Video-Sharing Feature With Visa, Adidas

Tuesday 10 June 20:55:19 UTC 2014

Twitter appears to be experimenting with a new mobile ad feature with two World Cup advertisers, Visa and Adidas. The feature, which Twitter had apparently tested with the film A Million Ways to Die in the West last month, lets you easily share a video ad when you use a hashtag. For instance, if you type "#visa" and then a space, … [Link]

Mashable » Twitter Courts New Users With 'World Cup of Tweets'

Tuesday 10 June 20:49:35 UTC 2014

For those already on Twitter, the service can often feel like the entire world is listening — but with user growth tapering off, that's not quite accurate. To help further push Twitter into the mainstream the company has unveiled a slick new commercial promoting its efforts during this week's World Cup series of matches in Brazil. See also: World Cup … [Link]

Mashable » 20 Trippy Scenes From Nicki Minaj's 'Pills N Potions' Music Video

Tuesday 10 June 20:43:22 UTC 2014

"Pills N Potions" gives us the softer side of Nicki Minaj's rap repertoire, but the subdued song's music video doesn't hold back, delivering many head-scratching visuals. The trippy video features fellow rapper The Game, whose tattooed head at one point appears without a body in Minaj's arms as though she were holding a basketball See also: Boys' Viral Anti-Bullying Song … [Link]

Slashdot » Getting the Most Out of the Space Station (Before It's Too Late)

Tuesday 10 June 20:33:00 UTC 2014

bmahersciwriter writes: NASA administrators are strategizing a push to do more science on the International Space Station in the coming years. The pressure is on, given the rapidly cooling relations between the U.S. and Russia whose deputy prime minister recently suggested that U.S. astronauts use a trampoline if they want to get into orbit. Aiding in the push for more … [Link]

Mashable » Waffle House Denied an Employee a $1,000 Tip Because It Wasn't in Cash

Tuesday 10 June 20:30:54 UTC 2014

Out of the waffle pan, into the fryer. A waitress at a Waffle House in Raleigh, North Carolina, is being forced to return a very generous tip she received from a stranger at the behest of company policy, resulting in a public outcry against the breakfast chain. See also: 8 Wines to Pair With Your Fast Food A patron dining at … [Link]

Mashable » Dove Redefines 'Dad' in Emotion-Punching Father's Day Ad

Tuesday 10 June 20:18:09 UTC 2014

Dove is hoping its newest ad will spotlight the unsung heroes of the family — fathers Released just in time for Father's Day, the one-minute spot features 27 priceless and fleeting moments of fatherhood, from the father-daughter dance at a wedding to fixing car troubles to piggy back rides See also: Famous TV Dads Share Their Best Advice [VIDEO] While … [Link]

Mashable » Pole Dancing Clarinetist Can Teach You Something About Multitasking

Tuesday 10 June 20:10:01 UTC 2014

Let's say you're a pole dancer with thighs like tree trunks who also happens to have the gift of musical talent. Your best move? Bring them together into one majestic YouTube video. This thigh-gripping homage to Jason Derulo's "Wiggle" does not disappoint. See also: 20 Entertaining YouTube Videos Under 20 Seconds Say what you want about the goofy song choice, … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Dementia Pugilistica [Comic]

Tuesday 10 June 20:00:32 UTC 2014

[Source: Virtual Shackles] [Link]

Mashable » 25 Strikingly Beautiful Murals From Google's Street Art Project

Tuesday 10 June 19:55:08 UTC 2014

Google unveiled more than 5,000 images and 100 online exhibitions chronicling street art from around the world on Tuesday The Street Art Project online database was created by the Paris-based Google Cultural Institute, using images captured with Google's Street View camera along with pictures provided by museums and other cultural organizations to build an online retrospective of graffiti art. The online … [Link]

Slashdot » Auditors Release Verified Repositories of TrueCrypt

Tuesday 10 June 19:50:00 UTC 2014

Trailrunner7 writes: As the uncertainty surrounding the end of TrueCrypt continues, members of the security community are working to preserve a known-good archive of the last version of the open source encryption software released before the developers inserted a warning about potential unfixed bugs in the software and ended development. The message that the TrueCrypt posted about the security of … [Link]

Mashable » Hacker Who Revealed George W. Bush Paintings Gets 4 Years in Prison

Tuesday 10 June 19:36:34 UTC 2014

The hacker who became famous for revealing President George W. Bush's artistic side by leaking pictures of some of his paintings is going to spend at least four years in a Romanian prison for his exploits. Marcel Lazar Lehel, 42, better known by his online moniker Guccifer, was sentenced on Friday in Romania for hacking into the private email account of … [Link]

Mashable » Amazon Readying a Local Services Marketplace: Report

Tuesday 10 June 19:31:26 UTC 2014

Had a long day? Amazon wants to get you a massage The ecommerce retailer is preparing to launch a digital marketplace for local services, pushing into turf currently occupied by companies like Yelp. The new platform could launch this year, according to a report from Reuters. See also: 10 Startups to Watch in 2014 The marketplace would primarily connect customers with … [Link]

Mashable » Thai Beauty Queen Steps Down After Calling for Activist Executions

Tuesday 10 June 19:24:31 UTC 2014

Miss Universe Thailand is the latest perpetrator of the misguided social media statement that leads to a swift downfall. Weluree "Fai" Ditsayabut announced she was renouncing her title on Monday, after a series of controversial Twitter and Facebook posts. When she was elected in May as Thailand's representative for the Miss Universe competition, an old, yet incendiary, Facebook post started making … [Link]

