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.
Slashdot » Whitehouse Mandates HTTPS For Government Sites and Services
Bismillah writes: As per orders from Tony Scott, the government CIO, all federal agencies with publicly accessible websites must provide service only through a secure HTTPS connection. "Federal websites that do not convert to HTTPS will not keep pace with privacy and security practices used by commercial organizations, and with current and upcoming Internet standards," according to his memo. "This … [Link]
Mashable » A capella version of 'Jurassic Park' theme song rivals the original
Hold onto your butts, it's nostalgia time. With all the hype around Jurassic World, it's nice to remember the series' humble beginningsThe Warp Zone teamed up with YouTube a capella superstar Peter Hollens to take us on a journey back to the original film with a dino-tastic cover of its ending credits. Miss Piggy warns you to catcall her at … [Link]
Mashable » California oil spill cleanup has cost $69 million so far
GOLETA, Calif. — The cost of cleaning up the oil spill that fouled beaches last month on the California coast has reached $69 million so far, an official of the pipeline company said Wednesday. Costs are running at $3 million a day, and there is no timetable for when the cleanup will be complete, Plains All American Pipeline's on-scene coordinator, Patrick … [Link]
Mashable » Facebook Messenger games are here
We know that Facebook Messenger has more than 600 million users and now we know how Facebook wants to keep all those people on the app: games. Facebook launched its first round of apps for the Messenger platform back in March of this year, but no games were included with the lineup. Most apps were for sharing gifs, still images and … [Link]
Popular Science » How Filthy Is Your Neighborhood? This Map Can Tell You
Do you know how many tiny particles are in the air you breathe? What about the amount of lead paint in your neighborhood? Or if you live close to a toxic dump site? Now, a… [Link]
Popular Science » Coming Soon: 7 Continents Worth Of Household Bugs And Microbes
I was traveling over the past few weeks, including a stop in San Francisco where I had the pleasure of doing a book talk for an engaged—and perhaps tipsy—audience at the California Academy of Science’s NightLife party. Before the event, I was even luckier to get a couple of behind-the-scenes tours. One was with Michelle Trautwein, an assistant curator in … [Link]
Slashdot » Microsoft Manufacturing Surface Hub In the US
overThruster writes: According to the New York Times, Microsoft has chosen to manufacture its Surface Hub in Wilsonville, Oregon. The announcement follows Apple’s decision to build the Mac Pro in Texas. "It makes a lot of sense to manufacture in the U.S.," said Steve Hix, an entrepreneur who founded several Portland-area tech companies, including one that had a manufacturing facility … [Link]
Mashable » What it's like to ride a WWII motorcycle on a frozen Siberian lake
The bar for adventurous travel has been raised. Matt Prior and Dennis Malone spent two weeks circumnavigating a frozen lake in Siberia. And as if the destination and the itinerary weren't adventurous enough, they did it in a World War II-era Russian Ural motorbike and sidecar. See also: 10 Crazy Vacation Ideas for Thrillseekers "I had a burning desire to do … [Link]
Slashdot » Jaguar Land Rover Makes System For Mapping Potholes For Autonomous Vehicles
An anonymous reader writes: Jaguar Land Rover is developing a system that identifies potholes and other obstructions in the road and shares them via the cloud with highway authorities, and, potentially, other drivers with access to the report network. The project's research director Dr. Mike Bell says that such a network could help autonomous vehicles avoid potholes without crossing lanes … [Link]
Mashable » Pizza Hut box turns your phone into a movie projector
Pizza Hut in Hong Kong just made movie nights much more entertaining with a pizza box that helps turn your phone into a movie projector As a marketing stunt, the pizza chain is delivering special boxes to customers that morph into movie projectors, according to designboom. See also: Woman uses Pizza Hut order to save family from hostage situation The design … [Link]
Mashable » You can now push locations from Google Maps to your iOS device
Sometimes the smallest features can differentiate a good app from a great one With its latest iOS update, Google Maps will now allow users to send an address from their desktop to their iPhone or iPad in the form of a push notification. See also: Google Maps provides directions for travel by dragon If you're logged into the same Google account … [Link]
Mashable » Swiss police hit FIFA's Zurich headquarters for latest data seizure
Another day, another update to the ongoing investigation into the FIFA corruption scandal as Swiss police seized data from the soccer organization's Zurich-based headquarters on Wednesday, including information from the office of outgoing president Sepp Blatter, according to Reuters. See also: How to fix FIFA: Tear it down and start again Breaking: Swiss Attorney General office confirms to BBC it "seized … [Link]
Mashable » Bill Nye looks to the future after tumultuous solar sailing mission
As the Planetary Society's first LightSail mission comes to a close, people working with the organization are looking to the future The bread loaf-sized LightSail spacecraft is designed to surf on the sun's rays, using photons contained in the sun's rays to propel itself through the solar system. The spacecraft successfully deployed its solar sail on Sunday after multiple glitches. This … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles – “Bomb” (Episode II)
The second short movie from DC’s new “Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles” was released earlier today, and it’s just as good as episode #1. Check it out below! [Machinima] The post Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles – “Bomb” (Episode II) appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » 4 ways the yuccie can find happiness at work
Here’s how to succeed as a yuccie without really trying. Yuccies — the young urban creative professionals who are replacing hipsters — are foregoing full time salaries in favor of freelancing to do the creative work that they love, including photography, web designing, painting, and writing That means yuccies are hard workers. They are not tied to a cubicle, or a … [Link]
Mashable » Ohio mom blasts Target for sexist sign in children's toy aisle
It's 2015, and unnecessary gendering of children's toys are still not a thing of the past Blogger and mom Abi Bechtel of Green, Ohio noticed some peculiar qualifiers being used in her local Target. While shopping in its children's toy aisle, Bechtel noticed the signs for the play building sets were separated as "Building Sets" and "Girls' Building Sets." See … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Daily API RoundUp: Docker Remote SDKs, Shakr, Usabilla
Every day, the ProgrammableWeb team is busy, updating its three primary directories for APIs, clients (language-specific libraries or SDKs for consuming or providing APIs), and source code samples.
