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 » Homer Simpson almost discovered the Higgs boson before any scientist
Some may refer to The Simpsons as "genius" but nobody expected this. A new book titled The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets claims that donut-loving Homer Simpson nearly predicted the mass of the Higgs boson 14 years before any scientist. See also: 11 Times 'The Simpsons' Predicted the Future of Technology During the episode "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace," which aired … [Link]
Mashable » Bjork unveils interactive installation, preps Oculus Rift music video
Many music artists have attempted to harness technology as a means of expanding their artistic footprint, including Bjork, the Icelandic singer whose 20-year body of work, both musical and tech-infused, will be on display at New York City's Museum of Modern Art next week Festooned with life-sized and miniature replicas of Bjork in some of her more iconic costumes, a musical … [Link]
Mashable » The CMO behind Equinox's bold and provocative ad campaign
In today's rapidly developing digital world, it's hard to determine which innovations are truly worth paying attention to. As marketers are constantly trying to stay on the cutting edge, it's important to have a broad understanding of what is changing, and which trends are worth the investment As part of a new series called Ask the CMO, Mashable spoke with Carlos … [Link]
Mashable » Can you estimate the average penis size?
Bros, grab your rulers An enlightening new study published in the British Journal of Urology International purports to have determined the worldwide average penis size See also: How big is the average penis? Let's compare with household objects The study pulled data from 17 previous academic papers that included the measurements of 15,521 men in total. From there, the researchers … [Link]
Slashdot » Former MLB Pitcher Doxes Internet Trolls, Delivers Real-World Consequences
An anonymous reader writes: When Twitter trolls began posting obscene, sexually explicit comments about his teenage daughter, former MLB pitcher Curt Schilling responded by recording their comments and gathering personal information readily available to the public. He then doxxed two of them on his blog, resulting in one being suspended from his community college and the other being fired from … [Link]
Mashable » New Windows 10 leak shows how the Spartan browser works with Cortana
Microsoft officially announced Spartan, its new web browser built into Windows 10, in January Although Spartan isn't currently available in Windows 10 preview builds, Microsoft said at Mobile World Congress that the new browser would be available in the next build, which is expected to arrive later this month. See also: Project Spartan is Microsoft's new web browser for Windows … [Link]
Mashable » Jetblue passenger found hiding in cockpit after landing in New York
A Jetblue passenger overstayed his welcome on a flight to New York from the Dominican Republic on Tuesday. The 26-year-old New Jersey man was found sitting by the window in the cockpit after everyone else had already gotten off the plane, according to the local NBC station. See also: JetBlue bans Internet celebrity after threatening tweets Jetblue Flight 810 landed at … [Link]
Mashable » Uber acquires mapping startup deCarta
Uber, the popular ride-sharing startup, is acquiring the mapping and search startup deCarta for an unspecified amount, Mashable has learned. The deal, which closes later this week, is for deCarta's technology and talent. Founded in 1996, the San Jose startup provides a software platform that focuses on location-based features, including mapping, local search and turn-by-turn navigation. See also: Uber riders score … [Link]
Mashable » The Everest of excrement is actually Mount Everest
Nepal has a stinky situation on its hands. Human waste left by climbers on Mount Everest has become a major problem, and is even threatening the spread of disease, Ang Tshering, the chief of Nepal's mountaineering association, said, The Associated Press reports Everest's climbing season only lasts a measly two months, but nearly 700 climbers brave the world's tallest peak and … [Link]
Mashable » How big is the average penis? Let's compare with household objects
Size matters … for science, anyway. While there have been numerous prior studies (both scholarly and unscientific) on penis size, the British Journal of Urology International published one of the girthiest analyses to date. Pulling data from 17 previous academic papers that included a total of 15,521 men worldwide, researchers in the UK came up with a meta-analysis of what they … [Link]
Mashable » Former Red Sox star shuts down Twitter trolls who harassed his daughter
Former Red Sox pitching ace Curt Schilling is striking back at Internet trolls who attacked his daughter online with real-world consequences. Last week, Schilling tweeted a congratulations to his daughter Gabby for being accepted into a college softball program at Salve Regina University in Rhode Island. But as Twitter users are wont to do, Twitter users responded with rape references and … [Link]
Slashdot » Physicists Gear Up To Catch a Gravitational Wave
sciencehabit writes: A patch of woodland just north of Livingston, Louisiana, population 1893, isn't the first place you'd go looking for a breakthrough in physics. Yet it is here that physicists may fulfill perhaps the most spectacular prediction of Albert Einstein's theory of gravity, or general relativity. Structures here house the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), an ultrasensitive instrument that … [Link]
Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: Wireless Microphone For Stand-up Meetings?
