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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 » Apparent Meteorite Hits Managua, Nicaragua, Leaving Crater But No Injuries

Sunday 7 September 23:58:00 UTC 2014

A wire report from AFP says that an explosion heard in Managua last night, and a 40-foot crater evident today, are evidence that the city was the impact site for a small meteorite that struck Saturday night. The photos are not very exciting at a glance, which is a good thing, considering that a dirt crater and no injuries is … [Link]

Mashable » IFA 2014: The Future Is All About Curved TVs and Wearables, Maybe

Sunday 7 September 23:56:51 UTC 2014

Ifa2014_floor08bendyFeed-tw Feed-fbBERLIN — For most visitors of IFA 2014, the largest consumer electronics show in Europe has just begun. For journalists, however, all that's left is to recover from seemingly endless wandering through Messe's (the Berlin venue where the show is held) convoluted hallways and recap the intense couple of days behind them See also: Samsung's Vision for the Connected Home: Even … [Link]

Mashable » 12 Hours in 'Utopia': On the Set of Fox's Newest Reality Show

Sunday 7 September 23:04:53 UTC 2014

Gallery-utopiaFeed-tw Feed-fbThe path to Utopia is filled with winding roads — and I don't mean that metaphorically The set for Fox's new reality show Utopia, premiering Sunday night, is buried in the mountains of California in a place that's a little too north of the nearest Whole Foods and only accessible to those willing to brave the intimidating, dirt-filled paths that lead … [Link]

Slashdot » Fedora To Get a New Partition Manager

Sunday 7 September 23:01:00 UTC 2014

sfcrazy writes Developer Vratislav Podzimek has announced the next-gen partition manager for Fedora, blivet-gui. It is eventually going to replace GParted, the most popular GUI based partition manager, found in all major distros. The new tool is named blivet-gui after the blivet python library (originally Anaconda's storage management and configuration tool). The need of a new partition manager stems from … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » 5 Crazy Ways Social Media Is Changing Your Brain Right Now [Science Video]

Sunday 7 September 23:00:21 UTC 2014

Have you ever wondered how social media and the Internet are affecting your brain? Thanks to the wonderful online world, you may never be the same again! [ASAPScience] [Link]

Mashable » Streamy Awards: Tyler Oakley, Smosh Games Among Winners

Sunday 7 September 22:27:42 UTC 2014

Strm80701Feed-tw Feed-fbUPDATE, 1 a.m. ET: Tyler Oakley was among the big winners at Sunday night's Streamy Awards, at which the Youtube star was voted Entertainer of the Year Meanwhile, comedy sketch show Echufe.TV, Smosh Games and Brittany Furlan, who made headlines earlier this year after hosting a disastrous Daytime Emmy pre-show that drew much criticism, also walked away winners Here's the full … [Link]

Slashdot » NASA Panel Finds Fault WIth Curiosity Rover Project's Focus

Sunday 7 September 22:03:00 UTC 2014

The Curiosity Rover that's been exploring the surface of Mars for more than two years now has a lot of fans (and quite a few headlines here on Slashdot), but not everyone feels positively toward the project. Tech Times reports that NASA revealed on Wednesday that it has renewed the funding of seven ongoing planetary exploration missions but of these, … [Link]

Mashable » Dramatic Great Dane Struggles With Taking Turns

Sunday 7 September 21:50:48 UTC 2014

Great-dane-sharingFeed-tw Feed-fb Patience is a virtue — one that this Great Dane just can't seem to grasp. While the gentle-giant breed is known for being cuddly, it turns out that they only like affection when it's directed toward them — not other Great Danes. In this video uploaded by YouTube user Ron Cameron, Dinky the Great Dane struggles with sharing. Nickelback Is … [Link]

Mashable » New Book Claims to Reveal Identity of Jack the Ripper Using DNA Analysis

Sunday 7 September 21:35:16 UTC 2014

Jack-the-ripperFeed-tw Feed-fbThe world may finally know the real name of Jack the Ripper. A new book out this week called Naming Jack The Ripper claims to have uncovered the serial killer's identity with the help of DNA analysis. Jack the Ripper, according to the book, was actually Aaron Kosminski, a Polish immigrant who came to London in the early 1880s and was … [Link]

Mashable » Drew Carey Stands Up to Bullies After 'Horrendous' Ice Bucket Challenge Prank

