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 » Figuring Out Where To Live Using Math
An anonymous reader writes: Dave Munson was thinking about moving, and had a couple broad requirements for a new home: it must be affordable, and its neighborhood must be walkable. Price is easy to chart, but how do you compare the walkability of hundreds of cities? Simple: use math. A website called Walk Score provides rough walkability ratings, but doesn't … [Link]
Mashable » Kevin Rose, the Founder of Digg, is Trying Something New, Again
Kevin Rose, the mind behind former Internet powerhouse Digg, will scale back his time with Google Ventures to pursue a new startup Rose's new company is called North Technologies, and details are still scarce. The company will be in the "consumer Internet space," according to Re/code, which along with TechCrunch broke the news of Rose's move. See also: Google Ventures' Kevin … [Link]
Slashdot » Reading, Writing, 'Rithmetic, and Blockly
theodp writes As teachers excitedly tweet about completing their summer CS Professional Development at Google and Microsoft, and kids get ready to go back to school, Code.org is inviting educators to check out their K-5 Computer Science Curriculum (beta), which is slated to launch in September (more course details). The content, Code.org notes, is a blend of online activities ("engineers … [Link]
Mashable » Ferguson Protesters Return to Streets, Facing Midnight Curfew
UPDATED: 9:55 p.m. ET Under stormy skies, protesters returned to the streets of Ferguson Saturday evening, facing a midnight curfew that Gov. Jay Nixon imposed earlier in the day. Storms Drench City; Mood Remains Peaceful About 500 protesters gathered around the burned-out QuikTrip store, the focal point of much of the unrest in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson Initial reports … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: 69% Off Fringe: The Complete Series – $49.99 + FREE Shipping
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon has Fringe: The Complete Series on DVD for just $49.99 plus free shipping. That’s 69% off on the series’ regular list price of $159.96. You can also get the blu-ray version for $79.94 instead of $197.50 (60% off.) This is one of my favorite shows of all time, so if you … [Link]
Mashable » 5 Business Lessons From a Goat Milk Soap Entrepreneur
PJ Jonas has probably told the story a few hundred times: One day, she was bathing her six kids in one bathtub when she looked at the ingredients on the soap she was using, and realized it was full of chemicals. At that point, most women would have resolved to buy a better soap. Not Jonas "That's not me," she says. … [Link]
Slashdot » Delays For SC Nuclear Plant Put Pressure On the Industry
mdsolar sends this news from the Associated Press: Expensive delays are piling up for the companies building new nuclear power plants, raising fresh questions about whether they can control the construction costs that crippled the industry years ago. The latest announcement came this week from executives at SCANA Corp., which has been warned by its builders the startup of the … [Link]
Mashable » How to Become the Ultimate Boomerang Employee
Earlier this summer, LeBron James made headlines when he announced his decision to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers after four years in Miami This big news in the sports community has sparked discussion around an increasing trend in the job market: Boomerang employees. Similarly to LeBron, many in the job market are finding their way back to former employers See also: … [Link]
Mashable » 5 Can't-Miss Apps: Hanx Writer and More
Between news of the quickly approaching iPhone launch date, and all your Facebook friends pouring ice water on themselves, 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: 9 Excellent Apps For Discovering New Things This week's … [Link]
Slashdot » Bezos-Owned Washington Post Embeds Amazon Buy-It-Now Buttons Mid-sentence
McGruber writes: While reading a story in the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post, I saw that the paper had begun embedding Amazon Buy-It-Now links in the middle of story sentences. For example, in this article, a sentence about the sales figures for differing covers of The Great Gatsby read: At Politics and Prose, the traditional [BUY IT NOW] version — featuring … [Link]
Mashable » Apple CEO Tim Cook Takes Ice Bucket Challenge, Puts Dr. Dre in the Spotlight
