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 » Paula Patton Wants Out, Files For Divorce From Robin Thicke
LOS ANGELES — The lines are pretty clear now: Paula Patton wants a divorce from Robin Thicke. Patton has filed for divorce, according to documents obtained Wednesday by Mashable. Patton's attorney and personal representatives did not immediately return messages seeking further comment SEE ALSO: Robin Thicke Says He Lied About Writing 'Blurred Lines,' Was High Thicke wanted to save the marriage … [Link]
Mashable » The 8 Best Views of Category 5 Super Typhoon Vongfong
Super Typhoon Vongfong is currently roiling the Pacific Ocean, creating waves of 50 feet or higher, thanks to sustained winds of 165 miles per hour. The storm is on course to make landfall in Japan, with its impacts reaching the Ryukyu Islands as early as Saturday, followed by mainland Japan The Super Typhoon peaked in strength late on Tuesday, when it … [Link]
Slashdot » Ross Ulbricht's Lawyer Says FBI's Hack of Silk Road Was "Criminal"
First time accepted submitter apexcp writes Trading blows with the prosecution, defendants for accused Silk Road mastermind Ross Ulbricht continues to press for the exclusion of evidence seized during what he says is an illegal hack an awful lot like the one that got Weev 15 months in prison. "The government posits two standards of behavior: one for private citizens, … [Link]
Slashdot » Co-Founder of PayPal Peter Thiel: Society Is Hostile To Science and Technology
dcblogs writes Peter Thiel, a co-founder of PayPal, billionaire investor and author, says "we live in a financial, capitalistic age, we do not live in a scientific or technological age. We live in a period were people generally dislike science and technology. Our culture dislikes it, our government dislikes it. The easiest way to see "how hostile our society is … [Link]
Slashdot » Co-Founder of PayPal Peter Thiel: Society Is Hostile To Science and Tchnology
dcblogs writes Peter Thiel, a co-founder of PayPal, billionaire investor and author, says "we live in a financial, capitalistic age, we do not live in a scientific or technological age. We live in a period were people generally dislike science and technology. Our culture dislikes it, our government dislikes it. The easiest way to see "how hostile our society is … [Link]
Mashable » Jimmy Fallon Breaks Down the Pros and Cons of Joining Ello
Do you remember Ello? No? As a refresher: It's an invite-only social network that promises anonymity and no ads. If you still don't have an invite, it's probably time to weigh the pros and cons of joining the site. Thankfully, Jimmy Fallon is here to lay out all the arguments for you, including: 
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Mashable » Fitbit Says It Won't Play Nice With Apple's Health App Anytime Soon
Fitbit has come forward with some unfortunate news for its users who also have iPhones: It won't be integrating with the Apple Health app anytime soon. While some wearable companies like Jawbone have already integrated with Apple's new Health app platform, it now appears that Fitbit — the most popular wristband tracker — won't be teaming up with the tech giant. … [Link]
Mashable » Report: Apple TV Could Be HomeKit's Hub for Smart Home Devices
Apple TV may end up being the hub for HomeKit, Apple's smart-home platform that will allow people to control home functions, like opening the garage door, turning lights on and off and adjusting your home's temperature. AppleInsider reports that the latest beta software for Apple TV "can be used for testing AirPlay and HomeKit with your iOS apps," officially bringing HomeKit … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Chainsaw Artist Transforms Log Into Real Life Groot [Video]
From Griffon Ramsey: Watch me sculpt Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy using chainsaws and get to know a little more about my background in this video. It was such a fun piece to make, in spite of the challenges that arose during the process. If you’re interested in purchasing, you can find him for sale here. [GriffonRamsey | Via … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Today in APIs: UK's Channel 4 Adopts MuleSoft's ESB
MuleSoft's Enterprise Service Bus is now used by UK broadcaster Channel 4 to get information to partners. Facebook opens its Audience Network. Plus: Yahoo confirms servers infected, and mTrip introduces its API.
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Mashable » DirecTV's 'Kingdom' Is 'Not Just a Bunch of Thugs Hammering Each Other'
DirecTV’s gritty new drama Kingdom may be set in the world of Mixed Martial Arts, but the type of fighting featured on the show isn't just the kind that happens with fists "As far as the characters go…there is a real struggle for control and for balance," says Matt Lauria, who plays Ryan Wheeler on the show that debuts tonight on … [Link]
Mashable » Your Sales Strategy Shouldn't Rely on a Cold Call
This article is part of DBA, a new series on Mashable about running a business that features insights from leaders in entrepreneurship, venture capital and management. There's a reason people are glued to their cellphones — and it doesn't have anything to do with web browsing, GPS or streaming capabilities. Fancy features are just icing on the mobile cake. We're attached … [Link]
Mashable » Inside IBM Watson's New NYC Digs
"New York is the city where the future comes to rehearse," said the late NYC Mayor Ed Koch in 1986, at the dawn of the personal computing age. His statement proved quite prescient, as modern startups and major tech companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Google have made the Big Apple their second home Now they're joined by a supercomputer … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Dash Launches Chassis API, Exposes Connected Car Data to Third-Party Developers
The onboard diagnostic (ODB) port found on modern cars provides mechanics with information regarding potential car problems. The Dash app makes use of this valuable information, and by simply connecting to an ODB-11 dongle, drivers can get insightful feedback about their trips, including fuel efficiency and vehicle diagnostics. Dash has launched its Chassis API, making the functionality of its connected-car … [Link]
Slashdot » AT&T To Repay $80 Million In Shady Phone Bill Charges
First time accepted submitter dibdublin writes The Federal Trade Commission announced today that AT&T will pay $105 million for hiding extra charges in cellphone bills. The best part of the news? $80 million of it will go back into the pockets of people bilked by AT&T. The FTC announcement reads in part: "As part of a $105 million settlement with … [Link]
Mashable » NBA Player Apologizes For Boneheaded Holocaust Selfie
Something that's a really dumb idea to do if you're a public figure or just a human being in general: Go to the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin, take a selfie, then post said selfie to the Internet with a caption including the phrase "lol #holocaust." Yet that's exactly what NBA player Danny Green of the San Antonio Spurs just did See … [Link]
Mashable » Workers at Amazon Warehouses Will Probably Lose Supreme Court Pay Case
WASHINGTON — Workers who fill customer orders for Amazon might be out of luck in their quest to be paid for time they spend going through security checkpoints each day. Several Supreme Court justices expressed doubts Wednesday during arguments over whether federal law entitles workers to compensation for security measures to prevent employee theft. See also: Supreme Court Greenlights Gay Marriage … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Orchestrate Adds Geospatial Search to its All-in-One Database Service
Orchestrate, a leading database-as-a-service (DBaaS) company, has just announced the addition of geospatial search to its database service. Late last month, the company announced significant enhancements to its Search API, made in preparation for the new geospatial search feature. The enhancements include the addition of field sorting and flexible data indexing.
