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.
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Slashdot » ISP Breaking Net Neutrality? The FCC's Got a Complaint Form For That
Presto Vivace writes with news from The Consumerist that the FCC has updated its consumer help center with a revamped form for complaining about an unsatisfactory ISP. From the article: Among the issues concerned consumers can complain about, the form now contains "open internet/net neutrality," right there alphabetically between "interference" and "privacy." So what, specifically, qualifies as a net neutrality … [Link]
Mashable » Were dinosaurs actually warm-blooded? New study fuels debate
Dinosaurs were once thought to be the cold-blooded kings of the Mesozoic era. But new research on their growth rates suggests the prehistoric beasts grew just as fast as mammals, indicating they were warm-blooded creatures. However, not everyone agrees with the results, and some paleontologists suggest dinosaurs fell in the middle of the cold-blooded (ectotherm) and warm-blooded (endotherm) spectrum, making them … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Dawn of the Planet of the Zombies and the Giant Killer Plants on Some Serious Acid
Unfortunately, this is a fake trailer, but I’m guessing that If someone ever decide to put this on the big screen, a lot of people would go and see it. [Alf Lovvold] The post Dawn of the Planet of the Zombies and the Giant Killer Plants on Some Serious Acid appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » Kid breaks into happy tears when he finds out he's going to Disney World
Cry all those happy tears, kid, because you're going to the most magical place on earth. YouTube user Brian Curtin and his wife had a special surprise for their kids this summer. After picking them up early from school, the parents announced they whole family was spending an entire week at Disney World Their son was understandably excited to the … [Link]
Slashdot » The Danger of Picking a Major Based On Where the Jobs Are
theodp writes: In his new book Will College Pay Off?, Wharton professor Peter Cappelli argues that banking on a specialized degree's usefulness is risky, especially since one reason some jobs are in high demand is that no one predicted that they would be. "A few generations ago," notes Cappelli, "the employers used to look for smart or adaptable kids on … [Link]
Mashable » Revel in every moment of the L.A. Pride Parade with these vibrant photos
The 45th annual L.A. Pride Festival took place this weekend, and plenty of attendees shared their experiences online with colorful photos Sunday's parade, held along Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, was filled with performers, floats and representatives of non-profit organizations who came out to celebrate LGBT communities See also: 10 meaningful ways you can celebrate LGBT Pride Month The event, … [Link]
Mashable » Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir barred from leaving South Africa over criminal charges
A South African judge on Sunday ordered authorities to prevent Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, who is in South Africa for an African Union summit, from leaving the country because of an international order for his arrest, human rights activists said. Al-Bashir appeared for a group photo with other African leaders at the summit in Johannesburg on Sunday, wearing a blue three-piece … [Link]
Mashable » Is getting married at Bonnaroo cool or odd? These reactions are divided
MANCHESTER, Tennessee — Despite the dominating humidity and cough-inducing dust, love is in the air again at Bonnaroo, as couples tie the knot until death do they part Every year, on this sprawling 700-acre-farm-turned-music-festival~ people get engaged or married because it's either where they met at a Bonnaroo of yesterday, or because they heard positive fanfare surrounding previous hitches here See … [Link]
Slashdot » Woz To Be Immortalized In Wax
mikejuk writes: Having already made wax figures of Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg, the Madame Tussauds museum recently put out a call for nominations for who should be next, with the stipulation that the nominees have a connection with the Bay Area. The shortlist was then whittled down to ten, including Google co-founder Larry Page, Tesla's Elon Musk, Marc Benioff … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Most Insane Japanese Cup O’ Noodles Commercial You’ll Ever See
Anyone who has ever been a college student or less than rich can tell you Cup O’ Noodles is pretty much one of the best inventions of all time. Keeping gamers and college kids fed since the dawn of gaming and college, this Cup O’ Noodles commercial felt way too cool to not share with my favorite sexy geeks. Also … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Dorkly Comic: The Dangers of Getting Way Too Much Into a Show
Getting way too much into a show can indeed be a very dangerous habit. A comic by Julia Lepetit from Dorkly. 
