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 » Six Flags Magic Mountain's Roller Coaster Catches Fire During Renovation
Six Flags Magic Mountain's famous Colossus roller coaster collapsed Monday afternoon, after catching fire during renovations. Firefighters worked tirelessly to put out the blaze. Following 36 years of operation, the iconic wooden coaster was closed on Aug. 17, with plans for it to be replaced by a new and improved version of the ride called the Twisted Colossus, according to Los … [Link]
Mashable » Musicians Test Hyperlapse for Their Time-Lapse Music Videos
The dawn of Hyperlapse music videos is upon us Fall Out Boy, the band who brought us Flappy Bird clone Fall Out Bird, just released a new song accompanied by a music video that partially uses footage filmed via time-lapse app Hyperlapse. The "Centuries" video speeds through cityscapes and concert footage. See also: 20 Creative Hyperlapses From Instagram's New App Though … [Link]
Mashable » Twitter Investigating Islamic State Death Threats Against Employees
A Twitter account linked to the Islamic State, the extremist group also known as ISIS or ISIL, called out specific assassination targets in the U.S. for the first time Monday — specifically, Twitter employees. But the social media company isn't freaking out just yet. "The time has arrived to respond to Twitter’s management by directly attacking their employees and physically assassinating … [Link]
Slashdot » Comcast Using JavaScript Injection To Serve Ads On Public Wi-Fi Hotspots
An anonymous reader writes: For some time now, Comcast has setting up public Wi-Fi hotspots, some of which are run on the routers of paying subscribers. The public hotspots are free, but not without cost: Comcast uses JavaScript to inject self-promotional ads into the pages served to users. "Security implications of the use of JavaScript can be debated endlessly, but … [Link]
Slashdot » Scientists Regenerate Rat Muscle Tissue
Zothecula writes Muscle lost through traumatic injury, congenital defect, or tumor ablation may soon be regenerated from within. A team of researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has shown how stem cells in the body of mice and rats can be mobilized to form new muscle in damaged regions. "Working to leverage the body’s own regenerative properties, we designed … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » LEGO Guardians of the Galaxy: The Inevitable Destiny of Star-Lord’s Mix Tape
Yep, it was bound to happen eventually… [BrotherhoodWorkshop] [Link]
Mashable » The 'DuckTales' Theme Song, Improved With Real Ducks
The '80s and '90s were a time of exceptional theme songs, especially for children's television. But, of all the cartoons and kid-centric shows produced during that time, one amazingly catchy song stood above all, and most importantly, the test of time — DuckTales. Now, thanks to Oh My Disney, the iconic tune has undergone a quacking amazing update with real … [Link]
Mashable » Kevin Smith's 'Tusk' Gets Even Weirder With Marijuana Promotion
TORONTO — If stunt marketing is an art, then indie film distributor A24 films is Banksy. This is the witty, subversive studio that launched a semi-serious Oscar campaign for Spring Breakers last year. Now A24 has forged a "brand partnership" with a Los Angeles-based medical marijuana dispensary to sell two cannabis strains promoting Tusk, Kevin Smith's utterly disturbing horror film. … [Link]
Mashable » Last-Minute Apple Rumor Roundup: Dates and Names and Parts, Oh, My!
Stop it, you love Apple rumors That's why, believe it or not, we have even more last-minute, hail-mary Apple rumors to share as the countdown to tomorrow's event expires. Put on your skeptical detective fedora and adjust your doubting investigator monocle, because some of these rumors are pretty juicy See also: Apple's iPhone Event: Follow Live on Tuesday iPhone launch date … [Link]
Mashable » The Ray Rice Video Damns a Soulless, Nihilistic NFL
In the span of a wild few hours on Monday, leaked security footage showed NFL star Ray Rice decking his then-fiancée in a casino elevator in Atlantic City; the world responded with outrage; Rice was cut by the same team that had spent the past several months lauding his character; and the NFL suspended Rice indefinitely Each turn of events confirmed … [Link]
Slashdot » Nonprofit Builds Salesforce Cloud For the Blind
Gamoid writes When we talk about "accessibility" in tech, we're usually talking about things like mobile apps and API compatibility. But for the sizable percentage of the world's population with vision impairment or full blindness, "accessibility" means they can use a computer, phone, tablet, or whatever, in a way that's comfortable for them. There have been great strides in that … [Link]
Mashable » Olive Garden Offers 7 Weeks of Endless Pasta for $100 — Until Promotion Crashes Site
Olive Garden wants you to notice it. On Monday, the restaurant chain offered 1,000 people, beginning at 3 p.m. ET, a VIP pass that would grant them as much pasta, salad, bread and soft drinks as their stomachs could handle for seven weeks See also: Someone Shelled Out $2.1 Billion for Red Lobster. Here's What They Got, in Fish The price … [Link]
Slashdot » Ontario Government Wants To Regulate the Internet
An anonymous reader writes This afternoon, the Ontario government appeared before the CRTC as part of its future of television hearing. Michael Geist reports that it issued a clear call for new regulation of so-called new media companies such as Netflix and Google. The government states: "In order to create a more level playing field, the ministry recommends decreasing this … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Check out This Awesome Indian Version of the Game of Thrones Theme [Mumbai Dhol Tasha Cover]
A fun cover of the Game of Thrones theme in a style we’re not used to hear! Enjoy! [E.L.T.C] [Link]
Slashdot » AT&T Says 10Mbps Is Too Fast For "Broadband," 4Mbps Is Enough
An anonymous reader writes AT&T and Verizon have asked the FCC not to change the definition of broadband from 4Mbps to 10Mbps, contending that "10Mbps service exceeds what many Americans need today to enable basic, high-quality transmissions." From the article: "Individual cable companies did not submit comments to the FCC, but their representative, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), … [Link]
Mashable » PayPal's Braintree Gambles on Bitcoin and One-Touch Payments
PayPal users will soon be able to pay merchants in Bitcoin Braintree, the payments company acquired by eBay last year, announced it will be adding support for Bitcoin payments to its platform in the coming months. The company is also making it easier for users to pay merchants in the PayPal and Braintree's mobile payments app Venmo mobile apps with one-touch … [Link]
Slashdot » Is It Time To Split Linux Distros In Two?
