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 » Microsoft's new web browser reported to have Cortana built-in
Last week, word leaked that Microsoft is hard at work on a new web browser for Windows 10 and that it is not going to be Internet Explorer. More details of that project — codenamed Spartan — started to eke out Thursday. Tom Warren at The Verge, citing sources familiar with Microsoft's plans, says that Spartan will have a host of … [Link]
Mashable » As manhunt continues, Paris remembers Charlie Hebdo victims
PARIS — As the manhunt for the suspects in the attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo continued on Thursday, thousands gathered around France to pay tribute to the victims by lighting candles, singing songs and holding pens aloft in remembrance of the slain journalists. See also: Fear and resilience: The morning after in Paris At the Place de la République … [Link]
Mashable » Boston named as U.S. bid to host 2024 Summer Olympics
The U.S. Olympic Committee announced Thursday that Boston will bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. Four contenders — Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. — were all vying for the honor to be considered by the International Olympic Committee, which is expected to make a final decision in 2017. Boston will now be up against international … [Link]
Mashable » Emma Stone always knows when you're trying to sneak photos of her
Sneaking a creeper shot during a celebrity encounter is a task best left for the boldest among us. Someone dining near The Amazing Spider Man costars and real-life couple Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield at Lure Fishbar in New York City tried to take a subtle celeb-in-the-background picture, but Stone caught on and played along. See also: 21 Cats Better at … [Link]
Slashdot » How a Shaking Stadium Is Helping Scientists Track Earthquakes
vinces99 writes Researchers are installing three seismometers in Seattle's CenturyLink stadium to monitor shaking from Seahawks fans during Saturday's NFL playoff game. The new, faster data transmission will show crowd motion on the website before a touchdown shows up on the 10-second delayed TV broadcast. Researchers dub these "Early Earthquake Rowdiness Warnings." A guaranteed shaking and intense public interest gives … [Link]
Mashable » Planes flew from New York to London at near-supersonic speeds due to powerhouse jet stream
A jet stream roaring across the North Atlantic at more than 200 miles per hour early Thursday morning nearly succeeded in bringing back supersonic air travel for the New York to London route. Several flights from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport made the trip from there to London's Heathrow Airport (from gate to gate) in about five hours and … [Link]
Mashable » HBO has set a return date for 'Game of Thrones'
PASADENA, California — Game of Thrones, Veep and Silicon Valley will return on Sunday, April 12, HBO announced at the top of its Television Critics Association panel here Thursday. Veep will enter its fourth season, while Silicon Valley is booting up a sophomore season after a successful launch last year SEE ALSO: The 24 most memorable TV deaths of 2014 For … [Link]
Mashable » Google sees biggest search traffic drop since 2009 as Yahoo gains ground
Google’s grip on the Internet search market loosened in December, as the search engine saw its largest drop since 2009 That loss was Yahoo's gain, as the Marissa Mayer-helmed company added almost 2% from November to December to bring its market share back into double digits See also: 5 Facts You Didn't Know About Google Google's lead remains overwhelming, with just … [Link]
Mashable » 'I don’t know if France ever knew such a day': French journalist on Paris attack
In a matter of minutes on Wednesday, a regular working day for Parisians turned into a nightmare, after a brutal attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo left 12 dead Journalists descended on the scene of the shooting in the immediate aftermath. The first to arrive described moments of confusion, as the reality of the attack emerged. See also: French government … [Link]
Slashdot » First OSX Bootkit Revealed
Trailrunner7 writes A vulnerability at the heart of Apple's Mac OS X systems—one thus far only partially addressed by Apple—opens the door to the installation of malicious firmware bootkits that resist cleanup and give hackers persistent, stealthy control over a compromised Mac. The research is the work of a reverse engineering hobbyist and security researcher named Trammel Hudson, who gave … [Link]
Mashable » I bought a fake Apple Watch for $27 at CES
LAS VEGAS— It will likely be at least two months before the highly anticipated Apple Watch hits shelves, but at least one company has already made a knockoff. In the back of one of the smaller halls at CES, a Chinese company was showing off fake Apple Watches. So, naturally, I bought one. See also: CES Is Just a Disguise for … [Link]
Mashable » Facebook buys QuickFire Networks to boost video efforts
Facebook is kicking off 2015 with a series of acquisitions. The social network announced Thursday that it has acquired QuickFire Networks, a video infrastructure startup, as part of its continued effort to expand and improve the video experience on site See also: Facebook in 2015: Drones, messaging and virtual reality, oh my! “Video is an essential part of the Facebook experience," … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Will You Come and Ride in My Burrito Van? [Music Video]
Warning: This song will be stuck in your head all day. A music video featuring “Burrito Van,” a fun and catchy song from Parry Gripp. Artwork by Nathan Mazur. And don’t forget kids, If a strange man offers you a ride in a burrito van, say NO and walk away. [ParryGripp] The post Will You Come and Ride in My … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » NASA Creates Travel Posters for Recently Discovered Exoplanets [Pics]
Yesterday, we reported that NASA discovered eight new exoplanets, including three that have qualified for NASA’s Kepler Hall of Fame for being “Earth-like.” In honor of this discovery, here are some fun travel posters from NASA for three alien worlds, one of which is potentially habitable: Kepler-16b, HD 40307g, and Kepler-186f. 
Like Luke Skywalker’s planet “Tatooine” in Star Wars, Kepler-16b … [Link]
Slashdot » BlackBerry's Survival Plan: the Internet of Things
jfruh writes BlackBerry's smartphone business is famously floundering, but the company isn't betting everything on its new retro physical-keyboard phones. It's also making moves into distributed, embedded, and asset-tracking computing for homes, cars, and businesses, which can all be lumped under the currently trendy "Internet of Things" buzzword umbrella. The company got a head start when it acquired the QNX … [Link]
Mashable » This is the high-tech millennial woman's dream apartment
LAS VEGAS — It's hard to visualize the concept of "the home of the future" without thinking of stark white walls and robots creepily folding your laundry next door But as more products become web-connected, joining the greater Internet of Things trend, we will gradually and naturally incorporate them into our homes See also: The best tech of CES 2015: Our … [Link]
Mashable » The largest chunk of PornHub's 2014 traffic came from phones
PornHub released its yearly traffic data on Wednesday, and most of its findings are unsurprising: The U.S. watches the most pornography — by a huge margin; PornHub's audience is largely male (just 23% female globally); overall, users watched 78.9 billion videos. But one particularly interesting finding among the (SFW) data stood out: More than ever, people are using mobile devices to … [Link]
Mashable » Phylicia Rashad: 'Forget those women' was a misquote, stands by Cosby
Phylicia Rashad, best known for her role as matriarch Clair Huxtable on NBC's The Cosby Show, says she was misquoted as saying "forget those women" in reference to the mounting rape accusations against Bill Cosby. But by no means is she walking back her recent defense of her former Cosby Show co-star, including her belief that an "orchestrated" conspiracy is afoot. … [Link]
Mashable » New Discovery Channel president: No more man-eating snakes, fake sharks
PASADENA, Calif. — About 72 hours into the job, new Discovery Channel president Rich Ross is ready for a course correction The new boss at the network most recently famous for promising viewers a chance to see a man eaten by a snake says he's looking to reset Discovery's image SEE ALSO: Man eaten by anaconda is why nature hates us … [Link]
Mashable » Lea Michele belts out 'Let it Go' on 'Glee' season premiere
Guess the cold never bothered Rachel Berry anyway Lea Michele stars in a new clip from the Glee season premiere, singing the smash Disney hit "Let It Go." While Glee seems a little late to the Frozen party, Michele's cover take would undeniably give Elsa a run for her icy powers See also: Never let it go: A cappella 'Frozen' medley … [Link]
Mashable » Russia bans people with 'gender identity disorders' from driving
The Russian government appears to have banned transgender people and those "with disorders of sexual preference" from driving in the country, according to a decree titled "On Road Safety" signed by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and published on the government's website. The restriction is a part of a wide-ranging law signed on Dec. 29 that lists conditions for which the … [Link]
Slashdot » How Close Are We To Engineering the Climate?
