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 » Comedian does spot-on impressions of celebrities stuck in traffic
Would you still love your favorite celebrities if you saw what they're like in traffic? Comedian Lauren O'Brien imagines what stars like Drew Barrymore, Ellen Degeneres and the Olsen twins would act like if they were stuck in their cars. Kristen Stewart, who only expresses herself in grunts, is especially relatable, and Taylor Swift is, of course, listening to Taylor … [Link]
Slashdot » Google Announces Image Recognition Advance
Rambo Tribble writes Using machine learning techniques, Google claims to have produced software that can better produce natural-language descriptions of images. This has ramifications for uses such as better image search and for better describing the images for the blind. As the Google people put it, "A picture may be worth a thousand words, but sometimes it's the words that … [Link]
Mashable » There's finally a way to sync your Fitbit data with Apple Health
Fitbit famously made the decision not to integrate with Apple's Health platform, but there's good news for users: It's now possible to get the wearable's data synced up with the hub A new app called Sync Solver for Fitbit — available for $0.99 in the Apple App Store — takes the information collected via Fitbit wristband trackers and automatically syncs it … [Link]
Mashable » Video: Obama announces changes to the nation's immigration system
President Barack Obama addressed the nation Thursday night from the White House, informing the country that he will go ahead with a series of executive actions that will change the nation's immigration system See also: Immigration reform: What's happening and why it matters Under the executive actions, around four million unauthorized immigrants who have lived in the U.S. for five … [Link]
Mashable » Unraveling the mysteries of deadly 'firehose' lake-effect snow events
This week's snowstorm in Buffalo, New York, which has come in two deadly rounds that together have left many communities just south of the city struggling to cope with what will likely amount to a year's worth of snow in the timespan of less than one week, has been one of the most capricious and stubborn lake-effect events that meteorologists have … [Link]
Slashdot » Tracking a Bitcoin Thief, Part II: Illustrating the Issue of Trust In Altcoins
An anonymous reader writes The team over at the BITCOMSEC (Bitcoin Community Security) project released a second part to their 'Tracking a Bitcoin Thief' series in which they disclose what happened to a once-rising alternate crypto currency project that promised to place guaranteed value of its MidasCoins by backing it with actual Gold. Dealing with the reality of user compromise, … [Link]
Mashable » As Liberian schools remain closed, tablets could become digital classroom
Schools in Liberia have been closed since July as the country has confronted a deadly Ebola outbreak that, so far, has killed nearly 3,000 people. With 1.4 million school-aged children currently without access to education, tech developer Rumie is hoping to help kids continue their schooling by sending 200 low-cost tablets to Liberia. It's a relatively small number. But the people … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Tony Hawk Rides A Hoverboard: This Time For Real
Earlier this year Tony Hawk was filmed apparently riding a hoverboard in what turned out to be a prank video. Now it appears he’s repeated the exercise with the real thing. At least that’s what the people behind a Kickstarter project, Hendo Hoverboards, claim. They’ve attracted nearly half a million dollars in funding for a plan to produce a working … [Link]
Mashable » 5 Obama quotes that chart his changing course on immigration
In a speech tonight, U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce a dramatic overhaul of the country's immigration system that will include measures that the president considered illegal not long ago The suite of executive actions, which could shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation, have been debated by many lawmakers, including the president himself. See also: The immigration reform … [Link]
Mashable » Buildings collapse under heavy snow, as Buffalo braces for more
It isn't over yet. Heavy snow continued to batter Buffalo and the surrounding areas Thursday, as residents hunkered down for more brutal weather. Lake-effect snow left South Buffalo and towns on the Lake Erie shoreline under up to 5 feet of snow on Wednesday, and is set to deliver a second punch Thursday. Expected to last overnight, the storm could bring … [Link]
Mashable » Freed Iranian blogger sends first tweet after 6 years in prison
The last time Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhhshan sent a tweet, Twitter had just 3.5 million monthly users, Facebook was closing in on MySpace and President Obama was still just a senator from Illinois. That was Oct. 23, 2008: is hanging out in Tehran, frustrated by slow internet connection, but generally impressed. He LOVES living in Tehran again. — Hossein Derakhhshan (@h0d3r) … [Link]
Slashdot » Intel Planning Thumb-Sized PCs For Next Year
angry tapir (1463043) writes Intel is shrinking PCs to thumb-sized "compute sticks" that will be out next year. The stick will plug into the back of a smart TV or monitor "and bring intelligence to that," said Kirk Skaugen, senior vice president and general manager of the PC Client Group at Intel, during the Intel investor conference in Santa Clara, … [Link]
Mashable » Report: Amazon to launch travel service in January
Amazon will attempt to break into the travel category in January, starting with offering booking for independent hotels and resorts, according to a report on Thursday. Skift cites unnamed representatives of three hotels who say Amazon Travel is coming on Jan. 1; the new entry will "feature a curated selection of hotels within a few hours’ drive from New York, Los … [Link]
Slashdot » Amnesty International Releases Tool To Combat Government Spyware
New submitter Gordon_Shure_DOT_com writes Human rights charity Amnesty International has released Detekt, a tool that finds and removes known government spyware programs. Describing the free software as the first of its kind, Amnesty commissioned the tool from prominent German computer security researcher and open source advocate Claudio Guarnieri, aka 'nex'. While acknowledging that the only sure way to prevent government … [Link]
Mashable » World's tallest roller coaster looks as terrifying as you'd expect
The world's tallest roller coaster is coming to Orlando, Florida, in 2017, but you don't have to wait until then to get a peek at the ride. "The Skyscraper" coaster will take thrill-seekers on a wild ride around a 535-foot-tall tower. It will be located at Skyplex complex in Orlando See also: Long-Anticipated World's Tallest Water Slide Is Now Open … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Two More Particles Spotted At Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider has helped staff spot two previously unseen particles. Both are known as baryons and are made up of three quarks. The two baryons have the somewhat uncatchy names of Xi_b’- and Xi_b*-. The existence of both had previously been predicted by the quark model, but they had yet to be seen in reality. Both have around … [Link]
Mashable » Comedy Central retitles Larry Wilmore's show, slots it for January start
LOS ANGELES — The Minority Report With Larry Wilmore was a laudably clever title, but it won't be affixed to the Daily Show correspondent's Jan. 19 debut in place of Stephen Colbert, who's departing for CBS as David Letterman's replacement on Late Show. Comedy Central announced on Thursday that instead, it will be called The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, along … [Link]
Mashable » What domestic abuse crisis? NFL games dominate fall TV viewership
Despite a massive domestic violence and credibility scandal, despite mounting concern over the dangerous effects of a violent game, despite calls for its commissioner's resignation, Americans still love to watch themselves some NFL football Since the NFL season kicked off on Sept. 4, its games account for 28 of the 30 most-watched TV shows this autumn, according to stats released by … [Link]
Mashable » It's now much easier to share public tweets via DMs on Twitter
Today in features you may not have known you wanted: Twitter is letting you directly share public tweets through its private direct messaging system. If you copy and paste a tweet's URL into a direct message (DM), it will embed itself in the message for easier viewing. You can also hit the "…" icon under a tweet and select "Share via … [Link]
Slashdot » Does Being First Still Matter In America?
