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.
Slashdot » Improperly Anonymized Logs Reveal Details of NYC Cab Trips
mpicpp (3454017) writes with news that a dump of fare logs from NYC cabs resulted in trip details being leaked thanks to using an MD5 hash on input data with a very small key space and regular format. From the article: City officials released the data in response to a public records request and specifically obscured the drivers' hack license … [Link]
Mashable » Food Truck Meals Can Be More Sanitary Than Sit-Down Dining
Chowhounds, take heart. A survey of food trucks in major cities finds that getting your lunch on wheels is as safe as — or safer than — stepping into a sit-down restaurant. The Institute for Justice, a libertarian public interest law firm, examined the safety violations of food trucks and carts in seven cities. The firm says it reviewed more than … [Link]
Mashable » More Americans Watch the World Cup Than the World Series
You know that tired old narrative about how Americans will never watch soccer, how they find it dull and incomprehensible and prefer homegrown sports? It's finally, definitively dead. According to the overnight TV ratings, Sunday's thrilling USA v Portugal game won more than 25 million viewers in the U.S. — despite the fact that it was only to be found on … [Link]
Slashdot » NOAA: Earth Smashed A Record For Heat In May 2014, Effects To Worsen
Freshly Exhumed (105597) writes with news that NOAA's latest global climate analysis is showing things are getting hotter. From the article: Driven by exceptionally warm ocean waters, Earth smashed a record for heat in May and is likely to keep on breaking high temperature marks, experts say. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Monday said May's average temperature on Earth … [Link]
Mashable » 7 Tips for Starting a Content Marketing Strategy
They say that hindsight is always 20/20. That when we look back at where we came from we can see things we wish we would have known or done better. This couldn't be more accurate when I look back over the years at my content marketing efforts. But you're in luck! I've outlined seven of the most important ideas I wish … [Link]
Mashable » Scientists Peer at Mysterious 'Magic Island' on Saturn's Moon Titan
A mysteriously bright anomaly has winked in and out of existence on the seas of Saturn's largest moon, Titan — potentially the first time waves, bubbles or some other unknown features have been seen there, scientists say. Scientists usually call this spot a "transient feature," but the researchers have playfully dubbed it "Magic Island." Titan, the largest of Saturn's 62 known … [Link]
Mashable » World Cup Days 9-11 Recap: The Underdogs Strike Back
Last week, I gave my complete list of teams in the World Cup that looked capable of winning it; teams that had comfortably defeated all-comers and never looked troubled. Now each team has played twice, here's an updated list: France.Costa Rica. That, unbelievably, is it. Germany? Battled to a hardscrabble draw on Saturday by Ghana; the game ended 2-2 after one … [Link]
Mashable » Now You Feel It, Now You Don't: Nanomaterial Cloaks the Sense of Touch
A real invisibility cloak may still be the stuff of fantasy, but scientists have figured out a way to hide objects from touch Two years ago, researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany successfully created pentamodes, or mechanical metamaterials. Now, researchers have found a fascinating property in the metamaterial: the ability to hide or “cloak” the existence of … [Link]
Slashdot » Court Releases DOJ Memo Justifying Drone Strike On US Citizen
An anonymous reader writes in with news that the memo presenting a case for killing Anwar al-Awlaki has been released thanks to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday released a secret 2010 Justice Department memo justifying the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S citizen killed in a drone strike … [Link]
Mashable » Syria Surrenders Last of Its Chemical Weapons, But Watchdog Work Remains
A top investigator said Monday that Syria had surrendered the final chemical arms it admitted to holding, but any secret arsenal may allow gas attacks to continue. "The last of the remaining chemicals identified for removal from Syria were loaded this afternoon aboard the Danish ship Ark Futura," said Ahmet Üzümcü, director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The … [Link]
Slashdot » Perl Is Undead
Ptolemarch writes At the Yet Another Perl Conference beginning today in Orlando, the first keynote squarely blamed Slashdot for starting the "Perl is Dead" meme in 2005. Let's be clear: if Perl was ever dead, it must now be undead. If you can't be at YAPC, you can still watch it live. 
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Mashable » This Watch Is Smart, But It's Not a Smartwatch
Smart gadget company Withings, known largely for its popular smart scale, just launched a wristband activity tracker that looks far more like a watch than others we've seen to date. In fact, the wearable is — dare we say it? — beautiful The Withings Activité is a Swiss-made timepiece that monitors steps taken, calories burned, distance traveled and sleep patterns. It … [Link]
Mashable » Iran Arrests 2 Who Made Celebratory World Cup Video
In Iran, fun and festive videos sometimes gets you arrested Just a few weeks after arresting, and later releasing, six people for starring in a lip-synched version of Pharrell William's "Happy," Iran reportedly arrested two actors who participated in a video in support of the country's World cup team on Monday. The names of the two are currently unknown, but the … [Link]
Slashdot » Microsoft Wants You To Trade Your MacBook Air In For a Surface Pro 3
mpicpp writes with news about a new Microsoft trade-in program to encourage sales of the new Surface Pro 3. Microsoft is offering a limited time Surface Pro 3 promotion via which users can get up to $650 in store credit for trading in certain Apple MacBook Air models. The new promotion, running June 20 to July 31, 2014 — "or … [Link]
Mashable » Yahoo's Aviate Comes Out of Beta With Powerful New Features
Aviate, the Android launcher app acquired by Yahoo earlier this year, was updated with powerful new features on Monday Aviate, which is now open to everyone, was an invite-only beta since its launch last October. Previously, users had to request an invitation and spend time on a wait list to get access to the app. See also: Android Launchers: Their Time … [Link]
Mashable » Google Is Getting Into Domains. Should GoDaddy Worry?