merbs writes The scientists had whipped themselves into a frenzy. Gathered in a stuffy conference room in the bowels of a hotel in Berlin, scores of respected climate researchers were arguing about a one-page document that had tentatively been christened the "Berlin Declaration." It proposed ground rules for conducting experiments to explore how we might artificially cool the Earth—planet hacking, … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Netflix Denies VPN Crackdown
Netflix says it has not made any changes to the way it deals with users who try to access content from the version of the service in another country. But it’s reiterated that doing so is a violation of the terms of service. Several reports had claimed Netflix was cracking down on people who use virtual private networks and other … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Insteon Opens Connected Home API, Encourages Innovation
Insteon, a company that offers some of the best-selling wireless home control and automation products, has announced the availability of a new RESTful API that can be accessed by developers who want to build on this technology. The idea is to open the door to creativity and further exciting developments in the connected home arena.
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Mashable » 10-minute flight could be shortest international route in the world
Low-cost Austrian airline FlyNiki claims it is launching the shortest international flight in the world: a 30-mile trip between Vienna, Austria, and Bratislava, Slovakia, which would only take 10 minutes. The flight is so short that it would be difficult for passengers to even take a power nap. So short, actually, that it might just be a stunt: The new service … [Link]
Mashable » Take the NFL's Mueller Report on Ray Rice with a dumptruck full of salt
On Sept. 19 — as the NFL's Ray Rice scandal was at its apex and calls for his job were at their loudest — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stepped behind a lectern in New York City and tried to begin the league's long public relations rehabilitation. Visibly attempting to be earnest with a capital "E," Goodell said he and the league … [Link]
Mashable » CES is basically a Toy Fair for grown-ups. Is that a bad thing?
LAS VEGAS — Here at CES, buzz spreads faster digitally than it does by word of mouth. So when a third reporter on Mashable's internal chat room for the show enthused about their experience on the IO Hawk, I finally felt peer-pressured into trying this odd little Segway-skateboard hybrid for myself There has been a crowd at the IO Hawk booth … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Mapping the Milky Way: What's where in our galaxy
It's hard to get a good view of our galactic home, not least because we're inside it. So how exactly do we know what we know about it? (full text available to subscribers) 
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Mashable » Selfie stick phone call is the greatest facepalm moment of CES
We’ve reached peak obnoxiousness at CES, making us all crave the days of Motorola Razr flip phones While we expected to see drones aplenty at the electronics show in Las Vegas, and were fully prepared for the selfie stick inundation, we couldn't possibly have braced for this breach in respectable human conduct. See also: 14 Extreme Selfies That Push Duck Face … [Link]
Mashable » Home smart home: A history of connected household tech
Tech Time Machine:The Smart HomeBy Lindsay Rothfeldpresented by 
For early adopters, the idea of a fully functional smart home has been somewhat of a techie dream, somewhat intangible up until the past few years. Rewind a few decades, and think about Marty McFly's 2015 kitchen depicted in Back to the Future II. While the film may not have completely hit the nail … [Link]
Slashdot » NASA Update Will Deal With Opportunity Flash Memory "Amnesia"
BarbaraHudson writes Computerworld has some details on NASA's latest fix to allow the Opportunity Mars Rover to store data while in overnight "sleep mode." Opportunity has been suffering from a glitch that's causing what NASA scientists describe as memory and data loss — or robotic "amnesia" — caused by flash memory deterioration since early December. Currently any information gathered is … [Link]
Mashable » Guy Pearce recreates emojis with his face in a wonderful video
Some celebrities use their faces to promote random products in Japan, but Aussie actor Guy Pearce uses his face to make emojis The Iron Man and Memento actor took time out from acting in movies and dominating the music scene with his talents to make our lives a little bit richer. In a beautiful video by Pedestrian.tv, Pearce imitates our favourite … [Link]
Mashable » Sam Smith's boyfriend records him singing Beyoncé in the shower
We all sing in the shower — just not as well as Sam Smith, who was recently caught crooning in the shower The "Stay With Me" singer's boyfriend, Jonathan Zeizel, filmed Smith belting out Beyoncé's "Drunk in Love," and shared it with the world on Instagram See also: 15 artists you need to add to your playlist in 2015 Smith and … [Link]
Mashable » New antibiotic discovered in a literal pile of dirt
A plastic storage crate filled with backyard dirt might have yielded the most powerful antibiotic discovered in decades. Employing a novel microfluidic device to grow soil bacteria, researchers in Boston and Bonn, Germany, say they have identified a new type of antibiotic that kills the bacteria that cause pneumonia, staph, and blood infections. The antibiotic, named teixobactin, has yet to be … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Gandalf the Pink is the True Star of George Ezra’s Latest Music Video
Sir Ian Murray McKellen is the true star of George Ezra’s latest music video: Listen to the Man. I especially like the part where someone brings him a gong and he rings it in front of George Ezra’s face. A true delight. [GeorgeEzraVEVO | Via TMS] The post Gandalf the Pink is the True Star of George Ezra’s Latest Music … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Buttonmasher: Return of the video game arcade
New events and public spaces aim to introduce the wider public to the vast variety of experiences that video games offer 
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Mashable » Eiffel Tower goes completely dark to honor victims of Paris terror attack
The Eiffel Tower went dark on Thursday to honor those who lost their lives in the terror attack in Paris at the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Masked gunmen, who are still on the loose, shot and killed 12 people on Wednesday, including two police officers, various prominent cartoonists and the magazine's editor in chief See also: 'Even if … [Link]
Mashable » Suspect's classmates offer alibi in Paris attack
Friends and classmates of a suspect in the deadly attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris say he has an alibi. The 18-year-old, who turned himself in to police on Wednesday, was reportedly in school at the time and consequently couldn't have taken part in the shooting. See also: Newspaper front pages around the world pay tribute to Charlie … [Link]
Mashable » French government donates $1.2 million to ensure Charlie Hebdo lives on
