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Anyone who works as a freelancer these days has to be at least a bit familiar with techie things. But it isn’t just that. When I was a kid and those vaguely SF puppet shows were on the television and all the other kids wanted to be Greg Gogetem or Steve Savetheuniverse, I wanted to be the guy in a white coat and glasses called Doc or Brains. Here are some technology-related feeds I find useful and/or entertaining.

Mashable » Implanted Prosthetic Arm Moves Us One Step Closer to Bionics

Thursday 9 October 23:52:43 UTC 2014

Armprotesen-690-x-330Feed-tw Feed-fbModern prosthetics work better and, in some cases, look cooler, than ever before. Still, most amputees are removing them at night and reattaching them in the morning. They're not part of the body, and they do not offer the same kinds of sensations One Swedish amputee, however, is wearing a different kind of prosthesis — one that is actually connected to … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Silk Instantly Creates Data Visualizations With Web Tool and API

Thursday 9 October 23:47:17 UTC 2014

Data visualization service Silk allows users to create visualizations from their data sources and offers an API to help developers instantly create Web pages with embedded visualizations. ProgrammableWeb spoke with founder Salar al Khafaji about the tool, while Bowei Gai explains how he uses the Silk API to auto-create data visualization content for the World Startup Wiki. [Link]

Mashable » 'Big Hero 6' at Comic Con: Are These Disney's Power Rangers?

Thursday 9 October 23:31:39 UTC 2014

Big-hero-6-power-rangersFeed-tw Feed-fb NEW YORK — The minds behind Disney's Frozen showed off several scenes from Big Hero 6, the studio's follow-up to the $1.27 billion global blockbuster, at New York Comic Con. Four clips, shown exclusively to Thursday's audience inside the Javits Center, gave fans a better feel of what to expect from the film's inflatable robot Baymax — who looks like … [Link]

Slashdot » National Security Letter Issuance Likely Headed To Supreme Court

Thursday 9 October 23:30:29 UTC 2014

Gunkerty Jeb writes The Ninth Circuit appeals court in San Francisco took oral arguments from the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Department of Justice yesterday over the constitutionality of National Security Letters and the gag orders associated with them. The EFF defended a lower court's ruling that NSLs are unconstitutional, while the DoJ defended a separate ruling that NSLs can … [Link]

Mashable » Hodor's Mom Is the Biggest George R. R. Martin Fangirl

Thursday 9 October 23:30:27 UTC 2014

Pod-hodorFeed-tw Feed-fbNEW YORK — It's not often that Hodor gets a chance to speak his mind, but New York Comic Con gave him the perfect outlet. Actor Kristian Nairn, who plays the gentle giant on HBO's Game of Thrones sat down with Daniel Portman — the lady killer Podrick Payne — and a few Westeros experts at the Game of Thrones Fan … [Link]

Mashable » Cyclone Named After the State Bird of Israel Is About To Hit India

Thursday 9 October 23:24:51 UTC 2014

Meteoearth_hudhudFeed-tw Feed-fbTropical Cyclone Hudhud is slowly strengthening in the Bay of Bengal — a region that has brewed some of nature's deadliest tropical storms on record — and is moving toward the north Andhra Pradesh coast of India. Forecasts show the storm making landfall on Saturday or early Sunday India time as a Category 2 or 3 storm, near the city of … [Link]

Slashdot » Scientists Coax Human Embryonic Stem Cells Into Making Insulin

Thursday 9 October 22:47:00 UTC 2014

First time accepted submitter kwiecmmm writes A group of Harvard scientists reported that they have figured out how to turn embryonic stem cells into beta cells capable of producing insulin. This discovery could cure diabetes. From the article: "'It's a huge landmark paper. I would say it's bigger than the discovery of insulin,' says Jose Olberholzer, a professor of bioengineering … [Link]

Mashable » Apple Patent Offers In-Depth Look at Apple Pay's NFC Technology

Thursday 9 October 22:41:28 UTC 2014

Ap543663448977Feed-tw Feed-fbApple filed for a patent related to near-field communication technology (NFC) on Thursday, and though it doesn't mention Apple Pay by name, the document offers an in-depth look at how the mobile payment platform may work Explained simply, NFC is how you will use Apple Pay to pay for transactions by tapping your iPhone at a payment terminal. The U.S. Patent … [Link]

Mashable » Sam Smith Parody Accurately Conveys the Morning After a One-Night Stand

Thursday 9 October 22:35:47 UTC 2014

GohomeFeed-tw Feed-fb You had your fun. But now that the sobering morning-after has arrived — you want that weirdo you barely know to get out of your bed. Daniel Franzese, best known for his role as Damian in the 2004 flick Mean Girls stars in this honest and relatable music video that accurately conveys the spectrum of emotions that follow a one-night … [Link]

Mashable » Colorful Butterfly Wings Inspire Counterfeit-Proof Technology

Thursday 9 October 22:15:27 UTC 2014

Butterfly-Feed-tw Feed-fbTo stop identity thieves and counterfeiters, a group of researchers is looking for inspiration from an unlikely source: butterflies. In order to attract a mate, the male Pierella luna butterfly of Latin America uses its wings to perform an advanced optical trick known as reverse color diffraction. Thanks to the microstructure of its wings — made up of tiny scales curled … [Link]

Mashable » Former 'SNL' Cast Member Jan Hooks Dead at 57

Thursday 9 October 22:12:59 UTC 2014

JanhooksmainFeed-tw Feed-fbJan Hooks, a key Saturday Night Live player during a peak five years for the show who went on to join the cast of Designing Women, has died, TMZ first reported Thursday. She was 57. Hooks, whose most recent work on TV included a guest appearance on NBC's 30 Rock, had been battling a serious illness, according to the report. Her representatives did not … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Today in APIs: Microsoft Touts Windows 10's IoT Strength

Thursday 9 October 22:04:23 UTC 2014

Microsoft says its Windows 10 is for the Internet of Things, and touts Office 365 as a valuable API. Data ownership is muscling in on the public API. Plus: IBM heralds its growing API ecosystem, and Netagio Exchange launches an API. Microsoft Indicates It's a Player in the IoT Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella argued at the recent Gartner Symposium ITxpo … [Link]

Slashdot » Proposed Hab Module For Asteroid Redirect Mission Could Support a Lunar Return

Thursday 9 October 22:02:00 UTC 2014

MarkWhittington writes Space News reported on Wednesday that NASA is mulling a hab module as part of the Asteroid Redirect Mission. The inclusion of the hab module would extend the mission from 28 days to as long as 60 days. The module would provide enough consumables such as food, water, and oxygen and other support to sustain the crew of … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Stir Kinetic Desk: Automated Motorized Desk Makes Ergonomics Pricey

Thursday 9 October 22:00:01 UTC 2014

Sitting at a desk all day isn’t the best thing for your health. But an extremely costly gadget to address that problem is a reminder that sometimes it’s possible to over-engineer a solution. The Stir Kinetic desk is based around the idea that maintaining good health while working at a desk isn’t simply a matter of standing vs sitting, but … [Link]

Mashable » What to Expect From Tesla's 'Unveil the D' Event

Thursday 9 October 21:59:10 UTC 2014

Tesla-logoFeed-tw Feed-fbElon Musk is planning a huge Tesla unveiling tonight that will draw dozens of celebrities and coverage by hundreds of media outlets. The billionaire is expected to announce a number of new features for the Tesla Model S all-electric sedan, as well as possibly show off the Model X crossover SUV due to arrive in the first quarter of 2015, at … [Link]

Mashable » The Stock Market Just Had Its Worst Day of 2014

Thursday 9 October 21:54:24 UTC 2014

Unnamed-1Feed-tw Feed-fbNEW YORK — The stock market had its worst day of the year Thursday, just 24 hours after recording its best. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 334 points as falling energy stocks and worries about the global economy sent investors fleeing out of the market. The blue-chip index rose 275 points the day before. For three years, U.S. investors have … [Link]

Mashable » Confusion About Same-Sex Marriage Laws Abounds Across the U.S.