The celebrity and business world has been swept up in taking the ALS ice bucket challenge, and the latest entrant in the star-packed list of challenge takers is Apple CEO Tim Cook In a video posted by Apple on Thursday, Cook is shown getting the ice bucket treatment by rapper-singer Michael Franti on stage at Apple's California campus. See also: … [Link]
Slashdot » Broadband Subscribers Eclipsing Cable TV Subscribers
An anonymous reader writes: High-speed internet has become an everyday tool for most people, and cord-cutters have dramatically slowed the growth of cable TV, so this had to happen eventually: broadband internet subscribers now outnumber cable TV subscribers among the top cable providers in the U.S. According to a new report, these providers account for 49,915,000 broadband subscribers, edging out … [Link]
Mashable » Creative Arts Emmys: Evolution of the Interactive TV Category
As the way people watch TV changes, so must the way the Emmys honor those who make it possible At least, that's what the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is trying to do, according Seth R. Shapiro, one of two governors in the Academy's Interactive Media Peer Group, one of the fastest growing arms of the organization's 29 sectors See … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Planetary Panoramas – 360 Degree Night-Sky Time-Lapse [Video]
From Vincent Brady: A multiple camera, 360 degree, night-sky time-lapse (One of the first of its kind!) by photographer Vincent Brady and musician Brandon McCoy. [Vincent Brady] [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Why the Moon Should Never Moonwalk [Comic]
And here’s a little science for you guys: The Tides Explained in Ten Seconds. [Source: According to Devin | Follow According to Devin on Facebook] [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Science Fiction Movies: From 1902 to Today [Video]
This is a montage of some of the best science fiction films ever made. A total of 62 films ordered by release year, from 1902 to the present. Thanks for watching, enjoy. And here are the movies featured in the compilation: 1902- Voyage dans la lune 1927- Metropolis 1929- Fraud in Mond 1931- Frankenstein 1933-The invisible Man 1936-The Devil Doll … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Power of a Commanding Voice (Featuring Mark Meer, The Voice of Commander Shepard) [Video]
We can stay here and die, or YOU can go out there and fight. [Sneaky Zebra] [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » HyperDrive: A Totally Hypnotic Time-Lapse Video of Tokyo’s Yurikamome Train Line
Youtuber Darwinfish105 filmed his trip aboard Tokyo’s Yurikamome train line, and then mirrored the footage to create a “tunnel” effect that can only be described as totally hypnotic. Check it out! [darwinfish105 | Via TA] [Link]
Mashable » Flying Cars? Not Yet — But Electric-Powered Skates Have Finally Arrived
In the space between somewhat practical vehicles like the Segway and completely fad-driven curios like the Tamagotchi, there exists a middle ground of outlandish gadget that almost seems to make sense, but is weird enough that you might be too embarrassed to use it in public It's still early days, but that appears to be the case with Acton's RocketSkates, which … [Link]
Slashdot » Fukushima's Biological Legacy
An anonymous reader sends this report from Eurekalert: Scientists began gathering biological information only a few months after the disastrous 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima power plant in Japan. Results of these studies are now beginning to reveal serious biological effects of the Fukushima radiation on non-human organisms ranging from plants to butterflies to birds. A series of articles summarizing … [Link]
Mashable » Baby Groot Dancing for 10 Hours
You're welcome. 84 Strangers in 11 Countries Helped Solve 1 Rubik's Cube Overzealous Runner Disqualified for Tearing Off Shirt Before Finish Line 60-Second Robin Williams Tribute Stirs All the Emotions Mother-Daughter Lip-Sync Will Rekindle Your 'Frozen' Heart Read more… More about Entertainment, Videos, Film, Video, and Conversations [Link]
Mashable » Downton Abbey Cast Responds to 'Water Bottle-Gate' Photo Fail
The cast of Downton Abbey has responded to the snickering, following the release of a publicity still that included a water bottle — an object not quite era appropriate for a period drama television series set in the early 20th century. Each holding a water bottle, the show's actors and actresses posed for a photo (above) in support of WaterAid, a … [Link]
