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 » 'Baby It's Cold Outside' but cozy inside for a mini Menzel, Bublé duet
Pint-sized versions of Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé are helping us ring in the holiday season in adorable fashion in this "Baby It's Cold Outside" music video While the real Menzel and Bublé sing the holiday classic and appear only briefly during the video, their mini selves run amok performing the adult duo's version of the cheerful tune See also: … [Link]
Mashable » The world according to Nick Cannon
Nick Cannon arrives without an entourage. Only Devon, who's big enough to be a body guard, but is clearly Cannon's affable guy Friday, is in tow. The nattily-dressed actor, producer, writer, gadget purveyor and TV host is one of the busiest entertainment figures. As ever, he’s on a tight schedule, but does not appear almost preternaturally relaxed. When we realize we're … [Link]
Mashable » Senate rejects Keystone XL pipeline
The Democrat-controlled Senate has defeated a bill to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The Senate's 59-41 vote Tuesday night was a nail-biter to the end. See also: The Senate votes on Keystone: 5 things you need to know The bill needed 60 votes to reach the White House. The House passed it overwhelmingly last week. President Barack Obama did not … [Link]
Slashdot » Player-Run MMORPG By Former Ultima Online Devs Finding Kickstarter Success
An anonymous reader writes: Shards Online has returned to Kickstarter with a refocused plan and a promise to match pledges dollar-for-dollar up to their goal. With just a week gone by, they have already reached 75% of their goal. Project Lead Derek Brinkmann says, "If Ultima Online and Neverwinter Nights had a love child, Shards Online would be the result. … [Link]
The Joy of Tech » JoT #2073: What evil drives… THE UBER CARS!
Don’t dare delete the app! If you enJoyed the comic, please retweet or share the URL. Thanks! [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Learn How to Say “I am Groot” in 15 Different Languages [Video]
Impress your friends and family by learning how to say “I am Groot” in 15 different languages. [Guardians of the Galaxy] [Link]
Mashable » Apple's new WatchKit SDK hints at the future of Apple Watch's apps
Apple released a bevy of developer resources for the upcoming Apple Watch Tuesday. The company released a WatchKit, documentation and guidelines for developers alongside the new iOS 8.2 SDK. The WatchKit page includes a Getting Started with WatchKit video outlining the new tools and how developers can build apps. See also: Apple Watch Hands-On: Plenty of Promise, Plenty of Unknowns The … [Link]
Mashable » Adrian Peterson's suspension: A clumsy solution amid a bigger mess
Roger Goodell's hammer came down hard on Tuesday morning when the NFL commissioner suspended Minnesota Vikings superstar Adrian Peterson without pay for the rest of the current season for beating his 4-year-old son with a wooden switch, leaving the boy with visible welts and cuts on his legs, back and scrotum Peterson has already had to sit out nine games of … [Link]
Mashable » 'Grand Theft Auto V' first-person mode changes Los Santos entirely
Grand Theft Auto V's first-person mode will make you want to try every activity in the exhaustive game all over again. The next-gen version of last year's blockbuster has plenty of new tricks, but the ability to change perspectives was one of the most compelling. Things like a dangerous firefight or a carjacking are a little more fun from the … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Oculus VR SDK Provides Virtual Reality Platform Access
Facebook subsidiary Oculus VR has released an SDK for developers that is, at least in this initial version, exclusively designed for the Samsung Gear Innovator Edition on Note 4. With the platform still in development, the SDK is designed to get developers moving on creating virtual reality for mobile devices.
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Slashdot » Chrome 39 Launches With 64-bit Version For Mac OS X and New Developer Features
An anonymous reader writes "Google today released Chrome 39 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The biggest addition in this release is 64-bit support for OS X, which first arrived in Chrome 38 beta. Unlike on Windows, where 32-bit and 64-bit versions will both continue to be available (users currently have to opt-in to use the 64-bit release), Chrome for Mac … [Link]
Mashable » Billy Eichner will soon be Billy on Hulu
Billy Eichner is getting off the street and onto Hulu Hulu on Tuesday ordered a series, titled Difficult People, that will be led by the Billy on the Street star and comes from executive producer Amy Poehler See also: 10 things we learned about Amy Poehler from her Reddit AMA On the show, Eichner and co-star/writer Julie Klausner star as best … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » 7 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About The Hunger Games
Since Mockingjay Part One is coming out on Friday, check out this video listing 7 things you probably don’t know about The Hunger Games series. [CineFix] [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Supreme Court Urged to Weigh in on API Copyright Dispute
77 well-known computer scientists have urged the Supreme Court to revisit a court ruling in May that said APIs are entitled to copyright protection. The ruling was part of an ongoing years-long lawsuit between Oracle against Google. Oracle alleged that the structure of certain Java APIs in Google's Android operating system violated its copyrights; Google has argued that API structures … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Meteor Provides Open Source Framework for App Development
One of the primary reasons that the backlog for developing applications is rising is that there are a lot of manual steps involved in building a JavaScript application. To streamline that process, Meteor developed an open source application development platform written in JavaScript that has already been uniquely installed roughly 200,000 times.
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Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: Professionally Packaged Tools For Teaching Kids To Program?
Binestar writes: I've been doing IT consulting for years, but I'm not a programmer beyond bash scripting, perl scripts to make administration easier, and batch files to make Windows easier. I recently found an online course for modding Minecraft that my 9-year-old daughter is really enjoying (she built a custom sword that shoots lightning). Does anyone have any recommendations on … [Link]
Mashable » The rise of wrist retail: Amazon comes to Android Wear smartwatches
If you've ever dreamed of shopping from your wrist, now you can Amazon updated its Android app on Tuesday, introducing features that support Android Wear smartwatches. See also: The Apple Watch Compared to the Smartwatch Competition Owners of Android Wear smartwatches such as the Moto 360 or LG G Watch R need only update the app on their smartphones. Once that's … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Google's Android Auto Drives Toward the Connected Car
Google today announced the availability of the first Android Auto APIs. It looks like Google is easing into the auto market, as it released just two APIs for developers.
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » 15 Hilarious Game Reviews by Video Game Store Employees
Some of the funniest game reviews by employees of JB Hi-Fi, Australia’s largest home entertainment retailer. If you’re reading this from the front page, hit the “read more” link below to view the rest of the reviews. 