Thursday 9 October 21:52:19 UTC 2014

ScgaymarriageFeed-tw Feed-fbDays after the Supreme Court effectively legalized gay marriage in nearly a dozen states by refusing to hear states' appeals, many same-sex couples still face obstacles to legal recognition The five states directly affected by the ruling — Indiana, Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia and Wisconsin — started issuing marriage licenses immediately on Monday. Another six states were affected indirectly by the ruling. … [Link]

Mashable » MMA Fighter Mayhem Miller Live Tweets His Standoff With Police

Thursday 9 October 21:48:56 UTC 2014

Ocpd-swatFeed-tw Feed-fbWhen Mixed Martial Arts fighter Jason "Mayhem" Miller saw police gathering outside his Southern California home on Thursday, he turned to Twitter before surrendering to a SWAT team and being taken into custody. While barricading himself inside, Miller live tweeted the incident, even encouraging people to come to his home and see for themselves. As the standoff with the Orange County … [Link]

Slashdot » Axiom Open Source Camera Handily Tops 100,000 Euro Fundraising Goal

Thursday 9 October 21:18:00 UTC 2014

The Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for an open-hardware cinema camera has closed far in the black, though the project continues to accept contributions. The Axiom's designers raised enough (€174,520, topping their €100,000 goal) to fund development of their stretch goals (remote control, active lens mount, active battery mount), and then some. If it actually gets built and catches on, it will … [Link]

Mashable » Listen to Taylor Swift's Impressive Cover of 'Riptide'

Thursday 9 October 21:15:52 UTC 2014

Taylor-swiftFeed-tw Feed-fb Taylor Swift has shaken it all the way from country to indie. The singer, who announced earlier this year she would be releasing her first pop album, recently covered Vance Joy's indie hit "Riptide" on BBC Radio 1. It was quite the musical departure for Swift, but she sounded great and looked like she was having fun, so keep doing … [Link]

Mashable » Super Typhoon Vongfong Menaces Okinawa and Mainland Japan

Thursday 9 October 21:11:04 UTC 2014

VongfongviirssupercloseupFeed-tw Feed-fbSuper Typhoon Vongfong, which became the most powerful tropical cyclone of the year earlier this week, has taken a turn to the north, on a course that will take its core of ferocious winds and high waves perilously close to Okinawa and then on toward the mainland Japanese island of Kyushu this weekend. As of 4 p.m. ET, the storm had … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Netagio Launches First UK-Centric Bitcoin Exchange API

Thursday 9 October 21:08:31 UTC 2014

Netagio, the first British bitcoin, gold and sterling exchange, has launched an API. Investors and institutions can now integrate the API into their own systems to automate trading on the Netagio exchange. Netagio constitutes the only exchange to enable trading among bitcoins, British pounds and physical gold, while also accepting deposits in euros and U.S. [Link]

Mashable » Microsoft CEO Suggests Women Not Ask for Raises, Trust in 'Karma'

Thursday 9 October 21:04:45 UTC 2014

Ap811278875361Feed-tw Feed-fbSatya Nadella came under fire Thursday for comments at a conference celebrating women in computing, in which the new Microsoft CEO suggested that women who don't ask for raises have "good karma" and that not asking for equal pay with men is a "superpower." "It's not really about asking for the raise," Nadella told the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Watch This Spinning Chocolate Cake Come to Life Before Your Eyes [Video]

Thursday 9 October 21:00:03 UTC 2014

Ok, technically this isn’t a cake, and I had no idea what to expect before hitting the play button, but then BOOM, after 20 seconds, my mind was blown. Check it out! [VidzCompilation] [Link]

Mashable » Symantec to Split Into 2 Independent Companies

Thursday 9 October 20:56:51 UTC 2014

SymantecFeed-tw Feed-fbSymantec became the third tech giant in the last several weeks to propose splitting itself in two. The software firm announced Thursday that it plans to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies. One will be focused on security; the other will be focused on information management See also: How You Can Avoid a BadUSB Attack “As the security and storage … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Good Technology Launches Good Work to Help Enterprises Build Custom, Secure Mobile Apps

Thursday 9 October 20:44:44 UTC 2014

Good Technology has launched Good Work, an enterprise mobility management productivity suite. Good Work makes use of the APIs available on the Good Dynamics platform to create secure process workflows for business teams. ProgrammableWeb spoke with Lynn Lucas, chief marketing officer, about the new product release. [Link]

Slashdot » Ubisoft Claims CPU Specs a Limiting Factor In Assassin's Creed Unity On Consoles

Thursday 9 October 20:31:00 UTC 2014

MojoKid (1002251) writes A new interview with Assassin's Creed Unity senior producer Vincent Pontbriand has some gamers seeing red and others crying "told you so," after the developer revealed that the game's 900p framerate and 30 fps target on consoles is a result of weak CPU performance rather than GPU compute. "Technically we're CPU-bound," Pontbriand said. "The GPUs are really … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Hatsune Miku Performs on the David Letterman Show [Video]

Thursday 9 October 20:00:01 UTC 2014

Yesterday evening, virtual pop star Hatsune Miku appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman. Be sure to watch Mr. Letterman’s face after the performance, it totally screams “I’m way too old for this.” [Late Show with David Letterman | Via TMS] [Link]

Slashdot » Carl Sagan, as "Mr. X," Extolled Benefits of Marijuana

Thursday 9 October 19:50:00 UTC 2014

New submitter Colin Castro writes with an exceprt from the San Francisco Chronicle that reveals a different side of Carl Sagan: MarijuanaMajority.com founder Tom Angell spent a few days this summer in the Library of Congress researching the iconic American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist and author and has come away with a bounty. Angell says he found some never-before-released writings on … [Link]

Mashable » U.S. Airline Delays Up Slightly During the Peak Travel Season

Thursday 9 October 19:48:14 UTC 2014

DeparturesFeed-tw Feed-fbAirline delays and cancellations are up slightly from last year's peak travel season. The U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday that flights on the nation's largest airlines arrived on time 77.7% of the time in August. That is down from 78.8% in the same month last year, although it is better than July. See also: Know Before You Go: All the … [Link]

Mashable » First Look at 'Tomorrowland' and George Clooney's Insane Weapons

Thursday 9 October 19:46:15 UTC 2014

Tomorrowland-george-clooneyFeed-tw Feed-fbNEW YORK — Disney's sci-fi adventure Tomorrowland has been shrouded in mystery, with no footage ever seen by the public — not until Thursday at New York Comic Con "What if there's a place, a secret place where nothing is impossible?" George Clooney, who plays jaded scientist Frank, asks in the clip (watch below). "A miraculous place where you could actually … [Link]

Mashable » Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 Targets Both Windows and Android

Thursday 9 October 19:43:12 UTC 2014

Ww_images-product_photography_lenovo_yoga_tablet_2_slim_b_10_w_feature_crop_hi_res.tif3866x2138Feed-tw Feed-fbA year ago, Lenovo introduced its first Yoga Tablet Android tablet. Today, Lenovo is back with the Yoga Tablet 2 and this time, it's also available running Windows. Lenovo is offering its new Yoga Tablet 2 in both 8-inch and 10-inch varieties and users can choose between Android and Windows 8.1. Both feature Intel Atom processors, dual-band Wi-Fi and optional 4G. … [Link]

Mashable » Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 Pro Wants to Be Your Tablet and Big Screen TV

Thursday 9 October 19:42:46 UTC 2014

Lenovo-yoga-tablet-2-pro-projector-featureFeed-tw Feed-fbWhat if your tablet was also a home theater projector? That's exactly what Lenovo is trying to do with the Yoga Tablet 2 Pro. The Yoga Tablet 2 Pro is a 13.3-inch Android tablet with a built-in Pico projector and an 8 watt sound system with subwoofer. See also: iPad Air 2 Photo Leak Reveals Apple's Thinnest Tablet Yet Lenovo's thought … [Link]

Mashable » Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro Design Was Inspired by Fine Watches