snydeq writes Desktop workloads and server workloads have different needs, and it's high time Linux consider a split to more adequately address them, writes Deep End's Paul Venezia. You can take a Linux installation of nearly any distribution and turn it into a server, then back into a workstation by installing and uninstalling various packages. The OS core remains the … [Link]
Mashable » Michelle Obama Joins Upworthy as Guest Curator
First Lady Michelle Obama has joined viral Internet platform Upworthy The position of guest curator will allow her to bring attention to her new focus on youth education. Obama will be writing the intros for a series of video posts, the first one of which is entitled "I Really Hope The Parents Of These People Get To See What They Said … [Link]
Mashable » NCAA Lifts Penn State's Postseason Ban, Restores Scholarships
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has lifted the on-the-field sanctions placed on the Penn State football team in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, including immediately eliminating the postseason ban and restoring scholarships. See also: The Pros and Cons of Playing Fantasy Football Penn State was halfway through a four-year postseason ban that was handed down during the summer … [Link]
Mashable » 22 People Who Desperately Need a New iPhone
Get ready, the new iPhone hype machine is about to make its biennial appearance. Apple will hold its much anticipated keynote on Tuesday, and per usual, rumors are everywhere about a newer, bigger, better, faster and more awesome iPhone 6. See also: Dropped Your iPhone 6 in the Toilet? No Big Deal. Those barely connecting with an old, outdated, broken, cracked … [Link]
Mashable » The Mashies Deadline Extended to Sept. 19
Over the past several months, entries to The Mashies have flooded in, vying for the title of “Best Social Media Campaign”, “Best Branded Twitter Campaign”, “Best Use of Snapchat” and more. The caliber of the 2014 entries has been so impressive, we’ve decided to extend the entry deadline to Sept. 19. Entries will be judged by a panel of experts from … [Link]
Slashdot » Intel Launches Xeon E5 V3 Series Server CPUs With Up To 18 Cores
MojoKid writes Intel took the wraps off its Xeon E5 v3 server line-up today and the chip, based on Intel's Haswell-EP architecture, is looking impressive. Intel's previous generation Xeon E5 V2 chips, which were based on Ivy Bridge, topped out at 12 cores per socket. The new Xeon E5 v3 processors, in contrast, are going to push as high as … [Link]
Mashable » Rage Against the Machine Guitarist Performs Ferguson Tribute
Tom Morello, the Rage Against the Machine guitarist who is no stranger to activism, performed a song inspired by the death of Michael Brown last month and the subsequent protests in the 18-year-old's community of Ferguson, Missouri Performing as his solo alter ego Nightwatchman, Morello debuted "Walking on Ferguson" over the weekend at the Rock Out! for Jail Guitar Door benefit … [Link]
Mashable » Cadillac's Hands-Free Car Idea Isn't Quite 'Look Ma, No Hands'
General Motors has lapped competitors by announcing a hands-free Cadillac for the 2017 model year, but a self-driving robot car is still a ways off Eager to change the course of conversation from the 29 million-plus recalls it announced this year, GM CEO Mary Barra touted Super Cruise, a feature that will be available in an unnamed Cadillac 2017 model on … [Link]
Mashable » Southwest Airlines Reveals New Plane Designs
Southwest Airlines officially revealed its new design Monday morning in Dallas, after aviation bloggers leaked images of its plane design over the weekend. The reveal of the new plane design was accompanied by a new logo and website. "It's a bold look; it's an updated look," said Southwest Airlines Chairman, President and CEO Gary Kelly. The airline has plans to paint … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Burning blue sky: Earth's cloud shield is failing
It's the clouds that stop the oceans boiling. But as the planet warms, our main defence against the sun's fierce heat is weakening (full text available to subscribers) 
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » For Mandalore! – Awesome Mandalorian Cosplay Duo by Kimette and Jef [Picture Gallery]
Proof that you don’t have to be in your twenties to enjoy cosplay, here are my friends Kimette and Jef cosplaying as a Mandalorian merc duo. 
If you want to meet Kimette, she’ll be at Montreal Comic Con on September 13th at the 501st stand (Forteresse impériale du Québec). Hey, even Canadian politician and current leader of the Liberal Party … [Link]
Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: Robotics or Electronic Kits For Wounded Veterans?