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New Scientist – News » Quantum logic: It's simpler to be two things at once
From city design to economics, we can improve our models of complex systems if we embrace quantum weirdness, argue physicists Vlatko Vedral and Mile Gu (full text available to subscribers) 
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Mashable » Norway's new passport design is a work of art
It’s usually function before form when it comes to passports But the new design for the Norwegian passport is both beautiful and a practical government document. The government recently asked designers to submit concepts for a redesigned passport; Neue Design Studio won with its concept titled "The Norwegian landscape." See also: New Plane Design Is Only for Families That Actually Like … [Link]
Slashdot » Laser Creates Quantum Whirlpool
Quantus347 writes: Physicists at The Australian National Univ. (ANU) have engineered a spiral laser beam and used it to create a whirlpool of hybrid light-matter particles called polaritons. Polaritons are hybrid particles that have properties of both matter and light. The ability to control polariton flows in this way could aid the development of completely novel technology to link conventional … [Link]
Mashable » Time-lapse shows why New York state is getting pounded with snow
Parts of New York state were battered by lake-effect snow on Tuesday, with areas just south of Buffalo expected to rack up of 70 inches of the white stuff by Wednesday evening. The extremely cold air blowing over the relatively mild waters of Lake Erie also created enough instability to bring thundersnow to the area. Bands of snow are seen … [Link]
Mashable » PSA: You can carry ice skates on airplanes, but not fake chainsaws
NEW YORK — The Transportation Security Administration displayed thousands of items on Tuesday that were confiscated from carry-on bags over three months at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport. As the chaotic holiday travel season approaches, the agency wanted to remind the public what carry-on items were no-no's. The takeaway: Knitting needles and ice skates are welcome on board, but not … [Link]
Mashable » Breathtaking NASA animations show a year in carbon dioxide emissions
Who knew that one of the world's greatest environmental challenges could be so beautiful? NASA, apparently See also: Major climate breakthrough: U.S. and China announce emissions cuts A newly released, high-resolution simulations of a year's worth of global carbon dioxide emissions, shows a fundamental aspect of the climate challenge Because carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases disperse throughout the world, … [Link]
Mashable » Soundgarden is giving away a song for free if you finish this puzzle
Soundgarden fans can earn a free song download from the Seattle rockers' upcoming album, Echo Of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across The Path, when they finish a puzzle Upon completion, players will get "The Telephantasm (Resurrection Remix)" track from the album, which also includes six unreleased tracks and a new song called "Storm." See also: Soundgarden on Streaming, Seattle and 20 Years … [Link]
Mashable » Natalie Dormer on how she hopes to die on 'Game of Thrones'
This post and video contain spoilers from Season 4 of Game of Thrones. Natalie Dormer is very aware that all men must die The actress, who plays Margaery Tyrell on Game of Thrones, spoke with Conan O'Brien on Monday about filming season 5 of the HBO show and the constant anxiety of not knowing if her character will live to … [Link]
Slashdot » Launching 2015: a New Certificate Authority To Encrypt the Entire Web
Peter Eckersley writes: Today EFF, Mozilla, Cisco, and Akamai announced a forthcoming project called Let's Encrypt. Let's Encrypt will be a certificate authority that issues free certificates to any website, using automated protocols (demo video here). Launching in summer 2015, we believe this will be the missing piece that deprecates the woefully insecure HTTP protocol in favor of HTTPS. 
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New Scientist – News » Gift-wrapped: Exploring the history of selling pleasure
Packaged Pleasures explores the sensual mass marketing that technological innovation in the 19th century make possible 
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Mashable » Hands on with Snapchat's money-sending service, Snapcash
Snapchat is no longer just for sending disappearing messages. The company announced Monday it was partnering with Square to allow its users to send money to each other with its new payments feature Snapcash. Sending cash with Snapcash, available on the iOS and Android app, is actually surprisingly easy. We took the feature for a spin to see how well it … [Link]
Mashable » Uber CEO apologizes for top exec's revenge plan, doesn't fire him
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick took to Twitter on Tuesday to apologize for remarks made by SVP-Business Emil Michael, but didn't fire him. A BuzzFeed report on Monday night quoted Michael saying the company should hire "opposition researchers" to dig up dirt on journalists who oppose his company to the tune of $1 million. Michael later apologized See also: Uber VP: We … [Link]
Mashable » The second character poster from Disney/Pixar's 'Inside Out': Disgust
LOS ANGELES — If you've been on the Internet in your lifetime, you're gonna relate. Mashable presents Disgust, the second of five character posters for Inside Out, which will quite literally bring all the feels when it comes out June 19, 2015. On Monday, we brought you Sadness — but Monday is over. SEE ALSO: The Pixar Theory: Every Character … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Philae lander sleeps but Rosetta mission lives on
The European Space Agency has announced that Philae has detected organic molecules on comet 67P – and there are many more scientific discoveries to come 
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Mashable » Jill Abramson, Piper Kerman and Joanna Coles join the Mashable Media Summit
With the annual Mashable Media Summit quickly approaching, we're excited to announce the latest round of speakers that we're adding to the event lineup. These speakers will join previously announced media thought leaders like Mashable CEO Pete Cashmore, New York Times Chief Data Scientist Chris Wiggins, and President of Sony Music's Legacy Recordings Adam Block. 
Speakers will discuss the latest trends affecting the media industry, like … [Link]
Mashable » Court rules FAA can regulate and enforce rules on drone flights
Life for drone pilots in the U.S. just got more complicated. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) scored an important win in its fight to regulate drone use in the U.S. on Tuesday, when the nation's aviation safety board ruled that regulations for traditional aircrafts also apply to unmanned aerial vehicles See also: The 19 best drone photos of 2014 That means … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Is mystery Russian spacecraft a satellite-killer?