Sunday 7 September 20:51:15 UTC 2014

Drew-careyFeed-tw Feed-fbDrew Carey has zero tolerance for bullying. The comedian and television host offered $10,000 to find the perpetrators of a "horrendous" prank in which a group of youth dumped a bucket of urine, feces, spit and cigarette butts onto a 15-year-old boy with autism in Bay Village, Ohio, according to local reports. The perpetrators reportedly tricked the teen into believing it … [Link]

Slashdot » Facebook's Auto-Play Videos Chew Up Expensive Data Plans

Sunday 7 September 20:37:00 UTC 2014

Another good reason to be annoyed by autoplaying videos online: it eats up dataplan allowances, making for some rude surprises. I'm always nervous about data allowances, and sites should be cautious about what they shove at you; turning off the autoplay feature isn't hard (and it's explained in the second article linked above), but I sure wish it was the … [Link]

Mashable » Atlanta Hawks Co-owner to Sell Interest in Team After Racially Charged Email

Sunday 7 September 19:50:53 UTC 2014

Bruce-levensonFeed-tw Feed-fbATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks co-owner Bruce Levenson said Sunday he is selling his controlling interest in the team, in part due to an inflammatory email he said he wrote in an attempt "to bridge Atlanta's racial sports divide." Levenson said he regrets the email sent to the team's co-owners and general manager Danny Ferry two years ago as "inappropriate and offensive." … [Link]

Slashdot » 3 Decades Later, Finnair Pilots Report Dramatic Close Encounter With a Missile

Sunday 7 September 19:33:00 UTC 2014

jones_supa (887896) writes It has come to light that a Finnair-owned McDonnell Douglas DC-10 passenger jet narrowly avoided being shot down by a missile while en route to Helsinki 27 years ago, claimed the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat on Sunday. The two co-pilots, Esko Kaukiainen and Markku Soininen, describe how the event happened during a routine flight back to Helsinki … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Star Wars: The Jedi Doth Return by William Shakespeare [Pics + Book Trailer]

Sunday 7 September 19:03:15 UTC 2014

Star Wars: The Jedi Doth Return is the third and final book from Ian Doescher’s New York Time best selling series of Star Wars books done in the style of William Shakespeare. Return to the star-crossed galaxy far, far away as the brooding young hero, a power-mad emperor, and their jesting droids match wits, struggle for power, and soliloquize in … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Star Trek Into Darkness Gag Reel [Video]

Sunday 7 September 19:02:56 UTC 2014

This short Star Trek Into Darkness gag reel video is part of an upcoming 4-disc compendium (to be released on September 9th) that will include the two Star Trek movie directed by J.J. Abrams along with plenty of bonus material. For those interested, the compendium is already available for purchase on Amazon.com. [Star Trek: The Compendium [Blu-ray] | IGN] [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Stan Lee Rants about His Mustache [Video]

Sunday 7 September 19:01:08 UTC 2014

As someone with a short beard, I totally agree with Stan, in the end, it all comes down to the wife. From Worldofheroes: In retaliation to all the comments Stan noticed regarding his mustache, Stan wanted to dedicated a few minutes to tell you just how he feels about his facial hair! And what drove him to last shave! [worldofheroes … [Link]

Mashable » 'Doctor Who' Episode 3 Recap: The Doctor Meets a Legend

Sunday 7 September 18:37:26 UTC 2014

RobotsFeed-tw Feed-fbDoctor Who is a serious Sci-fi show. Look at Peter Capaldi's face: It's serious. And even though it's a lauded drama, it can also provide comedy with a purpose. As a matter of fact, it is in these comedic episodes where the audience learns the most about the Doctor's soul. This is why we loved Donna Noble so much or why … [Link]

Mashable » Reddit Does Some Soul Searching After Nude Celebrity Photo Hack

Sunday 7 September 18:33:31 UTC 2014

RedditFeed-tw Feed-fbReddit’s traffic was off the charts. In fact, there were so many people flocking to Reddit, a site that normally gets more than 1 billion pageviews each month, that it was actually in danger of crashing. Unfortunately for the team at Reddit, those eyeballs weren't looking at high-profile Ask Me Anything interviews or hilarious viral videos — they were looking for … [Link]