An anonymous reader writes I am currently a combat veteran in the care of the VA Hospital. A lot of veterans here suffer from PTSD and other injuries related to combat and trauma. As part of the healing process, the VA finds it good that we take up hobbies such as art or music, and they supply us kits and … [Link]
Mashable » Berlin, the Startup City: Big Dreams and Growing Pains
BERLIN — There’s no shortage of emerging tech scenes labeled as the “next Silicon Valley,” and Berlin often tops that list When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, it attracted an onset of artists, musicians and other creatives to the city. While housing prices in other European cities skyrocketed over the years — particularly in London and Paris — Berlin remains … [Link]
Mashable » Number of New Ebola Cases Increasing 'Exponentially' in Liberia, WHO Warns
In a sobering assessment of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Liberia, World Health Organization (WHO) experts said Monday that thousands more people are likely to fall ill with the deadly Ebola virus within a matter of weeks. "The number of new cases is moving far faster than the capacity to manage them in Ebola-specific treatment centers," the WHO said. "Transmission of … [Link]
Mashable » One Direction's New Album and Free Song Made These Fans Totally Freak Out
One Direction fans woke up Monday to a major surprise when the five boy band members announced that their fourth album would arrive Nov. 17 and also offered a new track for free. The album, Four, will arrive one year after 1D dropped Midnight Memories. Available for pre-sale, Four has already rocketed to No. 1 on the iTunes Top Albums … [Link]
Mashable » 'American Horror Story: Freak Show' Promo Takes You Inside the Carnival
The 10-second teasers for American Horror Story's new season have been great, but this first full-length promo is freak-ing fantastic In the video, we get our first glimpse of all the characters to be seen on the new season, which is set in Florida and about a traveling freak show. There's Kathy Bates as the bearded lady, Michael Chiklis as … [Link]
Mashable » Alicia Keys Pleads for World Peace in Heartfelt 'We Are Here' Video
A pregnant Alicia Keys wants her child to grow up in a better world than the one we occupy now. Those feelings of world peace and equality spawned the lyrics to "We Are Here," a new song preaching about the need to rid the world of war, violence and discrimination. The "We Are Here" video premiered Monday on Facebook. It's simple, … [Link]
Mashable » 3 Ways IT Can Improve Company Culture
For the longest time, IT was seen as no more than the guardian of the stack. While that’s still true, the role it has to play in the organization has metamorphosed into something far bigger Concepts like lean, agile and team dynamics have usually been considered the domain of management and management alone. Indeed, as long as IT spent all its … [Link]
Mashable » Superfan Perfectly Recreates 'Friends' for 'The Sims 4'
Now all we have to do is teach Phoebe how to sing "Smelly Cat" in Simlish. Imgur user IanRoach combined his passions for Friends and The Sims 4 by recreating all the important locations and characters from the hit NBC show. See also: Recreate Your 'Friends' Fantasy by Visiting the Real-Life Central Perk From Monica and Rachel's brightly colored downtown two-bedroom … [Link]
Mashable » iWatch Details Surface on Reddit, Suggest Rectangular Design
Specs and diagrams that supposedly depict the imminent Apple iWatch have appeared on Reddit. According to the information and images, the device will have a flexible touch display, be equipped with Siri and will be waterproof to more than 60 feet. Reddit user OwenCarlyle posted the specs and CAD drawings of the device early Monday. The post is the only one … [Link]
Mashable » Floods Leave Thousands Trapped in Divided Territory of Kashmir
Extreme rainfall associated with the seasonal South Asian Monsoon caused rivers to overflow their banks over the weekend in northwest India and parts of Pakistan, killing more than 320 people and displacing tens of thousands from the Himalayan region of Kashmir and eastern Pakistan The floods have not been as deadly as a 2010 event that struck a similar area, but … [Link]
Slashdot » Book Review: Architecting the Cloud
benrothke writes Most books about cloud computing are either extremely high-level quasi-marketing tomes about the myriad benefits of the cloud without any understanding of how to practically implement the technology under discussion. The other type of cloud books are highly technical references guides, that provide technical details, but for a limited audience. In Architecting the Cloud: Design Decisions for Cloud … [Link]
New Scientist – News » A manifesto for playing god with human evolution
Fancy living forever, or uploading your mind to the net? The Proactionary Imperative embraces transhumanist dreams, but reminds why we need medical ethics 
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ProgrammableWeb.com » Embarcadero Technologies Exposes REST API Services to RAD Tool
Embarcadero Technologies has released a major upgrade to its rapid application development tool that adds Enterprise Mobility Services, a set of back-end services that supports REST APIs and JSON data formats.
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ProgrammableWeb.com » ZenPayroll Extends Footprint With New API, Partner Integrations
Cloud-based payroll provider ZenPayroll last week unveiled an API that a dozen partners have already integrated with. The company, which now processes more than a billion dollars in annual payroll for its customers, has grown quickly by targeting small and midsize businesses. To make it easier for those businesses to use ZenPayroll alongside other complementary services, the company developed an … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » BackChecked and EchoSign API Integration Speeds Background Screens
BackChecked, a software company that provides technology solutions to background screening firms, announced today that it has integrated with Adobe EchoSign and completed a 90-day production test involving two screening agencies.
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Mashable » Apple Now Alerts You When Your iCloud Account Is Accessed on the Web
You know how Tim Cook said that Apple would start to improve iCloud security in the wake of those stolen celebrity nude photographs? Well, it's already starting. As first spotted by Mac Rumors, Apple is now sending out email alerts to users when someone logs in to iCloud accounts from the web. See also: How I Hacked My Own iCloud Account, … [Link]
Mashable » Uber CEO: We're Creating 50,000 New Jobs Per Month
Uber is having an uber impact on the global economy, at least according to the company's CEO. Travis Kalanick, CEO and cofounder of Uber, revealed on Monday that there are "hundreds of thousands of partners" connected to Uber's platform and noted that the company is now creating 50,000 new jobs globally each month The figures, announced during Kalanick's interview at TechCrunch … [Link]
Mashable » Batman Delayed: 'Arkham Knight' Release Date Pushed Back to June
Apparently Batman needs a lot more time to tune up the old Batmobile before he's ready to fight more crime Rocksteady Games announced Batman: Arkham Knight will be out June 2, 2015, a full nine months after its originally-planned October release. The studio made the announcement via Twitter on Monday. Batman: Arkham Knight is officially released on June 2nd 2015 – … [Link]
Mashable » What Are the Most Valuable Lessons to Learn From a First Job?