A Russian spacecraft is visiting satellites, raising fears it could be part of an anti-satellite programme – if it's not an inspection craft 
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Slashdot » US Marshals Auctioning $20M Worth of Silk Road's Bitcoins
coondoggie writes: The U.S. Marshals office says it will auction off almost 50,000 bitcoins (about $20 million worth) seized from alleged Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht. The auction, which is the second sale of Silk Road's bitcoin collection, will take place during a 6-hour period on Dec. 4 from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. EST. Bids will be accepted by … [Link]
Mashable » Viber's 'public chats' let you see what celebs are texting about
Can text messaging be a public platform? Viber aims to find out with its new Public Chats. The feature lets users "listen in" on a chat between a celeb and an interviewer. The first round includes DJ Paul van Dyk and singer-songwriter Pixie Lott Viber CEO Talmon Marco says Public Chats "give you that fly-on-the-wall experience as you watch other people … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Salesforce Embraces OData to Simplify Integration
Salesforce has embraced the OData data access protocol to drive a Salesforce1 Lightning Connect integration service that can be invoked as easily by end users as professional developers. Salesforce is trying to democratize integration by creating a service that the average user of Salesforce applications could easily use, says Scott Holden, vice president of platform marketing at Salesforce.
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Mashable » Twitter now lets you search through every tweet ever tweeted
Twitter on Tuesday announced that it is going to make it easier for users to search for every tweet ever sent. For years, users have been able to use search.twitter.com to find tweets about certain topics and to surface tweets around specific events. See also: The most memorable brand wins and fails of 2014 Still, to really hone in on a … [Link]
Slashdot » Major Brain Pathway Rediscovered After Century-old Confusion, Controversy
vinces99 writes A couple of years ago a scientist looking at dozens of MRI scans of human brains noticed something surprising: A large fiber pathway that seemed to be part of the network of connections that process visual information that wasn't mentioned in any modern-day anatomy textbooks. "It was this massive bundle of fibers, visible in every brain I examined," … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Today on New Scientist
All the latest on newscientist.com: rise of killer robots, sharp-eared electronic watchdog, quantum biology, green G20, bird flu and turkeys, and more 
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Thinkgeek Releases Geektastic Guardians of The Galaxy Zip-Up Hoodies!
The fine folks at Thinkgeek just released two cool Guardians of the Galaxy hoodies: One in the likeness of Star Lord and a second that adopts the style of Rocket Raccoon. 
-Exclusive Premium Star-Lord Hoodie -Exclusive Premium Rocket Raccoon Hoodie [Link]
New Scientist – News » Green fund pledges at G20 may herald climate consensus
The Green Climate Fund to help poor nations adapt to climate change may reach its initial target of $10 billion by this week's deadline 
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Mashable » Facebook Groups: Now there's an app for that
Facebook is breaking out yet another feature into a standalone app The social network rolled out Facebook Groups, an app to help users stay in touch with all of their Facebook groups and find new ones. See also: 12 Facebook Statuses You Need to Retire The app functions as a hub for everything related to groups on Facebook. Upon launching the … [Link]
Slashdot » Interviews: Ask Malcolm Gladwell a Question
Malcolm Gladwell is a speaker, author, and staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996. Gladwell's writing often focuses on research in the social sciences and the unexpected connections or theories made from such research. His books: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Outliers: The Story of Success, and David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and … [Link]
Mashable » Gay bull in Ireland saved from slaughterhouse by 'Simpsons' creator
A bull from the west coast of Ireland who was facing the slaughterhouse was saved following a donation by The Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon In the past week, almost 300 others donated to a Crowdfunder campaign to cover the £5,000 ($7,800) cost of sending Benjy to a sanctuary in the UK where he can live out the rest of his life. … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » CloudRail Launches Universal API Platform for Cloud Storage Services
CloudRail, an integration-platform-as-a-service (iPaaS) startup, has announced the launch of CloudRail for Cloud Storage Services, a universal API connecting to Dropbox, Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive. The company is starting out with cloud storage services; however, additional services will be added in the future.
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Mashable » The 37 new emoji candidates that we could see next year (including tacos)
Rumors have long circulated that the emoji Powers Who Be would introduce new characters in the near future, and we're finally edging closer to the final lineup. There's good news: It looks like we're getting tacos. (Fingers crossed.) See also: 10 Emoji Meanings That Might Surprise You The Unicode Consortium, the nonprofit organization the governs the Unicode Standard, has accepted 37 … [Link]
Mashable » 'I've lost my house!': Crazy photos show New York state buried by snow
Parts of upstate New York came to a standstill on Tuesday after an epic amount of lake-effect snow buried the region in up to four feet of the wintry white stuff. See also: There is more snow cover across the U.S. now than there usually is on Christmas The storm isn't over — the National Weather service says several towns will … [Link]
Mashable » Humans have an 'emotional map' of nerves just for gentle touch
From the stroke of a mother's hand to the embrace of a lover, sensations of gentle touch activate a specialized set of nerves in humans. The brain is widely believed to contain a "map" of the body for sensing touch. But humans may also have an emotional body map that corresponds to feelings of gentle touch, according to new research presented … [Link]
Mashable » Nerdy photo series turns superheroes into 16th century works of art
Admit it: Batman and Darth Vader would have made art history class so much cooler. French photographer Sacha Goldberger's photography series Super Flamands — which translates as Super Flemish — reimagines superheroes and sci-fi icons posing as 16th century Flemish paintings. See also: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Illustrated by Renaissance Namesakes With their ruffled collars and puffy skirts, characters like Darth … [Link]
Slashdot » Crowdfunded Linux Voice Magazine Releases First Issue CC-BY-SA
M-Saunders (706738) writes Linux Voice, the crowdfunded GNU/Linux magazine that Slashdot has covered previously, had two goals at its launch: to give 50% of its profits back to the community after one year, and release each issue's contents under the Creative Commons after nine months. Well, it's been nine months since issue 1, so the whole thing is now online … [Link]
Mashable » Facebook wants to be a tech news powerhouse
Facebook is trying to be your go-to source for tech news, rather than just a way to see baby pics and find out which friends are engaged. Seven months after introducing FB Newswire, the social networking giant on launched FB Techwire on Tuesday, a brand extension that will focus on industry happenings See also: 8 Brutally Honest Facebook Notifications That Need … [Link]
Mashable » Tony Hawk rides a hoverboard, for real this time
