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

Mashable » Beyond NYC and D.C., police brutality protesters descend on cities nationwide

Saturday 13 December 23:46:47 UTC 2014

ProtestsFeed-tw Feed-fbUPDATED Dec. 14, 9:11 a.m. ET New York City and Washington D.C. attracted the biggest police brutality protests on Saturday, but people took to the streets in Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, San Francisco and smaller cities to support the movement, too. Chanting "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" and holding signs that say "Black Lives Matter" and "I Can't Breathe," protesters nationwide braved … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Source Voice-Over Talent With On-Demand Voice.com API

Saturday 13 December 23:30:12 UTC 2014

This article is a company-provided press release and ProgrammableWeb cannot vouch for the accuracy of the statements within. If you have questions regarding the information below, please contact the company that issued the press release. [Link]

Mashable » New Ferguson documents revealed in Michael Brown case

Saturday 13 December 23:24:18 UTC 2014

Darren-wilsonFeed-tw Feed-fbDocuments released on Saturday by St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch reveal new details about the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in August McCulloch said the 23 documents were inadvertently held back by his office when he announced a Missouri grand jury's decision last month not to indict Wilson in Brown's … [Link]

Slashdot » Kawa 2.0 Supports Scheme R7RS

Saturday 13 December 23:14:00 UTC 2014

First time accepted submitter Per Bothner (19354) writes "Kawa is a general-purpose Scheme-based programming language that runs on the Java platform. It combines the strengths of dynamic scripting languages (less boiler-plate, fast and easy start-up, a REPL, no required compilation step) with the strengths of traditional compiled languages (fast execution, static error detection, modularity, zero-overhead Java platform integration). Version 2.0 … [Link]

Mashable » Timelapse video reveals massive size of New York City protests

Saturday 13 December 23:12:30 UTC 2014

Timeslp0870Feed-tw Feed-fb The massive protest marches against police brutality on Saturday in Washington D.C. and New York City have received a fair bit of media attention, but just how big were those protests? Although some officials have released numbers, we still don't have a final, definitive call on just how many protesters came out. Some reports put the D.C. march at 10,000, … [Link]

Slashdot » California's Hydrogen Highway Adds Another Station

Saturday 13 December 22:13:00 UTC 2014

plover writes Scientific American notes that a new hydrogen refueling station has been added in Sacramento, bringing the state's total to ten. This was timed to coincide with Toyota's Japan release of their first commercially available fuel cell vehicle, the Mirai. Toyota is scheduled to start selling cars in Northern California next year. Share on Google+ Read more of this story at Slashdot. … [Link]

Mashable » 7 things you need to know about the last sequential date in your mortal life

Saturday 13 December 21:31:51 UTC 2014

NumbersFeed-tw Feed-fbIt’s a bittersweet day for mathletes: Dec. 13 or 12/13/14, marks the last sequential date of the century. Unless you count 01/02/34, but who does that? That doesn't count See also: 8 Bizarre Futurist Predictions That Never Came True Being that most people reading this will probably not be alive when the next sequential date rolls around in 2103, we've decided … [Link]

Slashdot » Canada Waives Own Rules, Helps Microsoft Avoid US Visa Problems

Saturday 13 December 21:12:00 UTC 2014

Freshly Exhumed writes Citizenship and Immigration Canada has granted an unprecedented exemption to Microsoft that will allow the company to bring in an unspecified number of temporary foreign workers as trainees without first looking for Canadians to fill the jobs. No other company in any other field has been granted such an exemption, and it does not fall within any … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Ford Sync 3 Trades in Microsoft for Blackberry QNX

Saturday 13 December 21:02:09 UTC 2014

Ford this week revealed Sync 3, a complete rewrite of its in-car, voice-controlled smartphone connectivity system. Sync 3 is better in nearly every way for end users, but Ford made some huge and eyebrow-raising changes to the platform under the hood that will impact developers, too. Here's the scoop. [Link]