dcblogs writes At the supercomputing conference, SC14, this week, a U.S. Dept. of Energy offical said the government has set a goal of 2023 as its delivery date for an exascale system. It may be taking a risky path with that amount of lead time because of increasing international competition. There was a time when the U.S. didn't settle for … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Magic shoes: How to hear yourself instantly happy
Perception-skewing shoes can make you feel slimmer, happier and full of energy by retuning your body's soundtrack 
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Mashable » 18-year-old artist painted Morgan Freeman, and it looks like a photo
This is not a professional photograph of Morgan Freeman. It's a drawing by 18-year-old artist Jack Ede. Ede posts step-by-step updates of his portrait work on Instagram. The latest is a hyperrealistic sketch of Morgan Freeman. Ede says that he chooses his subjects based on high-resolution photographs, so he was thrilled when he came across one of Freeman where he could … [Link]
Mashable » Immigration reform: What's happening and why it matters
President Barack Obama will address the nation tonight — he plans to inform the country that he will go ahead with a series of executive actions that will change the nation's immigration system. His announcement is expected to be met with, to say the least, contempt from Republican lawmakers, some of whom say Obama does not have the legal authority to … [Link]
Slashdot » A Brilliant Mind: SUSE's Kernel Guru Speaks
An anonymous reader writes The man who in every sense sits at the nerve centre of SUSE Linux has no airs about him. At 38, Vojtch Pavlík is disarmingly frank and often seems a bit embarrassed to talk about his achievements, which are many and varied. He is every bit a nerd, but can be candid, though precise. As director … [Link]
Mashable » Virtual Paul McCartney app is mind-blowingly cool
It would have cost you more than $500 for a front-row seat at Paul McCartney’s farewell to Candlestick Park Concert in San Francisco last August — and you wouldn't have been able to see much. But as of Thursday, a seat beside McCartney's piano at that same concert could cost you as little as $10 –- so long you don’t mind … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Star Wars Snowflake Templates
Designer Anthony Herrera has come up with seven Star Wars-themed templates for producing paper ‘snowflakes’ as decorations, including a Tie-Fighter attack (above) and Jabba The Hut (below.) Check out Anthony’s website for free PDF downloads. 
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New Scientist – News » Crowdfunding donations reinvent what a charity is
A growing number of non-profits are modelling themselves on technology start-ups rather than traditional charities, allowing donors to give direct to a cause 
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Mashable » The magical things that happen after you send 10,000 tweets
Congratulations! You've reached a momentous life goal: 10,000 tweets. You have chronicled your mundane, hashtagged life, 140 characters at a time, and look what you have to show for it. Nothing. That's what you've got. (Except, maybe, the one dude who turned his Twitter parody account into a book deal, but no one cares.) In this unaired Saturday Night Live … [Link]
Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: Workaday Software For BSD On the Desktop?
An anonymous reader writes So for a variety of reasons (some related to recent events, some ongoing for a while) I've kinda soured on Linux and have been looking at giving BSD a shot on the desktop. I've been a Gentoo user for many years and am reasonably comfortable diving into stuff, so I don't anticipate user friendliness being a … [Link]
Mashable » Your Spotify Thanksgiving playlist, based on your turkey's cook time
The multiple-hour stretch between putting the turkey in the oven on Thanksgiving and digging into it is one of the longest multiple-hour stretches there is So Spotify created a better way to spend that downtime than answering deeply personal questions from prying relatives See also: Hamsters nibble on a tiny Thanksgiving feast The service's Time for Turkey feature builds playlists customized … [Link]
Mashable » Bill Hader as Fear: The fourth character from Disney/Pixar's 'Inside Out'
LOS ANGELES — Never fear, Fear is here. We've already experienced Sadness (Monday), Disgust (Tuesday) and Anger (Wednesday) this week. Now, it's time to be very afraid — and that's a good thing because it means we're one step closer to Joy (Friday). See also: The first character poster from Disney/Pixar's 'Inside Out': Sadness So without further aversion, Mashable presents … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Humans needed barley to conquer Tibet's giddy heights
Swapping millet for hardier crops from the west enabled permanent settlements to move up to the heady heights of Tibet 3600 years ago 
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Mashable » NFL star who quit to farm crops also delivered his baby son at home
Former football star Jason Brown likely has more in common with back-to-the-land activist Bolton Hall than he does with coaching icon Vince Lombardi Brown walked away from a massive NFL contract in 2012 to — wait for it — start his own farm. These days, Brown is more Whole Earth Catalog than he is NFL playbook On Tuesday, Brown took … [Link]
Mashable » Thai protesters channel 'Hunger Games' three-finger salute
Katniss Everdeen is inspiring real-life dissent in Thailand. Protesters in the country who oppose a military coup that seized power in May have adopted The Hunger Games protagonist's signature three-finger salute. See also: Final 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay' trailer: 'If we burn, you burn with us' With The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 opening in Thailand Thursday, protesters are, filling theaters … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Distant.ly Provides Predictive Travel Suggestions Via Traitfy API
Web developer Tom Rutka has released an app named Distant.ly that utilizes the Tratify personality API. Powered by Traitfy's big data and psychology, the mashup implements similar predictive methods used by Amazon or Netflix to determine a travel destination using behavioral clues.