This question originally appeared on Quora. What were the best things you learned in your first job? Answer by Michael Chen, director of media, social and tech investing at Participant Media. My first job was at a management consulting firm. Though I did not particularly enjoy the two years [I spent there], I learned a lot of things that have been … [Link]
Slashdot » Private Police Intelligence Network Shares Data and Targets Cash
Advocatus Diaboli writes Operating in collaboration with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal entities, Black Asphalt members exchanged tens of thousands of reports about American motorists, many of whom had not been charged with any crimes, according to a company official and hundreds of internal documents obtained by The Post. For years, it received … [Link]
Mashable » Reddit Raises Cash Amid Hand-Wringing Over Nude Photos
An upvote for your thoughts Reddit, known as the front page of the Internet, is raising around $50 million in funding that would value the company at around $500 million, according to a report from Re/code. The news comes as the site has once again played a central role in the newest Internet controversy — this time the leak and distribution … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » TiVo Mega Box Offers 4,000 Hours HD Recording
TiVo is releasing a model with 24TB of storage, enough to record between 4,000 and 26,000 hours of TV. At $5,000, it’s clearly going be a niche product. In effect, the TiVo Mega is an ordinary TiVo but instead of an ordinary hard drive it has a rack-mountable 24 terabyte Raid 5 HDD setup. The drives are hot swappable to … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Honest Game Trailer: Team Fortress 2 [Video]
From Smosh Games: From Valve, the company that realized it’s way easier to sell other people’s games than create their own, comes the awesome sequel to a popular mod they eventually bought the rights to – Team Fortress 2. [Smosh Games] [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » No One Can Ever Know [Comic]
Awkward… [Source: According to Devin | Follow According to Devin on Facebook] [Link]
New Scientist – News » Today on New Scientist
All the latest stories on newscientist.com: mother's diet – not ethnicity – key to baby size, coffee gene hacked for tastier brew, volcano spouts fiery tornado, no ghosts channeled on atheist TV, and more 
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Mashable » Honey Maid Documentary Shows Divorced Families Are #NotBroken
There is no such thing as a "normal family." Honey Maid's new heartwarming two-minute documentary-style ad from its "This Is Wholesome" campaign visits a common issue in the modern family — divorced parents The short clip follows a young boy named Isaac, whose parents are divorced and remarried, and the new dynamic of his mixed family. Despite his family breaking … [Link]
Mashable » Chicago Actress Killed by Falling Tree
CHICAGO — Molly Glynn, an accomplished Chicago theater actress who also played a recurring role as a doctor on the TV series "Chicago Fire," has died after a tree toppled by a powerful storm struck her as she rode her bike in a forest park. She was 46. Glynn was with her husband, Joe Foust, when the storm rolled quickly into … [Link]
Slashdot » Microsoft Takes Down Slideshow-Building Tool After Getty Images Lawsuit
jfruh writes Slideshows are an increasingly popular (and, for publishers, lucrative) web content genre. So why not automate their production? Microsoft had a beta tool that was part of Bing Image Search that did just that, but took it down in the face of a lawsuit from Getty Images. It turns out that, unlike a human web content producer, Bing … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Muddy flood engulfs all but top of Kashmiri temple
Six days of heavy rain have led to the Kashmir's worst flooding in over five decades 
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Game of Thrones – 60’s/Saul Bass Style Title Sequence
From Milan Vuckovic: Since I love Saul Bass, the 60’s and HBO’s Game of Thrones, I made an alternative title sequence. Here is the result. Enjoy! [Milan Vuckovic] [Link]
Mashable » Cutting Corners: Silicon Valley's Murky Relationship with Due Diligence
On July 1, Seth Bannon appeared before several hundred techies and investors at the New York Tech Meetup, the industry gathering where Tumblr and Foursquare made their debut. Even among this pedigreed audience, Bannon inspired great interest. The company he founded in 2010, now known as Amicus, had raised nearly $4 million from investors and was the rare start-up that made … [Link]
Slashdot » CenturyLink Looks At Buying Rackspace
Rambo Tribble writes Telecom player CenturyLink is reported to be considering the acquisition of server and cloud provider Rackspace. From the article: "The deal would add more Internet and cloud services to CenturyLink's roster of phone and data communications packages, helping it better compete against Amazon.com in Web-based services. Microsoft Corp. and Google are also vying for business as companies … [Link]
Mashable » Report: Brands Already Building Apps for Apple's (Unannounced) iWatch
Apple’s big iPhone event is only one day away, but that doesn't mean the excitement or rumor mongering has slowed down. On the contrary, in the lead-up to what might be the most-hyped Apple event in years, the leaks and rumors just keep on coming. See also: Apple's Sept. 9 Event: What to Expect The latest rumor on the iWatch front … [Link]
Mashable » Chinese Supersonic Sub Could Get From China to California in 2 Hours
Shanghai to San Francisco is a trek that takes nearly 12 hours by plane. Imagine that transatlantic trip taking just two hours. The feat could be achieved with a new supersonic submarine, but this one doesn’t look like your typical sub See also: See the Inside of a Submarine on Google Street View It more closely resembles a torpedo; its … [Link]
Mashable » Fire Sale: Amazon Cuts Price of Fire Phone to 99 Cents
Six weeks after hitting the market, Amazon is slashing the price of its Fire Phone to just 99 cents with a two-year contract. The price change comes just a day before Apple's big iPhone event, where the company is expected to release two new iPhones and a wearable, the iWatch. See also: Amazon Fire: The Phone That Makes You a Star … [Link]
New Scientist – News » No ghosts, no gods, no aliens on my atheism channel
Viewers in the US are bombarded with nonsense masquerading as fact. They should switch to AtheistTV, says founder David Silverman 
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Slashdot » Tesla Plans To Power Its Gigafactory With Renewables Alone
AmiMoJo writes In his press conference, Elon Musk stated that the factory will produce all of its own energy using a combination of solar, wind, and geothermal. Engineering.com looks at the feasibility of the plans. Spoiler alert: it looks possible, though some storage will be required. Fortunately, if there is one thing the Gigafactory won't be short of it's batteries. … [Link]
Mashable » New York City Recognizes Cautious Cabbies for the First Time