Watch out, GoDaddy. Google is making moves on your turf It looks like the search giant is getting into the domain registrar business; Google has a "beta" site available at domains.google.com. See also: First 100 Generic Internet Domains Include .Rich, .Sexy and .Ninja The service is invite-only for now, but it looks like it will provide a bevy of features typically … [Link]
Mashable » Egypt's War Against Free Speech
CAIRO — When an Egyptian court sentenced three Al-Jazeera journalists to seven years in prison on Monday, the international community reacted with outrage. Secretary of State John Kerry described the sentences as "chilling” and “draconian" and the British Foreign Secretary summoned the Egyptian Ambassador to his office for a talking to See also: 8 Reliable Reporters to Follow for Egypt News … [Link]
Mashable » Marissa Mayer Reportedly Made Ad Execs Wait For 2 Hours Because She Overslept
Marissa Mayer had a tough time at Cannes this year. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Yahoo CEO was scheduled to meet a group of ad executives for a private dinner during the Cannes Lions festival in France last Tuesday, but showed up "nearly two hours late" because she had fallen asleep. One executive in attendance from IPG is said … [Link]
Slashdot » Supreme Court Upholds Most EPA Rules On Greenhouse Gases
UnknowingFool writes In Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA, the Supreme Court ruled against the EPA on some limits to greenhouse gases but also upheld other limits. In a 5-4 partial decision, the high court ruled that EPA overstepped their authority in requiring permits only for greenhouse gases for new and modified facilities using the Clean Air act. Such regulatory … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » RMS Adopts Open Platform Strategy for Risk Management SaaS, Unveils Commercial Partners
RMS, a global catastrophe risk modeling company, recently announced the first commercial partners that are building applications for its RMS(one) exposure and risk management platform.
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ProgrammableWeb.com » Amazon Entices Devs with Bounty, but the Risk May Not be Worth it
Amazon is daring developers to put two SDKs to use and write applications for its Fire Phone. The SDKs provide developers with the tools they need to access the Fire Phone's most interesting features, Dynamic Perspective and Firefly. Before you rush over to Amazon's website to download the SDKs, it's worth putting some thought into the potential for return on … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Mendix Standardizes on Cloud Foundry PaaS Environment
When it comes deploying rapid application development (RAD) tools, nobody knows for sure where those tools may need to optimally run today versus tomorrow. Looking to create a layer of infrastructure protection in the age of the cloud, Mendix has announced that it will standardize future development of its namesake RAD tools on the open source Cloud Foundry platform-as-a-service PaaS … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Evernote Platform Awards Head to South Africa
Since ProgrammableWeb covered the Evernote Platform Awards last month, Evernote has continued to make strides with the program. Evernote has now partnered with the African Technology Foundation (ATF) to host a Developer Engagement Event next month (July 8th).
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Slashdot » Otherlab Working on a 'Fundamental Jump' in Technology for Exoskeletons (Video)
"Otherlab," says their projects page, "is a private Research and Development company with a number of core competencies. We welcome industrial partnerships and commercialization partners. We have worked with dozens of companies globally from small start-ups to multi-nationals and Fortune 500 businesses. We develop enabling new technologies through an emphasis on prototyping coupled to rigorous physics simulation and mathematical models. … [Link]
Mashable » Android Wear 101: Google Explains Its Smartwatch Platform
In the days leading up to the Google I/O developer's conference, the company released a video that describes all the perks of Android Wear, its smartwatch platform. In the explainer, Timothy Jordan, a Google developer advocate, breaks down the platform's features. Although there isn't a ton of new information about the platform provided, it gives a good overview of its … [Link]
Mashable » How Your Machines Get Smarter
Years ago people thought we would be living like The Jetsons by now. We may not be as technologically advanced as once thought, but we have come a long way from computers that filled up whole rooms See also: Technostalgia: 20 Misty Memories of Personal Computing Now, we have machines that think and execute smart actions. They incorporate big data and … [Link]
Mashable » Google Glass Is Coming to the UK
Google will begin offering Glass to consumers in the UK later this month, according to a statement released by the company on Monday. This marks the first time Google has offered the device outside of the United States, and while the launch is tied to Great Britain (London serves as one of the central hubs for European businesspeople), this could … [Link]
Mashable » Supreme Court Clears the Way for Bulk of Obama's Global Warming Regulations
The Supreme Court on Monday put some limits on the Environmental Protection Agency's landmark 2011 regulations aimed at cutting emissions of greenhouse gases from stationary sources like factories. But seven justices agreed to leave the vast majority of the far-reaching program intact, thereby leaving the path toward new emissions regulations unimpeded. The decision is noteworthy for reaching a compromise between striking … [Link]
Mashable » 15 Dead-On 'Game of Thrones' Impressions
Brace yourselves. Impressions are coming From Tyrion Lannister to Samwell Tarly, YouTube impressionist Steve Love performs some of the most spot-on impressions of Game of Thrones characters to ever grace the Seven Kingdoms. See also: 9 Ways to Deal With 'Game of Thrones' Withdrawal Sadly, female characters like Arya Stark and Daenerys Targaryen were left out, but hopefully Love is … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » This Blade Runner Blaster Replica is Drop Dead Gorgeous [Pics]
This has to be the best Blade Runner blaster prop replica I’ve ever seen. Unfortunately, at $900, it’s a little *ahem* pricey. You can also get it unassembled for $570. Edit: Sold out, all of ‘em. Darn. 