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Slashdot » Apple Swaps "Get" Button For "Free" To Avoid Confusion Over In-App Purchases
New submitter lazarus (2879) writes Apple is falling in line with the European Commission's request that app sellers do more to stop inadvertent in-app purchases. Following Google's lead, Cupertino has removed all instances of the word "free" within its iOS and Mac app stores (with the exception of its own apps, like iMovie), and replaced them with the term "Get." … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Akamai Exposes Content Delivery Network APIs
Akamai Technologies extended the reach of its content delivery service in the cloud with the introduction of a set of open APIs that are made available via a SaaS Provider Option that it introduced.
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Mashable » You're probably not an alcoholic, study says
A majority of Americans who drink too much booze are not, in fact, classifiable as alcoholics, a government study says. The study, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), finds that while one in three adults are binge-drinking tipplers, nine in ten of those adults are not full-blown … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Bus Runs On Human Waste
A bus powered entirely by food and human waste will started running in the UK next week. It does 186 miles on a full tank of what’s literally gas. The bio-bus, which can carry up to 40 passengers, runs on biomethane produced at a local sewage treatment center. The gas comes from both food waste and sewage: in other words, … [Link]
Mashable » U.S. tourism industry excited about visa change for Chinese visitors
NEW YORK — A rule change allowing Chinese visitors to return to the United States multiple times over a 10-year period is being hailed as a boon to American tourism, with the federal government predicting the economic impact could be $85 billion by 2021. Chinese visitors are already familiar faces in major U.S. destinations such as New York City, San Francisco … [Link]
Mashable » Lady Elissa Forrester is the newest face in the 'Game of Thrones' kingdom
Lady Elissa Forrester is a woman stranded far from the land she grew up, but determined to make the best of a bad situation by protecting her adopted home from danger. She's also a brand new character to the world of Game of Thrones, created expressly for the video game adaptation being created by Telltale Games. Telltale is finally starting … [Link]
Slashdot » CMI Director Alex King Talks About Rare Earth Supplies (Video 2)
Yesterday we ran video #1 of 2 about the Critical Materials Institute (CMI) at the Iowa State Ames Laboratory in Ames, Iowa. They have partners from other national laboratories, universities, and industry, too. Obviously there is more than enough information on this subject that Dr. King can easily fill two 15-minute videos, not to mention so many Google links that … [Link]
Mashable » Idina Menzel is still singing 'Let it Go,' we're still loving it
It's been a whole year and Idina Menzel still won't let it go (standing ovation for best pun of all time) The Broadway star recently hosted a sing-along to the smash hit from Disney's Frozen during a performance of If/Then, a Broadway musical Menzel currently co-stars in The Tony award-wining actress auctioned off the chance to sing with her on … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Us vs universe: Unfuzzying the uncertainty principle
There is a loophole in Heisenberg's quantum uncertainty principle – and we're squeezing light through it to detect gravitational waves (full text available to subscribers) 
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New Scientist – News » Today on New Scientist
All the latest on newscientist.com: 8 ways we bend the laws of physics, hackathon vs Ebola, Philae's thumpdown, video contact lenses and more 
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Mashable » Deleted Uber? GetTaxi is offering £5 rides in London
LONDON — If you're one of the people thinking about boycotting Uber this winter, a new deal might help you get around the capital. In the latest salvo in the ongoing taxi-price wars, GetTaxi, the cab-hailing app that works exclusively with black cab drivers in London, has announced a "£5 London rides" promotion until the end of this year. The deal … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » First Time D&D Players [Video]
Ignore the video’s title as the reactions — and the way they change during the game — are much more about the newbie experience than they are about gender. [Link]
Slashdot » Interviews: Ask Adora Svitak About Education and Women In STEM and Politics
samzenpus writes Adora Svitak is a child prodigy, author and activist. She taught her first class on writing at a local elementary school when she was 7, the same year her book, Flying Fingers was published. In 2010, Adora spoke at a TED Conference. Her speech, "What Adults Can Learn from Kids", has been viewed over 3.7 million times and … [Link]
Mashable » eBay's 8 best Black Friday deals
eBay may not be everyone's go-to stop on Black Friday, but it's as packed with deals as any other retailer. From ice cream makers to touchscreen-enabled gloves, many of eBay's deals are severely marked down. They're organized in categories according to whom you're buying for, ranging from men's and women's gifts to goodies for athletes, fashionistas and tech geeks. See also: … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Radar net protects tigers and keeps them neighbourly
Wireless network of radars spots poachers who enter a reserve, or tigers leaving in search of cattle and alerts the wardens 
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Mashable » Human rights organizations launch free tool to detect surveillance software
More and more, governments are using powerful spying software to target human rights activists and journalists, often the forgotten victims of cyberwar. Now, these victims have a new tool to protect themselves. Called Detekt, it scans a person's computer for traces of surveillance software, or spyware. A coalition of human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and the Electronic Frontier Foundation launched … [Link]
Mashable » 2014 will almost certainly be Earth's warmest in 134 years
This year is almost certain to be the warmest that our planet has seen since at least 1880, according to new data released Thursday. Earth had its warmest October on record and warmest January through October period, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) This new data confirms previously released information from NASA and the Japan Meteorological Agency, but … [Link]
Slashdot » As Amazon Grows In Seattle, Pay Equity For Women Declines
reifman writes Amazon's hiring so quickly in Seattle that it's on pace to employ 45,000 people or seven percent of the city. But, 75% of these hires are male. While Seattle women earned 86 cents per dollar earned by men in 2012, today, they make only 78 cents per dollar. In "Amageddon: Seattle's Increasingly Obvious Future", I review these and … [Link]
Mashable » Amazon's sinking stock price may cause it to take stock in 2015
If you want to see a snapshot of the very moment that Amazon jumped the shark, see below: 
Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated PressThat's Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos presenting the Fire Phone in June. Within two months, Amazon had slashed the price — introduced at $199 for the 32GB version — to $0.99. In the third quarter, the product's market share hovered … [Link]
Mashable » 'Peter Pan' trailer is a song-and-dance with Allison Williams, Christopher Walken
NBC hopes to send your heart soaring (and its ratings soaring higher) on Dec. 4 when it airs Peter Pan Live, the network's first TV-musical production since last year's Carrie Underwood-fronted ratings gem The Sound of Music. The trailer, above, features Girls star Allison Williams singing as Peter Pan and Oscar winner Christopher Walken's dance moves as Captain Hook. See … [Link]
Mashable » Uber hires IBM's former chief privacy officer to assess its policies
Reacting to an outcry from consumers about the company's access to a "God view" of all data in the network, Uber has hired a data privacy expert to "conduct an in-depth review and assessment" of the company's current policies. The expert, Harriet Pearson, is a partner at Hogan Lovells, a Washington, D.C., law firm who has been dubbed the "First Lady … [Link]
Mashable » Yahoo Mail is resurrecting one of its most requested features: E-stationery
Yahoo Mail messages are about to get a sprucing up. The service is bringing back e-stationery, and this time, they're actually worthy of sending. Yahoo is teaming up with online invitation and stationary giant Paperless Post to offer 50 stationery designs that can be sent directly within an email See also: 12 Ways Marketers Can Make the Most of Gmail's Tabbed … [Link]
Slashdot » "Barbie: I Can Be a Computer Engineer" Pulled From Amazon
New submitter clcto writes Back in 2010, Computer Engineer Barbie was released. Now, with the attention brought to the Frozen themed programming game from Disney and Code.org, unwanted attention has been given to the surprisingly real book "Barbie: I Can Be a Computer Engineer". So much so, that Mattel has pulled the book from Amazon. The book shows Barbie attempting … [Link]
Mashable » Comcast's Uber-like app tells you when the cable guy will actually show up
Sometimes, technology really does solve our everyday problems. Comcast launched a new feature in its MyAccount app that tracks the company's technicians. You'll still have to wait around for the cable guy, but the days of hanging out for hours for that knock at the door may be coming to an end. See also: 5 Rad Internships You Had No Idea … [Link]
Mashable » What will drones look like in 10 years?
