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.
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Mashable » Hands on with Google's Nexus 9: This Lollipop tastes like an iPad
You can taste the iPad influence in Google’s Nexus 9 tablet. Laying eyes on it for the first time, you’d be forgiven for thinking Apple made it. The slim bezel and the 4:3 aspect ratio screen are very iPad, but the display is slightly smaller — 8.9 inches to Apple’s 9.7. At 15 ounces (425 grams), the Nexus 9 just … [Link]
Mashable » Creator of board game Operation needs money for a real operation
A sad bit of news that’ll have you feeling all kinds of nostalgic: The inventor of the classic board game Operation needs an operation. John Spinello invented a bare-bones version of what would one day become Operation in 1964. He sold his prototype to a toy invention company for $500. Milton Bradley licensed the idea, and the game of Operation … [Link]
Slashdot » "Ambulance Drone" Prototype Unveiled In Holland
schwit1 writes with news about a flying defibrillator designed by a Dutch student. A Dutch-based student on Tuesday unveiled a prototype of an "ambulance drone", a flying defibrillator able to reach heart attack victims within precious life-saving minutes. Developed by Belgian engineering graduate Alec Momont, it can fly at speeds of up to 100 kilometres per hour (60 miles per … [Link]
Mashable » The Antares rocket's Russian manufacturer deflects blame for explosion
Two years before the Antares rocket exploded on its way to space, Elon Musk called its outdated Russian engines "the punchline to a joke." While most didn't blame Kuznetsov, the Russian company that made the engines for the Antares, for the explosion, the manufacturer felt it necessary to wag its finger at the United States. The Antares, a private, unmanned rocket … [Link]
Mashable » What's the point of Google's Nexus Player?
Why does Google’s Nexus Player exist? When the company unveiled its the hockey-puck-shaped device — the first piece of hardware to run Android TV — there was some confusion. Google had tried, several times, to introduce a way to get its software into the living roomGoogle TV. The Nexus Q. And the latest, best streaming-to-your-TV product, Chromecast. See also: 10 … [Link]
Mashable » Tony Hawk is still the king of the halfpipe at 46
Tony Hawk is a freak of nature. The Patron Saint of Skateboarding may have turned 46 in May but that clearly isn't slowing him down. Hawk recently uploaded a video of himself hitting the halfpipe, and needless to say it’s pretty sick. Fun Fact: Tony Hawk retired from skateboarding competitions 15 years ago. Yup, 15 — we’re all old. Focused … [Link]
Mashable » Apple tells developer to kill iOS app widget after the company promoted it
Apple might have a new groove, but that doesn't mean the company doesn't still make head-scratching policy decisions regarding what functions and features iOS apps are allowed to have. Developer James Thomson shared on Twitter that his award winning, best-in-class calculator app for iOS, PCalc, will have to remove its new iOS 8 widget functionality in order to remain in the … [Link]
Slashdot » Security Companies Team Up, Take Down Chinese Hacking Group
daten writes A coalition of security companies has hit a sophisticated hacking group in China with a heavy blow. The effort is detailed in a report released today by Novetta. The coalition, which calls itself Operation SMN, detected and cleaned up malicious code on 43,000 computers worldwide that were targeted by Axiom, an incredibly sophisticated organization that has been stealing … [Link]
Mashable » 'Terminator: Genisys' is getting viciously scorched on Twitter again
LOS ANGELES — Terminator: Genisys is having another rough Judgment Day. For all we know, the reboot of the reboot will blow minds (and SkyNet servers) when it hits theaters July 1. But in this rush-to-judgment climate, where movies are picked apart for months before anyone sees so much as a teaser trailer, the Internet more or less thinks Terminator: Genisys … [Link]
Mashable » Jenny Slate has big plans for the tiny Marcel the Shell
Jenny Slate, the brains (and squeaks) behind the YouTube sensation Marcel the Shell, visited Ellen Tuesday to share some big developments for the tiny shell Couple Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp published the third video installment to the series on Oct. 20, and then unveiled a new book, Marcel the Shell: The Most Surprised I've Ever Been. Slate topped off … [Link]
Mashable » Young Fathers win the 2014 Mercury Prize in London
LONDON — Young Fathers have won the 2014 Mercury Music Prize at a ceremony at the Roundhouse in London with their album Dead. They beat off competition from 11 other shortlisted acts to scoop the £20,000 (about $32,000) prize. See also: 33 Musical Earworms You Can't Escape This year's shortlist was a typically mixed bunch, covering a range of genres. Guitar … [Link]
Slashdot » Check Out the Source Code For the Xerox Alto
jfruh writes The Xerox Alto is a computer legend: it was never sold to the public, but its window-based OS was the inspiration for both the original Mac operating system and Windows. Now you can check out its source code, along with code for CP/M, a similarly old school (though not graphical) operating system. 
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Mashable » Chris Christie delivers a very Chris Christie takedown to Hurricane Sandy heckler
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has further solidified his place as the king of the political heckler takedown. When a man held up a sign denouncing New Jersey's Hurricane Sandy relief efforts during a commemoration event in Belmar on Wednesday, Christie had some choice words See also: Chris Christie Shows Jimmy Fallon Every Embarrassing Dad Dance Move On the second anniversary … [Link]
Mashable » North Korean officials reportedly executed for watching soap operas
If you thought his recent health issues had mellowed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, think again The regime has reportedly executed 10 party officials for watching South Korean soap operas, according to South Korea's Yonhap News, a publicly funded company. These executions are just the latest in a long string of purges ordered by Kim to get rid of political opponents … [Link]
Slashdot » HP Unveils Industrial 3D Printer 10X Faster, 50% Cheaper Than Current Systems
Lucas123 writes HP today announced an 3D industrial printer that it said will be half the cost of current additive manufacturing systems while also 10 times faster, enabling production parts to be built. The company also announced Sprout, a new immersive computing platform that combines a 23-in touch screen monitor and horizontal capacitive touch mat with a scanner, depth sensor, … [Link]
Mashable » George R.R. Martin doesn't know his 'Game of Thrones' trivia
Clearly, George R.R. Martin does not know his Game of Thrones characters. The author stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers on Tuesday to talk about the upcoming season of the show and was quizzed on A Song of Ice and Fire trivia by Meyers and Amy Poehler See also: Mind-Blowing 'Game of Thrones' Theory Shakes Up Westeros As it … [Link]
Mashable » Free food, beer, video games at the coolest tech companies in Australia
These days if you don't have a sleep pod and free breakfast, you are working for the wrong employer. With companies offering a range of goodies to entice the best employees, slogging it out in a cubicle in a grey-walled office is no longer an option. Mashable chatted with the tech companies making waves in the benefit-stakes in Australia. You'll never … [Link]
Mashable » Anthony Davis' NBA-opener highlights are filthy basketball porn
Imagine a basketball-playing pterodactyl with the agility of Scottie Pippen, high-post skill of Kevin Garnett and lankiness of one of those giant blow-up men that flop around in the breeze outside of used-car dealerships That's Anthony Davis. He's an athletic freak of nature and the next NBA superstar Davis has been hyped as a-superstar-in-waiting for some time, and in his … [Link]
Slashdot » Apple Pay Competitor CurrentC Breached
tranquilidad writes "As previously discussed on Slashdot, CurrentC is a consortium of merchants attempting to create a "more secure" payment system. Some controversy surrounds CurrentC's requirements regarding the personal information required, their purchase-tracking intentions and retail stores blocking NFC in apparent support of CurrentC. Now news breaks that CurrentC has already been breached. CurrentC has issued the standard response, "We … [Link]
Mashable » 'Richie Rich' live-action reboot coming to Netflix
Classic cartoon character Richie Rich is coming to Netflix — in live-action form AwesomenessTV's half-hour comedy series Richie Rich has been picked up by the streaming network. The children-geared comedy, starring Jake Brennan in the titular role, will be available in early 2015 See also: 'Magic School Bus' Rides to Netflix for a Reboot The show's premise on some level follows … [Link]
Mashable » Stick a fork in CurrentC. It's done.