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Mashable » Twitter erupts in patriotism after U.S. soccer team defeats Germany
Close your eyes and travel back with us: The year is 2014. It's the World Cup The U.S. Men's National Team pairs up against Germany. We lose. Remember the pain? Remember the defeat? The completely expected disappointment? See also: Exaggerated Soccer Injuries Look Ridiculous Off the Field Now, it's 2015. It's a friendly match between USMNT and Germany. The game basically … [Link]
Slashdot » Kaspersky Lab Reveals Cyberattack On Its Corporate Network
An anonymous reader writes: Kaspersky Lab has revealed that it was recently subject to a major cyberattack. The company launched an investigation, which led to the discovery of a new malware platform from Duqu. Kaspersky has revealed that the attack exploited zero-day vulnerabilities and the malware has spread in the network through MSI (Microsoft Software Installer) files. "The attack is … [Link]
Mashable » Sorry guys, beards are over
Beards are officially dead With the advent of the yuccie—that is, the Young Urban Creative—there’s been a slow demise of the hipster tribe, with millennials now flocking toward more sophisticated shores See also: Your beard is dirty as a toilet 
Joel Alexander, among many of the yuccies set, have opted to shave their beards. "Beards are now over," he saysImage: Joel … [Link]
Mashable » 4 lessons on how to achieve a successful 'second act' as an entrepreneur
This article is part of DBA, a series on Mashable about running a business that features insights from leaders in entrepreneurship, venture capital and management. It's not just ramen-eating 20-somethings who start companies today More mature entrepreneurs are showing that experience counts for a lot in starting up. See also: How to successfully manage startup offices across multiple countries Some of … [Link]
Mashable » Sony announces trio of cameras that record 4K video, starting at $1,000
Sony is putting its weight behind 4K video recording in a huge way this year The company announced on Wednesday three new cameras capable of recording 4K video, which are targeted toward the amateur, advanced and professional shooter See also: Panasonic's G7 mirrorless camera records 4K video for only $800 However, the RX100 IV, RX10 II and A7R II won't shake … [Link]
Mashable » Reddit's biggest crackdown yet on hate speech shows the Wild West days are officially over
Reddit just sent a clear message to its sprawling community: the Wild West days are over. It's time for some law and order. The top execs at Reddit informed users on Wednesday that five subreddits, or custom Reddit communities, have been removed from the social news site for breaking the company's recently updated rules to crack down on harassment of users … [Link]
Popular Science » This Computer Runs On Water Droplets And Magnets
As anyone who has experienced the devastation of spilling a glass of water on their laptop knows, H2O and computers don't mix. Almost equally as bad? Magnets. Both are… [Link]
Mashable » 15 signs your cat is a spy for the CIA
Let’s just get down to business — cats are highly trained CIA agents Sure, you might think your kitty is nothing but an adorably fluffy pet that gets you more attention on Instagram. But if you sheeple would open your eyes, you might recognize the work of a master spy who is inviting the government to keep a close, non-digital eye … [Link]
Slashdot » German Parliament May Need To Replace All Hardware and Software To Stop Malware
jfruh writes: Trojan spyware has been running on computers in the German parliament for over four weeks, sending data to an unknown destination; and despite best efforts, nobody's been able to remove it. The German government is seriously considering replacing all hardware and software to get rid of it. From the ITWorld article: "After the attack, part of the parliament’s … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » John DiMaggio (Jake/Bender) Talks Bacon Pancakes! [Video]
Listen as John DiMaggio (the voice of Jake from Adventure Time and Bender from Futurama) gets emotional when asked if he’s ever tried bacon pancakes. Hmmmmm Bacon pancakes. Gotta try making a batch someday. [Cereal Box] The post John DiMaggio (Jake/Bender) Talks Bacon Pancakes! [Video] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » Pope tells Vladimir Putin to make a 'sincere effort' to find peace in Ukraine
MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin, in typical fashion, was over an hour late to meet Pope Francis on Wednesday. But they eventually met inside the walls of the Vatican, where the pontiff urged the Russian president to make a "sincere effort" to achieve peace in Ukraine A year-long war in the country has killed more than 6,700 people, and displaced over 1 … [Link]
Mashable » TV on the Radio's 'Game of Thrones' theme cover encourages everyone to chill
TV on the Radio has a message for the long-suffering citizens of Westeros: take a chill pill. The band covered the Game of Thrones theme song at their Brisbane concert, and lead singer Tunde Adebimpe added some vocals to the instrumental track. No one really needs lyrics beyond a simple "Mother of Dragons" chant Cue the jokes about how it … [Link]
Popular Science » A Woman With Transplanted Ovarian Tissue Gives Birth To Baby
A woman in Belgium thought to be infertile has become the first to give birth after receiving a transplant of her own ovarian tissue, according to an article published… [Link]
Mashable » Women, it's time to flaunt your underarm hair
Celebrities are embracing a summer trend: hairy armpits A women’s rights advocate is currently hosting a contest in China that asks women to post photos of their unshaven armpits. She, along with celebrities like Jemima Kirke, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, and Lena Dunham have been challenging the universal belief that women's beauty should include completely shaven armpit hair “Men have more freedom … [Link]
Slashdot » Why Our Brains Can't Process the Gravest Threats To Humanity
merbs writes: Our brains are unfathomably complex, powerful organs that grant us motor skills, logic, and abstract thought. Brains have bequeathed unto we humans just about every cognitive advantage, it seems, except for one little omission: the ability to adequately process the need for the whole species' long-term survival. They're miracle workers for the short-term survival of individuals, but the … [Link]
Mashable » Apple Music's worst nightmare? Spotify just doubled its paid subscribers
In sports and politics, they call it the Big Mo. It's that sense of unstoppable momentum that clings to an athlete, a team or a candidate on the rise — a halo of efficiency and popularity that is profoundly hard to overcome, no matter how much money the other guy has In its race to dominate the world of music streaming … [Link]
Mashable » Quiz: Are you a yuccie?
If you don't think you're a yuccie, you're probably wrong. Mashable's piece on Young Urban Creatives — or yuccies, as writer David Infante calls them — officially announced the death of the hipster in favor of its more tech-savvy, mainstream and altogether identical twin. The good news: Creative millennials no longer have to worry about being branded as hipsters. The bad … [Link]
Mashable » How to use your local park for a kickass workout
Your gym is cold and poorly lit. The great outdoors is your playground. Mashable followed fitness trainer and founder of New York-based boot camp Trooper Fitness and FL2 ambassador, Prince Brathwaite, around Union Square, New York to learn a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) circuit routine. It only require objects easily found in your local park, and maybe even your backyard. No … [Link]
Popular Science » New Solar Storm Forecasting Technique Breaks The 24-Hour Warning Barrier For Earth
Solar storms start their lives as violent explosions from the sun’s surface. They’re made up of energetic charged particles wrapped in a complex magnetic cloud. As they erupt… [Link]
Mashable » EPA is trying to cut aircraft emissions, but the rule book is cloudy
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a draft finding that, if finalized, would trigger federal rules to curtail greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. commercial aviation. This would add aircraft to the list of entities covered by the Obama administration's climate program, which aims to reduce U.S. emissions by 26 to 28% below 2005 levels by 2025. The action on Wednesday afternoon, … [Link]
Popular Science » Computer Brain Surgery Simulation Is Genuinely Gelatinous
When you look at a diagram or model of the brain, everything looks to be in its place. Long-term memories are stored in the prefrontal cortex, the cerebellum takes care of… [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Ultimate Man Cave: A $50,000 “Elder Scrolls” Basement [Video]