This discussion follows "An Illustrated History of the Drone," Mashable's first animated mini-documentary about the history of drone technology, published Nov. 19, 2014. The drone age is here — and as daunting, eerie or futuristic as it may seem, it's nothing short of reality On Nov. 19, we published an in-depth, animated look at the history of drones. The big … [Link]
Mashable » New York hotel upset after city reserves rooms for homeless
When a New York City agency booked 100 rooms at a Radisson Hotel for a "government group," the hotel was happy to oblige. “When you say they have a government group, as hotel people, we like government groups,” the hotel's general manager Pierre Merhej told DNAinfo. See also: One less hurdle: Women's shelter allows victims to escape with their pets The … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Chockablock: The Future Of Chunky Computing
As I’ve previously noted, 1981 saw the British release of the ZX81 and BBC Micro, two of the first mainstream home computers and both relatively small compared to business machines of the time. But as this kids’ television show from the same year shows, the mindset of the time was very much that bigger is better. If you find it … [Link]
Mashable » Half of the world's population will be online by 2018
The Internet is about to get a little more crowded. According to new data from market research firm eMarketer, the web will reach 2.89 billion users in 2015, or what equates to 42.4% of the world's population. This would mark a 6.2% jump from this year and reach about two in five people on a global scale. See also: 12 Mysterious … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Twitter Search Update Exposes Every Tweet Since 2006
Twitter has announced a brand new search architecture that indexes every public Tweet since 2006. The new system consists of a batched data aggregation and preprocess pipeline, an inverted index builder that runs on Mesos, Earlybird shards, and Earlybird roots. Twitter first added search functionality to the platform in 2008 through the acquisition of Summize, a Twitter search service that … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Listen to the thump of Philae landing on comet 67P
The sound the Philae probe made as it first made contact with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko last week has been released by the European Space Agency 
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Mashable » First 'Pitch Perfect 2' trailer hits all the right notes
Aca-awesome, pitches The trailer for Pitch Perfect 2, the sequel to 2012's hit musical comedy that turned Anna Kendrick into a bonafide cups-playing sensation, dropped Thursday — and it shows the Bellas competing for world domination See also: 15 A Cappella Covers of '90s Theme Songs The cast from the original film, including Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp and Rebel … [Link]
Mashable » Heartwarming prank gives housekeeper the house she's hired to clean
Housekeeper Cara Simmons arrived at work to clean a large and beautiful house in time for a party planned for that evening. What she soon came to realize, however, was that the home she was working in would soon become her own. As part of Break.com's Prank It FWD holiday campaign, the shocked single mother of three learns she's been … [Link]
Slashdot » Is a Moral Compass a Hindrance Or a Help For Startups?
Nerval's Lobster writes As an emerging company in a hotly contested space, Uber already had a reputation for playing hardball with competitors, even before reports leaked of one of its executives threatening to dig into the private lives of journalists. Faced with a vicious competitive landscape, Uber executives probably feel they have little choice but to plunge into multi-front battle. … [Link]
Mashable » Bill Cosby asked AP to 'scuttle' this interview footage
The Associated Press on Thursday released a previously unaired portion of a Bill Cosby interview in which the comedian was asked about sexual abuse allegations. "No, no, we don't answer that," Cosby told the AP's reporter, during a Nov. 6 interview that was primarily about Cosby and his wife loaning art for a museum exhibit. But by that time, the … [Link]
Mashable » A dad built the most insane tree swing using a motorcycle
Don't try this at home, kids. YouTube user yosip1115 uploaded a video of his dad showing off his a tree swing that he created using his motorcycle. It looks like a whole lot of fun — but also incredibly dangerous. Dope grandmas smoke weed for the first time Meghan Trainor's follow-up to 'All About That Bass' gets splashy video Drone … [Link]
Mashable » Buffalo photographer captures massive snowfall from the sky
Sometimes it's nice to get a little perspective. That's what Derek Gee, chief photographer at The Buffalo News, gave us on Thursday when he soared high over the Buffalo area to capture the aftermath of Tuesday's massive snowstorm See also: Time-lapse shows why New York state is getting pounded with snow His photos captured a Buffalo-area resident digging a path out … [Link]
Mashable » Motorola Keylink helps track down your lost keys (or lost phone)
Motorola is doing its part to help you find your keys. Keylink, which pairs with the Motorola Connect app, is a $24.99 Bluetooth-enabled device that helps you track down your lost keys or almost anything else you attach it to. You can make Keylink ring by activating it from the app (as long as the lost keys — or item … [Link]
Slashdot » Google Maps Crunches Data, Tells You When To Drive On Thanksgiving
Nerval's Lobster writes Whatever your plans for Thanksgiving, Google can offer some advice: try to avoid driving anywhere the day before. Analysts from the search-engine giant's Google Maps division crunched traffic data from 21 U.S. cities over the past two years and found that the Wednesday before Thanksgiving is by far the worst traffic day that week, with some notable … [Link]
Mashable » AirAsia is launching a monthly flight pass for regional destinations
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Budget carrier AirAsia said Thursday it will launch a regional air pass next year to increase revenue and boost tourism in Southeast Asia, taking competition in low-cost air travel to a more intense level. Chief executive Tony Fernandes said the AirAsia ASEAN Pass will allow travelers to fly to 10 different destinations in Southeast Asia in one … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » ConnectWise Embraces Agile Development And REST API Design
To meet the standards of the evolving web API industry, ConnectWise has introduced a RESTful API framework. This release replaces their SOAP APIs that Jeannine Edwards, Director of the ConnectWise Platform, realizes have become outdated.