Walmart, Rite Aid, CVS and other major retailers had an almost passable argument for blocking their customers from using Apple Pay, Apple’s nascent but uber-hot mobile wallet solution. After all, the retailers — more than 50 in all — are part of a group called the Merchants Customer Exchange (MCX), which is working on its own competing mobile payment system CurrentC. … [Link]
Mashable » Twitter's executive shakeup continues with 2 more resignations
In yet another high level shakeup at Twitter, two more executives are reportedly leaving the company. Jeremy Gordon, Twitter's VP of engineering and Adam Kinney, who heads up analytics, are stepping down from Twitter's engineering team, the two announced Wednesday. See also: It's More Than Just Ali Rowghani: A Look at Who's Left Twitter Gordon, who came to Twitter in 2012 … [Link]
Mashable » Why flight attendants are concerned about Ebola (Hint: It involves vomit)
I’d just gotten off a flight from Las Vegas to Chicago, and only had a moment to grab something to eat before my next flight to New York. I made a beeline for Tortas Frontera and ordered the usual. I was starving. It had been a long day. I got on board the empty plane for my next flight, and stowed … [Link]
Mashable » What it looks like when 100,000 people rally for Internet freedom
Swarms of protesters took to the streets of Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday night, waving their smartphones in the air to demonstrate against a planned tax on Internet use. The protest, which was the second in about a week, was largely organized through a Facebook page. Estimations put the number of demonstrators against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s policy at close to … [Link]
Mashable » 10 things we learned about Amy Poehler from her Reddit AMA
With a memoir hitting shelves and the final season of the brilliant Parks and Recreation on its way, Amy Poehler probably barely even has time to sit down for dinner. But the actress took the time to answer Reddit's questions on Wednesday, speaking at length about her Parks and Rec costars, her online advice community called Smart Girls and her career. … [Link]
Mashable » The disappointing aftermath of that viral street harassment PSA
In 24 hours, more than 6 million people have watched a woman get harassed on the streets of New York City You probably know the video we're talking about. It's this one, in which a woman is filmed for 10 hours walking around New York City and experiences more than 100 instances of catcalling, unsolicited compliments, whistles, leers and general harassment. … [Link]
Slashdot » Power and Free Broadband To the People
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes Slashdot member and open source developer Ben Kallos @KallosEsq — who is now a NYC Councilman — is pushing to make it a precondition to Comcast's merging with Time Warner that it agree to provide free broadband to all public housing residents in the City (and by free I mean free as in beer). Kallos, along with NY's … [Link]
Mashable » James Cameron on Oculus Rift: 'Just a yawn'
Based on his years spent working on movies with characters that slip on virtual reality goggles (think Avatar and Strange Days), you might expect director James Cameron to be excited about a real-world technology that resembles something from his movies. But Oculus Rift, the VR headset platform that Facebook bought for $2 billion in March, doesn't thrill Cameron See also: James … [Link]
Mashable » Hands on with the Google Nexus 6: Android goes big
Google’s Nexus 6, the first smartphone to run Android 5.0 "Lollipop," is a big phone. With a 6-inch screen, it rivals many of today's “phablets," besting the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and iPhone 6 Plus by a few tenths of an inch. However, the Motorola-made phone doesn’t feel too big. Don’t get me wrong — when holding the phone in … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Google Fit for Android Released, Promises Easier Activity Tracking
Google recently made Google Fit available to Android devices. The app, which is free to download from the Google Play Store, takes advantage of built-in sensors to track and manage activity. It is also compatible with a small-and-growing list of fitness devices. Google hopes third-party app developers will sink their teeth into the service to enrich the experience for end … [Link]
Mashable » Amelia Earhart mystery: Metal debris is likely from her plane
A fragment of Amelia Earhart's lost aircraft has been identified to a high degree of certainty for the first time ever since her plane vanished over the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937, in a record attempt to fly around the world at the equator. New research strongly suggests that a piece of aluminum aircraft debris recovered in 1991 from Nikumaroro, … [Link]
Slashdot » Remote Vision Through a Virtual Reality Headset (Video)
Add some material-handling devices and you'd have software-controlled Waldos, first described by Robert A. Heinlein in the 1942 short story titled Waldo. So while the idea of a pair of artificial eyes you control by moving your head (while looking at the area around the artificial eyes, even if it's in orbit), sounds like futuristic fun, especially if you use … [Link]
Mashable » Neil Patrick Harris suiting up for 'American Horror Story: Freak Show'
Newlyweds Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka will both suit up as guest stars on the final episodes of FX's American Horror Story: Freak Show, the network confirmed to Mashable. Rumors of Harris joining the cast have been circulating since July when show creator Ryan Murphy told Harris that "I have a role I think you'd love" in a now-deleted tweet. … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Goodbye, paper: What we miss when we read on screen
Digital technology is transforming the way we read and write. Is it changing our minds too – and if so, for better or worse? (full text available to subscribers) 
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Mashable » Jimmy Kimmel is turning himself into a hologram so he can be in two places at once
Jimmy Kimmel is going to pull off a major technological feat on the night of the Country Music Awards Using technology from Hologram USA, Kimmel is going to host a "cross-country" episode of his show on Nov. 5, in which he will appear on stage in Nashville in hologram form, in addition to occupying his normal spot at his studio in … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Lionbridge Translation API Assists eBay Merchants With Cross-Border Trade
Lionbridge has become a translation partner for eBay as part of eBay's European Cross Border Trade initiative, and the Lionbridge onDemand Translation API is now integrated with some of the most popular software platforms used by eBay merchants to manage their product listings.