Comic book artist Tyler Kirkham spent $50,000 to convert his basement into the ultimate “Elder Scrolls” man cave. Check it out! Despite wife Jill’s dreams of a swimming pool in the garden, Tyler Kirkham, 32, couldn’t be swayed from his vision based on The Elder Scrolls series of fantasy games, which features a $15,000 bathroom with its own waterfall and … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Kevin Spacey CGI puppet recreated using paparazzi shots
From Barack Obama to Kevin Spacey, cheap, controllable CGI models of famous people's faces can now be created in 3D using publicly available photos online (full text available to subscribers) 
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Mashable » High heel-related injuries have spiked over the years
It may be time to follow in Barbie’s footsteps and say goodbye to those horribly painful stilettos. High heel-realted injuried have doubled between 2002 and 2012, according to a new study published in The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. In 2002, there were 7,097 related injuries for women in the U.S.; in 2012, there were 14,140. See also: Besides sexist, … [Link]
Mashable » The Dausage is the doughnut-sausage hybrid of your meaty dreams
Since the advent of the Cronut, entrepreneurial cooks have found other ways to combine the deep-fried crisp of a doughnut with, well, pretty much anything that's edible. Now a new hybrid for meat lovers is joining the ranks of the duffin and the ramnut. The Dausage is U.K. man Liam Bennett's answer to the food hybrid craze. Part sausage, part doughnut, … [Link]
Mashable » Facebook now wants you to explore what's trending in 5 topics
Facebook continues to experiment with organizing the Trending area on its homepage by different topics, a test it began in April. Currently, the social network has five topics that users can toggle between — All News, Politics, Science and Tech, Sports, and Entertainment — and are represented by small, recognizable icons, including a soccer ball for Sports and an old-school film … [Link]
Slashdot » Spotify Raises $526 Million As Apple Charges Into Streaming
An anonymous reader writes: Spotify has raised an enormous $526 million in funding to fight off Apple's new Apple Music subscription service. As part of the funding round, European carrier TeliaSonera is responsible for $115 million. The music service now has 20 million paying subscribers and 75 million monthly active users, doubling the subscriber base since May of 2014. The … [Link]
Mashable » Dancing headless robotic dog does a little samba
Welcome to Google, where a summer BBQ party means having a dancing, headless robot dog dance in a parking lot for your amusement. A summer party hosted by Google Ventures, Google's venture arm, this week featured a drone taking group pictures, a self-driving car waiting to be used and, most memorably of all, a robotic dog that apparently knows how to … [Link]
Mashable » It's official: Pizza Hut's hot dog pizza is coming to the states
There have been plenty of whispers and murmurs of Pizza Hut bringing their famed hot dog-stuffed crust pizza to the United States. Now the rumors have been answered. News outlets have been abuzz with the possibility that this artery-clogging monstrosity might soon grace the U.S. after The Impulsive Buy posted this promotional flyer, emblazoned with a mysterious graphic of a hot … [Link]
Mashable » McKinney police officer says he wasn't targeting minorities at pool party
The Texas police officer who resigned after he was seen in a video pushing a bikini-clad 14-year-old girl to the pavement and pulling a gun on two of her friends at a teenage pool party "was not targeting minorities," his lawyer said. She noted he also "detained a white female" — an arrest that wasn't captured on video. See also: The … [Link]
Mashable » A fan tried to correct Taylor Swift’s grammar, but there’s no bad blood
Correcting Taylor Swift's grammar does not, historically, have a great success rate. Earlier this year, the Princeton Review asked students to find the grammatical error in a Swift lyric, forgetting that Swift is flawless and misquoting her in the process This week, a Swiftie, who was willing to compromise her relationship with Taylor to defend the English language, took issue with … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » New JSON API Specification Aims to Speed API Development
New API specification JSON API was released at the end of May but is already seeing the emergence of an active developer community starring and forking the GitHub repo and building integration libraries and tools.
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Software Bug Caused by Missing Data May Have Crashed Plane
By Chris (originally posted to Flickr as A400M) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/license~ via Wikimedia CommonsA highly automated military plane that crashed in Spain appears to have been hit by a software fault. The Airbus A400M, which was being tested before going into active service, crashed shortly after take off last month killing four out of the six crew members. The crash … [Link]
New Scientist – News » First visit to Pluto could rewrite the solar system's story
Rivers of neon, geysers of nitrogen, an oddly giant moon: the New Horizons probe promises revealing spectacles – and insights into deep solar system history (full text available to subscribers) 
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Slashdot » Xilinx and AMD: an Inevitable Match?
itwbennett writes: Steve Casselman at Seeking Alpha was among the first to suggest that Xilinx should buy AMD because, among other reasons, it 'would let Xilinx get in on the x86 + FPGA fabric tsunami.' The trouble with this, however, is that 'AMD's server position is minuscule…. While x86 has 73% of the server market, Intel owns virtually all of … [Link]
Popular Science » Astronauts Could Harvest Moon Water With Space Distilleries
As sunlight floods across the moon’s surface, water molecules in the frozen crust warm up and evaporate. That water vapor later cools and condenses into a frost which, … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Anatomy of A Real World API Security Breach
It seems like at least once a week we hear about another huge security breach. And that’s only when it happens to huge Fortune-500 companies. It’s happening so often that we’re starting to zone it out. In fact, the millennials are known as the generation that simply doesn’t care about privacy—we live out our lives online and we simply accept … [Link]
Slashdot » Man With the "Golden Arm" Has Saved Lives of 2 Million Babies
schwit1 writes: James Harrison, known as "The Man with the Golden Arm," has donated blood plasma from his right arm nearly every week for the past 60 years. Soon after Harrison became a donor, doctors called him in. His blood, they said, could be the answer to a deadly problem. Harrison was discovered to have an unusual antibody in his … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Mobile Browsing in 2015 [Comic]
Yes, I know this used to happen here from time to time, but we’ve improved the situation quite a lot since January 2015! 🙂 [Source: CommitStrip | Like CommitStrip on Facebook] The post Mobile Browsing in 2015 [Comic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
New Scientist – News » What Nobel winner Tim Hunt's sexist outburst actually tells us
Biochemist Tim Hunt suggests gender-segregated labs, so the men aren't distracted by the tearful "girls". What was he thinking, wonders Debora MacKenzie 
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Popular Science » McLaren 650S Aims For Efficiency
Engineers worked to make the McLaren 650S more fuel efficient and with lower emissions to meet the demands of the future. [Link]
Slashdot » NASA Releases Massive Climate Change Data Set
An anonymous reader writes: NASA is releasing global climate change projections to help scientists and planners better understand local and global effects of hazards. The data includes both historical measurements from around the world and simulated projections based on those measurements. "The NASA climate projections provide a detailed view of future temperature and precipitation patterns around the world at a … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Latest numbers show at least 5 metres sea-level rise locked in
It's too late to stop the seas rising at least 5 metres and only fast, drastic action will avert a 20-metre rise, New Scientist calculates based on recent studies (full text available to subscribers) 
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Popular Science » Samsung's New Smart Mirror Displays Want to Dress You Up
If you’ve been longing for 22nd century chic in a 21st century world, Samsung has read your mind and debuted their new Transparent and Mirror OLED displays. This technology… [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » BlockCypher Microtransaction API Lowers Micropayments Cost
BlockCypher, a blockchain-based Web API company, has released its Microtransaction API. The API enables payments of as little as 2,000 satoshis (approximately 0.5 cents).