Mashable » E3: Bungie's 'Destiny' Feels Like 'Halo' — And That's Great

Tuesday 10 June 19:08:02 UTC 2014

Bungie’s next-generation open-world title Destiny is going to feel very familiar to anyone who has ever played Halo. And that’s a great thing. Bungie and Activision gave press some hands-on time with Destiny on the PlayStation 4 before E3. We were able to explore the game world — a dark, burned-out Earth — freely with other players in this closed alpha. … [Link]

Slashdot » Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Released

Tuesday 10 June 19:05:00 UTC 2014

An anonymous reader writes: Today, Red Hat unveiled Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, with new features designed to meet both modern datacenter and next-generation IT requirements for cloud, Linux Containers, and big data. The new version includes Linux containers (LXC), which let Linux users easily create and manage system or application containers, improved MS Active Directory / Identity Management (IdM) … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Cool Tee: CTHUL-AID

Tuesday 10 June 19:00:34 UTC 2014

From Design by Humans: It’s the Great Old Ones’ favorite beverage, guaranteed to be maddeningly refreshing! Cthulhu himself enjoys kicking back after a hard day’s work in R’lyeh and pouring himself a tall cold glass of Cthul-Aid, and so should you! [CTHUL-AID Tee – Design by Humans] [Link]

Mashable » Pinterest Hires Former Apple Online Store Execs for Key Roles

Tuesday 10 June 18:59:13 UTC 2014

Pinterest is pinning its vision for the future on a couple of Apple employees with ecommerce backgrounds The social bookmarking service announced Tuesday that it has hired Bob Baxley, a longtime design director at Apple, and Michael Lopp, who worked at Apple for nine years before moving on to Palantir Technologies in 2010. Baxley will take over as Pinterest's head of … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Vermont is first US state to create long-term climate plan

Tuesday 10 June 18:47:50 UTC 2014

Size-wise, Vermont is a minnow, but it is also a pioneer with the only long-term plan of any US state to prepare for climate change [Link]

Mashable » Hidden Antarctic Volcanoes Are Expediting Glacial Melt

Tuesday 10 June 18:45:58 UTC 2014

Antarctica is a land of ice. But dive below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and you'll find fire as well, in the form of subglacial volcanoes. Now, a new study finds that these subglacial volcanoes and other geothermal "hotspots" are contributing to the melting of Thwaites Glacier, a major river of ice that flows into Antarctica's Pine Island Bay. Areas of … [Link]

Mashable » Rejoice! Sloth Week Is Coming to a Computer Near You

Tuesday 10 June 18:42:56 UTC 2014

Shark Week? That's for chumps. Sloth Week — now that's more like it The Internet's favorite slow-moving mammals are coming to a computer screen near you, thanks to Animalist and Animal Planet. For six days, beginning on June 20, any sloth-loving person (so, all persons) will be able to see adorable footage from the Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica See also: … [Link]

Mashable » Tracy Morgan's New Show on Hold, But FX Will Wait for His Recovery

Tuesday 10 June 18:36:02 UTC 2014

Plans for a Tracy Morgan-led comedy at are on at cable network FXX, which said Tuesday that it will wait for the comedian to recover from severe injuries he sustained in a car crash that killed one person over the weekend. Morgan's yet-untitled half-hour series was set to debut early in 2015, with production starting in August. Those plans are on … [Link]

Mashable » 15-Year-Old Makes $100,000 on Bitcoin, Launches Startup

Tuesday 10 June 18:30:49 UTC 2014

When Erik Finman received $1,000 from his grandmother in 2012, he invested it in bitcoin, the then-obscure form of online currency. A year and a half later, he sold his investment for $100,000 and used the earnings to launch Botangle.com, an online tutoring service that runs on video chat. That's not bad for an entrepreneur who's only 15 years old. See … [Link]

Slashdot » Comcast Converting 50,000 Houston Home Routers Into Public WiFi Hotspots

Tuesday 10 June 18:23:00 UTC 2014

New submitter green453 writes: 'As a Houston resident with limited home broadband options, I found the following interesting: Dwight Silverman of the Houston Chronicle reports (warning: paywalled) that Comcast plans to turn 50,000 home routers into public Wi-Fi hotspots without their users providing consent. Comcast plans to eventually convert 150,000 home routers into a city-wide WiFi network. A similar post … [Link]

Slashdot » Comcast Converting Turning 50,000 Houston Home Routers Into Public WiFi Hotspots

Tuesday 10 June 18:23:00 UTC 2014

New submitter green453 writes: "As a Houston resident with limited home broadband options, I found the following interesting: Dwight Silverman of the Houston Chronicle reports (warning: paywalled) that Comcast plans to turn 50,000 home routers into public Wi-Fi hotspots without their users providing consent. Comcast plans to eventually convert 150,000 home routers into a city-wide WiFi network. A similar post … [Link]

Mashable » Hillary Clinton's Book Tour Looks a Lot Like a Presidential Campaign

Tuesday 10 June 18:12:28 UTC 2014

Kicking off a nationwide book tour for her memoir, "Hard Choices", in New York City on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton arrived in style. Hundreds of New Yorkers lined the streets leading to the Barnes & Noble in New York City's Union Square, where some fans had been waiting in line for the launch event since Monday afternoon. Sean Brennan was the first … [Link]