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Mashable » Doug the Pug terrorizes children with cuteness for Halloween
Halloween is near, so all things scary, weird and creepy are out in full force. So it's only fitting that our favorite terrifying (read: adorable) dog, Doug the Pug, took to his local park to give some children a fright. Results of attempted scares were mixed. What it looks like when 100,000 people rally for Internet freedom A few things … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » SmartBear Launches Ready! API Testing Platform
SmartBear, the API testing company, has launched its Ready! API platform. It's the first extensible and affordable platform (starting at $499) aimed at helping developers build secure, scalable APIs throughout the development and testing phases.
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Mashable » HP Sprout is a physical-to-virtual PC. Translation: It's a weird new future
It's hard to find the words to describe the funky but creative HP Sprout system, but let's give it a go: it's a desktop computer with a projector that scans physical items, turns them digital in a few seconds and allows you to manipulate the images using your fingers Boiled down: It's a blend of what we already know — … [Link]
Mashable » This super-short 'Agent Carter' promo has us more excited than it should
Fifteen seconds — that's all we get in this first micro-teaser for Marvel's Agent Carter So, how is it that we're still so excited? See also: New trailer shows us what the Avengers do to pass the time It could be Hayley Atwell's gun-wielding badassery. Because that never fails to give us chills. It could be her expression in that elevator … [Link]
Slashdot » Is the Outrage Over the FBI's Seattle Times Tactics a Knee-Jerk Reaction?
reifman writes The Internet's been abuzz the past 48 hours about reports the FBI distributed malware via a fake Seattle Times news website. What the agency actually did is more of an example of smart, precise law enforcement tactics. Is the outrage online an indictment of Twitter's tendency towards uninformed, knee-jerk reactions? In this age of unwarranted, unconstitutional blanket data … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Final Trailer – BURN!
In this final trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part I, Katniss has a very important message for President Snow: “If we burn, you burn with us.” The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, In Theaters 11/21. [The Hunger Games] [Link]
Mashable » This is how a dead body decomposes in the ocean
When a dead body decomposes in the ocean, scientists know little about what happens to it. To find out, some researchers performed an unusual experiment that involved dropping pig carcasses into the sea and watching them on video. Lots of human bodies end up in the sea, whether due to accidents, suicides or from being intentionally dumped there, but nobody really … [Link]
Mashable » Leaked employee passwords open up Fortune 500 companies to hackers
It’s one thing when your iCloud account with personal photos gets hacked. It's another when your Fortune 500 company has a data breach because your office credentials were leaked online. At 221 of the Fortune 500 companies, Fortune magazine's list of the the top 500 U.S. public corporations ranked by gross revenue, employees' credentials are posted publicly online for hackers to … [Link]
Mashable » Global groundwater crisis may get worse as the world warms
From India to Texas, people are rapidly depleting their valuable stores of groundwater — leading to the possibility that aquifers may be emptied within decades, a NASA researcher has warned In a commentary published Wednesday in the journal Nature Climate Change, Jay Famiglietti, who has helped lead the use of a NASA satellite system to detect groundwater changes around the world, … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Computers are learning to see the world like we do
It is surprisingly difficult to build computers that can recognise the many different objects we see every day, but they are getting better all the time 
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Mashable » Beyonce-Taylor Swift mashup is a national treasure
When Beyonce handed off the microphone to Taylor Swift at the 2009 Video Music Awards, for reasons we can never forget, the two formed a super secret and special bond unknown to us plebes. So secret, in fact, that we've hardly seen the two singers interact in public since then. But thankfully, someone on the Internet is keeping the dream of … [Link]
Mashable » Windows steps up its game: Running 8.1 on a 5K Retina iMac
When I was reviewing the new 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K, I couldn't help but marvel at how well Apple's scaling technology worked and how nearly every single app I installed was optimized for Retina. Which of course, brought up the inevitable question: How would Windows handle a 5120 x 2880 display? To find out, I loaded up Boot Camp and … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Microsoft Office 365 APIs and SDKs Provide Mobile Dev Opportunities
Microsoft announced at TechEd Europe on Tuesday the general availability of production-version Office 365 APIs, including Mail, Calendar, Contacts and Files. The company also announced the availability of Office 365 iOS and Android SDKs.
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Slashdot » Stan Lee Media and Disney Battle For Ownership of Marvel Characters
An anonymous reader writes "Stan Lee Media and The Walt Disney Co. have taken their arguments to the U.S. Court of Appeals over who owns the rights (and profits) to Marvel characters. Though Disney bought Marvel in 2009, Stan Lee Media (no longer associated with Stan Lee, himself) still claims copyright of the characters." Read more of this story at … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The New HP ‘Sprout’ Is A True 3D PC
HP is launching a new computer that blends touchscreens, scanners and cameras into something very unlike a standard desktop PC. It remains to be seen if people will find enough uses for it to make it a success. The $1,899 device, oddly named Sprout, is a standard PC at heart, running Windows 8 but with a custom interface. It has … [Link]
Mashable » Drinking milk could be bad for women, new study finds
Drinking three or more glasses of milk per day may be harmful to women's health, a new study suggests. Women in the study who downed at least three glasses of milk a day were nearly twice as likely to die over the next 20 years compared with their peers who drank less than a glass daily, researchers in Sweden found. In … [Link]
Slashdot » YouTube Considering an Ad-Free, Subscription-Based Version
Walking The Walk writes YouTube is looking at creating a paid-subscription model that would allow users to skip the ads on their videos. (A more condensed summary from CBC.) No firm date has been announced, and it sounds like tentative steps right now, but YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki did mention that ad-enabled music videos would still be offered. Read more … [Link]
Mashable » The best and worst airports in the U.S., according to Twitter
Airports, for most travelers, are a means to an end: Get in, get through and get on your way. While some airports have spent millions on creating lounges and amenities to make layovers more pleasant — or even quite lovely — other airports have kept comforts to a minimum See also: Travelers Rank the Comfiest Economy Seats on U.S. Airlines We … [Link]
Mashable » Yes, that's a kitten in your office delivered by Uber
The best two words in the English language? Kitten deliveries. Kitten deliveries!!! Cheezburger, the folks who presciently came up with LOLcats before the rest of us did, has partnered with Uber and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) for a second year with an expanded program that’s putting adorable baby cats into the hands of stressed-out … [Link]
Mashable » A few things to consider before dressing up your dog on Halloween
When you try to dress a dog in a Halloween costume, he will likely squirm and growl. That just means he really likes the costume, right? Right? On Tuesday's Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon laid out the pros and cons of dressing up your pets. On the plus side: A wide variety of costumes to choose from. On the other hand: … [Link]
Mashable » The 5-step process for making an Ebola vaccine
Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine, was born 100 years ago this week, and the contributions he made to science still save countless lives. That's because the scientific dogma behind his vaccine still holds true: If you expose a body to deactivated, noncontagious version of a virus, when a live bug comes along, that body will be ready. The same … [Link]
Mashable » World Series Game 7: A historic showdown everybody wins
After decisive World Series Game 7 on Wednesday night in Kansas City, fans of either the hometown Royals or San Francisco Giants will be left heartbroken. That's unavoidable. It's natural. But it's also crazy. This isn't just one of those trite things parents tell Little Leaguers: Whoever loses Game 7 has no right to be mad Because here's the thing: Neither … [Link]
Mashable » Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 review: A worthy iPad rival at 75% of the price
The new Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 tablet is the very definition of an update: It's the exact same design, size and weight as the last product, with almost all the changes found under the hood, and especially, in the software. This isn’t a bad thing. By dint of an increasingly robust ecosystem, the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is an … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Pearson's Second Student Coding Contest Extends Submission date
Pearson, a leading learning company, has launched its second Student Coding Contest, and the deadline for the idea proposal period has been extended. Entrants now have till Nov. 15 to submit their ideas, with the chance of winning first-, second- and third-place prizes of $5,000, $2,500 and $1,000, respectively.