New York City taxi drivers don't have the greatest reputations. They make headlines for being rude, for illegally turning down passengers, and for injuring or even killing pedestrians. But on Monday, it was all good news at the first-ever ceremony honoring the safest New York City cabbies. See also: Behind the Wheel: A Day in the Life of NYC Taxi Drivers … [Link]
Mashable » God Just Trolled the Westboro Baptist Church So Hard
A new billboard was unveiled in Topeka, Kansas on Monday. The advertiser? God. The Facebook God, a page with 1.7 million likes, has been antagonizing the religious right since 2011 with snark, memes and commandments to His followers. The irreverent satire bleeds onto Twitter, Reddit and YouTube, but Facebook is the name of the game when it comes to trolling one … [Link]
Mashable » Today Is the Wettest Day Ever in Phoenix
Update: 1:15 pm ET: Flooding is also being reported in other parts of Arizona, including Tucson and Scottsdale, as thunderstorms continue to drench the state. The remnants of Hurricane Norbert, plus moisture from the summer monsoon season, has led to an extraordinarily rare and debilitating Monday morning in Phoenix. So far today, 2.96 inches of rain has fallen in the desert … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Why Disney Princes Would Make TERRIBLE Boyfriends [Video]
Here’s why Prince Charming, Prince Eric, Aladdin, the Beast, Snow White’s prince, Prince Naveen, and Captain Shang would make absolutely terrible boyfriends. [Buzzfeed] [Link]
Mashable » Whole Foods Partners With Instacart to Offer 1-Hour Grocery Deliveries
Whole Foods is doubling down on the instant delivery trend. The national food chain announced Monday that it is partnering with Instacart, a grocery delivery startup, to deliver items to shoppers' homes as quickly as within as one hour. The option will initially be available at select stores in Boston and Austin, Texas, this month, with plans to expand into all … [Link]
Mashable » The Summer's Final Supermoon Is Tonight
The full Harvest Moon will light up the night sky on Monday (Sept. 8), and this year it comes with a an extra bounty. September's full moon will cap a trio of back-to-back "supermoons" for the Northern Hemisphere summer, according to NASA The moon will reach its full phase when it reaches the spot in the sky opposite from the sun. … [Link]
Slashdot » The Five Nigerian Gangs Behind Most Craigslist Buyer Scams
itwbennett writes Five Nigerian criminal gangs are behind most scams targeting sellers on Craigslist, and they've taken new measures to make their swindles appear legitimate, according to a study by George Mason University researchers Damon McCoy and Jackie Jones. In a new innovation, they're using professional check-writing equipment plus U.S.-based accomplices to not raise suspicions among their victims. McCoy and … [Link]
Mashable » Antonio Brown's Head Kick Gets the Karate Kid Remix It Deserves
Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers made quite a name for himself over the weekend, when, in an attempt to hurdle the Browns' Spencer Lanning, kicked him in the head. Brown told ESPN after the game that hadn't intended to hurt anyone, and that he thought Lanning was going low. (Lanning seems to be doing OK.) See also: 8 People Crashing … [Link]
Mashable » Yosemite Wildfire Forces Rescue of Nearly 100 Park Visitors
Hot weather and shifting winds fanned the flames of a preexisting wildfire in the backcountry of Yosemite National Park on Sunday, prompting the helicopter evacuation of about 100 visitors. The evacuations included hikers who had climbed the park's well-known Half Dome peak, which rises about 5,000 feet above the valley below Others were airlifted from campgrounds and hiking trails as the … [Link]
Mashable » Apple's iPhone Event Can't Possibly Live Up to Expectations
Apple is still the “It” company. After years of exciting and sometimes-really-good-but-not-mind-~ product unveilings, the tech giant could invite media to an event on the moon and we would don space suits and strap ourselves to Space X Falcon rockets, no questions asked. The company's big product unveiling on Tuesday, which will be held at the Flint Center for the Performing … [Link]
Mashable » Ohio State Marching Band Dreams of Jeannie and Dragons
The Buckeyes are back to perform some of the best songs in TV Land. The Ohio State University Marching Band chose television theme songs as their inspiration for their Sept. 6 halftime show. Classic shows like I Dream of Jeanie to modern day hits like The Simpsons and Game of Thrones, all get their own special marching band homage. Sports … [Link]
Mashable » 12 Dead in Somalia After Revenge Car Bomb Attack, Official Says
The Somali militant group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that killed at least 12 people near Mogadishu, a local official says. Up to 30 people — most of them civilians — were injured in the incident, BBC reports. See also: Facebook Has 100 Million Users in Africa The al-Qaeda-linked group claims its target was a convoy reportedly carrying … [Link]
Mashable » Leveling Up: 7 Premium Services Worth Your Time and Money
There are times when it's simply the right move to go premium When you sit down to a stunningly prepared meal, you pick a wine that elevates the dish. If the singer on stage is rarely on tour, you upgrade to closer seats. And here's a tip: If it's your partner's birthday that night, you spring for the black car to … [Link]
Mashable » Ukraine's Battleground as Seen in Satellite Images
The shaky cease-fire seems to be holding in Ukraine, but the conflict on the ground still remains. The cease-fire was imposed late Friday, but was thrown into peril over the weekend by the shelling of Mariupol and fighting near the airport of the rebel-held city of Donetsk in the country's east. Col. Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine's National Security Council, … [Link]
Mashable » Report: Apple's Screen Size Problem Is Worse Than You Thought
The state of the mobile market is in flux. This we knew. But a new report from Adobe, which analyzed more than 10,000 visits to U.S. websites and apps, highlights just how important it is for Apple to adopt larger iPhone screens. The report also came with some big lessons for companies looking to leverage social media advertising into revenue: Namely, … [Link]
Mashable » James Corden to Replace Craig Ferguson as 'Late Late Show' Host
British comedian and actor James Corden is the new host of the Late Late Show on CBS After more than a month of rumors, the network confirmed on Monday that Corden will replace current host Craig Ferguson. “I can’t describe how thrilled and honored I am to be taking over from the brilliant Craig Ferguson,” said Corden in a CBS statement. … [Link]
Slashdot » How Scientific Consensus Has Gotten a Bad Reputation
nerdyalien writes From the article: "Fiction author Michael Crichton probably started the backlash against the idea of consensus in science. Crichton was rather notable for doubting the conclusions of climate scientists—he wrote an entire book in which they were the villains—so it's fair to say he wasn't thrilled when the field reached a consensus. Still, it's worth looking at what … [Link]