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Mashable » Robin Thicke Needs a Hug: Watch Him Pine Over Ex in Sad 'Get Her Back'
Robin Thicke is making it quite clear he wants his estranged wife, Paula Patton, back. After announcing he's naming his next album Paula and promoting it widely with "#Paula," Thicke delivered an impassioned music video for "Get Her Back." Whether you think this is an admirable way to win her over or a sad example of not moving on once … [Link]
Slashdot » The Bursting Social Media Advertising Bubble
schwit1 writes One of the great "paradigms" of the New Normal tech bubble that supposedly differentiated it from dot com bubble 1.0 was that this time it was different, at least when it came to advertising revenues. The mantra went that unlike traditional web-based banner advertising which has been in secular decline over the past decade, social media ad spending … [Link]
Mashable » Cloud Wars: It’s Real, It’s Happening and It’s Awesome
2014 is officially the Cloud’s breakthrough year. Consumers still don’t understand that the cloud is just a single word for the term "Internet server-based storage," but they are finally starting to reap the benefits. And that’s because, as I predicted, Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft are now engaged in an all-out war for your cloud storage needs and dollars. Microsoft kicked … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Honest Game Trailer: Portal I and II [Video]
From the developer who couldn’t count to three if their lives depended on it, comes two of the best games of the last generation: Portal I and II. [Smosh Games] [Link]
New Scientist – News » This vast lake will die so millions can live better
Kenya's Lake Turkana is vital for local wildlife and livelihoods, but Africa's tallest dam is going to choke it to provide much-needed power and water (full text available to subscribers) 
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Mashable » The 'Cards Against Humanity' Card That Actually Went Too Far
For those who haven't played it, Cards Against Humanity is a game of equal-opportunity offensiveness. Each round, a judge puts down a question card — for example, "What's that smell?" or "What's the gift that keeps on giving?" — and players throw in, anonymously, answer cards designed to make the judge either bust a gut laughing or possibly storm out of … [Link]
Slashdot » Fabien Cousteau Takes Plunge To Beat Grandfather's Underwater Record
An anonymous reader writes Fabien Cousteau, grandson of famed oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, plans to spend 31 days underwater off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. He has already spent 3 weeks in an underwater laboratory called the Aquarius, and hopes to break his grandfather's record of 30 days in an undersea habitat. "There are a lot of challenges physically and … [Link]
Mashable » 'Slow' In-Flight Movies Will Put You to Sleep (in a Good Way)
You may have heard of the slow food movement. Now British Airways is introducing slow entertainment on its long flights — including a seven-hour film of a train ride through Norway "Slow TV," as the airline is calling it, will provide long-haul passengers with something soporific to watch. The airline was inspired by the runaway success of the train film in … [Link]
Mashable » Quirky, Mophie Founder Launches Wink for Smart Home Automation
Serial tech entrepreneur Ben Kaufman — the founder of Quirky, a New York-based startup that helps turn tech ideas into real products, and the popular Mophie iPhone case — is getting into the smart home space. Kaufman is launching a separate standalone operation called Wink that will bring smart household items — think web-connected lights, refrigerators, thermostats and so on — … [Link]
Mashable » 8 Founders Ousted From Their Own Companies
If you love something, sometimes you have to let it go. Company founders that began companies from scratch are known to have a deep affinity for their businesses but aren't always able to stick around as long as they would like. As startups get bigger, they take on more investors. Those investors often end up on the board of directors of … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Logical armour: A primer in mathematical self-defence
Can you spot a fake health crisis? Are politicians bamboozling you with numbers? Mathematics can open your eyes, says Jordan Ellenberg in How Not to Be Wrong 
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Mashable » This Brave Little Kitten Proves Fighters Come in All Sizes
Sometimes, the most unlikely candidates are savage fighters. This brave little kitten is starting its fighting career early, practicing swats and left hooks against an extremely large (and very chill) Doberman Pinscher. Despite the kitten's attempts at starting a battle, the lazy Doberman just isn't feeling it. See also: 25 Pets That Don't Need Thumbs to Take a Cute Selfie … [Link]
Slashdot » Oracle Buying Micros Systems For $5.3 Billion
An anonymous reader writes Oracle is buying hospitality and retail technology vendor Micros Systems for $5.3 billion, in a deal that will be its largest since the purchase of Sun Microsystems in 2010. "Oracle said the acquisition will extend its offerings by combining Micros' industry-specific applications with its business applications, technologies and cloud portfolio. Oracle expects the deal to immediately … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Clingy dark matter may slow the spin of corpse stars
Dark matter with a tiny electrical charge could put the brakes on pulsars, offering a new way to look for clues to the nature of the mysterious substance 
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » STOP TOYING WITH US: Director Confirms Fillion Will NOT Be Nova in ‘GotG’
I’m in a glass case of emotion over here, you guys. Seriously. Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has PERSONALLY denied the rumors that Nathan Fillion would be playing Nova in a small scene of the film. We reported last week that it was just a rumor, but still. We almost all wanted it, didn’t we?! The rumors of … [Link]
Mashable » Katy Perry Will Write Hillary Clinton a Campaign Song 'If She Needs It'
Eccentric "Roar" singer Katy Perry pledged to contribute an anthem to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign if the former U.S. Secretary of State declares her candidacy After picking up a copy of Clinton's memoir Hard Choices and snapping a photo with Clinton at one of the book's recent tour stops, Perry (the most-followed person on Twitter) tweeted the moment to her nearly … [Link]