Mashable » Lessons from 7 U.S. Tech Companies That Are Succeeding in China

Tuesday 10 June 18:00:24 UTC 2014

Twitter, Facebook, Dropbox, and nearly everything that Google produces — all blocked in China. But that’s not discouraging some US startups from entering the notorious tricky and divergent Chinese market. Let’s take a look at the fate of seven American ventures in China — including Evernote, LinkedIn, Uber — and see if their progress holds any lessons for other overseas apps … [Link]

Mashable » Walter White, Jr. Offers a Father's Day Message Sweeter Than Cereal

Tuesday 10 June 18:00:01 UTC 2014

Walter White isn't just a drug king pin — he's a family man. Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte, who plays Walter "Flynn" White, teamed up with YouTube channel Screen Junkies to wish his TV dad a happy Father's Day See also: 'Breaking Bad' Alternate Ending Is a Dream Come True While most people remember Walter for his alter ego, Heisenberg, … [Link]

New Scientist – News » When trilobites ruled the seas

Tuesday 10 June 18:00:00 UTC 2014

In the The Trilobite Book, Riccardo Levi-Setti's text and photographs paint a stunning picture of the diversity and fascination of the "giant woodlice" [Link]

Mashable » Should Tourists in Paris Be Allowed to Leave Love Locks on Bridges?

Tuesday 10 June 17:52:32 UTC 2014

Since fencing on the Pont des Arts in Paris fell under the weight of thousands of padlocks on Sunday, the debate over the practice of tourists adding such "love locks" to romantic bridges is heating up. City officials in New York City and Rome, among others, have resorted to cutting and removing locks. But Paris has hesitated to ban the practice … [Link]

Mashable » Google to Buy Satellite Service Skybox for $500 Million to Improve Maps

Tuesday 10 June 17:48:12 UTC 2014

Google has agreed to acquire Skybox Imaging, a satellite imaging service, for $500 million in cash, the companies announced on Tuesday “Their satellites will help keep our maps accurate with up-to-date imagery," Google said in a statement. "Over time, we also hope that Skybox’s team and technology will be able to help improve Internet access and disaster relief — areas Google … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Box Releases Advanced Search API

Tuesday 10 June 17:46:16 UTC 2014

Companies are producing data at astonishing rates of speed, and all that data has to go somewhere. For many businesses, it's easiest and most cost-effective to send their ever-growing collections of digital documents to cloud storage and sharing services like Box. [Link]

Mashable » Soccer-Playing Beagle Is the David Beckham of Dogs

Tuesday 10 June 17:45:02 UTC 2014

Even if you're not a soccer fan, this beagle's trick shots will have you shouting, "GOOOOOOAL!" Dubbed "Purin the Super Beagle," the cute canine demonstrates his soccer skills in honor of the 2014 World Cup. Soccer has never been so cuddly. See also: World Cup Stars: 20 Electrifying Players You Need to Know Even though soccer football soccer is the … [Link]

Mashable » Innovation by Necessity: 3 Non-Tech Businesses and the Technology They Created

Tuesday 10 June 17:44:36 UTC 2014

The story of modern tech innovators typically follows a well-mapped path: A scrappy group of entrepreneurs gathers in a garage, warehouse or loft. They iterate and reiterate. Investors kick in funds. And then, eventually, our heroes either emerge with the next hot technological tool — be it an online marketing platform, a hip social-networking app, wearable tech, etc. — or they fold. But … [Link]

Mashable » RadioShack May Soon Be Over and Out

Tuesday 10 June 17:33:47 UTC 2014

During the Super Bowl, RadioShack ran an ad showing two red-shirted workers. One answers the phone and looks troubled. Then we hear the receiver click. "What?" asks the other. "The '80s called," the employee replies. "They want their store back." By the looks of it, they may get it soon. Despite a new program that offers same-day repairs for smartphones, RadioShack … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Butterflies near salted roads grow larger eyes and muscles

Tuesday 10 June 17:30:00 UTC 2014

The salt on icy roads ends up in local butterflies – those that survive the extra sodium may get a boost to their vision and flying abilities [Link]

O'Reilly News and Commentary » Your money or your life

Tuesday 10 June 17:29:15 UTC 2014

I know it’s hard to run a large company. I know that organizations can get too deep into their own visions to imagine conflicting values. I realized yesterday, though, that: Microsoft ruined their brand for me by holding too tightly … [Link]

Mashable » Forget John Oliver — FIFA Makes a Mockery of Itself

Tuesday 10 June 17:21:24 UTC 2014

Of course you've heard by now — it's all over the Internet: John Oliver on Sunday absolutely eviscerated FIFA, world soccer's governing body, in that special form of dressing-down that only he can conjure Coming days ahead of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the broadside joins a wave of corruption scandals in helping bring into mainstream consciousness the very reasons … [Link]

Slashdot » Was Turing Test Legitimately Beaten, Or Just Cleverly Tricked?