Slashdot » Surprise! More Than Twice As Much Mercury In Environment As Thought

Sunday 7 September 18:33:00 UTC 2014

sciencehabit writes The most comprehensive estimate of mercury released into the environment is putting a new spotlight on the potent neurotoxin. By accounting for mercury in consumer products, such as thermostats, and released by industrial processes, the calculations more than double previous tallies of the amount of mercury that has entered the environment since 1850. The analysis also reveals a … [Link]

Mashable » Joan Rivers Remembered at Star-Studded Funeral in New York

Sunday 7 September 17:36:29 UTC 2014

Joan-rivers3Feed-tw Feed-fbFriends, family and fans bid farewell to Joan Rivers on Sunday morning during a star-studded funeral at a Jewish synagogue in New York City. The comedian, who died last week at 81, originally wanted her funeral to be a "huge showbiz affair" with "Meryl Steep crying in five different accents" and "a wind machine so that even in the casket my … [Link]

Slashdot » Responding to Celeb Photo Leaks, Reddit Scotches "Fappening" Subreddit

Sunday 7 September 17:35:00 UTC 2014

4chan might have introduced a DMCA policy, but Reddit goes farther: VentureBeat reports that the online community known as The Fappening has been dissolved by Reddit, in response to its use in posting and sharing many of the photos leaked from dozens of celebrities. This isn’t the first time Reddit has decided to take action to ban certain questionable communities … [Link]

Mashable » 200+ Job Openings From New York to Oklahoma

Sunday 7 September 17:16:01 UTC 2014

Sep4Feed-tw Feed-fbAre you beginning to feel complacent at your current job? The Mashable Job Board is the ideal place to search for your next big move. More than 3,000 employers in tech and digital have posted on our board, and they're looking to fill positions from Mashable's community. Each week, we highlight 10 recently posted openings. Check out this week's newest listings, … [Link]

Mashable » 10 Memorable Teachers That Taught Beyond the Lesson Plan

Sunday 7 September 17:16:00 UTC 2014

Teacher1Feed-tw Feed-fbWould you be where you are today without a little creative push from a former teacher? Some educators go above and beyond their job description — doing more than just teaching the standard material required to pass a test. They inspire students to overcome challenges, improve their lives and accomplish goals they never thought they could. See also: 16 Types of … [Link]

Mashable » Maroon 5, a Band You Love to Hate, 'Blown Away' by Its Own Longevity

Sunday 7 September 17:15:25 UTC 2014

Maroon-5-interviewFeed-tw Feed-fbWith Maroon 5's fifth album projected to debut at No. 1 on Wednesday, the band has roared back into everyone's ears with a sound influenced by Prince, Stevie Wonder and Sting. Titled V, the album features Adam Levine's falsetto, and marks the return of guitarist and keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, who was absent from the 2012 album Overexposed See also: Vanilla Ice … [Link]

Slashdot » Stallman Does Slides — and Brevity — For TEDx

Sunday 7 September 16:37:00 UTC 2014

New submitter ciaran2014 writes Richard Stallman's long-format talks are well-known — there are videos going back to 2001 and transcripts dating back to 1986 — but he recently condensed his free software talk down to 14 minutes and set it to hand-drawn slides for TEDxGeneva (video link). He introduces with the four freedoms, as always, and then moves on to … [Link]

Mashable » Apple's Sept. 9 Event: What to Expect

Sunday 7 September 16:29:41 UTC 2014

Apple-wallFeed-tw Feed-fbThe sequence of events leading up to Apple's annual ritual of unveiling new iPhones is usually pretty rote. Rumors appear with increasing frequency, photos of product parts leak out and once the company finally gets around to actually unveiling the new products, we already know virtually all about them. This time, however, things are different. Reports say the Sept. 9 Apple … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » A Very Simple Way to Test if Your Alkaline Batteries are Dead or Not

Sunday 7 September 16:00:11 UTC 2014

Here’s an extremely simple test to verify if your alkaline batteries are still good: just drop them from a low height on a hard surface: The good batteries will stay down while the bad ones will bounce like a man on a pogo stick. Please note that this test will also work for AA, AAA, C, D and 9 Volt … [Link]

Mashable » Obama Vows to Go on Offense and Defeat the Islamic State

Sunday 7 September 15:53:22 UTC 2014

ObamaFeed-tw Feed-fbU.S. President Barack Obama is ready to go on the offense against the Islamic State. During an interview with NBC's Meet the Press that aired Sunday, Obama said the United States' focus "over the last several months" had been to shift around reconnaissance resources, then use air strikes and other means to protect American personnel from the Islamic State (formerly known … [Link]

Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: Best Service To Digitize VHS Home Movies?