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » LEAGUE OF LEGENDS – ALL ABOUT THAT ACE (A Meghan Trainor Parody) [Video]
All About That Ace: A League of Legends-themed “All About That Base” parody by the folks over at The Warp Zone. Starring: -Katie Wilson – Ashe -Missyeru – Sona -Vensy – MissFortune -Shimezu – Riven -Meisha Mock – Nidalee [The Warp Zone] [Link]
Mashable » What does it take to tell a powerful visual story?
One topic that Mashable is particularly excited about is the rise of new visual platforms like Snapchat, Vine and Instagram. This is something we'll be discussing and demoing at the Mashable Media Summit on Dec. 5, a one-day conference that focuses on the how digital storytelling is revolutionizing the media industry. 
We interviewed Mashable's Jeff Petriello, head of visual storytelling on the … [Link]
Slashdot » People Trained To Experience an Overlap In Senses Also Receive IQ Boost
Zothecula writes Tasting lemons when they see a number seven, regarding a certain letter as being yellow in color. Not a great deal is known about why some people experience an overlapping of the senses, a phenomena known as synesthesia. But a new study conducted at the University of Sussex has suggested that specific training of the mind can induce … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: Up to 60% Off “Battlestar Galactica” Titles
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day and this week only, Amazon offers up to 60% off on “Battlestar Galactica” titles such as “Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series,” individual Battlestar Galactica seasons, various “Battlestar Galactica” movies, and Caprica, both on DVD and on Blu-Ray. [Up to 60% Off “Battlestar Galactica” Titles] [Link]
Mashable » Watch Emirates completely disassemble an Airbus A380 in 2 minutes
Airplanes, like cars, require regular maintenance checks; but they're usually done behind closed hangar doors. Emirates airline posted a time-lapse of the 3-C Check maintenance process on an Airbus A380. According to the video's description, it's "the largest maintenance check on any aircraft," and essentially requires the entire plane to be disassembled See also: Windowless Airplane Will Give Passengers High-Res … [Link]
Mashable » 14 iconic films and plays from Mike Nichols
Award-winning director Mike Nichols passed away suddenly on Wednesday evening at age 83. During his career, which spanned more than 50 years, Nichols gave us films that became cultural icons He was among the very few to take home all four major awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony 
Director Mike Nichols on June 9, 2010.Image: Matt Sayles/Associated PressNichols married Diana Sawyer … [Link]
Slashdot » Lessons Learned From Google's Green Energy Bust
the_newsbeagle writes In 2007, Google boldly declared a new initiative to invent a green energy technology that produced cheaper electricity than coal-fired power plants. Sure, energy researchers had been hammering at this task for decades, but Google hoped to figure it out in a few years. They didn't. Instead, Google admitted defeat and shut down the project in 2011. In … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Appy Pie API Introduces In-App Customer Loyalty Cards
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Mashable » The top 20 most-shared ads of 2014
As 2014 comes to a close, it's time to reminisce about the brands that wooed us with clever advertising this year. Countless businesses desperately tried to make their videos go viral. We saw the most-shared ad of all time this year, which was Shakira's "La La La" World Cup promotion. The spot, sponsored by Activia, has racked up 5,819,822 social media … [Link]
Slashdot » WhatsApp To Offer End-to-End Encryption
L-One-L-One (173461) writes In a surprise move, nine months after being bought by Facebook, WhatsApp has begun rolling out end-to-end encryption for its users. With true end-to-end encryption data becomes unaccessible to admins of WhatsApp or law enforcement authorities. This new feature first proposed on Android only has been developed in cooperation with Open Whisper Systems, based on TextSecure. With … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » How to Fold the World Record Paper Airplane
In February 2012, John Collins, a.k.a The Paper Airplane Guys, broke the all-time distance record for paper airplane flight by throwing his airplane at a total distance of 226 feet and 10 inches. In this video, John teaches how you can fold the paper airplane model he used to break the record in the comfort of your own home. You … [Link]
Mashable » Russian website posting live video streams from hacked webcams
LONDON — If you have a webcam, baby monitor or home security camera, you should probably change your password now. A Russian website is collecting live footage from homes and businesses across the world and posting it online. See also: 73,000 webcams left vulnerable because people don't change default passwords The site has 500 streams from within the UK alongside listings … [Link]
Mashable » Amazon Fire customers get a new Washington Post app
The Washington Post's new app for Amazon Fire tablets is here, marking the biggest crossover between the company Jeff Bezos runs and the newspaper he purchased last year The app will include six months of free access to content, along with a variety of features including "pinch view" that will mimic flipping through the pages of an actual newspaper See also: … [Link]
Mashable » Flywheel raises $12 million to take on Uber
Flywheel, the app-enabled cab hailing startup and Uber rival, announced Thursday that it had raised $12 million in Series C funding The timing couldn't be better for the company's new CEO, Rakesh Mathur, who isn't shy about his criticisms of Uber, a company with recent actions that he calls "almost NSA-like." See also: Uber will probably ride out the latest scandals, … [Link]
Mashable » After nights of calm, Ferguson protests intensify
With the grand jury decision in the Michael Brown case drawing near, several nights of relative calm were broken by a raucous protest at police headquarters in the St. Louis County town of Ferguson. See also: Raw City: Inside Ferguson's War at Home The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that arrests were made during a protest late Wednesday and early Thursday. Officers, … [Link]
Mashable » Twitter's 'Buy' button gets its first holiday promotion
Twitter will give its new "Buy" button a real-world workout with its first holiday promotion. Starting Thursday, AMC Theaters will offer a $30 gift card via its Twitter account, which has more than 251,000 followers, and Promoted Tweets. Those who click the tweet with the Buy button will be led to a landing site where they can enter credit card information. … [Link]
Mashable » 3 things to know about marketing to Generation Z
This article is part of SWOT Team, a new series on Mashable that features insights from leaders in marketing, brand-building and public relations. Generation X became Generation Y. Millennials are growing up. And now marketers are shifting focus to "Gen Z" — the next major consumer group, comprised of teenagers who are younger than 19 today. This generation has grown up … [Link]