Tuesday 10 June 17:18:00 UTC 2014

beaker_72 (1845996) writes "On Sunday we saw a story that the Turing Test had finally been passed. The same story was picked up by most of the mainstream media and reported all over the place over the weekend and yesterday. However, today we see an article in TechDirt telling us that in fact the original press release was just a … [Link]

Mashable » With Facial Recognition Partnership, Match.com Users Can Find Dates Based on Exes

Tuesday 10 June 17:13:05 UTC 2014

You might say you're looking for a potential mate that looks like George Clooney or Scarlett Johansson, but chances are you do have a "type" and it looks a lot like your ex. Building on this concept, popular dating site Match.com has partnered with Los Angeles-based matchmaking service Three Day Rule that uses facial-recognition technology to find dates for users. In … [Link]

Mashable » 'Star Fox' Rocketing to Wii U With GamePad-Enabled Sequel

Tuesday 10 June 17:00:42 UTC 2014

Nintendo fans: your cries have been answered. After almost a decade of hiatus, Star Fox is coming back with a new title for the Wii U. Nintendo's senior managing director Shigeru Miyamoto revealed the next Star Fox game to a small group of journalists on the Sunday prior to E3, saying it a was project he was heading up personally. See … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Why Does Time Exist? [Science Video]

Tuesday 10 June 17:00:24 UTC 2014

Watch as “It’s Okay to Be Smart” host Joe Hanson attempts to explain the concept of time. Is time a real thing… or just a matter or perception? [It's OK to be Smart | Via LS] [Link]

Mashable » The 'Legend of Zelda' Is Coming to the Wii U

Tuesday 10 June 17:00:10 UTC 2014

Nintendo’s next Legend of Zelda game is going to revisit the franchise’s concept of linear storytelling, according to series producer Eiji Aonuma. Aonuma introduced the next highly anticipated Legend of Zelda game, the first for the Wii U console, in a streaming presentation on Tuesday before the start of the second day of E3. See also: Get Ready to Play All … [Link]

Mashable » You Can Play as Anyone You Want in the Next 'Super Smash Bros.'

Tuesday 10 June 17:00:07 UTC 2014

You can play as anyone you want in the next Super Smash Brothers game. That’s because Nintendo is making Miis, its customizable human avatars, playable characters in the upcoming entry to its fighting game series. The company made the announcement at E3 on Tuesday. To demonstrate the technology, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata battled Nintendo of America CEO Reggie Fils-Amie in a … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Jesus and Hitler beaten in Wikipedia influence list

Tuesday 10 June 17:00:00 UTC 2014

When it comes to influence as measured by Wikipedia, the usual big hitters have nothing on Carl Linnaeus, inventor of the naming scheme for plants and animals [Link]

Mashable » Lena Dunham Does Interpretive Dance for Sia's 'Late Night' Performance

Tuesday 10 June 16:56:08 UTC 2014

Singer-songwriter Sia once again refused to face the cameras — this time during a performance of "Chandelier" on Late Night With Seth Meyers. Instead, she laid face-down on a bed on Monday as wig-wearing Girls star Lena Dunham did an interpretive dance. Sia, who has admitted she has social anxiety and last year also wrote an anti-fame manifesto detailing how … [Link]

Slashdot » Moon Swirls May Inspire Revolution In the Science of Deflector Shields

Tuesday 10 June 16:36:00 UTC 2014

KentuckyFC (1144503) writes 'One curious feature on the Moon's surface are "lunar swirls", wisp-like regions that are whiter than surrounding areas and that, until recently, astronomers could not explain. But one team of physicists recently showed that these areas are protected by weak magnetic fields that deflect high energy particles from the Sun and so prevent the darkening effect this … [Link]

Mashable » Police: 1 Student and Gunman Dead in Oregon High School Shooting

Tuesday 10 June 16:35:17 UTC 2014

This story was updated at 1:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 10. Police say one student was shot and killed, and the suspect is dead, following a shooting at Reynolds High School in Troutdale, Oregon, about 20 minutes outside Portland, Oregon. No other deaths were reported. Students are being evacuated by SWAT teams working their way through the school now, and … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Part of infant Earth survived moon's shocking birth

Tuesday 10 June 16:33:00 UTC 2014

Earth held on to a part of its past – a layer of rock seems to have resisted the catastrophic melting caused by the collision that spawned the moon [Link]

New Scientist – News » Today on New Scientist

Tuesday 10 June 16:30:00 UTC 2014

All the latest on newscientist.com: urban smellscapes, Vermont's climate plan, why cool science isn't enough, how Europe got farmers and more [Link]

Mashable » 'Grand Theft Auto V' Coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC

Tuesday 10 June 16:16:56 UTC 2014

Owners of the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC will soon be able to play Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar Games revealed Tuesday that the popular open-world game — which in just three days after its initial release for PS3 and Xbox 360 in September became the fastest video game to gross $1 billion — will arrive on those new consoles … [Link]

Slashdot » GoDaddy Files For $100 Million IPO

Tuesday 10 June 16:08:42 UTC 2014

mpicpp (3454017) writes with news that GoDaddy has filed to make an initial public offering "This is the second time GoDaddy has tried to go public. It went this route back in 2006, but then backed out when it didn't get the pricing it wanted." The SEC Filing indicates that they are not in the greatest financial condition. Quoting CNN: … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Game of Thrones Illustrated [Comic]

Tuesday 10 June 16:00:18 UTC 2014

[Source: Nedesem on Memecenter | Via IO9] [Link]

Mashable » Thousands Flee Iraq's Second-Largest City as Islamist Militants Seize Control

Tuesday 10 June 15:43:20 UTC 2014

An estimated 150,000 people may have fled Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city with an estimated population of 1.8 million, as Islamist militants seized key government sites there on Tuesday Soldiers with Iraq's military laid down their weapons and stripped off their uniforms, the New York Times reported, effectively leaving control of the city in the hands of militants with the Islamic State … [Link]