The staff of Charlie Hebdo has vowed to keep the magazine alive, and outside help is rolling in to ensure they can keep that promise. The French government is pledging nearly €1 million (about $1.2 million) to Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine that was the target in one of the most horrific attacks France has seen in years. The pledge, … [Link]
Slashdot » EFF: Apple's Dev Agreement Means No EFF Mobile App For iOS
schwit1 writes The EFF launched a new app that will make it easier for people to take action on digital rights issues using their phone. The app allows folks to connect to their action center quickly and easily, using a variety of mobile devices. Sadly, though, they had to leave out Apple devices and the folks who use them. Why? … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » How Walgreens' API Partnership With Qardio Could Boost Customer Loyalty
Qardio’s QuardioArm measures blood pressure and integrates with Walgreens' Balance Rewards program
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Mashable » Your future kitchen knows when food is spoiling, tells you what to make for dinner
LAS VEGAS — In just a few years, your kitchen surfaces will know what ingredients are sitting in your fridge, alert you when they're about to spoil and tell you what to make for dinner. Whirlpool put together an innovative "kitchen of the future" concept at the 2015 International CES that shows what the home's center could look like in … [Link]
Mashable » The Arctic blast in the U.S. came straight from Siberia
Someone in the U.S. forgot to close the door to the Arctic freezer, and bone-chilling cold has spilled into the country from Minnesota to Florida. Nearly 200 million people living east of the Rockies experienced bone-chilling cold on Wednesday into Thursday, with wind chill advisories at one point stretching from the Canadian border to the U.S. border with Mexico. Temperatures bottomed … [Link]
Slashdot » Cluetrain Authors Offer an Updated Guide To the Web
Esther Schindler points out that new "Clues" have been added to the Cluetrain Manifesto. "If you’ve ever said, 'markets are conversations' you’re quoting the words of The Cluetrain Manifesto, the ’90s-era opus on the promise of the Web. David Weinberger and Doc Searls (two of the original authors of Cluetrain) are publishing another provocative work today called New Clues. Weinberger … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Nice Guys Don’t Finish Last, They Finish First [Science Video]
It’s scientifically proven: Nice guys (and people!) always end up finishing first, even if it takes them some time to do so. [ASAP Science] The post Nice Guys Don’t Finish Last, They Finish First [Science Video] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » AT&T Launches Enhanced WebRTC API Beta
AT&T announced the beta launch of its new Enhanced WebRTC API. WebRTC enables browsers to utilize voice and video features without a plugin. The API allows such functionality to extend to mobile devices and apps. In turn, the need for peer-to-peer, browser-to-browser communication goes away.
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Slashdot » Four Facepalm Bugs In USPS Label-Printing Site
"The United States Postal Service "Click-N-Ship" site suffered no outages or slowdowns during Christmas rush," writes Bennett Haselton. "It just has bugs that make the process more annoying than just standing in line at the post office, which defeats the purpose. The most frustrating part is that most of these bugs could have been fixed, just by having some testers … [Link]
Mashable » Google offers security tips for staying safe online
Be it the ubiquity of hacking or widespread government surveillance, better online security is something that we could all use more of these days. Google is pushing to educate users on how to stay safe online. The company released a batch of security tips on Thursday. They can help you better protect your identifying information (like passwords, for one) and sensitive … [Link]
Mashable » Street artist paints beautiful Stuart Scott tribute
Sportscaster Stuart Scott died after a lengthy battle with cancer on Sunday, leaving a void in sports world for fans who had become accustomed to his signature style on ESPN over the past two decades Heartfelt tributes have poured in from colleagues and athletes alike, but perhaps none is as original as the piece a Los Angeles street artist painted this … [Link]
Mashable » Bing tool that translates foreign-language tweets returns to Tweetdeck
The Bing-powered translator feature that was removed from Twitter last year has quietly resurfaced — on Tweetdeck only, that is "We've launched Bing translation on Tweetdeck to all users," a Twitter spokeswoman confirmed to Mashable in a statement. "When a user sees a Tweet that isn't in their native language they'll have the option to click the 'translate Tweet' link." See … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Former Microsoft CEO Dances Like a Dad To Fergie [Vine Video]
Don’t forget to unmute the video… and then keep on watching this for the rest of the day. There’s kind of a mesmerizing quality about his “dance.” [Arash Markazi] The post Former Microsoft CEO Dances Like a Dad To Fergie [Vine Video] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » France pays respect to Charlie Hebdo victims with a minute of silence
After the attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris on Wednesday that left 12 people dead, people from all across France came together to pay respects to the 10 journalists and two police officers killed in the shooting See also: Candles raised, heads bowed: World stands with Paris after attack Even as security forces continued an extensive manhunt for … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » JINS Announces API for Smart Eyewear
Japanese electronics company JINS Co. Ltd. is releasing an API for its smart eyewear product. The company's JINS MEME smart eyewear uses "smart sensing" technology that the company says can be used to monitor wellness and health through the detection of changes in eye and body movements.
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Mashable » Happy 80th Birthday, Elvis: Spotify's 'Elvisualization' maps his impact
Spotify, like most music lovers on Thursday, is celebrating what would have been Elvis Presley's 80th birthday. This year, the streaming service created two slick tools to help users explore the King's influence on countless artists, both new and old See also: 15 artists you need to add to your playlist in 2015 1Elvisualization audiographic This interactive visualization charts the "Blue … [Link]
Slashdot » Publications Divided On Self-Censorship After Terrorist Attack
New submitter wmofr writes: Major U.S. and British publications refused to publish related satirical cartoons, at least those about the "prophet", after the terrorist attack in Charlie Hebdo's office, which had 12 people killed. An editor of the Independent said:"But the fact is as an editor you have got to balance principle with pragmatism, and I felt yesterday evening a … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » We Are Finally Getting ‘Back to the Future II’ Shoes from Nike This Year!
