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.
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » TV These Days [Pic]
Yep, and let’s not forget MTV, a channel that used to be about music, but is now about pretty much about anything EXCEPT music. [Source: SkySorcerer on Reddit] The post TV These Days [Pic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Slashdot » Valve's SteamVR: Solves Big Problems, Raises Bigger Questions
An anonymous reader writes: When Valve debuted its SteamVR headset recently, it came as somewhat of a surprise — it certainly hasn't gotten the same level of hype as the Oculus Rift. But people who got to try out the new headset almost universally impressed with the quality of the hardware and software. Eurogamer has an article about the device … [Link]
The Joy of Tech » JoT #2118: TechLand's Who's Who presents… Meerkat!
…a field guide to the latest trendy creature! If you enJoyed the comic, please retweet or share the URL… thanks! [Link]
Mashable » Extreme Bionics: This man is rebuilding humanity
AUSTIN, Texas — Dr. Hugh Herr is living proof that "extreme bionics" is no longer science fiction. The double amputee strode about a South by Southwest (SXSW) convention hall stage on two bionic limbs attached just below the knee — and if he weren't wearing suit shorts, the audience might never have known. "I think we will all be surprised at … [Link]
Slashdot » UN Backs Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign
mdsolar sends this report from The Guardian: The UN organization in charge of global climate change negotiations is backing the fast-growing campaign persuading investors to sell off their fossil fuel assets. It said it was lending its "moral authority" to the divestment campaign because it shared the ambition to get a strong deal to tackle global warming at a crunch … [Link]
Mashable » 'Entourage' actor Adrian Grenier tackles social good with help from a tech giant
AUSTIN — Adrian Grenier wants to be Aquaman. Seriously. Like the character he played on the long-running hit series and soon-to-be major motion picture Entourage, the actor and newly-installed Dell Social Good Advocate is eager to play the role. Not for TV or movies, but in real life. “I enjoy being Aquaman in real life. The oceans do need our help. … [Link]
Mashable » Justin Bieber's 'Comedy Central Roast': The apology was real, the monkey was not
LOS ANGELES — Justin Bieber's roast, for all its hysterical and wildly inappropriate racial, sexual, bodily and bestial jokes, came with much higher stakes than the 13 others that Comedy Central has hosted before it…combined. Here was a chance for a young man — just turned 21 — to lance the boil of his toxic public image, to show the world … [Link]
Slashdot » Windows 10 Enables Switching Between Desktop and Tablet Modes
jones_supa writes: In Windows 8, you were trapped in either the Modern UI or using the desktop, and going back and forth between the two worlds was cumbersome. Windows 10 takes a hybrid approach, allowing the user to choose between a classic desktop and a full-screen mobile experience. The feature, which has been developed under the name "Continuum," is now … [Link]
Mashable » 20+ jobs in social media and merchandising management
Are you ready for your next big career move? The Mashable Job Board is the ideal place to search. More than 3,000 employers in tech and digital have posted on our board, and they're looking to fill positions from Mashable's community. Each week, we highlight five recently posted openings. Check out some of this week's newest listings, below, and be sure … [Link]
Mashable » Thousands of Brazilians protest in the streets against President Dilma Rousseff
Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets of the country's biggest cities on Sunday to protest the presidency of Dilma Rousseff and the Workers' Party (PT). Rousseff and the PT have been embroiled in a corruption scandal in which one of the country's largest oil producers, Petrobras, allegedly gave money for political support. Dozens of politicians are currently under investigation in … [Link]
Mashable » Lil Bub and Tuna the Chiweenie meet for the first time
Lennon and McCartney. Churchill and Roosevelt. Lil Bub and Tuna. When people/robots of the future look back at meetings that changed history, the first encounter between Lil Bub and Tuna will stand out. She's a famous space cat who helps animals in need, and he's a chiweenie with an overbite and fondness for hoodies. Together, they're a force that could shatter … [Link]
Mashable » This startup wants to take on Uber and Lyft with self-flying cars
AUSTIN, Texas — Imagine a world in which you call up a plane on your smartphone as easily as you can summon cars from Uber and Lyft. Then take it to the next level: The plane has no pilot, completely controlled by automatic algorithms. That's the dream of Juraj Vaculik, CEO of AeroMobil, which unveiled its prototype flying car last year. … [Link]
Slashdot » Scientific Study Finds There Are Too Many Scientific Studies