Thursday 9 October 19:30:45 UTC 2014

Lenovo-quad-thumbFeed-tw Feed-fbThe first Lenovo Yoga laptop was an inspired piece of hybrid design: a full-featured laptop that could be used in four different modes, thanks to a special hinge that could unfold the screen a full 360 degrees. See also: With Windows 10, Microsoft Finally Gets It Two years later, Lenovo is taking the Yoga's design to new heights of minimalism. The … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Upside-down world: the goggles that remake reality

Thursday 9 October 19:30:00 UTC 2014

Goggles that warp your vision might be the key to understanding the redness of red, the softness of velvet and the nature of consciousness itself (full text available to subscribers) [Link]

Mashable » Google Launches Hangouts Desktop App and Polls for Google+

Thursday 9 October 19:20:00 UTC 2014

ChromebooksFeed-tw Feed-fbGoogle Hangouts users can now chat and make calls from their desktops without opening their browser The company rolled out a new desktop app for Chrome OS and Windows users Thursday and announced new social polling features for Google+. See also: 7 Things We'd Change About Google Hangouts The desktop app allows chats and calls to run independently of a web … [Link]

Mashable » I Am an Ebola Vaccine Test Subject

Thursday 9 October 19:04:13 UTC 2014

Ebola-vaccine-nick-owenFeed-tw Feed-fbLast night, I was frozen in place by a Facebook post. On first appearance, it doesn’t look like much: a picture of a dirt-strewn clearing in a forest. Saplings sprout from the rutted ground and a lone wooden cross sits in the center of the photograph It’s not until you read the caption that you truly understand what you are looking … [Link]

Slashdot » A Critical Look At Walter "Scorpion" O'Brien

Thursday 9 October 19:01:00 UTC 2014

1729 (581437) writes Back in August, there was speculation that the "real life" Walter O'Brien (alleged inspiration for CBS's new drama Scorpion) might be a fraud. Mike Masnick from Techdirt follows up on the story: "The more you dig, the more of the same you find. Former co-workers of O'Brien's have shown up in comments or reached out to me … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Neil deGrasse Tyson is Waddles the Pig in Disney’s Animated Show: Gravity Falls [Video]

Thursday 9 October 19:00:48 UTC 2014

Last weekend, in the latest episode of Gravity Falls, Waddles the pig ate brain goop and started showing signs of superhuman intelligence… and then started using a computer to communicate, stephen hawking-style, with the voice of the one and only superstar astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. [Gravity Falls (Official Site) | The Mystery of Gravity Falls | Via TMS] [Link]

Mashable » Leaked Photos Reveal Possible New Lego Minecraft Series

Thursday 9 October 18:51:44 UTC 2014

Minecraft-legos-01Feed-tw Feed-fbThe blocky aesthetics of Lego and Minecraft seem like a match made in Heaven, and the possible new series leaked by a Russian retailer prove just that. Images of the sets were leaked Wednesday by Mir Kobikov, a chain of licensed Lego stores in Russian. According to the site, the sets are titled "Mine," "Dragon Edge," "Workbench," "First Night," "Farm," and … [Link]

Mashable » First 'Tomorrowland' Trailer Will Make You Leap Out of Your Seat

Thursday 9 October 18:46:48 UTC 2014

TomorrowlandFeed-tw Feed-fb No. Way. Aside from the fact it stars George Clooney and Britt Robertson, Tomorrowland has until now been nothing but a big, frustrating secret. With the first teaser trailer, released Thursday at New York Comic-Con, the secret isn't just out — it'll make you jump. SEE ALSO: First Look at 'Tomorrowland' and George Clooney's Insane Weapons Directed by Brad Bird … [Link]

Mashable » Report: Amazon to Open First Physical 'Store,' in New York

Thursday 9 October 18:46:33 UTC 2014

Amazon-event-42Feed-tw Feed-fbAmazon will open its first physical store right across from the Empire State Building in New York City, according to a report The space, at 7 West 34th St., will offer limited inventory for same-day delivery in the city, according to The Wall Street Journal. The location would also handle product returns and exchanges plus pickups of online orders. "A customer … [Link]

Mashable » Where the Hell Is Kim Jong-un?

Thursday 9 October 18:39:27 UTC 2014

Kim-jong-unFeed-tw Feed-fbIt’s now been 37 days since Kim Jong-un, the leader of the secretive and sometimes hostile North Korea, has been last seen in public. What's going on? Where the hell is he? His absence has launched an uncontrollable cycle of rumors and speculation. Some say he has gout, others say he broke both ankles — perhaps because he got fat from … [Link]

Mashable » 'Under the Dome' and 'Extant' Have Been Renewed By CBS

Thursday 9 October 18:34:36 UTC 2014

ExtantrecapFeed-tw Feed-fbCBS has said yes to another year of sci-fi summers The network Thursday renewed Under the Dome and Halle Berry's Extant Seasons 3 and 2, respectively, with both to retain their spots on the summer schedule See also: Dean Norris Was Trapped in a Dome With Mashable at Comic-Con Both shows come from executive producer Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television, which has … [Link]

Mashable » Sony Xperia Z3v: 4K Video, High-Res Audio and PlayStation Streaming

Thursday 9 October 18:30:40 UTC 2014

Vizio-event-thumbFeed-tw Feed-fbYou’ve got to hand it to Sony: when it comes to mobile, it's really trying. Although the company's Xperia phones don't have a lot of mind share, Sony is throwing everything it can into its latest handset, the Xperia Z3v. The smartphone is waterproof, can capture 4K video, plays high-res audio, and can even stream games from your PlayStation 4. See … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Sidewinding snake-bot slithers over sandy surfaces

Thursday 9 October 18:30:00 UTC 2014

With no limbs to speak of, a snake-shaped robot has been built to skitter sideways in environments that would stump most automatons [Link]

New Scientist – News » Lung cancer's long hibernation may be its weak spot

Thursday 9 October 18:30:00 UTC 2014

Cancerous cells can lie dormant in the lungs for decades before turning deadly. The delay raises hope of destroying the cancer before it can strike [Link]

Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: An Accurate Broadband Speed Test?

Thursday 9 October 18:20:00 UTC 2014

First time accepted submitter kyrcant writes Is there a way to accurately really test my "broadband" connection? I don't trust the usual sites, the first ones I found via Google. I suspect (and found) that at least some of them are directly affiliated with ISPs, and I further suspect that traffic to those addresses is probably prioritized, so people will … [Link]

Mashable » Uber Explained In 2 Minutes

Thursday 9 October 18:18:17 UTC 2014

Mashable-explains-uberFeed-tw Feed-fb Contrary to popular belief, Uber has actually been around for five years. It wasn't until recently, though, that it really started picking up steam: The ongoing battle with competitors, for one, or the cross-continental expansion See also: 20 Private Thoughts From the Backseat of an Uber Car But what exactly is it? In our latest Mashable Explains video, we break … [Link]

Mashable » Would You Survive a 'Walking Dead' Episode? This App Will Be the Judge

Thursday 9 October 18:15:38 UTC 2014

ThewalkingdeadFeed-tw Feed-fbThe Walking Dead's second-screen experience has just gotten a really cool facelift ahead of the show's Season 5 premiere. The enhanced version of The Walking Dead Story Sync will gauge a user's responses and be able to tell them, based on their choices, whether they would have survived an episode — and the character to whom they are most similar See … [Link]

Mashable » Jimmy Buffett Wants Mo' Money From Spotify

Thursday 9 October 18:01:45 UTC 2014

BuffettFeed-tw Feed-fb Apparently, all that Margaritaville money just isn't enough for Jimmy Buffett Vanity Fair held their inaugural New Establishment Summit in San Francisco on Wednesday, where Buffett made a short appearance. But he wasn't serenading the crowd with songs about cheeseburgers or margaritas, Buffet was there to ask Spotify, a music streaming service, for a raise See also: 'God Only Knows' … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Frozen as an 8-Bit Video Game

Thursday 9 October 18:00:18 UTC 2014

CineFix presents Frozen retold via old-school 8-bit (and a little 16 bit 😉 game tech. No quarters or controllers required! [CineFix] [Link]

Mashable » 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees: Who Should Be Inducted?

