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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 » 4 actors reveal what they would do with their Golden Globe if they win

Friday 9 January 23:59:19 UTC 2015

Golden-globe-award-closeupFeed-tw Feed-fbLOS ANGELES — Anna Paquin stuffed her Oscar statuette in a sock drawer. Kanye West stored his Grammys in a laundry room. Jamie Oliver used his Emmy to chop food. Over the years, celebrities have no doubt treated their awards in mysterious ways. See also: Golden Globes: 10 things we can't wait to see on Sunday night Mashable asked several actors … [Link]

Mashable » Mitt Romney is seriously thinking about running in 2016

Friday 9 January 23:59:15 UTC 2015

RomneyFeed-tw Feed-fbWASHINGTON — Mitt Romney told several donors on Friday that he's seriously considering a third run for the White House, a change for the 2012 GOP nominee after months of insisting his career in politics is over. Romney attended a private gathering of donors at the New York offices of Woody Johnson, a leading Romney donor in 2012 and owner of … [Link]

Mashable » 'Wet Hot American Summer' series is coming to Netflix with reunited cast

Friday 9 January 23:09:55 UTC 2015

WhasFeed-tw Feed-fbLOS ANGELES — Wet Hot American Summer made $17,000 in its opening weekend in theaters, on its way to a $292,000 domestic haul, the very definition of a flop. That was 2001, when Bradley Cooper and Elizabeth Banks were struggling to break into TV (each had tiny one-off roles on separate episodes of Sex and the City), Paul Rudd was still … [Link]

Mashable » Man evaded Charlie Hebdo killers by hiding under a sink

Friday 9 January 23:08:16 UTC 2015

GignFeed-tw Feed-fbA man hid under a sink for hours on Friday as two heavily armed Charlie Hebdo attackers engaged in a standoff with police. The suspects never knew he was there. See also: Member of al-Qaeda's Yemen branch says group directed Paris attack Friday's standoff with police began when the two armed men, Cherif Kouachi and his brother Said Kouachi, emerged from … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Tokyo Ghostbusters: When “The Real Ghostbusters” Gets Done Like an Anime from the 80s

Friday 9 January 23:00:06 UTC 2015

The fine folks over at Nacho Punch re-imagined “The Real Ghostbusters” as an 80s-style anime in this fun animated short. [Nacho Punch] The post Tokyo Ghostbusters: When “The Real Ghostbusters” Gets Done Like an Anime from the 80s appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]

Mashable » The evolution of video, from technicolor to streaming to 4K

Friday 9 January 22:45:54 UTC 2015

Video_hardware_thumbFeed-tw Feed-fbTech Time Machine:The Evolution of VideoBy Eli Epsteinpresented by Today, when we watch a Facebook video on our smartphone or a CGI-drenched film on Netflix, we tend to overlook the tremendous progress that's been made in the fields of filmmaking and video formatting this past century.From the cinematograph in 1895, to the first consumer camcorders in the 1980s, and 4k resolution and … [Link]

Mashable » The chilling interviews from the middle of the hostage crises in France

Friday 9 January 22:28:31 UTC 2015

HostagesFeed-tw Feed-fb French broadcaster BFMTV recorded interviews with attackers during Friday's hostage crisis, hours before the men were killed in a police raid. The conversations, one with Cherif Kouachi and one with Amedy Coulibaly, shed light on the mindset of the attackers in the midst of separate standoffs with police. See also: Paris' Arc de Triomphe lights up in tribute to Charlie … [Link]

Slashdot » NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission May Not Actually Redirect an Asteroid

Friday 9 January 22:27:00 UTC 2015

MarkWhittington writes: When President Obama first proposed visiting an asteroid in his 2010 speech at the Kennedy Space Center, many assumed that the mission would be a deep space mission to an Earth-approaching asteroid in its "native orbit" in voyage taking weeks. Then, NASA dropped the idea in 2013 favor of the Asteroid Redirect Mission in which a tiny asteroid … [Link]

Slashdot » Lizard Stresser DDoS-for-Hire Service Built On Hacked Home Routers

Friday 9 January 21:45:00 UTC 2015

tsu doh nimh writes: The online attack service launched late last year by the same criminals who knocked Sony and Microsoft's gaming networks offline over the holidays is powered mostly by thousands of hacked home Internet routers, reports Brian Krebs. From the story: "The malicious code that converts vulnerable systems into stresser bots is a variation on a piece of … [Link]

Mashable » Member of al-Qaeda's Yemen branch says group directed Paris attack

Friday 9 January 21:42:55 UTC 2015

Al-qaedaFeed-tw Feed-fbA member of al-Qaeda's offshoot branch in Yemen, known as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula or AQAP, told The Associated Press on Friday that the group directed the deadly attack on the French magazine Charlie Hebdo. Western intelligence agencies and independent analysts have been looking for links between the group and the two brothers killed Friday near Paris, Said and Chérif … [Link]

Mashable » Oregon's football uniforms: Let's rank the good, the bad and the ugly

Friday 9 January 21:38:18 UTC 2015

OregonuniformsthumbFeed-tw Feed-fbLove 'em or hate 'em, the University of Oregon football team's uniforms are almost as synonymous with the squad as its winning ways Oregon's season ends, win or lose, against Ohio State in the first-ever College Football Playoff National Championship in Dallas. That will mark the Ducks' fifteenth game of the season — and their fifteenth uniform combination of the season. … [Link]

Mashable » #JeSuisCharlie: Popular but not Twitter's biggest hashtag of all time

Friday 9 January 21:32:40 UTC 2015

JesuischarlietwittermapFeed-tw Feed-fbWhen armed attackers stormed the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris this week killing 12 people, there was an immediate outpouring of grief and outrage. Within hours of the attack, the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie ("I am Charlie" in French) began appearing on Twitter By Friday, people claimed it had become Twitter's most popular hashtag ever. It's not The hashtag #JeSuisCharlie has … [Link]

Mashable » A man goes to great lengths to save his beloved drone

Friday 9 January 21:30:26 UTC 2015

Drone-manFeed-tw Feed-fb How far would you go to save your brand new, $700 drone? In this video, uploaded to Reddit, Youtube user Zwier Spanjer jumps into a waist-high body of muddy water and risks getting some severe lacerations to save his new DJI Phantom 2. But, when you love your drone as much as Zwier does, I suppose severe lacerations don't matter. … [Link]