Mashable » LG G Watch R: Hands on With the Best-Looking Smartwatch Yet
BERLIN — The newly announced LG G Watch R is on display at the IFA 2014 tech conference in Berlin this week, and it’s as easy on the hands as it is on the eyes. Mashable was able to get a little hands-on time with the device at the show and was most impressed by its design — in fact, … [Link]
Mashable » Neil Patrick Harris Marries David Burtka in Italy
This news is — wait for it — legendary Neil Patrick Harris wed long-time partner David Burtka on Saturday in a castle in Perugia, Italy, the actor shared on Twitter Monday morning Guess what? @DavidBurtka and I got married over the weekend. In Italy. Yup, we put the 'n' and 'd' in 'husband'pic.twitter.com/R0~ — Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) September 8, 2014 … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Civilization IV Theme (Baba Yetu) as Performed by Peter Hollens & Malukah [Video]
Check out this AMAZING interpretation of the Civilization IV theme song (Baba Yetu) as performed by two of the most beautiful voices of the online world, Peter Hollens and Malukah. Strangely, this was posted two weeks ago I haven’t seen it pop up in my feed reader. [Peter Hollens] [Link]
New Scientist – News » All newborns should be similar size in ideal conditions
International growth charts that say the size of babies born to well-fed mothers is similar no matter her ethnicity are causing consternation 
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Mashable » 'The Rent Is Too Damn High' Guy Hates Uber
Jimmy McMillan, who is perhaps most well known for his "The Rent is Too Damn High" political party, appears to have chosen a side in the ride-sharing war. McMillan's facial hair and anti-inflation message are used to great effect in this advertisement for taxi app HailoUber's rates, it seems, are too damn high for the political activist-slash-rapper-slash-karate master. McMillan rose … [Link]
Mashable » Dog With 2 Broken Legs Adorably Adjusts to Vertical Life
When life throws you challenges, learn how to adapt After taking a plunge off of a six-foot deck, this versatile pup is learning how to get around without the use of his front paws. Who wants to write an encouraging message on one of his casts? Honey Maid Documentary Shows Divorced Families Are #NotBroken Ohio State Marching Band Dreams of … [Link]
Slashdot » Feds Say NSA "Bogeyman" Did Not Find Silk Road's Servers
An anonymous reader writes The secret of how the FBI pinpointed the servers allegedly used by the notorious Silk Road black market website has been revealed: repeated login attempts. In a legal rebuttal, the FBI claims that repeatedly attempting to login to the marketplace revealed its host location. From the article: "As they typed 'miscellaneous' strings of characters into the … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: Up to 60% Off Select SanDisk Products (Memory Cards, Flash Drives, SSDs)
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon offers up to 60% off on select SanDisk products such as memory cards, USBs, and SSDs, including the newest SanDisk Ultra microSD, the Extreme USB drive, and the Extreme Pro SSD. [Up to 60% Off Select SanDisk Products] [Link]
Mashable » Ray Rice Cut by Ravens After Video of Assault Leaks
UPDATE: September 8, 2014, 2:24 P.M. EST Ray Rice has been cut by the Baltimore Ravens after the release of a video that allegedly showed him assaulting his then-fiancé The #Ravens have terminated RB Ray Rice's contract this afternoon. — Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) September 8, 2014 NFL contracts are not guaranteed and players can be cut at any time. Rice was … [Link]
Mashable » Food Porn Is Not Always Appetizing
Once you see how the sausage is made, they say, you probably won't want to eat it. A photographer named Peter Augustus created a photo series that shows popular food dishes next to their raw animal counterparts. It's … eye-opening, to say the least. See also: Behold, the Most Beautiful Food You Can't Eat Elliott gives his take on it … [Link]
Mashable » Facebook Now Serves 1 Billion Video Views a Day on Average
Facebook is quickly transforming into FaceTube Facebook revealed on Sunday that its users have viewed an average of 1 billion videos each day on the social network since June. Roughly two-thirds of those views are happening on mobile See also: Why the Ice Bucket Challenge Is a Watershed Moment for Facebook "The goal of News Feed is to deliver the right … [Link]
Mashable » Video Ads to Start Cropping Up in Spotify
In its latest effort to monetize its 30 million strong user base, Spotify is introducing video ads, meaning users will now start seeing video ads from Coca-Cola, Ford and others The ads won't show up in your feed if you're among the 10 million users who spends $9.99 a month for Spotify Premium. Otherwise, the brand videos will be served as … [Link]
Slashdot » How Astrophysicists Hope To Turn the Entire Moon Into a Cosmic Ray Detector
KentuckyFC writes One of the great mysteries in astrophysics surrounds the origin of ultra-high energy cosmic rays, which can have energies of 10^20 electron volts and beyond. To put that in context, that's a single proton with the same energy as a baseball flying at 100 kilometers per hour. Nobody knows where ultra-high energy cosmic rays come from or how … [Link]
Mashable » 18 New TV Shows to Watch This Fall
“You’ll never know if you don't try," said some smart person at some time in history, probably not talking about television Still, the phrase very much applies as career couch potatoes prepare to enter the most stressful time of the year: fall TV With more than 25 new TV shows vying for a spot on your TV schedule like a gaggle … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Small brains, big data
When we think about big data, we usually think about the web: the billions of users of social media, the sensors on millions of mobile phones, the thousands of contributions to Wikipedia, and so forth. Due to recent innovations, web-scale … [Link]
Mashable » Twitter Officially Begins Testing 'Buy' Button
After months of rumors and some tests spotted in the wild, Twitter is finally launching a button to make purchases on site. Twitter announced Monday that it is testing a "Buy Now" button to let users shop from select merchants and artists directly from the social network. The button will roll out to a select group of users first before being … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » WANT: Flux Capacitor USB Car Charger
Brilliant idea, isn’t it? The flux capacitor USB car charger from Thinkgeek was first an April Fool’s gag, but after seeing the huge popularity the product had, the company took it upon themselves to make it a reality! Each Flux Capacitor Car Charger has two USB ports, each capable of charging almost any USB powered device (it pumps out 2.1 … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » WBTV Greenlights ‘Supergirl’ TV Show
The DC Universe-on-TV is further expanding with the announcement of a potential Supergirl series. 