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Mashable » Wendell is back and looking good in 'Bones' sneak peek
Since his diagnosis back in Season 9, squintern Wendell has fought a brave battle against cancer, but in this week's episode of Bones, he's back in the field and ready for action Now in remission and part of a Brennan-approved medical trial, marijuana-free Wendall (Michael Grant Terry) rejoins the front lines of the Jeffersonian team for an episode that will find … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The New Computer [Comic]
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New Scientist – News » Brain decoder can eavesdrop on your inner voice
As you read this, your neurons are firing – that brain activity can now be decoded to reveal the silent words in your head 
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Mashable » Hawaii lava incinerates buildings as residents brace for the inevitable
A lava flow slowly creeping towards the Hawaiian village of Pāhoa claimed its first structure in a residential area on Tuesday, rolling steadily closer to homes. The lava from Kīlauea volcano moved through private property, swallowing fences and fields in its path See also: Iceland's Volcanic Eruption, as Seen From Space Footage of the structure, which is on private property but … [Link]
Mashable » Final 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay' trailer: 'If we burn, you burn with us'
This is it: your final fiery Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part One trailer. Titled "Burn," the trailer is a heart-pounding teaser full of gunshots, explosions and burning buildings. Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), amid rubble caused by Panem President Snow and his troops, is angrier than we've ever seen her See also: The Rest of the Songs on Lorde's 'Hunger Games: … [Link]
Mashable » App aims to tell friends about Twitter users at risk of suicide
LONDON — A new app has been launched to help people monitor their friends' tweets for signs of distress or risk of suicide When a Twitter user signs up for the the Samaritans Radar app, which the organisation says is still in its infancy, it will monitor the accounts being followed for tweets with worrying language that could indicate that a … [Link]
Mashable » Max Weinberg reunited with Conan O'Brien for one night
Max Weinberg is back! Kinda! The drummer and Conan O’Brien reunited Tuesday for a one-time-only gig on the comedian's late-night show. Weinberg was stepping in for current Conan drummer James Wormworth, who, according to the show’s bit, had fallen down an abandoned mine. Before his departure in 2010, Weinberg had been O’Brien’s drummer and bandleader since Conan took over NBC's … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Today on New Scientist
All the latest on newscientist.com: the great sea otter comeback, cold moon with a warm heart, milk and broken bones, tribal lessons, overpopulation and more 
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New Scientist – News » Seabed feeding frenzy proves dead jellyfish get eaten
Time-lapse imagery of scavengers tucking in proves that dead jellyfish aren't unpalatable after all, so can return nutrients to the sea's food webs 
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Mashable » Pigeons, rats and hipsters: Halloween costumes show London's real terrors
LONDON — The capital is set to celebrate the spookiest night of the year this Friday (Oct. 31) but the city is haunted by unwelcome apparitions all year round. Ladyland, a creative collective based in South London, have devised a series of alternative costumes for Halloween, celebrating some of the other feared characters that roam our streets. See also: This toddler's … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Computer with human-like learning will program itself
The Neural Turing Machine will combine the best of number-crunching with the human-like adaptability of neural networks – so it can invent its own programs 
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Slashdot » Researchers At Brown University Shattered a Quantum Wave Function
Jason Koebler writes: A team of physicists based at Brown University has succeeded in shattering a quantum wave function. That near-mythical representation of indeterminate reality, in which an unmeasured particle is able to occupy many states simultaneously, can be dissected into many parts. This dissection, which is described this week in the Journal of Low Temperature Physics, has the potential … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Cargo rocket explosion is a blow for commercial space
No one was hurt when the uncrewed Orbital Sciences spacecraft blew up seconds after take-off – but has the reputation of private shuttles been injured? 
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Horror Movie Villains Invade New York City! (Epic Halloween Flash Mob!)
The Super Zeros are Back, and this time, they dress up as horror movie villains to freak people out in NYC! From The Super Zeros: We’re baaack! Your favorite horror villains come out of the screen and come to life in New York, to spread some joy with flamboyant dance moves. [The Super Zeros] [Link]
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New Scientist – News » Cellular alchemy turns skin cells into brain cells
To turn one cell into another you usually need to first rewind them into embryonic-like stem cells. But there is another, potentially safer, way 
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Mashable » We sent our Russian war photographer to a haunted house in New York City
NEW YORK — Evgeny Feldman has dutifully documented the conflict in eastern Ukraine for much of the past year for Mashable. His photos — which have captured the Russian occupation (and eventual annexation) of Crimea, Soviet-era parades in Moscow and what life is like in Ukraine's rebel-held city of Donetsk — have vividly shown our readers the conflict through his camera … [Link]
Mashable » Twitter and IBM's Watson to team up so businesses can get inside our heads
IBM wants to help businesses better understand their customers, 140 characters at a time. Twitter and IBM have announced a new partnership that will grant companies greater access to the data firehose generated by the social media platform. The deal pairs Twitter's data with IBM's analytics that focus on understanding social context on large scales. This includes IBM's Watson program, which … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Will Twitter's Fabric Connect the IoT?
Twitter built a billion-dollar business by allowing humans to exchange 140-character messages, but according to some observers, a big part of its future may involve facilitating communication on the Internet of Things (IoT).