Mashable » Sling TV will stream directly to your LG Smart TV

Friday 9 January 21:25:16 UTC 2015

Dish_sling_press_conference-5Feed-tw Feed-fbSling TV, the new streaming service from Dish Network that includes ESPN, will stream directly to LG's Smart TVs, LG announced on Friday LG said owners of its webOS Smart TVs would have access to Sling TV's roughly 20 channels via a built-in app. Both webOS 1.0 and 2.0 TVs, which LG just launched at CES 2015, will be compatible with … [Link]

Mashable » Paris' Arc de Triomphe lights up in tribute to Charlie Hebdo victims

Friday 9 January 21:24:01 UTC 2015

Arc-de-triomphe-charlie-01Feed-tw Feed-fbThe words "Paris est Charlie" (Paris is Charlie) were projected onto Paris's Arc de Triomphe on Friday to honor victims of Wednesday's attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. The two brothers suspected of killing 12 people in the Charlie Hebdo attack are dead after an hours-long standoff with police near Charles de Gaulle Airport. Simultaneously, another gunman who took multiple hostages … [Link]

Mashable » Hidden 'Je Suis Charlie' message emerges in a very unexpected place

Friday 9 January 21:21:40 UTC 2015

Je-suis-charlie-asciiFeed-tw Feed-fbSince Wednesday's horrific terror attack on the satiricial magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, the phrase "Je Suis Charlie" (I am Charlie) has become a rallying cry of solidarity across the globe. And as crowds surge at vigils and rallies in Europe and the United States, that message of support for freedom of speech continues to resonate online. See also: #JeSuisCharlie: Messages … [Link]

Mashable » Never get in the way of a dog and his love for bubbles

Friday 9 January 21:15:04 UTC 2015

DogtackleFeed-tw Feed-fb Bubbles are a big deal — you know that, we know that. But nobody knows more than this dog If this dog needs to tackle his little friend to catch those bubbles, then so be it. As the YouTube user notes, "No toddlers or puppies were harmed in the accidental making of this video — but seriously, LOL." We're just … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » August Connect Web-Enables its Smart Lock with an API

Friday 9 January 21:09:39 UTC 2015

August, a smart lock system provider, has announced August Connect. August Connect connects its August Smart Lock to the web, enabling web access and integration with third-party apps and devices. [Link]

Slashdot » Fewer Grants For Young Researchers Causing Brain Drain In Academia

Friday 9 January 21:04:00 UTC 2015

BarbaraHudson writes: Johns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels has written about the decline of research grants to younger researchers. "For more than a generation, grants for young scientists have declined. The number of principal investigators with a leading National Institutes of Health grant who are 36 years old or younger dropped from 18 percent in 1983 to 3 percent … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Batmanga: Japan’s 1960’s Batman Finally Gets American Release

Friday 9 January 21:00:01 UTC 2015

Batmanga was the Japanese version of Batman who was created in the 1960’s by manga artist Jiro Kuwata. Obviously, for international reasons, the comics seemed destined to never reach this shore. UNTIL NOW that is! Check out Batmanga and prepare to have your mind blown. Though there are some slight differences in art style and storytelling, the reality is, it … [Link]

Mashable » $45,000 worth of cocaine found in handrails of passenger's suitcases

Friday 9 January 20:58:55 UTC 2015

Cocaine-luggageFeed-tw Feed-fbAirport security agents knew something was amiss with a passenger's suitcases at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. Chevelle Rusheen Nesbeth arrived at JFK on a flight from Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Jan. 6. As she was going through security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers "felt an unusually dense handrail in each suitcase," according to the agency. See also: … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Second Trailer For Chappie Hints at Movie’s Inevitable Greatness

Friday 9 January 20:53:03 UTC 2015

Chappie looks like it is setting up to be one of the best movies of 2015. With Neill Blomkamp directing, doing his sci-fi thing, and with the band Die Antwoord on board and Sigourney Weaver playing what looks to be the antagonist of this whole ordeal, there is nothing about it that DOESN’T look awesome. Oh, and the robot himself? … [Link]

Mashable » This shaving razor has heated blades for a smoother shave

Friday 9 January 20:38:49 UTC 2015

Smartrazor_edited-1Feed-tw Feed-fbLAS VEGAS — Shaving is just awful. No matter how many blades we stack onto a razor, the experience simply hasn't improved in the last few years. The shaving community may argue about which razors are the best, but it's universally accepted that shaving with a warm blade and water beats shaving cold See also: The Best Type of Beard for … [Link]

Mashable » Golden Globes: 10 things we can't wait to see on Sunday night

Friday 9 January 20:34:34 UTC 2015

Tina.and_.amy_Feed-tw Feed-fbLOS ANGELES — The Golden Globes is supposed to be the fun awards show, remember? The Hollywood Foreign Press Association acquitted itself so well this year, nominations-wise, that it would be easy to mistake the 2015 Globes for something to be taken seriously. Where are the undeserving super-celebrities? Where is the laughable miscategorization of a drama as a comedy/musical, and vice … [Link]

Mashable » Why choosing the right airplane type is crucial in the wintertime

Friday 9 January 20:22:37 UTC 2015

United757Feed-tw Feed-fbWhen searching for a flight between the U.S. and Europe, you may typically seek out one with the cheapest airfare or the airline with the roomiest seats and lowest baggage fees. But there's another factor to consider, as events over the past few days demonstrate: the aircraft type Since Jan. 1, United Airlines has had to divert its narrow-body Boeing 757 … [Link]

Slashdot » BlackBerry's Survival Plan: the Internet of Things

Friday 9 January 20:19:55 UTC 2015

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 » What we know about the terror suspects in France: Three dead, one at large

Friday 9 January 20:16:52 UTC 2015

French-suspects-what-we-knowFeed-tw Feed-fbAfter an hours-long standoff with French police near the Charles de Gaulle Airport outside Paris, the two brothers suspected of killing 12 people in the attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine are dead, officials say. Another gunman who took multiple hostages at a kosher market in eastern Paris was also killed in a police raid. Police are still searching for a … [Link]

Mashable » France suspect on the run: Who is 26-year-old Hayat Boumeddiene?