Remember the sick, auto-fitting Back to the Future II shoes? The one’s that the movie predicted people would be wearing in 2015? The above photo proves that for once, a movie wasn’t lying to you. A Nike designer has come out and pretty much confirmed the shoes will be ready for release sometime this year, auto-lacing and all. You realize … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Design for disruption
Editors note: This is an excerpt from our recent book Designing for Emerging Technologies, a collection of works by several authors, curated and edited by Jon Follett. This excerpt is included in our curated collection of chapters from the OReilly … [Link]
Mashable » Jimmy Fallon arm-wrestled with Liam Neeson and lived to tell the world
Few are as committed to their craft as Jimmy Fallon, so naturally, The Tonight Show host didn't back down from the challenge of arm wrestling with Liam Neeson. (But he really should have, because Neeson is one badass dude who could take out an army of soldiers simply by blinking at them.) Fallon went arm-to-arm with the action star on … [Link]
Mashable » Extended Tamir Rice shooting video shows police restraining his sister
The Cleveland Police Department released extended footage of the Tamir Rice shooting on Wednesday The nearly 30-minute video shows what happened after 12-year-old Rice, who is black, was shot by a white police officer in November while carrying a pellet gun. Police say a Cleveland police officer shot Rice after the boy didn't put his hands in the air after he … [Link]
Mashable » Parents giving their kids the sex talk is as awkward as you remember
From the folks who brought you "Grandmas Smoking Weed for the First Time" comes another, more uncomfortable gem: Parents talking to their kids about sex for the first time. It is, of course, a terrible experience for all involved. Apologies if all this talk of sperm, eggs and "van-ginas" brings back vivid memories of your own first "birds and the … [Link]
Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: High-Performance Laptop That Doesn't Overheat?
AqD writes: Last year we started to replace business/multimedia-grade laptops with gaming laptops at work, after several years of frustration with overheating and throttling issues that plagued our laptops from Acer, ASUS, Dell, Lenovo, and basically every brand you can find on market, making it impossible to write code and run db/test environment all on the same laptop. The first … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Today on New Scientist
All the latest on newscientist.com: how your brain creates now, alien planet-hunting on a budget, supercomputer recipes, Ebola drug trials and more 
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Mashable » White House declines to fire Aaron Swartz prosecutors two years after online petitions filed
The White House refused on Thursday to fire the prosecutors who oversaw the criminal investigation of Aaron Swartz, the late Internet activist and coder, nearly two years after petitions asking for their removal attracted more than 90,000 signatures Swartz committed suicide on Jan. 11, 2013, while awaiting trial for downloading hundreds of thousand of documents from the scholarly database JSTOR. His … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Bats eavesdrop on feasting neighbours to find food
By listening to fellow bats, which make a specific call when they have found food, a bat can extend its field of "vision" tenfold 
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New Scientist – News » Mercury may be sole survivor of planetary pile-up
Our solar system may have started out with several planets packed closer to the sun than Mercury, much like the planets we see around other stars 
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Mashable » Apple's App Store sales jumped 50% in 2014, likely hitting $15 billion
Apple may not attend CES in Las Vegas, but it has a tendency to try stealing some of the event's thunder by putting out announcements. This year is no different. The Cupertino, California, tech giant announced Thursday that customers spent "nearly half a billion dollars" on iOS apps and in-app purchases during the first week of 2015, setting a new record … [Link]
Mashable » Paris shooting suspect appeared in 2005 documentary on jihadists
Before he was convicted of terrorism charges, one of the suspects in the brutal attack on a satirical magazine in Paris was a hopeful rapper, according to 2005 footage that resurfaced on Thursday Cherif Kouachi, the older of two brothers suspected of orchestrating the shooting at Charlie Hebdo that left 12 people dead, appears in the footage sporting baggy jeans and … [Link]
Slashdot » UK Government Department Still Runs VME Operating System Installed In 1974
Qedward writes: The UK government's Department for Work and Pensions is on the hunt for a new £135,000-a-year CTO, with part of their annual budget of £1 billion and responsibility for DWP's "digital transformation" to oversee the migration of the department's legacy systems which are still run on Fujitsu mainframes using the VME operating system installed in 1974. 
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Mashable » Saudi blogger to be publicly flogged for insulting Islam
A Saudi blogger who was sentenced last May to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes will be publicly flogged for the first time after Friday prayers outside a mosque in the Red Sea coastal city of Jiddah, a person close to his case said Thursday. Raif Baddawi was sentenced on charges related to accusations that he insulted Islam on a … [Link]
Mashable » The evolution of gaming, from the console to the cloud
Tech Time Machine:GamingBy Eli Epsteinpresented by With current generations raised on the lightning-fast processing speeds and crystal clear graphics of Xboxes and PlayStations (and with the tide of virtual reality-based video games fast approaching), it’s easy to forget that just 50 years ago, digital gaming existed in only a few laboratories around the world, the experiments of unknown Ph.D. students or well-known … [Link]
Mashable » Shirts fly in IKEA's wacky new ad
Look, up in the sky! It's a shirt! Huh? IKEA launched a wacky ad that aims to illustrate the "joy of storage" with a flock of T-shirts that navigate the globe. The ad's execution, by London agency Mother, is first-rate; you'll really believe those shirts are flying See also: The 8 best ads you didn't see this year The ad … [Link]
Mashable » Electric vehicle sales rose 23% last year in the U.S.