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Slashdot » Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist Criticizes Role of Women In Labs
An anonymous reader writes: Tim Hunt is an English biochemist most notable for winning the 2001 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine. Today he's become notable for something else entirely — at the World Conference of Science Journalists, Hunt suggested science labs should be segregated by gender. He said, "Let me tell you about my trouble with girls three things … [Link]
Mashable » Billionaire sends beloved pet pig away for getting too angsty
In the words of iconic fictional billionaire Gordon Gekko, "If you need a friend, get a dog." The same cannot be said for pigs, apparently. For hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen, whose net worth is $11.4 billion, a pet pig named Romeo became too much to handle See also: A pig was arrested in Michigan and it crapped all over … [Link]
Mashable » Murder charge dropped against 23-year-old woman who induced abortion
A Georgia prosecutor dismissed murder charges Wednesday against a 23-year-old woman accused of inducing an abortion by taking pills in a case that baffled even abortion opponents. See also: Your right to an abortion may depend on your zip code Dougherty County District Attorney Greg Edwards issued a statement saying he had dismissed a malice murder charge against 23-year-old Kenlissia Jones, … [Link]
Mashable » Apple is building its own version of Google Street View for Apple Maps
Apple Maps is slowly improving At its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, Apple announced plans to update its Maps app with transit directions, and now, the company revealed it's working on its own version of Google Maps' Street View. The company launched a new website to let people know it will be "driving vehicles around the world to collect data" to … [Link]
Mashable » Hermann Zapf, a titan of the typeface, dies at 96
Humans read an average of 300 words per minute and type an average of 40 words per minute. That means we spend a damn lot of time staring at fonts. Our eyes glide smoothly over the curves of a sans serif; they stop short at bold, boxy text. We have strong feelings toward certain typefaces, developing aversions to Comic Sans and … [Link]
Mashable » 1,000 cutouts of Nicki Minaj's butt are gracing Helsinki Cathedral's steps
When international superstar Nicki Minaj performs in your country for the first time, the appropriate form of hospitality is arranging 1,000 cutouts of her "super bass" on the steps of one of your hallowed landmarks Finland knows what's up, taking over the steps of the Helsinki Cathedral with cardboard cutouts of Minaj. The rapper is set to perform in Finland for … [Link]
Mashable » A cat library in New Mexico encourages office workers to check out kittens
A county office in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is home to one of the most ingenious stress-relief ideas ever: a cat library, where office workers can check kittens in and out like books. City officials installed a kitten playpen in lobby of the building in May 2012 as a way to promote the adoptable cats from local shelters. Inside the playpen … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Polar bear caught eating dolphins and freezing the leftovers
An ill-fated pod of white-beaked dolphins fell prey to Svalbard polar bears, perhaps after they were drawn further north than usual by warm waters 
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Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: What Hardware Is In Your Primary Computer?
An anonymous reader writes: Here's something we haven't done in a while: list the specs of your main system (best one) so we can see what kinds of computers Slashdot geeks use. Context would be interesting, too — if you're up for it, explain how and why you set it up as you did, as well as the computer's primary … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » New ‘Justice League’ Cartoon Is Surprisingly Dark
Everyone got really excited when they heard Batman animator legend Bruce Timm was going to be helping to create a new Justice League series, but seeing how golden age and ‘safe’ his run on Batman: The Animated Series was, no one expected something as dark as Justice League: Gods and Monsters. But darkness is just what we have gotten so … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Silence of the drones: How to quiet that annoying aerial buzz
Noise may be a problem when fleets of delivery drones start operating in urban airspace. But a team from NASA has developed a way to silence them 
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Mashable » Denmark is sending young addicts on Caribbean sailing trips for rehab
Denmark has come up with an unusual approach to treating young drug addicts: sending them to the Caribbean. Local councils have spent an estimated £4 million ($6.2 million) to send 59 offenders on sailing trips for up to a year at a time, according to Danish paper Metroexpress. Once there, they spend time on one of two sailing ketches operated by … [Link]
Mashable » Hillary Clinton joins Instagram with a photo of her red, white and blue pantsuits
Hillary Clinton exploded onto the Instagram scene Wednesday morning with an unfiltered photo of the things she knows best: her red, white and blue pantsuits. "Hard choices," wrote the self-described "doting grandmother, among other things" in the photo's caption, which appeared days ahead of the former first lady's official official 2016 campaign launch. Clinton first announced her second bid for the … [Link]
Mashable » Prison guards arrested in connection to beating death of Rikers Island inmate
Two New York City corrections officers were arrested Wednesday morning in relation to the fatal beating of an inmate at Rikers Island, according to the federal authorities. Brian Coll and Byron Taylor were arrested for their role in the December 2012 death of Ronald Spear, whose death was ruled a homicide as a result of blunt force trauma to his head … [Link]
Slashdot » MIT Team Creates Ultracold Molecules
jan_jes writes: Physicists at MIT have successfully cooled molecules in a gas of sodium potassium (NaK) to a temperature of 500 nanokelvins. The researchers found that the ultracold molecules were relatively long-lived and stable, resisting reactive collisions with other molecules (abstract). The molecules also exhibited very strong dipole moments — strong imbalances in electric charge within molecules that mediate magnet-like … [Link]
Popular Science » Injectable, Flexible Mesh Picks Up Activity In Mouse Brains
Ever since scientists figured out that the brain communicates via electricity, they've been trying to understand it–and manipulate it. Now a team led by researchers from… [Link]
Mashable » Tiny kittens reenact climactic battle from 'The Lion King'
The animosity between orange cats and black cats continues to burn bright and hot. These two bite-sized kittens took on a lion-sized fight: the climactic battle between Simba and Scar for control of Pride Rock at the end of the Disney classic, The Lion King. Life's not fair, little ones. Long live the king. Male a cappella singers nail a … [Link]
Popular Science » Looking for Dark Matter Under A Mountain
A mile beneath Italy’s Gran Sasso mountain lies the DarkSide-50 detector. The three-story cylinder was built to search for our universe’s most mysterious substance: dark matter. “We know it exists in our galaxy and roughly how much there is,” says Princeton physicist Peter Meyers. “What we don’t know is what it is.” The most promising lead is WIMPs–weakly interacting massive … [Link]
Mashable » Despite new close-ups, NASA still can't explain bright spots on Ceres
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has been inching closer to the dwarf planet Ceres, and it has taken the sharpest photo yet of the planetary body's mysterious bright spots as well as its unique network of craters Dawn is now in a second mapping orbit about 2,700 miles above Ceres, which is about the same as the distance between New York City and … [Link]
Mashable » 10 unforgettable performances and moments in CMT Awards history
NASHVILLE — The 2015 CMT Awards is shaping up to deliver several show-stopping moments, with actor Arnold Schwarzenegger presenting, electronic-music star Zedd performing alongside Lady Antebellum, as well as sportscaster Erin Andrews and Pitch Perfect's Brittany Snow co-hosting the ceremony on June 10 at 7 p.m. CT The fan-voted ceremony, which doles out accolades for country music videos and performances, launched … [Link]
Mashable » 8 subscription services that will save you money
With the rise of subscription services, you'll never need to make another purchase decision again. Seriously. From clothing to cosmetics, entertainment devices to hygiene, the opportunity to "subscribe" is everywhere See also: How to enjoy life's little luxuries for less While not all of these services are dirt cheap, each provides a niche customer with something special and desirable. Rather than … [Link]
Mashable » Male a cappella singers nail a shimmering 'Lady Marmalade' cover
Everyone's favorite all-male a cappella group, Oxford University's Out of the Blue, is back with a charity single that will have you daydreaming of sequins and cabaret. The glittery music video for their cover of Labelle's "Lady Marmalade" — though, we all know which version really matters — has the English gents "struttin' their stuff" on top of the Moulin … [Link]
Mashable » Homer and Marge are splitting up on 'The Simpsons' because love is dead