Mashable » Artist gives Hanukkah a pop-culture spin with Dr. Dreidel

Saturday 13 December 21:00:28 UTC 2014

Dre6-croppedFeed-tw Feed-fbDr. Dre: producer, rapper, founder and CEO of Beats — and now, dreidel Hannah Rothstein, who you might remember from her artful Thanksgiving plates, is switching holiday gears and giving the Hanukkah dreidel a pop-culture spin with Dr. Dreidel See also: 10 creative latke recipes to fry this Hanukkah All four sides of the wooden dreidel include unique laser-etched illustrations of … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Tony Starch is Iron Can [Parody Trailer]

Saturday 13 December 20:43:00 UTC 2014

Ultra Downy Jr. (now with floral scent!) stars as Tony Starch: Genius. Billionaire. Philanthropist. Can of fabric softener. After being pressured into revealing his secret identity, Starch attracts the attention of the nefarious Fabrice Crimp, leader of a cult of creased cottons who believes that since the world isn’t flat, nothing should be. Only Iron Can has the power-setting to … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » X-Men EPIC Cosplay Video

Saturday 13 December 20:42:37 UTC 2014

A compilation of epic X-Men Cosplay filmed at Dragon Con 2014 by our pals over at Distractotron! [DistractotronChannel] [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » You Are NOT What You Think You Are! [Science Video]

Saturday 13 December 20:41:32 UTC 2014

You may think you know yourself, but this video will change everything. [AsapSCIENCE] [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Beautiful Star Wars Bowling Bag Style Handbags

Saturday 13 December 20:40:14 UTC 2014

Perhaps too late, ThinkGeek now has a consignment of Star-Wars-themed handbags, in two different styles. Choose Boba Fett or R2-D2 (which means you can still smuggle the plans in a droid, only a more stylish version). These bags have more than enough room for you to fit whatever you need the next time you find yourself in a club, at … [Link]

Slashdot » No More Foamy Beer, Thanks To Magnets

Saturday 13 December 20:15:00 UTC 2014

sciencehabit writes Few sights at a bar are more deflating than a bottle of beer overflowing with foam. This overfoaming, called gushing, arises when fungi infect the barley grains in beer's malt base. The microorganisms latch onto barley with surface proteins called hydrophobins. During the brewing process, these hydrophobins can attract carbon dioxide molecules produced by the mashed barley as … [Link]

Mashable » Facebook drops Bing in favor of its own search tool

Saturday 13 December 20:10:45 UTC 2014

FacebookFeed-tw Feed-fbFacebook has quietly removed Microsoft-owned Bing as its primary search engine, according to a new report. The social network pulled Bing search from its Graph Search platform in exchange for its own search tool that will allow users to find information related to friends' posts and comments, Reuters reported. See also: 6 browser extensions to improve your Facebook experience Facebook was … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Best Team Fortress 2 Movie of All Time: End of the Line [Video]

Saturday 13 December 20:00:18 UTC 2014

28 people have worked (directly on indirectly) on this Team Fortress 2 film that has been in the making for at least a year, so be sure to watch this one! Do you like trains? Do you like red and blue teams that hate each other? Do you like the smell of burnt rubber ducks on a fine winter day? … [Link]

Mashable » Watch out, New York: SantaCon has come to town

Saturday 13 December 19:43:16 UTC 2014

Santacon-thumbFeed-tw Feed-fbDear Santas: Please be good, for goodness' sake. SantaCon attendees gathered in New York City on Saturday for the annual flash mob-meets-bar crawl that's heavily coated with a boozy layer of Christmas spirit. Hundreds of people dressed up as Santa, Mrs. Claus, reindeer and other holiday figures to join the daylong drinking event See also: 29 animals that hate Christmas more … [Link]

Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: Best Software To Revive PocketPCs With Windows Mobile 5-6?