[Source: Dorkly] The post Dorkly Comic: The Dangers of Getting Way Too Much Into a Show appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » The search for the Castor original led to a surprising source on 'Orphan Black'
Orphan Black did not mess around in Season 3’s penultimate episode Sarah, Mrs. S, and Felix’s trip back to England to find the Castor original led them to a shocking source: a family member who was harboring more than just one big secret. See also: There's a shocking new member of the Clone Club on 'Orphan Black' On the path to … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » These Handcrafted Steampunk Costumes Look Amazing! [Pics]
German artist Alexander Schlesier creates incredibly detailed steampunk costumes and props that pretty much rival everything we see in movies. As you’ll observe in the pictures below, the man is incredibly talented. I create Steampunk Artwork, clothing, gadgets and props for photoshoots and filming. It’s my hobby and I do it in my spare-time. There is no commercial purpose behind, … [Link]
Mashable » Awkward frisbee game proves some people don't know how to summer
This might be the most passive aggressive game of frisbee ever. Two beachgoers in Bosnia had the brilliant idea to cool off from the summer heat by hitting the beach. But their choice in beach activity wasn't quite as smart. See also: 17 times life just didn't work out The two men awkwardly lob their plastic disc at each other, while … [Link]
Slashdot » Swift: Apple's Biggest Achievement For Coders
GordonShure.com writes: Despite its publicity and hype being rather quiet by Apple standards, the Swift programming language has attracted praise since its release last year. Swift is one of the few Apple products that represent a departure from the hardware-led Steve Jobs approach to the business. If this year's survey of coders by Stack Overflow is anything to go by, … [Link]
Mashable » A conversation with Mayim Bialik about her shy cat and pet adoption
LOS ANGELES — Frances Miffy Goes to the Zoo has a fancy name, but she's a no fussy lady. The tabby cat would rather not cuddle or prance in front of strangers for treats, but she has taught Mayim Bialik and her family important lessons on patience and feline friendshipsMashable sat down with The Big Bang Theory actress backstage at CatCon … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Shia LaBeouf Motivates Goku to Go “Super Saiyan” [Video]
Come on Goku, JUST DO IT! [mrJoelVFX | Via LS] The post Shia LaBeouf Motivates Goku to Go “Super Saiyan” [Video] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » Taylor Swift's cat, Olivia Benson, finally meets her badass namesake
Two great Olivias have finally had the chance to meet. On Sunday morning, Mariska Hargitay, who plays Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU, met up with Taylor Swift and her adorable pet cat, named after Hargitay's character. See also: Taylor Swift may have donated $15,000 to help family injured in car crash A video posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on … [Link]
Mashable » YouTubers set world record with insane 415-foot basketball shot
Nothing but net. Trick-shot YouTube channel How Ridiculous traveled to Australia's Gordon Dam to break the world record for the highest basketball shot. The basketball enthusiasts made their incredible shot from a staggering height of 415 feet. The dam itself has a height of 460 feet. "This shot breaks our previous Guinness World Record for the greatest height from which … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » WANT: A “Game of Thrones” Edition of Monopoly
Vie to hold dominion over the realms of men in the Game of Thrones Collector’s Edition of MONOPOLY. Featuring infamous locations from the original dramatic television series, including Castle Black, Winterfell and King’s Landing, players will buy, sell and trade their way to sit atop the Iron Throne. 
[Monopoly: Game of Thrones Collector’s Edition Board Game] The post WANT: A … [Link]
Slashdot » How Facebook Is Eating the $140 Billion Hardware Market
mattydread23 writes: It started out as a controversial idea inside Facebook. In four short years, the Open Compute Project has turned the $141 billion data-center computer-hardware industry on its head. This is the comprehensive history of the project, including interviews with founder Jonathan Heiliger and members of the financial services industry who are already on board, plus a dismissal from … [Link]
Mashable » 'Jurassic World' sets opening weekend record with $511.8 million in box office sales
Jurassic World just took a massive bite out of the box office, making movie history by grossing $511.8 million worldwide in its opening weekend. The latest installment of Steven Spielberg's iconic franchise is the first film ever to open with more than $500 million in ticket sales in one weekend. It's also only the second film in U.S. history to open … [Link]
Mashable » John Carroll, former Los Angeles Times editor, dies at 73
John Carroll, former editor of the Baltimore Sun and the Los Angeles Times, which won 13 Pulitzer Prizes during his five-year tenure, has died. He was 73. Carroll died Sunday morning at his home in Lexington, Kentucky, where he was once editor of the Lexington Herald-Leader, according to his wife, Lee Carroll. He had been suffering from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare … [Link]
New Scientist – News » The Soul of an Octopus: Getting to know an intelligent mollusc
The giant Pacific octopus is considered so fearsome that few dare engage with it, but in her new book Sy Montgomery recounts a playful and peculiar nature 
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Mashable » Stunt doubles meet and fall in love on 'Mad Max: Fury Road' set
A post-apocalyptic wasteland doesn't seem like the most romantic location, but Mad Max: Fury Road stunt people Dane and Dayna Grant ended up finding their soulmates there Dayna (née Porter) has worked around the world as stunt double for celebrities, including Lucy Lawless on Xena: Warrior Princess and Charlize Theron in Snow White and the Huntsman. So doubling for Theron again … [Link]
Mashable » British backpacker apologizes for stripping down on sacred mountain in Malaysia
A British woman who was part of the group of tourists who came under fire from locals for getting naked on a sacred Malaysian mountain in late May, has apologized for her involvement. Authorities criticized 10 backpackers for stripping down on Mount Kinabalu, a mountain on the island of Borneo, which is shared by the Malaysian state of Sabah. Kinabalu is … [Link]
Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: Dealing With Service Providers When You're an IT Pro?