Thursday 9 October 17:58:30 UTC 2014

Green-day-01Feed-tw Feed-fbThe 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees were announced on Thursday morning, with Green Day and Nine Inch Nails receiving nominations in their first year of eligibility. This is also the first time that The Smiths, Sting, Bill Withers, and Stevie Ray Vaughan will be featured on the ballot, though they've been eligible previously. Sting and Lou Reed are … [Link]

Mashable » Yao Ming Stands Beside Tennis Stars, Makes Them Look Like Hobbits

Thursday 9 October 17:49:50 UTC 2014

YaofedFeed-tw Feed-fbYao Ming, one of the gentlest and most dignified giants in NBA history, remains a super cool dude after retiring early from the league in 2011 due to a plague of injuries The 7-foot-6 Chinese icon visited the Shanghai Rolex Masters tennis tournament this week and posed for photos with two of the game's biggest stars. The resulting shots are just … [Link]

Mashable » Questions After St. Louis Shooting: Why Did an Off-Duty Officer Fire 17 Shots?

Thursday 9 October 17:38:45 UTC 2014

St-louis-police-01Feed-tw Feed-fbA white, off-duty St. Louis police officer shot and killed a black 18-year-old on Wednesday night, provoking angry demonstrations. The St. Louis police department says the teen, whom relatives identified as Vonderrick Myers Jr., fired at the officer, who responded with a volley of 17 shots. See also: The Haves and Have-Nots of Ferguson “An investigation will decide if the officer's … [Link]

Mashable » We Annotated Carl Icahn's Monster Apple Letter For You

Thursday 9 October 17:33:38 UTC 2014

CookFeed-tw Feed-fbThursday morning investor Carl Icahn publicly released a letter that he had sent to Tim Cook, CEO of Apple. In more than 5,000 words, Icahn alternately praises Cook but also calls for him to increase the amount of Apple stock that the company is buying See also: Thinking of Buying the iPhone 6 Plus? Read Our Review First Icahn is a … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Ebola could never spread widely here. Could it?

Thursday 9 October 17:30:00 UTC 2014

After the first cases of Ebola in Europe and the US, how well prepared are nations beyond western Africa to cope with the virus, asks Debora MacKenzie [Link]

Slashdot » Reverse Engineering the Oculus Rift DK2's Positional Tracking Tech

Thursday 9 October 17:27:00 UTC 2014

An anonymous reader writes The Oculus Rift DK2 VR headset hides under its IR-transparent shell an array of IR LEDs which are picked up by the positional tracker. The data is used to understand where the user's head is in 3D space so that the game engine can update the view accordingly, a critical function for reducing sim sickness and … [Link]

Mashable » Imgur Updates GIF Format to Load Much Faster

Thursday 9 October 17:26:57 UTC 2014

Alt-image-imgurFeed-tw Feed-fbInternet culture is dominated by GIFs — and they just got even better. Photo-sharing site Imgur made a big improvement to the GIFs posted on its site by converting the files from the outdated .GIF format to a MP4 video format. See also: GIF vs. JIF: You're Probably Still Saying It Wrong Imgur announced Project "GIFV" (GIF Video) on Thursday as … [Link]

Mashable » Joe Ehrmann Pleads for NFL to End Domestic Violence in Poignant Video

Thursday 9 October 17:23:46 UTC 2014

Nfl_domesticviolenceFeed-tw Feed-fbAs part of the NFL's domestic violence and sexual assault education sessions that kicked off Wednesday, NFL owners were shown a video starring former linebacker Joe Ehrmann In the video, originally obtained by ABC News, and later shared on former football player Troy Vincent's Facebook, Ehrmann pleads players and members of the NFL to consider the women in their own lives … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Brave or reckless? Thrill-seekers' brains can tell you

Thursday 9 October 17:23:00 UTC 2014

A study of skydivers suggests that brain scans can identify those who feel fear but overcome it, and those whose brains don't assess danger properly [Link]

Mashable » CGI Anime Character Hatsune Miku Makes Late-Night History on David Letterman

Thursday 9 October 17:20:53 UTC 2014

Hatsune-mikuFeed-tw Feed-fb Since David Letterman is always on the cusp of innovative technology, it was really no surprise that he invited Hatsune Miku to perform on The Late Show on Wednesday. For those of you unfamiliar with the insanely popular Hatsune Miku, she looks like a anime character. The Japanese media company Crypton Future Media created her (to be clear, she's not … [Link]

Mashable » Fears of Ebola Exposure Prompt Protests in Spain and U.S.

Thursday 9 October 17:13:22 UTC 2014

Spain-ebola-protestFeed-tw Feed-fbAs Ebola cases spread to the U.S. and Europe, fears of contracting the virus have spread with it. Those fearing exposure to the virus, from airline cleaners to healthcare workers, have mobilized in Spain and the U.S. to protest against what they see as a failure to protect those risking exposure See also: Most Americans Support Banning Flights From Ebola-Stricken Countries … [Link]

Mashable » Lying Down for Jobs During the Great Depression

Thursday 9 October 17:13:15 UTC 2014

Lying-copyFeed-tw Feed-fbThese photos show unemployed demonstrators – men and women – drawing attention to their campaign for employment and winter relief by lying down in London's Oxford Street – bringing all traffic on the busiest London thoroughfare to a complete standstill. This was but one in a series of protests carried out by the campaigners toward the end of the Great Depression. … [Link]

Mashable » Darth Vader Is Back: James Earl Jones to Play Dark Lord on ABC

Thursday 9 October 17:03:45 UTC 2014

Ap70582636577Feed-tw Feed-fbIt may not be the "Darth Vader TV special" we heard reports of last year, but James Earl Jones will reprise the voice of iconic villain Darth Vader on the small screen later this month A scene with the Dark Lord of the Sith has been added to the end of the hourlong Star Wars Rebels TV movie Spark of Rebellion. … [Link]

Mashable » Ukrainians Toss Out Politicians in #TrashBucketChallenge Campaign

Thursday 9 October 17:01:39 UTC 2014

Politician-in-the-trash-ukraineFeed-tw Feed-fbKIEV, Ukraine –- There’s a new “bucket challenge” sweeping across Ukraine — but you probably don't want to be on the receiving end of this. Frustrated by corruption, a lack of political reform and holdovers from the previous regime, Ukrainians are taking matters into their own hands and tossing allegedly dirty politicians in the trash. See also: Luhansk, Ukraine: City of … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » This Scorpion Chair is The Perfect Chair for your Evil Villain Lair [Pic]

Thursday 9 October 17:00:50 UTC 2014

The Scorpion Chair – Artist: Vyacheslav Pakhomov A “throne” shaped like a Scorpion: just the perfect thing to greet people entering my evil villain lair. This chair is the work of painter, sculptor, and woodcarver Vyacheslav Pakhomov and can be yours for 230,000 rubles (about $5,749 USD.) [Via OhGizmo] [Link]

New Scientist – News » Today on New Scientist

Thursday 9 October 17:00:00 UTC 2014

All the latest on newscientist.com: Seven materials to change the world, closest link to Eve found, world's oldest hand stencil, new particles and more [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Intuit QuickBooks Connect Hackathon Offers $100,000 in Prizes

Thursday 9 October 16:55:41 UTC 2014

Intuit is holding a hackathon later this month at the QuickBooks Connect 2014 conference in San Jose, Calif., at which $100,000 in prizes will be distributed to developers who create the best QuickBooks Online apps. [Link]

Mashable » The Google App Can Now Make Your Dinner Reservations

Thursday 9 October 16:55:19 UTC 2014

RestaurantFeed-tw Feed-fbGoogle rolled out an update to its flagship app on Thursday that lets the app make dinner reservations and give better directions and reminders. Conversational search, which allows you to search Google the way you speak, has been a part of the search app for a while, but the update improves its ability to recognize relevant information. See also: 14 Google … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Treasure aplenty in ancient Spanish tomb raid