D’oh! Homer and Marge Simpson, everyone's favorite TV couple, are splitting up on The Simpsons. See also: The voice of Mr. Burns and Ned Flanders is leaving 'The Simpsons' Al Jean, the show's executive producer, recently revealed details of their separation in an interview with Variety "In the premiere, it’s discovered after all the years, Homer has narcolepsy and it’s an … [Link]
Mashable » Soccer superstar Lionel Messi facing trial for $4.6 million tax fraud
Lionel Messi, one of the world's most famous athletes, is mired in legal troubles as he and his father will be tried for €4.1 million (or $4.6 million) tax fraud See also: Speculation surrounds Messi as FC Barcelona devolves into disarray The charges allege that Messi's father used companies set up in Belize and Uruguay to sell rights to Messi's image … [Link]
Mashable » Putin: God gave me perfect judgment
MOSCOW — God has blessed Vladimir Putin with perfect judgment That's at least what he told an Italian newspaper in advance of his meeting with the Pope. In a wide-ranging interview with the Italian daily Corriere della Sera, the Russian president was asked whether he had any regrets about decisions he's made in his life. "I can't remember anything at this … [Link]
Mashable » Calm down, everyone: Bryce Dallas Howard is not Jessica Chastain
In case you were confused, Bryce Dallas Howard, and not Jessica Chastain, will be starring in the upcoming movie Jurassic World. They are not the same person. Apparently, the two redheaded actresses have Internet users doing a double take whenever they appear on screens. While acting in several separate movies and having totally different career paths, Howard and Chastain bear some … [Link]
Slashdot » San Francisco Public Schools To Require Computer Science For Preschoolers
theodp writes: Never underestimate the ability of tech and its leaders to create a crisis. The S.F. Chronicle's Jill Tucker reports that the San Francisco School Board unanimously voted Tuesday to ensure every student in the district gets a computer science education, with coursework offered in every grade from preschool through high school, a first for a public school district. … [Link]
Mashable » Tourists detained in Malaysia for getting naked on sacred mountain
More tourists are in trouble for getting naked for a photo op. Late last month, 10 tourists stripped down on Mount Kinabalu, a mountain on the island of Borneo, which is shared by the Malaysian state of Sabah. On June 5, a magnitude-5.9 earthquake struck near the mountain, and killed 18 people. See also: Tourists keep getting naked at Angkor Wat … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Cheers! Chimps' favourite tipple is sweet palm wine
Chimps in Guinea seem to get tipsy on the booze they find at the bottom of raffia palms, in the first study of the drinking habits of wild chimpanzees 
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Mashable » Lego apologizes for toy branded as 'back-of-the-bus window-licker'
Lego has come under fire after a toy on their online store was branded as a "back-of-the-bus-window-licker~ The toy, part of their "Mixels" product line, is called Turg, and was referred to as an "an experiment that’s gone very, very wrong." See also: Art project will take 3,000 photos of disabled people to change your perceptions "Window licker" is a known … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Trail-blazing ants show hints of metacognition when seeking food
When faced with a changing environment ants are less likely to leave scent trails for their colony, perhaps doubting their own knowledge 
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Why Do You Always Forget People’s Names + 7 Brain Hacks to Remember Them! [Science Video]
Who else forgets someone’s name only SECONDS after you’ve heard it? Here’s the science behind why. And here are 7 brain hacks that should help you remember names for effectively. [ASAPScience] The post Why Do You Always Forget People’s Names + 7 Brain Hacks to Remember Them! [Science Video] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » Duolingo raises $45 million, now valued at nearly half a billion dollars
Duolingo, the company known for its popular language-learning app, has raised another $45 million in funding. The latest round, lead by Google Capital, brings Duolingo's total funding up to $83 million, following a $20 million Series C last year See also: 10 apps that will make your life infinitely easier The language startup says this latest investment, which comes at a … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Norway's coal disinvestment is still just a drop in the ocean
Norway's sovereign wealth fund is to sell off its $5 billion of coal holdings, but has no immediate plans to get rid of its larger oil and gas assets 
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Mashable » 8-bit 'Jurassic Park' goes back in time to old-school video games
Join Dr. Alan Grant and the gang for an old-school adventure through Jurassic Park as they try not to die in an 8-bit-animated explosion of awesome. Hold onto your butts, Internet. Ayn Rand's philosophy on love is a scary and inspring relationship manifesto 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' for a singing football team Thrill-seeking rabbit takes on a huge avalanche … [Link]
Slashdot » US Tech Giants Ask Obama Not To Compromise Encryption
An anonymous reader writes: Two industry bodies which represent Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, IBM, and others, have written to President Obama urging that the U.S. government not seek to legislate "official back doors" into encryption techniques. The Software and Information Industry Association and the Information Technology Industry Council sent the "strongly worded" letter on Monday, saying, "Consumer trust in digital products … [Link]
Mashable » NTSB: Amtrak engineer wasn't on phone before deadly Philadelphia crash
The engineer behind the controls of an Amtrak commuter train that derailed in Philadelphia on May 12 was not on his phone at the time of the crash, according to federal investigators. Lawyers for the engineer, Brandon Bostian, have maintained that he suffered a concussion in the derailment, which killed eight and injured more than 200, and does not remember what … [Link]
Mashable » Microsoft Surface Hub is on a quest to make business meetings more tolerable for $20,000
Participating remotely in a business meeting stinks. You usually can’t hear what people are saying unless they’re right next to the microphone, you can’t see the whiteboard and people don’t always hear and see you. That's the bad news. The good news is it might only cost your company $20,000 to fix these meetings completely. See also: Windows 10 is almost … [Link]
Mashable » Ayn Rand's philosophy on love is a scary and inspring relationship manifesto
This is what happens when TLC's "No Scrubs" meets Objectivist philosophy. In a new episode of PBS Digital Studios' Blank on Blank series, novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand reveals her — quite frankly terrifying — manifesto on love and happiness. "You love only those who deserve it," says Rand, in a resurfaced interview from 1959. "Man has free will. If … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Supernova prized by astronomers begins to fade from view
A stellar explosion known as SN 1987A is a favourite among astronomers as it is one of the closest to Earth, but it is now disappearing 
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Mashable » 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' for a singing football team
Mobile! Agile! Vocal! The Kennesaw State Owls definitely remember the Titans. After a Friday of sweat and weights, the football team ended their workout on a high note to "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." Their lyrics may have been weak, but the left half definitely carried them home. You might even say their left side was their strong side. Tiny … [Link]
Mashable » Facebook targets ads in India, Turkey and Indonesia based on your gender and Internet speed
In Indonesia, Facebook users who were updating their status updates came across an ad for Durex condoms. But not everyone saw the same ad Facebook worked with Durex to create an ad campaign tailored to the country's more traditional sensibilities, persuading Indonesians to think of condoms for more than just safety with a call to "make love pleasurable." The ads would … [Link]
Mashable » Thrill-seeking rabbit takes on a huge avalanche like it's NBD
It's teeny rabbit versus massive avalanche in a video posted by Russian snowboarding company Helipro. Despite the odds stacked against it, the rabbit comes out on the other side as the true champion here. It looks almost too good to be true. Even the snowboarding human beside the rabbit doesn't have the guts to try to scale this one [H/T: … [Link]
Mashable » Canine hospice lets terminal pups live out their happiest final days
When aging pups in Minneapolis, Minnesota are on their last legs, there's a loving place they can turn to for end of life support. Local nonprofit Secondhand Hounds set up a canine hospice service for dogs living out their final days, CBS Minnesota reports See also: Photographer stunningly transforms shelter dogs into famous writers The hospice program places foster older dogs … [Link]
Slashdot » 49 Suspected Members of Cybercriminal Group Arrested In Europe
An anonymous reader writes: A joint international operation led to the arrests of 49 suspected members of a cybercriminal group in Europe. The operation involved law enforcement agencies from several different nations, including Italy, Spain, Poland, Belgium, Georgia, and the UK. Police searched 58 separate properties, seizing laptops, hard disks, telephones, tablets, credit cards and cash, SIM cards, memory sticks, … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Summer is Coming: HUMONGOUS T-Shirt Sale – Over 70,000 Geektastic Tees at Just $14 Each!