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Mashable » A 10-Month-Old Website Is Beating BuzzFeed at Its Own Game
It’s hard not to immediately notice the similarities between BuzzFeed and PlayBuzz, the Israel-based viral media platform that has shot to near the top of Facebook's most-shared publishers. The design, content and even tone are similar, with quizzes — the site's main attraction — posing questions such as, "So you think you know country music lyrics?" and "Which magical creature are … [Link]
Mashable » Yovo Is Like Snapchat, But It Scrambles Screenshots
Snapchat is designed to send photos that are viewable for only a set amount of time until they're supposed to disappear for good Be it sexting or an ugly face, there are all sorts of pictures people might not want archived on someone else's phone. But once you send a photo on Snapchat, the receiver can work around that by using … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » This is Hilarious: Sideways Stop-Motion Parkour
From Corridor Digital: We can’t actually do flips and tricks in real life, so we applied a bit of video magic. [Corridor Digital] [Link]
New Scientist – News » See inside the heads of the biggest dinosaurs ever
Reconstructions of the muscles on the skulls of the largest animals to have walked the Earth reveal the diets of these huge dinosaurs and how they managed to coexist 
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Mashable » Did You Buy Red Bull Over the Last Decade? Here's How to Get Your $10
If you bought Red Bull any time since 2002 or so chances are all you got was a case of the jitters. Now, you can also get $10. The payout, which could also come in the form of two Red Bull products if you choose, is part of a settlement the Austrian soft drink brand agreed to earlier this week over … [Link]
Slashdot » It's an Internet-Connected Wheelchair (Video)
If you're in a wheelchair, wouldn't it be nice to have your chair automatically alert a caregiver if changes in your heart rate or another vital sign showed that you might be having a problem? And how about helping you rate sidewalks and handicapped parking spaces to help fellow wheelchair users get around more comfortably? Steven Hawking endorses the idea, … [Link]
Slashdot » Texas Ebola Patient Dies
BarbaraHudson writes Thomas Duncan, the ebola patient being treated in Texas, has died. "It is with profound sadness and heartfelt disappointment that we must inform you of the death of Thomas Eric Duncan this morning at 7:51 am," hospital spokesman Wendell Watson said in an emailed statement. If he had survived, he could have faced criminal charges in both the … [Link]
Mashable » 'Ghostbusters' Reboot Director Confirms All-Female Cast With New Writer
Who you gonna call? All the funny ladies! Paul Feig, who signed on to direct the Ghostbusters reboot in early August, has confirmed that comedy writer Katie Dippold will help co-write the script and the film will star a team comprised of all women. See also: 'Ghostbusters' Paper Dolls: The Next Best Thing to the Real Bill Murray The Hollywood Reporter … [Link]
Mashable » Lucasfilm Releases Trailer for Next Big 'Star Wars' Fan-Made Film
Cool your jets, Star Wars fans: the Episode VII trailer isn't out just yet. But Lucasfilm has shared with Mashable the trailer for something just as insanely brilliant: a fan-made, shot-for-shot remake of the canon's ultimate classic, the Empire Strikes Back, coming to StarWars.com this Friday. If this sounds familiar, you may be thinking of its predecessor, the Emmy award-winning … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » IBM Set to Expose 50 Watson APIs
IBM plans to extends the number of APIs it exposes to services running on the IBM Watson cloud service from eight to roughly 50 in the coming months.
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Slashdot » DC Entertainment Bringing Batman Experience To Gear VR and Oculus Rift
muterobert writes It's been announced that Warner Bros., DC Entertainment, and OTOY are collaborating to recreate the iconic Batcave from Batman: The Animated Series in virtual reality for Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Rift. OTOY is providing what they call "holographic video" technology to render the scene in a way that's true to the Batcave of the classic 90s show. … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Adventure Time: The Gritty Reboot [Live Action 4k Trailer]
Years later when magic in the Land of Ooo begins to fade, Finn and Jake must embark on one mommy of an adventure to save their world. [GrittyReboots] [Link]
New Scientist – News » World not on course to meet 2020 biodiversity targets
Out of 20 biodiversity targets set in Nagoya, Japan, in 2010 few are on track – some are even further away from being realised than they were four years ago 
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New Scientist – News » Microscopes that see the impossible win chemistry Nobel
Ingenious tricks to see living things at a scale beyond what's possible with microscopes scoop chemistry Nobel prize for three chemists 
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Mashable » Russian Daredevils Hack Billboard on Top of Hong Kong Skyscraper
The Russian daredevils who climbed to the top of the Shanghai tower are back with another jaw-dropping experience, but they've outdone themselves this time The duo, Vitaliy Raskalov and Vadim Makhorov aka "On the Roofs," are well-known photographers in the rooftopping community. The video, posted on their YouTube channel on Wednesday, shows the team taking an elevator to a high … [Link]
Mashable » Stephen Collins Cut From 'Scandal' Episode After Molestation Confession
Stephen Collins will not appear in an upcoming episode of Scandal as previously planned, following TMZ leaking a 2012 tape on Tuesday in which the actor confessed to child molestation. "We can confirm that we will not be airing any footage with Stephen Collins," an ABC rep told Mashable. See also: TMZ: '7th Heaven' Dad Stephen Collins Confesses to Child Molestation … [Link]
Slashdot » Gmail Security Is a Problem For Tor Users In Repressive Countries
blottsie writes Google is a long-time contributor to the Tor Project. But a security feature in Gmail poses a potential problem for Tor users who live under dangerous regimes or otherwise need to protect their anonymity, reports Joseph Cox at the Daily Dot. The email service kicks users out of their login session if it detects logins from IP addresses … [Link]
Mashable » HTC Desire Eye Takes Selfies Really, Really Seriously
Everyone loves selfies, but they almost always force you to use the lousy front-facing camera on your smartphone. Even the supposedly good front cameras are still decidedly inferior to the primary camera on the rear. Not so with the HTC Desire Eye. It's the selfie phone you've been dreaming of, boasting a front-facing camera with virtually the exact same specs and … [Link]
Mashable » Apple Health Has a Long Way to Go, But It's Far From Hopeless
When Apple first announced HealthKit — its iOS-based platform for tracking personal health data — back in June, journalists and analysts crowned it as the next big thing in fitness and health tracking. The Cupertino, California-based company was biting its teeth into an already saturated market and it even managed to arguably take out the Nike Fuelband, a popular wristband wearable, … [Link]
Mashable » HTC's First Camera Looks Nothing Like a Camera
HTC wants you to rethink how you capture life's little moments The company is unveiling a camera, the HTC Re, which is meant to get the smartphone "out of the way" when you're taking photos and video. See also: Capture 360-Degree HD Video With This Tiny UFO-Style Camera If you're like most people, you whip out your smartphone when you need … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Two new strange and charming particles appear at LHC
A complicated technique used on LHC data for the first time has revealed two new particles, one of which has a combination of properties never seen before 