Slashdot » Email Is Not Going Anywhere
An anonymous reader writes: It seems the latest trend sweeping the online world is the idea that email is on its way out. Kids are eschewing email for any of the hundreds of different instant messaging services, and startups are targeting email as a system they can "disrupt." Alexis C. Madrigal argues that attempts to move past email are shortsighted … [Link]
Mashable » Sim Bhullar, a Massive 7-Foot-5 Center, Becomes First NBA Player of Indian Descent
The Sacramento Kings have signed the NBA's first player of Indian descent: Sim Bhullar, a massive center standing 7-feet, 5-inches tall, and weighing in at around 360 pounds. Toronto native Bhullar, 21, played college basketball at New Mexico State University. He was the tallest player in the NCAA this season, but went undrafted in June. See also: Jason Collins Becomes NBA's … [Link]
Slashdot » Processors and the Limits of Physics
An anonymous reader writes: As our CPU cores have packed more and more transistors into increasingly tiny spaces, we've run into problems with power, heat, and diminishing returns. Chip manufacturers have been working around these problems, but at some point, we're going to run into hard physical limits that we can't sidestep. Igor Markov from the University of Michigan has … [Link]
Mashable » 11 Simple Ways to Upgrade Your Camping Tent
The true camping experience is supposed to be about the bare essentials, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy the small luxuries of a few upgrades here and there A glorious stag-printed sleeping bag, a lantern that charges your phone and a carpet for your tent can kick up your trip much more than a few notches See also: 11 Glamping … [Link]
Slashdot » Why the Universe Didn't Become a Black Hole
StartsWithABang writes: With some 10^90 particles in the observable Universe, even stretched across 92 billion light-years today, the Universe is precariously close to recollapsing. How, then, is it possible that back in the early stages after the Big Bang, when all this matter-and-energy was concentrated within a region of space no bigger than our current Solar System, the Universe didn't … [Link]
Mashable » 3 Startup Ideas Guaranteed to Succeed
It’s pretty tough to get your startup idea off the ground. Aside from all the trials of creating a working product, an attractive website and a decent marketing strategy, you need a good idea. See also: 8 Surging Startup Industries to Watch Some concepts are better than others, and the ideas in this Poorly Drawn Lines comic are some of the … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: Save 40% or More on Select Strategy Board Games
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon offers 40% off or more on select strategy board games such as Pandemic, 7 Wonders, Munchkin Deluxe, Dixit, Seasons, and plenty more! [Save 40% or More on Select Strategy Board Games] [Link]
Slashdot » Knocking Down the Great Firewall of China
New submitter Nocturrne writes: The FOSS project Lantern is having great success in unblocking the internet for many users in oppressive regimes, like China and Iran. Much like Tor and BitTorrent, Lantern is using peer-to-peer networking to overcome firewalls, but with the additional security of a trusted network of friends. "If you download Lantern in an uncensored region, you can … [Link]
Mashable » Airstrikes Target Islamic State Militants at Iraq Dam After 'Massacre' of Religious Minority
IRBIL, Iraq — Airstrikes pounded the area around Iraq's largest dam on Saturday in an effort to drive out militants who captured it earlier this month, as reports emerged of the massacre of some 80 members of the Yazidi religious minority by Islamic extremists. Residents living near the Mosul Dam told The Associated Press that the area was being targeted by … [Link]
Slashdot » Leaked Documents: GCHQ Made Port-Scanning Entire Countries a Standard Spy Tool
Advocatus Diaboli writes with this excerpt from Heise: Since the early days of TCP, port scanning has been used by computer saboteurs to locate vulnerable systems. In a new set of top secret documents seen by Heise, it is revealed that in 2009, the British spy agency GCHQ made port scans a "standard tool" to be applied against entire nations. … [Link]
Mashable » Some Protesters Loot, Others Try to Prevent It, as Tension Returns to Ferguson
