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 » Portable Charger Claims to Be World's Smallest Portable Power Outlet
In the world of smartphones and tablets, battery life is king. For that reason alone, portable chargers are already a hot commodity (in some cases, quite literally, as some charge devices via fire). Among your portable charger options, ChargeAll, a company that provides charging stations for offices, restaurants and hotels, claims to stand out from the rest with what it … [Link]
Mashable » Ikea Now Lets You Make Your House a Home by Adopting a Dog
That Ikea futon would look a lot better with a dog on it Luckily, a few select Ikeas will now be rolling out a service that allows you to adopt one while you're browsing display rooms See also: 17 Reasons a Shelter Dog Could Be Your Best Friend In May, a Singapore-based Ikea partnered with two animal shelters to form … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Girl Takes A Photo Daily for 6.5 Years (Age 14 to 21 | 2007-2014) [Video]
Start: Sep 12 2007, 5395 days old. Last photo here: March 12 2014, 7769 days old. 2374 days, 2100 photos. [Beckie0] [Link]
Slashdot » Russian Government Edits Wikipedia On Flight MH17
An anonymous reader writes A political battle has broken out on Wikipedia over an entry relating to the crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, with the Russian government reportedly removing sections which accuse it of providing 'terrorists' with missiles that were used to down the civilian airliner. A Twitter bot which monitors edits made to the online encyclopedia from Russian … [Link]
Mashable » 'Gotham' Producers Not Sweating Lack of Superheroes
LOS ANGELES — With Bruce Wayne barely wading into his teen years at the start of Fox's forthcoming Batman prequel Gotham, viewers should not expect to see the character suit up any time in the future — if ever, producers said Sunday. But they're not worried that the lack of capes and gadgets will scare away viewers "To me, heroes are … [Link]
Mashable » Why Facebook and Twitter Are Embracing Ecommerce
Likes and retweets are fine, but the new buzz word at Facebook and Twitter seems to be “buy.” Facebook announced on Thursday that it has begun testing a Buy button that appears on ads and Page posts from a select group of businesses in the U.S. In effect, that means users can now purchase products advertised by these businesses without leaving … [Link]
Slashdot » Ars Editor Learns Feds Have His Old IP Addresses, Full Credit Card Numbers
mpicpp writes with the ultimate results of Ars's senior business editor Cyrus Farivar's FOIA request. In May 2014, I reported on my efforts to learn what the feds know about me whenever I enter and exit the country. In particular, I wanted my Passenger Name Records (PNR), data created by airlines, hotels, and cruise ships whenever travel is booked. But … [Link]
Mashable » This Smartwatch Concept Projects Notifications Directly Onto Your Hand
While smartwatches could make us even more addicted to the online world, a wristband concept device called the Ritot could take constant connectivity to the extreme by projecting the time, incoming calls, emails and notifications from Twitter and Facebook directly onto your hand. The Ritot is what the company calls the first projection watch, however, the company has yet to show … [Link]
Mashable » Dude, No One Wants to Hear About Your Weird Dream
Image: Safely EndangeredIf there is one truly boring conversation topic to rule them all, it is the dream recap. You've experienced it — one moment you're making small talk in the bathroom with a coworker, the next, you're struggling to remove yourself from a highly-detailed, fifteen-minute recap of someone else's nonsensical REM cycle See also: The Gadget That Reaches Inside … [Link]
Mashable » Energy Drinks Mixed With Alcohol Make You Want to Drink More: Study
That vodka Red Bull you’re knocking back might be worse for you than you thought. A new study published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research says consuming alcoholic beverages mixed with energy drinks could increase the urge to drink. See also: The Drunkest Countries in the World, Mapped In the double-blind study, participants aged 18 to 30 years … [Link]
Slashdot » High School Students Not Waiting For Schools To Go Online
lpress writes UCLA conducts an annual survey of first-time, full-time college freshman and this year they included questions about the use of online education sites like Coursera and The Khan Academy. It turns out that over 40 percent of the incoming freshmen were frequently or occasionally assigned to use an online instructional website during the past year and nearly 70 … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » He’s Spider-Man: An Amazing Tribute to Everybody’s Favorite Web-Slinging Superhero