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Mashable » Louis C.K. Goes on Eccentric Twitter Rant About Earth and Mars
Louis C.K. has become the Internet's equivalent to the drunk, crazy guy on your subway commute who loudly rants about the apocalypse and martian body snatching C.K. went on Twitter Wednesday, espousing theories — excuse us, he calls them "feelings" — on Mars, the Big Bang, human despair and spaceships See also: Hollywood A-Listers Voice Nature's Biggest Concerns There are basically … [Link]
Mashable » Face-Down Burial in Italy Reveals Possible 'Witch Girl'
An archaeological dig in northern Italy has unearthed the remains of a 13-year-old-girl buried face-down — evidence, archaeologists say, that despite her young age, she was rejected by her community and seen as a danger even when dead. Dubbed by Italian media as “the witch girl,” the skeleton was unearthed at the complex of San Calocero in Albenga on the Ligurian … [Link]
Slashdot » Killer Whales Caught On Tape Speaking Dolphin
sciencehabit writes Two years ago, scientists showed that dolphins imitate the sounds of whales. Now, it seems, whales have returned the favor. Researchers analyzed the vocal repertoires of 10 captive orcas, three of which lived with bottlenose dolphins and the rest with their own kind. Of the 1551 vocalizations these seven latter orcas made, more than 95% were the typical … [Link]
Mashable » Texas Examines Ill Patient Who Had Been Inside Ebola Victim's Apartment
A patient in Frisco, Texas, walked into an urgent care facility on Wednesday exhibiting some signs and symptoms of Ebola and told health-care workers he had had contact with "patient zero" in Dallas, local officials said in a statement, referring to Thomas Eric Duncan, who died Wednesday of the virus. A Dallas official told Mashable the man is not one of … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » This Animated “Game of Thrones” Recap is AMAZING [Video]
A beautifully animated recap of the first four seasons of “Game of Thrones” by directors Blackmeal and Baptiste Pagani. Don’t forget to put this one in full screen after hitting play! [BlackMeal | Via TA] [Link]
New Scientist – News » Mind expanding: Creativity on demand
Great ideas sometimes come out of the blue, but we don't always have time to wait around. Here are the latest tips to get your creativity flowing (full text available to subscribers) 
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ProgrammableWeb.com » Nordic APIs Platform Summit Highlights API Business Platforms
Nordic APIs will host its second annual event, the Platform Summit, Oct. 20-22. Nearly 50 API thought leaders will share their expertise with over 200 practitioners in Stockholm. The theme this year is “Becoming an API Platform.” All of the presentations, theme blocks and lightning talks are designed to help attendees learn how to move beyond informal uses of APIs … [Link]
Mashable » Remains of the First U.S. Ebola Patient Will Be Cremated
Texas officials have said that a Dallas Ebola victim will be cremated, following his death on Wednesday According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, they will be following detailed instructions from the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) on the handling of the remains of Thomas Eric Duncan See also: How Different Countries Are Screening for Ebola The detailed guidelines … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Oracle is Designing Java 9 With Internet of Things in Mind
Looking to revive interest in Java as a platform for building applications that stretch from the enterprise to emerging Internet of Things (IoT) applications, Oracle has enhanced the embedded versions of Java while revealing that work has begun on a JDK 9 Project in the OpenJDK community.
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Mashable » BPA Exposure During Pregnancy Linked to Lung Problems in Children
Children of women exposed to the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, during pregnancy may be at an increased risk of lung problems, according to a new study. In the study of 398 mother-infant pairs, researchers looked at the mothers' exposure to BPA during pregnancy by examining the concentration of the chemical in their urine. They also assessed how healthy the children's … [Link]
Slashdot » Fusion Reactor Concept Could Be Cheaper Than Coal
vinces99 writes Fusion energy almost sounds too good to be true – zero greenhouse gas emissions, no long-lived radioactive waste, a nearly unlimited fuel supply. Perhaps the biggest roadblock to adopting fusion energy is that the economics haven't penciled out. Fusion power designs aren't cheap enough to outperform systems that use fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas. University … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Best Ad Ever: Why You Must Buy Far Cry 4 [Pic]
Pretty convincing, right? Now go and buy it. [Far Cry 4 | Source: huankev on Reddit | Via] [Link]
Mashable » Walk of Fame App Makes Hollywood History Interactive
LOS ANGELES — Strolling the Hollywood Walk of Fame is not the most intuitive tourism experience in Los Angeles. "Who the heck is Dorothy Arzner?" you may have found yourself asking while traversing the streets around Hollywood Blvd. Or if you've wondered where to find Lauren Bacall's star, say, the answer is hard to find. But that's about to change. Thanks … [Link]
Mashable » Dogs Can Get Ebola, Study Suggests
After Spanish authorities ordered the euthanization of the dog of an Ebola patient on Wednesday, questions emerged over whether the action was necessary. Can Ebola actually be transmitted from a dog to a human? Possibly, according to an academic study of dogs exposed to the virus See also: How Different Countries Are Screening for Ebola While the case has animal activists … [Link]
Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: Dealing With an Unresponsive Manufacturer Who Doesn't Fix Bugs?
moofo writes: I've had huge problems with a security appliance since its installation. Specifically, the VPN SSL client is causing a problem for the majority of my remote clients. The company acknowledged the bug, but they are jerking me around, and no resolution is in sight. I tried third-party clients, but I'm wary of using them since they are not … [Link]
Mashable » Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates Don't Talk Anymore, Report Says
The recent upheaval at Microsoft has poisoned the decades-long friendship between cofounder Bill Gates and former CEO Steve Ballmer to the point that the two no longer speak, according to a Vanity Fair profile. "They stopped speaking to each other as a result of the bad blood surrounding Ballmer's resignation," according to the profile by Bethany McLean. See also: Adobe Partnership … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Computer mind meld gives voice to man after a stroke
A man left locked-in after a stroke has found his voice via a brain-computer interface, the first stroke patient to master the device 
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New Scientist – News » Prosthetic hand recreates feeling of cotton bud touch
Two people who lost their hands have been trying a prosthesis that transmits complex tactile sensations, such as the feel of water trickling over their hand 
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Mashable » NBA Superstars: Extremely Rich, Yet Also Underpaid
LeBron James will earn $20.6 million this NBA season. Kevin Durant will earn $19 millionKobe Bryant will lead the league with a $23.5 million salary Yet all three of them, who are among the NBA's biggest stars, aren't making as much as they should relative to the value they bring the league and their respective teams. Welcome to the parallel universe … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Hacker News Releases Official API to Mixed Reviews
Hacker News, a popular online community operated by the prominent Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator, has launched an official API.