Slashdot » US Gov't Seeks To Keep Megaupload Assets Because Kim Dotcom Is a Fugitive
mrspoonsi writes with this excerpt from Billboard: 'On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice told a Virginia federal judge that Kim Dotcom and cohorts have no business challenging the seizure of an estimated $67 million in assets because the Megaupload founder is evading prosecution. The government brought criminal charges against Dotcom in early 2012, but he's been holed up in … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » A Family of Guardians of Galaxy Fans Have Created this Awesome GROOT Swing [Pic]
This amazing creation was recently posted by James Gunn on Instragram: “Wow! Some awesome folks made their kid a Groot swing for an upcoming reality show called Super Fans, Super Builds. I love it.” [Yahoo! Movies | Via Neatorama] [Link]
Mashable » Girl Scout cookie shots to earn your drunk merit badge
Girl Scout cookies are by far the best cookies you can have delivered to your door Cool Thin Mints and chewy Samoas are the stuff of every cookie lover's dreams, and even though it's simple enough to recreate them at home, there's truly nothing like the real thing See also: 20 boozy Thanksgiving recipes for an extra helping of holiday … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Rainbow palette found in Brooklyn's contaminated water
The Gowanus canal is one of the most polluted waterways in the US, but new species of microbe have evolved in these toxic but strangely beautiful waters 
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Slashdot » US Intelligence Unit Launches $50k Speech Recognition Competition
coondoggie writes The $50,000 challenge comes from researchers at the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The competition, known as Automatic Speech recognition in Reverberant Environments (ASpIRE), hopes to get the industry, universities or other researchers to build automatic speech recognition technology that can handle a variety of acoustic environments and … [Link]
Mashable » Corning unveils the 'tougher' Gorilla Glass 4
Can Corning's new Gorilla Glass 4 save our smartphones? Those precious devices go with us everywhere. They also sometimes escape our grasps and tumble to the ground. As they fall, you find time to say a silent prayer, "Please don't shatter." Often as is not, they don't entirely survive the impact and we end up carrying around a broken screen. … [Link]
Mashable » Awesome new footage offers true bird's eye view of London
LONDON — Those people that attach cameras to eagles have been at it again. See also: Eagle Cam Is the Most Majestic Thing You'll See All Day This time, the birds are soaring over London, flying off St Paul's Cathedral, swooping down onto Tower Bridge and keeping an eye on the Olympic Stadium. The clips have been released on the … [Link]
Mashable » 40 trapped whales steered to safety off Essex coast
LONDON — Essex authorities are steering to safety a pod of 40 whales that had moved into shallow water off the coast The pod, which includes some young whales, got into trouble earlier this week during ebb tide, the time between high and low tide when water flows away from the shore. See also: Drone used to capture whale's blow off … [Link]
Mashable » Trailblazing director Mike Nichols dead at 83
Film and stage director, writer, producer and Academy Award winner Mike Nichols has died Wednesday evening at 83 years of age, ABC reports Nichols' illustrious career includes the legendary movie The Graduate, for which he had won the Acadamy Award for Best Director in 1968. See also: 25 Best Free Android Apps He is also known for adapting Edward Albee's famous … [Link]
Mashable » The 25 best Vines of 2014
Compiling the best Vine videos of 2013 was one thing. Since last year, the weird and wild universe of Vine has continued to expand in every direction between quirky personalities, up-and-coming musical talents and high-profile artists, all home-grown out of the unique format. The 2013 release of Instagram video had some doubting whether Twitter's then-fledgling video-sharing service would even live … [Link]
Mashable » 13 best stocking stuffers you can score for free
This year, save money by stuffing your loved ones' stockings with freebies. If you're a smart shopper on a tight budget, you'll want to maximize your rewards and minimize your spending this holiday season. From beauty products to fragrances to gift cards, you can score great stocking stuffers without eating up your wallet See also: 10 Free iPhone Apps You'll Use … [Link]
Mashable » Bryan Adams' iconic album 'Reckless' turns 30
Welcome to Throwback Tunesday, where Mashable amplifies the echoes of music past. With genre trends and throwbacks, we synthesize music and nostalgia. This month, Canadian musician Bryan Adams is celebrating something big, even for him — and we're talking about the the artist that's sold ~65 million albums. The "Summer of '69" rocker's hit album Reckless turns 30Reckless, which was released … [Link]
Mashable » 24 nostalgic gifts to remind you of holidays past
The holidays inevitably bring out the inner-kid in everyone Whether you're crashing in your childhood bedroom or not this holiday season, you might get a visit from the Ghost of Christmas past as the memories come flooding back to you. Did you ever get a Beanie Baby but not the right Beanie Baby? What about the Barbie Dream House or a … [Link]
Mashable » 10 incredible 3D-printed gifts for the holidays
You can't go wrong with a 3D-printed gift this holiday season 3D printers have opened up a whole new set of gift possibilities, churning out some extraordinary products. From chic fashionistas to cutting-edge techies, everyone on your shopping list will enjoy a unique 3D-printed object. See also: 7 Things You Didn't Know About 3D Printing In the list below, we've rounded … [Link]
Mashable » Artist attempts to photograph all the CCTV cameras in central London
LONDON — It has been described as the most surveilled city in the world, with thousands of cameras positioned across the city so perhaps it was only a matter of time before someone set out to photograph London's CCTV network That's what artist James Bridle has been doing this month as part of a residency at the Hayward Gallery in the … [Link]
Slashdot » Millions of Spiders Seen In Mass Dispersal Event In Nova Scotia
Freshly Exhumed writes A bizarre and oddly beautiful display of spider webs have been woven across a large field along a walking trail in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. "Well it's acres and acres; it's a sea of web," said Allen McCormick. Prof. Rob Bennett, an expert on spiders who works at the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria, BC, … [Link]
Mashable » 16 time-lapse videos that floored us in 2014