Thursday 9 October 16:52:00 UTC 2014

A tomb with bodies surrounded by gold and silver riches is just one of the discoveries at an excavation of the El Argar civilisation's royal city in Spain [Link]

Mashable » Brennan's Concerns About Booth Mount in This 'Bones' Sneak Peek

Thursday 9 October 16:45:20 UTC 2014

BonessneakpeekFeed-tw Feed-fbBooth puts up a nice front in the exclusive sneak peek (below) from the next new episode of Bones, but there's no fooling Brennan. She can see right through him. There's no doubt that everyone is having a hard time dealing with Sweets' season premiere death, but Booth's lack of sleep and unwillingness to emotionally deal with the trauma from the … [Link]

Slashdot » Indonesian Cave Art May Be World's Oldest

Thursday 9 October 16:45:00 UTC 2014

sciencehabit writes The world's oldest cave art may not lie in Europe but rather halfway around the globe in Indonesia, according to a new study. The images date to around 40,000 years ago, making them a similar age to cave paintings from Western Europe that represent the world's oldest known cave art. The findings suggest that humans were producing figurative … [Link]

Mashable » Uncomfortable Facebook Situations to Avoid at All Costs

Thursday 9 October 16:38:19 UTC 2014

Facebook-headlinesFeed-tw Feed-fb If Facebook released a daily newspaper based on your News Feed, print would finally be dead. We all know that one mom who talks about Adam Levine's abs a little too much, and those people who turn harmless statuses into political discussions. Jimmy Fallon brings a little solidarity to Facebook users who feel your pain. Jennifer Garner on Ben Affleck's … [Link]

Slashdot » No Nobel For Nick Holonyak Jr, Father of the LED

Thursday 9 October 16:04:00 UTC 2014

szotz writes Nick Holonyak Jr. doesn't want to go gently into that good night. Widely regarded as the father of the LED (for his work on early visible-light devices), he's been making strongly-worded comments about being passed over for the Nobel Prize. His wife said he'd given up on getting it. But, he says, this year's physics award, to inventors … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » These Super Fun Dragon Con 2014 Videos Will Bring You Joy and Laughter

Thursday 9 October 16:00:52 UTC 2014

Our pals over at Beat Down Boogie just released two beautiful cosplay music videos featuring some of the best cosplay from Dragon Con 2014, and as usual, they totally rock! Both should be viewed in HD and full screen. [Beat Down Boogie] [Link]

New Scientist – News » Wonder stuff: Glass that will store your info for ever

Thursday 9 October 15:30:00 UTC 2014

Hard drives can be wiped. DVDs degrade. So let's do like Superman and record our most precious memories in shards of data-hungry glass (full text available to subscribers) [Link]

Mashable » What Is Dogspotting and Why Are People So Angry About It?

Thursday 9 October 15:22:30 UTC 2014

Spotting-thumbFeed-tw Feed-fbA Facebook group created for posting pictures of random dogs is being accused of tyranny across the Internet. You may have never heard of it, but "Dogspotting" is one of the Internet's most popular sports. With nearly 30,000 members on the main Facebook group and thousands more on separate, tributary groups and websites, Dogspotting has quickly become very serious business. With … [Link]

Slashdot » Goodbye, World? 5 Languages That Might Not Be Long For This World

Thursday 9 October 15:22:00 UTC 2014

Nerval's Lobster writes As developers embrace new programming languages, older languages can go one of two ways: stay in use, despite fading popularity, or die out completely. So which programming languages are slated for history's dustbin of dead tech? Perl is an excellent candidate, especially considering how work on Perl6, framed as a complete revamp of the language, began work … [Link]

New Scientist – News » LSD's ability to make minds malleable revisited

Thursday 9 October 15:02:00 UTC 2014

It's been 40 years since LSD was initially investigated for its promise in psychotherapy. After a long hiatus, it is now getting a more rigorous treatment [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Fantastic Cosplay Photography of Lexa One [Picture Gallery]

Thursday 9 October 15:00:24 UTC 2014

crusader Lexa One is a Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada-based photographer that brings a unique and beautiful touch to cosplay photography. I know a few people who hired Lexa for private photo shoots and they were all highly enchanted by the experience, so if you are based in the province of Quebec and are looking for a highly professional photographer, Lexa is always … [Link]

Mashable » Couple Announces Pregnancy in a Pretentious Wes Anderson Parody

Thursday 9 October 14:45:06 UTC 2014

Wes-anderson-pregnancy-parodyFeed-tw Feed-fb When Jacky Shu and Ben Snyder learned they were expecting a child, they did what any hipster couple would do in the same situation: They filmed a Wes Anderson parody about it. Their trailer for their upcoming family addition features all of the trappings of a Wes Anderson film: stilted conversation, careful symmetry and "Me and Julio Down By the … [Link]

Mashable » Hong Kong Government Cancels Talks With Protesters

Thursday 9 October 14:43:51 UTC 2014

Hong-kong-talksFeed-tw Feed-fbHONG KONG — Hong Kong's government on Thursday canceled talks with student leaders of a pro-democracy protest that has blocked streets in the city for nearly two weeks, with a senior official saying the discussions were unlikely to be constructive. The talks, which had been scheduled for Friday, will not go ahead because they have been "seriously undermined" by remarks from … [Link]

Mashable » Most Americans Support Banning Flights From Ebola-Stricken Countries

Thursday 9 October 14:39:54 UTC 2014

AtlFeed-tw Feed-fbA majority of Americans support banning flights from Ebola-stricken countries, according to a new survey by NBC News and Survey Monkey. The survey of U.S. adults found 58% supported a ban, 20% did not, and 23% did not know. There's only one problem with the response, though: There are currently no direct flights to the United States from Guinea, Sierra Leone … [Link]

Slashdot » Startup's Open Source Device Promises Gamers "Surround Sound For Your Eyes"

Thursday 9 October 14:38:00 UTC 2014

alphadogg (971356) writes A startup called Antumbra run by 5 college students is looking to throw a little soothing light on this situation: People who hunker down in front of their computers until the wee hours, until it feels like their eyes might fall out. Antumbra's open-source-based Glow, which launches in a limited beta of 100 $35 units on Thursday, … [Link]

Mashable » Rare Tiger Released by Putin Strays Into China

Thursday 9 October 14:27:56 UTC 2014

Putin-tigerFeed-tw Feed-fbA rare Siberian tiger that Russian President Vladimir Putin released into the wild strayed into China and may be in danger, Chinese media said Thursday. Russia informed Chinese forestry officials that the tiger, tagged with a tracking device, was observed in a nature preserve in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Officials were removing possible traps and … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Wild panda land threatened by China's forest reforms

Thursday 9 October 14:19:00 UTC 2014

Chinese government legislation could see 15 per cent of panda habitats sold off for commercial use, but they could be protected for just $1.3 billion [Link]

Mashable » Jimmy Kimmel's Dating Advice: Look in the Mirror, Single People

Thursday 9 October 14:18:25 UTC 2014

Jimmykimmel_mirrFeed-tw Feed-fb Tired of swiping left? Jimmy Kimmel is here to save your miserable love life with a new "dating app" Mirr. It promises to find your perfect match — it will be just like looking in a mirror. If you still can't find that special someone with this app — well, we don't know what to tell you. Robert Downey Jr. … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: Save up to 45% On Retro Toys and Board Games

Thursday 9 October 14:10:22 UTC 2014

For today’s edition of Deal of the Day and today only, Amazon offers up to 45% off on various retro toys and board games such as Clue, Risk, a Rubik’s Cube, and plenty of others! [Save up to 45% On Retro Toys and Board Games] [Link]

Mashable » The Guys Who Animate 'Robot Chicken' Want to Teach You Stop Motion

Thursday 9 October 14:08:40 UTC 2014

StoopidclassFeed-tw Feed-fbThe people behind Robot Chicken, the aggressively silly stop motion animation TV show on Adult Swim, want to teach you how to animate properly. Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, the Burbank, California-based production company, is partnering with Vimeo to launch Stoopid Buddy Film School, they announced at New York Comic Con on Thursday See also: 18 New TV Shows to Watch This Fall … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Apple's Oct 16 iPad Launch Could Include New Opportunities For Developers