rolandw writes We have daily stand-ups and normally there is at least one person missing from the room. We relay via on-line chat but the sound quality is rubbish. The remote person sounds great via our speaker when they use a headset but they can't hear what is happening in the room. We need a wireless mic that copes with … [Link]
Mashable » Poo-predicting wearable lets you know when you need to go
There’s officially a wearable for everything: A startup is working on a new wearable that notifies users minutes before they need to use the restroom. The device, called D Free, is being marketed as a medical device for individuals with disabilities or other medical conditions. It's the project of Triple W, which will soon be launching an Indiegogo campaign to raise … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Ralf Brueck’s Distorted Photos Reflect Back an Alien Suburbia
What artist/photographer Ralf Brueck wants to ultimately do is show us the life we live and witness everyday, but skew it just slightly so it can make us look twice at the world we think we understand around us. His work evokes thoughts of otherworldly visitors and tears between dimensions, living right next to us in our every day life. … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Cheap wonder metals will make a faster, cleaner world
If only aluminium, titanium and magnesium were cheaper, they would replace steel and help us cut fuel bills and emissions. That day may not be far off 
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Slashdot » FREAK Attack Threatens SSL Clients
msm1267 writes: For the nth time in the last couple of years, security experts are warning about a new Internet-scale vulnerability, this time in some popular SSL clients. The flaw allows an attacker to force clients to downgrade to weakened ciphers and break their supposedly encrypted communications through a man-in-the-middle attack. Researchers recently discovered that some SSL clients, including OpenSSL, … [Link]
Mashable » Vomit comets and 43-foot pools: NASA astronaut training over the decades
It’s been 100 years since the founding of NASA's predecessor — the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, or NACA While NACA, which was formed in 1915, doesn't have the same recognition that NASA does for, say, landing on the moon or launching Space Shuttles, the organization helped lay the groundwork for U.S. accomplishments in aeronautics and space exploration. During and after … [Link]
Mashable » LAPD shooting victim believed to be convicted bank robber
As protests over the police shooting of a homeless man in Los Angeles continue, new information on the 39-year-old victim has begun to emerge. The man is believed to be a French national and a convicted bank robber, according to a report from the LA Times See also: LAPD won't release body camera footage of homeless man shooting, for now His … [Link]
Mashable » NBC working on a subscription streaming comedy channel
Add NBCUniversal to the rapidly growing list of television content providers embracing Internet-based subscription services The Comcast-owned company is working on an over-the-top (OTT) subscription service that would stream video to customers over the Internet, as first reported by The Wall Street Journal and confirmed by Mashable. See also: Net neutrality vote: Your guide to the FCC's big decision NBC has … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Couchbase Unveils Mobile for Unity at GDC
Couchbase has released Couchbase Mobile for Unity, an embedded NoSQL database designed to help game developers build interactive, multiplatform games more rapidly.