Friday 9 January 20:13:24 UTC 2015

France-second-hostage-suspectsFeed-tw Feed-fbTwo brothers wanted in the attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris were killed Friday in a police raid on a building near the Charles de Gaulle airport. A third suspect, possibly connected to the brothers, was also killed in a separate raid after he held hostages at a kosher market in eastern Paris See also: 4 pieces of … [Link]

Mashable » Ozobot: The tiny robot that comes alive on your iPad

Friday 9 January 19:54:47 UTC 2015

Ozobot_robot_game-2Feed-tw Feed-fbDarting around on top of my iPad screen, two little Ozobots seemed to have minds of their own, which is sort of true. They are robots with sensors that let them follow lines in a variety of colors and even respond to simple programming commands, also made up of short colored lines. Round and round they went. Wherever I drew a … [Link]

Slashdot » Forget Stuxnet: Banking Trojans Attacking Power Plants

Friday 9 January 19:51:00 UTC 2015

New submitter PLAR writes: Everyone's worried about the next Stuxnet sabotaging the power grid, but a security researcher says there's been a spike in traditional banking Trojan attacks against plant floor networks. The malware poses as legitimate ICS/SCADA software updates from Siemens, GE and Advantech. Kyle Wilhoit, the researcher who discovered the attacks, says the attackers appear to be after … [Link]

Mashable » Steph Curry is completely oblivious in new 'This Is SportsCenter' spot

Friday 9 January 19:44:16 UTC 2015

StephcurryFeed-tw Feed-fb Steph Curry is riding high The sharp-shooting guard has led his Golden State Warriors to the NBA's best record at 28-5, while playing the type of beautiful basketball that should be somehow bottled up and sent to outer space to show extraterrestrials the best of what humanity has to offer. On Thursday, sponsor Under Armour launched Curry's first signature shoe. … [Link]

Mashable » Cloud-storage startup Box readies for the spotlight after IPO false start

Friday 9 January 19:28:19 UTC 2015

Aaron-levieFeed-tw Feed-fbBox is ready for its closeup, again. The cloud-storage and business-service startup is preparing for its initial public offering with an outreach campaign to potential investors in its stock — more commonly known in the business world as a "road show." See also: 7 tech companies that may go public in 2015 That includes its prospectus, which provides an idea of … [Link]

Mashable » Nissan and NASA team up to build zero-emission driverless car

Friday 9 January 19:13:34 UTC 2015

Nissan-nasaFeed-tw Feed-fbEvery car manufacturer, it seems, is building a self-driving car, these days. At CES 2015, we've seen both Audi and Mercedes show their achievements in the field. Now, Nissan and NASA have teamed up, and joined the race. The U.S. agency and Japanese automaker announced a five-year partnership on Thursday, introducing plans to build an autonomous vehicle system and preparations to … [Link]

Slashdot » CES 2015: WakaWaka Sheds Light On Technology, Profit, and Philanthropy (Video)

Friday 9 January 19:08:00 UTC 2015

Camille van Gestel and co-founder Maurits Groen started solar-centric manufacturer WakaWaka with an explicit aim other than making money, though he's certainly not opposed to making some along the way. So it's not a non-profit, but van Gestel calls WakaWaka, which was named in a roundabout way after the Shakira song, a "purpose-driven company," with that purpose being — no … [Link]

Mashable » WE tv's new second screen app will do all the GIF work for you

Friday 9 January 19:05:06 UTC 2015

SpencerandheidiFeed-tw Feed-fbA new feature within the WE tv app is making GIF-ing along with their TV shows easier than ever Starting Friday night with the second season premiere of Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars, fans of the show can experience it while using GIF Sync, which will serve up real-time show-related GIFs and memes. It will also feature a feed with all … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » If People Were Honest At The Office [Video]

Friday 9 January 19:01:32 UTC 2015

I don’t care how your weekend was, now let me just do my work… and browse reddit. [BuzzFeedYellow] The post If People Were Honest At The Office [Video] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The “Do Nothing” Day [Comic]

Friday 9 January 19:00:13 UTC 2015

I wish there would be more of those, but unfortunately, with 3 kids, it’s not just possible anymore. [Source: Poorly Drawn Lines] The post The “Do Nothing” Day [Comic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Apigee Plans to Extend Open Source API Projects to Java

Friday 9 January 18:57:50 UTC 2015

Last year Apigee created an Apigee 127 open source project to make production-grade APIs using Node.js and Swagger documentation tools a whole lot easier to develop. [Link]

New Scientist – News » Uber-tidy bees defend their hives from disease

Friday 9 January 18:46:00 UTC 2015

The cleaning behaviour of bees can protect hives from the harmful varroa mite and diseases it spreads – and selective breeding could spread these good habits [Link]

Mashable » Dramatic photos from the simultaneous hostage crises in France

Friday 9 January 18:43:42 UTC 2015

French-hostage-situation-resolved-thumbnail-01Feed-tw Feed-fbThe two brothers suspected of killing 12 people in the Charlie Hebdo attack are reportedly dead after an hours-long standoff with police near Charles de Gaulle Airport See also: Terror in France: 3 suspects, 4 hostages killed in standoffs Simultaneously, another gunman who took multiple hostages at a kosher market in eastern Paris was also killed in a police raid. Some … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Huge circle in Antarctic ice hints at meteorite impact

Friday 9 January 18:38:00 UTC 2015

A 2-kilometre-wide circle of deformed ice discovered in Antarctica may be a site of a large meteorite impact from 2004 [Link]

Mashable » Amtrak passengers stranded for 14 hours in freezing Chicago

Friday 9 January 18:32:33 UTC 2015

Amtrak-chicagoFeed-tw Feed-fbAmtrak passengers on an eastbound train spent nearly 14 hours delayed at Chicago's Union Station because of mechanical problems caused by weather. The train was originally scheduled to leave Chicago at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, and travel first to New York and then Boston. The delay kept the train from leaving until 7:55 a.m. Thursday morning, but the trip was then further … [Link]

Mashable » Reports of deadly Boko Haram massacre in Nigerian town of Baga

Friday 9 January 18:25:49 UTC 2015

Ap200805691450Feed-tw Feed-fbHundreds of bodies — too many to count — remain strewn in the bush in Nigeria from an Islamic extremist attack that Amnesty International suggested Friday is the "deadliest massacre" in the history of Boko Haram. See also: Survivors of Boko Haram Kidnappings Tell Their Stories Mike Omeri, the government spokesman on the insurgency, said fighting continued Friday for Baga, a … [Link]