HughPickens.com writes: Chris Matyszczyk reports at Cnet that a new scientific study concludes there are too many scientific studies — scientists simply can't keep track of all the studies in their field. The paper, titled "Attention Decay in Science," looked at all publications (articles and reviews) written in English till the end of 2010 within the database of the Thomson … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » PAX East 2015: A COSPLAY and GAMES Music Video
A fantastic video from my pals over at Beat Down Boogie showcasing some of the best cosplay and video games at PAX East 2015. [beatdownboogie] The post PAX East 2015: A COSPLAY and GAMES Music Video appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » Suspect arrested in Ferguson shooting that injured two police officers
CLAYTON, Missouri — An arrest has been made in last week's shooting outside the Ferguson Police Department that left two officers injured, and shined the national spotlight back on the embattled city. During a press conference Sunday afternoon, St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch said Jeffrey Williams, a 20-year-old black man from the north St. Louis County area, was taken into … [Link]
Slashdot » NASA Launches Four Spacecraft To Study Earth-Sun Magnetism
An anonymous reader writes: Late Thursday NASA used an Atlas rocket to put four new, identical spacecraft into orbit. "The quartet of observatories is being placed into an oblong orbit stretching tens of thousands of miles into the magnetosphere — nearly halfway to the moon at one point. They will fly in pyramid formation, between 6 miles and 250 miles … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Irrationally Long Number Pi Song (“Sweet Number Pi”) [Parody]
A parody of Warrant’s “Sweet Cherry Pie” by the folks over at College Humor. Pi day might already be over, but this is still pretty funny. In honor of Pi Day, we try and name ALL the digits of Pi. Can we do it? [CollegeHumor] The post The Irrationally Long Number Pi Song (“Sweet Number Pi”) [Parody] appeared first on … [Link]
Mashable » The Steve Jobs documentary that will make you think different about Apple
AUSTIN, Texas — Has the world reached peak Steve Jobs biography yet? Hot on the heels of Becoming Steve Jobs, the exhaustive book by Brent Schlender, which brought news that Apple CEO Tim Cook offered Jobs a piece of his liver, comes Steve Jobs: Man in the Machine, a documentary that premiered Saturday at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin Surprisingly, … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Chance: Think of a number – and make it random
From shuffling in iTunes to keeping your bank account secure, computers need random numbers. But are they, like us, wired to think in predictable patterns? (full text available to subscribers) 
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Mashable » The most creative uses for Meerkat, SXSW's hottest app
If you feel like the press coverage from this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) event sounds more like an Animal Planet show than a tech event, you're not alone. The first few days of the major conference in Austin, Texas, have been dominated by talk about the meteoric rise of Meerkat, a live-streaming application built on top of Twitter, as well … [Link]
Slashdot » BlackBerry's Latest Experiment: a $2,300 'Secure' Tablet
An anonymous reader writes: After missing the boat on smartphones, BlackBerry has been throwing everything they can at the wall to see what sticks. From making square phones to insisting users want physical keyboards, their only standard is how non-standard they've become. Now they're expanding this strategy to the tablet market with a security-centric tablet that costs $2,300. And they're … [Link]
Mashable » Robert Durst on HBO's 'The Jinx': 'What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course.'
UPDATED March 15, 2015, 11:23 p.m. ET The case of Robert Durst, the estranged heir to a New York real estate fortune, took another bizarre turn Sunday night when HBO's The Jinx broadcast a recording in which Durst appears to admit to murdering his friend and possibly his wife. In the clip, Durst was apparently unaware that he was being taped … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Dude Edits Himself In Real Life Oldschool Fighting Game [Video]
Check out this cool video where Youtuber Amazing LP fights a horde of virtual 16-bit-style characters in a real-life setting. The whole thing took over 100 hours to make and most of the effects were done in after effects. [Amazing LP] The post Dude Edits Himself In Real Life Oldschool Fighting Game [Video] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Using Every Part of the Animal [Comic]
[Source: Amazing Super Powers | Like Amazing Super Powers on Facebook | Follow Amazing Super Powers on Twitter] The post Using Every Part of the Animal [Comic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » AYLIEN to Offer Hybrid Text and Image Analysis Service
AYLIEN, a natural language processing (NLP) services provider, has just announced that the company has partnered with Imagga to offer a hybrid text and image analysis service. The partnership with Imagga allows AYLIEN to add image analysis capabilities to the company’s existing text and media analysis APIs.