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Mashable » A Shocking Find Leads to Unlikely Suspect in 'Gracepoint' Sneak Peek
The investigation into the death of a young boy continues in the next new episode of Gracepoint, but as this exclusive sneak peek shows, the trail to suspects is going to take some unexpected turns Specifically, in the video below, Det. Ellie Miller (Anna Gunn) discovers someone in the Solano family has been keeping a secret that could turn the investigation … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Create Geo Data Sources and APIs With the New Mapbox Surface API
October is turning out to be a busy month for map design and publishing tools provider Mapbox. Last week, it announced two upcoming APIs, the Mapbox Upload API and the Mapbox Walking Directions API. This week, the company announced the private beta release of the new Mapbox Surface API, the third API to be added to the suite of Mapbox … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Fall is Coming [Comic]
Actually, it’s already here, but hey, it doesn’t make this comic from The Awkward Yeti any less true! [Source: The Awkward Yeti | Like The Awkward Yeti on Facebook | Follow The Awkward Yeti on Twitter] [Link]
New Scientist – News » Acid damage to coral reefs could cost $1 trillion
Lost revenue from tourism and other industries help make the economic case for governments to start acting to stop ocean acidification 
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Mashable » HTC Delays Smartwatch Launch 'til 2015 to 'Get It Right'
HTC has reportedly postponed its plans to unveil a smartwatch in an effort to "get it right" as competitors race to capitalize on the wearables market. According to Re/code, the device is not ready to be released this year. See also: The Apple Watch Compared to the Smartwatch Competition “We think the strategy we were working on will get us there, … [Link]
Mashable » Ebola Patient's Dog Has Been Killed by Spanish Authorities
Excalibur is no more. The dog who belonged to the Spanish nurse infected with Ebola has been killed by Spanish authorities, Madrid's health department tells Mashable. See also: Spain's Canines Rally to Save Ebola Patient's Dog Earlier Wednesday, dozens of animal rights supporters protested outside the Madrid apartment where Excalibur and his owners lived, as the dog howled from a balcony. … [Link]
Mashable » Iran Censors Controversial Instagram Account 'Rich Kids Of Tehran'
The controversial and viral Instagram account named "Rich Kids of Tehran" has been censored within Iran, according to several sources within the country The account, clearly inspired by "Rich Kids of Instagram," collects pictures of what appears to be young and wealthy Iranians driving around in sports cars, wearing expensive watches or drinking fancy cocktails by big swimming pools The page … [Link]
Mashable » Jason Jones Takes 'Daily Show' Reins After Jon Stewart Calls in Sick
The show must go on! Daily Show correspondent Jason Jones filled in for Jon Stewart on Tuesday night, quipping that his boss had some disease he couldn’t pronounce, but was sure that only people from New Jersey could catch it Stewart has driven The Daily Show since taking over as host from Craig Kilborn in 1999. The last time he … [Link]
Mashable » A 'Price Is Right' Contestant Bids $7,000 on a Hammock
Where does this guy buy hammocks? Being on The Price Is Right is one of the most (non-dangerous) stressful things one can do. Your adrenaline is pumping, numbers are flying all around you and strangers are yelling at you about how much they think lawn furniture costs. Guessing the price of stuff on The Price Is Right can turn even … [Link]
New Scientist – News » World's oldest hand stencil found in Indonesian cave
Some of the oldest cave art ever discovered, including a hand stencil and animal paintings, reveal that the birth of art was not a Europe-only affair 
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Mashable » U.S. Soccer Made the Perfect Landon Donovan Tribute Video
Landon Donovan, the greatest soccer player in the history of the United States Men's National Team, plays his final match for the red, white and blue in a friendly against Ecuador on Friday. Donovan is set to retire at the end of the current Major League Soccer season The tribute video, above, which U.S. Soccer released Wednesday, pays perfect homage … [Link]
Mashable » 'Game of Thrones' Gets Beautifully Animated in Unofficial Season 5 Teaser
Looks like HBO has some competition with producing Game of Thrones. Animators at Black Meal have recreated a stunning account of significant GoT moments from the first four seasons to act as a teaser for the fifth season. The 90-second clip is, appropriately, set to a haunting rendition of "The Rains of Castamere" and provides sweeping shots of the Red Wedding, … [Link]
Slashdot » AMD Building New GPU Linux Kernel Driver To Unify With Catalyst Driver
An anonymous reader writes: AMD is moving forward with their plans to develop a new open-source Linux driver model for their Radeon and FirePro graphics processors. Their unified Linux driver model is moving forward, albeit slightly different compared to what was planned early this year. They're now developing a new "AMDGPU" kernel driver to power both the open and closed-source … [Link]
Slashdot » The Greatest Keyboard Ever Made
HughPickens.com writes Adi Robertson argues that IBM's Model M keyboard, soon to turn 30 is still the only keyboard worth using for many people. Introduced in 1985 as part of the IBM 3161 terminal, the Model M was initially called the "IBM Enhanced Keyboard." A PC-compatible version appeared the following spring, and it officially became standard with the IBM Personal … [Link]
Slashdot » US Says It Can Hack Foreign Servers Without Warrants
Advocatus Diaboli tips news that the U.S. government is now arguing it doesn't need warrants to hack servers hosted on foreign soil. At issue is the current court case against Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht. We recently discussed how the FBI's account of how they obtained evidence from Silk Road servers didn't seem to mesh with reality. Now, government lawyers … [Link]
Slashdot » GNOME 3 Winning Back Users
Mcusanelli writes: GNOME 3, the open source desktop environment for Linux systems that once earned a lot of ire, is receiving newfound praise for the maturity of GNOME Shell and other improvements. The recent release of version 3.14 capped off a series of updates that have gone a long way toward resolving users' problems and addressing complaints. One of the … [Link]
Slashdot » Department of Defense May Give Private Cloud Vendors Access To Top Secret Data
An anonymous reader sends news that the U.S. Department of Defense is pondering methods to store its most sensitive data in the cloud. The DoD issued an information request (PDF) to see whether the commercial marketplace can provide remote computing services for Level 5 and Level 6 workloads, which include restricted military data. "The DoD anticipates that the infrastructure will … [Link]
Slashdot » NASA Study: Ocean Abyss Has Not Warmed
submitter bigwheel sends this excerpt from a NASA news release: The cold waters of Earth's deep ocean have not warmed measurably since 2005, according to a new NASA study, leaving unsolved the mystery of why global warming appears to have slowed in recent years. Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, analyzed satellite and direct ocean temperature … [Link]
Slashdot » Brown Dog: a Search Engine For the Other 99 Percent (of Data)
aarondubrow writes: We've all experienced the frustration of trying to access information on websites, only to find that the data is trapped in outdated, difficult-to-read file formats and that metadata — the critical data about the data, such as when and how and by whom it was produced — is nonexistent. Led by Kenton McHenry, a team at the National … [Link]
Mashable » Facebook, Pinterest, Box Team Up on Mentorship Program for Women in Tech
Facebook, Pinterest and Box announced a new pilot program on Wednesday that will provide one-on-one mentorship to help women break into technical roles, and thrive in the industry The program, called WEST (Women Entering and Staying in Tech), will have have female staffers from the three tech companies available to serve as mentors for those women who sign up. The pilot … [Link]
Mashable » Joseph Gordon-Levitt Unveils Adobe's Most Promising Experiments
Adobe is fond of referring to certain features as "Photoshop magic," or simple tools that make complex processes simpler. Many of these “magical” features begin as experiments in the company’s labs. Each year at the Adobe Max creativity conference, the closing "Sneaks" session shows off some of the most promising experiments from the labs. Certain projects never make it beyond the … [Link]
Mashable » AT&T Customers Can Get Millions in Refunds for Bogus Charges
WASHINGTON — AT&T will pay a hefty $105 million settlement after the government accused the company of unlawfully billing wireless customers for tens of millions of dollars in bogus charges — a practice known as cramming. The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that AT&T Mobility LLC, a subsidiary of AT&T, billed millions of customers for charges from third-party companies for services … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Transformers: Age of Extinction – The Honest Trailer [Video]
The Autobots are back…to sell you more products!! Relive Michael Bay’s most incomprehensible, illogical, unintelligible Transformers movie yet – now featuring China! [Screen Junkies] [Link]
New Scientist – News » World's first space detective agency launched
Satellite and drone images are increasingly being used as evidence in court. Now two experts in the field have started a specialist agency 
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New Scientist – News » Today on New Scientist
All the latest on newscientist.com: an excess of men, female orgasm anticlimax, jaguar whisperer, world's first space detective agency, clever clams and more 
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Mashable » 'Flash' Premiere Grabbed Impressive Ratings for the CW
The Flash has found quick success on the CW The Grant Gustin-led superhero drama premiered Tuesday night to 4.54 million viewers and a 1.8 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, giving the network its most-watched series debut in five years, according to preliminary numbers made available by Nielsen. See also: 'The Flash' Premiere: Why Barry Allen Is the Ultimate Millennial … [Link]
Mashable » Same-Sex Weddings Back On in Nevada After Temporary Block
UPDATE, Oct. 8, 3:40 p.m. ET: Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy lifted the stay on the same-sex marriage ruling for Nevada, allowing gay couples to marry there shortly. Same-sex marriages in Idaho remain on hold Our original story appears below. Same-sex couples will not be able to get married in Nevada or Idaho as planned on Wednesday, after the Supreme Court … [Link]
Slashdot » Why America Won't Match Sweden's Cheap, Fast, Competitive Internet Services
ashshy writes: Swedish Internet services run both cheaper and faster than American ones. For example, many Swedes can pay about $40 a month for 100/100 mbps, choosing between more than a dozen competing providers. It's all powered by a nationwide web of municipal networks in direct competition with ex-government telecom Telia's fiber backbone. The presence of regional government in the … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Wonder stuff: Seven new materials to change the world
Leaner, faster, greener – technological revolutions require incredible new materials. So what's the stuff about to transform our lives? 