Hey Geeks! Our pals over at TeePublic are currently having a big sale on all their t-shirts! All of their tees are currently going for just $14 each, and we’re talking about over 70,000 designs here. Here’s a selection of some of our favorites, but I won’t list them all, there’s just way too many of them to do that! … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: Up to 50% Off Select Canon Printers
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon offers up to 50% off on select Canon printers, including several wireless models, photo printers and all-in-ones! [Up to 50% Off Select Canon Printers] The post Amazon Deal of the Day: Up to 50% Off Select Canon Printers appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Enjoy Your Food! [Comic]
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » 15FPS vs. 30FPS vs. 60FPS [Animated GIF]
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Mashable » 'Jurassic World' review: Leave the kids at home. It gets gnarly.
LOS ANGELES — If you're a parent of a certain age who's just dying to share the awe and wonder you felt in 1993 with your own little dino-crazed hatchlings this weekend, well … you might want to consider lining up a babysitter instead. Because kids, Jurassic World is not your father's dinosaur movie. This is a grisly, highly stylized slasher … [Link]
Slashdot » SpaceX Wants Permission To Test Satellite Internet
An anonymous reader writes: SpaceX has filed documents with the FCC asking for permission to begin testing a project to serve internet access from space. "The plan calls for launching a constellation of 4,000 small and cheap satellites that would beam high-speed Internet signals to all parts of the globe, including its most remote regions." This follows news that Facebook … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Designing with best practices, principles, and interaction patterns
Download a free copy of The New Design Fundamentals ebook, a curated collection of chapters from our Design library. Note: this post is an excerpt from Designing Social Interfaces, by Christian Crumlish and Erin Malone, which is included in the … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Mining the value of the IoT
Save 25% on registration for Solid with code SLD25. Solid is our conference on the convergence of software and hardware, and the Internet of Things. Jon Bruner and Dr. Michael Chui recently discussed Chuis latest research on the Internet of … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Enterprising open source
If you attend OSCON this year, you may notice a bit more attention paid to the enterprise side of tech. That is on purpose, as we have been noticing the Open Source and Enterprise worlds edging closer and closer. Companies … [Link]
Mashable » Spotify reportedly responds to Apple Music by raising half a billion dollars
Apple is a nasty competitor to have, with its seemingly endless cash flow and enormous reach. But Spotify is not giving up that easily The streaming music company, who'll have to fend off the threat of recently launched Apple Music service, just closed a $526 million dollar funding round, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday The monster round values the company … [Link]
Mashable » Fun's frontman Nate Ruess drops wild video for emotional monster 'AhHa'
Nate Ruess is trying to counterbalance the depression-fueled lyrics in his latest solo single "AhHa" with a colorfully kooky video, which he's exclusively premiering on Mashable. In the video (above), he flies like a lazy Superman, falls from the sky and sinks into the ocean like a rusty anchor before his journey ends on a high note with a jovial … [Link]
Mashable » Man threatens to set himself on fire outside BBC's London office
LONDON — A man who poured petrol on himself and reportedly threatened to set himself on fire outside the BBC's central London office. BBC staff posted photos and updates to Twitter about the incident, which happened Wednesday morning at New Broadcasting House in Portland Place. No one was injured, and the man has been arrested #BBC on lock down pic.twitter.com/lU3WxmQY5w — … [Link]
Mashable » Suicide bomber targets famed Egyptian temple in Luxor
A suicide bomber blew himself up on Wednesday just steps away from the ancient Egyptian temple of Karnak in Luxor, a southern city that attracts millions of tourists every year. Shortly after the explosion, police exchanged fire with and killed two suspected Islamic militants who had arrived at the Nile-side temple with the suicide bomber, the officials said. See also: How … [Link]
Mashable » Jimmy Fallon proves Ed Sheeran songs sound way better with nonsense lyrics
Jimmy Fallon stepped up his karaoke game on Tuesday when he invited Molly Shannon and Denis Leary to join him for an absurd round of "Nonsense Karaoke" on The Tonight Show The twist: Each song's original lyrics were replaced with nonsensical sentences that cover everything from eating waffles in Snooki's barn to finding bugs in Pee Wee Herman's car. This … [Link]
Mashable » Skinny jeans make you happier (according to this study at least)
It’s time to break out the skinnies. According to a new research survey, skinny jeans represent more than just your sense of style; the fit of your jeans can predict how happy and confident you are See also: 4 easy ways to instantly upgrade your clothes for free Qualtrics, a survey platform, found that those who wear skinny jeans are 9% … [Link]
Mashable » People are posing with tampons to break the taboo about menstruation
LONDON — People have been posting selfies with tampons on Twitter all week, using the #JustATampon hashtag to raise awareness of menstruation and break the taboo about periods worldwide. See also: Imperator Furiosa of 'Mad Max' is the ultimate tampon spokesperson The campaign, which was launched by global children's charity Plan UK and news site V Point, has also been calling … [Link]
Slashdot » Freedom of Information Requests Turn Up Creationist Materials In Schools
An anonymous reader writes: In 2008, Louisiana passed a law that was designed to let teachers introduce creationism into public classrooms alongside evolution. Zack Kopplin, a student at the time, decided to fight the law by sending Freedom Of Information Act requests to the schools, asking for anything mentioning creationism or the law itself. While most ignore him, he has … [Link]
Mashable » 10 fantasy book series that aren't 'A Song of Ice and Fire'
You love Game of Thrones, but there's only so many times you can read the five available entries in the best-selling series before you go insane — and who knows when The Winds of Winter is going to be finished? If you need a new fantasy obsession to fill that Jon Snow-shaped hole in your life, there are plenty of excellent … [Link]
Mashable » Pledge aside, dead billionaires don't have to give away half their fortunes
In the five years since Bill Gates and Warren Buffett created the Giving Pledge, 193 individuals have made the simple promise to give more than half of their fortunes away in life or in death. This week, another 16 people joined the initiative, including Chobani yogurt founder Hamdi Ulukaya and Scottish oil baron Ian Wood. Signing the pledge has brought glowing … [Link]
Mashable » You can watch an 8K video on YouTube — in theory
Most people don't have a monitor or TV that supports 4K resolution, so why go to 8K? There's only one answer: Because you can As 9to5Google noted Tuesday, a YouTube video entitled "Ghost Towns in 8K" (above) can be seen in 8K, or 4320p resolution See also: Slow-motion video shows chameleon's speedy tongue capturing prey The video was filmed by … [Link]
Mashable » It's 8 a.m. Do you know where your coffee came from?