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Mashable » Extreme river rafters tackle 21-foot waterfall like it's nothing
There are few things that Devin Super Tramp and his team of adrenaline addicts won't do. Recently, the team visited New Zealand to tackle the Kaituna River, which features Tutea Falls, thehighest commercially rafted waterfall topping out at 21 feet The exact moment a pug learns it can't jump New ad takes 'Like a Girl' as a compliment, not an … [Link]
Slashdot » A Versatile and Rugged MIDI Mini-Keyboard (Video)
The K-Board won a "Best in Show" award at CES 2015. Plus, as Timothy said, "I always like pour and stomp demos." And it's totally cross-platform. If your computer, tablet or smartphone has a USB port and (almost) any kind of music software, it works. In theory, you could hook a K-Board to your Android or iOS device and use … [Link]
Mashable » 8 times Bibi dropped the mic during his Congress speech
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the speaker's podium for a closely-watched Iran speech to Congress on Tuesday and dropped references to Game of Thrones, Robert Frost, Google, YouTube and Twitter See also: I was a prisoner of the Islamic State Here are eight quotes from the speech — and their context. Read more… More about Israel, Quotes, Politics, Congress, and … [Link]
Mashable » Man Crates raises $3 million so you can send a 'bacon crate' to that special someone
The list of ecommerce companies is long and varied, but one newly funded startup offers something we didn't know we wanted: crates, crowbars and crazy curated collections Man Crates, a service that lets users ship sealed crates filled with themed collections of gifts for men ranging from "The Bacon Crate" to "Retro Gamer Crate," announced closing a $3.1 million round of … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Barbie Photo Fashion Doll Camera: Hands-On Review
A Barbie with a built-in camera is essentially the tackiest and freakiest way a grown man could ever take a photo of anything. I am sure tech savvy kids and progressive minded pervs will find uses for it, though. Scary uses I don’t even wanna think about right now, actually. Also, gotta love that 0.3 megapixels. Kids LOVE low resolution! … [Link]
Mashable » 'Don't Stop Believing' supercut shows everybody wants a thrill at karaoke
At this point, it's highly possible that more people know the lyrics to Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" than they do their own national anthem. It's for this reason that "Don't Stop Believing" makes such a popular karaoke pick, bridging the gap between raw emotion and unquestioned cheese factor To illustrate just how effective Journey is in bringing people together, karaoke … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Here's the beef – think green and cut meat
The US panel advising the government on dietary guidelines urges Americans to eat less meat. There is nothing wrong with that, says Josh Voorhees 
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Slashdot » Khronos Group Announces Vulkan To Compete Against DirectX 12
Phopojijo writes The Khronos Group has announced the Vulkan API for compute and graphics. Its goal is to compete against DirectX 12. It has some interesting features, such as queuing to multiple GPUs and an LLVM-based bytecode for its shading language to remove the need for a compiler from the graphics drivers. Also, the API allows graphics card vendors to … [Link]
Slashdot » Inside the North Korean Data Smuggling Movement
Sparrowvsrevolution writes A new Wired magazine story goes inside the North Korean rebel movement seeking to overthrow Kim Jong-un by smuggling USB drives into the country packed with foreign television and movies. As the story describes, one group has stashed USB drives in Chinese cargo trucks. Another has passed them over from tourist boats that meet with fishermen mid-river. Others … [Link]
Slashdot » NVIDIA Fixes Old Compiz Bug
jones_supa writes NVIDIA has fixed a long-standing issue in the Ubuntu Unity desktop by patching Compiz. When opening the window of a new application, it would go black or become transparent on NVIDIA hardware. There have been bug reports dating back to Ubuntu 12.10 times. The problem was caused by Compiz, which had some leftover code from a port. An … [Link]
Slashdot » Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email At State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules
HughPickens.com writes: The NY Times reports that Hillary Rodham Clinton exclusively used a personal email account to conduct government business as secretary of state, according to State Department officials. She may have violated federal requirements that officials' correspondence be retained as part of the agency's record. Clinton did not have a government email address during her four-year tenure at the … [Link]
Slashdot » Google Backs Off Default Encryption on New Android Lollilop Devices
An anonymous reader writes: Although Google announced in September 2014 that Android 5.0 Lollipop would require full-disk encryption by default in new cell phones, Ars Technica has found otherwise in recently-released 2nd-gen Moto E and Galaxy S6. It turns out, according to the latest version of the Android Compatibility Definition document (PDF), full-disk encryption is currently only "very strongly recommended" … [Link]