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ProgrammableWeb.com » Overview Project API Improves Visualization with Word Cloud Functionality
The Overview Project, an open source tool for searching, visualizing and culling large volumes of documents or text, will soon add a word cloud feature to the Overview Project API.
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Mashable » 167,000 Different Microbes Live in Central Park
When you think of a place teeming with life forms, you usually think of the Amazon rainforest or some other wilderness. But Manhattan’s Central Park, located in the midst of the nation’s most densely populated city with 27,000 people per square mile, turns out to be a pretty amazing hotspot for biodiversity as well, on a microscopic level. The 843-acre park’s soil … [Link]
Mashable » Sarah Silverman Wants to Crowdfund the Wage Gap Away
The average working woman still only makes 78 cents to a man's dollar, and Sarah Silverman wants to change that. In the video, above, Silverman considers a sex change operation to earn the money a man gets doing the same job as a woman. The comedian promotes the Equal Payback Project, which aims to raise the total amount of money … [Link]
Mashable » Apple Sends Invites for iPad Event on Oct. 16
Apple is readying for another big product launch, and Oct. 16 is the day. The company sent out press invitations with the tagline "it's been too long" on Wednesday to an event next week, where it's expected to debut the next-generation iPad Air and iPad mini. The event will be held at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. at 10:00 a.m. PT/1:00 … [Link]
Slashdot » Ebola Vaccine Trials Forcing Tough Choices
An anonymous reader writes: Medical researchers hope an experimental vaccine for Ebola can help protect against infection and slow the spread of the disease. Efficacy trials for the vaccine begin in a few months, and it's forcing some difficult decisions for health care officials. The first test will involve front line health care workers, who, as a group, are at … [Link]
Mashable » Ex-Googlers Build an Inbox to Unify All Your Messaging Apps
Five minutes into our interview, Anish Acharya stops to ask me a question: How many apps on my phone are for communicating? I start counting a few of the obvious ones on one hand before Acharya tells me he personally has 10. It sounds like a lot until he starts breaking them down: There are the standalone messaging apps like WhatsApp, … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Big T-Shirt Sale: Thousands of Geektastic Designs at just $16.95!
Our pals at Neatorama are doing a big sale, offering thousands of geeky shirts at just $16.95. The shipping is also quite cheap, and can even be free if you order up to a certain amount. Here are a few of our favorite designs. 
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New Scientist – News » Mind expanding: Think like a child to learn faster
Learning a new skill can rewire your brain within hours. But to keep those circuits strong, you may need to think back to a time when you knew nothing (full text available to subscribers) 
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Mashable » Bill Hader Is Causing Trouble for the 'SNL' Prop Closet
Bill Hader sure has changed since leaving Saturday Night Live in 2013. But not one to forget the little people, he has returned to his roots to host this Saturday Dressed in a varsity jacket he stole from the prop closet and armed with an admittedly terrible Kenan Thompson impression, Hader clearly kicked off his hosting week right. But don't … [Link]
Mashable » Most Powerful Storm of the Year Holds Onto Title as It Heads for Japan
After intensifying into one of the most intense tropical cyclones on record, Super Typhoon Vongfong is maintaining its extraordinary Category 5 intensity on Wednesday as it moves westward over the open waters of the West Pacific. The storm is expected to start turning sharply to the north late on Wednesday or Wednesday night, U.S. time, putting the storm on course to … [Link]
Mashable » Behind a Mask: Remembering History's Deadliest Epidemic
The world behind a mask. From January 1918 to December 1920, a deadly influenza outbreak infected 500 million people across the world. Estimates suggest between 50 and 100 million people died from the virus, in other words, up to 5% of the planet's population. It killed more people than any other illness in recorded history, more even than the total number … [Link]
Mashable » ISIS Militants Down Iraqi Military Helicopter, Advance on Kurdish Town
Extremists with the Islamic State shot down an Iraqi helicopter on Wednesday outside Baiji, home to Iraq's largest oil refinery. Two people reportedly died in the crash. This is the second time in a week that ISIS militants have taken down an Iraqi helicopter, according to The New York Times, suggesting the radical group possesses and are able to operate ground-to-air … [Link]
Mashable » Woman Denied Boarding on JetBlue Flight After Tweeting About Delays
A JetBlue passenger says her tweets got her booted from a flight late Tuesday. Lisa Carter-Knight was on her way home to Boston from Philadelphia when her JetBlue Flight 760 was delayed. She took to Twitter, as many travelers do, to describe what was going on. See also: Glass Cracks Below Tourists in Chicago Skydeck “We had been waiting an hour, … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » What the data world can learn from the fashion industry
At O’Reilly Research, we focus our attention on trends in technology adoption — which tools are adopted and in which industries. In doing so, we uncover interesting cross-disciplinary opportunities and discover what we can learn from innovations in other fields. … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Inside exotic dead stars are piles of waffles
Neutron stars are made of some of the densest and strongest material in the universe – and they may look like waffles on the inside 
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ProgrammableWeb.com » Last10K Simplifies API Access With Refreshed Developer Portal
This article is a company-provided press release and ProgrammableWeb cannot vouch for the accuracy of the statements within. If you have questions regarding the information below, please contact the company that issued the press release.