FERGUSON, Mo. — Anger spurred by the death of black teenager Michael Brown at the hands of a white police officer boiled over again when protesters stormed into a Missouri convenience store — the same store that Brown was accused of robbing. Police and about 200 protesters clashed in Ferguson, Missouri, late Friday after another tense day in the St. Louis … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Rules That Describe Our Reaction to Technologies According to Douglas Adams [Pic]
[Via] [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » You Don’t Know English [Video]
For example, do you know where the word “testify” comes from? If you don’t, watch the video to find out! [Buzzfeed] [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » 12 Surprising Facts About Google [Video]
ZERG RUSH! [Buzzfeed Videos] [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » THE DOCTOR IS EVOLVING! [Pic]
[Source: Text from Superheroes] [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Language Logic [Pic]
[Source: The Doghouse Diaries] [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » WTH Computer! [Video]
I’m so sorry… [BestVineVideos | Via UD] [Link]
Slashdot » Apple Begins Storing Chinese User Data On Servers In China
An anonymous reader writes Reuters reported on Friday that Apple "has begun keeping the personal data of some Chinese users on servers in mainland China." Apple has claimed that the move is meant "to improve the speed and reliability of its iCloud service", but given China's track record with censorship and privacy, the explanation rings hollow for some skeptics. Nevertheless, … [Link]
Slashdot » Not Just For ThinkPads Anymore: Lenovo Gets OK To Buy IBM Server Line
IBM sold its personal computer line (including the iconic ThinkPad line) to Lenovo back in 2005. Now, Lenovo is poised to acquire IBM's line of X86-based servers, and has garnered the approval of a regulatory body which could have scotched the deal. (The article describes the server line at issue as "low end," but that's in the eye of the … [Link]
Mashable » NASA Probe Successfully Traps Interstellar Dust
Thanks to a massive effort by 30,716 volunteers, scientists have pinpointed what appear to be seven precious specks of dust from outside the solar system, each bearing unique stories of exploded stars, cold interstellar clouds and other past cosmic lives. The Herculean effort began eight years ago after NASA’s Stardust robotic probe flew by Earth to deposit a capsule containing samples … [Link]
Mashable » Rosetta Spacecraft Captures Comet Up-Close and in 3D
On Aug. 6, 2014, the European Space Agency’s “comet chaser” Rosetta arrived at 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko after a decade of travel across the inner solar system. Now in the process of maneuvering into orbit around 67P’s 2.5-mile (4-kilometer) wide nucleus (via a series of triangular spiraling passes), Rosetta is returning some incredible images, most recently showing the comet from a mere 65 miles … [Link]
Mashable » 'Extant' Episode 6 Recap: 'We Love Heroes'
Leading up to episode 6 of Extant, we knew Molly's baby "boy" wasn't normal, but now it's clear he is dangerous. Very dangerous At the beginning of "Nightmares," the fetus (still sitting in a vat) compels an International Space Exploration Agency researcher to kill his colleague, after the former seemingly comes under its influence. He later tells ISEA director Alan Sparks … [Link]
Slashdot » 60,000 Oculus Rift DK2 Orders, 20,000+ Units Shipped, New Orders Ship In October
An anonymous reader writes The much lauded Oculus Rift DK2 is in high demand. Shipping began at the end of July and Oculus says they've already shipped more than 20,000 of their 60,000 orders. The company recently updated their order page to indicate that new units are expected to ship starting in October. The Oculus Rift DK2 is the company's … [Link]
Mashable » Rumor: Apple's Big-Screen iPhone Will Be Called the iPhone 6L
All rumors point toward bigger screens for the next iPhones, and now a Chinese website claims Apple is making the large size part of the device's name. 9to5 Mac reports that Hong Kong-based Apple Daily has posted photos of what it claims are components of the next iPhone. While the 4.7- and 5.5-inch screens come as no surprise (although measurements are … [Link]
Mashable » Longer-Lasting Batteries Are Under Development for Wearable Devices