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Mashable » A major Apple Pay rival just had a security breach
Talk about bad timing The Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), a consortium of more than 50 U.S. retailers working on an alternative to Apple Pay, announced Wednesday that its service, called CurrentC, has experienced a security breach See also: Blocking Apple Pay Is a Stupid Move for Retailers "Within the last 36 hours, we learned that unauthorized third parties obtained the e-mail … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Parasoft Provides Continuous API Testing Through Unified Platform
Parasoft has released a unified platform that combines API testing, service virtualization and test environment management. With companies increasingly pressured to bring their products and services to market more rapidly without any sacrifice in quality, Parasoft sought to combine its products, which include Parasoft Virtualize, SOAtest and Environment Manager, into a common platform that gives its customers the ability to … [Link]
Slashdot » Why Every Cardiac Patient Needs a Virtual Heart
the_newsbeagle writes: In the latest high-tech approach to personalized medicine, cardiologists can now create a computer model of an individual patient's heart and use that simulation to make a treatment plan. In this new field of computational medicine, doctors use a patient's MRI scans to make a model showing that patient's unique anatomy and pattern of heart disease. They can … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Trap cells in sound to create strong cartilage
Ultrasound waves can be used to trap cartilage cells and bind them into sheets that can be easily grafted on to damaged tissue 
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Mashable » Grieving father fulfills his deceased daughter's dream of fame
Grab the tissues Tragedy struck the community of Tillburg in the Netherlands on Thursday after 13-year-old Anna van Keulen passed away from injuries sustained in a bicycle accident on her commute to school. See also: A homeless man taught himself to play piano and wrote a soundtrack-worthy song Her father, Niek van Keulen, is now attempting to fulfill Anna's dream … [Link]
Mashable » Maine nurse says she won't abide by state's Ebola quarantine
A Maine nurse was told her voluntary quarantine for Ebola monitoring may not be so voluntary after all, after state authorities said they would use "appropriate authority" to keep her away from the public. Now, Kaci Hickox, who was held in isolation for days in New Jersey after returning to the U.S. from west Africa, said on Wednesday that she had … [Link]
Mashable » The rise of the 'quantified self'
The term “Quantified Self” was coined in 2007 by Wired editors Gary Wolf and Kevin Kelly, who organized a meetup of 30 people. Today, the group has grown to include more than 20,000 members in 188 cities. The rise of the quantified self movement means we're all living by numbers. In the past, industries harped on understanding consumers and measuring … [Link]
Mashable » Female Air Canada pilots say airline has a pornography problem
Two female pilots for Air Canada have now spoken out about a pornography issue among the airline's employees: One said "definitely pornographic" images are regularly left behind in the flight decks — or cockpits — of the carrier's planes. Another said some of the images show violence. In response to a CBC News story, the airline said the images were actually … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Interstellar Movie Review
I haven’t seen Interstellar yet since the movie only comes out November 5th, but according to this spoiler-free review, the film is a thing of beauty and will probably be well worth the watch for most of us. IGN says that Interstallar contains a few plot holes and leaps in logic, but I don’t really care, they’ve been known to … [Link]
Geek Culture » Flying car!
I'm still waiting for my jet-pack. 😀 [Link]
Mashable » The 27 candidates you need to know before voting
Northeast Seth MoultonDemocratMassachusettsRunning for the 6th congressional district Esquire recently dubbed Moulton “Captain America,” and though it’s a nickname he probably doesn’t want, it’s also one he seems to deserve more than any candidate running in this election. A reporter for the Boston Globe discovered that Moulton, during his military service in Iraq, won the Bronze Star for valor as well … [Link]
Mashable » Flying car prototype could get you to work faster than a 'Jetsons' episode
It's better than a bird, better than a plane — maybe even better than Superman. It's a flying car. Slovakian startup AeroMobil announced the world premiere of the AeroMobil 3.0 at the Pioneers Festival in Vienna on Wednesday. It's an idea 25 years in the making, and the company's third working prototype. See also: Glass Cracks Below Tourists in Chicago … [Link]
Mashable » 5 apps to streamline tedious tasks
With a constant influx of new technologies to market, it can be tough to keep up with trends. Instead of spending months speculating what new features will appear, it's worthwhile to consider how best to make the available products work for you See also: 8 Apps to Help You Get More Done in Less Time We tracked down a slew of … [Link]
Mashable » Pope Francis: Science and faith are not 'inconsistent'
Unlike some American politicians, Pope Francis doesn’t see science as an adversary. In an address at the Vatican on Monday, Francis said scientific theories like the Big Bang and evolution are not at odds with faith. “Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation, because evolution requires the creation of beings that evolve.” See also: Vatican Strikingly Changes … [Link]
Slashdot » Hackers Breach White House Network
wiredmikey writes: The White House's unclassified computer network was recently breached by intruders, a U.S. official said Tuesday. While the White House has not said so, The Washington Post reported that the Russian government was thought to be behind the act. Several recent reports have linked Russia to cyber attacks, including a report from FireEye on Tuesday that linked Russia … [Link]
Mashable » Clearly, Jillian Bell was the funniest part of '22 Jump Street'
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill may have been the stars of 22 Jump Street, but Jillian Bell was the real comedic talent. The Workaholics cast member, who starred as Zoe Saldana's unapologetically cruel college roommate, only appeared in a handful of scenes in the film, but Bell's completely improvised, ageist insults at Hill's expense were undoubtedly the best moments Now, … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Daniel Radcliffe Raps Blackalicious’ “Alphabet Aerobics”
Holy crap that was amazing. Ddaniel Radcliffe, you ROCK! Jimmy challenges hip-hop lover Daniel Radcliffe to rap Blackalicious’ tongue-twisting “Alphabet Aerobics.” [The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon] [Link]
Mashable » The coded world of Russian prison tattoos
Arkady Bronnikov is regarded as Russia’s leading expert on tattoo iconography. He was a senior expert in criminalistics at the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs for over 30 years As part of his duties he visited many correctional institutions of the Ural and Siberia regions, where he interviewed and photographed thousands of convicts. He regularly helped solve criminal cases across Russia … [Link]
Mashable » Woman captures Scar's wickedness with 'Lion King' Halloween makeup
Avoid being one of the many, many people dressed up like a character from Frozen this year, and raid the box of VHS tapes gathering dust in your parents' basement for inspiration. Redditor pantherfanalex posted an image of her sister's impressive Scar makeup, and it will make you want to hide out in the jungle with Pumbaa and Timon. See also: … [Link]