New submitter username440 writes: So, a lot of us will have been here: You have a problem with your ISP, cable TV, cellphone whatever technology and you need to call the provider. Ugh. Foreign call centers, inane fault-finding flowcharts (yes, I have turned it off and on again) and all the other cruft that you have to wade through to … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » 5 Reasons Your API May be Ready for Retirement
With an estimated 13,000 web APIs currently in operation, some people still question the longevity of public APIs. With large APIs from Netfilx, Google Earth and ESPN being deprecated, Bill Doerrfeld examined 5 reasons for retiring a public API on the Nordic APIs Blog.
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Mashable » The Philae lander is awake on its comet. Now what?
The first space probe to ever make a soft landing on a comet flying through deep space just woke up after seven months of silence European Space Agency mission controllers working with the Philae lander heard from the washing machine-sized probe for about 85 seconds on Saturday, a burst of communication indicating that the little spacecraft is alive and apparently able … [Link]
Slashdot » Santander To Track Customer Location Via Mobiles and Tablets
New submitter raburton writes: Santander (one of the biggest banks in Europe) slipped a little note on the corner of my latest statement saying they intend to start collecting "location or other data" from mobiles and tablets that their customers own, from 1st July 2015. There is no link to further information about the policy, or any suggestion you can … [Link]
Mashable » Crowd-walking singer catches and drinks beer thrown from audience, like a boss
Rock-star achievement unlocked. At the Pinkpop Festival 2015 in Landgraaf, Netherlands, singer David Achter de Molen of rock band John Coffey knew exactly what to do when someone in the crowd threw a beer at him. He caught it and drank it Achter de Molen's mid-song beer break was made all the more badass by his super-casual catch, and the … [Link]
The Joy of Tech » JoT #2154: Game of Thrones Yoga!
Valar Moreyogas. Please take a stretch and retweet or share the URL, thank you! [Link]
Mashable » Science fiction and 'Jurassic Park' have driven research, scientists say
The park is almost open. Two decades on and Jurassic Park has morphed into Jurassic World, the one and only dinosaur theme park. Science has apparently evolved too: the genetically-engineered dinosaurs are to take a secondary role to a new star of the show, a genetically-engineered hybrid, worryingly named Indominus Rex. Undoubtedly, chaos will ensue. In the wake of the 1993 … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Mega Mug [Comic]
[Source: Hejibits Comics | Like Hejibits on Facebook | Follow Hejibits on Twitter] The post Mega Mug [Comic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » Man masterfully transforms his face with makeup to look like Caitlyn Jenner
Paolo Ballesteros is well-known for his celebrity makeup transformations, and now he's taking on one of the biggest stars in media right now: Caitlyn Jenner. The Filipino actor and TV host masterfully recreated Jenner's Vanity Fair cover look on his Instagram account. Not only did Ballesteros transform his face using contouring — a makeup technique the Kardashian family swears by — … [Link]
Mashable » 'Game of Thrones' has officially passed the books, and that's okay
WARNING: This post contains spoilers, both real and fictional, for the entire Game of Thrones series. The end of the fifth season of Game of Thrones marks the end of an era The show has finally caught up to, surpassed or completely bypassed the events of the novels, and the great equalizing of fan experiences has begun. Expected or not, it … [Link]
Slashdot » UW Researchers Prototype Sonar-Based Contactless Sleep Monitoring
n01 writes: Researchers of the University of Washington are testing the prototype of their ApneaApp to diagnose sleep apnea, a health problem that can become life-threatening. To monitor a person's sleep, the app transforms the user's smartphone into an active sonar system that tracks tiny changes in a person's movements. The phone's speaker sends out inaudible sound waves, which bounce … [Link]
Mashable » Jeb Bush's very enthusiastic 2016 logo squashes campaign speculation
Jeb Bush ended any remaining speculation about his 2016 hopes on Sunday, when he tweeted an excited-looking logo for his presidential campaign. The former Florida governor is expected to speak Monday at a rally at Miami Dade College to officially kick off his run. See also: Jeb Bush finds new ways to be inaccurate about global warming in 2016 race One … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: 72% Off Mpow Swift Bluetooth 4.0 Wireless Sport Headphones – $21.99 (With Promo Code)