Pro skateboarder Tony Hawk has taken a page out of Marty McFly's book. In a new video, Tony Hawk tests out a hoverboard. Wait a minute, you may say. Hasn't that already happened? See also: 10 Simple Kickstarter Campaigns You Should Have Thought Of Well, not exactly. Hawk was part of a Funny or Die hoax video that purported to … [Link]
Mashable » 57 tons of trash removed from Hawaiian marine monument
The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawaii, a World Heritage Site and one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world, is an isolated assortment of tiny uninhabited islands and coral reefs that are home to an amazing array of marine animals and plants, including 14 million seabirds and endangered green sea turtles. But unfortunately, the once-pristine area also has … [Link]
Mashable » You thought 'Goat Simulator' couldn't get weirder? Now it's an MMO
Hide your valuablesGoat Simulator can't be stopped The tongue-in-cheek game where you play a wild, destructive farm animal is now expanding into a massively multiplayer online game (MMO). The game will revolve around all-out barnyard warfare between the goats and their surprising archrivals: sheep. See also: Finally, a Game That Lets Us Become Bread The wackiness doesn't stop there. The … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Deleted Scenes #1 and #2 [Video]
These two scenes aren’t part of the movie, but they’ll likely be included as extras in the upcoming Blu-Ray and DVD versions of “Guardians of the Galaxy,” which will be released on December 9. Pre-Order “Guardians of the Galaxy” on Blu-Ray or DVD on Amazon.com. [Guardians of the Galaxy | CBMTrailers] [Link]
Mashable » Apple Pay rolling out to hundreds of U.S. grocery stores
Buying your Thanksgiving turkey with Apple Pay just became much more of a reality at hundreds of grocery stores across the United States. With Thanksgiving just more than a week away, Apple announced on Tuesday that a number of grocery chains with stores in New England, southeast Texas and Chicago now support Apple Pay. Associated Food Stores, Shaw's Supermarkets, Jewel Osco, … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Largest study of gay brothers homes in on 'gay genes'
The biggest study of its kind links gay men's orientation with two regions of the genome picked out previously – suggesting that being gay has some genetic basis 
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Slashdot » NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet Android Lollipop Update Performance Explored
MojoKid writes Last week, NVIDIA offered information regarding its Android Lollipop update for the SHIELD Tablet and also revealed a new game bundle for it. This week, NVIDIA gave members of the press early access to the Lollipop update and it will also be rolling out to the general public sometime later today. Some of the changes are subtle, but … [Link]
Mashable » Thanks for flying with us! Your Wi-Fi charges are $1,171.
A passenger on a Singapore Airlines flight was surprised to find that the charges for using the in-flight Wi-Fi were just a tad higher than expected. Jeremy Gutsche signed up for a 30MB Internet plan for $28.99 during a flight on Nov. 12. The plan's terms included additional charges for data used beyond 30MB, and in this case the bill totaled … [Link]
Mashable » The Senate votes on Keystone: 5 things you need to know
The Senate is holding lengthy deliberations on Tuesday before voting on a bill that would approve construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The controversial project would send Canadian oil to ports in Texas. The transfer would start at the oil sands of Alberta and move southward through the Central U.S., ending at in Texas, where the Canadian oil would then be … [Link]
Mashable » Hamsters nibble on a tiny Thanksgiving feast
Finally, something to be truly thankful for. In the beautiful new tradition of hamster-sized human food, Farley Elliott cooked a tiny Thanksgiving feast for furry guests. The hamsters chomped on mini portions of cranberry sauce, stuffing, turkey and pie while presumably feeling grateful for being born so adorable. 'Chick Chick' is the 2014 'Gangnam Style' you haven't been waiting for … [Link]
Mashable » Uber is its own worst enemy
Uber is still struggling to build an Uber for goodwill. After a year full of reports about Uber's cutthroat tactics against competitors, CEO Travis Kalanick took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt in September and tried to reintroduce himself to the media with a softer touch. He admitted that Uber had been "scrapping…hard" to get ahead and become a successful business, but … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Superheroes Fight Against Video Game Heroes for the Tessaract [Video]
A fight putting Ash Ketchum, Alyx Vance, Master Chief and Minecraft Steve against Thor, Captain America and Wolverine for the control of the Tessaract. [CorridorDigital] [Link]
Mashable » WhatsApp messages now have Snowden-approved encryption on Android
Your WhatsApp messages are now more private than ever, thanks to technology touted by none other than Edward Snowden. Since last week, messages sent by WhatsApp's Android users have been encrypted end-to-end by default after the messaging giant partnered with Open Whisper Systems, a nonprofit software group. (End-to-end encryption means only the sender and receiver can read them.) The partnership was … [Link]
Mashable » Allison Williams helps Jimmy Fallon fly like Peter Pan
After logging many hours in the harness, Allison Williams is passing her newfound flying skills off to Jimmy Fallon. Williams, who will star in NBC's Peter Pan LIVE!, visited The Tonight Show to help Fallon fly like the leader of the Lost Boys. Williams is a willing coach, teaching a green cap-clad Fallon to put on his harness, "run" mid-flight … [Link]
Slashdot » Microsoft Releases Out-of-Band Security Patch For Windows
mrspoonsi writes Microsoft has announced that they will be pushing an out-of-band security patch today. The patch, which affects nearly all of the company's major platforms, is rated 'critical' and it is recommended that you install the patch immediately. The patch is rated 'critical' because it allows for elevation of privileges and will require a restart. The platforms that are … [Link]
Mashable » 'Chick Chick' is the 2014 'Gangnam Style' you haven't been waiting for
You know you've outdone yourself on the WTF scale when "Gangnam Style" starts seeming normal Chinese artist Wang Rong Rollin recently released the song "Chick Chick," a tune comprised of Mandarin and farm noises like clucking. The video has racked up more than 6 million views since its release on YouTube on Oct. 22, which is giving Psy and Ylvis … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: Up to 50% (and More!) Off Select PNY Memory & Mobile Power Chargers
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day and today only, amazon offers up to 50% off (and eve more!) on select PNY memory products (flash drives, SDHC, SDXC, MicroSDHC, MicroSDXC) and mobile power chargers. [Up to 50% Off Select PNY Memory & Mobile Power Chargers] [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Leading Choose Your Own Adventure Writer Dies
One of the main writers of the Choose Your Own Adventure series has died aged 78. RA Montgomery was also the key to the books getting published. Although some obituaries are listing Montgomery as the creator of the series, that’s not entirely accurate. The idea itself is usually credited to Edward Packard, who developed the branching narrative when he was … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Hagridbacca, Ron Solo and Darth Snapes [Artwork by James Hance]
Jacksonville, Florida-based artist James Hance is truly the master of geektastic mashups. I’ve been featuring his work on GAS since 2010, and the man never ceases to amaze me with his art. Keep on being awesome, James! 