Saturday 13 December 19:42:00 UTC 2014

An anonymous reader writes I recently got my hands on some amazing (at their time) pieces of technology, PocketPCs from the 2005-2007 era. All run with Windows Mobile 5 or 6, have storage SD cards (up to 4GB), 300 to 600 MHz ARM CPUs and 64-124MB of RAM/ROM. GPS chip is Sirf STAR III. I want to know what software … [Link]

Mashable » U.N. climate talks in Peru deadlocked

Saturday 13 December 18:48:38 UTC 2014

Peru-talksFeed-tw Feed-fbLIMA, Peru — Already well into overtime, U.N. climate talks reached a standstill Saturday, as developing countries rejected a draft deal they said would allow rich countries to shirk their responsibilities to fight global warming and pay for its impacts. The main goal for the two-week session in Lima was relatively modest: reach agreement on what information should go into the … [Link]

Slashdot » Former iTunes Engineer Tells Court He Worked To Block Competitors

Saturday 13 December 18:46:00 UTC 2014

loftarasa (1066016) writes Yesterday, former engineer Rob Schultz unwillingly testified in court against Apple that he worked on project 'Candy' which 'intended to block 100% of non-iTunes clients' from 2006 to 2007. In his opinion, the work of his team contributed to create 'market dominance' for the iPod. Apple argues, and Schultz agrees, that its intentions were to improve iTunes, … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » DEATH BATTLE: Deadpool VS Deathstroke [Video]

Saturday 13 December 18:41:46 UTC 2014

Note: If you want to skip the intro and watch the fight right away, be sure to start the video at 10:45. Marvel VS DC! It’s the Merc with a Mouth against the Terminator! Whose killing skills outmatch the other? The copycat or the original? [ScrewAttack] [Link]

Mashable » Stephen Colbert puts Smaug in the hot seat for a change

Saturday 13 December 18:25:46 UTC 2014

Smaug-on-colbert-thumbFeed-tw Feed-fbStephen Colbert, meet Smaug the Mighty. The Colbert Report host welcomed special guest and enormous, fire-breathing fictional dragon Smaug to his program on Dec. 11. See also: 11 Times We've Seen the Real Stephen Colbert Colbert is no stranger to the King under the Mountain — the actor had a small cameo in The Desolation of Smaug in 2013. In the … [Link]

Mashable » Sierra Leone cancels Christmas festivities as Ebola crisis continues

Saturday 13 December 18:13:32 UTC 2014

EbolaFeed-tw Feed-fbSierra Leone is banning Christmas and New Year's celebrations across the country this year due to the widespread Ebola outbreak. Announced by Palo Conteh, head of Sierra Leone's government response to Ebola, the move is a part of a greater effort to keep people indoors and out of contact with others who could potentially spread the virus. Soldiers are expected to … [Link]

Slashdot » Airbus Attacked By French Lawmaker For Talking To SpaceX

Saturday 13 December 17:39:00 UTC 2014

schwit1 (797399) writes A French lawmaker lashed out at Airbus for daring to consider SpaceX as a possible launch option for a European communications satellite. "The senator, Alain Gournac, who is a veteran member of the French Parliamentary Space Group, said he had written French Economy and Industry Minister Emmanuel Macron to protest Airbus' negotiations with Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration … [Link]

Mashable » 11 DIY ornaments inspired by memes of 2014

Saturday 13 December 17:30:52 UTC 2014

DiymemeornamentsFeed-tw Feed-fbIt’s not the most wonderful time of the year without memes. The best part of the holiday season is enjoying a crafty afternoon decorating your Christmas tree with some homemade ornaments. But as much as you love stylish decor straight out of a Better Homes & Gardens spread, perhaps you're looking for some more niche DIY ideas to make your loved … [Link]

Mashable » Hide your Christmas trees, Denver the Guilty Dog is back

Saturday 13 December 16:56:41 UTC 2014

Denver-the-guilty-dogFeed-tw Feed-fb First it was the cat treats, but now Denver the Guilty Dog has gone too far — she's trying to ruin Christmas. A 2011 video of the yellow lab's sheepish expression after getting caught eating kitty treats went viral — it was a cat-treat-tastrophe. Now Denver's at it again — and this time, she's taking the red foam ornaments with … [Link]

Mashable » 'Parks and Rec' cast say goodbye from set in saddest fashion

Saturday 13 December 16:45:59 UTC 2014

Parks-and-recFeed-tw Feed-fbNBC’s hit comedy Parks and Recreation wrapped up its last day on set on December 12, after seven seasons within the small, fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana. The show's cast and crew shared tweets and Instagrams from the last day as the hashtag #ThankYouParksCrew picked up steam. See also: Megan Amram's Weird and Brilliant Comedy Despite an emotional day of filming, … [Link]