In essence, coffee is a simple drink — dried, ground beans mixed with hot water and strained. Most people think less often about where their coffee comes from than what type of sweetener to add to it. Learning more about the origins of your coffee and how it's grown and harvested can be an incredibly rich and rewarding field of study … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Four short links: 10 June 2015
The 11 Deadly Sins of Product Development (O’Reilly Radar) — they’re traps that are easy to fall into. It’s the Future — satire, but like all good satire it’s built on a rich vein of truth. Genuine guffaw funny, but … [Link]
Mashable » Barry the Bedlington terrier likes to ride his tricycle
Meet Barry the Bedlington terrier: Cumbria's most proficient tricyclist. The three-year-old dog, who lives with his owners Wayne Sowerby and Kate Hayllar in Kirkby Stephen, started out riding skateboards when he was a puppy, Rex Features reports. It wasn't long before he graduated to the trike, with his owners pushing him along before letting him do his thing alone. See … [Link]
Mashable » 80 years since Alcoholics Anonymous began, glimpse inside a 1965 meeting
Image: Philippe Le Tellier/Paris Match via Getty ImagesImage: Philippe Le Tellier/Paris Match via Getty ImagesAlcoholics Anonymous (AA) was founded in the U.S. in 1935, just two years after the end of Prohibition and three decades before these photos were taken, in the spring of 1964. June 10 marks the fellowship's 80th anniversary.AA was founded by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith, both alcoholics. … [Link]
Mashable » A Nobel Prize winner made some really sexist comments about women in science
LONDON — Three things happen with women in science labs, according to Nobel Prize winning scientist Sir Tim Hunt: You fall in love with them; they fall in love with you, and when you criticise them they cry See also: Why it matters to keep the world's oceans pure and clean The British biochemist, who was awarded a Noble Prize in … [Link]
Mashable » Google's Larry Page is the best CEO in America
Managers the world over may boast of being the "World's Best Boss" on cheesy mugs and desktop gag pieces, but in the case of Google's Larry Page or Nike's Mark Parker, the claim wouldn't be hyperbole. That's according to a recent report from online jobs forum Glassdoor, which ranks the top fifty CEOs based entirely on what employees think of the … [Link]
Mashable » FIFA suspends the World Cup 2026 bidding process
LONDON — FIFA has suspended the bidding process for the 2026 World Cup, according to its general secretary Jerome Valcke. The news comes amid investigations into the tournaments in Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022. The bidding was due to begin shortly with a decision on the host nation expected in Kuala Lumpur in May 2017 at the FIFA congress. … [Link]
Slashdot » Ex-CIA Director: We're Not Doing Nearly Enough To Protect Against the EMP Threat
An anonymous reader writes: Last week saw the release of an open letter written to President Obama by a committee of notable political, security and defense experts — which includes past and present members of Congress, ambassadors, CIA directors, and others — on the country's concerning level of vulnerability to a natural or man-made Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP). An EMP has … [Link]
Mashable » Bullied teen creates magnificent prom dress and it is perfect payback
Sometimes revenge is so sweet. Bullied teenager Kyemah McEntyre showed her classmates how to stand up to the haters — by rocking out the best damn prom dress, made by hand. The 18-year-old artist designed the daring frock and Markell Evette of Markell's Closet created it. Her handsome date even wore a matching bow-tie and handkerchief The 18-year-old senior put a … [Link]
Mashable » ISIS still holds thousands of slaves, giving brisk business to human smugglers
DUHOK, Iraq — The smuggler scrolled through text messages on his phone that showed photos of people for sale There was a 15-year-old girl with a $10,000 price tag. A mother and her two daughters priced at $20,500. There was also a picture of a small, smiling boy among the many photos which, the smuggler said, came from ISIS militants or … [Link]
Mashable » One Direction to meet roller coaster crash victim after Twitter campaign
LONDON — One Direction have filmed a video message and offered to meet a teenage girl whose leg was amputated after the Alton Towers roller coaster crash earlier this month in which several people were injured. They were prompted into action by the #Get1DToLeah Twitter campaign. See also: 4 seriously injured after roller coaster cars crash in England 17-year-old Leah Washington … [Link]
Mashable » Lego Hulk smashes almost as good as the real thing
Lego cannot be stopped in 2015. Along with announcing a Jurassic World tie-in game, and Lego Dimensions, a toys-to-life game that combines 14 different TV, movie and game franchises, it's also bringing Marvel along for the ride. Check out this adorable Lego New York City, which the Lego Avengers must defend from a minifig version of Loki, re-enacting the epic … [Link]
Mashable » These insane vans for CEOs redefine the meaning of working on the go
In India, where private drivers are already a middle class staple, one man has created an entirely new category of executive wheels: the mobile office. Indeed, the handiwork of Dilip Chhabria, an erstwhile GM engineer, is discreetly visible across India. His firm, DC design, co-opts battered Toyota Highlanders and retrofits the interiors with amenities like Wi-Fi, touchscreen TVs, sound-proofing, and airline … [Link]
Mashable » Aussie fans mortified by the country's new 'canary yellow' rugby jersey
After a photo of the new Australian rugby jersey leaked online Tuesday, all fans could do was pray it wasn't real Unfortunately, their greatest fears were confirmed on Wednesday when the Wallabies officially released the new shirt for the Australian team. Many fans simply threw their hands in the air, and stormed out. Others expressed their disgust on every social media … [Link]
Mashable » A single pinprick test could detect hundreds of viruses
Doctors often don't have a complete picture of their patients' health histories — they only know about past illnesses that a patient remembers and tells them about, and patients may not know whether they've been exposed to certain diseases. But now, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston say they have created a tool that could reveal many of the … [Link]
Mashable » Intel's lead anthropologist: The 4 questions every tech entrepreneur should ask
Ask Genevieve Bell a question, and she will ask you three more An anthropologist by training, the Australia-born Bell heads Intel's Corporate Sensing and Insights team. Her role is to think about what the next five-to-10 years of the world will look like, and help prepare the company for an unpredictable technological future. An inquiring mind seems only appropriate. See also: … [Link]
Mashable » Move money from your wrist with CommBank's new smart watch app
If you have ever wanted Siri's dulcet tones advising you when to buy or sell Apple stocks, wait no longer. On Wednesday, the Commonwealth Bank released two smart watch apps aimed at helping customers with convenient, on-the-go consumer banking and share trading. See also: Commonwealth Bank to trial Ripple technology, potentially Bitcoin Available free on iOS, the Commonwealth Securities (CommSec) Apple … [Link]
Slashdot » Reactions To Apple's Plans To Open Source Swift
itwbennett writes: At Apple's WWDC 2015 event yesterday, Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of software engineering, announced that the company planned to open source the Swift language. Reaction to this announcement so far has sounded more or less like this: Deafening applause with undertones of "we'll see." As a commenter on this Ars Technica story points out, "Their [Apple's] … [Link]
The Joy of Tech » JoT #2152: Apple Watch cover up.
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Mashable » Make water your subject for our photo challenge
For this week's Mashable Photo Challenge, play with the properties of water The different forms that water can take are incredibly vast, making it one of the most interesting subjects to photograph. You've got your long exposure waterfall still, your atmospheric underwater shot, the classic puddle pic and more See also: 18 photos that show great depth and distance Photographer Jose … [Link]
Mashable » Oh good, a new species of tarantula has been found in Australia
A previously undiscovered species of tarantula has been found in northern Australia. But don't worry, this one's soft and cuddly. Found in late May by Sophie Harrison, a Ph.D. student at the University of Adelaide, our brown and hairy friend was discovered in the Northern Territory's Judburra Gregory National Park as part of Bush Blitz See also: NASA released a ton … [Link]
Mashable » New aerial images show Apple's Campus 2 construction
New aerial images have been released of the construction of the Apple Campus 2 in Cupertino, California. The site, which covers 2.8 million square feet and is a mile from current Apple HQ, is rarely photographed and these new pictures give a birds-eye view over the progress of construction 
Apple Campus 2 construction, August 2014 – February 2015.Image: nearmapThe hi-res images, … [Link]
Mashable » BMX star turns abandoned Silverdome into his own decaying playground
Professional BMX rider Tyler Fernengel can now add urban explorer to his resume. He turned what's left of the Detroit Silverdome into his own personal BMX track. Fernengal paid tribute to the stadium where he raced Supercross as a child, finding perfect jumps an ledges at every turn It's almost as if some energy drink company placed them there for … [Link]
Slashdot » Why So Many Robots Struggled With the DARPA Challenge
stowie writes: The DARPA Robots Challenge concluded recently, and three teams were given prizes for completing all the tasks. The other robots in the competition struggled — not only were they unable to complete the required tasks, many of them were unable to even stay standing the entire time. So why did these robots have such a hard time? "DARPA … [Link]
Mashable » Restaurant won't apologize for tasteless Caitlyn Jenner joke on their menus
Whoever comes up with the menus for Nacho Mama's Mexican restaurant probably shouldn't quit their day job to do comedy The Baltimore, Maryland establishment raised eyebrows when they gave their mascot a speech bubble at the top of their menu saying, "I guess Caitlyn Jenner will be the only Kardashian on a magazine cover with clothes on …" Underneath the speech … [Link]
Mashable » Schrödinger's verdict on 'Silicon Valley': Will Pied Piper make it out dead or alive?