Thursday 9 October 14:07:40 UTC 2014

As the anticipation builds for Apple's upcoming announcements on Oct 16 2014, the lion's share of the predictions have set expectations for a variety of new iPads. [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazing Energy Facts To Blow Your Mind [Science Video]

Thursday 9 October 14:00:15 UTC 2014

These amazing energy facts might just… *ahem* shock you! [AsapSCIENCE] [Link]

Mashable » Snapchat's Ads Are Almost Here, Says Evan Spiegel

Thursday 9 October 13:55:54 UTC 2014

SpiegelFeed-tw Feed-fbSnapchat will soon host its first ads, according to CEO Evan Spiegel, who spoke on Wednesday night at a Vanity Fair event in San Francisco. But don't expect hyper-personalized ads like you see on Facebook or Google. Spiegel, according to various reports, said that Snapchat is starting off simple. See also: The Beginner’s Guide to Snapchat "They aren’t fancy. They are … [Link]

Slashdot » Google Takes the Fight With Oracle To the Supreme Court

Thursday 9 October 13:54:00 UTC 2014

whoever57 writes Google has asked the Supreme Court to review the issue of whether APIs can be copyrighted. Google beat Oracle in the trial court, where a judge with a software background ruled that APIs could not be copyrighted. but the Appeals court sided with Oracle, ruling that APIs can be copyrighted. Now Google is asking the Supreme Court to … [Link]

Mashable » Peek Inside the World's Oldest Sealed Time Capsule

Thursday 9 October 13:52:31 UTC 2014

Time-capsule-thumb-5Feed-tw Feed-fbThe New York Historical Society, a museum and library in Manhattan, just travelled back in time The Historical Society opened a 100-year-old time capsule Wednesday at the museum. The society claims it's the oldest sealed one in the world. The large, ornate bronze box was sealed in 1914 by members of the Lower Wall Street Business Men's Association and the former … [Link]

Mashable » Alibaba Invests $50 Million in Smart Remote App Peel

Thursday 9 October 13:42:03 UTC 2014

PeelFeed-tw Feed-fbAlibaba is inching deeper into consumers' homes with its latest investment The Chinese ecommerce giant has invested $50 million into Peel, a startup that transforms iPhones and Android phones into smart remotes and helps promote entertainment content. News of the investment comes just weeks after Alibaba's record-breaking IPO. See also: 10 Things You Should Know About Jack Ma, Founder of This … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » It Exists: A 3D Printed Paper Airplane Machine Gun with Automated Folding Mechanism

Thursday 9 October 13:33:33 UTC 2014

A machine gun that takes regular paper sheets, transforms them into airplanes, and launches them automatically. Most impressive. [Papierfliegerei | Via] paperplane machinegun with automated folding mechanism. [Link]

Mashable » Steve Harvey's 10 Tips for Online Dating

Thursday 9 October 13:30:14 UTC 2014

Steve-harveyFeed-tw Feed-fbBrowsing for love in all the wrong places? Perhaps you need Steve Harvey's help. The TV host and personality has teamed up with Match.com to provide a unique dating experience for singles looking for the real thing, baby. The new online dating platform, called Delightful, is aimed at relationship-minded singles — or as the slogan puts it, "find love and keep … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Found: closest link to Eve, our universal ancestor

Thursday 9 October 13:30:00 UTC 2014

A man who died in 315 BC in southern Africa is the closest relative yet known to humanity's common female ancestor – mitochondrial Eve [Link]

Mashable » Getting Kids to Read, While Also Making Them Healthier

Thursday 9 October 13:15:01 UTC 2014

Sleepoing_kidFeed-tw Feed-fbIf you've ever taken a ride on that health club staple, the stationary bike, chances are you took a book or magazine along with you to peruse while you worked up a sweat. It turns out students at Ward Elementary in Winston-Salem, North Carolina are doing the same. The school's pioneering Read and Ride program lets student get some exercise while … [Link]

Slashdot » Outsourced Tech Jobs Are Increasingly Being Automated

Thursday 9 October 13:14:00 UTC 2014

Jason Koebler writes Yahoo announced [Tuesday] it would be laying off at least 400 workers in its Indian office, and back in February, IBM cut roughly 2,000 jobs there. Meanwhile, tech companies are beginning to see that many of the jobs it has outsourced can be automated, instead. Labor in India and China is still cheaper than it is in … [Link]

Mashable » Robert Downey Jr. Gets Super Trippy on 'Tonight Show'

Thursday 9 October 13:01:38 UTC 2014

DowneyFeed-tw Feed-fb OK, which writers got stoned at The Tonight Show and put this skit together? Robert Downey Jr. stopped by the late night show on Wednesday and participated in the trippy, recurring sketch called "Intense Staredown" with Jimmy Fallon. It pretty much involves hippie wigs, airy robes and discussing Dominos' stuffed crust pepperoni pizza. If you needed any more proof of … [Link]

Mashable » 60+ Tech Events to Take Your Career to the Next Level

Thursday 9 October 13:00:39 UTC 2014

NextleveltechFeed-tw Feed-fbThe Mashable Events Board is a great place to find leading conferences in your industry, whether it's advertising, technology, media or public relations. This week, we're highlighting five events that we think can help move your career forward. If you don't find something that's right for you, check out dozens of event listings featured in our complete listing. Read more… On the … [Link]

Mashable » You Can Now Play 'Words With Friends' Without an Internet Connection

Thursday 9 October 13:00:35 UTC 2014

Words_with_friendsFeed-tw Feed-fbPrepare to feel old: Words With Friends just turned five. To celebrate the milestone, Zynga is rolling out the game's biggest update yet: a whole new app that comes with a dictionary, stat-tracking features and an offline mode. See also: 10 People Making Total Bank From Gaming The biggest addition to the game, a new single-player mode called Solo Play, was … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » 9 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About The Lion King [Video]

Thursday 9 October 13:00:11 UTC 2014

Did you know that “The Lion King” is the highest grossing traditionally animated movie of all time to this day and takes the third place when you take into account computer animated movies, right behind frozen and Toy Story 3. This is one of 9 things you might not know about featured in CineFix’s latest “Did Not Know About” video. … [Link]

Mashable » Lego to End Partnership With Shell After Greenpeace Campaign

Thursday 9 October 12:45:19 UTC 2014

Lego-cancels-partnership-with-shell-01Feed-tw Feed-fbLego will not renew its marketing deal with Shell after Greenpeace published a video criticizing the toymaker for its association with the oil company Published in July and titled "LEGO: Everything is NOT awesome," the two-minute video shows a Lego landscape drowning in oil. Greenpeace's message at the end of the video, which attracted nearly 6 million views on YouTube, claims … [Link]

Mashable » Can a CO2-Sucking Machine Really Clean the Atmosphere?