Slashdot » How a Kickstarter Project Can Massively Exceed Its Funding Goals and Still Fail
An anonymous reader writes: In November, 2013, a Kickstarter project for a software-defined camera trigger scored £290,386 (~$450,000) in funding after asking for a mere £50,000. After almost a year of delays, they've now announced the project is dead. Their CEO has published a lengthy article about how such a successful funding round can still turn into a failed product. … [Link]
Slashdot » Games Workshop At 40: How They Brought D&D To Britain
An anonymous reader writes: Following on the fortieth anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons last year, another formative influence on modern gaming is celebrating its fortieth birthday: Games Workshop. Playing at the World covers the story of how the founders, Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson (not the other Steve Jackson), started out as subscribers to the 1960s British gaming zine Albion … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Test yourself on Facebook's intelligence question
Fancy taking Facebook's AI exam for yourself? Here are some example questions that get progressively harder 
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Mashable » The exact moment a pug learns it can't jump
This is how pugs get their flat faces. Oscar is just a fun-loving pug, frolicking about as fun-loving pugs do. Unfortunately for Oscar, he forgot that his legs bounce about as well as string cheese. Even more unfortunate, he realized this mid-air trying to jump over a log. No one said pug life was easy. New ad takes 'Like a … [Link]
Mashable » 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' springs a leak with 'Double Agent'
LOS ANGELES — If you can't beat the leakers, join the leakers. All of Marvel's upcoming stuff is apparently too hot to keep under wraps these days, so the studio's TV arm is dispatching a "double agent" who will infiltrate the production team on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. — from whence he will "leak" top-secret information about upcoming episodes of … [Link]
Mashable » New ad takes 'Like a Girl' as a compliment, not an insult
These young women do everything "like girls" — and that's just fine by them. The previous "Like a Girl" ad from Always, which was released in June 2014 and dominated the Super Bowl commercial lineup, focused on changing the implications of the phrase from an insult to a statement of empowerment. Its followup ad, which you can watch above, highlights … [Link]
Mashable » Report finds FAA systems are unnecessarily vulnerable to hacking
America’s air traffic control systems are at "unnecessary risk" of being hacked, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office released on Monday. The watchdog agency's report found that security weaknesses were not always addressed in a timely manner, security assessments were not comprehensive enough, and even the processes in place for identifying and recovering from potential hacking incidents came … [Link]
Mashable » The challenge of warning about nuclear waste in 10,000 years
“Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds." It was fitting that J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the physicists who helped design the atomic bomb, chose to quote from the Bhagavad Gita in response to the first successful detonation of a nuclear weapon in the remote sands of New Mexico. The Gita, one of the most venerated Hindu religious texts, … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » TigerText Opens Its Secure Communications Platform to Developers
TigerText, a provider of enterprise-grade secure messaging solutions, has announced the launch of TigerConnect, a platform as a service (PaaS) that provides developers with a scalable infrastructure, cross-platform APIs and SDKs, and other tools for integrating secure messaging capabilities into ap
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Slashdot » Linux and Multiple Internet Uplinks: a New Tool
New submitter Alessandro Zarrilli writes: Linux has been able do multipath routing for a long time: it means being able to have routes with multiple gateways and to use them in a (weighted) round-robin fashion. But Linux is missing a tool to actively monitor the state of internet uplinks and change the routing accordingly. Without it, from a LAN perspective, … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Birth of a Theorem: Mathematics, Boltzmann and brio
Birth of a Theorem: A mathematical adventure by Fields medallist Cedric Villani is an exhilarating but exhausting journey with a fascinating mind 
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Mashable » Sole copy of Wu-Tang Clan's secret album won't be shared for 88 years
LOS ANGELES — Wu-Tang Clan's unorthodox album release strategy of only selling one copy of its secretly recorded album just got even more unconventional After the 31-song double album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin is auctioned off, the owner won't be able to legally share it with anyone for 88 years because of a binding copyright See also: Wu-Tang Clan … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Dropbox Sparks Controversy With API Design Decision
Popular file storage and synchronization service Dropbox has sparked controversy with its decision to use the HTTP POST method with an API endpoint.