Slashdot » Seagate Bulks Up With New 8 Terabyte 'Archive' Hard Drive

Saturday 13 December 16:44:00 UTC 2014

MojoKid writes Seagate's just-announced a new 'Archive' HDD series, one that offers densities of 5TB, 6TB, and 8TB. That's right, 8 Terabytes of storage on a single drive and for only $260 at that. Back in 2007, Seagate was one of the first to release a hard drive based on perpendicular magnetic recording, a technology that was required to help … [Link]

Mashable » 10 creative latke recipes to fry this Hanukkah

Saturday 13 December 16:30:25 UTC 2014

Latke-wafflesFeed-tw Feed-fbLatkes — potato pancakes with crisp, browned edges and soft, savory centers — are a Hanukkah staple These salty, browned patties make a delicious base for apple sauce or sour cream, and can quite easily be made in large batches for hungry friends and relatives. See also: 7 board games to bring to your family holiday party With a recipe as … [Link]

Mashable » Live updates: Protesters tell the nation #BlackLivesMatter

Saturday 13 December 16:19:13 UTC 2014

Nymrch87Feed-tw Feed-fbFollowing protests across the U.S. condemning police brutality, which were sparked by the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, a more politically organized march descended upon Washington D.C. on Saturday Led by the National Action Network, the NAACP and the Urban League, protesters aim to set a legislative agenda for U.S. Congress to implement new guidelines regarding police conduct and … [Link]

Slashdot » Cardboard Hits Half a Million Mark, Gets an SDK

Saturday 13 December 16:05:12 UTC 2014

PC Magazine reports (citing a blog post from project manager Andrew Nartker) that Google's Cardboard — first introduced to some laughter — is growing up, with a small but growing collection of compatible apps and a recently announced SDK. And while Cardboard itself is pretty low-tech (cardboard, rubber band, a magnet) and consequently cheap, the resulting VR experience is pretty … [Link]

New Scientist – News » How to think about… Infinity

Saturday 13 December 16:00:00 UTC 2014

Infinity is larger than large. It's only when you try to work out how much larger that you realise some infinities are larger than others (full text available to subscribers) [Link]

Mashable » From NYC to the capital, answering a call to march against police violence

Saturday 13 December 15:56:49 UTC 2014

D.c.-flagFeed-tw Feed-fbFlashing blue lights outside the bus were blinding its groggy passengers, many of whom were still trying to get another hour or two of cramped sleep ahead of the Justice for All March set to take place at 10:30 a.m. ET on Saturday in Washington, D.C. A police officer knocked on the door, and greeted Mike Meachem, who organized the bus, … [Link]

Mashable » The top 12 in tech of 2014

Saturday 13 December 15:37:02 UTC 2014

Iphone_6_space_grey-1-1Feed-tw Feed-fbNarrowing down the top 12 tech products of the year is no small task. The breadth and depth of the consumer technology world gets larger every year, now encompassing such novel categories as wearables, 3D printing and, uh, dongles. And yet, in a year where much of the buzz was centered around these new fields, more mature product categories shined the … [Link]

Mashable » 14 DIY trends that kept us stylish in 2014

Saturday 13 December 15:30:31 UTC 2014

DiytrendsFeed-tw Feed-fbFor the DIY-obsessed, it has been a long, beautiful year. Makers seeking a fresh look for their home and their wardrobe found ways to implement different fashion and design concepts into all their projects. From minimal home decor to adding a little sparkle to their closet, the number one priority in 2014 was style. See also: 10 Pinterest trends coming for … [Link]

Mashable » People have been making out in movie theaters since 1943, at least

Saturday 13 December 15:04:33 UTC 2014

Screen-audience-51Feed-tw Feed-fbThese candid pictures of New York cinema audiences were taken by photographer Arthur Fellig, fondly known as "Weegee," using an infrared camera. In the 1940s Weegee used an infrared camera to photograph patrons in the low light of a movie theater. Children are spellbound or scared; others collapse in laughter. Some people aren't watching the film at all… While we don't … [Link]