Slashdot » Microsoft's Cloud Storage Service OneDrive Now Offers 15GB For Free
DroidJason1 writes Microsoft revealed today that they will be offering 15GB of free OneDrive storage, up from 7GB. Office 365 users will now get 1TB of storage, up from 20GB. This announcement comes after Amazon revealed unlimited photo storage for those who buy the new Fire phone. Dropbox, a competitor to OneDrive, currently has 2GB for free but offers more … [Link]
Mashable » Wanna Bet? Sports Illustrated Embraces Mobile and Fantasy Gambling
Sports Illustrated knows the score. The explosion in mobile traffic, the emergence of fantasy sports and the popularity of native advertising have changed the game for legacy media outlets like SI. A ground-up website redesign, a new fantasy app that allows for actual gambling and a soon-to-be revealed live streaming video project are being rolled out to keep the magazine competitive … [Link]
Mashable » The Story Pakistanis Aren't Allowed to Read
Pakistanis woke up to a huge hole in the middle of the International New York Times front page on Monday morning. The piece details the absence of religious freedom in both Pakistan and Afghanistan through the story of a Pakistani man who secretly converted to christianity. When his family members found out, they reportedly tied him up and locked him in … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Lego Puts Brick Creations Into On-screen Game
Lego has found a creative way to bridge the gap between physical and digital games. It’s created four brick sets that can turn into content for smartphone and tablet games. The Fusion range is so named because of the physical/digital set-up, but can equally apply to it being somewhere between the old-school “build what you like” set up and the … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Today on New Scientist
All the latest on newscientist.com: gadgets that sing data to each other, the man whose head exploded, exfoliation, sunbathing addiction and more 
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Mashable » U.S. Releases Secret Memo Approving Drone Strike on American Citizen
The United States government has released the memo that authorizes and justifies the killing of an American citizen with a drone strike, after a long and hard-fought judicial battle to keep it secret The memo, published on Monday, served as the basis for the 2011 drone strike that killed Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen living in Yemen who was accused by … [Link]
Mashable » Report: 300,000 Websites Are Still Vulnerable to Heartbleed
Two months after Heartbleed, 300,000 web servers are still vulnerable to the OpenSSL vulnerability. That's according to an updated report from security researchers at Errata Security. Errata published updated findings, found by simply scanning port 443 on servers across the web looking for vulnerabilities, to its blog on Saturday. See also: The Heartbleed Hit List: The Passwords You Need to Change … [Link]
Mashable » Watch the Moment Americans' Faces Fell When Portugal Tied the Match
Oh, the horror! The entire sports-loving population of the United States experienced a wide range of emotions on Sunday night when Portugal scored a last-minute goal in the World Cup match against the United States Chants of "U-S-A! U-S-A!" shifted to shouts of horror, dismay and the inevitable curse word (or two, or five) See also: The U.S.-Portugal World Cup … [Link]
Slashdot » Satellite Swarm Spots North Pole Drift
An anonymous reader writes "A report from the European Space Agency shows the first collection of high-resolution results from the agency's three-satellite Swarm. The report illustrates the latest changes in the Earth's magnetic field and shows the movement of the magnetic North Pole. "Launched in November 2013, ESA's Swarm mission consists of three 9-meter satellites orbiting the planet at altitudes … [Link]
Mashable » 21 Weird GIFs You Can't Unsee
The Internet is a strange, strange place. It's the wild west of weird online. With little-to-no limitations on creativity, anyone is allowed to make whatever they want. This usually web a fun and interesting destination to expand your mind and brain, but also home to a whole lot of WTF. See also: You Can Buy Ryan Gosling's Soul for $15 on … [Link]
New Scientist – News » First medical X-ray scanner heads for space station
The scanner in a box will peer inside live mice and rats to study the effects of extended space flight on bones and muscles 
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Mashable » 5 Crazy Ways 'True Blood' Could End the Series
The Hep V-infected vampires were out of control in the season premiere of HBO's True Blood, and have set up the gang for a pretty epic battle leading up to the final episodes of the series. The show set the tone — and perhaps previewed the carnage to come — in the opening scene of the episode. A human-vampire mixer went … [Link]
Slashdot » Linux Mint 17 KDE Released
sfcrazy writes The Linux Mint team has announced the release of Linux Mint 17 KDE codenamed Qiana. It's based on KDE Software Compilation 4.13.0. There are notable improvements in Mint Display Manager (MDM). The multi-monitor display has improved and it allows a user to “configure which of the monitors should be used as the primary monitory by MDM.” Users can … [Link]
Mashable » What Are the Most Common Mistakes New Managers Make?
This question originally appeared on Quora. What are common mistakes that new or inexperienced managers make? What are three things (more or less) you would have done differently managing your team during your first few weeks on the job (i.e. politics, control, motivation, etc.)? Answer by Ian McAllister, general manager at Amazon. Below are some mistakes I made as a new … [Link]
Mashable » American Apparel CEO Fighting 'Vigorously' to Retake Company
Dov Charney, the embattled American Apparel CEO subject to a boardroom coup last week, has filed paperwork with the SEC stating he intends to "vigorously" fight his ouster with the help of some investors Charney "was approached by certain persons, including stockholders of the Issuer, who expressed support for his continued leadership," the filing states. The Schedule 13 D filing, the … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Adorable Star Wars Vader Lady PJ Tank Top and Pants
This has to be the most adorable PJ set ever. 