Warning: Video Flashes briefly. From Shawn Sheehan: Look out, true-believers! Here comes the SPIDER-MAN! This animation is an homage to one of my favorite Marvel supers. When I was a kid, I used to love watching the ol’ web-head in the original 60′s Marvel cartoon. Ray Wall’s awesome song, “He’s Spider-Man”, is a nostalgic reminder for me of that classic … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Darth Vader is a Lousy Boss [Video]
UCB Comedy and Nerdist take you Between the Scenes of some of the biggest movies. Find out what happens between the scenes of Star Wars. [Nerdist | Via Gizmodo] [Link]
New Scientist – News » White holes: Hunting the other side of a black hole
Black holes suck – but do they have mirror twins that blow? A far-flung space telescope is peering into galactic nuclei to spot one for the first time (full text available to subscribers) 
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » A Con-Season Costuming Primer
The “Sexy Han Solos” are actually in Exhibition Room B… [image source] Don’t make fun – this is seriously the time of year I start thinking about my Halloween costume. It’s clearly the only good holiday in the entire American celebratory pantheon, and if discussing it in July gives you the eye-rolling heebie-jeebies, let’s just pretend I’m talking about what … [Link]
Slashdot » Critroni Crypto Ransomware Seen Using Tor for Command and Control
Trailrunner7 writes There's a new kid on the crypto ransomware block, known as Critroni, that's been sold in underground forums for the last month or so and is now being dropped by the Angler exploit kit. The ransomware includes a number of unusual features and researchers say it's the first crypto ransomware seen using the Tor network for command and … [Link]
Mashable » 'The Eagle Has Landed:' The Apollo 11 Mission, 45 Years Later
Forty-five years ago, humankind made a giant leap. On July 20, 1969, the spaceflight Apollo 11 landed on the moon, and American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the lunar surface. See also: Supermoon Rises: 10 Gorgeous Photos to Remind Us How Small We Are Apollo 11, the fifth manned mission in … [Link]
Geek Culture » 45 years later… it's still worth watching!
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Mashable » James Garner's New Antihero Gave Us Jack Sparrow and Indiana Jones
Gary Cooper. Steve McQueen. John Wayne. Humphrey Bogart. Yul Brynner. Charlton Heston. Being an American action hero was a pretty grim business from the dawn of movies and TV straight through the '60s, conducted by sober men with steely temperament. There was a time when you'd be hard-pressed to find a single frame of a leading man flinching, looking scared and … [Link]
Slashdot » Exhibit On Real Johnny Appleseed To Hit the Road
An anonymous reader writes with this story about a traveling Johnny Appleseed exhibit set to hit the road sometime next year. If you picture Johnny Appleseed as a loner wearing a tin pot for a hat and flinging apple seeds across the countryside, experts say you're wrong. They're hoping that a traveling exhibit funded by an anonymous donation to a … [Link]
Mashable » Immigration Protesters Clash at U.N., Fear Risks of Border Surge
NEW YORK — More than 40 people, many representing conservative or anti-illegal immigration groups, protested Saturday at the United Nations Plaza against the surge of immigrants to the United States' southern border. The demonstrators cited alleged economic and medical harm undocumented immigrants would do to the U.S. The protest was one in a series of more than 300 that began Friday … [Link]
Mashable » Reddit Grills Zach Braff, Guillermo del Toro and Weird Al
Finally, Zach Braff reveals the location of Rowdy, his stuffed labrador in Scrubs. From Weird Al's weird recipe to a Star Wars historian's thoughts on whether or not Han shot first, this week included plenty of great AMA moments on Reddit. See also: 10 Subreddits for Pro Tips As part of our weekly series, we've rounded up some of our favorite … [Link]
Slashdot » Domain Registry of America Suspended By ICANN
First time accepted submitter EpicMaxGuy writes ICANN has suspended Domain Registry of America aka Brandon Gray Internet Services aka NameJuice. The registrar is forbidden from registering any new domain names or accepting any inbound transfers until 17 October 2014. The announcement was posted on the ICANN website and will probably be welcomed in many circles." 