Slashdot » Glitch In OS X Search Can Expose Private Details of Apple Mail Users

Friday 9 January 18:25:00 UTC 2015

itwbennett (1594911) writes "The potential privacy risk in Apple's OS X Yosemite, first reported by German tech news site Heise and confirmed by IDG News Service, appears when people use the Spotlight Search feature, which also indexes emails received with the Apple Mail email client. Performing a Spotlight search opens email previews that load external images, including tracking pixels that … [Link]

Mashable » 'Dying Light' live-action trailer's zombie chase over rooftops will make your heart race

Friday 9 January 18:21:48 UTC 2015

Dying-lightFeed-tw Feed-fb When the zombies come, what will you do to escape them? In the world of Dying Light, scaling buildings, running across rooftops and pulling parkour stunts aren't always enough. The upcoming title from video-game developer Techland features some of the fastest and most nimble zombies we've ever seen — those that are able to match your pace while you try … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Ghostly forms tell how typhoons touch ocean life

Friday 9 January 18:15:00 UTC 2015

For the first time, underwater photos capture ocean life in action during a typhoon [Link]

Mashable » App Store minimum price changes in the EU, UK and Canada

Friday 9 January 18:10:43 UTC 2015

Get_appstoreFeed-tw Feed-fbApple has adjusted minimum prices in the App Store in several countries to account for changes in value-added tax (VAT) and currency exchange rates. The company alerted developers on Wednesday that changes were arriving for the European Union, the UK, Canada, Norway, Iceland and Russia. See also: I bought a fake Apple Watch for $27 at CES The minimum app price … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Many Faces of a Time Lord: The Doctors Done Dr. Seuss Style [Geek Art]

Friday 9 January 18:00:31 UTC 2015

Some fantastic illustrations of The Doctor done in the style of Dr. Seuss by Melbourne, Australia-based artist DrFaustusAU. Oh! The times and the spaces these Doctors have been! [Source: DrFaustusAU on Deviantart The post The Many Faces of a Time Lord: The Doctors Done Dr. Seuss Style [Geek Art] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]

Mashable » Imgur community raises more than $19K for San Francisco SPCA

Friday 9 January 18:00:24 UTC 2015

Imgur-sf-spcaFeed-tw Feed-fbFurther proof that cute animals really do run the Internet. Members of the Imgur community have raised $19,383 to benefit the San Francisco SPCA during a charity drive that begun in December The photo-sharing site teamed up with SF SPCA for a month to bring warm, fuzzy and educational pet content to Imgur's readers in hopes of inspiring donations. The goal … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Today on New Scientist

Friday 9 January 18:00:00 UTC 2015

All the latest on newscientist.com: Milky Way mapping, female ejaculation, forensic holodeck, unbeatable poker software and more [Link]

New Scientist – News » Female ejaculation comes in two forms, scientists find

Friday 9 January 17:50:00 UTC 2015

Sometimes referred to as squirting, and banned in UK porn, no one knew what the fluid some women produce at orgasm was composed of until now [Link]

Mashable » Driverless cars have a problem: We love driving

Friday 9 January 17:44:54 UTC 2015

Mercedes_concept_car-12Feed-tw Feed-fbLAS VEGAS — The cab driver’s seat started buzzing. The vibration was strong enough, I could feel it in my feet “It’s that stupid sensor that tells me I’m too close to the car in front of me. I try to ignore it,” he told me That “stupid sensor” went off a couple more times during our brief ride and, as … [Link]

Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: Options For Cheap Home Automation?

Friday 9 January 17:44:00 UTC 2015

New submitter goose-incarnated writes I'm looking at cheap and simple home automation. Unfortunately I'm not too clued up on what my options are. There are such a wide array of choices, none of which seem (to me) to be either cheap or simple. I'd like to: Turn switches on/off (lights, wall sockets, general relays, etc); Read the status of on/off … [Link]

Mashable » What comes after Google Glass? It was at CES, just in pieces

Friday 9 January 17:18:18 UTC 2015

Sony_headset-6Feed-tw Feed-fbLAS VEGAS — Smartwatches were the wearable darling of CES 2015, but they're easy to create. Start with fitness tracking, throw in some notifications, maybe even park your car with them, and you've got the latest buzzworthy product. Smart glasses are much harder. Bringing information directly to a person's eye has the potential to reduce the friction between humans and technology … [Link]

Mashable » Bill Cosby jokes woman should be 'careful about drinking around me'

Friday 9 January 17:09:59 UTC 2015

Bill-cosby-canadaFeed-tw Feed-fbTORONTO — Bill Cosby jokingly warned a female audience member at his comedy show on Thursday to be "careful about drinking around" him. Cosby, 77, made the remark Thursday night at a show in London, Ontario, during the second performance of his Canadian tour this week, following Wednesday's show in Kitchener, Ontario. He is scheduled to appear in Hamilton, Ontario, on … [Link]

Slashdot » In Paris, Terrorists Kill 2 More, Take At Least 7 Hostages

Friday 9 January 17:01:00 UTC 2015

As reported by The Daily Beast, news on the ongoing terror attack (or attacks) in Paris. Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, who are accused of slaughtering 12 in an attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine, have been cornered by hundreds of security officials close to Charles de Gaulle Airport, north of Paris. Officials say they believe the heavily armed brothers are holding … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Terrible Dating Advice from Disney Princesses to Belle [Pic]

Friday 9 January 16:56:18 UTC 2015

[Source: Texts from the Princesses of Disney] The post Terrible Dating Advice from Disney Princesses to Belle [Pic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]

Mashable » 4 pieces of evidence linking al-Qaeda to the Paris terror attack

Friday 9 January 16:43:17 UTC 2015

Al-qaeda-signFeed-tw Feed-fbWhile the manhunt for the two main suspects in the Charlie Hebdo attack that killed 12 people in Paris became two hostage standoff situations on Friday, Western intelligence officials are still scrambling to figure out the connection between the masked gunmen and terrorist organizations While no ties are certain, bits of significant evidence point toward a connection to al-Qaeda — specifically, … [Link]

Mashable » How smallpox killed more than 23,000 soldiers between 1870 and 1871

Friday 9 January 16:37:41 UTC 2015

Rupture-thumbnailFeed-tw Feed-fb Katerina Athanasopoulou has tracked Argonauts through outer space, turned a gasworks plant into an infanticidal mother, and even shaped a love story between a merman and a woman trapped in a twisted fairytale. In her latest work the London-based animation artist more or less stays in our world. She wrote and directed a short film called Rupture, a throwback to … [Link]