Slashdot » Drones Could 3D-Map Scores of Hectares of Land In Just a Few Hours
sciencehabit writes: Unmanned drones aren't just for warfare. In recent years, they've been used to map wildlife and monitor crop growth. But current software can't always handle the vast volume of images they gather. Now, researchers have developed an algorithm that will allow drones to 3D-map scores of hectares of land in less than a day — an advance that … [Link]
Mashable » Wine cup may be earliest Greek portrayal of constellations
A 2,600-year-old two-handled wine cup currently on display at the Lamia Archaeological Museum in Greece has long been thought to depict a random assortment of animals. But the piece of ancient pottery, called a skyphos, may actually contain one of the earliest Greek depictions of the constellations, a new analysis shows. The study researchers suggested that other ancient artistic representations of … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazing Deal: 70% Off Power Castle 11200mAh Dual USB Ports External Battery Pack Charger For Your Gadgets – $26.99
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon has the Castle 11200mAh Dual USB Ports External Battery Pack Charger for just $26.99. That’s 70% off on the charger’s regular list price of $89.99. Please note that this charger has more than excellent reviews by the vast majority of people who purchased it and was awarded “The Best USB Battery … [Link]
Mashable » The road to conflict-free minerals
We live in an amazing time, where technology is radically reshaping the world and creating new opportunities to solve humanity’s biggest challenges — something we regularly report on at Mashable. However, some of the technologies used to tackle these challenges often present their own unique and difficult complications to the world’s global community. This is why making the shift toward ethically … [Link]
Mashable » Cloth app uses weather forecasts to plan the perfect outfit
While the famed "Clueless Closet" is still not quite the reality we hoped it would be in 1995 (at least for most), apps are getting closer to making it possible. Cloth, an app for managing your wardrobe, has rolled out a redesigned version that provides personalized recommendations on what to wear based on local weather conditions and the items in your … [Link]
Slashdot » Dangerous Vulnerability Fixed In Wget
jones_supa writes: A critical flaw has been found and patched in the open source Wget file retrieval utility that is widely used on UNIX systems. The vulnerability is publicly identified as CVE-2014-4877. "It was found that wget was susceptible to a symlink attack which could create arbitrary files, directories or symbolic links and set their permissions when retrieving a directory … [Link]
Mashable » Almost 30% of employees fake an illness and skip work
When your employees call in sick, there's a good chance they aren't really under the weather at all, new research finds. Nearly 30% of workers surveyed said they have called in to work sick when they were feeling just fine, according to a study from CareerBuilder. The most popular reason for faking a sick day? Just not wanting to head in … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » 3 Ways Video Games Are Good For You
An interesting video from Gamespot highlighting some of the latest positive scientific research about how playing video games is good for you. Check it out! [GameSpot] [Link]
Mashable » HP reinvents the PC with Sprout and leaps into 3D printing
HP is entering the world of three dimensions. The company introduced Sprout, a virtual and physical desktop environment, along with its first 3D printer called the HP Multi Jet Fusion on Wednesday. Together, HP dubbed the two "Blended Reality." See also: How 3D Printing Actually Works HP Multi Jet Fusion is designed to simultaneously print on multiple axes and speed up … [Link]
Mashable » Even Mike Tyson is scared to fight Mike Tyson in Nintendo's 'Punch-Out!!'
Who can beat digital Mike Tyson at his own game? Maybe the real Mike TysonMaybe. On Tuesday's Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon challenged Tyson to a game of the 1987 Nintendo classic Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! to see which Tyson would prevail. (Tyson only first played the game in 2013.) The game is notoriously hard to beat — Tyson claims only one … [Link]
Mashable » Facebook's spending spree is making investors nervous
For the first time in several quarters, Wall Street didn't like what Facebook had to say in its earnings report Facebook posted its first $3 billion quarter and beat earnings estimates for the September quarter, but concerns about the company's plans to ramp up spending pushed the stock down by as much as 10% in after hours trading See also: 5 … [Link]
Slashdot » Windows 10 Gets a Package Manager For the Command Line
aojensen writes: ExtremeTech reports that the most recent build of Windows 10 Technical Preview shows that Windows is finally getting a package manager. The package manager is built for the PowerShell command line based on OneGet. OneGet is a command line utility for PowerShell very similar to classic Linux utilities such as apt-get and yum, which enable administrators and power … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » ‘The One Ring’ Fire Pit Great For Burning Wood, Precious Things [PICS]
Bohemian Alp Designs used 16-gauge steel to create this 26-inch One Ring fire pit. 
The ring is 26 inches in diameter and uses 16 gauge steel with a 12 gauge steel bottom. Then finished with a high temp black paint. The great Smaug himself would struggle burning through it! As huge fans of the Lord of the Rings series and … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Number of disease outbreaks jumps fourfold since 1980
In the past 30 years, the number of disease outbreaks has increased, as has the number of diseases causing them – infections from animals are a big cause 
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Slashdot » Skilled Foreign Workers Treated as Indentured Servants
theodp writes: A year-long investigation by NBC Bay Area's Investigative Unit and The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) raises questions about the H-1B visa program. In a five-part story that includes a mini-graphic novel called Techsploitation, CIR describes how the system rewards job brokers who steal wages and entrap Indian tech workers in the U.S., including the awarding of half … [Link]
Mashable » The ramblin' is over, man: The Allman Brothers Band's final show
Rock 'n' roll. Rehab. Run-ins. Restructuring. Retirement The Allman Brothers Band's 45-year stint culminated on Tuesday night as the seven remaining members played their final show together at New York City's Beacon Theatre, the historic venue where the band routinely performed over the decades and once recorded a live album inside in 2000 (Peakin' at the Beacon) See also: The Allman … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Dawn Of The Caffeinated Zombie Coffee Mug
Sure, this mug looks a little like a closed zombie fist, but I think this product should be renamed “The Hulk Smash Mug” instead. Feeling like a zombie post-weekend? Needing a bit of brains as well as some coffee? This Dawn Of The Caffeinated zombie coffee mug is perfect for pulling you out of your early morning and mid-afternoon living … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Marvel Studios announces Phase 3 movies + Expected Release Dates
Yesterday at a special event, Marvel announced their upcoming phase 3 movies, you can check ‘em all out below along with their expected release date. Which one are you most excited to see? Why? LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS! 