Mashable » The 7 Most Important Things to Do Before You Quit Your Job to Freelance

Tuesday 10 June 15:38:12 UTC 2014

Shedding your 9-to-5 job to begin a freelance career can be one of the most liberating and fruitful decisions you make in your career. Freelancers enjoy tremendous flexibility and autonomy, as well as the ability to create their own brand. However, freelancers must hustle to find their own work — it's not a guaranteed paycheck. Though freelancing can be immensely beneficial … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Food or family? Florida reptiles battle over eggs

Tuesday 10 June 15:37:00 UTC 2014

This invasive Argentine black and white tegu is a beauty, but it's been caught in the act of pilfering the eggs of a native American alligator [Link]

Mashable » Watch Live: Nintendo Unveils New Games

Tuesday 10 June 15:30:20 UTC 2014

Nintendo is revealing its new games for the Wii U and 3DS handheld on Tuesday, forgoing the traditional E3 press conference in favor a online-only stream. See also: Stack Your Brain With These 11 'Tetris' Facts We're hosting the live stream here on Mashable, so you can watch the announcements live here starting at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET. You can … [Link]

Slashdot » Fuel Cells From Nanomaterials Made From Human Urine

Tuesday 10 June 15:21:00 UTC 2014

New submitter turning in circles (2882659) writes 'Carbon based fuel cells require carbon doped with other elements, normally platinum, for oxygen reduction reactions. Urine contains carbon with an exciting splash of nitrogen, sulfur, potassium, silicon, and so on, and you don't have to manufacture it: the stuff just comes out by itself. In an article published this week in an … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Discussion Turns Into an Epic Pokemon Puns Fest [Pic]

Tuesday 10 June 15:00:01 UTC 2014

[Reddit | Via] [Link]

Mashable » China Plans to Bulldoze Mountains for Urban Growth

Tuesday 10 June 14:45:20 UTC 2014

To create more flat land for the fast-growing cities in western China, local planners are increasingly turning to the drastic measure of bulldozing mountaintops and filling in valleys with dump trucks full of dirt. The impact such massive earthmoving projects will have on soil conditions, erosion, groundwater and other environmental factors remains largely unknown. Nor is it clear whether the filled-in … [Link]

Slashdot » NSA's Novel Claim: Our Systems Are Too Complex To Obey the Law

Tuesday 10 June 14:40:00 UTC 2014

Reader Bruce66423 (1678196) points out skeptical-sounding coverage at the Washington Post of the NSA's claim that it can't hold onto information it collects about users' online activity long enough for it to be useful as evidence in lawsuits about the very practice of that collection. From the article: 'The agency is facing a slew of lawsuits over its surveillance programs, … [Link]

Mashable » Jennifer Lopez Challenges Jimmy Fallon to a Tight Pants Competition

Tuesday 10 June 14:36:19 UTC 2014

Sorry, Jimmy, but J. Lo has the tightest pants in town The pop star stopped by The Tonight Show on Monday and challenged Jimmy Fallon to a tight pants competition. Fallon put up a good fight, wearing a pair of white wash denim that accentuated all the wrong spots, but Jennifer Lopez is the uncontested master of hip-hugging jeans See … [Link]

Mashable » Volkswagen Shocks Moviegoers With Interactive Texting and Driving PSA

Tuesday 10 June 14:24:57 UTC 2014

You know texting while driving is bad. You know texting in the movie theater is bad. Volkswagen wants to remind you of both The car company ran an interactive PSA called "Eyes on the Road" at a movie theater in Hong Kong recently. The ad begins with a first-person perspective of driving a car on an empty road. The theater … [Link]

Mashable » Lawsuit Loses Focus as Louisiana Stuggles to Save Wetlands

Tuesday 10 June 14:15:39 UTC 2014

John Barry is either a hero or a huckster, a concerned citizen or a radical activist. It depends on who you ask. Barry, as part of a board appointed by the state to study flood protection after Hurricane Katrina, helped engineer a lawsuit against 97 oil and gas companies, seeking damages that would help pay for a plan to mitigate Louisiana's eroding coastline. … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: Save Up to 50% on Star Wars Car Accessories for Father’s Day

Tuesday 10 June 14:10:54 UTC 2014

For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon offers some big discounts on various Star Wars car accessories such as mat sets, key chains, seat covers, wheel covers and more! [Save Up to 50% on Star Wars Car Accessories for Father's Day] [Link]

Mashable » Facebook, Twitter Vie for Real-Time World Cup Conversation

Tuesday 10 June 14:03:00 UTC 2014

With the World Cup just days away from kicking off, Facebook and Twitter are both taking steps to serve as the platform for conversation and news about the games. Facebook launched a new Trending World Cup page on Tuesday that aims to serve as a central hub to "experience the action in real-time." The page will include scores and highlights from … [Link]

Slashdot » Grand Theft Auto V For Modern Platforms Confirmed

Tuesday 10 June 13:58:00 UTC 2014

jones_supa (887896) writes 'Since the release of the extremely successful Grand Theft Auto V on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, rumors about PC — and later also an Xbox One and PlayStation 4 — version have been floating around. Now it's official: Grand Theft Auto V will be released on Windows PC and Xbox One, in addition to PlayStation 4, … [Link]