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Mashable » Federal probe of Ferguson police reveals pattern of racial bias
A Justice Department investigation will allege sweeping patterns of discrimination within the Ferguson police department and at the municipal jail and court, a law enforcement official familiar with the report said Tuesday. The report, which could be released as soon as Wednesday, will charge that police disproportionately use excessive force against blacks and that black drivers are stopped and searched far … [Link]
Mashable » Get ready for a 'historically unprecedented' temperature spike
Humanity is about to experience a historically unprecedented spike in temperatures. That's the ominous conclusion of a vast and growing body of research that links sweeping Pacific Ocean cycles with rates of warming at the planet's surface — warming rates that could affect how communities and nations respond to threats posed by climate change. Papers in two leading journals this week … [Link]
Mashable » Google quietly backs off default encryption for Android Lollipop
Google proclaimed last year that all devices running the Android 5.0 "Lollipop" would encrypt data by default. But it turns out that isn't entirely true. Some new Lollipop phones do not encode your phone's information by default, according to a report from Ars Technica. Between September of last year and January 2015, Google has backed away from the requirement. See also: … [Link]
Mashable » Watch a giant storm explosively intensify in the North Atlantic
The North Atlantic Ocean plays host to some of the strongest winter storms on Earth during the Northern Hemisphere's cold season, and this week is no exception A storm system that exited the U.S. over the weekend has deepened extremely rapidly off the coast of Newfoundland, and is destined to lash the southeastern Greenland coast as well as Iceland with strong … [Link]
Slashdot » Snowden Reportedly In Talks To Return To US To Face Trial
HughPickens.com writes: The Globe and Mail reports that Edward Snowden's Russian lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, says the fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor is working with American and German lawyers to return home. "I won't keep it secret that he wants to return back home. And we are doing everything possible now to solve this issue. There is a group of … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Google Releases Cloud Status Dashboard to Monitor Service Disruptions
Google has been steadily adding features to its Google Cloud Platform that allow developers to better understand how their applications are performing on the platform.
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Mashable » Global warming fed heat driving California’s drought
Despite a recent influx of snow and rain this past weekend, extremely low snowpack in the Sierra Nevada has conspired with warm temperatures to keep the state in the grips of one its worst droughts on record for at least another year. The precipitation has been the key ingredient to start the drought, but heat has played an important role in … [Link]
Mashable » 'Community' Season 6 trailer teases a new 'Dean-mension'
Introducing Community: Age of Yahoo. The Community Season 6 trailer has officially landed, and it's safe to say that every second is streets ahead See also: 'Community' star's documentary spotlights female tech pioneer In addition to the regular antics you'd expect from a Community trailer, like Dean experiencing virtual reality, the new teaser introduces new characters played by Paget Brewster ("new … [Link]
Mashable » James Bay's soulfully groovy cover of Rihanna's 'FourFiveSeconds'
We're four, five seconds from wanting a James Bay duet with Rihanna after listening to his soulful cover her "FourFiveSeconds" collaboration with Kanye West and Paul McCartney Bay, a British singer who earlier this year was one of Mashable's picks for "15 artists to add to your playlist in 2015," is best know for his ultra-catchy "Hold Back the River." … [Link]