Creating a compelling time-lapse video is no easy task It takes countless hours of shooting, editing and perfecting footage to construct such a smooth and visually stimulating visual See also: Rockefeller Tree-Lighting Time Lapse Is 62 Seconds of Holiday Cheer With another year coming to a close, we've compiled the best videos we've seen in 2014 — from the Norwegian countryside … [Link]
Mashable » Oral-B SmartSeries Toothbrush isn't as dumb as it sounds
When Oral-B unveiled the SmartSeries Bluetooth, I rolled my eyes at the prospect of yet another industry awkwardly making a go at the “smart” space. I launched into a cranky old man rant about why everything has to be web-connected these days — particularly when it means having to pay $160 for a toothbrush. And then I tried the thing. Like … [Link]
Mashable » Amazon's 9 best Black Friday deals
If your shopping fantasy is a week-long Black Friday sale, then you're in luck: This year, Amazon is counting down to Black Friday with limited-time deals all the way up until the big day While Amazon's sales, like all major Black Friday sales, are heavy on tech gadgets, the mega online retailer's variety is also represented this year from men's shoes … [Link]
Mashable » Interpol band members tweet their tale of survival amidst New York snowstorm
Interpol (the band, not the agency) is trapped in the monster snowstorm that hit Buffalo, New York this week. The band's bus has been completely stuck in snow for more than 48 hours now, and the band has already been forced to cancel two shows in Toronto and Montreal "It’s with great regret that we have to announce the cancellation of … [Link]
Mashable » Mysterious virus linked to sea stars turning into ooze
We live in a time when our climate is warming more rapidly than ever before. Rising temperature and associated changes in weather are driving shifts in the distributions of species on Earth. Some are thriving in these new climate conditions and have even moved into new regions that were historically inhospitable. One concern for us humans is how harmful species — … [Link]
Mashable » The owner of crappy 1999 Barina creates second slick ad
This Barina is no ordinary Barina. This is the most famous Barina in the world. In July, David Johns made an epic car ad to sell his beat-up Holden shitbox. There were flames, and long stretches of highway and torque, so much torque. It appeared Johns would stop at nothing to get the best buyer for his beloved hatchback. The ad, … [Link]
Slashdot » BitTorrent Unveils Sync 2.0
An anonymous reader writes BitTorrent today outlined the company's plans for its file synchronization tool Sync. Next year, the company will launch Sync 2.0, finally taking the product out of beta, as well as three new paid Sync products. Ever since its debut, Sync has provided a wide variety of solutions to various problems, BitTorrent says, from distributing files across … [Link]
Mashable » 'We are all Ayotzinapa': Mass student kidnapping sparks outrage in Mexico
Protests surrounding the disappearance of 43 students from a rural teaching college in Mexico have raged on for weeks with no signs of slowing Originally centered in Mexico's southern state of Guerrero, the demonstrations have now expanded nationwide, including a march last week in which thousands of protesters stormed the main square in Mexico City and set fire to the door … [Link]
Mashable » Tension between police and protesters in Ferguson ahead of grand jury decision
After hosting a nationwide conference call Wednesday night, dubbed #FergusonFireside, leaders of the Ferguson protest movement returned once again to the Ferguson Police Department to voice their frustration over the August killing of Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old, by a white police officer As a man banged a large metal bucket and demonstrators chanted oft-heard slogans such as "Fuck the police" … [Link]
Mashable » Florida State University shooting: gunman dead, three injured
UPDATED: 03.20 a.m. ET A gunman opened fire at Florida State University early Thursday morning, injuring three people before campus police shot him dead. Officers confronted him outside the Strozier Library, ordered him to drop his weapon and then shot him when he opened fire on them. How the story unfolded: Earlier tonight, Florida State University warned students of a … [Link]
Mashable » The final scene in 'American Horror Story: Freak Show' will crush you
Were you emotionally strong enough to handle what strongman Dell Toledo did at the end of "Test of Strength," the seventh episode of American Horror Story: Freak Show? Avert your eyes now if you haven't finished the episode: After failing to kill the bigger and apparently stronger Amazon Eve, Dell fatally crushed Ma Petite, the smallest woman in the world onscreen … [Link]
Slashdot » Android Botnet Evolves, Could Pose Threat To Corporate Networks
angry tapir writes An Android Trojan program that's behind one of the longest running multipurpose mobile botnets has been updated to become stealthier and more resilient. The botnet is mainly used for instant message spam and rogue ticket purchases, but it could be used to launch targeted attacks against corporate networks because the malware allows attackers to use the infected … [Link]
Mashable » Do you want to code a snowflake?
Can a girl love programming as much as Frozen? Disney Interactive and Code.org certainly hope so They've built a charismatic programming tutorial to draw in the girls YouTubing "Let It Go" covers and dressing up as their idol Queen Elsa See also: 15 feminist-improved pages for the computer engineer Barbie book In the tutorial, female tech role models including Microsoft engineer … [Link]
Mashable » Global recession worsens outlook for youth in developed world
The economic decline observed in world markets since 2008, dubbed the "Great Recession," continues to have a negative effect on young adults' well-being, according to a recent study. UNICEF's "Children of the Recession" report, released in September, argues that youth living in developed countries have suffered from the recession the most, and will likely suffer the consequences for the longest. See … [Link]
Mashable » Queensland becomes a flooded water park and this guy does the backstroke
As New York suffers through an insane snow storm, you would think us Aussies are enjoying balmy evenings and sun-filled days Unfortunately, Queensland didn't get the memo. On Wednesday, the state was pounded by heavy rain which resulted in severe flooding. Another angle on those floating cars at Bowen Hills. By Chris McCormack #bnestorm #seqstorms #brisbanestorm pic.twitter.com/7DJAcH7Spy — Chris Bartlett (@bartman6) … [Link]
Mashable » What 'off the record' means and how to use it: A cheat sheet
It’s strange to think that this week's whole Uber kerfuffle might never have happened had one of the company's executives thought to utter six vital words. We're talking about the one phrase that is kryptonite to sensational headlines: "This is off the record, right?" The comments that sparked a scandal took place at a Manhattan dinner that was supposed to be … [Link]
Slashdot » What Would Have Happened If Philae Were Nuclear Powered?