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Slashdot » Verizon Launches Tech News Site That Bans Stories On US Spying
blottsie writes: The most-valuable, second-richest telecommunications company in the world is bankrolling a technology news site called SugarString.com. The publication, which is now hiring its first full-time editors and reporters, is meant to rival major tech websites like Wired and the Verge while bringing in a potentially giant mainstream audience to beat those competitors at their own game. There's just … [Link]
Mashable » White House computer network hacked
Hackers might have gotten access to a White House internal network, the administration admitted on Wednesday, while discounting the gravity of the breach "Based on our current assessment, the activity of concern is not being used to enable a destructive cyber-attack," a White House official told Mashable See also: Researchers reveal new Chinese hacking group The White House says it has … [Link]
New Scientist – News » A killer plague wouldn't save the planet from us
One-child policies and plagues that cut the population won't be enough to fix our ecological problems, models suggest. Only changes in consumption will do that 
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Mashable » Daniel Radcliffe rapping 'Alphabet Aerobics' is magically delicious
One billion points to Gryffindor! Daniel Radcliffe stopped by The Tonight Show Tuesday, to promote his new film Horns, and proved he's a wizard with a mic by flawlessly rapping the riddikulus tongue-twisters in Blackalicious’ 1999 hit “Alphabet Aerobics.” See also: 7 things we learned from Daniel Radcliffe's Reddit AMA Sorry Voldemort, looks like Harry Potter is the master of … [Link]
Slashdot » Pope Francis Declares Evolution and Big Bang Theory Are Right
HughPickens.com writes: The Independent reports that Pope Francis, speaking at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, has declared that the theories of evolution and the Big Bang are real. "When we read about Creation in Genesis, we run the risk of imagining God was a magician, with a magic wand able to do everything. But that is not so," said Francis. … [Link]
Mashable » More than 250 missing in Sri Lanka after deadly mudslide
At least 10 people are dead and more than 250 are missing in central Sri Lanka after a mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers' houses at a tea plantation on Wednesday. The military mobilized troops to help with the rescue operation as rain still fell in the island nation's central hills. Earth covered some of the destroyed homes … [Link]
Mashable » Zambian President Michael Sata dies in London
LONDON — Zambian President Michael Sata, a longtime opposition leader who rose to power in 2011, has died after an illness in London. Sata died shortly after 11 p.m. on Tuesday at London's King Edward VII hospital, where he was being treated, Zambian Cabinet secretary Roland Msiska said in a statement. The president had credited his move into politics to time … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Coming face to face with a shy thresher shark
Meeting sharks can be a moving experience, says photographer Jean-Marie Ghislain, who works to educate people on the plight of sharks around the world 
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Mashable » It's a done deal: The Australian Government's climate policy
SYDNEY — The Abbott government reached an agreement on Wednesday with the Palmer United Party and other crossbench senators that will see the implementation of its Direct Action climate policy. The government's flagship environmental policy is expected to cost $2.5 billion over the next four years. Under the scheme, polluters will be paid grants as an incentive to reduce carbon emissions. … [Link]
Mashable » 20 seemingly useless life skills you should still learn
Sometimes the best lessons in life are not the ones you learn in school. A seemingly useless or time-saving trick can somehow become useful when the right moment comes along. Even if you aren't MacGuyver or James Bond, you could still benefit from picking up a talent or two — besides learning the guitar or speaking Spanish. See also: 25 Simple … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » SPECIAL LOOK: Extended Scene from Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” Trailer [Video]
From Marvel: See the Avengers try to prove their worth in a new special look for Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” and see it in theaters May 1, 2015! [Marvel] [Link]
Mashable » The unofficial Halloween candy exchange rate
By the end of October, you'll likely have more candy hidden in your desk drawer than you care to admit You've been wolfing down Halloween candy since the beginning of the month, and some of you will nibble away your stash until February when you finally decide to throw the rest away. See also: Trick Your Taste Buds With 20 Halloween … [Link]
Mashable » 8 free emoji apps beyond what's pre-loaded in your phone
Move over, standard emoji keyboard — smartphone users have many more options. If you're tired of expressing yourself with the same old emoji, it's time to check out what else is out there. From 3D-animated emoticons to emoji text, there are several new and creative ways for you to get your message across See also: 10 Emojis We Wish Existed We've … [Link]
Mashable » Timelapse makes London commute appear relaxing
LONDON — There’s something quite hypnotising about watching trains snake in and out of London Bridge Station during rush hour from the perspective of Europe's tallest building National Rail filmed this timelapse in September from The Shard, capturing the city's bustling morning rush hour at the UK’s fourth busiest station, London Bridge, which brings 50 million passengers into the capital each … [Link]
New Scientist – News » What one Amazonian tribe teaches us
From female suicide to the nature of being civilised, probing tribal life in the 21st century needs an unflinching, critical eye 
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Slashdot » Getting Lost In the Scientific Woods Is Good For You
StartsWithABang writes: Wandering into the woods unprepared and without a plan sounds like a terrible idea. But if you're interested in scientific exploration at the frontiers, confronting the unknown with whatever you happen to have at your disposal, you have to take that risk. You have to be willing to take those steps. And you have to be okay with … [Link]
Mashable » 11 eye-popping bars from around the world
It’s time to ditch your local dive bar All over the world, people are knocking back shots and cocktails in unique bars with crazy themes and decor In Sweden, libation lovers can head to the famous Icebar, a locale carved completely out of ice and snow. Patrons in Iceland can visit the Northern Lights Bar, a gorgeously modern spot with floor … [Link]
Mashable » New trailer shows us what the Avengers do to pass the time
It's a Sunday night, you're one of the Avengers, hanging out with your crew, and you're bored. What do you do? Well, you try to lift Mjölnir, the hammer of Thor, of course! You can see whether anyone actually succeeded (apart from Thor) by checking out the latest, extended trailer for the Avengers: Age of Ultron, above. See also: 10 … [Link]
Slashdot » 16-Teraflops, £97m Cray To Replace IBM At UK Meteorological Office
Memetic writes: The UK weather forecasting service is replacing its IBM supercomputer with a Cray XC40 containing 17 petabytes of storage and capable of 16 TeraFLOPS. This is Cray's biggest contract outside the U.S. With 480,000 CPUs, it should be 13 times faster than the current system. It will weigh 140 tons. The aim is to enable more accurate modeling … [Link]
Slashdot » Open Consultation Begins On Italy's Internet Bill of Rights
Anita Hunt (lissnup) writes: Hot on the heels of Brazil's recent initiative in this area, Italy has produced a draft [PDF] Declaration of Internet Rights, and on Monday opened the bill for consultation on the Civici [Italian] platform, a first in Europe. "[A]s it is now, it consists of a preamble and 14 articles that span several pages. Topics range … [Link]
Mashable » Drone used to capture whale's blow off the coast of Australia
SYDNEY — An Australian researcher is using inexpensive drones to discover why the health of whales, off the coast of Australia, is deteriorating Griffith University researcher Dr Jan-Olaf Meynecke told Mashable collecting bacteria, and at a later stage, DNA from viruses, will help to establish a baseline understanding of respiratory infections in the humpback whales. See also: Birds hold clue to … [Link]
Mashable » What you're actually saying when you run into your ex
Life is filled with awkward moments and unfortunately, many of them include being in the company of a past lover New York City-based writer and filmmaker Ali Vingiano, awkwardly and accurately captures the disastrous interaction that typically occurs between exes after a recent breakup. The short clip is funny, sad and far too accurate. Cheer up though, there's always Breaking … [Link]
Slashdot » Largest Sunspot In a Quarter Century Spews Flares