Mashable » Watch Steve Jobs' announcement of the first iPhone exactly 8 years later

Friday 9 January 16:27:42 UTC 2015

Steve-jobsFeed-tw Feed-fb Eight years ago, on Jan. 9, 2007, Steve Jobs climbed the stage during Apple's annual Macworld conference, and announced the first iPhone Starting off with the words "We're gonna make some history today," company cofounder Jobs tricked the audience by claiming he was going to introduce three products: an iPod with touch controls, a mobile phone and an Internet communications … [Link]

Slashdot » Inside North Korea's Naenara Browser

Friday 9 January 16:20:00 UTC 2015

msm1267 (2804139) writes with this excerpt from Threatpost Up until a few weeks ago, the number of people outside of North Korea who gave much thought to the Internet infrastructure in that country was vanishingly small. But the speculation about the Sony hack has fixed that, and now a security researcher has taken a hard look at the national browser … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Fully functioning human intestine grown in mouse

Friday 9 January 16:08:00 UTC 2015

Growing your own gut might not be so far off – samples of human intestine have been coaxed into creating a functioning section of the real thing in mice [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Being a Mutant Is Never Easy: The Origins of X-Men’s Rogue

Friday 9 January 16:00:46 UTC 2015

Being Rogue from the X-Men seems more like a curse than a blessing. Yes, she can get people’s powers and do some really cool stuff with them, but outside of that, she can never touch anyone. While the best of us geeks can relate to that somewhat, we know it to be a daunting life and wouldn’t wish it on … [Link]

Mashable » Sew a pair of mittens for Koalas burned in brushfires

Friday 9 January 16:00:40 UTC 2015

Koala-australiaFeed-tw Feed-fbAn urgent call has gone out for donations of mittens for koalas whose paws have been burned in recent bushfires in Australia. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is asking for people to either donate or make themselves cotton mittens for the animals. Fires have burned over the past week in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales, and koalas, … [Link]

Mashable » Patton Oswalt talks about his worst moment on stage

Friday 9 January 16:00:21 UTC 2015

PattonFeed-tw Feed-fb Every performer eventually has had that one truly terrible moment on stage. While promoting his new book, Silver Screen Fiend, on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Patton Oswalt also entertained the audienced with the story of the worst time he ever failed on stage as a comedian. Without giving away all the gory details, it involves a lot of DayQuil, … [Link]

Mashable » Man fired after not coming to work for 24 years

Friday 9 January 15:38:44 UTC 2015

BureaucracyFeed-tw Feed-fbShri A.K. Verma, an executive engineer with India's Central Public Works Department (CPWD), took an earned leave in December 1990 and never came back to work Now, after 24 years and one month, he has been fired by the CPWD "for unauthorized absence from duty." See also: The 'Work-Life Balance' Misnomer: Is Work-Life 'Integration' the New Norm? Verma sought extensions of … [Link]

Slashdot » Asus Wireless Routers Can Be Exploited By Anyone Inside the Network

Friday 9 January 15:38:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes A currently unpatched bug in ASUS wireless routers has been discovered whereby users inside a network can gain full administrative control, according to recent research conducted by security firm Accuvant. Although the flaw does not allow access to external hackers, anyone within the network can take administrative control and reroute users to malicious websites, as well … [Link]

Geek Culture » Apps to get your zzzz!

Friday 9 January 15:26:12 UTC 2015

Kirk McElhearn has a great article on Macworld featuring a number of apps to help geeks relax, or get a better sleep! "We live in a stressful world, and, more and more, we're solicited by our work all day long, thanks to our devices that keep us connected by phone, email, and text messages before and after working hours. It … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: Twisted Veins High Speed HDMI Receiver Pack (includes Three 3′ and One 10′ cables) – $10.69

Friday 9 January 15:10:30 UTC 2015

For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon has the Twisted Veins high speed HDMI receiver pack (includes three 3′ and one 10′ cables) + Right Angle Adapter and Velcro Cable Ties (Latest Version Supports Ethernet, 3D, and Audio Return) for just $10.69! Latest HDMI Standard (Ethernet, Audio Return, 3D, 1080P) Free Right Angle / 90 Degree Adapter for … [Link]

Mashable » Obama proposes 2 free years of community college

Friday 9 January 15:06:34 UTC 2015

Obama-comm-collegeFeed-tw Feed-fb WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama wants publicly funded community college available to all Americans, a sweeping proposal that would make higher education as accessible as a high school diploma to boost weak U.S. wages and skills for the modern workforce. The initiative's price tag has yet to be revealed, and it faces a Republican Congress averse to big new … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Man Shreds Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger With Guitar and Spoon

Friday 9 January 15:00:38 UTC 2015

They call him the “Samurai Guitarist” and he can rip and shred with the best of them. His actual name is Steven Onotera, and he is a Winnipeg based guitarist who tears it up for his YouTube channel to help bring shredding to the masses. In this case, he gives us a stellar cover of the Daft Punk song that … [Link]

Slashdot » Microsoft Restricts Advanced Notification of Patch Tuesday Updates

Friday 9 January 14:58:00 UTC 2015

wiredmikey writes Microsoft has decided to ditch its tradition of publicly publishing information about upcoming patches the Thursday before Patch Tuesday. The decision represents a drastic change for the company's Advance Notification Service (ANS), which was created more than a decade ago to communicate information about security updates before they were released. However, Microsoft's "Premier customers" who still want to … [Link]

Mashable » Zuckerberg on Charlie Hebdo: Facebook will protect free speech

Friday 9 January 14:57:26 UTC 2015

Mark-zuckerbergFeed-tw Feed-fbFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, responding Friday to the Paris attack on Charlie Hebdo, vowed to make Facebook a place where people can speak freely without fear of violence. Zuckerberg said that a Pakistani lawyer petitioned to have him sentenced to death in 2010 because Facebook was hosting blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad. But he argued that different voices, even offensive ones, … [Link]

Slashdot » OpenBSD Releases a Portable Version of OpenNTPD

Friday 9 January 14:16:00 UTC 2015

Noryungi (70322) writes Theo De Raadt roundly criticized NTP due to its recent security advisories, and pointed out that OpenBSD OpenNTPD was not vulnerable. However, it also had not been made portable to other OS in a long time. Brent Cook, also known for his work on the portable version of LibreSSL (OpenBSD cleanup and refactoring of OpenSSL) decided to … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » This 16-Bit Game Controller Doormat is the Perfect Mat for Oldschool Gamers