A type of battery that could eventually store twice as much energy as a conventional one could soon move beyond niche applications to wearable devices, phones and even electric cars. Solid-state batteries, as they’re called, have been available for a while, and are used in some wireless sensors, but they have been too expensive to use elsewhere. Applied Materials, one of the … [Link]
Mashable » Belarus 18-Year-Old Wins Google's Code Jam on His First Try
LOS ANGELES — An 18-year-old from Belarus won the Google Code Jam Finals on Friday, beating out 26 coders from all around the world on his first attempt at the annual programming competition. Gennady Korotkevich took $15,000 in cash for his win. No one achieved a perfect score on any of the excruciatingly difficult word problems, which the contestants write computer … [Link]
Mashable » Original 'Z-Boys' Skater Jay Adams Dead at 53
Jay Adams, an original member of the Z-Boys skate team whose low, sweeping, surf-like style profoundly influenced modern skateboarding but couldn't lift him from a path of addiction and prison, died of a heart attack in Mexico, TMZ reported Friday. He was 53. Emile Hirsch played Adams as a feral, natural skater in The Lords of Dogtown, Catherine Hardwicke's 2005 film … [Link]
Mashable » The Panama Canal, Then and Now
The Panama Canal, one of the largest engineering and construction projects in history, celebrated its 100th birthday on Friday Dubbed one of the "Seven Wonders of the Modern World" by the American Society of Civil Engineers, the canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in order to expedite international trade. Upwards of 13,000 vessels a year make the 48-mile journey between … [Link]
Mashable » Notre Dame Football Probes Academic Fraud, 4 Players Reportedly Suspended
Four University of Notre Dame football players — a starting receiver and three starters on defense — are under investigation for alleged academic fraud and have reportedly been suspended for the season. The probe could reach several other players and potentially non-athletes. If fraud is found, the school could be forced to vacate key victories and may trigger NCAA sanctions that … [Link]
Mashable » Craig Ferguson May Move to 7 p.m. in Wacky Syndication Deal
At 7 p.m, you may be used to watching Jeopardy! and Entertainment Tonight. Now get ready to see Craig Ferguson. That's right — the soon-to-be-ex-Late Late Show host is going early-early. Ferguson is close to a deal with Tribune Media, which reaches about 42 percent of households in the U.S., to air a brisk half-hour of hosted comedy in the 7 … [Link]
Slashdot » Tesla Removes Mileage Limits On Drive Unit Warranty Program
Ars Technica reports that Elon Musk today wrote that Tesla will remove mileage limits on its warranty policy for all Tesla Model S drive units. The warranty, which will still span eight years, won't have a cap on the number of owners for each vehicle. People who purchased Teslas before today were told that the warranty period for the drive … [Link]
Mashable » Bill Gates Answers Ice Bucket Challenge With World's Nerdiest Video
When Mark Zuckerberg challenged Bill Gates to complete the ice bucket challenge, he designed a lovably dorky high-tech contraption for the low-tech task of pouring a bucket of water on himself "I'm glad to give to ALS, it's a great cause," he says in the video. "But I want to accept this challenge, I want to do it better than … [Link]
Lifehacker » Take a Day Off and Put Yourself Through Financial Boot Camp
You have a 401(k) from an old employer that you haven't looked at in weeks, a high-interest credit card you've been meaning to do something about for months, and cash sitting in your checking account that's doing nothing. You've been meaning to whip your finances into shape for a while now, but haven't had the time. Do it now: take … [Link]
Mashable » Are Google's Underwater Cables at Risk for Shark Attacks?
As Shark Week wraps up its annual run on the Discovery Channel, sharks are getting more time in the spotlight for a different reason. Google is wrapping its fiber-optic cables that cross the Pacific Ocean in Kevlar — and according to one Google exec, it is doing so partly to protect them from sharks that may mistake them for dinner. See … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Awesome Mario Wedding Cake
Created by cakemaking genius Naera of the Netherlands. 
[Deviant Art via insanelygaming] [Link]
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