Will the madness ever end? It's been failure after failure after failure for Pied Piper, and this week is no exception. See also: Pied Piper joins the dark side in latest 'Silicon Valley' episode — but it doesn't pay off When Big Head shows Nucleus' subpar mobile platform to Richard on a phone misplaced by Hooli employees, the latter uses it … [Link]
Mashable » Automatic breaking may one day be required for new cars
Many new cars come with automatic braking as an option, but for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), this isn't enough. According to a report in The Detroit News, the NTSB is pressuring the U.S. Government to make automatic braking a federal mandate. Its argument is safety features like airbags and seat belts come standard, so more advanced safety like collision … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Entuity Offers User Defined Polling, RESTful API in Latest Network Management Release
This article is a company-provided press release and ProgrammableWeb cannot vouch for the accuracy of the statements within. If you have questions regarding the information below, please contact the company that issued the press release.
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Reddit Button Is Not Pressed: The Death of a Meme
Reddit appears to have answered the question of how long a meme will take to die out: two months and four days. That’s how long what started as an April Fool’s Day post ran for and how long it took the online community to tire of pressing a virtual button. Back in April a new subreddit appeared complete with a … [Link]
Mashable » Australia's treasurer on how to afford a home: 'Get a good job that pays good money'
Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey has some simple advice for young people trying to enter the housing market: Get a good job that pays good money. Easy, right? The politician, who resides in a mansion with an estimated value of $5.4 million, has been slammed as out of touch with the general population and the housing stress felt by many people in … [Link]
Mashable » Mercedes-Benz unveils personal power storage plants
The established automotive industry took its time warming up to Tesla's approach to electric cars. But one of the company's new innovations, personal power supplies, has a fast follower: Mercedes-Benz The German automaker unveiled its sleek, portable power unit on Tuesday See also: ‘Massive’ solar expansion by 2050 may be necessary for climate, MIT reports Crafted with the same kind of … [Link]
Mashable » Drones battle it out in the centre of Sydney
Visitors to Martin Place in Sydney's central business district have been competing for drone supremacy. The world-first "Game of Drones" installation has been built by Intel as part of the autumn design and technology festival, Vivid. Six members of the public at a time have been able to fly drones within a purpose-built cylinder enclosure, furiously competing to enter an overhead … [Link]
Slashdot » Signs of Ancient Cells and Proteins Found In Dinosaur Fossils
sciencehabit writes: The cupboards of the Natural History Museum in London hold spectacular dinosaur fossils, from 15-centimeter, serrated Tyrannosaurus rex teeth to a 4-meter-long hadrosaur tail. Now, researchers are reporting another spectacular find, buried in eight nondescript fossils from the same collection: what appear to be ancient red blood cells and fibers of ancient protein. Using new methods to peer … [Link]
Mashable » Leighton Meester brings back your '90s teen emotions with 'Lovefool' cover
Blair Waldorf would not be cool with letting the world in on her inner emotional turmoil, but Leighton Meester is a different girl The actress and occasional pop singer had a lot of feelings when she performed a cover of the Cardigans' 1996 hit "Lovefool" for A.V. Club's Undercover series. It's the perfect soundtrack for all your unrequited crushes, like … [Link]
Mashable » Florida woman's toilet clogged by an iguana because Florida
Dealing with a plumbing problem is never fun and games, but Florida resident Marian Lindquist got quite the surprise when a clogged toilet turned into a bizarre situation The 51-year-old probate lawyer called the plumber when she had difficulties unclogging her toilet on Sunday. It turned out that the problem was an iguana, who had somehow become wedged in the pipe … [Link]
Mashable » Nvidia's Shield box makes cutting the cord an attractive, if pricey, proposition
The Nvidia Shield is a gateway drug for would-be cord-cutters. It's a media streaming box that pulls double-duty as a (somewhat limited) video game console, capable of turning a dumb TV into an incredibly smart one. The Android TV foundation brings a healthy, growing selection of apps and the Tegra X1 chip that powers the whole thing delivers a pleasant user experience. … [Link]
Mashable » Smart oven uses image recognition to cook the perfect meal every time
Professional chefs can train for years to learn exactly how to perfectly roast a chicken or bake the perfect strawberry pie. But there may be a new way for us untrained wannabe chefs to achieve similar results at home. A San Francisco startup has created June, an "intelligent" oven that is able to automatically recognize the food you put in and … [Link]
Mashable » Women rarely speak at Apple keynotes. Tim Cook wants to change that.
Apple passed a new milestone during the keynote presentation at its World Wide Developers Conference Monday. Not for any of the new products it unveiled or metrics it announced but for who was onstage. For the first time in company history, two women crossed the Moscone Center stage during the keynote: Jennifer Bailey, vice president of worldwide online stores, and Susan … [Link]
Mashable » 1 cop justified, 1 not in fatal shooting of mentally ill black man, L.A. police panel rules
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Commission found Tuesday that one officer acted within policy but the other violated it in the fatal close-range shooting of a 25-year-old black man last year. The commission's vote was unanimous involving both officers, finding that the senior officer was justified in the August shooting death of Ezell Ford and the other was unjustified. … [Link]
Popular Science » NBA Finals Game 3 Puts 3D Projection Tech On The Court In Cleveland
If scoring tickets to the NBA finals isn’t enough of a thrill, fans of both Cleveland and Golden State will witness one of the weirder spectacles in professional sports… [Link]
Mashable » 17 jobs Amy Schumer does better than you
She’s an actress, a standup comedian and a force to be reckoned with. Is there anything Amy Schumer can't do? Since Inside Amy Schumer premiered in 2013, the multi-hyphenate leading lady has won a Peabody Award for her smart and often profane portrayal of women on all sorts of different career paths See also: Amy Schumer acts as Bill Cosby's defender … [Link]
Slashdot » A Computer That Operates On Water Droplets
Okian Warrior notes a Stanford project to build a basic computer that operates on water droplets. One of its creators, Manu Prakash, says the goal is not to compete with digital computers for manipulating data (though they can theoretically perform all of the same computations). Instead, "Our goal is to build a completely new class of computers that can precisely … [Link]
Mashable » Sorry Android users, there's no free Apple Music option for you
Android users who plan to sign up for Apple Music will have to pay up. Unlike on iOS, Mac and PC, where there's a free membership option (with Apple ID login) with extremely limited features, there will be no such thing for Android users. See also: Apple Music is a major mess, and it won't beat Spotify Free membership only includes … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Third Party Trade Group Releases White-Label Brokerage API For Australian Market
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Mashable » A water bottle that glows when you should drink more water
These days, water bottles are colorful and trendy. But smart water bottles that remind you when to drink? Not many. HidrateMe water bottle emits a glow when it senses you might be dehydrated. Former data analyst Nadya Nguyen and her team developed the smart water bottle, which uses a sensor and smartphone app to act as a friendly little hydration buddy … [Link]
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