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » This Amazing Spider-Dad Surprises 5-Year-Old Son Battling Cancer For His Birthday
Warning: If you have kids (and even if you don’t) this will most likely hit you right in the feels. From Mike Wilson: I had a replica Spider-Man suit made so i could surprise my son on his 5th Birthday. Unfortunately he has been diagnosed with a Grade 4 Brain Stem Tumor with an average of 1 yr to live. … [Link]
Slashdot » Uber Threatens To Do 'Opposition Research' On Journalists
Nerval's Lobster writes A senior executive at Uber reportedly told a Buzzfeed writer that the company "should consider hiring a team of opposition researchers to dig up dirt on its critics in the media — and specifically to spread details of the personal life of a female journalist who has criticized the company." As detailed by the executive, Uber would … [Link]
Mashable » Nokia's N1 Android tablet is a dead ringer for the iPad mini
This may come as a surprise, but Nokia is still producing hardware The company sold its mobile phone business to Microsoft in 2013, but it still has its technologies division (the first product from there was the Z Launcher, a home screen launcher for Android devices). See also: The 25 Best Free iPad Apps Now, post-Microsoft Nokia has launched its first … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Funny Comics Drawn on Coffee Cups [Picture Gallery]
Artist Josh Hara has a lot of people following him on the Internets, and there’s a very good reason for it: Everyone likes his coffee cup art. I personally think they’re awesome, but they’re drawn on Starbuck paper cups, which make me cry just a little bit. I am a coffee snob after all. (Ok, no I’m not, I’m just … [Link]
Slashdot » Court Rules Google's Search Results Qualify As Free Speech
wabrandsma writes with this news from Ars Technica: The regulation of Google's search results has come up from time to time over the past decade, and although the idea has gained some traction in Europe (most recently with "right to be forgotten" laws), courts and regulatory bodies in the U.S. have generally agreed that Google's search results are considered free … [Link]
Mashable » NFL suspends Adrian Peterson for rest of the 2014 season
The NFL has suspended star running back Adrian Peterson for the remainder of the 2014 season, and he will not be considered for reinstatement until April 2015. The ruling follows Peterson's plea of "no contest" to charges of misdemeanor reckless assault relating to a child abuse case involving one of his sons. The NFL Players Association said it will appeal the … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Starfish made of feather-light foam wins photo prize
With its spindly neon tendrils, a false-coloured image of graphene foam, stripped of its skeleton, has won first prize in an annual engineering photo competition 
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Slashdot » Polyphonic Overtone Singing Explained Visually With Spectrograms
New submitter Tucano writes The overtone singer Anna-Maria Hefele can sing two notes at the same time. In her latest video, spectrograms and frequency filters are used to explain how she can produce two melody lines at the same time, and how she uses her mouth to filter the frequencies of her voice. When the voice produces a sound, many … [Link]
Mashable » Japan wants to resume its whale hunt
Japan has slashed its whale catch target in the Antarctic by two-thirds in a bid to resume its annual whale hunt, which an international court ruled must stop. The revised program submitted Tuesday to the International Whaling Commission says Japan seeks to catch 333 minke whales each year between 2015 and 2027, down from an earlier target of 1,035 whales — … [Link]
Mashable » Good grief! Snoopy 'leaks' first official 'Peanuts' movie trailer
This is why you don't invite dogs, even the comic-strip kind, to planning meetings. Charlie Brown's lovable beagle, who has an inner life most of us would envy, just revealed the first official Peanuts Movie trailer on social media 10 days ahead of schedule While all the film's characters appear to be involved in an investigation, it's unlikely Snoopy will … [Link]
Slashdot » Machine-Learning Algorithm Ranks the World's Most Notable Authors
HughPickens.com writes: Every year the works of thousands of authors enter the public domain, but only a small percentage of these end up being widely available. So how do organizations such as Project Gutenberg choose which works to focus on? Allen Riddell has developed an algorithm that automatically generates an independent ranking of notable authors for any given year. It … [Link]
Mashable » 28 songs for your holiday travel home
The only bummer about the holiday season is that it has to preceded by holiday travel season. See also: 20 boozy Thanksgiving recipes for an extra helping of holiday cheer But fear not, weary traveler! We whipped up a Music Monday playlist full of songs to put your mind at ease during your hectic travel over the next couple of months. … [Link]
Mashable » WeMail makes email more like instant messaging
The number of startups that have tried to reimagine email for mobile now seems almost as large as the number of unread emails many people probably have in their email appsMailbox, Boxer, Inbox, Tipbit, Cannonball. It goes on and on At first blush, WeMail, a new email app available only on Android for now, feels like just another name to add … [Link]
New Scientist – News » People taught synaesthesia learn to read in colour
Intensive training taught people to see letters in colour in normal life, which may have also raised their IQ. Find out how to teach yourself synaesthesia 
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New Scientist – News » Automated killer robots come with enormous risks
The first world war should be a reminder of the dangers of mass, uncontrolled experimentation with new killing machines 
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Mashable » iPhone users 'control freaky', Android fans 'withdrawn' according to YouGov data
LONDON — The Internet has been going mad for YouGov's new profiler tool. The research firm's new app allows people to search for a person, brand or thing and see what its surveys have discovered about it See also: Survey: If you want satisfaction, buy a hammer The tool has been used to discover the habits of sports fans, newspaper readers … [Link]
Mashable » Ex-Google employees raise $24 million for Shift, the Uber for used cars
Even in the Internet age, selling your car is a hassle. You have research what it's possibly worth, post pictures and then schedule meetings with strangers for test drives and haggling. Shift, a Silicon Valley startup that announced Tuesday it raised $23.8 million in funding, wants to change all that. See also: Saudi Women Protest Driving Ban on 1-Year Anniversary of … [Link]
Mashable » The 19 best aerial photos from drones in 2014
The sky is the limit when it comes to creative uses of drones for photography — see for example Dronestagram or the National Geographic magazine contest. See also: After 5 Rejections, Apple Accepts App That Tracks U.S. Drone Strikes Given this new golden age of aerial photography, we are showcasing the what's out there. Here's our picks for the best photos … [Link]