Led by Nissan's Leaf, electric vehicle sales rose 23% last year to 119,710, according to research firm InsideEVs Though Tesla's Model S gets more media attention, the Leaf had a commanding sales lead of 30,200 units for the year. Second on the list was Chevy's Volt at 18,805. The Model S came in at No. 3 with 17,300. See also: It's … [Link]
Mashable » Fifth grader gives weird tribute to Nicolas Cage for his birthday
Nicolas Cage celebrated his 51st birthday on Tuesday, meaning celebration was in order — and who better to pay tribute to the national treasure than an animated fifth grader wearing giant fake ears? Jimmy Kimmel invited a boy named Luke on to his show to share a special birthday presentation fit for mid-life crisis-era Cage. Big brother shares the importance … [Link]
Mashable » The manhunt for France's most wanted: What we know so far
The massive manhunt for two brothers suspected of killing 12 people at the Paris offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo deepened on Thursday See also: Who's running France's counterterrorism operation? Here's what we know… The identity of the suspects Police have issued arrest warrants for 32-year-old Cherif Kouachi, a known jihadist convicted in 2008 for involvement in a network sending … [Link]
Mashable » Watch a man beat 'Tetris' in under 8 minutes
For most, Tetris is a game of falling blocks and frustration. Normals don't imagine ever beating the popular puzzle game, let alone finishing it at its hardest difficulty. Tetris speedrunner Kevin Birrell showed off some questionably superhuman abilitities Tuesday night when he played and beat the game at its highest level. See also: The Secret World of Video Game Speedrunners … [Link]
Mashable » New dating app gets attacked by 'sharks' in 'Shark Tank' sneak peek
Apparently sharks aren't huge fans of coffee, bagels or dating apps. A trio of sisters learns this the hard way in the exclusive Shark Tank sneak peek above, in which they are skewered by the potential investors from whom they're hoping to secure an investment. See also: 8 apps to help you actually keep your 2015 New Year's resolutions Particularly, … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Cubical robots train for world football championships
Watch a team of soccer-playing robots show off their passing skills as they get ready to compete 
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Mashable » Big brother shares the importance of naptime with cranky little brother
Trust us, you definitely need a nap, little bro. A older brother gives his upset little sibling one of the greatest lessons a person can learn in their lifetime: if you're cranky, you need a nap. Perhaps he just couldn't take his little brother's crying any more, or maybe this kid is wise beyond his years. If only life were … [Link]
Slashdot » Samsung Unveils First PCIe 3.0 x4-Based M.2 SSD, Delivering Speeds of Over 2GB/s
Deathspawner writes: Samsung's SM951 is an unassuming gumstick SSD — it has no skulls or other bling — but it's what's underneath that counts: PCIe 3.0 x4 support. With that support, Samsung is able to boast speeds of 2,150MB/s read and 1,550MB/s write. But with such speeds comes an all-too-common caveat: you'll probably have to upgrade your computer to take … [Link]
Mashable » The worst and biggest data breaches of 2014
In 2014, cybersecurity went mainstream. It was a year when high-profile stories, such as Heartbleed, Target's data breach, the nude celebrity photos hack, and Sony's massive cyberattack, dominated headlines. See also: 2014 was the year hacking became the norm It was also the year of the data breach. In fact, three of the eight largest breaches since 2005 occurred in 2014, … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Radical therapies that could beat my brain tumour
One day, former doctor Stuart Farrimond's brain cancer will return to kill him. Here he assesses the inventive new treatments that might save his life 
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Mashable » Nothing to see here, just a baby sleeping in the mouth of a monstrous shark
This baby is going to need a bigger crib. Sculptor Joseph Reginella built a bed for the newborn son of his friend Mark Melaccio. The Staten Island artist, a longtime fan of the movie Jaws, saw Michael's birth as the perfect occasion to create the perfect tribute to his favorite film. See also: 15 Geektastic Gifts for Baby Nerds 
The little … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Pleasure of Getting Up After Hours of Gaming: Childhood vs. Adulthood (Comic)
Yep, totally true, especially when sitting down on the floor for a gaming session that lasts more than 30 minutes. [Source: ChaosLife Comics] The post The Pleasure of Getting Up After Hours of Gaming: Childhood vs. Adulthood (Comic) appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » Steve Ballmer goes wild for Fergie at LA Clippers game
Steve Ballmer may be the world's biggest Fergie superfan The former Microsoft CEO and current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers went totally buckwild for Fergie's performance of "L.A. Love" at a Clippers basketball game on Wednesday See also: Experience vicarious embarrassment with dad dancing compilation You'll want to turn up your volume for this Steve Ballmer dancing to Fergie. Enjoy, … [Link]
Mashable » The FCC may drop the hammer on net neutrality in February vote
Cautious optimism is growing that the federal government's top communications regulator will adopt rules that would cheer net neutrality advocates Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler spoke at CES in Las Vegas on Wednesday, where he hinted that the regulator's upcoming vote — set to take place on Feb. 26 — would include a shift to Title II, a move that … [Link]
Slashdot » FCC Favors Net Neutrality
dkatana writes: Yesterday, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said net neutrality is high on the agency's agenda, and a set of rules will be proposed beginning of next month. He also talked about reclassification of internet providers such as Google Fiber as Title II Telecom Companies. If Google and other fiber providers are given pole access, it could be the beginning … [Link]
Mashable » White House questioned Charlie Hebdo's cartoons in 2012
Charlie Hebdo was no stranger to controversy prior to Wednesday's horrific attack. In 2012, the White House was one of the satiricial magazine's most outspoken critics The White House questioned the judgement of the publication's editors after Charlie Hebdo published controversial depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in the midst of tensions in the Middle East. See also: What is Charlie Hebdo? … [Link]
Mashable » UK stepping up security following Paris shooting at Charlie Hebdo
LONDON — Britain stepped up security at ports, following a shooting at the office of Paris-based satirical publication Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday in which 12 people were killed. Downing Street said on Thursday that security was increased in the UK. However, there is no specific threat, and the terror alert will remain at "severe," which warns that an attack is highly … [Link]
Mashable » LED dresses and sparkling wearables light up CES fashion catwalk
LAS VEGAS — From jackets with built in GPS to LED-lit dresses that show your latest tweets, the tech world is trying its hardest to be fashionable. During WebMD's FashionWare Show at CES 2015, models wearing high-tech products aimed for the stylish strutted down the catwalk on a crowded Las Vegas convention center stage. See also: The best tech of CES … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » 11-Year-Old Girl Challenges Disney World’s Gaston to an Arm Wrestling Match [Video]
Gaston might be the best at doing push-ups, but when it comes to arm wrestling, the man ain’t worth much, even though the 11-year-old that challenged him was kind of cheating… just a bit. This guy has been all over the Internet lately, does anyone knows if he has a Facebook fan page/Twitter account? [Peyton Kays] The post 11-Year-Old Girl … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deals of the Day: Rock Bottom Prices on The Last of Us Remastered (PS4) and Edge of Tomorrow (Blu-Ray)
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon has The Last of Us Remastered (PS4) and Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow (Blu-Ray) at never seen before prices! -Get the remastered version of The Last of Us on the PS4 for just $29.99 instead of $49.99. (40% Off) -Get Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow on blu-ray for just … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Dorkly Comic: Batman’s vs. Superman’s True Identity [Comic]
Batman discovers Superman’s true identity thanks to his detective skills… but Superman has other means of doing so with Batman. A comic by Julia Lepetit and Andrew Bridgman from Dorkly. 