Sunday 7 September 15:39:00 UTC 2014

An anonymous reader writes Could someone recommend a service to convert old VHS home movies to a lossless archival format such as FFV1? The file format needs to be lossless so I can edit and convert the files with less generation loss, it needs 4:1:1 or better chroma subsampling in order to get the full color resolution from the source … [Link]

Mashable » UK Offers Scotland More Autonomy Ahead of Independence Vote

Sunday 7 September 15:13:53 UTC 2014

Scotland-autonomyFeed-tw Feed-fbLONDON — The British government plans to offer Scotland more financial autonomy in the coming days, as polls predict a very close vote in the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence. UK Chancellor George Osborne told the BBC on Sunday that the government is finalizing plans to give Scotland "much greater" fiscal and tax autonomy, and will unveil the proposals in the … [Link]

Mashable » 15 IKEA Hacks to DIY Your Apartment Into Adulthood

Sunday 7 September 15:00:37 UTC 2014

10632235_292529247618233_2114332274_n1Feed-tw Feed-fbStepping into adulthood means no more twin beds, meal plans or taking your laundry home to Mom and Dad's house. It also means you're probably moving in to your first grown-up apartment. Although you may not be under your parents' roof anymore, that doesn't mean you've stopped being frugal. It's time for your IKEA stuff from college to face adulthood — … [Link]

Mashable » Levitating Bluetooth Speaker Defies Gravity for Your Listening Pleasure

Sunday 7 September 14:48:35 UTC 2014

Dsc_0143Feed-tw Feed-fbBERLIN — Is there any real need for a speaker to be levitating? Probably not, but we can assure you that it looks pretty cool A Taiwan company called ASWY brought such a gadget — well, a prototype, but a working one — to IFA See also: 25 Best Free Android Apps We heard it in action and while its sound … [Link]

Mashable » Civilian Killed in Ukraine Shelling Despite Truce

Sunday 7 September 14:42:38 UTC 2014

Ukraine-shellingFeed-tw Feed-fbUPDATED 11:34 a.m. ET DONETSK, Ukraine — One civilian was killed in shelling in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, and large explosions were heard near the airport in Donetsk early Sunday, raising fears that a cease-fire signed two days ago is on the verge of collapse. Blasts from the area near the airport were powerful enough to be heard in … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: Save up to 65% off on Popular TV Shows

Sunday 7 September 14:39:05 UTC 2014

For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon offers up to 65% off on popular TV shows such as Arrow, The Big Bang Theory, Supernatural and more! -Save up to 65% off on Popular TV Shows ALSO: TV Shows Under $15. [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Dorkly Comic: Gaming Then and Now – Part IV [Comic]

Sunday 7 September 14:33:19 UTC 2014

Another great comic by Julia Lepetit and Andrew Bridgman from Dorkly. [Source: Dorkly] [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Charmander is a Huge A-Hole – Part III [Video]

Sunday 7 September 14:32:08 UTC 2014

Watch part I here and part II here. [Shippiddge] [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Ghostbusters Slimer Mask

Sunday 7 September 14:31:05 UTC 2014

slimer Ghostbusters fans, here’s the perfect costume for you to put on for the next Halloween: A Slimer mask! And unlike other Halloween masks, this one leaves your face exposed so you can stuff it with candies, just like Slimer would do! [Ghostbusters Slimer Mask (Amazon.com) | Via Dude I Want That] [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Street Fighter Unplugged: Ken’s Theme (Acoustic Cover) [Video]

Sunday 7 September 14:30:45 UTC 2014

Check out this awesome acoustic cover of Ken’s theme from Street Fighter by our pals over at The Warp Zone. [The Warp Zone] [Link]