Slashdot » Peru Indignant After Greenpeace Damages Ancient Nazca Site

Saturday 13 December 15:00:00 UTC 2014

HughPickens.com writes The NYT reports that Peruvian authorities say Greenpeace activists have damaged the fragile, and restricted, landscape near the Nazca lines, ancient man-made designs etched in the Peruvian desert when they placed a large sign that promoted renewable energy near a set of lines that form the shape of a giant hummingbird. The sign was meant to draw the … [Link]

Mashable » 20 holiday Pinterest fails that ruined Christmas

Saturday 13 December 14:30:39 UTC 2014

HolidayFeed-tw Feed-fbWith the holidays hopefully comes some much-needed time off for you to laze around the house, catch a movie or get some projects done that you've been meaning to accomplish. Unfortunately, despite how good you may be at pinning creative projects on your Pinterest board, we just aren't all well-versed in the DIY world. See also: 25 DIY wrapping paper ideas … [Link]

Mashable » What Dick Cheney knew about the torture program

Saturday 13 December 14:18:10 UTC 2014

Cheney1Feed-tw Feed-fbBuried in the pages of the 525-page executive summary of the so-called CIA torture report is a timeline showing when former U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney was briefed about the program July 29, 2003: According to the report, most of which remains classified, CIA officials first briefed Cheney, seeking White House approval or, as the report puts it: "policy reaffirmation of its … [Link]

Slashdot » Google Earth API Will Be Retired On December 12, 2015

Saturday 13 December 14:01:00 UTC 2014

An anonymous reader writes Google [on Friday] announced it plans to retire the Google Earth API on December 12, 2015. The reason is simple: Both Chrome and Firefox are removing support for Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface (NPAPI) plugins due to security reasons, so the API's death was inevitable. The timing makes sense. Last month, Google updated its plan for … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: Save 25% Off on ANY Print Book on Amazon (Even Already Discounted Ones!)

Saturday 13 December 13:52:25 UTC 2014

For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon offers 25% off on ANY print book on their site, even already discounted ones! ($10 maximum savings.) So if you take a book like “The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones,” which currently goes for $25 (already 50% Off), then subtract 25%, … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Bugs and Spiders [Comic]

Saturday 13 December 13:49:57 UTC 2014

[Source: The Odd 1s Out | Like “The Odd 1s Out” on Facebook] [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Fight the Winter Soldier with this Premium Captain America Hoodie

Saturday 13 December 13:48:17 UTC 2014

From Thinkgeek: This navy blue, full-zip hoodie mimics Cap’s uniform from Winter Soldier. It features the star and stripes of the original on the chest and kangaroo pockets. The hood has Cap’s A like his helmet in the movie. And you don’t have to worry about the magnetic alloy on the back – Cap’s shield is printed on, so it’s … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » A Tie Fighter Accident on the Highway [Video]

Saturday 13 December 13:47:38 UTC 2014

Presented without comment. [Laurent Gallen] [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Anatomy of TV Shows [Comic]

Saturday 13 December 13:46:44 UTC 2014

Yep, totally accurate. [Source: Wrong Hands – John Atkinson] [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Rain Drops Falling on Sand in Super Slow Motion [Video]

Saturday 13 December 13:45:12 UTC 2014

This set of videos shows the impact of water drops on the surface of granular particles—a phenomenon that is likely familiar to all of us who have watched raindrops splashing in a backyard or on a beach. The high-speed photography reveals the detailed liquid-drop impact dynamics at various impact velocities. Such information allows us to construct a simple model for … [Link]

Mashable » Your Christmas tree has lived through one hell of an adventure

Saturday 13 December 13:39:14 UTC 2014

Christmas-tree-farm-david-kasnic-thumb1Feed-tw Feed-fbWLLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON — On a cool spring day in 2004, a chicken in Oregon pooped. Ten years later, you strap a Christmas tree to the roof of your car. The span between that hen and your living room is filled with a decade-long process to plant, grow, harvest and ship one of 6.4 million Christmas trees reaped each year from … [Link]