New Scientist – News » How bird flu threatens Europe's Christmas turkeys
The virus's foray into Europe coincides with peak production of Christmas turkeys, the poultry species most vulnerable to bird flu 
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Mashable » Mittens: The kitten-monkey hybrid animal we wish existed
We can only hope that this particular interspecies breeding will become a reality of the future. Artist and hybrid animal Photoshop expert Sarah DeRemer shared her latest animal mashup, which is a little bit adorable and definitely weird See also: 12 Strange Animals Photoshopped as Fruits and Vegetables Sure, tigers can mate with lions and zebras can breed with horses, but … [Link]
Mashable » The most memorable brand wins and fails of 2014
Ever since Oreo scored a real-time marketing coup during the Super Bowl in 2013, brands have been trying to replicate that success. This year proved once again that the risks of real-time marketing are at least as great as the rewards. Brands chimed in during the World Cup and Super Bowl, marked notable anniversaries and chased trending topics. Some like … [Link]
Mashable » Young brothers strengthen bond after time behind bars
When he was 13, Vinny was put in the Juvenile Detention Center in Albuquerque for stabbing a man who assaulted his mother. Meanwhile, his brother David, 18, was doing time in the county jail for an unrelated felony. Vinny was in the detention center for 30 days; David has been in and out of jail at least 8 times in the … [Link]
Mashable » Auto-lacing sneakers hit Kickstarter
It was only a matter of time before someone truly tackled the age-old task of creating those “Back to the Future” power-lacing shoes. Nike announced it would be auctioning off 1,500 pairs of the shoes back in 2011. But while they were a visual replica of the shoes found in “Back to the Future II,” they didn’t have the super-cool … [Link]
Mashable » 17 viral pranks that pulled the Internet's leg in 2014
Pranksters took the game to a whole new level in 2014 Back in the old days — you know, before 2006 — a good prank was simple. It used to just involve a whoopee cushion, a chair and an unsuspecting teacher. Now, if your prank doesn’t involve ruining a fake Bugatti, a Hollywood makeup crew and more than a gazillion YouTube … [Link]
Mashable » Stunning time-lapse visualises flight paths over the UK
LONDON — The UK's airspace is already a pretty crowded place, even without the imminent influx of drones this Christmas. Each year some 2.2 million flights whisk 220 million passengers into, out of and across the country, all overseen by the watchful eyes of air traffic control services like NATS. These journeys create a data footprint across the skies, which NATS … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Why you don't need a Nobel prize to save the world
As the UK's Longitude Prize fires the starting gun for ideas to tackle antibiotic resistance, an innovation champion hails the challenge prize resurgence 
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Mashable » Millennials aren't as self-obsessed as you think
This argument isn't new: Millennials, or those born between 1980 and the mid-'90s, are lazy, apathetic, entitled, narcissistic — the "Selfie Generation," too obsessed with technology to make lasting, meaningful connections. But as most millennials will tell you, those are exceedingly unfair generalizations. Gen Y does care. In fact, 84% of millennials say that knowing they're making a positive difference … [Link]
Mashable » Rooftop gardens can help control urban flooding
In recent years, there seems to have been a rise in the extreme weather all over the world from terrible flooding in Bangladesh and Pakistan, the record cold snap in North America, to one of the wettest winters on record in the United Kingdom. Extreme events are very difficult to tackle, and in some cases there is little we can do, … [Link]
Slashdot » Intel Announces Major Reorg To Combine Mobile and PC Divisions
MojoKid writes: For the past year, Intel has pursued what's known as a "contra-revenue" strategy in its mobile division, where product is deliberately sold at a loss to win market share and compete effectively. This has led to a huge rise in tablet shipments, but heavy losses inside Intel's mobile division. Today, the company announced that it would take steps … [Link]
Mashable » Japan to hold snap election in mid-December
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced that he will dissolve the lower house later this week, call a snap election for December and put off a sales tax hike planned for next year until 2017. The decisions were widely expected, especially after Japan this week reported its economy had slumped into recession following a sales tax hike in April. See … [Link]
Mashable » 15 GIFs that are totally not sarcastic at all
Sometimes you just can't find the right words to tell your friend that you'd love to sit through her boyfriend's five-hour experimental one-man show Or to let your mom know that you're totally not mad that your uncle keeps posting videos in favor of catcalling on Facebook See also: 20 cat pranks for when humans aren't enough Until there's an emoji … [Link]
Mashable » 10 developing countries most dependent on remittances
The lasting impact of remittances, or money that migrant workers send to family members and other individuals in their home countries, is a complicated topic. Remittances are often one of the most substantial sources of financial flows to developing countries, rivaling international aid, but whether they further actual economic growth is debated among experts. We do see remittances having short-term impact … [Link]
Mashable » 'Ebola eats at my soul every day': Stories of survival from Sierra Leone
Mariatu lives in Port Loko, a once-bustling mining district in northern Sierra Leone where Ebola is currently spreading like a wildfire See also: Eyewitness to Hell: Life in Ebola-Ravaged Liberia The deadly virus has changed everything here. Fear and anxiety are palpable. Movement is restricted and high-risk areas quarantined. Schools are shut, health clinics are paralyzed, businesses have collapsed and the … [Link]
Mashable » Holiday Train Show: Ride through New York's Botanical Garden
Cue the nostalgia! Your favorite model trains are back this holiday season, as Saturday marked the opening of the New York Botanical Garden’s Holiday Train Show. Now in its twenty-third year, the show celebrates New York City’s rich history of buildings and landmarks by recreating these iconic structures with plant material inside the Botanical Garden’s Conservatory. “There’s no where else … [Link]
Mashable » Nappers rejoice! The Nutshell is the ultimate sleep pod
This invention really gets us. An MFA student at the New York School of Visual Arts has invented the ultimate napping device. The invention is appropriately called “The Nutshell” and I think I speak for everyone when I say that this needs to be in stores ASAP. 