Friday 9 January 14:00:47 UTC 2015

This cool SNES-style doormat comes from our pals at Thinkgeek and has to be one of the coolest doormat we’ve ever seen… but we might be biased just a little bit since most of us here are oldschool gamers. [16-Bit Game Controller Doormat – Available at Thinkgeek] The post This 16-Bit Game Controller Doormat is the Perfect Mat for Oldschool … [Link]

Slashdot » HTTP/2 – the IETF Is Phoning It In

Friday 9 January 13:35:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes HTTP/2 is back in the spotlight again. After drawing significant ire over a proposal for officially sanctioned snooping, the IETF is drawing criticism for plowing ahead with its plans for HTTP/2 on an unrealistically short schedule and with an insufficiently clear charter. A few days ago the IETF announced Last Call for comments on the HTTP/2 … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Death rate drops when top heart surgeons are away

Friday 9 January 13:30:00 UTC 2015

It sounds a bad idea to have a heart operation during a cardiology conference that will draw top surgeons away, but it might actually increase survival odds [Link]

New Scientist – News » Software can now beat any human player at poker

Friday 9 January 13:11:00 UTC 2015

A computer program for a simple variant of poker could have spin-offs for auctions, where one bidder doesn't know what others have up their sleeve [Link]

Mashable » Live: Second standoff unfolding in eastern Paris

Friday 9 January 13:04:52 UTC 2015

Second-shooting-hostages-paris-01Feed-tw Feed-fbAs French police have the Paris attack suspects cornered near the airport, a second standoff is unfolding at a kosher supermarket in eastern Paris. The gunman is suspected to be involved in the shooting of a police officer on Thursday. See also: Terror in France: 3 suspects, 4 hostages killed in police raids Live video from France 24 Live updates Read … [Link]

Mashable » How Fossil Group and high-end designers will reinvent the smartwatch in 2015

Friday 9 January 13:00:37 UTC 2015

Watches1Feed-tw Feed-fbLAS VEGAS — When the Fossil Group announced a partnership with Intel and Google, it validated over a year of rumors that the high-end company was working on its own smartwatch It also meant the company — which designs, manufacturers and sells watches and jewelry for brands like Michael Kors, Armani, Diesel, adidas, Karl Lagerfeld, Tory Burch and Fossil — could … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Forensic holodeck to transport jury to the crime scene

Friday 9 January 12:59:00 UTC 2015

By feeding the virtual reality headset Oculus Rift with 3D information about a crime scene, judges and jury members can watch the crime unfold [Link]

Mashable » 10 one-star Yelp reviews of monumental historical landmarks

Friday 9 January 12:30:21 UTC 2015

StonehengeFeed-tw Feed-fbHistory isn't a subject for everyone — particularly those who go on vacation to historical landmarks throughout the world. At least, that's the impression we're getting after looking at some of the more unsatisfied reviews of those landmarks from Yelp users See also: 10 One-Star Yelp Reviews of Majestic National Parks Frustrated tourists visiting some of the most important and iconic … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Feedback: Handy nutritious molecules

Friday 9 January 12:30:00 UTC 2015

Reality is certified in law, dawn of a new numerical era, a set of the ex-uninteresting and more (full text available to subscribers) [Link]

O'Reilly News and Commentary » Four short links: 9 January 2015

Friday 9 January 11:55:54 UTC 2015

Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Addresses — 0 Egmont Road, Middlesbrough. lolwut? Future of the AI-Powered Application (Matt Turck) — were about to witness the emergence of a number of deeply focused AI-powered applications that will achieve commercial success by solving … [Link]

O'Reilly News and Commentary » #Ebook Deal/Day: Dart Cookbook – $13.49 (Save 50%) Use code DEAL

Friday 9 January 11:55:14 UTC 2015

Get "Dart Cookbook" today using code DEAL and save 50%!This sale ends at 2:00 AM 2015-01-12 (PDT, GMT-8:00). [Link]

Mashable » 20 cute animal vines that are six seconds of perfection

Friday 9 January 11:30:45 UTC 2015

AnimalvinesFeed-tw Feed-fbSometimes six seconds is all you need. Adorable animals have captivated us since the beginning of the Internet and time, so it's no surprise that they're also dominating the Vine world as well See also: The 25 best Vines of 2014 From awkward zoo animals to precious pets, no one can compete with the power of a delightful animal video. Get … [Link]

Mashable » Answer the call for help in this captivating iOS space adventure game

Friday 9 January 11:00:28 UTC 2015

Mayday-deep-spaceFeed-tw Feed-fb Many video games rely on the idea of a helpful voice on the phone, an all-knowing person that can guide the player through dangerous situations from a remote location. In Mayday! Deep Space, you are the voice on the phone, trying to help a man escape a spaceship full of monsters and determine how it got that way. This just-released … [Link]

Mashable » MI5 boss warns al-Qaeda planning mass casualty attacks on the West

Friday 9 January 10:38:07 UTC 2015

Ap176909154064Feed-tw Feed-fbLONDON — The MI5 director-general gave a rare public speech Thursday evening warning about a group of core al-Qaeda terrorists in Syria planning mass casualty attacks in the West. See also: Intelligence officials look for al-Qaeda link in Charlie Hebdo attack “We face a very serious level of threat that is complex to combat and unlikely to abate significantly for some … [Link]

Slashdot » New Implant Lets Paralyzed Rats Walk Again

Friday 9 January 10:33:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes A team from EPFL and NCCR Robotics led by Profs Stéphanie Lacour, Grégoire Courtine and Silvestro Micera published an article in Science today describing their e-dura implant that could revolutionize how we think about and treat paralysis. Until now, implants placed beneath the dura mater of the spinal cord have caused significant tissue damage when used … [Link]

Mashable » 13 animals mashed up with their favorite foods

Friday 9 January 10:30:28 UTC 2015

Catfish-cat-fish-thumb-editFeed-tw Feed-fbThe major bummer of the animal kingdom is that everything cute and furry doesn't just coexist peacefully. Sadly, seals and polar bears will never be the best friends we all want them to be — quite the opposite, actually See also: Vegetable arrangements good enough to make you crave a salad Master hybrid artist Sarah deRemer found a way around that … [Link]