New Scientist – News » It's man flu! Real flu hits just twice a decade
Your girlfriend is right. Adults can expect to get flu only twice every 10 years, suggests an analysis of the antibodies in people's blood 
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Mashable » Al Jazeera journalist fined for flying drones over Paris
A journalist for Mideast cable network Al Jazeera has been fined for flying a drone over the center of Paris. The journalist was one of three people arrested last week for illegally operating aerial vehicles near various landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower. Two of the journalists were released but the third, Tristan Redman, was charged and pleaded guilty It is illegal … [Link]
Mashable » U.S. airlines ban bulk shipments of lithium-ion batteries due to fire danger
Bulk shipments of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries could result in a catastrophic mid-flight fire, according to recent tests. United Airlines joined Delta Air Lines Monday with a ban on bulk shipments of the batteries, while American has limited some types of batteries — but stopped short of a ban. See also: The safest — and least safe — airlines in the world … [Link]
Mashable » Former CIA chief will plead guilty to leaking classified documents to lover
Former CIA Director David Petraeus, whose once-bright political future was all but destroyed over an affair with his biographer, has agreed to plead guilty to sharing classified material with her, the Justice Department said Tuesday. The plea agreement — which carries a possible sentence of up to a year in prison — represents a stunning fall for the retired four-star Army … [Link]
Mashable » 8 year old demands that 'sh*thole' editor bring back his favorite Sunday comics
What is probably the only child in the world who still reads a physical newspaper offered an editor all of his money for the return of Sunday comics. The Herald Times of Bloomington, Indiana, recently cut 13 color cartoons from its Sunday edition. In response, the boy left a strongly-worded voicemail for editor Bob Zaltsberg on Sunday. In it, he urges … [Link]
Slashdot » Deutsche Telecom Calls For Google and Facebook To Be Regulated Like Telcos
An anonymous reader writes Tim Hoettges, the CEO of the world's third-largest telecoms company, has called for Google and Facebook to be regulated in the same way that telcos are, declaring that "There is a convergence between over-the-top web companies and classic telcos" and "We need one level regulatory environment for us all." The Deutsche Telekom chief was speaking at … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Facebook invents an intelligence test for machines
Forget the Turing test. Facebook has come up with a simple quiz that will help work out the intelligence levels of your latest AI 
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Mashable » #BiBiDoesntSpeakForMe, Americans say
As Benjamin Netanyahu stood before Congress, delivering a speech on how to deal with Iran, some Americans made it clear on Twitter that the Israeli Prime Minister doesn't speak for them. Prior to his visit, Netanyahu said that he was delivering his message to Washington as an "emissary of the entire Jewish people." Some, however, begged to differ. See also: Netanyahu … [Link]
Mashable » HBO Go arrives on PlayStation 4, at long last
Relax, nerds: HBO Go is finally available for the PlayStation 4, Sony announced Tuesday. The app, which will hit PS4 consoles later in the day, will allow HBO subscribers to access content from HBO's current crop of content and their vast archives. See also: Now playing on Amazon Fire TV: HBO Go The app comes four months after HBO launched on … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » ArenaNet Announces Guild Wars 2 APIs and App Development Contest
ArenaNet has announced the availability of Guild Wars 2 authenticated account APIs (beta version), which developers can use with their GW2 third-party Web applications.