Mashable » Netflix to Stop Sending Those Messages About Slow Internet — for Now

Tuesday 10 June 13:27:06 UTC 2014

Netflix will soon stop sending its users messages blaming their broadband providers for poor streaming quality Netflix announced it would end the "small scale test" on June 16, which started in early May. See also: Need for Speed: Google Joins Netflix in Grading IPSs on Streaming Video The messages aren't gone for good. In a blog post, Netflix said it will … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » E3 Hit By Outbreak Of Déja Vu

Tuesday 10 June 13:20:26 UTC 2014

The first day of the E3 games event was dominated by the major players and it seems they’ll be playing it safe, with announcements of a host of sequels and re-releases for the new generation of consoles. Microsoft’s big Xbox One announcement of the day was Halo: The Master Chief Collection. It’s a single $60 package will consist of the … [Link]

Slashdot » Mayday Anti-PAC On Its Second Round of Funding

Tuesday 10 June 13:17:00 UTC 2014

wonkavader (605434) writes 'Lawrence Lessig's MAYDAY.US Super PAC to end all Super PACs (and more) is now on its second round of funding. The PAC has been reported on here before, but now the numbers are bigger. They hit their $1 million first goal easily, but now they aim to get another $5 million in the same time period. Lessig … [Link]

Mashable » The Evolution of the Pride Parade, From Somber March to Celebration

Tuesday 10 June 13:10:05 UTC 2014

The parade has become a popular vehicle for showcasing LGBT pride. An unabashed celebration, the parade is a living, breathing manifestation of the out-and-proud mantra, putting the LGBT community on full display However, the history of the parade comes from less celebratory roots, tied more to political activism and protests. Born out of necessity, it was a reaction to commemorate one … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » This Year’s E3 Conference Resumed

Tuesday 10 June 13:09:47 UTC 2014

I don’t know about you guys, but everything I’ve read (or watched) from the E3 conference so far this year has left be seriously unimpressed. I mean, I’ve seen almost no real gameplay, the only things we’ve been shown are elaborate cut scenes for titles that I’m mostly not even interested about. And it seems that I’m not the only … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Guns Don’t Kill People… [Pic]

Tuesday 10 June 13:00:56 UTC 2014

[Bumber Sticker Available @ Amazon.com | Via GU] [Link]

Mashable » Obama Will Take Your Questions Now, on Tumblr

Tuesday 10 June 13:00:18 UTC 2014

Welcome to the world of GIFs, Mr. President. President Barack Obama will host a live Q&A on Tumblr called #ObamaIRL on Tuesday to discuss education, college affordability and student debt. See also: White House Science Fair Kids Are Smarter Than Obama, Says Obama David Karp, Tumblr's founder and CEO, will field questions submitted by Tumblr creators. The Q&A will follow Obama's … [Link]

Mashable » Trial Begins for Crew of Sunken South Korean Ferry

Tuesday 10 June 12:48:20 UTC 2014

GWANGJU, South Korea — Hostile spectators cursing, shouting and weeping behind them, 15 crew members from the sunken South Korean ferry appeared in court Tuesday to enter pleas on charges of negligence and failing to save more than 300 dead or missing passengers. As the crew members stood with bowed heads before three Gwangju District Court judges, families of the victims … [Link]

Slashdot » Britain Gets National .uk Web Address

Tuesday 10 June 12:45:00 UTC 2014

hypnosec (2231454) writes 'Starting today businesses and individuals in the UK will be able to register a new national web address (".uk") and drop their existing ".co.uk" or ".com" suffix in favour of a shorter and snappier domain name. The entire process along with the transition is being overseen by private yet not-for-profit organisation Nominet, which has already started notifying … [Link]

Mashable » Steve Ballmer May Not Be Buying the Clippers, After All

Tuesday 10 June 12:25:33 UTC 2014

Disgraced Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling attempted to block former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's $2 billion bid to buy the basketball team on Monday Instead, Sterling is pursuing a $1 billion lawsuit against the NBA. He issued a statement on Monday saying "the team is not for sale," adding "from the onset, I did not want to sell the Los … [Link]

Mashable » Vivint Launches Smart Home Platform: 'We Consider Apple a Direct Competitor'

Tuesday 10 June 12:03:12 UTC 2014

While many smart home companies are likely gearing up to work with Apple's newly announced Home platform, others companies like Vivint want to revolutionize the home automation industry all on their own The Utah-based company launched a smart hub called Vivint Sky on Tuesday, which will let users control everything from the lights, thermostat and door locks to high-definition security cameras … [Link]

Mashable » Honeywell Finally Has a Thermostat That Can Compete With Nest

Tuesday 10 June 12:00:44 UTC 2014

Google’s Nest thermostat may be the darling of the smart-home revolution, but Honeywell just launched a competitor with promises of being even smarter. Honeywell introduced the Lyric thermostat ($279) on Tuesday, the first smart thermostat on the market that uses geofencing technology within the device itself. There's a healthy collection of programmable and smart thermostats already available (and some work with … [Link]

Mashable » 21 People Who Shouldn't Be Trusted With a Tool Belt

Tuesday 10 June 11:30:27 UTC 2014

“Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time." We've all put ourselves into a compromising situations in order to get the job done, but these type of hazards are why the Occupational Safety and Health Administration exists. See also: 11 People Too Confident for Their Own Good Fortunately, the cautious Redditors of r/OSHA are also keeping an eye out, … [Link]