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » LOL: Snakes and Ladder – The Video Game
[MrBaconman17 | Via Memebase] [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » 40 Hilarious Star Wars Impressions [Video]
Mark & Todd form a rebel alliance with Ross from The Impression Guys to make the Ultimate Star Wars Impression-a-thon!!! [Barely Political] [Link]
Mashable » 11 Things You Can Freeze in an Ice Cube Tray
Once you make ice cubes with more than just water, you'll never go back to basic cubes again. You can use ice cubes for way more than cooling your tea. Ice cubes can add flavor and color to drinks, prevent your iced beverages from diluting and preserve food. You can even use ice cubes as a decoration See also: 10 Frozen … [Link]
Mashable » Ukraine: Audio Recordings Show Rebels Tried to Hide MH17 Black Boxes
Ukraine's government said Sunday that intercepted phone conversations between pro-Russian rebels show that the militiamen were trying to find and hide the flight-data recorders from the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 under orders from Moscow. Meanwhile, a pro-Russian separatist leader said that the rebels had recovered the data recorders, or black boxes, and would hand them over to the … [Link]
Slashdot » "Intelligent" Avatars Poised To Manage Airline Check-In
An anonymous reader writes One of the developers behind special effects used in the film Avatar has inked a deal with airline check-in kiosk manufacturer BCS to implement avatars for personalized and interactive customer service. Dr Mark Sagar's Limbic IO is applying 'neurobehavioral animation' combining biologically based models of faces and neural systems to create live, naturally intelligent, and expressive … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Gaming Consoles of a Past Era [Comic]
[Source: Scott Hillburn – The Argyle Sweater] [Link]
Mashable » Beyonce Teases 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Trailer on Instagram
The first trailer from the upcoming Fifty Shades of Gray film will get its debut on Thursday, but the Internet received a preview this weekend from an unlikely Instagram account. On Saturday, Beyoncé posted a 15-second teaser of the movie — which has been adapted from the wildly popular (and controversial) book series by E.L. James of the same name — … [Link]
Mashable » Thousands Flee Major Battle With Israel in Gaza, Death Toll Tops 420
UPDATED: 12:05 p.m. ET GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Escalating their ground offensive, Israeli troops backed by tanks and warplanes battled Hamas militants in a crowded neighborhood of Gaza City early Sunday. The fighting, including heavy Israeli tank fire, killed scores of Palestinians, forced thousands to flee and damaged or destroyed dozens of homes. Palestinian health officials reported at least 65 … [Link]
Slashdot » Apollo 11 Moon Landing Turns 45
An anonymous reader writes On July 20, 1969, U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. Neil Armstrong would say later he thought the crew had a 90% chance of getting home from the moon, and only a 50% chance of landing safely. The scope of NASA's Apollo program seems staggering today. … [Link]
Mashable » 12 Homemade Body Scrubs to Keep You Smooth All Summer
There’s more than one way to get buff this summer. Harsh rays, sweltering temperatures and weekend trips to the beach can harm your delicate skin. Even if you can't get yourself to the spa, you can still show your skin some love with DIY remedies. See also: 12 DIY Tricks to Treat Your Feet for Summer Before you strap on your … [Link]
Mashable » Rebels Load MH17 Victims' Bodies Onto Train Cars, Destination Unknown
TOREZ, Ukraine — Pro-Russian rebels on Sunday loaded an unknown number of decaying bodies from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 onto three train cars in Torez, Ukraine, a mining town 10 miles south of where the jetliner is believed to have been shot down on Thursday. Ukraine's emergency service workers said Saturday that they had removed 196 bodies of the 298 people … [Link]