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Slashdot » Gritty 'Power Rangers' Short Is Not Fair Use
Bennett Haselton writes: Vimeo and Youtube are pressured to remove a dark, fan-made "Power Rangers" short film; Vimeo capitulated, while Youtube has so far left it up. I'm generally against the overreach of copyright law, but in this case, how could anyone argue the short film doesn't violate the rights of the franchise creator? And should Vimeo and Youtube clarify … [Link]
Mashable » Apple snatches the smartphone sales crown from Samsung
The Galaxy S6 cannot come quickly enough for Samsung. The longtime leader in smartphone sales lost its lead in Q4 2014 to — you guessed it — Apple, according to a new Gartner Research report. Granted, Apple's lead is not commanding. Apple sold 74.8 million smartphones, while Samsung sold 73 million units (a distant third was Motorola, a.k.a. Lenovo). And for … [Link]
Mashable » Netanyahu drops 'Game of Thrones' during Congress speech on Iran
Winter isn't coming. It's already here in the eyes of Israel's prime minister. Speaking to a joint meeting of Congress Tuesday morning, Benjamin Netanyahu dropped a Game of Thrones reference when warning of the danger posed by militant Islam, whether it comes at the hands of the jihadis of the Islamic State or in the nuclear ambitions of the Islamic Republic … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Today on New Scientist
All the latest on newscientist.com: the real reasons for child obesity, alien invaders going by Suez, smelly handshakes, zombie simulator and more 
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New Scientist – News » 2015 a watershed year for assisted suicide in the US
With bills introduced that could legalise the right to die in 20 more states, this year could be a turning point for the highly controversial practice 
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Mashable » Even Marilyn Manson's dad likes embarrassing his son
Goth dads aren't too cool to play pranks on their kids. Hugh Warner, a.k.a. Marilyn Manson's dad, surprised his superstar son while Manson was posing for the March Paper magazine cover. Warner came in dressed head to toe like Manson, complete with white face makeup and red lipstick. See also: 10 Glorious Shake My Head Dad Moments 
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Mashable » The dress is blue and black for f*ck's sake: Here's proof
LONDON — It almost broke the Internet last week and divided the world into two groups: Is this dress blue and black or white and gold? We have the dress. And we used it to solve one of the world's greatest mysteries 
Image: MashableWe asked Londoners during their morning commute to tell us what color the Roman Originals dress is … [Link]
Mashable » LAPD won't release body camera footage of homeless man shooting, for now
Two Los Angeles Police Department officers involved in the shooting of a homeless man on Sunday were wearing body cameras, but Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said he won't release that video for the time being, as the investigation is ongoing A video taken Anthony Blackburn, who witnessed the shooting, shows a group of police officers fighting with two people, … [Link]
Slashdot » Flaw In GoPro Update Mechanism Reveals Users' Wi-Fi Passwords
An anonymous reader writes A vulnerability in the update mechanism for the wireless networks operated by GoPro cameras has allowed a security researcher to easily harvest over a 1,000 login credentials (including his own). The popular rugged, wearable cameras can be controlled via an app, but in order to do so the user has to connect to the camera's Wi-Fi … [Link]
Mashable » Kelly Clarkson and Jimmy Fallon should seriously record an album together
Kelly Clarkson was summoned to Jimmy Fallon's offer to sing a duet with her — and how could she resist those velvety-smooth pipes? The duo launched into a medley of the best duets from the past several decades, starting with Sonny and Cher's "I Got You, Babe," and running through hits like Paula Abdul's "Opposites Attract" and Joe Cocker's "Up … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Tiny CubeSats could hitch a ride with ESA mission
The European Space Agency is calling for small, boxy spacecraft called CubeSats to hitch a ride with a mission in 2020 – perhaps the first CubeSat trip into deep space 
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Mashable » The first photo of Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden
LOS ANGELES — Oliver Stone's Snowden is still shooting in Germany, but an image from the top secret project has already out in the open. OK, so it's no huge secret. This photo of Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the exiled former government computer contractor who exposed the doings of the NSA was released by Open Road Films. But it's still pretty compelling. … [Link]
Slashdot » Supreme Court Gives Tacit Approval To Warrantless DNA Collection
An anonymous reader writes On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a case involving the conviction of a man based solely on the analysis of his "inadvertently shed" DNA. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) argues that this tacit approval of the government's practice of collecting anyone's DNA anywhere without a warrant will lead to a future in which … [Link]
Mashable » From the personal email archive of Hillary Rodham Clinton
[The White House, Jan. 21, 2009.] IT guy: Welcome back to the White House, Secretary Clinton. Here’s your BlackBerry with your government—Hillary Clinton: I won’t be needing that.IT guy: But it has your official email acc—Hillary Clinton: I said GOOD DAY.
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