schwit1 writes: The largest sunspot seen in about a quarter century has produced another powerful X-class flare today, the sixth in less than a week. "This was the sixth X-class solar flare from NOAA 2192, a record for the number of X-class flares generated by a single group so far this solar cycle. It was also the fourth X-class flare … [Link]
Slashdot » Help a Journalist With An NFC Chip Implant Violate His Own Privacy and Security
An anonymous reader writes: His wife thinks he's crazy, but this guy got an NFC chip implanted in his arm, where it will stay for at least a year. He's inviting everyone to come up with uses for it. Especially ones that violate his privacy and security. There must be something better to do than getting into the office or … [Link]
Mashable » 'The Voice' knockouts begin, and these first cuts were the deepest
Last week on The Voice we lost half the competition and bid farewell to Stevie Nicks and Co. This round, we welcome new adviser Taylor Swift (who's having a great week, we might add), and say goodbye to even more talented performers The show has also coined the best and strangest hashtag as of yet, and it's one you should all … [Link]
Mashable » Get your zen on with this surfing video shot at 1000 frames per second
Surfing, it seems, is a naturally calming sport. The waves, the beach, being one with the ocean, yada yada yada… Chris Bryan is proving that with this totally zen, high resolution video showcasing surfers at 1000 frames per second. See also: Surfing Pig Hangs Four (Hooves) in Hawaii Turn this video on during stressful work times — we guarantee you'll be … [Link]
Mashable » Ferguson police chief ouster reportedly in the works
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson would leave his post and management of his beleaguered department would be overseen by the St. Louis County police chief, under a reported plan. The proposal, first reported by CNN Tuesday, has been part of ongoing discussions amongst officials from local, state and federal agencies But Jackson said he has not been asked to step aside … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » SmartBear Launches Ready! API Development Platform
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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The Joy of Tech » Social Network Dating
A retro tonight, as Nitrozac recovers from working on all those awesome Code-Mobile portraits! Remember when it was just two that went on a date?Click here to visit the comic. [Link]
Mashable » 15 Vines that show an unexpected turn of events
Many award-winning films lend their greatness to twist endings. Stories that are too predictable are often less interesting, so a good surprise really does the trick Mashable, in collaboration with Unpopular Now, hosted a Vine challenge themed around unexpected endings. We asked you to wow us with a creative twist in your video. See also: 12 Vines That Show the Artistic … [Link]
Slashdot » Tech Giants Donate $750 Million In Goods and Services To Underprivileged Schools
mrspoonsi sends news that a group of major tech companies has combined to donate $750 million worth of gadgets and services to students in 114 schools across the U.S. Apple is sending out $100 million worth of iPads, MacBooks, and other products. O'Reilly Media is making $100 million worth of educational content available for free. Microsoft and Autodesk are discounting … [Link]
Mashable » Report offers new detail on scope and scale of ISIS
The violent militant group known as the Islamic State, which has taken control of large swaths of Syria and Iraq over the last few months, is an "alarming phenomenon" that has no precedents in the modern age, according to a new report. The report, released late Tuesday by the intelligence services firm the Soufan Group, provides new detail on ISIS' internal … [Link]
Mashable » Why Kim Kardsahian won't help BlackBerry's comeback
Kim Kardashian loves BlackBerry. So much, in fact, she's stockpiling her years-old favorite device just in case supplies run out. This revelation, which came during her talk at Recode's Code Mobile conference Monday, almost instantly prompted discussions about whether the reality star, who referred to BlackBerry as "my heart and soul," would potentially back the company as an official spokeswoman. See … [Link]
Mashable » The science we lost when the Antares rocket exploded
More than 1,600 pounds of scientific equipment and experiments were destroyed when a NASA-contracted rocket exploded just six seconds after takeoff from Virginia on Tuesday evening The Antares rocket was carrying a Cygnus spacecraft that was packed with 5,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station. One-third of that load was dedicated to an exceptional scientific payload that included student … [Link]
Mashable » Senior Australian Islamic State recruiter reportedly killed in Middle East
SYDNEY — A senior Australian Islamic State recruiter has reportedly been killed in the Middle East. ABC News reported on Wednesday, Mohammad Ali Baryalei, who recruited dozens of Australians to Syria and Iraq, is believed to have been dead for four or five days. Baryalei is the mastermind behind the plot to behead random members of the public in Sydney in … [Link]
Mashable » Birds hold clue to preventing sickening in-flight turbulence
SYDNEY — Australian researchers have used birds to help prevent dreaded in-flight turbulence. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology's Unmanned Systems Research Team studied the natural movement of feathers and the way a bird uses them to create a system that detects disturbances in the air. See also: Australia is sweltering and the worst is still to come Project researcher Abdulghani … [Link]
Mashable » Vine star Jerome Jarre's prank on American Airlines flight allegedly prompts police response
Airlines don't mess around, even with people who mess around with them. Vine star Jerome Jarre allegedly learned that lesson the hard way on Tuesday when he staged a video shoot involving jumping out of the airline lavatory in a speedo, holding an inflatable turtle. See also: Anti-Recliners Unite: Man Kicked Off Flight Says He'll Still Use the Knee Defender Yes. … [Link]
Slashdot » Location of Spilled Oil From 2010 Deepwater Horizon Event Found
Chipmunk100 writes: A study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (abstract) claims to have identified the location of two million barrels of submerged oil thought to be trapped in the deep ocean following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill. By analyzing data from more than 3,000 samples collected at 534 locations over 12 expeditions, they identified … [Link]
Mashable » Carol Danvers, Marvel's first female superhero, is also the most powerful
LOS ANGELES — Carol Danvers — a.k.a. Captain Marvel — won't just be Marvel Studios' first woman to carry a superhero film. She can also kick all the boys' asses. That's right: Neither Iron Man, nor Captain America, nor Thor, not even the Hulk — pretty much no one in the Marvel Cinematic Universe — would stand a chance going toe-to-toe … [Link]
Mashable » New handyman clerk at Lowe's is a robot
Someday, the helpful hardware man may not be a man at all Lowe's, one of the biggest retail hardware and DIY stores in the U.S., unveiled on Tuesday its first in-store robot clerk: OSHbot. See also: Jibo Wants to Be the World’s First Family Robot The company is setting the roughly 5-feet-tall autonomous robot loose on unsuspecting consumers sometime soon in … [Link]
Mashable » 'It's gonna be loud': 7 eyewitness videos of the Antares rocket explosion
Hundreds of spectators were near the NASA launchpad in Virginia with their cameras ready to capture the Antares launch on Tuesday evening. What they got instead was a fiery explosion followed by a deafening sound See also: Students who watched science project explode on rocket ask to try again There were no injuries, and the cause of the explosion is still … [Link]
Mashable » Students who watched science project explode on rocket ask to try again
Now that's the spirit. A group of middle schoolers who watched a rocket explode as it was carrying their science project to the International Space Station on Tuesday night immediately asked their principal if they could try it again. The students, who gathered at Hobby Middle School in San Antonio to watch their project take flight, were described as "resilient" by … [Link]
Mashable » Elon Musk called the Antares rocket a 'joke' 2 years before it exploded
An Orbital Sciences rocket operating under a NASA contract exploded shortly after launch on Tuesday evening, much to everyone's surprise — except, perhaps, Elon Musk. Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, trashed Orbital Sciences for using outdated Russian engines during a 2012 Wired interview: One of our competitors, Orbital Sciences, has a contract to resupply the International Space Station, and their rocket … [Link]
Mashable » Hoax radio message sparks search for fake missing plane
A bizarre call to air traffic control, claiming to be from a pilot having trouble while flying over the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, sparked a massive land and ocean search — and was later revealed to be a hoax. On Monday, a man speaking in a slurred voice radioed in to say he lost his landing lights and was struggling to … [Link]
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