[Source: Dorkly] The post Dorkly Comic: Batman’s vs. Superman’s True Identity [Comic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » Comedy 'shouldn't be an act of courage': Conan and Jon Stewart on the Paris attack
Late-night comedians Conan O'Brien and Jon Stewart briefly and somberly addressed the Charlie Hebdo attacks on their shows Wednesday night, saluting their fellow satirists who were killed in the terror attack. "This story really hits home for anyone who, day in and day out, mocks political, social and religious figures,” Conan said at the start of the show, reminding Americans that … [Link]
Slashdot » Heinlein's 'All You Zombies' Now a Sci-Fi Movie Head Trip
HughPickens.com writes: Sara Stewart reports at the NY Post that the new sci-fi movie Predestination, opening January 9, is "loopier than Spielberg's [Minority Report]; its plot twists and turns 'like a snake eating its tail,' one character remarks, until you're not sure whether its developments are even plausible in a fictional universe." It's based on Robert A. Heinlein's science fiction … [Link]
Mashable » Daymond John-backed mobile-screen protector doubles as mirror
Never live in fear of having something stuck in your teeth again. Entrepreneur and Shark Tank investor Daymond John unveiled a new line of gold- and platinum-tempered glass-screen protectors, which each double as a mirror, under his company Moguls Mobile at CES on Wednesday. Essentially, the scratch-resistant screen protector turns into a mirror when its display is turned off, so you'll … [Link]
Mashable » Fear and resilience: The morning after in Paris
PARIS — She sold out of Charlie Hebdo instantly, of course. But her shelves are also bare of most of the papers covering Wednesday's tragic events. The left-leaning Libération has been particularly popular for Jamille Mouawad, 50, who runs a kiosque à journaux newspaper stand on Boulevard du Temple near the offices of Charlie Hebdo. See also: Quiet defiance in Paris … [Link]
Mashable » When a food blogger takes a New Year's cleanse
Jacki Wan up and quit the most crucial part of her job: eating Better known as @weekendbreakfast, Wan notified her 13,400 Instagram followers that she was taking the month off. After weeks of rich holiday treats and cooking, the 26-year-old Canadian food blogger finally felt too full. She'd simply lost her appetite. Oh, the irony. So, Wan hit the reset button … [Link]
Mashable » 3 young girls are the newest faces of health and empowerment
Deborah Kelly has been an artist since "the dawn of time." Well, she's been making collage-based images since she was a schoolgirl in the 1970s. "Isn't that pretty well forever?" she says. Based in Sydney, Australia, Kelly uses a range of materials and subjects in her work, from a global dance memorial commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests to a nine-month … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Honest Game Trailer: Kingdom Heart [Video]
While we all sit impatiently and wait for Kingdom Hearts 3 to (never) arrive, we break down all of the zippers, buckles, and character plots of the Kingdom Hearts franchise! [Smosh Games] The post Honest Game Trailer: Kingdom Heart [Video] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Chop wood, carry water
You are desperate to communicate, to edify or entertain, to preserve moments of grace or joy or transcendence, to make real or imagined events come alive. But you cannot will this to happen. It is a matter of persistence and … [Link]
Mashable » NYC to lift ban on student cellphones in schools
Mayor Bill de Blasio will lift a longtime ban on cellphones in New York City public schools, ending a widely unpopular practice and bringing the city in line with other large school districts. De Blasio, who announced the policy change Wednesday afternoon during a news conference at a Brooklyn school, said the new plan will go into effect March 2. See … [Link]
Slashdot » Text Editor Created In Minecraft
jones_supa writes: The redstone mechanics in Minecraft can be pushed surprisingly far to create rather advanced digital circuits. Thanks to a user nicknamed Koala_Steamed, there now exists a text editor inside the game (YouTube demonstration). It comes with a 5 x 10 character matrix in which each character uses a starburst (16-segment) display. There are 7.357 x 10^92 different combinations … [Link]
Mashable » Not Banksy: The real artist behind iconic Charlie Hebdo pencil tribute
Hours after the deadly terror attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, a powerful image of three pencils was widely shared on social media. See also: The power of the pen: Cartoonists honor Charlie Hebdo victims It was posted on a popular, though unverified, "Banksy" Instagram account without any attribution to the original artist. It quickly racked up more … [Link]
Mashable » A high schooler may have already thrown down 2015's dunk of the year
There's getting dunked on — and then there's this High school basketball player Haffid Yassin practically floats up to the hoop before absolutely posterizing a defender in the YouTube video above. He's just a teenager, but this is already an early leader for 2015's dunk of the year. An added bonus: the "OOOOOH OOOOOOOH OOOOOOOOH" response from the person filming … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Jupiter's eroding core may already be just a husk
The lump of ice and rock at the planet's centre is dissolving like salt in water, and the latest calculations say it's happening twice as fast as we thought 
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Slashdot » FBI: North Korean Hackers "Got Sloppy", Leaked IP Addresses
An anonymous reader writes "The FBI launched a PR counterattack against skeptics of the assertion by the US government that North Korean hackers were responsible for anonymous threats received by Sony before its scheduled premiere of the film The Interview. Sony initially cancelled the Christmas day release, but later relented after receiving extensive criticism. In a speech at a New … [Link]
Mashable » The weird and wonderful cars of CES 2015
LAS VEGAS — The annual gathering of tech companies in Las Vegas isn't focused on cars, but this year automobile tech seemed to take over the event Along those lines, there were a number of cool, weird and down right fascinating vehicles on display, some companies showing off the vehicle itself, others using a tricked out vehicle as a prop to … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Drug trials begin as Ebola plays hide-and-seek
Ebola drug trials are getting under way in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone – but the fluctuating epidemic may make it hard to find enough participants 
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Mashable » 8 spellbinding documentaries you need to watch in 2015
Film buffs, it's time to flex your documentary knowledge. The new year is ushering in an array of worthy, fascinating documentaries on everything from entertainment to wildlife. From a terrifying look at the black market of endangered species to a frank look at artists like Nina Simone, there are a lot of films to keep tabs on in 2015. See also: … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Bright black hole may have blasted early Earth life
The black hole at the centre of our galaxy may have been more active in the past, hurling X-rays at ancient life forms 
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O'Reilly News and Commentary » Four short links: 8 January 2015
Jane Jacobs on Strangers (Nina Simon) — Many of us live in towns where we rarely have the opportunity for this kind of anonymous, safe, positive social contact. This is a problem. It means we smile less at strangers. We … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » #Ebook Deal/Day: Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting Bible – $24.99 (Save 50%) Use code DEAL
Get "Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting Bible" today using code DEAL and save 50%!This sale ends at 2:00 AM 2015-01-09 (PDT, GMT-8:00). [Link]
Mashable » 5 takeaways from CES Day 3: Fast charging, drones and more
LAS VEGAS — As CES enters day 3, the trends of the show have almost fully solidified. We knew car technology would advance at the show and that drones would be feature highly, but now, two days in, we can also see the reaction to those movements, and it's enthusiastic. At the same time, with the major news out of the … [Link]
Mashable » Two decades in, Guster says 'Try us again with fresh ears'
Welcome to Throwback Tunesday, where Mashable amplifies the echoes of music past. With genre trends and throwbacks, we synthesize music and nostalgia. The original members of Guster — Ryan Miller, Adam Gardner and Brian Rosenworcel — met in 1991 at Tufts University (at a wilderness orientation program, if we're getting specific). They joined forces to form Guster, and the band's career, … [Link]
Mashable » This is the new face of Marijuana, Inc.