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Slashdot » Senator: 'Plenty' of Domestic Surveillance We Still Don't Know About
An anonymous reader writes: In a recent interview, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has complained about the Obama administration's failure to shut down the NSA's bulk collection of phone metadata. This program and most other programs we've heard of were disclosed by Edward Snowden. But Snowden couldn't tell us everything. When asked if there were further domestic surveillance programs about which … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Witch King Fire Pit
Forged in the fires of Barnsley Middle England by Alex Dodson from Burned By Design, here is the Witch King fire pit. Just the perfect thing to make S’Mordors! [Source: Burned By Design] The post The Witch King Fire Pit appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » A Ball of Red Hot Nickel Can’t Even Obliterate a Blob of Nickelodeon Gak [Video]
Well, it looks like Nickelodeon Gak is nearly indestructible! I don’t really know what the stuff is made of, but it’s probably the perfect material to block flowing lava from going over your town! Warning: Don’t do this at home, or in fact, anywhere. [carsandwater] The post A Ball of Red Hot Nickel Can’t Even Obliterate a Blob of Nickelodeon … [Link]
Mashable » Suicide bombers kill 15 people at Pakistan churches, mob attacks 'suspects'
LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistani Taliban suicide bombers exploded themselves near two churches in the eastern city of Lahore on Sunday, as worshippers were gathered inside. Fifteen people died, officials said, in this latest attack against religious minorities in the increasingly fractured country. In the tense aftermath, angry mobs lashed out at people they suspected of involvement in the attacks, including one … [Link]
Slashdot » Prison Program Aims To Turn Criminals Into Coders
Press2ToContinue writes with news that San Quentin, a notorious California prison, has started a program to teach a class of inmates to write code. The first class will last for six months, and the inmates are learning about programming for eight hours a day. The hope is to give them the skills to find a good job after they leave … [Link]
Mashable » BlackBerry launches a new tablet that's all about security
BlackBerry doesn't exactly have a strong history with tablets. Its first one, the PlayBook, flopped badly, mired by half-baked software and a botched product launch. The company was so badly seared that it has stayed away from the market since then. However, tablets have some clear use cases in business and enterprise — BlackBerry's core demographic — so it's having another … [Link]
Mashable » Three British teens planning to join ISIS were detained in Turkey
Three British teenagers believed to be on their way to joining Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Syria are now being held in custody in Istanbul, according to UK and Turkish officials. The trio, all males from the London area ranging in age from 17 to 19, were detained on Friday after British officers alerted their counterparts in Turkey about the teens … [Link]
Mashable » This is the Google Autocomplete game we've been searching for
We hope you didn't have big plans this weekend because Google Feud will automatically fill your time Google Feud, which launched this week, combines the format of television game show Family Feud with the never-ending entertainment of guessing how Google will autocomplete what you type into its search bar, based on what other users have previously looked up See also: Goodbye … [Link]
Mashable » Vanuatu begins relief efforts after massive cyclone hits, struggles to assess damage
Vanuatu struggled on Sunday to survey the death toll and damage caused by Cyclone Pam, which slammed into the South Pacific island nation early Saturday. The storm's death toll is uncertain due to severe damage to Vanuatu's communications infrastructure, but early reports have pegged the number of dead anywhere from two to eight people; that number is expected to rise once … [Link]
Slashdot » Microsoft Has Received 1 Million Pieces of Feedback For Windows 10
jones_supa writes Microsoft's Windows Insider lead, Gabe Aul, has announced that the company has received one million pieces of feedback through the Windows 10 Technical Preview Feedback app. The app opens right from the Start Menu and it has been critical to the operating system's development allowing testers to send details to Microsoft about what they think of Windows, problems … [Link]
Mashable » 10 crafty home brewing kits for beer lovers
Beer drinkers who love the distinct flavor of a craft beer, but hate the price tag, listen up. Craft brew enthusiasts can get the same unique flavors for less money through the art of home brewing Home brewing is not a simple hobby — it requires dedication, following precise brewing and sanitization instructions and constant monitoring over the course of many … [Link]
Slashdot » Lawsuit Over Quarter Horse's Clone May Redefine Animal Breeding
schwit1 sends this report from the LA Times: "Lynx Melody Too, a clone of a renowned quarter horse, is at the center of a lawsuit that could change the world of animal breeding and competition. Texas horse breeder Jason Abraham and veterinarian Gregg Veneklasen sued the American Quarter Horse Assn., claiming that Lynx Melody Too should be allowed to register … [Link]
Mashable » China leader vows smog crackdown; sidesteps 'Under the Dome' censorship
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang vowed on Sunday to hold polluting factories liable for excessive emissions, but he sidestepped a question about the government's censorship of a viral documentary video about the nation's smog crisis. "Enforcement of environmental laws should not be a cotton swab but a killer mace." Li said at a news conference after the close of China's annual legislature … [Link]
Mashable » Meerkat users grew 30% after Twitter crackdown, company says
AUSTIN, Texas — Twitter tried raining on Meerkat's parade last Friday when it cut off the app's ability to access the microblogging network's social graph. But apparently, those efforts failed. Meerkat, a live-streaming app that automatically tweets out a link to your followers, saw its user base jump at least 30%, Ryan Cooley, the company's community director, told Mashable. See also: … [Link]
Slashdot » Education Company Monitors Social Media For Test References
theodp writes: As if people haven't found enough to hate about the new 11+ hour K-12 PARCC standardized testing, the Washington Post reports that Pearson, the world's largest education company, is monitoring social media during the administration of the PARCC Common Core test to detect any security breaches, saying it is "obligated" to alert authorities when any problems are discovered. … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: AMAZING Deals on Digital Books and Music Albums!