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon has the Mpow Swift Bluetooth 4.0 Wireless Sport Headphones for just $21.99 (Enter promo code 9M4948R3 at checkout, Fluorescence Green, Orange, or Black) That’s 72% off on the headphones’ regular list price of $79.99. With bluetooth 4.0 with apt-X tech, the Swift headphones ensure high-fidelity stereo music and clear speech via … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Battleborn: First Gameplay Impressions
Gearbox is the developer best know for the beloved Borderlands series, and many have been wondering how their next game will be, as Borderlands was such a hit. Battleborn seems to take some of the mayhem from their other amazing series, but they’re also doing something a bit different with this new title. Does Battleborn work, or does it feel … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Weather Forecast [Comic]
Yep, that looks mostly right. [Source: The Gentleman’s Armchair | Like “The Gentleman’s Armchar” on Facebook | Animated GIF via Imgur] The post Weather Forecast [Comic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Star Wars Millennium Falcon Multitool
Avoid any Imperial entanglements with the Millennium Falcon Multitool. Featuring 11 handy functions, although sadly no hydrospanner. If you’re in the US, be sure to click on the small US flag on top of the screen! (at the link) The Lowdown: Officially licensed Star Wars multitool Made from stainless steel 11 functions: o Screwdriver o Earphone Tidy o Bottle Opener … [Link]
Slashdot » Online At Last: Comet Lander Philae Wakes Up
techtech writes with this news from the BBC: The European Space Agency (ESA) says its comet lander, Philae, has woken up and contacted Earth. Philae, the first spacecraft to land on a comet, was dropped on to the surface of Comet 67P by its mothership, Rosetta, last November. It worked for 60 hours before its solar-powered battery ran flat. The … [Link]
Mashable » Put down the makeup and eat your way to naturally glowing skin
Plenty of beauty products attempt to give your skin the coveted "lit from within glow."But maybe you should skip the makeup and work with the skin you've already got The key to naturally glowing skin isn't waiting in the aisles at Sephora, it's waiting in the aisles of your local supermarket. In addition to a thorough cleansing routine, moisturizer and some … [Link]
Mashable » How Pope Francis is about to reshape the climate discussion
Geologists claim that we are now living in the age of the "Anthropocene:" a new geological era where human domination of planet Earth is becoming indelibly written into the geological record. Human actions are becoming slowly but surely crafted onto the material remains each generation leaves behind. The difference between climate changes that are taking place in our present century and … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Which is Nerdier: Star Wars or Star Trek? (Ft. Darth Vader and Captain Jean-Luc Picard)
FIRE PHOTON TORPEDOES. Vader kind of has a point when you think about it… Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to leave. Data’s poetry reading will be starting shortly. [CH] The post Which is Nerdier: Star Wars or Star Trek? (Ft. Darth Vader and Captain Jean-Luc Picard) appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » Lions, tigers and a hippo roam through Tbilisi after floods destroy zoo
TBILISI, Georgia — Tigers, lions, a hippopotamus and other animals have escaped from the zoo in Georgia's capital after heavy flooding destroyed their enclosures, prompting authorities to warn residents in Tbilisi to say inside Sunday. At least 12 people have been killed in the disaster, including three zoo workers. An escaped hippo was cornered in one of the city's main squares … [Link]
Mashable » Philae lander wakes up on surface of comet after hibernating for 7 months
About seven months after making a bumpier-than-expected landing on a comet hurtling through deep space, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Philae lander successfully reestablished contact with scientists on Earth late Saturday, marking a milestone in an already unprecedented mission The ESA announced the news on Sunday morning eastern time, but said that the data was first received in a burst that … [Link]
Mashable » 9 LGBT families that will diversify your Instagram feed
Instagram isn't just low-light food photos and #nofilter selfies — there are plenty of accounts that will fill your stream with the diversity of modern life. That especially includes adorable, queer-friendly families. LGBT parents often inspire followers simply by sharing slices of their daily lives, whether it's a tender moment before bedtime or adventures during their family vacations. See also: 10 … [Link]