The first person I see after walking into the half-empty office of Marley Natural, a seller of cannabis products launching later this year, is a framed portrait of a pensive Bob Marley overlaid with the colors of a sunset — or maybe flames. The second is a clean-shaven, middle-aged man with greying hair wearing a sharp suit. He looks like the … [Link]
Mashable » 15 great achievements in knitting
These are not your everyday stitches. Nothing compares to the feeling of accomplishment when you finish a knitting project. After working away for days, weeks or even months as a time, finally having a complete, wooly object in your hands is enough to make you feel warm and fuzzy both inside and out. See also: Not Your Grandma's Knitting: 20 Funky … [Link]
Mashable » Multiple mosques attacked in France following Charlie Hebdo killings
A blast damaged a restaurant near a mosque in the city of Villefranche-sur-Saone, eastern France on Thursday, French newspaper Le Progres reports. There were no casualties According to the mayor of Villefranche Bernard Perrut, the explosion happened in front of the restaurant L'Impérial, run by "people close to the mosque." See also: Reports that two suspects in 'Charlie Hebdo' attack located … [Link]
Slashdot » Is Kitkat Killing Lollipop Uptake?
BarbaraHudson writes Remember how Windows XP was "good enough" that people took forever to upgrade? The same might be happening with Kitkat vs Lollipop. "According to Google's latest Google Play Store results for early January 2015, less than 0.1 percent of all Android devices were using Lollipop. By comparison, the last major Android release 4.4, KitKat, reached 1.1 percent of … [Link]
Mashable » Police officer dies following second shooting in Paris
A police officer has died and a second person has been injured in another shooting in Paris Thursday morning, according to French media reports. See also: Suspects in Paris attack were on police radar for years An elite heavily armed French police unit had arrived at the scene in Montrouge, southern Paris, shortly before 11 a.m. local time, joining other police … [Link]
Mashable » StandStand is the standing desk you can take with you
LAS VEGAS — You love your standing desk! You wish you could take that vertical workspace with you, getting those ergonomic benefits and statuesque feeling wherever and whenever you choose to be productive. See also: The best tech of CES 2015: Our picks The StandStand makes that happen. It's three pieces of plywood that assemble to create a tiny desk for … [Link]
Mashable » Meteorite turns night into day over Bucharest, Romania
A meteorite has disintegrated over Bucharest, the capital of Romania, early Wednesday, blazing through the sky and briefly lighting up the city in the wee hours of the morning The event, which occurred at approximately 3:05:57 a.m. local time, was caught on several security cameras throughout the city, such as the rooftop cam from surveillance company NXDATA that took the footage … [Link]
Mashable » Flight attendants say United unfairly fired them for refusing to fly
Thirteen flight attendants filed a federal complaint Wednesday against United Airlines saying they were fired for refusing to fly from San Francisco to Hong Kong on a plane with the words "BYE BYE" and a pair of faces scrawled on it, their attorneys said Wednesday. The flight attendants filed the whistleblower complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor, saying the drawings … [Link]
Slashdot » Over 30 Uber Cars Impounded In Cape Town
An anonymous reader writes Uber's in trouble again: 34 drivers in Cape Town, South Africa have had their cars impounded after being caught driving without a metered taxi permit. Uber says that the process of getting permits is subject to delays and drivers have been left in limbo due to a moratorium on new licenses last year. Cape Town says … [Link]
Mashable » 6 years later, developer still making 5 figures a month from app
The odds of creating a successful app are long, but the rewards are great, as developer Carlos Ribas can attest. Ribas's app, HoursTracker, has been available in Apple's App Store since 2009 but it's still bringing in five figures a month. The income is more than Ribas says he can make from a full-time job and he works just 20 hours … [Link]
Slashdot » White House Responds To Petition To Fire Aaron Swartz's Prosecutor
First time accepted submitter devloop writes Petitioners requesting the White House remove D.A. Carmen Ortiz from office for gross prosecutorial overreach in the case of Aaron Swartz, received today what amounts to a denial from WhiteHouse.gov. "Aaron Swartz's death was a tragic, unthinkable loss for his family and friends. Our sympathy continues to go out to those who were closest … [Link]
Mashable » New smartphone battery recharges in less than two minutes
LAS VEGAS— Your next smartphone could charge in less than two minutes Since first showing off the lab-based prototype of its ultra-fast battery charger, the company behind the device has moved much closer to making it a reality See also: The scooter that could be the future of electric vehicles StoreDot, the nanotech startup behind the charger, has a new prototype … [Link]
Mashable » Japanese manga charger supports your smartphone with cute power
LAS VEGAS — Japan's obsession with all things cute may sometimes be forced, but when done right it's hard to resist, especially when that "kawaii" culture is seamlessly merged with technology Osaka's Cheero has embraced this notion with its set of Power Plus device chargers that use the popular image of the popular Japanese manga character Danboard (or Danbo). See also: … [Link]
Mashable » It's 2015 and we want our electronics to be waterproof
LAS VEGAS — The Consumer Electronics Showcase is in full swing, but as new innovative technologies are introduced one thing is still holding them back — water. As humans, water is essential to our everyday life, but it's a killer to our electronic overlords. Although there are waterproof gadgets on the market, most electronics won't survive if you accidentally drop them … [Link]
Slashdot » Study Casts Doubt On Mammoth-Killing Cosmic Impact
schwit1 writes Rock soil droplets formed by heating most likely came from Stone Age house fires and not from a disastrous cosmic impact 12,900 years ago, according to new research from the University of California, Davis. The study, of soil from Syria, is the latest to discredit the controversial theory that a cosmic impact triggered the Younger Dryas cold period." … [Link]
Mashable » 'Even if they kill 10 of us, the newspaper will go out next week'
Charlie Hebdo will be published next week with more cartoons despite 10 employees being killed Wednesday, says former employee of the French satirical newspaper Caroline Fourest. In an interview with ABC News Australia, Fourest said current and former employees would do whatever it takes to get the next edition of Charlie Hebdo on the newsstand See also: Newspaper front pages around … [Link]
Mashable » Dyson's zero-maintenance Cinetic vacuum sucks — in the right way
First, vacuums ditched the bag. Now Dyson claims it's perfected the next big evolution of the vacuum cleaner. Nothing inside the new high-end Dyson Cinetic Big Ball ever needs maintenance or replacement, said Rob Green, Dyson's senior design engineer for the vacuum. See also: What it takes to clean up Times Square after NYE "There's basically no maintenance or service … [Link]
Mashable » Everything you missed at the 2015 People's Choice Awards
Awards season has kicked off and with the People's Choice Awards, the most prestigious award show since the MTV Movie Awards (nope). Wednesday night, the best and brightest of Hollywood (read: a gaggle of CBS-owned actors and Ben Affleck) crowded into an auditorium to celebrate the achievements of their agents for scoring them at least one award this season See also: … [Link]