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Mashable » Dallas Ebola Patient Is Dead
The first man to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States has died, Texas health officials announced Wednesday morning. "It is with profound sadness and heartfelt disappointment that we must inform you of the death of Thomas Eric Duncan this morning at 7:51 a.m. Mr. Duncan succumbed to an insidious disease, Ebola," officials at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas said … [Link]
Slashdot » Systemd Adding Its Own Console To Linux Systems
An anonymous reader writes: The next version of systemd is poised to introduce an experimental "systemd-consoled" that serves as a user-space console daemon. The consoled furthers the Linux developers' goal of eventually deprecating the VT subsystem found within the Linux kernel in favor of a user-space driven terminal that supports better localization, increased security, and greater robustness of the kernel's … [Link]
Mashable » We're Not F*cked, Says New Corporate-Backed Climate Site
Are you interested in environment and climate news but tired of all the downer stories on global warming and ocean acidity? Collectively is just for you Billed as an alternative to all those media outlets reporting on dismal scientific studies and terrifying climate models, Collectively is a place where people can read feel-good stories about why the world might not be … [Link]
Mashable » U.S. Airports to Screen Travelers for Ebola Symptoms
Travelers arriving to the United States will be observed for any signs or symptoms of Ebola, Homeland Security Department officials announced Wednesday. Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas did not elaborate on when new measures would go into effect, but a source told CNN screenings could begin as early as this weekend. Previously, travelers entering the U.S. from areas hit by … [Link]
Mashable » iPad Air 2 Photo Leak Reveals Apple's Thinnest Tablet Yet
Is the iPad Air's 7.5 mm thickness just too much for you? Don't worry — leaked photos purport to show an even thinner iPad Air 2 prototype. Apple's latest tablet is reportedly just 7 mm thick, its thinnest model yet. That's roughly the same thickness of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, which clock in at 6.9 and 7.1 mm thick, … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Super Creepy: Aliens Added to Historical World War I Footage [Video]
This might be the creepiest (and coolest!) thing you’ll see today. On its 100th anniversary, The Great Martian War tells the story of the catastrophic events and unimaginable horrors of 1913-17, when Humankind was pitted against a savage Alien invasion. With powerful and detailed First World War parallels, The Great Martian War fuses sci-fi fantasy with specialist factual history to … [Link]
Mashable » Protesters Fight for the Life of Spanish Ebola Patient's Dog
Protesters rallied on Wednesday to save the life of the pet dog of an Ebola patient after Madrid officials demanded that the dog be euthanized. See also: How Different Countries Are Screening for Ebola Animal rights activists and supporters gathered at the Madrid apartment building where the dog, a mixed-breed named Excalibur, was seen howling from a balcony. Excalibur has garnered … [Link]
Slashdot » Chrome 38 Released: New APIs and 159 Security Fixes
An anonymous reader writes: In addition to updating Chrome for iOS, Google has released Chrome 38 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. While Chrome 38 beta brought a slew of new features, the stable release is pretty much just a massive security update. This means that, with Chrome 38, Google isn't adding any features to the stable channel (full changelog). That … [Link]
Mashable » Postmodern Jukebox Shakes Off Taylor Swift With a Motown Cover
When a pop song tops the charts, viral covers will inevitably follow. Artists scramble to pump out their own rendition, changing the style, composition and genre, but few do it better than the Postmodern Jukebox This time, Scott Bradlee is back with his rotating cast of talented musicians to showcase Swift's "Shake it Off" in the classic Motown style, complete … [Link]
Slashdot » Fuel Efficiency Numbers Overstate MPG More For Cars With Small Engines
whoever57 writes: All official numbers for fuel economy in the EU typically overstate the miles-per-gallon figure that drivers can expect to achieve in typical driving. A recent study confirmed this once again. However, what the study also found was that MPG figures are more unrealistic for cars with smaller engines than for cars with larger engines. Actual MPG figures achieved … [Link]
Mashable » If Siri Was a Waitress
Siri is like the dim-witted personal assistant you never hired, but now have to pay for Jimmy Kimmel proved the Siri struggle is real for Apple users with a sketch on his late-night show Tuesday called, "If Siri was a Waitress." Spoiler alert: She would not be very good But at least you'd get hot wings out of it. Postmodern … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: 40% Off MEElectronics Sport-Fi M6 Noise Isolating In-Ear Headphones with Memory Wire – $17.99
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon has the MEElectronics Sport-Fi M6 Noise Isolating In-Ear Headphones with Memory Wire for just $17.99. That’s 40% off on the headphones’ regular list price of $29.99. The Sport-Fi M6 utilizes an over-the-ear design with memory wire technology, providing a locked-in, comfortable, noise-isolating fit for any activity while delivering clear and dynamic … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Facebook May be Planning Anonymous Postings App
Facebook is said to be working on an application that would allow users to post under a false name. It follows on from a relaxing of the “real names” rules on the main Facebook site. Officially at least, Facebook has always insisted members use their real name, something it believes makes users more accountable for the comments and content they … [Link]
Mashable » Peace Corps Applications Spike 70% to 22-Year High
The Peace Corps received 17,336 applications for placements this year, representing a more than 70% increase from last year for a 22-year high. In July, the organization announced a shorter application process that allows individuals to select programs and countries of interest. In 1992, the Peace Corps received 17,438 applications, and in 1979, when 18,159 Americans applied. The record number of … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Voice Actors From DragonBall Z Go Super Saiyan, Literally [Video]
I’m pretty sure this is going to be the most awesome thing you’ll see today. Be sure to put the video in HD + full screen after hitting the play button (below!) What does a Goku scream actually look like? Don’t try this at home, kids. Get inside the booth with the cast of Dragon Ball Z during this sneak … [Link]
Mashable » 5 Juicy Teases for Season 3 of 'Arrow'
If you've never hopped aboard the Arrow train, Wednesday night is the time to buy a ticket Creating a season premiere that functioned as a "good jumping off point for new viewers" was not necessarily the intension, according to executive producer Marc Guggenheim, but the end of Season 2, which saw the departure of a major villain and a few character … [Link]
Mashable » Watch Samsung Torture Its Galaxy Note 4 in Extensive Drop Test
Nobody wants to drop their smartphone (and potentially throw a few hundred dollars down the drain), but it can happen — no matter how careful you are. To ensure the damage is minimal, manufacturers perform rigorous drop tests on their devices. For its part, Samsung recently released a video showing the torture its Galaxy Note 4 undergoes before reaching consumers' … [Link]
Mashable » Coffee Lover? Blame Your Genes
For some, coffee is the true nectar of the gods, while others won't touch a drop of the stuff. Now, a new study reveals how genes influence people's preferences for a cup o' Joe. Researchers analyzed genetic data from studies of more than 120,000 coffee drinkers of European and African-American ancestry. They found eight locations of the human genome linked with … [Link]
Mashable » San Francisco Moves to Legalize Airbnb, With Limits
In the city where it all began, Airbnb is now moving toward legalization. San Francisco's Board of Supervisors approved initial legislation on Tuesday that would legalize short-term rentals popularized on sites like Airbnb and VRBO — after certain requirements are met. For the past six years, the number of short-term rentals has grown even though they have not been permitted. See … [Link]
Mashable » Police Smash Car Window and Tase Passenger While Kids Watch
A police department in Indiana is facing a federal lawsuit after a video emerged showing officers smash a car window and tase a man who refused to exit his vehicle. The incident, which took place in Hammond on Sept. 24, unfolded after a woman was pulled over for not wearing her seatbelt. Several officers approached the car, and asked the … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Inside Solid: what wont drones do?