In a nutshell, The Nutshell (PUN INTENDED), was invented by Eden Lew and is a … [Link]
Mashable » The twisted, dubious history of the speculum
Few women enjoy pelvic exams: the crinkly paper dress, the awkward questions, the stirrups, the vague fear that can come with doctors' visits of any kind (what if they find something abnormal, something bad, something cancerous?). But perhaps no piece of the pelvic exam is as reviled as the vaginal speculum — the cold, clicking, duck-billed apparatus that lifts and separates … [Link]
Mashable » Survey: If you want satisfaction, buy a hammer
We seem to spend our entire waking lives on social media, but we’re not that happy with the experience. We like our gadgets, outfits and booze a whole lot more. That’s the upshot, anyway, of a new YouGov BrandIndex study that rates 43 categories of consumer goods and services, finding that home improvement stores, tools and hardware have the highest satisfaction … [Link]
Slashdot » Elite: Dangerous Dumps Offline Single-Player
Robotron23 writes: The developers behind the sequel to legendary video game Elite have, to the anger and dismay of fans, dropped the offline single-player mode originally promised. The game is due for full release in under a month. With the title having raised about $1.5 million from Kickstarter, and millions more in subsequent campaigns that advertised the feature, gamers are … [Link]
Mashable » 'Dancing With the Stars' Week 10 Recap: A sad but expected elimination
It's week 10 on Dancing With the Stars and that means semifinals Since the beginning of the season, we knew most of the cast still on the show were going to be around by this stage. Well, with the exception of one wild card who made his way into the elite bunch See also: 'Dancing With the Stars' Week 9: … [Link]
Mashable » Drones 'flying off the shelves' ahead of UK's festive season
LONDON — The skies will be busier on Christmas morning, thanks to this year's big ticket item. Drones, in all shapes and sizes, are filling pre-Christmas gift-buying lists ahead of the festive season In the electronics stores, drones are, as one store assistant described it, almost "literally flying off the shelves." Stocked under "great gift ideas" signage, they are one of … [Link]
Mashable » 4 dead after 'terrorist attack' at Jerusalem synagogue
Warning: The following post contains graphic photos and videos. Two Palestinians stormed a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday, attacking worshippers praying inside with knives, axes and guns, and killing four people before they were killed in a shootout with police, officials said. Three of the victims, Moshe Twersky, Aryeh Kopinsky and Calman Levine, were dual Israeli-U.S. citizens, and the fourth, Avraham Shmuel … [Link]
Slashdot » HTML5: It's Already Everywhere, Even In Mobile
electronic convict writes: Tom Dale has never been shy, and in a Q&A with Matt Asay on ReadWrite, the EmberJS co-founder and JavaScript evangelist makes the outspoken claim that open Web technologies are already everywhere, even in native mobile apps, and that it's only a matter of time before they catch up to "all the capabilities of a native, proprietary … [Link]
Mashable » Hong Kong authorities take first steps to break up two-month protest
Hong Kong authorities have begun removing barricades from protest areas after almost two months of occupation by pro-democracy protesters. The area being cleared is in front of Citic Tower in Admiralty, the central part of Hong Kong. The strong action was expected this week, after the government and protesters remained in a stalemate for weeks with little productive progress. See also: … [Link]
Mashable » Uber VP: We could spend $1 million to take revenge on journalists
In one of the most disquieting remarks ever to emerge from the hothouse of Silicon Valley, Uber Senior Vice President Emil Michael has suggested hiring "opposition researchers" to dig up dirt on journalists who oppose his company Michael floated the notion of spending $1 million on looking into "your personal lives, your families," according to BuzzFeed "Nobody would know it was … [Link]
Slashdot » Electric Shock Study Suggests We'd Rather Hurt Ourselves Than Others
sciencehabit writes: If you had the choice between hurting yourself or someone else in exchange for money, how altruistic do you think you'd be? In one infamous experiment, people were quite willing to deliver painful shocks to anonymous victims when asked by a scientist. But a new study that forced people into the dilemma of choosing between pain and profit … [Link]
Mashable » How to film a hoax: 'Monster eel' viral videos are fake
Two budding filmmakers have created fake videos featuring massive eels in a New Zealand river, to prove how easy it is to create a hoax viral video. The young brothers Ray and Tim Hamilton, 19 and 20 respectively, from Palmerston North filmed the eels in their mother's bathtub to create the videos, which garnered more than 100,000 views in a … [Link]
Mashable » Hackathon pits data scientists against social problems
SAN FRANCISCO — Armed with laptops and access to huge volumes of data, teams of data scientists were given 24 hours to create a social good-themed app this weekend at a hackathon launched by a local nonprofit. The hackathon was hosted by Bayes Impact, a Y Combinator-backed organization that aims to connect Silicon Valley data scientists with the nonprofit world and … [Link]
Slashdot » The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia
HughPickens.com writes Josh Planos writes at The Atlantic that the isolated village of Hogewey on the outskirts of Amsterdam has been dubbed "Dementia Village" because it is home to residents who are only admitted if they're categorized as having severe cases of dementia or Alzheimer's disease. "There are no wards, long hallways, or corridors at the facility," writes Planos. "Residents … [Link]
Slashdot » Scientists Optimistic About Getting a Mammoth Genome Complete Enough To Clone
Clark Schultz writes The premise behind Jurassic Park just got a bit more real after scientists in South Korea said they are optimistic they can extract enough DNA from the blood of a preserved woolly mammoth to clone the long-extinct mammal. The ice-wrapped woolly mammoth was found last year on an island off of Siberia. The development is being closely … [Link]
Slashdot » Tor Eyes Crowdfunding Campaign To Upgrade Its Hidden Services
apexcp writes The web's biggest anonymity network is considering a crowdfunding campaign to overhaul its hidden services. From the article: "In the last 15 months, several of the biggest anonymous websites on the Tor network have been identified and seized by police. In most cases, no one is quite sure how it happened. The details of such a campaign have … [Link]
Slashdot » Toyota Names Upcoming Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car
An anonymous reader writes Toyota has announced the name of its new hydrogen-powered car: Mirai, which means "future" in Japanese. Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda said: "Today, we are at a turning point in automotive history. A turning point where a four-door sedan can travel 300 miles on a single tank of hydrogen, can be refueled in under five minutes and … [Link]
Slashdot » Fascinating Rosetta Image Captures Philae's Comet Bounce
mpicpp points out that high-resolution pictures have been released of Philae's landing. "The hunt for Rosetta's lost lander Philae is gaining steam as scientists pore over images from above the comet that may help reveal its final location. The ESA released an image Monday taken by Rosetta's OSIRIS camera showing Philae's first bounce on the comet. The mosaic includes a … [Link]
Slashdot » Coding Bootcamps Presented As "College Alternative"
ErichTheRed writes Perhaps this is the sign that the Web 2.0 bubble is finally at its peak. CNN produced a piece on DevBootcamp, a 19-week intensive coding academy designed to turn out Web developers at a rapid pace. I remember Microsoft and Cisco certification bootcamps from the peak of the last tech bubble, and the flood of under-qualified "IT professionals" … [Link]
Slashdot » What the US Can Learn From Canada's Internet Policy
blottsie writes As the U.S. continues to debate how best to establish net neutrality regulations over Internet service providers, author and journalist Peter Nowak explains how how Canada has already dealt with these issues, and what the U.S. can learn from its neighbor to the north."[Canadian Prime Minister Stephen] Harper has made the connection between telecom policy and actual votes, … [Link]
Slashdot » The New-ish Technologies That Will Alter Your Career
Nerval's Lobster writes Over at Dice, there's a discussion of the technologies that could actually alter how you work (and what you work on) over the next few years, including 3D printing, embedded systems, and evolving Web APIs. Granted, predicting the future with any accuracy is a nigh-impossible feat, and a lot of nascent technologies come with an accompanying amount … [Link]
Slashdot » Interviews: Warren Ellis Answers Your Questions
Recently you had a chance to ask acclaimed author of comics, novels, and television, Warren Ellis, about his work and sci-fi in general. Below you'll find his answers to your questions. Read more of this story at Slashdot. 