Slashdot » New DNA Analysis On Old Blood Pegs Aaron Kosminski As Jack the Ripper

Sunday 7 September 14:26:00 UTC 2014

It surely won't be the last theory offered, but a century and a quarter after the notorious crimes of Jack the Ripper, an "armchair detective" has employed DNA analysis on the blood-soaked shawl of one of the Ripper's victims, and has declared it in a new book an unambiguous match with Jewish immigrant Aaron Kosminski, long considered a suspect. Kosminski … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » If Everyone Was Honest At Job Interviews [Video]

Sunday 7 September 14:00:14 UTC 2014

For your own good, be sure to not be that honest at that next job interview, right? [Buzzfeed] [Link]

Slashdot » After Weeks of Delay, SpaceX Falcon Launches Communications Satellite Payload

Sunday 7 September 13:27:00 UTC 2014

After several weeks of delay, SpaceX has successfully launched from Cape Canaveral AsiaSat's communications satellite, AsiaSat 6. This launch was originally intended to occur on August 27. However, due to a failure of an experimental SpaceX rocket during a test flight, the launch was delayed. The experimental rocket apparently malfunctioned because of a sensor error. The company stated that the … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Sad but Hilarious Truth About a Sound Engineer’s Job [Video]

Sunday 7 September 13:00:12 UTC 2014

Just a quick video to confirm what we already all know about a sound engineer’s job. [Lol | Via B&P] [Link]

Slashdot » 3 Recent Flights Make Unscheduled Landings, After Disputes Over Knee Room

Sunday 7 September 12:30:00 UTC 2014

The AP reports that American airplane passengers, squeezed by increasingly tight seating aboard planes, are lashing out, actually getting into in-flight fights over knee room: Three U.S. flights have made unscheduled landings in the past eight days after passengers got into fights over the ability to recline their seats. Disputes over a tiny bit of personal space might seem petty, … [Link]

Mashable » 4 Tips for Moving on From Your First Post-Grad Job

Sunday 7 September 12:00:32 UTC 2014

MillennialworkerFeed-tw Feed-fbTo the college graduation class of 2009 and other alums that graduated soon after, here's a hardy congratulations — you officially no longer fall under the "recent grad" category of employee. In fact, you have now joined the ranks of the “experienced” worker. As the dog days of summer approach, you're not getting ready for another year of college, but for … [Link]

Mashable » What $1 Used to Get You vs. What It Buys You Today

Sunday 7 September 10:29:57 UTC 2014

WhiskeyFeed-tw Feed-fbIn 1810, you could buy three gallons of whiskey for just a dollar. Today that will get you a shot from a bottle you bought yourself. Inflation sucks, right? While you can get a snack or download an app for a buck, one dollar used to go a lot further — we're talking 10 cans of soup, an ounce of silver, … [Link]

Slashdot » New US Airstrikes In Iraq Intended to Protect Important Dam

Sunday 7 September 9:22:00 UTC 2014

U.S. military involvement in Iraq is heating up again; the sudden rise of the organization known as the Islamic State has put a kink in the gradual, ongoing winding down of U.S. military presence in that country, and today that kink has gotten a little sharper. From The New York Times: The United States launched a fresh series of airstrikes … [Link]

Slashdot » Newly Discovered 60-foot Asteroid About To Buzz By Earth

Sunday 7 September 6:31:00 UTC 2014

An asteroid nicknamed "Pitbull" and detected by the University of Arizona observatory atop Mt. Lemmon on August 31st will make a close approach to Earth Sunday; it's predicted to pass at a distance of about 25,000 miles, and to pass over New Zealand. According to the article, The asteroid is a similar size to the rock which caused enormous damage … [Link]

Mashable » Hop In The Driver's Seat For This Wes Anderson Supercut

Sunday 7 September 5:36:57 UTC 2014

WesandersonthumbFeed-tw Feed-fbWes Anderson, take the wheel. Perhaps Wes Anderson is most widely recognized as the guy behind static shots boasting incredibly meticulous and whimsical set design See also: What If Wes Anderson Directed 'Forrest Gump'? But those who really take note of Anderson's stylistic choices, know that a lot of the magic happens en route: on planes, trains, boats and automobiles Jaume … [Link]

Mashable » Deadmau5 to Disney: Stop Using My Music

Sunday 7 September 5:00:12 UTC 2014

Deadmau51Feed-tw Feed-fbThe battle between Disney and Deadmau5 rages on. The electronic music producer also known as Joel Zimmerman sent a cease-and-desist letter this week to Disney for using one of his songs, "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" without his permission in a "Disney Re-Micks." The short clips are "remixes" of Disney cartoons with new music See also: 8 Not-So-Magical Secrets From a Former Disney … [Link]