Slashdot » MicroxWin Creates Linux Distribution That Runs Debian/Ubuntu & Android Apps
An anonymous reader writes VolksPC who developed MicroXwin as a lightweight X Window Server has come up with their own Linux distribution. Setting apart VolksPC's distribution from others is that it's based on both Debian and Android and has the capability to run Debian/Ubuntu/Android apps together in a native ARM experience. The implementation doesn't depend on VNC or other similar … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: 28% Off Jetson 41-Inch Eco-Friendly Electric Bikes – $1,299.99 + FREE Shipping
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day and today only, Amazon has the Jetson 41-Inch Eco-Friendly Electric Bike (Available in 12 colors!) for just $1,299.99 + free shipping. That’s 28% off on the bike’s regular list price of $1,799. From the Jetson Electric Bike Company: Bike includes lithium-ion battery so it can go up to 20 miles per hour … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Horrible Truth Behind Alvin and the Chipmunks [Video]
Now you know. [Adult Swim] [Link]
Mashable » WSJ's Facebook Page Hacked With Fake Air Force One News
A false report about the loss of Air Force One was posted to The Wall Street Journal's Facebook page early Sunday morning. The newspaper later said its page had been "compromised." See also: 'The Wall Street Journal' Turns 125: Here's What the First Issue Looked Like The WSJ deleted the fake posts, but not before several users captured screenshots of the … [Link]
Slashdot » States That Raised Minimum Wage See No Slow-Down In Job Growth
An anonymous reader writes: The U.S. Department of Labor has released data that some proponents of raising minimum wage are touting as evidence that higher minimum wage promotes job growth. While the data doesn't actually establish cause and effect, it does "run counter to a Congressional Budget Office report in February that said raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an … [Link]
Mashable » Live Updates on MH17: Malaysia Concerned Crash Site Is 'Severely Compromised'
Mashable is following the latest reports on the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. See our previous coverage here. 3 things you need to know: The Malaysian government is concerned the crash site has been "severely compromised." Pro-Russian rebels say they have recovered the plane's black boxes. Rebels load victims' bodies onto train cars, bound for an unknown destination. REPORTERS IN … [Link]
Mashable » 14 Purr-Fect DIY Projects for Cat People
Your cat deserves pampering, but all those kitty accessories can hurt your wallet. To show your furry feline how much you care without breaking the piggy bank, try something a little more purr-sonal. After all, happy cats mean happy cat people. See also: 13 Fur Sure Signs You're Dating Your Pet Don't be surprised if your precious pet is purring extra … [Link]
Mashable » James Garner, Star of 'Maverick' and 'Rockford Files,' Dead at 86
LOS ANGELES — Actor James Garner, whose whimsical style in the 1950s TV Western Maverick led to a stellar career in TV and films such as The Rockford Files and his Oscar-nominated Murphy's Romance, has died, police said. He was 86. He was found dead of natural causes at his home in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles Saturday evening, Los … [Link]
Mashable » 6 Uses for Foursquare You Never Considered
Image: MashableFoursquare, the location-based, social game-like service isn't just for checking in, racking up points and unlocking badges In May 2014, Foursquare split its user experience into two apps. The Foursquare team launched Swarm, an app to help people "keep up and meet up" by checking into places, seeing who's nearby and making plans See also: 9 Excellent Apps For … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Even the Gatekeeper of Gozer Gets Thirsty! [PIC]
“There is no Pepsi — only Coke.” There is no Dana. cc: @staypuft pic.twitter.com/m5jAU1H3Nv — Elise Salomon (@EliseSalomon) July 18, 2014 [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » What Percentage of Your Brain Do You Really Use? [Science!]