Mashable » Glam up your garden with copper leaf planters
Your plants need sunlight, water and a stylish home to grow big and beautiful. Plants freshen up your space with the additional bonus of health benefits and cleaner air. You can also use them as an interesting design element. See also: Everything You Need to Make Your Own Urban Garden Copper, gold and silver leaf, a thin metal sheet that is … [Link]
Slashdot » 210 Degree VR Headset With 5K Display Revealed By 'Payday' Developer Starbreeze
An anonymous reader writes: Starbreeze Studios has taken wraps off of StarVR, a new VR headset with dual displays comprising a 210 degree horizontal field of view with a total resolution of 5120×1440. The headset's origins come from InfinitEye, a company working on a super-wide dual-display headset back in 2013, which went into stealth mode for quite some time before … [Link]
Mashable » 13 U.S. cities where millennials can't afford to buy a house
There’s no place like home — except when you can't afford one. Millennials have been priced out of some of the biggest U.S. cities, with residential real estate prices rising even as wage growth remains elusive SEE ALSO: Ten cities that are magnets for millennials Bloomberg used data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Zillow Group Inc. and Bankrate.com to quantify how … [Link]
New Scientist – News » What is making mysterious fairy circles appear in the desert?
Footsteps of gods, underground dragons or UFOs? Rachel Nuwer joins the fellowship of the rings out to solve the enigma in the grassy Namibian desert (full text available to subscribers) 
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Slashdot » Amazon Publishes Opaque Transparency Report
Mark Wilson writes: Post-Snowden there is great interest in just what involvement the government has with technology firms. There are frequent requests from government agencies for information about users and the likes of Google, Snapchat and even the NSA itself have all released transparency reports that reveal, in broad strokes, the number of requests for data they have received. Amazon … [Link]
Slashdot » A Tale of Election Intrigue Wins Bruce Schneier's 8th Movie-Plot Contest
On April 1, Bruce Schneier announced his eighth Movie-Plot Threat Contest; this time around, he asked for a story that showed the evils of encryption, and found a winner in a story that describes an untraceably encrypted U.S. election in the year 2020 — the first American election to allow on-line voting — which results in victory for an unexpected … [Link]
Mashable » Cleveland Cavs fans 100% cannot spell Matthew Dellavedova’s name
It may be "peanut butter Delly time" in Cleveland, but that still doesn't mean Cavaliers fans can spell the star NBA player's name. Matthew Dellavedova has shut down the league MVP, Stephen Curry, become a meme and even grown a pretty magnificent beard this season, but his name is just too hard to spell correctly on the first try. If … [Link]
Slashdot » Report: Russia and China Crack Encrypted Snowden Files
New submitter garyisabusyguy writes with word that, according to London's Sunday Times, "Russia and China have cracked the top-secret cache of files stolen by the fugitive US whistleblower Edward Snowden, forcing MI6 to pull agents out of live operations in hostile countries, according to senior officials in Downing Street, the Home Office and the security services," and suggests this non-paywalled … [Link]
Mashable » Convicted paedophile Rolf Harris pens insulting song about victims from jail
Australian entertainer and convicted paedophile Rolf Harris has written a song from Stafford prison insulting his victims. Harris, 85, was convicted in London in 2014 for indecently assaulting four girls in the UK between 1968 and 1986. The victims' ages ranged from seven or eight and 19 years-old at the time of the incidents. See also: Dirty laundry no more: Victims … [Link]
Mashable » 5 Seconds of Summer guitarist set on fire in pyrotechnics mishap
It’s been a dangerous few days for musicians. On Saturday, 5 Seconds of Summer's guitarist Michael Clifford accidentally caught on fire during a performance in London and on Friday, the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl broke his leg on stage in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Australian pop-punk band were playing their hit "She Looks So Perfect" at Wembley Arena when Clifford stood too … [Link]
Mashable » Hireside chat: How to structure the perfect interview
Hireside chats are in partnership with The Resumator, bringing recruiters, hiring managers and heads of talent or HR the latest thinking around both how you hire and who you hire to consistently outperform. When someone applies for a job, whether they realize it or not, they're saying to you, "I am the number one person for this job." It's a bold … [Link]