Extrapolation is great fun — especially over technology, where Moore’s Law has conditioned us to expect exponentially falling costs and fast adoption.Applied to drones, extrapolation might lead us to conclude that they’ll fill the skies soon, delivering anything we want … [Link]
Mashable » 4 Awful Board Games That Never Should Have Existed
For every Monopoly and Scrabble out there, Hasbro, Milton Bradley and other board game empires created a "Sinking of the Titanic" game or the "Ring Around the Nosy" experiment. (Yes, these are actual games available for purchase.) Jimmy Fallon, a self-proclaimed board game enthusiast, lampooned some eyebrow-raising titles on Tuesday's Tonight Show, proving family time isn't all fun and games … [Link]
Slashdot » Nobel Prize In Chemistry Awarded To Trio For Microscope Advancement
The 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell, and William E. Moerner for their work in bypassing the limits of traditional optical microscopy. Hell developed a method called Simulated Emission Depletion microscopy, which uses one laser beam to cause a collection of molecules to fluoresce, and another laser beam to cancel out that … [Link]
Slashdot » Europol Predicts First Online Murder By End of This Year
An anonymous reader sends this story from The Stack: The world's first "online murder" over an internet-connected device could happen by the end of this year, Europol has warned. Research carried out by the European Union's law enforcement agency has found that governments are not equipped to fight the growing threat of "online murder," as cyber criminals start to exploit … [Link]
Slashdot » Vax, PDP/11, HP3000 and Others Live On In the Cloud
judgecorp writes: Surprisingly, critical applications still rely on old platforms, although legacy hardware is on its last legs. Swiss emulation expert Stromasys is offering emulation in the cloud for old hardware using a tool cheekily named after Charon, the ferryman to the afterlife. Systems covered include the Vax and PDP/11 platforms from Digital Equipment (which was swallowed by Compaq and … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Walking Dead [Video]
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Mashable » Square Lets You Pre-Order Coffee So It's Hot When You Arrive
Square really wants to be a part of your daily routine, so what better place to start than coffee? Square announced a new feature on Wednesday that lets customers pre-order a cup of coffee so that their beverage is ready when they arrive. The centerpiece of the feature is something Square has dubbed "arrival prediction," which is essentially a fancy name … [Link]
Mashable » Product Hunt Raises $6.1 Million, Adds Former Microsoft Exec to Board
Product Hunt, the popular new website that showcases the latest tech products has raised $6.1 million. The Series A funding, led by Andreesen Horowitz with participation from Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian, brings the startup's total funding to $7.1 millionSteven Sinofsky, the former Microsoft exec who is currently a board partner at Andreesen Horowitz, will also join Product Hunt's board of directors. … [Link]
Mashable » U.S. Doctor Who Survived Ebola Donates Blood to Journalist With the Virus
The American doctor who was successfully treated after contracting ebola, has donated blood to an NBC freelance cameraman who has also been diagnosed with the virus, NBC News reported on Wednesday. See also: Nurse in Spain Is the First Person to Get Ebola Outside West Africa Doctors from the Nebraska Medical Center contacted Dr. Kent Brantly after they realized his blood … [Link]
Mashable » 11 Things to Do With Your Old Beanie Babies
All good things must come to an end, even when it comes to your old beanie baby collection. You spent your entire childhood caring for your beanie babies: nurturing them, keeping them safe in their plastic case, and making sure even the tiniest stitch didn't damage them. Now that you've sadly realized your old collection won't make you rich, it's time … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Big datas move to the cloud
One night when our son was two years old, he abruptly decided that he didn’t like taking baths. As my wife recalls, he struggled mightily against the ritual of bathing for several months until, suddenly and mysteriously, he decided that … [Link]
Mashable » Ebola Orphans Are Liberia's Next Crisis
MONROVIA, Liberia — Not a month ago, Esther's mother and father first started to feel sick. They drove several hours from their home to an Ebola testing center in Liberia's capital, Monrovia, and were diagnosed with a disease that already has killed far more than 3,000 Africans. They were admitted for treatment, which by the most optimistic assessments is saving only … [Link]
Mashable » This Morning's Blood Moon in Photos
If you were in the right place on Wednesday around 6:25 a.m. ET, you saw a spectacle in the sky: a total lunar eclipse, during which the moon was blood red with a hint of turquoise The eclipse was at least partly visible in Most of North and South America, Australia, much of Asia and parts of Eastern Europe. In some … [Link]
Mashable » 15 Pugs That Are Redefining the Sexy Costume This Halloween
Who wore it better? It's the age-old question largely familiarized through insufferable A-listers on the red carpet. This Halloween season, we've breathed new life into the tired game by putting some more festively clad characters head-to-head: pugs vsThat Girl You'll Probably Encounter on Halloween. See also: 30 Witchin' Pun Costumes That Will Make You Cackle Pugs trump most all things in … [Link]
Mashable » Proof That Rush Hour Is Kinda Terrible Everywhere
Your day can be defined by your morning commute. Cramming into a packed subway car or blaring your horn in bumper-to-bumper traffic is much more stressful than, say, snoozing on a train or riding a gondola up a picturesque mountain. Below, photographers from around the world beautifully capture the rush hour experience and show the different ways people travel to and … [Link]
Lifehacker » Build Your Own Adobe Creative Suite with Free and Cheap Software
Adobe’s Creative Suite is one of the best software packs out there for professionals, but the suite is prohibitively expensive for most people. If you can't drop the cash, you can still get a similar experience with free or cheap software. Here's how to build your own Creative Suite. Read more… [Link]
Mashable » Google Employs Camel to Take Liwa Desert Street View Imagery
We've seen Google place its Trekker — a special type of camera for taking 360-degree visuals — on a car, bicycle or even a snowmobile But to take Street View imagery of the Liwa Desert in the United Arab Emirates, Google placed the Trekker on a camel, which the company claims was a way to minimize the disruption of the … [Link]
Mashable » 13 Brass Band Cover Songs That Are Better Than the Originals
These cover songs kick serious brass. Brass bands are great — they're loud, they're catchy and they often feature several people wearing fedoras. Also, hearing a brass band signifies that you're probably at a parade or county fair, and who doesn't love that? We'll take a solid horn section over auto-tune machines any day of the week. See also: 12 Unusual … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Four short links: 8 October 2014
Floodwatch — a Chrome extension that tracks the ads you see as you browse the internet. It offers tools to help you understand both the volume and the types of ads you’re being served during the course of normal browsing, … [Link]
Mashable » 10 People Making Total Bank From Gaming
Playing endless hours of video games could turn you into a millionaire The world of competitive gaming has turned the hobby into a lucrative sport. Countless tournaments have sprung up over the years, offering gamers the chance to win hundreds of thousands of dollars for playing rounds of Dota 2 or StarCraft. See also: Mom, Dad: I'm Dropping Out of College … [Link]
Mashable » U.S. Navy Develops Autonomous Boats that Can Swarm Enemy Targets
The U.S. Navy has a cool new trick up its sleeve — its unmanned boats can now autonomously swarm enemy targets The technology is called CARACaS (Control Architecture for Robotic Agent Command and Sensing) and it can be fitted on any boat, allowing it to operate either autonomously, or as a part of a "swarm." See also: Video Shows U.S. … [Link]
Mashable » Syrian Rights Groups Call on World to Save Kurdish Town of Kobani
MURSITPINAR, Turkey — Several Syrian human rights groups have issued a dramatic appeal, calling on the world to save the embattled Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani from falling into the hands of the Islamic State group. The appeal came as more fighting was underway on Wednesday in the town on the Syria-Turkish border. The town is also known under its Arabic … [Link]