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon offers some incredible deals on various digital books and music albums! Digital Books -Over 35 Bone-Chilling Mysteries on Kindle for just $1.99 Each -Nonfiction Books for $3.99 or Less, including “Joss Whedon: The Biography” -$3.99 or Less : Kindle eBooks : Mystery, Thriller & Suspense -25 Kids’ Books, $1.99 Each -50 … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Brann Stark and Frodo Baggins Are The Same Character [Pic]
[Source: GU] The post Brann Stark and Frodo Baggins Are The Same Character [Pic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » When You Start Living Life Again [Comic]
You can’t even argue with that. We think we love all this tech, but the truth is, it sort of keeps us as its servants. Funny to think what would evolve if we chose to step away from it all for awhile and just live life again. [Source: AmazingSuperPowers] The post When You Start Living Life Again [Comic] appeared first … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » When Star Trek Meets Metal [Video]
From 331Erock: So obviously the world lost an awesome human being last week and all the comments since then have been Star Trek from you guys. I tried to keep this video fairly straightforward music-wise. 2 super super duper iconic themes that I tried to mesh the best I could. Thank you guys for everything! It means the world. [331Erock] … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » 9 Historical Mysteries Solved by Astronomy
Throughout history there have been strange moments that have happened that have been ensconced in mystery since they were first spoken of in hushed stories passed down from generation to generation. Did the first marathon runner really drop dead? Could Mary Shelley’s griping origin story for Frankenstein actually be true? While we may scoff at some of these, the truth … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Why Don’t Humans Have a Mating Season Like Other Animals? [Science Video]
Have you ever wondered why human beings do not have a mating season like most animals? If you want to learn why, be sure to listen to this episode of “Big Questions” to learn about what might possibly cause this. [Mental Floss] The post Why Don’t Humans Have a Mating Season Like Other Animals? [Science Video] appeared first on Geeks … [Link]
Mashable » How the Apple Watch is made
Greg Koenig is an industrial designer and co-founder of Luma Labs in Portland, Oregon. This post originally appeared on his blog, Atomic Delights. Apple is the world's foremost manufacturer of goods. At one time, this statement had to be caged and qualified with modifiers such as "consumer goods" or "electronic goods," but last quarter, Apple shipped a Boeing 787's weight's worth … [Link]
Slashdot » Uber Sued Over Driver Data Breach, Adding To Legal Woes
wabrandsma writes with news about the latest trouble facing Uber. "Uber Technologies Inc has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit over a recently disclosed data breach involving the personal information of about 50,000 drivers, the latest in a series of legal woes to hit the Internet car service. The suit, filed Thursday in federal court in San Francisco … [Link]
Mashable » We now have the technology to really test Einstein's theory of relativity
A century ago this year, a young Swiss physicist, who had already revolutionized physics with discoveries about the relationship between space and time, developed a radical new understanding of gravity. In 1915, Albert Einstein published his general theory of relativity, which described gravity as a fundamental property of space-time. He came up with a set of equations that relate the curvature … [Link]
Mashable » 5 incredible 19th-century black artists you should know
At the drop of a hat, any art buff could name a prominent 19th-century artist, whether it's Vincent Van Gogh, Edgar Degas or Pierre-Auguste Renoir. But how sharp is your knowledge of prominent black artists of that same era? See also: 7 pioneering black artists who shaped modern music Considering the 19th century's extreme racial divide, and the Civil War breaking … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Risky business: Rare events happen surprisingly often
In the weird world of probability, winning the lottery and being struck by lightning happen more often than you think, says mathematician David Hand (full text available to subscribers) 
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Mashable » Showing hello: 15 ways people greet each other around the world