Greg Berlanti and Ali Adler, who worked together on ABC’s short-lived No Ordinary Family, will produce and write the script, respectively. No other information is known — who will star? Will it be 30 minutes or 60 minutes? — other than it “is in the early … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Europa's icy plate tectonics may support life
Jupiter's moon Europa may be the first world other than Earth to sport plate tectonics, only above its ocean instead of below 
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Slashdot » GM To Introduce Hands-Free Driving In Cadillac Model
cold fjord notes that drivers will be able to switch a new Cadillac model to partial auto-pilot. General Motors Co. (GM), the largest U.S. automaker, will introduce a Cadillac model in two years that can travel on the highway without the driver holding the steering wheel or putting a foot on a pedal. The 2017 Cadillac model will feature "Super … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Synthetic biology on the cusp
Whither thou goest, synthetic biology? First, let’s put aside the dystopian scenarios of nasty modified viruses escaping from the fermentor Junior has jury-rigged in his bedroom lab. Designing virulent microbes is well beyond the expertise and budgets of homegrown biocoders. … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Four short links: 8 September 2014
Cyborg UnPlug — sits on your wifi network and will alert you if it finds Google Glass, Dropcam, spycams, and other unwanted wifi Klingons. Or it can automatically send deauth packets to those devices to try and boot them off … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Coffee genes help hackers home in on the perfect brew
Armed with the genome of robusta coffee, aficionados hope to make coffee tastier, tweak the caffeine content and protect the beans against climate change 
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Mashable » Charity Defeats Memes: Ice Bucket Challenge Hits 1 Billion YouTube Views
Charity has bested the Internet meme The compendium of YouTube videos related to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge have reached 1 billion views, topping the "Harlem Shake" craze of 2013, the company announced on Monday See also: 8 Bucket Challenges That Don't Involve Any Ice With about double the uploads and three times as many views compared to the Harlem Shake, … [Link]
Slashdot » Denver Latest City Hit By Viral Respiratory Infection That Targets Kids
A respiratory illness that almost exclusively infects children and for which there is no vaccine has struck Denver, Colorado, the latest in a series of infection clusters in the Midwest; one Denver hospital alone has treated more than 900 children for the illness since August 18, though no deaths have been reported. Health officials believe that the sickness is related … [Link]
Mashable » Facebook Has 100 Million Users in Africa
Facebook now has 100 million users across Africa, the company announced on Monday. This figure is half of all the Internet users in Africa, which sits at 200 million people. More than 80% of Facebook users are accessing the site from a mobile phone, showing high-growth countries are more connected than ever before. See also: 14 Digital Tools for Authors and … [Link]
Mashable » 20 GIFs Ruined by Michael Bay
Is there anything that Michael Bay won't add unnecessary explosions to? First, he decimated the new Ninja Turtles movie and now, he's ruining the Internet's most prized file format — GIFs. See also: 30 GIFs Made Better With Weird Photoshop At least, he ruins them vicariously through the masterminds over at r/MichaelBayGIFs. These anti-fans make fun of Bay while creating amazing … [Link]
Mashable » 50 Underwhelming Real Names of Famous Musicians
To the world, the R&B singer who sings "In Those Jeans" is known as Ginuwine — but to his parents, he is Elgin Baylor Lumpkin It's not uncommon for musicians to swap their given names for something a little flashier (you will not find "Meat Loaf" on Meat Loaf's birth certificate) and for some musicians, that stage name is for good … [Link]
Mashable » Kate Middleton and Prince William Are Expecting Second Child
Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge and wife of Prince William, is expecting her second child and was being treated for severe morning sickness, royal officials announced on Monday. The couple and their families were "delighted" with the news, according to their office, Clarence House. The child will be fourth in line to the throne, pushing Prince Harry to fifth. As … [Link]
Mashable » Chick-fil-A Founder S. Truett Cathy Dies at 93
S. Truett Cathy, the founder of the popular American fast food chain Chick-fil-A, has died at the age of 93. The company announced that Cathy died "peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones," at 1:35 a.m. ET on Monday with a note on Chick-fil-A's website. Cathy founded the company in 1967 and it now has more than 1,800 outlets in 39 … [Link]
New Scientist – News » We need shrinks in hospital emergency rooms
It's time to abandon mind-body duality in medicine: we need psychiatrists in hospitals and better physical care for psychiatric patients, says Simon Wessely 
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Slashdot » GSOC Project Works To Emulate Systemd For OpenBSD
An anonymous reader writes Through a Google Summer of Code project this year was work to emulate systemd on OpenBSD. Upstream systemd remains uninterested in supporting non-Linux platforms so a student developer has taken to implementing the APIs of important systemd components so that they translate into native systemd calls. The work achieved this summer was developing replacements for the … [Link]
Mashable » 'The Leftovers' Finale Recap: Hell Is a Place On Earth
This joyless, violent, compelling HBO series closed on a surprisingly hopeful note Sunday night, with a Season 1 finale that brought the dysfunctional Garvey family back together again — sort of. Dubbed "The Prodigal Son Returns," the episode marked the arrival of long-absent Tom Garvey in Mapleton after months on assignment for Holy Wayne as Christine's protector and faux baby-daddy. When … [Link]
Mashable » When Benedict Cumberbatch Played Stephen Hawking: It's All on YouTube
TORONTO — Eddie Redmayne got the awards universe buzzing here on Sunday night with his astounding physical transformation from a vivacious, sprightly Stephen Hawking into the wheelchair-bound form we've come to know him by in The Theory of Everything. But he wasn't the first actor to play the cosmologist — that distinction belongs to Benedict Cumberbatch. In 2004, a few … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Ebola's silver lining: We can clamp down on bushmeat