Mashable » Luhansk, Ukraine: City of Ghosts
LUHANSK, Ukraine –- Lyuba Bolgarova has come to look for her father in a dusty field lined with trees that the autumn cold has given a rust-colored kiss. Jutting from mounds of dirt are simple, wooden crosses — more than a hundred of them by a recent count — pale blond testaments to the toll of the ongoing conflict between Moscow-backed … [Link]
Mashable » These Are the Eight Real Dangers of Spring in Australia
SYDNEY — What's not to love about spring? The flowers are blooming. The air is warm. It is the downhill slope all the way into beach days and summer nights. But don't be fooled by the lovely floral dress of the season, spring in Australia is filled with nasty, nasty things Here's a look at the things to avoid to survive … [Link]
Mashable » Travelers Rank the Comfiest Economy Seats on U.S. Airlines
Economy class is rarely described as comfortable, and the shrinking size of airplane seats is something travelers have mostly come to accept. Mostly. See also: Know Before You Go: All the Airline Fees by Carrier But some airlines are worse than others, so Airfarewatchdog polled U.S. fliers, asking "which domestic airline has the most comfortable economy class seats?" More than 1,700 … [Link]
Mashable » 12 Vines That Show the Artistic Value of a Glitch
Our most recent Mashable Vine Challenge was a real catch for fans of wild color combinations. Lovers of neon, repetition and short bursts of action entered their best work, turning our feed into a stream of trippy videos. See also: 8 Vines That Show Off Upload and Editing Features Noisy glitches, once booed as annoying errors on our favorite VHS tapes, … [Link]
Mashable » Los Angeles Police Search Stephen Collins' Home, Confirm He Is Alive
After rushing to 7th Heaven actor Stephen Collins' home as a result of a caller reporting gunshots Tuesday night, city police found his Los Angeles property empty. Police then contacted Collins and confirmed he was alive following a flurry of false reports on Twitter that he had committed suicide See also: UPtv Pulls '7th Heaven' Reruns in Light of 'Disturbing' Allegations … [Link]
Mashable » Instagram Launches Ads on Australian Feeds With Iconic Brand Vegemite
SYDNEY — Australia, your Instagram feed will never be the same again. From Wednesday, Instagram is going to make a profit from your scrolling. The company is adding advertising to your feed Using the tag "sponsored," ads from nine companies will kick off the new arrangement. Expect to see the brands Vegemite, Tourism Queensland, Ben & Jerry’s, Toyota, Flight Centre, Audi, … [Link]
Mashable » Sarah Goldberg of '7th Heaven' and 'Judging Amy' Dies at 40
Actress Sarah Goldberg, who worked on TV shows such as "7th Heaven" and "Judging Amy" has died, according to the Chicago Sun-Times The 40-year-old Chicago native passed in her sleep on Sept. 27 from natural causes, her mother told the newspaper. A heart ailment is the suspected cause of death, but an official cause of death could not be determined by … [Link]
The Joy of Tech » JoT #2056: iOS 8 adoption issues
That’s a big baby! If you enJoyed, please retweet, Like, or share the URL! [Link]
Mashable » Plastc, the All-in-One Card That Could Replace Your Wallet
You already keep an array of cards in your wallet: Debit card, credit card and gift cards. Several developers are working on reducing all those cards to just one Last year, it was Coin, the super card that holds eight cards and allows you to swipe between them at will. But Coin is still only available for pre-order. And now Coin’s … [Link]
Mashable » 7 Reasons You Should Read This Year's PEN Literary Award Winners
Authors from all over the world came together last week to celebrate the best and brightest in contemporary literature at the 2014 PEN Literary Awards. The ceremony honors both recently published authors and those whose work has been pivotal in crafting the modern literary scene. Prize-winning books ranged from deep dives into the world of sports medicine to playful children's stories … [Link]
Mashable » Apple Releases iOS 8.1 Beta 2, OS X Yosemite GM 2 to Developers
Apple on Tuesday issued a second GM candidate for OS X Yosemite. The company also released a second beta for iOS 8.1 for developers. The releases come just a week after the first GM candidate for OS X Yosemite and the first developer beta for iOS 8.1. See also: Two Weeks Later, Here's What Users Think of the iPhone 6 Plus … [Link]
Mashable » 'The Flash' Premiere: Why Barry Allen Is the Ultimate Millennial Superhero
The Tuesday night premiere of The Flash was a breathless, action-packed hour of origin story on the CW, and reactions so far have been overwhelmingly positive for Grant Gustin's first go-round as the Fastest Man in the World No surprise on "overwhelmingly positive" — this was also an introduction to the most Millennial-y super hero the world has ever seen. SEE … [Link]
Mashable » John Lennon's Solo Discography Now Available on Spotify
Spotify landed its third Beatle with Tuesday's announcement that the streaming service is adding the complete solo works of John Lennon to its catalog. The collection spans The Beatles icon's eight studio albums released between 1970 and 1984, including the Plastic Ono Band, Imagine and Mind Games, along with three official compilation sets. Not included are the three albums Lennon recorded … [Link]
Slashdot » NVIDIA Launches Mobile Maxwell GeForce GTX 980M and GTX 970M Notebook Graphics
MojoKid writes: When Nvidia launched their new GeForce GTX 980 and 970 last month, it was obvious that these cards would be coming to mobile sooner rather than later. The significant increase that Maxwell offers in performance-per-watt means that these GPUs should shine in mobile contexts, maybe even more-so than in desktop. Today, Nvidia is unveiling two new mobile GPUs … [Link]
Mashable » What's Next for States Affected by Supreme Court's Gay Marriage Decision?
The Supreme Court declined to hear appeals on same-sex marriage cases Monday, effectively legalizing gay marriage in five states and clearing the way for legalization in six more overseen by the same appellate courts See also: Virginia Is For All Lovers: Jubilant Photos of State's First Gay Marriages In addition to Monday's major move, a separate decision from the 9th U.S. … [Link]
Mashable » I Drove a 3D Printed Car
Let me repeat: I drove a 3D printed car. It wasn’t for long, and it wasn’t far, but it was a singularly awesome experience. The car, known as the Strati, is perhaps the world’s fully drivable, almost completely 3D printer-manufactured automobile. Local Motors used crowd-sourced design and a custom-built 3D printer to create the one-of-a-kind (for now) 3D printed car … [Link]
Mashable » This iPhone Inductive Charger Doubles as an Interactive Wall Clock
Apple stakes a good deal of its reputation on its rigorous approach to design excellence, so it's rare that an iPhone accessory designer comes up with anything that outdoes even Jony Ive's team, but we think we have a candidate with the Spira The device works as a stationary inductive charger, magnetic photo frame and interactive clock, all in one museum-level … [Link]
Slashdot » Glut of Postdoc Researchers Stirs Quiet Crisis In Science
HughPickens.com writes: Carolyn Johnson reports in the Boston Globe that in recent years, the position of postdoctoral researcher has become less a stepping stone and more of a holding tank. Postdocs are caught up in an all-but-invisible crisis, mired in an underclass as federal funding for research has leveled off, leaving the supply of well-trained scientists outstripping demand. "It's sunk … [Link]
Mashable » How About a Six-Layer Cereal Cake With Your Morning Coffee?
Remembering to eat breakfast is a piece of cake when your breakfast is, in fact, a piece of cake But not just any cake: A six-layer milk-soaked cereal cake with each layer boasting a different cereal that your parents banned from your childhood pantry See also: Instagrammer Creates Snap, Crackle Pop Art With Rice Krispies One daring chef-showman by the … [Link]
Slashdot » Sharp Developing LCD Screens In Almost Any Shape
jfruh writes: Traditional LCD panels are rectangular because the tiny chips that drive each pixel of the display are fitted along the edge of the glass panel on which the screen is made. But in a new breed of screens from Sharp, the chips are embedded between the pixels so that means a lot more freedom in screen shape: only … [Link]
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