BonjourNamasteCiaoNi haoGuten tag There are a number of ways to say hello around the world, and just as many ways to show them See also: 26 Foods You've Been Eating All Wrong These traditional greetings, ranging from region to region, have developed into cultural norms — often to show respect Take a peek at this helpful infographic made by Two Little … [Link]
Mashable » Portraits from an English 'lunatic asylum' circa 1869
Woman suffering from acute melancholia.Image: Wellcome Foundation via Europeana (CC BY)Mania of suspicion, monomania of pride — obsolete diagnoses that would be seen as part of wider mental illnesses today. The men and women in these portraits became the labels themselves, rather than people first.Still, by the 1800s, psychiatry was becoming established as a medical speciality and treatments were considered more humane, with … [Link]
Mashable » What happens to your body when it's donated to science
To help out your community, you can easily donate old clothes, too big furniture and extra shoes. Giving your body to science, however, is a little different than stopping by the Salvation Army. See also: 8 Not-So-Magical Secrets From a Former Disney Princess A cadaver donated to science can be incredibly valuable for research and education. In the 19th century, buried … [Link]
Slashdot » Intel Will Reportedly Land Apple As a Modem Chip Customer
itwbennett writes After so many years of spinning its wheels, Intel is reportedly about to make a big step into mobile by providing Apple with LTE modem chips for its hot-selling iPhone. The news comes courtesy of VentureBeat, which cites two separate sources of the plans. The story says Apple will begin using Intel's new 7360 LTE modem processor in … [Link]
Mashable » 10 unforgettable movies to watch with your mum
Mother’s Day is all about spending some quality time with your mum. What better way to bond than cosy up to watch a movie together? We've taken a look at 10 movies with strong maternal themes and inspiring female characters that make for great Mothering Sunday viewing. See also: 7 Mother's Day Alternatives to Your Fallback Gifts Treat your mum to … [Link]
Slashdot » Russia Abandons Super-Rocket Designed To Compete With SLS
schwit1 writes Russia has decided to abandon an expensive attempt to build an SLS-like super-rocket and will instead focus on incremental development of its smaller but less costly Angara rocket. "Facing significant budgetary pressures, the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, has indefinitely postponed its ambitious effort to develop a super-heavy rocket to rival NASA's next-generation Space Launch System, SLS. Instead, Russia … [Link]
Slashdot » Microsoft Has Received Million Pieces of Feedback For Windows 10
jones_supa writes Microsoft's Windows Insider lead, Gabe Aul, has announced that the company has received one million pieces of feedback through the Windows 10 Technical Preview Feedback app. The app opens right from the Start Menu and it has been critical to the operating system's development allowing testers to send details to Microsoft about what they think of Windows, problems … [Link]
Mashable » Father watches birth of baby boy 4,000 km away with Samsung Gear VR
An Australian father has watched the birth of his child using virtual reality technology from 4,000 kilometres away. Jason Larke is a fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) electrical contractor in remote Queensland, which sees him work away from home in four-week blocks. He was expecting to miss the birth of his third child with wife Alison on Feb. 20, until Samsung asked … [Link]
Mashable » Baby giant tortoises hatch in the Galapagos Islands for first time in a century
For the first time in 100 years, baby Pinzón giant tortoises have hatched on the Galapagos Islands. Their births represent a small step forward for the vulnerable species. On an expedition to Pinzón Island in 1970, scientists found only 19 adult tortoises. Conservationists transferred those tortoises to Santa Cruz Island, where they began a captive breeding program, before returning the young … [Link]
Slashdot » How To Execute People In the 21st Century
HughPickens.com writes Matt Ford writes in The Atlantic that thanks to a European Union embargo on the export of key drugs, and the refusal of major pharmaceutical companies to sell them the nation's predominant method of execution is increasingly hard to perform. With lethal injection's future uncertain, some states are turning to previously discarded methods. The Utah legislature just approved … [Link]
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