StartsWithABang writes After successfully landing on a comet with all 10 instruments intact, but failing to deploy its thrusters and harpoons to anchor onto the surface, Philae bounced, coming to rest in an area with woefully insufficient sunlight to keep it alive. After exhausting its primary battery, it went into hibernation, most likely never to wake again. We'll always be … [Link]
Mashable » What 'Hey Arnold!' characters would look like as 20-somethings
Artist Nuri Durr is giving Hey Arnold! a revival — with Nickelodeon's blessing or not Back in 2000, Craig Bartlett wrote a pilot script with Michelle Lamoreaux called The Patakis, a spin-off of the beloved Nickelodeon series Hey Arnold!, which found the characters in their hormonal teenage years navigating life in New York City See also: If 90s Cartoons Grew Up … [Link]
Mashable » Billboard's albums chart shakeup to include streaming music for rankings
Billboard will soon begin to use Nielsen SoundScan's streaming data and download numbers of individual tracks to rank the top albums on its long-standing Billboard 200 chart. The changes, an attempt to keep the albums chart relevant and to give a more accurate reflection of the overall landscape of music listeners, will be reflected on the Billboard 200 chart released online … [Link]
Mashable » 2 Aussies who met in a chat room created a start-up valued at $500 million
Two guys from Sydney have received an extra $50 million in funding for their ecommerce startup, Bigcommerce, with the company's valuation hitting $500 million. The Series D funding was led by SoftBank Capital, investors in the outrageously successful Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba, with Telstra Ventures, American Express, as well as existing investors General Catalyst and Revolution Growth behind the boost. This … [Link]
Mashable » Jolla Tablet nets more than $800,000 on Indiegogo
Jolla, the Finnish startup formed by former Nokia employees, has already crowdfunded more than $800,000 for its first tablet running its Sailfish mobile operating system. Jolla wanted to raise $380,000 for its first tablet in three weeks, but at the time of this writing, the company had successfully raised more than $839,000 on Indiegogo in less than 24 hours. See … [Link]
Mashable » Dear Barbie, get it together. Love, female developers everywhere
Barbie is a smart woman. We know this because Mattel has repeatedly reminded us of her accomplishments (see: all of Barbie's careers, which span from sign language instructor to world peace ambassador). Why, then, does she suddenly require the help of two men before she can become a computer engineer? See also: The sexist Barbie book about women in tech proves … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Google Fit Developer Challenge Promotes Healthy Competition
Google has announced a developer challenge in hopes of promoting the creation of Google Fit applications. Submissions are now being accepted and the deadline is February 15, 2015. Winners will be chosen and announced in March. The best 6 apps will be prominently featured on Google Play. Runners-up will recieve various smart devices from Google Fit partners, allowing further development … [Link]
Mashable » Cam Newton on Twitter hack: 'I guess 'camnewton1' was a bad 'password''
Cam Newton tweeted that he is "#backfromthehack" Wednesday after an unknown prankster hijacked his account and went on an hours-long trash-talking spree on Tuesday. See also: NFL star slams rookie quarterback for selfie habit: 'This is not high school' The imposter took shots at Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, who he called "overrated," the Oakland Raiders and Newton himself with tweets like … [Link]
Slashdot » Blowing On Money To Tell If It Is Counterfeit
HughPickens.com writes Scientific American reports that simply breathing on money could soon reveal if it's the real deal or counterfeit thanks to a photonic crystal ink developed by Ling Bai and Zhongze Gu and colleagues at Southeast University in Nanjing, China that can produce unique color changing patterns on surfaces with an inkjet printer system which would be extremely hard … [Link]
Mashable » America's best restroom is in a lush public garden
At long last, a restroom you might actually consider "resting" in Cintas, a company that specializes in restrooms, opened its polls for the 13th edition of America's Best Restroom. On Wednesday, Cintas awarded the restroom located inside the lush, Philadelphia-based Longwood Gardens, the top prize See also: London photo exhibit highlights what it means to have a decent toilet The Longwood … [Link]
Mashable » 25 creative compositions on streets around the world
Photography has proven that streets are made for more than walking. They're meant to be followed, appreciated, captured and shared. The photos we saw in our latest challenge with Street Dreams Magazine do just that. Whether narrow or wide, empty or overcrowded, each street is full of personality and has its own style. See also: 14 photos of beautifully intersecting paths … [Link]
Mashable » Bill Cosby is still planning to perform his comedy show in Florida
Netflix, NBC, and even TVLand are distancing themselves from Bill Cosby amid the resurfacing of rape allegations against the comedian, but it appears his stand-up show will go on, according to the Florida-based venue where he is set to perform Friday. See also: Don Lemon apologizes for telling Cosby accuser she could have prevented her rape “Mr. Cosby is a well-respected … [Link]
Slashdot » Court Shuts Down Alleged $120M Tech Support Scam
wiredmikey writes A federal court has temporarily shut down and frozen the assets of two telemarketing operations accused by the FTC of scamming customers out of more than $120 million by deceptively marketing computer software and tech support services. According to complaints filed by the FTC, since at least 2012, the defendants used software designed to trick consumers into believing … [Link]
Mashable » Senator Al Franken is probing Uber
Travis Kalanick, your Senate investigation is arriving now. After two days of bad press for Uber — starting with the revelation that one of its executives suggested investigating the private lives of journalists, continuing with a bizarre Twitter apology from Kalanick, and culminating with a blog post that raised more concerns than it quelled — the company has attracted the interest … [Link]
Mashable » UNICEF celebrates global innovation and a children's rights milestone
It’s been 25 years since the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child and UNICEF is marking the milestone with an interactive call to action. The UN agency, which works on behalf of children globally, has published an online version of its yearly "State of the World's Children" report. While the assessment praises improvements in child … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Great Dane Freaks Out After Seeing Mistress Dressed as Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
Watch as Luke Skywalker the great dane gets scared when he see his mistress coming down the stairs dressed as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters. [LayaLukeTV] [Link]
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