Two thirds of the population believes a myth that has been propagated for over a century: that we use only 10% of our brains. Hardly! Our neuron-dense brains have evolved to use the least amount of energy while carrying the most information possible — a feat that requires the entire brain. Richard E. Cytowic debunks this neurological myth (and explains … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Director Richard Linklater Offers Advice on How to Deal with Rude Moviegoers [VIDEO]
The Alamo Drafthouse is a Texas-based theater chain known for their witty PSA about not talking or texting while in their theater. They will throw you out, so you’ve been warned. Director Richard Linklater was in Austin, Tex., promoting his new film Boyhood, and on behalf of the Drafthouse, offered frustrated moviegoers some advice — albeit violent — on how … [Link]
Slashdot » Can the Multiverse Be Tested Scientifically?
astroengine writes: Physicists aren't afraid of thinking big, but what happens when you think too big? This philosophical question overlaps with real physics when hypothesizing what lies beyond the boundary of our observable universe. The problem with trying to apply science to something that may or may not exist beyond our physical realm is that it gets a little foggy … [Link]
Slashdot » Linux Needs Resource Management For Complex Workloads
storagedude writes: Resource management and allocation for complex workloads has been a need for some time in open systems, but no one has ever followed through on making open systems look and behave like an IBM mainframe, writes Henry Newman at Enterprise Storage Forum. Throwing more hardware at the problem is a costly solution that won't work forever, he notes. … [Link]
Mashable » Drone Beat: Flying in Gaza, Congressman's Wedding and More
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 » White House Approves Sonic Cannons For Atlantic Energy Exploration
An anonymous reader writes: The White House on Friday gave final approval to allow the use of sonic cannons in finding energy deposits underneath the ocean floor on the U.S. Atlantic seaboard. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management says that finding energy resources off the Atlantic seaboard "could generate thousands of jobs, but has also acknowledged that the process will … [Link]
Mashable » Weird Al Hates Your Favorite Sports Team
Weird Al Yankovic wants you to know just how terrible your favorite sports team really is. The parody artist released a music video for "Sports Song," an original track that explains why everyone else's favorite team pales in comparison to his own See also: Weird Al Wrote the Perfect Song for Grammar Snobs The song is a spot-on takedown of bullheaded … [Link]
Mashable » Out-of-the-Box Approaches to the Job Search (That Actually Work)
You’ve heard the commonly cited statistics before: 80% of job openings are unlisted; there are 100+ resumes submitted for every job posting; 50% of submitted applications are weeded out by software and never even reviewed by a human. While stats like these should be taken with a grain of salt, there's no doubt that today's job market is highly competitive — … [Link]
Mashable » 'Airbnb Logos' Tumblr Pokes Inappropriate Fun at Company's New Logo
Airbnb announced a big rebranding this week, including a new logo intended to be a symbol of belonging. But its detractors can't seem to pull their minds from the gutter. Airbnb's new logo is a rorschach test where the only correct answer is vaginapic.twitter.com/7thtD0KlbH — Seamus Condron (@SeamusCondron) July 16, 2014 The new Tumblr account Airbnb Logos creates and collects the … [Link]
Slashdot » EPA Mulling Relaxed Radiation Protections For Nuclear Power
mdsolar sends this news from Forbes: Both proponents and opponents of nuclear power expect the Environmental Protection Agency in coming months to relax its rules restricting radiation emissions from reactors and other nuclear facilities. EPA officials say they have no such intention, but they are willing to reconsider the method they use to limit public exposure—and the public's level of … [Link]
Mashable » 5 Can't-Miss Apps: Feedworthy and More
Between Apple's deal with IBM and news of Microsoft's massive job cuts, you may have overlooked some of this week's best new apps Luckily, Mashable creates a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated apps, so you won't miss out. See also: Use These 10 Apps During Downtime This week's list includes a new Reddit client, an app … [Link]
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