From Her Universe: We love to get dressed up but our fashion staple is a comfortable pair of pajamas! Preferably flannel pants would be involved! Well, we’ve got you covered with our Darth Vader pajama set featuring brand new art by one of our favorite artists, Katie Cook! Darth Vader … [Link]
Mashable » John Oliver Issues Brutal Takedown of Dr. Oz and Diet Supplements
Do you need a Skype session with George R.R. Martin, tap-dancing Steve Buscemi, free T-shirts, a marching band, women throwing wine at each other and the cutest puppy in the world to tell you that diet supplements don't work? No, but it really does help. John Oliver spared no expense or cute animal for his takedown of Dr. Oz and … [Link]
Slashdot » Interviews: Ask Lawrence Lessig About His Mayday PAC
samzenpus (5) writes "Lawrence Lessig's list of achievements and areas of influence is not small. He's co-founder of the Creative Commons, but it is his Mayday PAC however that has garnered the most attention recently. The crowdfunded "Super PAC to end all Super PACs" was launched in May with the goal of raising money to elect candidates who would pass … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Why Illinois has banned exfoliating face washes
Illinois has become the first US state to ban cosmetics that contain plastic microbeads, while a new report reveals the huge toll of plastic pollution 
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New Scientist – News » Global warming will serve up more pea-soupers
More urban smogs are predicted due to global warming as the atmosphere's ability to ventilate our cities wanes – with serious effects on health 
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Mashable » It's a Boy! Student Rescued From Vagina Sculpture in Germany
Lesson of the day: Just because your friends are daring you to pose yourself inside a giant, marble vagina doesn't mean you have to do it. On Friday, an American exchange student got himself trapped inside a vagina-like sculpture at the Tübingen University Institute of Microbiology in Tübingen, Germany. Imgur user Erick Guzman, who claims to be the student's friend, said … [Link]
Mashable » Whyd Launches a Streaming App That Saves Songs From Across the Web
Music startup Whyd launched its social music streaming iOS app Monday. The app aims to provide a centralized music streaming service by pulling songs from other platforms around the web so its users can play and share nearly any song almost instantly. See also: The 25 Best Free iPad Apps The app functions much like the company's web-based social streaming service … [Link]
Mashable » Sam Smith Turns Whitney Houston's 'How Will I Know' Into Tender Ballad
British crooner Sam Smith has transformed the late Whitney Houston's 1985 dance hit "How Will I Know" into a stirring ballad anchored by his familiar falsetto Smith performed the cover on radio program SiriusXM Hits 1, which posted the video over the weekend to much fanfare, causing his rendition to become a Facebook trending topic well into Monday. The video … [Link]
Mashable » New Data Confirms May Was Earth's Warmest on Record
Due to widespread record warmth both on land and especially at sea, May was the warmest such month on record since the instrumental record began in 1880, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The NOAA data adds to preliminary NASA data and information from the Japanese Meteorological Agency, all pointing to record warmth for the month This was … [Link]
Slashdot » New Sensors Will Scoop Up "Big Data" On Chicago
Graculus writes with news about a plan to install sensors to collect environmental data and count people in Chicago. Chicago plans to install sensors in light poles to observe air quality, light intensity, sound volume, heat, precipitation, and wind. The sensors will also count people by observing cell phone traffic. The curled metal fixtures set to go up on a … [Link]
Mashable » Microsoft Cuts Prices for OneDrive, Cranks Up Office Bonus to 1TB
The cloud wars have begun. On the heels of Apple announcing cheap rates for iCloud storage and Amazon's unlimited free photo uploads for the Fire phone, Microsoft is cutting prices for its OneDrive cloud storage serviceDrastically. See also: How Apple's New iCloud Pricing Stacks Up to the Competition You'll soon be able to buy 100GB of OneDrive storage for just $1.99 … [Link]
Mashable » The Next 'Civilization' Is Built for Touchscreens, From the Ground Up
The first Civilization title designed exclusively for touch interfaces is coming to Apple's App Store next week, 2K Games revealed on Monday Civilization Revolution 2 is the first in the turned-based strategy game franchise to be created for mobile first, rather just being a port of a mouse-and-keyboard PC edition. It's the sequel to 2008's Civilization Revolution originally created for consoles, … [Link]
Mashable » China Has the Fastest Supercomputer in the World — Again
Zipping along at 33.86 petaflops (quadrillions of calculations per second), China's Tianhe-2 is the world's fastest computer for the third year in a row, according to Top500, a twice yearly compilation of the fastest computers on Earth. The results were announced on Monday at the International Supercomputing Conference in Leipzig, Germany. See also: A Computer Passes the Turing Test — But … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » WANT: Stormtrooper Drink Stein And Darth Vader Popcorn Bucket
The perfect companions to an evening watching Star Wars movies! [Stormtrooper Mug And Darth Vader Popcorn Bucket | Via NA] [Link]
Mashable » This Road Safety Ad Is So Horrifying, It's Banned on TV Before 9 p.m.