Mashable » 'Query' board game plays off of Google Autocomplete, app in the works
Does a fat … kid love cake? Why do some people … hate cilantro? My armpits are … always itchy. Google Autocomplete is a veritable treasure trove of somewhat questionable — but frequently hilarious — answers to life's questions. It's why Toronto-based sisters Nikki Flowerday and Phoebe Stephens developed a board game, called Query, based on Google's predictive-search feature. What began … [Link]
Mashable » I know why the caged drone sings
LAS VEGAS – Drones: They come in all shapes and sizes. Some are palm sized, while others would cover your dining room table. They all share some key attributes, like four rotors, an array of sensors and, usually, cameras for shooting the ground below and even the occasional drone selfie. And at CES 2015, they’re pretty much all caged. Outside the … [Link]
Mashable » Newspaper front pages around the world pay tribute to Charlie
In the aftermath of the terror attack at the office of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris, newspapers around the world have used Thursday's front pages as a show of defiance and support Ten journalists and two police officers were shot dead by armed gunmen who stormed the magazine's headquarters on Wednesday. The magazine is known for its highly controversial depictions … [Link]
Mashable » Beyoncé followed someone on Instagram and the beyhive freaked out
True Beyoncé fans recognize Jan. 7 as Princess Blue Ivy Carter’s birthday, but something else happened today. The superstar singer followed exactly one, yes, just one person on Instagram. See also: Is Beyoncé actually an alien? The unusual event took place around 3 p.m. ET, when Bey fans across the world noticed something unusual: 
Image: Mashable For those who aren't aware, … [Link]
Slashdot » Porn Companies Are Going After GitHub
rossgneumann writes Porn production companies are currently engaged in a scorched earth copyright infringement campaign against torrenting sites with URLs containing specific keywords and Github is getting caught in the crossfire. Several Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) complaints filed to Google by companies representing various porn companies in the last month alone have resulted in dozens of legitimate Github URLs … [Link]
Mashable » Paris terror attack suspect surrenders to police
One of three suspects in the Charlie Hedbo attack in Paris Wednesday that left 12 dead has turned himself in, according to multiple news reports. The youngest of the trio of gunmen, 18-year-old Hamid Mourad, is in police custody, according to ABC, Le Monde and France 24 See also: Suspects in Paris attack were on police radar for years Mourad turned … [Link]
Mashable » Reports that two suspects in 'Charlie Hebdo' attack located in northern France
French media is reporting that police have located two armed suspects in connection with the attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris Wednesday that left 12 dead. See also: Suspects in Paris attack were on police radar for years Agence France-Presse said the two had been found in northern France La Parisien said the two suspects Cherif Kouachi, 34, and his brother, … [Link]
Mashable » Speculation surrounds Messi as FC Barcelona devolves into disarray
On May 27, 2009, FC Barcelona, arguably the most iconic club in world soccer, beat Manchester United 2-0 to claim the UEFA Champions League title. Thousands of fans watching on a giant screen near the harbor went bonkers when Lionel Messi, then and now arguably the world's most popular soccer star, vaulted his 5-foot-7 frame into the air to head home … [Link]
Mashable » 'Doctor Who' speakers will warp your sense of time and space
LAS VEGAS — Can a Bluetooth speaker be bigger on the inside? Massive Audio's TARDIS-shaped speaker will make you wonder. Massive, which brought a full-size Dalek made of speakers to last year's CES, returned this year with some Doctor Who-themed products that you can actually buy: a pair of portable wireless speakers made to look like the TARDIS and a Dalek. … [Link]
Slashdot » What's Wrong With the Manhattan Project National Park
Lasrick writes Dawn Stover describes the radioactive dirt behind the creation of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, from its inclusion in the National Defense Authorization Act (the park legislation wouldn't pass otherwise) and lack of funding for national parks in general to the lack of funding for cleanup at Superfund nuclear sites like Hanford. And then there is how … [Link]
Mashable » 'Love Me Like You Do' is the seductive anthem from 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
In her song for the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack, Ellie Goulding tries to convey the sexual tension between the film's billionaire sadist Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) and impressionable college graduate Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) "Love Me Like You Do" exudes the seductive come-hither moments from E. L. James' popular book trilogy. Try listening to the song, above, while watching … [Link]
Slashdot » Learn Gate-Array Programming In Python and Software-Defined Radio
Bruce Perens writes Chris Testa KB2BMH taught a class on gate-array programming the SmartFusion chip, a Linux system and programmable gate-array on a single chip, using MyHDL, the Python Hardware Design Language to implement a software-defined radio transceiver. Watch all 4 sessions: 1, 2, 3, 4. And get the slides and code. Chris's Whitebox hardware design implementing an FCC-legal 50-1000 … [Link]
Mashable » AT&T joins the data rollover party, but there are restrictions
AT&T is following T-Mobile's footsteps in the roll-over data space. AT&T wireless customers will be able to roll over their unused data for use within the next month. "Beginning January 25, all new and current AT&T Mobile Share Value customers will automatically receive the Rollover Data feature at no additional cost," AT&T wrote on its website. See also: Feds: AT&T misled … [Link]
Mashable » The Statue of Liberty just had the biggest year for visitors since 9/11
Last year, 4.2 million people visited the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, making 2014 the third most popular year for tourism to the landmarks. There were more visitors to the statue and Ellis Island in 1999 and 2000, but after September 11, 2001, visitors declined as the National Park Service imposed airport-style security procedures. In 2000, 4.4 million people visited … [Link]
Slashdot » HOA Orders TARDIS Removed From In Front of Parrish Home
An anonymous reader writes A Florida couple learned that they are much bigger fans of Doctor Who than their homeowner association, after receiving a notice to remove the TARDIS from their driveway. Leann Moder and her husband David were given 15 days to get rid of the big blue box. From the article: "It was built by Moder's father as … [Link]
Mashable » Popular 'Banksy' Instagram account offers powerful message of perseverance after Paris attack
Editors’ note: This image, which is unique according to a reverse image search done on Tin Eye, was posted on the @Banksy Instagram account to its nearly 1 million followers. It is not, however, confirmed to be an official account operated by the artist. It could be Banksy, but the artist's real accounts are unclear. We've changed the headline and story … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Elegy for a Dead World: The Stunning Video Game That Teaches Poetry
Video games ARE art, despite what any haters of the medium will want to tell you. Games like Journey and Limbo prove this to be true, and a game like Elegy for a Dead World furthers this idea exponentially. The best way the game could be described is sort of like those Mad-Lib games you used to play at home, … [Link]
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