Thursday 9 October 12:45:09 UTC 2014

C02_machinesFeed-tw Feed-fbPhysicist Peter Eisenberger had expected colleagues to react to his idea with skepticism. He was claiming, after all, to have invented a machine that could clean the atmosphere of its excess carbon dioxide, making the gas into fuel or storing it underground. And the Columbia University scientist was aware that naming his two-year-old startup Global Thermostat hadn't exactly been an exercise … [Link]

Slashdot » MIT Study Finds Fault With Mars One Colony Concept

Thursday 9 October 12:33:00 UTC 2014

MarkWhittington writes The Mars One project created a great deal of fanfare when it was first announced in 2012. The project, based in Holland, aspires to build a colony on Mars with the first uncrewed flight taking place in 2018 and the first colonists setting forth around 2024. The idea is that the colonists would go to Mars to stay, … [Link]

Mashable » Startup Slobs Versus the New Elements of Geek Style

Thursday 9 October 12:00:22 UTC 2014

Rmt2Feed-tw Feed-fbWhen the pocket protectors and taped glasses version of the geek gradually gave way to present-day techie staples such as hoodies and flip flops, it might have seemed like the evolution of geek style had hit its ceiling — simplicity and comfort in the service of marathon coding sessions This aggressively casual approach, the style of no style, is embodied most … [Link]

Mashable » 15 Dogs With Jobs That Put Your Resume to Shame

Thursday 9 October 11:30:20 UTC 2014

Dogs-with-jobsFeed-tw Feed-fbDogs are obviously very talented. They can chase tennis balls, cuddle and even play video games. But their superior sense of smell and people-pleasing disposition also provide skills that make them valuable members of the workforce. From bomb sniffing to acting, dogs have plenty going on that will make your parents wonder why you're not doing more with your life. See … [Link]

Mashable » Six People Under Ebola Observation in Madrid Hospital

Thursday 9 October 11:26:38 UTC 2014

Madrid-ebolaFeed-tw Feed-fbTwo doctors who treated a nursing assistant diagnosed with Ebola in Spain have been admitted to a Madrid hospital for precautionary observation. That makes a total of six people being treated at the facility, health officials said Thursday. Neither of the doctors, nor the woman's husband — who is also under observation — has shown Ebola symptoms, according to a spokeswoman … [Link]

Mashable » 10 Entertaining Games to Play With Your Significant Other

Thursday 9 October 11:06:55 UTC 2014

PuppeteerthumbFeed-tw Feed-fbIf you've never reached for the same PlayStation controller as your crush, you don't know romance. Ever since Mario began his eternal quest to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser's castle, console games have been filled with characters who know what it's like to yearn for — and celebrate — their loved one. Mobile apps haven't escaped the love in the air … [Link]

Mashable » Send Your Name on NASA's Voyage to Mars

Thursday 9 October 10:51:28 UTC 2014

OrionFeed-tw Feed-fb NASA is gearing up for the first flight test of its Orion spacecraft, an exploration vehicle that’s being built to take humans to deep space locations like Mars On December 4, Orion will be launched into space atop a Delta IV Heavy Rocket — a launch vehicle that’s nearly 180 feet tall. See also: NASA Eyes Asteroids, Mars and Europa … [Link]

Mashable » The 5 Worst Networking Flops, and How to Recover From Them

Thursday 9 October 10:45:15 UTC 2014

Networking-event-thumbFeed-tw Feed-fbI’ve been to my fair share of networking events, sometimes as the speaker and sometimes as a fellow participant. From each vantage point, I've witnessed many impressive, thoughtful and incredibly beneficial interactions. I've also seen some embarrassing networking flops. Some are so bad that you just want to rush in and airlift the person out of that moment, so he doesn't … [Link]

Mashable » Huge Swarm of Bees Attacks Four Men in Arizona, Killing One

Thursday 9 October 10:37:11 UTC 2014

BeesFeed-tw Feed-fbOne landscaper is dead and another critically injured after four men were attacked by a swarm of bees in Douglas, Arizona. Douglas Fire Department officials say the incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday as the landscapers were working on a home. See also: Millions of Bees Swarm Delaware Highway After Truck Accident One man went into cardiac arrest, and later died … [Link]

Mashable » 26 DIY Halloween Costumes You Can Create With Cardboard

Thursday 9 October 10:30:21 UTC 2014

DinoFeed-tw Feed-fbCardboard has a variety of uses, one of them being the perfect material to craft a Halloween costume. Because the material comes in just about every shape and size imaginable, cardboard is a great option for those on a budget because most people would be more than willing for you to take it off their hands. See also: 35 Fun Group … [Link]

O'Reilly News and Commentary » Four short links: 9 October 2014

Thursday 9 October 10:29:12 UTC 2014

dash — offline access to API documentation. Useful for those long-haul flights without wifi … Gartner’s Top Trends for 2015 — ubicomp, IoT, 3d printing, pervasive analytics, context, smart machines, cloud computing, software-defined everything, web-scale IT, and security. Still not … [Link]

Mashable » Suicide Bomber Kills 32 People in Yemen's Capital

Thursday 9 October 10:12:06 UTC 2014

Yemen-blastFeed-tw Feed-fbSANAA, Yemen — A suicide bomber struck at the center of the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Thursday, setting off his explosives at a gathering of supporters of the rebel Shiite Houthis who recently overran the city, security officials said. See also: Yemen's Forgotten Conflict The massive blast reverberated through the heart of Sanna but the number of casualties was not … [Link]

Slashdot » Eric Schmidt: Anxiety Over US Spying Will "Break the Internet"

Thursday 9 October 10:06:00 UTC 2014

jfruh writes Oregon Senator Ron Wyden gathered a group of tech luminaries to discuss the implications of U.S. surveillance programs, and Google Chairman Eric Schmidt didn't mince words. He said that worries over U.S. surveillance would result in servers with different sets of data for users from different countries multiplying across the world. "The simplest outcome is that we're going … [Link]

Mashable » Why Hollywood Is Producing So Many Damn Remakes

Thursday 9 October 10:04:01 UTC 2014

Will2Feed-tw Feed-fb“Remake” is a Hollywood executive's favorite word Almost as long as movies have been made, there have been directors, producers and writers clamoring to reboot the hell out of everything that's ever hit theaters Why? Because sometimes, it really works. Without the original 1932 Scarface, audiences wouldn't have the later 1983 masterpiece starring Al Pacino. The same goes for Ocean's Eleven, … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Mind expanding: Can you increase your IQ?

Thursday 9 October 8:30:00 UTC 2014

Like it or not, most of our intelligence is genetic – but there's one part of our brain power that we can count on improving with age (full text available to subscribers) [Link]

Mashable » Nestle Cuts Size of Killer Python to Half, Destroying Australian Childhoods

Thursday 9 October 7:37:50 UTC 2014

Python-nestleFeed-tw Feed-fbSYDNEY — It's a move akin to breaking off a Freddo Frog's legs or reducing the number of Tims Tams in a packet to five. Allen's Lollies, owned by Nestle, is downgrading the size of the much-loved, childhood treat the Killer Python to a mere worm. They have declared they are cutting the Killer Python in half, taking it from 47 … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Zoologger: No escape from hunting harvestman's sticky grasp

Thursday 9 October 7:30:49 UTC 2014

The harvestman uses a special viscoelastic glue to ensnare its nimble prey and crush its last-ditch struggles to escape [Link]

Slashdot » Open Invention Network Grows Despite Patent Troll Death Knell

Thursday 9 October 7:29:00 UTC 2014

snydeq writes Membership in the Open Invention Network, a software community set up to protect Linux against patent aggressors, has grown dramatically in the past year just as the tide seems to be turning on patent trolls. "Why all this interest in OIN? It offers little protection against nonpracticing entities — patent trolls who are organizationally small companies, even if … [Link]

Mashable » Relive Every Game Boy Start Screen in Less Than Three Hours

Thursday 9 October 5:30:58 UTC 2014

Game-boy-screenshotFeed-tw Feed-fb Considering the unhealthy number of hours kids of the 1980s and 1990s spent peering into those teensy-tiny Game Boy screens, it can't hurt to do it for a few more hours, right? The genius behind every Nintendo start screen in three hours brings us a compilation of every Game Boy start screen to have ever existed. The clip, which features … [Link]

Slashdot » The Malware of the Future May Come Bearing Real Gifts

Thursday 9 October 4:50:00 UTC 2014

An anonymous reader writes "Research by Prof. Giovanni Vigna of the University of California leads him to believe that the malware of the future will come in a friendly form, be genuinely useful and may not reveal its intentions for a protracted period of time. Prof. Vigna, speaking at IP Expo in London, outlined a fearful future of 'mimicry' in … [Link]

Mashable » Painful Interview Between Islamic Group Spokesperson and Australian Journalist