Mashable » A massive volcanic flood could be what killed off the dinosaurs

Saturday 13 December 13:15:43 UTC 2014

LavaFeed-tw Feed-fbAn incredible outpouring of lava 66 million years ago could have set off environmental changes that killed off the dinosaurs, a new study finds. The research reports precise dates for India's Deccan Traps, mountain-high piles of basalt lava flows that cover as much territory as France. The youngest lava flows emerged 66.29 million years ago, about 250,000 years before the Chicxulub … [Link]

Slashdot » Apple Antitrust Case Finds New Consumer Plaintiff

Saturday 13 December 12:39:00 UTC 2014

An anonymous reader writes Class action against Apple is set to continue after 65-year-old amateur figure skater Barbara Bennett decided she would volunteer to represent consumers in the faltering antitrust case. U.S. district judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers is reportedly satisfied that Bennett qualifies as a class member, telling attorneys that they 'were on the right track.' Bennett offered to volunteer in … [Link]

Mashable » 15 best subscription box gifts for the holidays

Saturday 13 December 11:04:40 UTC 2014

Whimsey_box1Feed-tw Feed-fbWake up and smell the carefully curated roses — there's a subscription box for basically everything. For gift-givers, subscription boxes can be a more thoughtful replacement for gift cards, when you don't know someone well enough to find out exactly what they want under the tree. If you know he or she drinks coffee, enjoys wearing fancy duds or hoards nail … [Link]

Slashdot » Deflating Claims That ESA Craft Has Spotted Dark Matter

Saturday 13 December 9:49:00 UTC 2014

Yesterday, we posted news that data from the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton spacecraft had been interpreted as a possible sign of dark matter; researchers noted that a spike in X-ray emissions from two different celestial objects, the Andromeda galaxy and the Perseus galaxy cluster, matched just what they "were expecting with dark matter — that is, concentrated and intense in … [Link]

Slashdot » Doctors Replace Patient's Thoracic Vertebrae With 3D-Printed Replica

Saturday 13 December 6:53:00 UTC 2014

ErnieKey (3766427) writes Earlier this month, surgeons at Zhejiang University in China performed a surgery to remove two damaged vertebrae from a 21-year-old patient. In their place they inserted a 3D printed titanium implant which was shaped to the exact size needed for the patient's body. The surgery, which took doctors much less time and provided significantly less risk [than … [Link]

Mashable » SantaCon warns NYC revelers to be nice not naughty

Saturday 13 December 5:57:23 UTC 2014

Ap325604216073Feed-tw Feed-fbNEW YORK — You'd better watch out. You'd better not fight. Better not be a lout. And SantaCon's telling you why. The annual holiday flash-mob-meets-pub-crawl is reining itself in for Saturday's New York City festivities, which fall on the same day as a planned protest over killings by police. SantaCon organizers have retained a noted civil-rights lawyer to advise on the … [Link]

Mashable » Data backs up what we already know: British stoners like nachos and 'Spaced'

Saturday 13 December 5:15:13 UTC 2014

MarijuanaFeed-tw Feed-fbLONDON — It seems regular cannabis users in the UK are living up their "munchies" stereotype. Nachos, chips and cheeseburgers are revealed as some of their favourite foods in new research, released Friday by polling company YouGov The research displays some of the key characteristics of Britain's regular cannabis smokers, giving us an insight into who they are, what their interests … [Link]

Mashable » Man curses up a storm as tornado whips through South Los Angeles

Saturday 13 December 4:23:05 UTC 2014

TornadoFeed-tw Feed-fb In a city famously known for good weather, the arrival of a small tornado can really freak people out. In the video above, a man in South Los Angeles throws out many an F-bomb—which were subsequently bleeped out—as a small tornado whips through his neighborhood, prompting power outages, fallen trees and a flurry of roof shingles and leaves. "I've seen … [Link]