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Slashdot » Group Tries To Open Source Seeds
jenwike writes The Open Source Seed Initiative is a passionate group that wants to ensure their seeds are never patented, but making sure seeds are free for use and distribution by anyone isn't as easy as you might think. Part of the equation are plant characteristics, like an extended head on lettuce — is that an invention? Or, would you … [Link]
Slashdot » Military Laser/Radio Tech Proposed As Alternative To Laying Costly Fiber Cable
An anonymous reader writes "Californian comm-tech company Aoptix is testing new laser+radio hybrid communications technology with three major U.S. internet carriers. The equipment required can be bolted onto existing infrastructure, such as cell-tower masts, and can communicate a 2gbps stream over 6.5 miles. The system was developed over 10 years at a cost of $100 million in conjunction with the … [Link]
Slashdot » Big Talk About Small Samples
Bennett Haselton writes: My last article garnered some objections from readers saying that the sample sizes were too small to draw meaningful conclusions. (36 out of 47 survey-takers, or 77%, said that a picture of a black woman breast-feeding was inappropriate; while in a different group, 38 out of 54 survey-takers, or 70%, said that a picture of a white … [Link]
Mashable » TV journalist removes make up, grows armpit hair to make a point
Australian journalist and TV presenter Tracey Spicer is on a mission to tear down the long-held beauty ideals of women. Over the last year, she has removed the paint from her face, let her hair run wild and neglected to pluck hairs out of her chin — all to prove a point about expectations. In a comment piece on the Daily … [Link]
Mashable » Elon Musk's secret fear: Artificial Intelligence will turn deadly in 5 years
There’s plenty of debate over the singularity — a hypothetical future moment where software becomes self-aware and smart beyond our capacity to understand. Some say it will be a boon for humanity; some foresee an Artificial Intelligence-driven apocalypse We already knew that Elon Musk was in the latter camp. Now we know that the SpaceX and Tesla entrepreneur thinks the A.I. … [Link]
Mashable » Twitter cofounder Biz Stone launches Super, an app that's 'just fun'
Biz Stone just launched his second post-Twitter app: Super. One part Secret, one part meme generator, Super is all about sharing short ideas with friends and people nearby in creative, somewhat offbeat ways. See also: Everything You Need to Know About Jelly The app allows you to create and share short thoughts or opinions overlaid onto photos. Each thought begins with … [Link]
Slashdot » NYC To Replace Most of Its Payphones With Free Gigabit WiFi In 2015
mrspoonsi writes: New York City announced today it has picked the companies that will deliver the technology behind its deployment of free, gigabit Wi-Fi to pay phone stations throughout the city. The LinkNYC stations will also include charging outlets, touchscreen displays that interface with city services, and free U.S. calling. It will be funded through advertising. Construction will begin in … [Link]
Mashable » He's not dead: NFL star corrects Wikipedia after devastating hit
Denver Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders suffered one of the most devastating hits you'll ever see during his team's 22-7 loss to the St. Louis Rams on in NFL action on Sunday How bad was the hit? In a decidedly 21st century twist, Sanders posted a selfie to Twitter on Monday to clear up something of a misunderstanding on Wikipedia See … [Link]
Mashable » Oxford Dictionaries honors 'vape' as word of the year 2014
Fans of e-cigarettes — and their marijuana-based equivalent — may want to take a moment right now for a celebratory puff. That's because Oxford Dictionaries has just named its word of the year for 2014 and it's "vape." The word, which the Dictionaries' blog defines as both a verb and a noun for the whole category of wildly popular tobacco or … [Link]
Slashdot » Do Good Programmers Need Agents?
braindrainbahrain writes: A rock star needs an agent, so maybe a rock star programmer needs one, too. As described in The New Yorker, a talent agency called 10x, which got started in the music business, is not your typical head hunter/recruiter agency. "The company's name comes from the idea, well established in the tech world, that the very best programmers … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » 10 Big Misconceptions about Technology [Video]
10 misconception about technology, including the belief that Mac computers do not get viruses. Apple have stopped marketing their computers that way since 2012 when more and more Macs were starting to get infected by trojan horses. [Mental Floss] [Link]
Mashable » Atari games found buried in a landfill sell for $37,000
It turns out people are willing to shell out quite a bit of money for a video game that is considered among the worst ever made Hundreds of Atari 2600 games that were buried three decades ago were unearthed in a landfill in Alamogordo, New Mexico, in April. Earlier this month, the city's Tularosa Basin Historical Society put them up for … [Link]
Mashable » Little League star Mo'ne Davis is releasing a memoir
After becoming a child star, landing on the cover of Sports Illustrated, inspiring girls across the country, throwing a killer first pitch before a World Series game and starring in a primetime ad on national TV, what's left for a teen to do? For Mo'ne Davis, the girl who catapulted from anonymity to take the world by storm as a 13-year-old … [Link]
Mashable » New York City approves use of Google Chromebooks in public schools
The New York City Department of Education announced Monday that it had approved Google's Chromebooks for use in the city's public classrooms — which represent roughly 1 million students and 1,800 schools. The DOE also authorized the use of Google Apps for Education, and put together a guide to implementing Chromebooks and Google utilities into the classroom. See also: 6 Apps … [Link]
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