New Scientist – News » It's time to take drug trial participation seriously

Friday 9 January 9:30:00 UTC 2015

A high drop-out rate in drug trials means lots of wasted time, effort and money. Empowering patients to choose the right trial for them could change that [Link]

Slashdot » Study: 15 Per Cent of Business Cloud Users Have Been Hacked

Friday 9 January 9:20:49 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes Recent research has identified that only one in ten cloud apps are secure enough for enterprise use. According to a report from cloud experts Netskope, organizations are employing an average of over 600 business cloud apps, despite the majority of software posing a high risk of data leak. The company showed that 15% of logins for … [Link]

Mashable » Terror in France: 3 suspects, 4 hostages killed in police raids

Friday 9 January 9:12:45 UTC 2015

Hostages-freed-in-paris-01Feed-tw Feed-fb UPDATED: 1:05 p.m. EST / 7:05 p.m. CET The two brothers suspected of killing 12 people in the Charlie Hebdo attack are dead after an hours-long standoff with police near Charles de Gaulle Airport. Simultaneously, another gunman who took multiple hostages at a kosher market in eastern Paris was also killed in a police raid. Police are still searching for … [Link]

Mashable » How to follow the major UK political parties on social media

Friday 9 January 9:03:00 UTC 2015

WestminsterFeed-tw Feed-fbAs the United Kingdom gears up for the general election in May, we're excited to find out what role social media is going to play in the inevitable wider media frenzy At the time of the last election, in 2010, the UK was seeing a dramatic rise in social media usage, but the traditional media of television and print were more … [Link]

Mashable » The last thing refugees need is a brutal snowstorm

Friday 9 January 9:00:14 UTC 2015

SyriaFeed-tw Feed-fb Snow fell in parts of the Middle East on Wednesday as a powerful winter storm swept through the region, killing two Syrian refugees in Lebanon and forcing thousands who have fled their country's civil war to huddle for warmth in tents in refugee camps. See also: 'Biggest refugee crisis of our age' braces for brutal winter The storm dumped rain … [Link]

Mashable » Watch SpaceX try to land a rocket on a floating platform Saturday

Friday 9 January 8:55:31 UTC 2015

Spacex-falcon-9Feed-tw Feed-fbSpaceX has rescheduled its attempt to land a rocket on a floating platform for early Saturday, Jan. 10., the company has announced The mission was originally planned for Tuesday, Jan. 6, but it was called off due to issues with the rocket See also: SpaceX will try to land a rocket on a floating platform after Tuesday's launch During the mission, … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Booze binge has immediate effect on immune system

Friday 9 January 8:30:00 UTC 2015

As soon as you start imbibing, alcohol can play havoc with your immune response. This is the first time such immediate effects have been spotted [Link]

Slashdot » MI5 Chief Seeks New Powers After Paris Magazine Attack

Friday 9 January 8:02:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes with news that the head of MI5 is asking for more snooping powers following the attack at Charlie Hebdo. "The head of MI5, Andrew Parker, has called for new powers to help fight Islamist extremism, warning of a dangerous imbalance between increasing numbers of terrorist plots against the UK and a drop in the capabilities of … [Link]

Slashdot » Russia Says Drivers Must Not Have "Sex Disorders" To Get License

Friday 9 January 5:35:00 UTC 2015

mrspoonsi writes Russia has listed transsexual and transgender people among those who will no longer qualify for driving licenses. Fetishism, exhibitionism and voyeurism are also included as "mental disorders" now barring people from driving. The government says it is tightening medical controls for drivers because Russia has too many road accidents. "Pathological" gambling and compulsive stealing are also on the … [Link]

Mashable » George Takei joins Microsoft for the first episode of its new podcast

Friday 9 January 5:21:52 UTC 2015

George-takeiFeed-tw Feed-fb Microsoft is kicking off a new podcast series focused on talking to interesting people about technology. The first episode of its Next at Microsoft podcast features George Takei. Before he became an Internet sensation, Takei was best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in the original Star Trek. See also: The beginner's guide to creating a podcast, according to … [Link]

Mashable » 2015 will be remembered as the year the selfie stick took over

Friday 9 January 5:06:09 UTC 2015

SelfiestickthumbFeed-tw Feed-fbLike it or not, the selfie stick has arrived and it doesn't seem to be going away. Thousands flocked to the Consumer Electronics Showcase in Las Vegas this week to check out the latest trends and innovations in technology. But through all the new gadgets and doohickeys it's hard to ignore the overwhelming amount of selfie sticks on the showcase floor. … [Link]

Mashable » Ad agency exec creates dozens of lesbian emoji

Friday 9 January 5:01:25 UTC 2015

Lesbian-emojiFeed-tw Feed-fbThere are emojis that represent gay lifestyles, with two girl characters and two boy characters, available to anyone who wants to use them to accent their digital messages. That should cover it, right? Definitely not, says advertising executive and graphic designer Kimberly Linn. In fact, that was just a beginning for the LGBT community and a shockingly sluggish one, at that. … [Link]

Mashable » Snoop Dogg thinks that brands should start embracing marijuana

Friday 9 January 4:49:48 UTC 2015

SnoopFeed-tw Feed-fbIt’s a continuous battle for brands to remain relevant in today's ever-changing industry. What may be considered "cool" one week, may not be the next. Musician, actor and long-time marijuana advocate, Snoop Dogg sat down with PepsiCo's Chief Marketing Officer, Frank Cooper, and Andre Harrell, Vice Chairman of Sean Combs' Revolt TV to speak about brand longevity, relevancy and Snoop's foray … [Link]

Mashable » Three dogs are ball boys in a Venus Williams tennis match

Friday 9 January 4:44:49 UTC 2015

DogFeed-tw Feed-fb It makes total sense — why use humans to fetch balls when dogs can do it better? As Venus Williams took on two-time Grand Slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova in a friendly match in Auckland, New Zealand at the ASB Classic, the ball boys were of the canine variety. A rescued Bull Mastiff named Oscar, a Border Collie named Ted and … [Link]

Mashable » AirAsia Flight 8501's black box pings may have been detected, authorities say

Friday 9 January 4:11:24 UTC 2015

Airasia6Feed-tw Feed-fbIndonesia search officials believe signals from the data recorders of crashed AirAsia Flight 8501 have been detected Friday local time, 12 days after the plane crashed into the Java Sea. The National Search and Rescue director S.B Supriyadi told AFP pings had been detected. "A ship detected the pings. The divers are trying to reach it," he said. "The location of … [Link]