Slashdot » Attorney General Won't Force New York Times Reporter To Reveal Source

Saturday 13 December 4:10:00 UTC 2014

schwit1 (797399) writes Attorney General Eric Holder has decided against forcing a reporter for the New York Times to reveal the identity of a confidential source, according to a senior Justice Department official. The reporter, James Risen, has been battling for years to stop prosecutors from forcing him to name his source for a book that revealed a CIA effort … [Link]

Mashable » Lindsay Lohan's snarky answer to 'Kim Kardashian Hollywood' is hilarious

Saturday 13 December 4:00:37 UTC 2014

LohanFeed-tw Feed-fbLindsay Lohan is the latest star to lend her name to a mobile game about how to live the Hollywood lifestyle. But unlike Kim Kardashian's epically successful venture, Lohan's snarky take, Lindsay Lohan's The Price of Fame highlights the ridiculousness of Hollywood. See also: We Played 'Kim Kardashian: Hollywood' So You Don't Have To At first glance, Lindsay Lohan's The Price … [Link]

Mashable » Are retargeted ads for the stuff you've bought ruining Christmas?

Saturday 13 December 3:03:14 UTC 2014

ShoppingonlineFeed-tw Feed-fb“Are you aware you might be ruining Christmas?” is how I started, and ended, an interview with one popular ad network recently I’m not surprised that the companies delivering ads across a majority of websites do not want to talk about this. Delivering remarketed or retargeted ads based on the websites you've visited, and the products you've shopped for, is what … [Link]

New Scientist – News » How to think about… Computing

Saturday 13 December 3:00:00 UTC 2014

Sundials, your liver, even a rock: all of them fit the most basic definition of a computing machine. So what's a sensible definition? (full text available to subscribers) [Link]

Mashable » Angelina Jolie bows out of 'Unbroken' promos because she has chickenpox

Saturday 13 December 2:41:31 UTC 2014

JolieFeed-tw Feed-fb Angelina Jolie will be "home itching" rather than attending promotional events for her new film Unbroken because she has the chickenpox. In a stripped-down video posted on Universal Pictures' YouTube channel, see above, the director shares why she's calling in sick. "I just wanted to be clear and honest about why I will be missing the Unbroken events in the … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » New BlueSnap Payment APIs Enhance Holiday Shopping

Saturday 13 December 2:08:08 UTC 2014

This article is a company-provided press release and ProgrammableWeb cannot vouch for the accuracy of the statements within. If you have questions regarding the information below, please contact the company that issued the press release. [Link]

Mashable » The best Chromebooks so far: Acer C720 and Chromebook 13

Saturday 13 December 1:58:34 UTC 2014

Acer-chromebooks-06591Feed-tw Feed-fb Editor's Note: The selection of Mashable Choice applies only to the Acer Chromebook C720. Not all Chromebooks are created equally, but if you look at what’s actually in them… they actually are. They almost always have Intel Celeron processors, either 2GB or 4GB of RAM, a half-reasonable display, and everything else a laptop requires. The only real difference most of … [Link]

Slashdot » Apple's iPod Classic Refuses To Die

Saturday 13 December 1:18:00 UTC 2014

Nerval's Lobster writes A funny thing happened to the iPod Classic on its way to the dustbin of history: people seemed unwilling to actually give it up. Apple quietly removed the iPod Classic from its online storefront in early September, on the same day CEO Tim Cook revealed the latest iPhones and the upcoming Apple Watch. At 12 years old, … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Cloud Elements Releases CRM & Marketing Automation API "Hub"

Saturday 13 December 0:22:26 UTC 2014

Cloud Elements, a “cloud API integration and aggregation service” for developers, aims to be an abstraction layer-like hub for developers wanting to build apps that integrate with popular Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). This week Cloud Elements released CRM and Marketing Hubs aimed at making it easy for developers to integrate their apps with multiple SaaS products at one time. [Link]

Slashdot » Tour the Vintage Radio and Communications Museum – Part Two (Video)

Saturday 13 December 0:12:00 UTC 2014

Earlier this week we ran two videos about the Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut. Their site says, "Our volunteers are happy to give personal tours," and that's what today's videos (and the two we already ran) are: personal tours of the museum conducted by volunteer Bernie Michaels, known in ham radio circles as W2LFV. And for extra fun, … [Link]

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