Mashable » Dreadnoughtus dinosaur may lose its heavyweight title, study says
Dreadnoughtus — the immense, long-necked dinosaur recently uncovered in Patagonia — may not be as heavy as scientists once thought, a new study suggests. Instead of weighing a whopping 60 tons, Dreadnoughtus schrani likely weighed between 30 and 40 tons, the researchers who published the new study said, although not everyone agrees on this estimate. SEE ALSO: Images: Uncovering the colossal … [Link]
Slashdot » ESA Still Searching For Philae; May Have Zeroed In On a Possible Location
hypnosec writes with the news that the European Space Agency may have located the agency's Philae lander. The official Rosetta blog says Fortunately, it was possible to narrow down the lander’s final location by using the radio signals sent between Philae and Rosetta as part of the CONSERT experiment after the final touchdown. Combining data on the signal travel time … [Link]
Mashable » These are the countries most and least interested in climate change
2015 is a big year for climate change. Besides the United Nations Climate Change Conference set to take place in Paris later this year, the U.N. is scheduled to ratify its 17 proposed sustainable development goals in September — several of which aim to preserve the world's ecosystems and combat climate change. See also: 17 goals that will shape the UN's … [Link]
Mashable » Southeast Asian walking fish lives up to its name
If you ever wanted to see a fish walking, here's your chance. The climbing perch, which scientists warn could be wiggling its way to Australia from Papua New Guinea, has a unique ambulatory style. It uses sharp, spindly gills to pull itself across dry land, and can live out of the water for up to six days. The fish are … [Link]
Mashable » 'Everything is awesome': Cambridge University will get a Lego professor
Everything is awesome, including this hiring news from one of the UK's most prestigious institutions: Cambridge University is getting a Lego professor. The university announced on Tuesday the school had accepted £2.5 million from the Lego Foundation to set up a Lego Professorship of Play in Education, Development and Learning, the Cambridge University Reporter wrote See also: Bazinga! Lego announces 'Big … [Link]
Mashable » New mom creates bathing suit line that allows women to cover their scars
When you dislike specific aspects of your body, putting on a tiny bikini is not always your favorite activity With that in mind, the designer and founder behind Allusions by A. Lekay, Altrichia Cook, came up with a solution See also: Target swimsuit campaign shows women what it's like to love your body Her company designs high-waisted swimwear to mask any … [Link]
Mashable » 5 can’t-miss apps: ‘Mean Girls: The Game,’ Formulas and more
With Oculus finally unveiling the consumer version of its virtual reality headset and Twitter CEO Dick Costolo's sudden resignation, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps Luckily, each weekend, we round up a few of our favorite new and updated apps See also: Twitter can now show you ads based on apps you've downloaded This week's list … [Link]
Mashable » Dirty laundry no more: Victims of sexual assault get a new symbol at Kosovo art exhibit
Thousands died during the two-year conflict in Kosovo at the hands of the Serbian army. Their deaths remain part of a national conversation about the dark time spanning 1998 and 1999, but the sexual violence that took place then do not. Kosovar conceptual artist Alketa Xhafa-Mripa spotlights the painful history of sexual violence during the war in her latest art installation … [Link]
Mashable » Defamed Nobel Prize winner says his sexist remarks were meant to be 'ironic'
After Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sir Tim Hunt said women in science cry when criticized and we'd be better off with single-sex labs, he didn't think anything of it. His comments about his "trouble with girls" at the World Conference of Science Journalists in Seoul earlier this week were delivered as a joke, he told The Observer during an exclusive interview, according … [Link]
Slashdot » Past a Certain Critical Temperature, the Universe Will Be Destroyed
StartsWithABang writes: If you take all the kinetic motion out of a system, and have all the particles that make it up perfectly at rest, somehow even overcoming intrinsic quantum effects, you'd reach absolute zero, the theoretically lowest temperature of all. But what about the other direction? Is there a limit to how hot something can theoretically get? You might … [Link]
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