Thursday 9 October 4:30:54 UTC 2014

LatelineFeed-tw Feed-fb SYDNEY — What started as a courteous interview on ABC's Lateline last night, quickly unravelled into chaos. Australian spokesperson for controversial Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir, Wassim Doureihi, was interviewed by Emma Alberici on the news program, which turned into a bickering match. See also: Woman Lost for 17 Days in Queensland Wilderness Survives by Eating Fish, Insects The interview focussed … [Link]

Mashable » iRobot uPoint Turns Military Robot Control Into Tablet Play

Thursday 9 October 4:05:44 UTC 2014

Irobot_upointFeed-tw Feed-fb There are literally thousands of iRobot Packbots deployed around the world in everything from military operations to search and rescue and police incident investigation. Controlling these $100,000-plus robots takes a lot of patience and training, but that’s all about to change iRobot’s new uPoint Multi-Robot Control System (or uPoint MRC) puts all the controls for iRobot’s line of defense and … [Link]

Mashable » The Story Behind That Shocking End of the 'Arrow' Season 3 Premiere

Thursday 9 October 4:01:12 UTC 2014

ArrowpostmortemFeed-tw Feed-fbWarning: This story contains spoilers for the season premiere of Arrow. Marc Guggenheim understands all the feelings you must be having after watching the season premiere of Arrow. Because the executive producer and the rest of the writers felt them too when bidding farewell to Sara Lance (Caity Lotz), who died in the season premiere after being shot with arrows by … [Link]

Mashable » Angry Crowds Gather After Police Officer Involved in Fatal St. Louis Shooting

Thursday 9 October 3:59:38 UTC 2014

StlouisFeed-tw Feed-fbA fatal shooting occurred in St. Louis Wednesday night at around 7.30 p.m. local time, involving a police officer, authorities have said. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, a police officer working a secondary job in the 4100 block of Shaw Boulevard, which is in the southern portion of the city, attempted to check on a pedestrian when the … [Link]

Mashable » 'American Horror Story' Premiere: Television Killed the Freak Show Star

Thursday 9 October 3:31:20 UTC 2014

Ahsfs-bette-dotFeed-tw Feed-fbUnder ringleader Elsa Mars' carnival tent, the seats are empty — at least they were during Wednesday's bloody premiere of American Horror Story: Freak Show. "Times are tough," Elsa's bearded female sidekick Ethel Darling (Kathy Bates) explains. "Thanks to Red Skelton and Lucille Ball, folks are getting their jollies at home now." Freak Show, the fourth season of FX's acclaimed miniseries, … [Link]

Mashable » 17 Vintage Photos That Will Take You Back to the Good Old Days

Thursday 9 October 2:50:51 UTC 2014

Red-vintage-carFeed-tw Feed-fbThere’s nothing quite like the gentle crackle of a vinyl record, or the soft threads of a worn in T-shirt. Classic cars, the aged pages of leather bound books – it’s the stuff we cling to, the relics of our past that’ll turn any of us into modern day hoarders See also: Why Millennials Are the World's Best Chance to Make … [Link]

Slashdot » Chimpanzee "Personhood" Is Back In Court

Thursday 9 October 2:36:00 UTC 2014

sciencehabit writes Chimpanzees are back in court. Judges in New York State heard the first in a series of appeals attempting to grant "legal personhood" to the animals. The case is part of a larger effort by an animal rights group known as the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) to free a variety of creatures—from research chimps to aquarium dolphins—from captivity. … [Link]

Mashable » Hostage's Mother Tries to Contact ISIS Leader on Twitter

Thursday 9 October 2:35:14 UTC 2014

KassigfamilyFeed-tw Feed-fbThe mother of Islamic state captive Peter Kassig, who changed his name to Abdul-Rahman Kassig after converting to Islam, is attempting to reach the leader of the terrorist organization on Twitter. Paula Kassig tweeted on Wednesday that she wants to know her son's fate, and that she's unsupported by the government A Letter from Abdul-Rahman Kassig's Mother to IS Caliph Al … [Link]

Slashdot » What's Been the Best Linux Distro of 2014?

Thursday 9 October 2:25:00 UTC 2014

An anonymous reader writes With 23% of the year remaining, Linux Voice has donned flameproof clothing to subjectively examine what it feels have been the best distros of the year so far, including choices for beginners, desktop fashionistas and performance fetishists, before revealing a surprising overall winner. Share on Google+ Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Link]

Mashable » Woman Lost for 17 Days in Queensland Wilderness Survives by Eating Fish, Insects

Thursday 9 October 1:32:13 UTC 2014

JosephinefallsFeed-tw Feed-fbSYDNEY — On Wednesday morning, a woman walked out of the Queensland rainforest alive after being lost for 17 days. Shannon Fraser, 30, told her family she survived the ordeal by eating insects and drinking river water, ABC News reported. See also: The 8 Best Views of Category 5 Super Typhoon Vongfong Fraser, from Innisfail, had lost 17 kilograms during the … [Link]

Mashable » iHeartRadio: Coming Soon to Your Wrist via Android Wear

Thursday 9 October 1:01:57 UTC 2014

Android-wear-iheartradioFeed-tw Feed-fbThe streaming music and digital radio service iHeartRadio has announced it is coming to Android Wear smartwatches on Oct. 15. That means users who have iHeartRadio installed on their Android phone can control iHeartRadio via the Samsung Gear Live, Moto 360 and LG G Watch. See also: Android Wear Review: Google's Vision of the Smartwatch Isn't Quite Right The coolest part … [Link]

Mashable » Yes, 'Arrow' Just Did That

Thursday 9 October 1:01:42 UTC 2014

ArrowrecapFeed-tw Feed-fbArrow opened up its third season Wednesday night with a brave, butt-kicking, Olicity fan-pleasing hour that ended with a one-two punch of drama that may or may not have left us in shambles Ok, it definitely left us in shambles. But how could it not? (Warning: Stop reading here if you don't want to know what happened in the season premiere … [Link]

Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: How Would You Build a Home Network To Fully Utilize Google Fiber?

Thursday 9 October 0:54:00 UTC 2014

kstatefan40 writes I am closing on a house next week which is connected to Google Fiber. I am ecstatic to have a gigabit connection, but the previous homeowner had them install the jack in an awful location. I'm going to be in a situation where I am paying for more than I can technically achieve over wireless. I have purchased … [Link]

Mashable » Vivian Schiller, Twitter's Head of News, Steps Down

Thursday 9 October 0:38:49 UTC 2014

V-schillerFeed-tw Feed-fbVivian Schiller announced Wednesday she was "stepping aside" from her role as Twitter's head of news Her resignation is the latest in a series of high-level departures at the company since it went public last year. See also: It's More Than Just Ali Rowghani: A Look at Who's Left Twitter Schiller announced her resignation on Twitter, saying she was stepping aside … [Link]

Mashable » Jennifer Garner on Ben Affleck's 'Gone Girl' Nude Scene: 'You're Welcome'

Thursday 9 October 0:23:36 UTC 2014

Jennifergarner_benaffleckFeed-tw Feed-fb Jennifer Garner stopped by The Ellen Show Tuesday and, of course, Ellen Degeneres asked her how she felt about her husband Ben Affleck's nude scene in the hit thriller Gone Girl "You're welcome," she said, as the crowd cheered. "I try to consider myself a charitable person and I wanted to give back." And Garner's thoughts when Affleck first told … [Link]

Slashdot » US Remains Top Country For Global Workers

Thursday 9 October 0:12:00 UTC 2014

Nerval's Lobster writes The Boston Consulting Group and The Network recently surveyed 200,000 people in 189 countries to figure out the global willingness to work abroad. Their conclusion? People will indeed set down professional roots in another country—although younger workers seem far more willing to expatriate than their older peers. Where do the majority of global workers want to head? … [Link]

Mashable » Tips for Single Women

Thursday 9 October 0:01:45 UTC 2014

TipsFeed-tw Feed-fbWe’re not sure how helpful any woman would consider these tips to be, even in 1938. But this is how Click Photo-Parade magazine thought single women should act back then. Read more…More about History, Feminism, Pics, and Retronaut [Link]

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