Mashable » Kickstart This Father's Day

Tuesday 10 June 11:28:21 UTC 2014

Have no idea what to give your dad this Father's Day? Why not draw from the wisdom of the crowds? Elliott Morgan turns to Kickstarter to fund his Father's Day ideas this year. Yesterday, Elliott shared some job advice your college never told you Read more…More about Father S Day, Social Media, and Youtube [Link]

Mashable » NBA Star Steve Nash: 'I'm Swept Up' in World Cup Fever

Tuesday 10 June 11:00:31 UTC 2014

One of sports world's foremost renaissance men, Steve Nash, plays many roles: Lakers point guard, two-time NBA MVP, renowned good-guy, budding filmmaker and father of three, just to to name a few. But Nash is also a massive soccer fan — making this summer extra special for the greatest Canadian basketball player of all time. On June 25, he'll host the … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Space dreams: 5 futuristic ideas that won NASA cash

Tuesday 10 June 10:31:02 UTC 2014

Drones that would land on Saturn's giant moon, Titan, using a hot-air balloon are among the far-out ideas due to receive funds from NASA [Link]

Mashable » 11 Video Games That Will Ruin Your Friendships

Tuesday 10 June 10:30:28 UTC 2014

There’s nothing more petty than losing friends over video games — but that doesn't mean we haven't all done it. When you're really into gameplay, it's easy to let your emotions take hold of you. You may forget the times you've shared together IRL and instead focus on that extremely unfortunate blue shell hit in Mario Kart or how bad your … [Link]

O'Reilly News and Commentary » Four short links: 10 June 2014

Tuesday 10 June 10:29:17 UTC 2014

Trusting Browser Code (Tim Bray) — on the fundamental weakness of the ‘net as manifest in the browser. Deep Learning in the Raspberry Pi (Pete Warden) — $30 now gets you a computer you can run deep learning algorithms on. … [Link]

Mashable » 6 Creative Ways to Organize Your Mobile Apps

Tuesday 10 June 10:04:44 UTC 2014

Try to find the Notes app on your phone. If you've spent more than a minute hunting for this across your home screens, you may want to consider organizing your smartphone for easy access. See also: These 11 Apps Will Supercharge Your Personal Life With thousands of apps at our fingertips, they can quickly overcrowd our screens. Apps are designed to … [Link]

Slashdot » Recommendations For Classic Superhero Comic Collections?

Tuesday 10 June 9:03:00 UTC 2014

mvdwege (243851) writes "Due to being in a relationship with a comics geek, I have gotten interested in the history of superhero comics. I would like to get a better grounding in the Golden Age (pre-Comics Code) comics, so here's my question to the Slashdot audience: what are your recommendations for essential reading? What collections/omnibus editions of Golden Age comics … [Link]

Mashable » 'Louie' Episodes 11 and 12 Recap: Father Figures

Tuesday 10 June 9:02:35 UTC 2014

Several weeks after dedicating two episodes to the women in his life, Louis C.K. similarly explores his relationships with men in a special 90-minute episode called "In The Woods," just in time for Father's Day. Mostly set in 1980s, the storyline focuses on a young 13-year-old Louie (impressively portrayed by Devin Druid) as he experiments with marijuana and the consequences that … [Link]

Mashable » First Day of E3 2014: The Biggest Stories

Tuesday 10 June 8:52:01 UTC 2014

This year's E3 has been all about the games. As Mashable spent the first day covering the slew off press conferences, it was easy to see software was this conference's focus. See also: Live Updates From E3 2014: All the Dirt You Need to Know From Day 1 We've rounded up a few highlights from each of the four press conferences, … [Link]

Mashable » George R.R. Martin Joins Twitter, But He Won't Be Tweeting Much

Tuesday 10 June 7:19:23 UTC 2014

George R.R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice of Fire, an epic fantasy novel series adapted into HBO's dramatic series Game of Thrones, has joined Twitter on Monday Writing under the handle @GRRMspeaking, Martin published just one (slightly disappointing) tweet so far, saying he doesn't tweet much and pointing users to his LiveJournal page I don't tweet all that much, … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Your favourite city smellscapes in pictures

Tuesday 10 June 7:18:07 UTC 2014

Smells, scents and stinks are a big part of city life – yet we tend to think of urban smells as a bad thing. We asked you to sniff out some you like [Link]

Slashdot » iOS 8 Strikes an Unexpected Blow Against Location Tracking

Tuesday 10 June 6:52:00 UTC 2014

schwit1 (797399) writes 'It wasn't touted onstage, but a new iOS 8 feature is set to cause havoc for location trackers, and score a major win for privacy.As spotted by Frederic Jacobs, the changes have to do with the MAC address used to identify devices within networks. When iOS 8 devices look for a connection, they randomize the MAC address, … [Link]

Mashable » Ewwwvertising: Why Advertisers Want to Creep You Out

Tuesday 10 June 6:41:37 UTC 2014

Quick, avert your eyes, automatonophobes! Even if you don’t suffer from an irrational fear of wax figures, mannequins and ventriloquist dummies, you might get the willies after watching a new commercial for Colorado-based FirstBank. The ad, called Bargain Dummy, sends a creepy wooden doll home with a clueless yard sale shopper. Why was it free? Oh, he’ll find out. The 30-second … [Link]