Warning: The video above contains upsetting content. Don't speed, OK? Follow that advice so you don't need to watch this disturbing public service announcement from Northern Ireland's Department of the Environment. The spot shows a group of kindergarten-aged kids on a field trip, set against a mournful version of Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine," intercut with another story … [Link]
Mashable » The Phony Evidence Egypt Used to Convict Journalists
An Egyptian court sentenced three Al-Jazeera journalists to seven years in prison each, finding them guilty of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, and of fabricating reports to destabilize national security Despite the gravity of the charges against Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, Egyptian prosecutors failed to provide consistent evidence against them during the months-long trial. In fact, the evidence shown … [Link]
Mashable » A Trip to Africa Helped Facebook Improve Its Android App
Facebook updated its Android app last week, claiming it would work much faster for users After a trip to Africa to test how the Android app behaves in difficult conditions, a team from Facebook concluded it needed to make some changes. In a blog post, Facebook engineer Alex Sourov explains how the company used that experience to make a number … [Link]
Mashable » Study: Spend Extra Time With Your Boss to Feel More Inspired and Engaged
Your boss probably isn't your first choice for an office buddy. But spending more time with your direct supervisor each week could end up benefiting you, new research suggests. Most employees are spending only half the time they should be with their direct supervisor, according to a study from the leadership training and research company Leadership IQ. Even though researchers found that … [Link]
Slashdot » Robert McMillen: What Everyone Gets Wrong In the Debate Over Net Neutrality
ygslash writes "Robert McMillen of Wired claims that we have gotten Net Neutrality all wrong. While we are all busy arguing about whether there should be regulations preventing large content providers from getting preferential bandwidth, McMillen says that not only have the large content providers already had preferential bandwidth for ten years, but that by now this has become an … [Link]
Mashable » Australians Seek Egypt Boycott After Journalist Verdict
SYDNEY, Australia — Australians vented their outrage Monday and threatened to boycott Egypt as journalist Peter Greste was jailed for seven years on charges of defamation and conspiring to falsify news. Greste was also convicted of aiding the Muslim Brotherhood – a claim he vehemently denies. Egyptian authorities arrested Greste, who works for Al-Jazeera, last year along with two of his … [Link]
Mashable » Google Glass Rolls Out Diane von Furstenberg Frames
Addressing the dorkiness factor that has discouraged many from joining the revolution, Google rolled out the DVF | Made for Glass collection on Monday, a Google Glass line created with designer Diane von Furstenberg. A model designed for women, sold via Net-A-Porter, looks like half a pair of stylish glasses and half a mutant robot vision device. It sells for $1,800 … [Link]
Mashable » Yo Still Exists and Now Has More Than 1 Million Users
Yes, Yo still exists. Yo, an app that just lets users send the word "yo" to each other, announced that it has topped 1 million users. Most of those users — about 950,000 — were added in just the four-day period after Yo first gained mainstream attention last week. See also: An App That Only Lets You Say 'Yo' Just Topped … [Link]
Mashable » 13 Embarrassing Job Interview Confessions
Job interviews are hard work, and anyone who tells you differently is lying to your face. Sweaty palms, flimsy handshakes and stuttering introductions are just the beginning of what will inevitably be one of the most awkward conversations you've had in a long time. But if you've done your research, pulled on your best suit and swiped some clinical-strength deodorant on … [Link]
Slashdot » Fresh Evidence Supports Higgs Boson Discovery
An anonymous reader writes Researchers at CERN have discovered the first evidence for the direct decay of the Higgs boson into fermions, a strong indication that the particle found two years ago is the Higgs boson. From the article: "Assistant professor of physics at MIT and leader of the international effort, Markus Klute, said that his team was trying to … [Link]
Mashable » 14 Highly Intellectual Jokes You Probably Won't Understand
We all like to laugh — even smart people. Unbeknownst to many of us in what we'd like to call the "average pool," there exists a level of humor far above anything we could hope to understand. We're talking about intellectual jokes, people. See also: Watch 54 Punderful Dad Jokes Told in Four Minutes These are the jokes scientists tell when … [Link]
Mashable » Pearl Jam Takes On Disney's 'Let It Go'
Like many fathers before him, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder sang "Let It Go" from Frozen, but unlike most other dads, Vedder belted Disney's self-empowerment anthem and channeled his inner Queen Elsa in front of thousands of rock fans. During an encore performance of the band's 1993 Vs. single "Daughters" at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy, on Saturday, Pearl Jam broke … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES – Official Final Trailer [Video]
The last trailer for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes before the movie comes out on July 11, 2014. A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought … [Link]
Mashable » Panasonic's 5-Inch ToughPad Is One Brawny Phablet
Think your Gorilla Glass-protected waterproof smartphone is durable? It's a proverbial wimp next to Panasonic's new ToughPad, an ultra-rugged 5-inch tablet that sometimes does double duty as a phone. That kind of ruggedness has a cost, however: This baby is anything but elegant. "Brick" is an apt descriptor for the 15-ounce, 1.2-inch-thick handheld, so it's just as well the ToughPad is … [Link]
Slashdot » Researchers Unveil Experimental 36-Core Chip
rtoz writes The more cores — or processing units — a computer chip has, the bigger the problem of communication between cores becomes. For years, Li-Shiuan Peh, the Singapore Research Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, has argued that the massively multicore chips of the future will need to resemble little Internets, where each core has an … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: $60 Off on Certified Refurbished 16GB Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ Tablets – $139.00 + FREE Shipping
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon has some certified refurbished 16GB Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ tablets for just $139.00 plus free shipping. That’s $60 off on the tablet’s price of $199! When it comes to HD displays, great resolution is just the start. Unlike many other tablets, Kindle Fire HD also delivers rich color and deep contrast … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Son, I Need Help With the Computer [Comic]
Been there, done that. 
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Actual Album Art Re-Imagined with Icons of Geek Culture [PICS]
RIPT Apparel offered up these album parodies as artwork, apparel and accessories. I’m lovin’ these! 