Mashable » Deadmau5 to Disney: Stop Using My Music

Sunday 7 September 4:01:28 UTC 2014

Deadmau51Feed-tw Feed-fbThe battle between Disney and Deadmau5 rages on. The electronic music producer also known as Joel Zimmerman sent a cease-and-desist letter this week to Disney for using one of his songs, "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" without his permission in a "Disney Re-Micks." The short clips are "remixes" of Disney cartoons with new music See also: 8 Not-So-Magical Secrets From a Former Disney … [Link]

Slashdot » Protesters Blockade Microsoft's Seattle Headquarters Over Tax Breaks

Sunday 7 September 3:19:00 UTC 2014

reifman (786887) writes "A thousand unionized healthcare workers protested outside Microsoft's Seattle offices over its Nevada tax dodge on Friday. Microsoft shareholders have pocketed more than $5.34 billion in tax savings as Washington State social services and schools have taken huge cuts. In a hearing Wednesday, the Supreme Court suggested it may hold the Legislature in contempt and order it … [Link]

Mashable » 5 Can't-Miss Apps for Football Fans: 'NFL Showdown' and More

Sunday 7 September 2:45:32 UTC 2014

Football+appFeed-tw Feed-fb With football season officially getting underway this week, it's time for NFL die-hards to kick things into high gear. However, even the most intense fans may have trouble keeping up with it all: tracking favorite teams and players, keeping tabs on their fantasy lineup and watching every game and replay, See also: Watch NFL Players Read Mean Tweets About Themselves … [Link]

Mashable » 'Men Women & Children': Sex and the Smartphone Gap Get Lost in Space

Sunday 7 September 2:14:46 UTC 2014

Men.women_.children.reviewFeed-tw Feed-fb TORONTO — If Men, Women & Children had stuck to what it does best — examining the deadening, dehumanizing impact of social media on our lives, and our sex lives in particular — it might have been a great film, the defining study of an inflection point between two generations: one that was forced to adapt to the internet, and … [Link]

Mashable » Reddit Bans Subgroup That Was Posting Nude Celeb Photos

Sunday 7 September 2:13:04 UTC 2014

J-lawFeed-tw Feed-fbThe Reddit subgroup that became a depository for hacked nude celebrity photos has been banned by the social networking service Dubbed "The Fappening," a reference to masturbation, the subreddit had pictures of Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst, Kate Upton and others whose photos had been hacked and leaked onto the Internet starting last Sunday. On Saturday, all that was left on the … [Link]

Mashable » Kobo Aura H20 Is an E-Reader That Doesn't Mind Water

Sunday 7 September 1:30:35 UTC 2014

Dsc_0125stanFeed-tw Feed-fbBERLIN — We're used to seeing a couple of waterproof gadgets at Showstoppers, the "extra" show that accompanies IFA (and most other big tech conferences). This year, however, we've had a chance to get our hands on one that we haven't seen before: a fully waterproof e-reader called Kobo Aura H20 Announced a couple weeks back, the 6.8-inch e-reader is pretty … [Link]

Slashdot » Silicon Valley Fights Order To Pay Bigger Settlement In Tech Talent Hiring Case

Sunday 7 September 0:41:00 UTC 2014

The Washington Post carries a story from the Associated Press that says the big companies hit hardest by Judge Lucy Koh's ruling in the "No Poaching" case have not suprisingly appealed that ruling, which found that a proposed settlement of $324.5 million to a class-action lawsuit was too low. The suit, filed on behalf of 60,000 high-tech workers allegedlly harmed … [Link]

Mashable » This Video of an Erupting Volcano Will Make You Jump

Sunday 7 September 0:15:19 UTC 2014

PngvolcanoFeed-tw Feed-fbNewly released footage of a volcano as it erupted in Papua New Guinea captures a plume of smoke bursting, a sonic boom and a man, amazed by it all, exclaiming "holy smoking toledos!" See also: Hawaii Volcano Flow Could Hit Rural Area in About a Week Mount Tavurvur erupted on Aug. 29, but the roughly one-minute YouTube video of the blast … [Link]

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