Slashdot » $470 RepRap Derived 3D Printer Going Into Production

Tuesday 10 June 4:04:00 UTC 2014

An anonymous reader writes "South African makerstore OpenHardware.co.za has designed and built a new RepRap-derivative 3D printer which it plans to sell for less than R5000 ($470). The first completed units are being put together now, with an eye to shipping late June. Store owner Peter van der Walt says that he designed Babybot — which has a print area … [Link]

Mashable » World Cup Movie Posters Imagine Soccer's Hollywood Ending

Tuesday 10 June 4:00:44 UTC 2014

An event as massive as the World Cup deserves the Hollywood blockbuster treatment. Designers Edoardo Santamato and Benedetto Papi from Italian creative agency Invasione Creativa reimagines the contenders for the 2014 World Cup as some of the most iconic movie posters in cinema history. See also: 32 Outstanding World Cup Names (and How to Pronounce Them) Some of the posters feature … [Link]

Mashable » The Complete Guide to World Cup Team Nicknames

Tuesday 10 June 3:27:11 UTC 2014

If you want to show off your sports knowledge to friends this World Cup, we've got you covered. ESPN commissioned Brazilian artist Cristiano Siqueria to create posters for all 32 teams competing in the World Cup. They display each team's unique and oftentimes poetic nickname, so impress your friends by saying "La Furia Roja" instead of "Spain." See also: The 2014 … [Link]

Mashable » Drone Beat: Woman Assaults 'Pervert' Pilot, Chocolate Drones and More

Tuesday 10 June 3:00:57 UTC 2014

The U.S. government uses them to bomb alleged terrorists in far-away places. Tech companies like Amazon, Google and Facebook are all toying with the idea of using them, and now they're a photographer's secret weapon. Drones are a big part of our lives, whether we see them or not. Drone Beat collects the best and most important stories every week. Drone … [Link]

Slashdot » NSF Researcher Suspended For Mining Bitcoin

Tuesday 10 June 2:08:00 UTC 2014

PvtVoid (1252388) writes "In the semiannual report to Congress by the NSF Office of Inspector General, the organization said it received reports of a researcher who was using NSF-funded supercomputers at two universities to mine Bitcoin. The computationally intensive mining took up about $150,000 worth of NSF-supported computer use at the two universities to generate bitcoins worth about $8,000 to … [Link]

Slashdot » NSF Researcher Suspended For Mining Bitcoin

Tuesday 10 June 2:08:00 UTC 2014

PvtVoid (1252388) writes "In the semiannual report to Congress by the NSF Office of Inspector General, the organization said it received reports of a researcher who was using NSF-funded supercomputers at two universities to mine Bitcoin. The computationally intensive mining took up about $150,000 worth of NSF-supported computer use at the two universities to generate bitcoins worth about $8,000 to … [Link]

Mashable » Remembering Rik Mayall: RIP, King of Subversive Comedy

Tuesday 10 June 1:45:11 UTC 2014

Rik Mayall, the British actor who died heartbreakingly young Monday at the age of 56, wasn't just the consummate comedian of his age. For a certain generation who followed his every appearance on the BBC and then regurgitated it faithfully on the playground the next day, Mayall was a revolutionary Wild-eyed, in-your-face and obstreperous, Mayall and his collaborators made their on-screen … [Link]

Mashable » 13 Ways to Upcycle Your Baby's Old Stuff

Tuesday 10 June 1:30:51 UTC 2014

You did it, Mom and Dad! You successfully raised your child through the toddler stage. Except now there's a mountain of outgrown, useless crap cluttering up your crayon-infested home. Before you toss your child's outgrown, overpriced crib to the curb, think about transforming it into something new your whole family can enjoy, like a bench or a chalkboard. See also: 22 … [Link]

Mashable » Apple's iOS 8 Delivers Credit-Card Scanning, Better Mobile Privacy

Tuesday 10 June 1:27:01 UTC 2014

Apple’s reveal of iOS 8 at WWDC last week delivered a number of surprises, but users are still discovering more features, including a new credit-card-scanning option in Safari The feature enables you to use the iPhone's camera to scan your credit-card number when prompted by a website during ecommerce transactions See also: The 18 Most Important Features in iOS 8 When … [Link]

Mashable » Japanese Messaging App Line Opens Up to Advertisers

Tuesday 10 June 0:59:50 UTC 2014

Line, the Japanese messaging app with more than 450 million users, has a message for the ad world: We're open for business. The service, which is reportedly considering an IPO, announced a partnership Monday with Salesforce.com that would let advertisers target users via the service. Marketers have already had the ability to reach consumers on Line, but Salesforce now lets them … [Link]

Slashdot » America 'Has Become a War Zone'

Tuesday 10 June 0:03:00 UTC 2014

An anonymous reader writes, quoting Business Insider: "Eight different law enforcement agencies in Indiana have purchased massive Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAP) that were formerly used in Iraq and Afghanistan, Mark Alesia reports for the Indy Star. Pulaski County, home to 13,124 people, is one of the counties that have purchased an 55,000 pound, six-wheeled patrol vehicles, from military surplus. … [Link]

Mashable » Subway Workers Clash With Police Ahead of Brazil's World Cup

Tuesday 10 June 0:02:17 UTC 2014

SAO PAULO — Brazilian police and striking subway workers clashed Monday in a central commuter station, with union officials threatening to maintain the work stoppage through the World Cup opening match here this week. Authorities are deeply worried about the strike, because the subway is the main means of transportation for World Cup fans who will attend Thursday's opening match when … [Link]

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