Click here for the rest of them! [via Alt Press] [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Cool Yourself with the Power of the Dark Side
Darth Vader cools you down in style with this great fan! This Star Wars Darth Vader Deluxe Desk Fan features the Dark Lord of the Sith and enforcer of the Galactic Empire holding his lightsaber at the ready, depicted in his battle with Luke Skywalker on Cloud City. This desk fan looks fantastic, and is a must-have for Star Wars … [Link]
Slashdot » China Leads In Graphene Patent Applications
hackingbear writes According to British patent consultancy CambridgeIP, China has filed for more than 2,200 graphene patents, the most of any country, followed by the U.S. with more than 1,700 patents, and South Korea with just under 1,200 patents. In terms of institutions, Samsung, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and IBM lead the way of number of patent … [Link]
Mashable » 6 Student-Led Tech Projects That Battle Climate Change
The science behind what makes our planet's temperature rise is pretty straightforward. Pollutants like soot and greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide trap heat within the earth's atmosphere, the global average surface temperature goes up, ice caps melt, sea levels rise and extreme weather events become even more extreme. However, American college students are coming with with some of the … [Link]
Mashable » Glasses Tricks for Every 4 Eyes
Do glasses make you smarter? Elliott Morgan finds out and offers up some need to know tips for people who wear glasses. BONUS: 11 Glasses Tricks Every Four Eyes Should Know Read more… More about Glasses, Social Media, and Youtube [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Extracting value from the IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) is more than a network of smart toasters, refrigerators, and thermostats. For the moment, though, domestic appliances are the most visible aspect of the IoT. But they represent merely the tip of a very large … [Link]
New Scientist – News » 21st century nomads: Photos on the road less travelled
Jeroen Toirkens spent over a decade photographing the lives of nomadic peoples in a modernising world, from the Arctic Circle to the Gobi desert 
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O'Reilly News and Commentary » Four short links: 23 June 2014
Minimum Viable Block Chain — What follows is an attempt to explain, from the ground up, why the particular pieces (digital signatures, proof-of-work, transaction blocks) are needed, and how they all come together to form the “minimum viable block chain” … [Link]
Mashable » Why Is Everyone So Obsessed With Emoji?
An emoji says a thousand words The little digital images are everywhere, from smartphone operating systems to social media and apps. We're obsessed, sending an emoji of a dancer next to a smiley face next to crying cat. How did these tiny images take hold of our lives? See also: How to Enable Emoji on iOS "Emoji are a great way … [Link]
Mashable » 'Battlefield Hardline' Hands On: How Does This Franchise Deviant Measure Up?
Franchises with strong followings pose a strange problem to a game’s developers. A series might get serious revenue from a devoted fan base, but over time that zeal for the known quantity can limit what a creative team is able to try out. More hardcore fans means developers take a bigger risk delivering something players might see as a deviation from … [Link]
Mashable » Let's Talk About That Hysterical 90s R&B Moment In 'Think Like A Man Too'
Editor’s note: Every week Mashable presents "Let’s Talk About," a look back at the biggest WTF stuff from the weekend’s new releases. If you haven’t seen the movie, be warned: This is a SPOILER MINEFIELD. This week: Let's talk about Think Like a Man Too … “We're not going to any shows!” Thus declares Kevin Hart as best man Cedric in the … [Link]
Mashable » Egypt Sentences 3 Al-Jazeera Journalists to 7 Years
CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Monday convicted three journalists from Al-Jazeera English and sentenced them to seven years in prison each on terrorism-related charges, bringing widespread criticism that the verdict was a blow to freedom of expression. The three, Australian Peter Greste, Canadian-Egyptian Mohammed Fahmy and Egyptian Baher Mohammed, have been detained since a December raid on their Cairo hotel … [Link]
Mashable » 10 Ways to Spark Creativity in the Workplace
Creativity isn't just for "creatives." Rather, it’s a mental tool prized by employers across all fields. Many believe it’s the key to business success, even if the word itself has become overused and blasé. If you've been feeling uninspired recently, never fear: Research shows that creativity can be learned, just like any other skillEveryone has this potential, but not everyone takes … [Link]
Slashdot » Great White Sharks Making Comeback Off Atlantic Coast
An anonymous reader writes "A report that scientists are calling one of the most comprehensive studies of great white sharks finds their numbers are surging in the ocean off the Eastern U.S. and Canada after decades of decline — bad news if you're a seal, but something experts say shouldn't instill fear. The scientists behind the study attribute the resurgence … [Link]
Mashable » World of Warcraft Player Hits Level 90 Without Leaving Starting Zone
Talk about the ultimate grind: a World of Warcraft player managed to reached the highest level in the game, 90, without ever leaving the starting zone Normally, a pandaren (a race in World of Warcraft) stays neutral (not belonging to either Horde or Alliance factions) until level 10. The standard course of action after that would be to choose a faction … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Compassion in conservation: Don't be cruel to be kind
Killing and harming animals in the name of conservation is not just unethical, it is counterproductive, say biologists Marc Bekoff and Daniel Ramp 
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Mashable » Pictual Turns Your Words Into Pictures
Mashable » 'Halt and Catch Fire' Episode 4 Recap: Full Meltdown Status
After several episodes of BIOs code madness in Halt and Catch Fire, what could spell doom for the uber-essential programming code that Cameron has slaved away on for days on end? Two things, it turns out: a manipulative boss … and a vacuum cleaner. SEE ALSO: 'Halt and Catch Fire' Episode 3 Recap: High Plains Hardware Before Cameron’s BIOs code can … [Link]
Slashdot » Prisoners Freed After Cops Struggle With New Records Software
itwbennett writes Police in Dallas are scrambling after difficulties using a new records management system caused more than 20 jail inmates, including a number of people charged with violent crimes, to be set free. The prisoners were able to get out of jail because police officers struggling to learn the new system didn't file cases on them within three days, … [Link]
The Joy of Tech » JoT #2014: Nest, the rock opera!