The smuggling and consumption of wild animals has helped Ebola spread in West Africa. What better moment to act, says an animal protection campaigner 
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Mashable » Apple's iPhone Event: Follow Live on Tuesday
CUPERTINO, California — Welcome to the year's most important week for the world's wealthiest tech company Apple will hold a special event on Tuesday, and for once everyone's invited to watch along on a live stream. Will we see two new iPhones? How about the long-reported iWatch — when can we get our wrists on it? Will Cook further address the … [Link]
Slashdot » Restoring Salmon To Their Original Habitat — With a Cannon
StartsWithABang writes Hydroelectric dams are one of the best and oldest sources of green, renewable energy, but — as the Three Gorges Dam in China exemplifies — they often cause a host of environmental and ecological problems and challenges. One of the more interesting ones is how to coax fish upstream in the face of these herculean walls that can … [Link]
Mashable » Australian Teenage Singing Sensation Sydnee Carter Gets Ashton Kutcher's Attention
SYDNEY — A teenage singer from Western Australia has scored an A-list fan squad in Ashton Kutcher. Sydnee Carter, 16, is a contestant on the talent show X-Factor currently airing in AustraliaHer cover of Daughter's Youth got the attention of actor Kutcher. Carter is now in the final nine of the X-Factor contestants with five weeks worth of performances under … [Link]
Mashable » Brush Up on Your Selfies With This Selfie Brush
What a time to be alive. We were all holding out for that perfect way to incorporate selfies into our hair-brushing routine — and behold, it has finally arrived: enter the Selfie Brush iPhone case. See also: Man Drops Himself Into Volcano and Takes a Selfie 
Never will your hair look less than excellent in a selfie again. The Selfie Brush … [Link]
Mashable » Alien Nutri-Grain and 11 Other Bizarre Things On eBay Australia
SYDNEY — It was the year 1999. Australia claimed the cricket World Cup, kids around the country caught Pokémon fever, slap bands were banned in schools, Rove made his television debut and after 27 years on our screens, Hey Hey It’s Saturday aired its finale As the nation counted down the turning of the millennium in hypercolour t-shirts, eBay launched in … [Link]
Mashable » ESPN Fantasy Football App and Website Go Down, Users Lose Their Minds
ESPN Fantasy Football's website and app went down during Sunday night's game, causing mass hysteria among fans across the country The site broke during the game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos on the opening Sunday of the NFL season Tried to check his fantasy team on the ESPN apppic.twitter.com/jH4jq5GoLH — McNeil (@Reflog_18) September 8, 2014 Fans stamped their … [Link]
Mashable » Nicaragua Hit by Meteor as Major Asteroid Narrowly Misses Earth
The mystery surrounding a loud booming sound heard in Nicaragua this weekend has been explained as the result of a meteor strike, according to government officials According to a report from the Nicaragua Dispatch, the meteor made impact sometime around 11 p.m. on Saturday See also: Russian Fireball Won't Be Last Surprise Asteroid Attack "[The meteor] appears to have come off … [Link]
Mashable » 'The Theory of Everything': Eddie Redmayne's Big Oscar Bang in Toronto
TORONTO — "The little guy has done it!" So proclaims a Russian physicist after Stephen Hawking presents his theory of diminishing black holes in The Theory of Everything, which premiered Sunday night at the Toronto International Film Festival to a loud and lusty ovation. But the same could be said for Eddie Redmayne, the British actor who plays Hawking so … [Link]
Mashable » How the Sharing Economy and Instant Gratification Will Shape Your Career
The two largest trends in technology today are about to improve your career Fred Wilson recently spelled it out in an article about the sharing economy, "The Internet, mobile phones, native transaction systems and a global network that connects billions of people in real-time are changing a lot of things, and assets that sat wasting are now going to [be] activated." … [Link]
The Joy of Tech » JoT #2043: Apple Event Essentials
Everything you'll need to survive! If you enJoyed, please retweet, Like, or share the URL. Thanks! [Link]
Slashdot » L.A. Times National Security Reporter Cleared Stories With CIA Before Publishing
New submitter Prune (557140) writes with a link to a story at The Intercept which might influence the way you look at media coverage of the kind of government activity that deserves rigorous press scrutiny. According to the story, "Email exchanges between CIA public affairs officers and Ken Dilanian, now an Associated Press intelligence reporter who previously covered the CIA … [Link]
Mashable » Drone Beat: Another Arrest in New York, NASA Working on Drone Safety and More
The U.S. government uses them to bomb alleged terrorists in far-away places. Tech companies such as 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. … [Link]
Mashable » Songs of the Summer on YouTube: 'Fancy' Wins, 'Gangnam Style' Is No. 5
Fancy. Wiggle. Problem. Rude. Happy. Anaconda Songs with titles containing only one word ruled summer playlists, especially on YouTube, where they were among the most-streamed videos from Memorial Day to Labor Day. See also: Maroon 5, a Band You Love to Hate, 'Blown Away' by Its Own Longevity Surprisingly, Psy's "Gangnam Style" finished No. 5 this summer, two years after its … [Link]
Mashable » 15 Old-School Dads Who Know What It Means to Be Australian
SYDNEY — As the Father's Day hangover rolls on in, dads across Australia are counting their new pairs of socks. In a tribute to the old-school Aussie dad, Queensland brewing company Bundaberg Brewed Drinks created a video campaign and competition to showcase the attributes of our beloved men. They honour the guy who couldn't spell gluten-free, who didn't need GPS, who … [Link]
Mashable » Apple iPhone 6 Event: What Do You Want to See?
After months of rumors, speculation and analysis, Apple will take the stage on Sept. 9 at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino, California, to unveil its next generation of devices We will likely see two new iPhone models at the event, and may also get our first glimpse at the company's rumored iWatch See also: Apple's Sept. … [Link]
Mashable » 10 Shameful Texting Habits Translated to the Truth
The ability to lie via text is just too easy — or so you thought. Despite the amazing conveniences of sending a quick note through your phone, it's turning us into awful, dishonest people. See also: 11 Signs the Person Texting You Is Drunk Would you rather sit on the couch and watch Netflix all night instead of fulfilling those plans … [Link]
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