The Joy of Tech » JoT #2091: The Dawn of Cartooning

Friday 9 January 4:00:13 UTC 2015

JoT thumbWith great satire, comes great power. If you enJoyed the comic, please retweet or share the URL. Thanks! [Link]

Mashable » Aussie cricket fan catches ball one-handed and doesn't drop his beer

Friday 9 January 3:18:32 UTC 2015

CricketFeed-tw Feed-fb January in Australia means cricket, beer and a possible sombrero to survive the long, sometimes dull, alcohol-fuelled days in the sun Fans have been enjoying the fourth India-Australia cricket Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, making beer snakes and holding blow-up kangaroos in the air See also: Guy Pearce recreates emojis with his face in a wonderful video On day … [Link]

Mashable » Extreme athletes live-tweet one of the world's most grueling free climbs

Friday 9 January 2:50:04 UTC 2015

YosemiteFeed-tw Feed-fbTo those safe on the ground, Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell are just two tiny specks on the otherwise unbrokenly smooth half-mile high stretch of granite that is the Dawn Wall of Yosemite National Park's El Capitan. But pull out a phone and one can see the world from their perspective: panorama views of dizzying drops, the vertical campsites where they … [Link]

Mashable » Parody Twitter account owner arrested while wearing 'I'm with stupid' shirt

Friday 9 January 2:46:30 UTC 2015

ImwithstupidFeed-tw Feed-fbA man who runs a parody Twitter account of the Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has been arrested while wearing an "I'm with stupid" T-shirt at a political rally on Thursday. Iain Fogerty, who is behind the @Can_Do_Campbell account, was taken into custody by police in Queensland's capital city, Brisbane, and charged with public nuisance. It occurred as supporters of opposing candidates … [Link]

Mashable » Hundreds of French citizens have joined radical groups in Syria and Iraq

Friday 9 January 2:31:23 UTC 2015

IsFeed-tw Feed-fbHundreds of French citizens have gone to fight with radical Islamic groups in Syria or Iraq, France's government says — perhaps more than from any other European country. This week's attack on the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo has brought that issue to the fore, as authorities continue their manhunt for two French nationals, one of whom had previously been caught … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Climate change may halve giant panda's habitat by 2070

Friday 9 January 2:30:00 UTC 2015

A warmer world may mean China's pandas have to be relocated to new areas if they are to survive [Link]

Mashable » Hackers can hijack the Internet of Things, FTC chairwoman warns

Friday 9 January 2:15:36 UTC 2015

Ap341954302998Feed-tw Feed-fbLAS VEGAS — The Internet of Things may be a term so vague as to be useless in describing connected devices and their associated apps But that didn't stop Samsung CEO BK Yoon from painting a bright picture of a connected utopian future at CES this week — and it certainly didn't stop the Federal government from pouring cold water on … [Link]

Mashable » It's official: 2014 was California's warmest year on record by a huge margin

Friday 9 January 1:56:46 UTC 2015

Calif-droughtFeed-tw Feed-fbFederal data released Thursday confirmed what climate scientists had already widely suspected: California had by far its warmest year ever recorded in 2014 In the midst of the state's worst drought in more than 1,200 years, California saw annual average temperatures that were 4.1 degrees Fahrenheit, or 2.3 degrees Celsius, higher than its 20th century average, according to data released by … [Link]

Slashdot » Obama Proposes 2 Years of Free Community College

Friday 9 January 1:34:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes with news about a White House proposal that would provide 2 years of free community college for good students."President Barack Obama announced a proposal Thursday to provide two years of free community college tuition to American students who maintain good grades. 'Put simply, what I'd like to do is to see the first two years of … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Sony Lifelog API Aims to Create Vibrant Wearable Ecosystem

Friday 9 January 1:18:26 UTC 2015

Sony Mobile has announced the release of the Sony Lifelog API, encouraging developers to create innovative third-party applications that will provide new and engaging experiences for Lifelog users and help to expand the Sony wearable ecosystem. Sony Mobile has also launched a new Web interface for Lifelog built using the Lifelog API and HTML5 technologies. [Link]

Slashdot » Canadian Copyright Notice-and-Notice System: Citing False Legal information

Friday 9 January 0:44:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes Canada's new copyright notice-and-notice system has been in place for less than a week, but rights holders are already exploiting a loophole to send demands for payment citing false legal information. Earlier this week, a Canadian ISP forwarded to Michael Geist a sample notice it received from Rightscorp on behalf of BMG. The notice falsely warns … [Link]

Mashable » Dutch DJ Tiesto brings celebrity curated headphones to EDM

Friday 9 January 0:43:48 UTC 2015

Tisto8707Feed-tw Feed-fbLAS VEGAS — When it comes to headphones, fans of EDM (electronic dance music) generally look for sound quality that reveals the details hidden in the complex sonic landscapes crafted by the genre's top DJsThat's why, in a market with several major celebrity-driven driven headphone products, it seems odd that more EDM icons aren't stepping up to offer a solution for … [Link]

Mashable » You might actually want to wear these smart glasses

Friday 9 January 0:18:23 UTC 2015

Odg-smart-glassesFeed-tw Feed-fbLAS VEGAS — Consumer smart glasses that don't make the wearer look like a complete dork are getting closer to reality. Osterhout Design Group, which makes military smart goggles, showed off a pair at CES 2015 that's closer to something Bono might wear than Google Glass. ODG's smart specs are still bulkier than regular sunglasses, but not by much: The glasses … [Link]

Mashable » Intelligence officials look for al-Qaeda link in Charlie Hebdo attack

Friday 9 January 0:05:52 UTC 2015

ParisFeed-tw Feed-fbBefore their bloody attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, the two masked gunmen reportedly called out: "Tell the media that this is al-Qaeda in Yemen." But whether the attackers, who killed 12 people during Wednesday's shooting rampage, belonged to al-Qaeda, another organization or if they acted alone is something Western intelligence officials are still trying to figure out See … [Link]

Slashdot » Researchers "Solve" Texas Hold'Em, Create Perfect Robotic Player

Friday 9 January 0:01:00 UTC 2015

Jason Koebler writes The best limit Texas Hold'Em poker player in the world is a robot. Given enough hands, it will never, ever lose, regardless of what its opponent does or which cards it is dealt. Researchers at the University of Alberta essentially "brute forced" the game of limit poker, in which there are roughly 3 x 10^14 possible decisions. … [Link]

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