Tony can you hear me? If you enjoyed the comic, please retweet, Like, or share the URL, or do you hear or fear or do I smash the mirror? 😀 [Link]
Mashable » 13 Apps for the Best Glastonbury Festival Experience
The Glastonbury Festival temporarily creates the third biggest "city" in South West England every year as almost 200,000 people flock to a bucolic corner of Somerset. Fourty-four years since its first incarnation, the festival has changed utterly from a small gathering to a meticulously planned behemoth. To some, a terrible beauty has been born over the last five decades. To others, the festival … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Give Your Wall Outlets Personalities with These Removable Stickers!
Etsy store Electric Sticker Co. has used matte vinyl to create removable stickers for the electrical outlets in your abode! And at under $4 each, you can give all your outlets personality! 
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Mashable » From Photoshop to Pole Fitness,'30 Classes in 30 Days' Promotes Lifelong Learning
“Your brain is just like a muscle, and unless you exercise it with new challenges, it atrophies," writes Chad Lovell, COO and cofounder of Allclasses, in the company's blog. To raise awareness about the benefits — both professional and personal — of lifelong learning, and to spread the word about Allclasses, a search engine for online and offline educational opportunities, Lovell … [Link]
Mashable » PSA: Don't Watch 'Game of Thrones' With Book Readers
Did you know that Game of Thrones was based on novels? And that some people have read the books? Did you know that some people even read them before the first season? Of course you knew all that — everyone has that one friend who just won't shut up about their Game of Thrones novels (or, as they annoyingly insist … [Link]
Mashable » The 10 Most American Things at the U.S. vs. Portugal World Cup Match
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-Ahhhhhhh, no! American fans watched in horror as the final 30 seconds of the United States vs. Portugal World Cup showdown on Sunday delivered a last-minute goal by the Portuguese, tying the match. See also: 15 Pitch-Perfect World Cup Celebrity Doppelgangers The heart-breaking tie hit the U.S. where it hurts (the red, white and blue heart — and ego), … [Link]
Slashdot » China Builds Artificial Islands In South China Sea
An anonymous reader writes about a Chinese building project designed to cement claims to a disputed region of the South China Sea. Sand, cement, wood, and steel are China's weapons of choice as it asserts its claim over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Brunei have sparred for decades over ownership … [Link]
Mashable » 7 Global Social Media Day Events You Should Attend
This year marks the fifth-annual celebration of Social Media Day. In just a short time, it has grown to become a truly global effort, with hundreds of events taking place all over the world. On June 30, people will come together, either at in-person events, or by using the #SMDay hashtag to connect with others on social media See also: The … [Link]
Mashable » This Software Will Let Anyone Create Virtual Reality Games
While the frontiers of virtual reality are expanding due to increased interest in the Oculus Rift headset, creating games and virtual reality experiences has generally been limited to those who can program Sixense, a company known for its motion controllers that excel in virtual environments, wants to lower the barrier of entry to VR creation to anyone with a little design … [Link]
Mashable » 11 Great Shots of Wildlife in Its Natural Setting
Wild animals generally avoid contact with humans, so most of us will spend our lives appreciating them from afar. That's why wildlife photographers are so well-respected; they dedicate their time and talent — often putting their safety at risk — to getting breathtaking shots of these animals in their natural habitats. Unfortunately, droughts, rising sea levels and the disappearance of sea … [Link]
Mashable » Cristiano Ronaldo's Haircut Predicted the Final Play of USA-Portugal Match
Well, Cristiano Ronaldo has earned his paycheck for the year For most of the USA Portugal World Cup match, Ronaldo just strutted around with his full-on pout face on display. He had some falls and some derpy running moments to boot. See also: The U.S.-Portugal World Cup Match Summed Up in 2 GIFs 
When most of Portugal had given up on … [Link]
Mashable » How Can the U.S. Advance in the World Cup? Root for Ties!
The U.S. was seconds away from escaping its group, but a last minute header from Portugal tied the game at 2-2. With the U.Ssitting on four points in the group standings (three points for its win over Ghana and one for its tie against Portugal), it will come down to Thursday's games to determine if the team will go on to … [Link]
Mashable » U.S. Team Draws Second World Cup Game After Last-Minute Portugal Goal
Portugal scored a stunning goal at the end of stoppage time to tie the United States 2-2, a brutal turn of events after it appeared the U.S. would be through to the knockout round of the World Cup. It is the second straight game in which the U.S. has been involved that has included a late goal to change fortunesAgainst Ghana, … [Link]
Slashdot » SpaceX Delays Falcon 9 Launch To Tuesday
An anonymous reader writes "SpaceX has cancelled the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket after identifying a potential concern during preflight testing. This is the third straight day technical issues or weather have caused a delay. "Today's Orbcomm launch attempt has been scrubbed to address a potential concern identified during pre-flight checks," a SpaceX spokesperson said in a statement. "The … [Link]
Mashable » The U.S.-Portugal World Cup Match Summed Up in 2 GIFs
The U.S.-Portugal World Cup match can best be described as an emotional roller coaster. A glass case of emotion. Like rain on our wedding day and ten thousand spoons when all we needed was a knife First the U.S. was down — really down. Then the game was tied up. Then the U.S. was up! Life was great, crowds were cheering, … [Link]
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