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Anyone who works as a freelancer these days has to be at least a bit familiar with techie things. But it isn’t just that. When I was a kid and those vaguely SF puppet shows were on the television and all the other kids wanted to be Greg Gogetem or Steve Savetheuniverse, I wanted to be the guy in a white coat and glasses called Doc or Brains. Here are some technology-related feeds I find useful and/or entertaining.

Mashable » Judge tentatively pegs Ellen Pao's court bill at a fraction of what Kleiner Perkins wanted

Wednesday 17 June 23:43:29 UTC 2015

PaonowFeed-tw Feed-fbEllen Pao may get a substantial break on the pricey legal bill her four-week gender bias trial amassed. Judge Harold Kahn tentatively ruled Wednesday that Pao, a former junior partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, owes the vaunted venture capital firm $275,967 for the costs it racked up defending against Pao's claims that she was discriminated and retaliated against during … [Link]

Slashdot » Russian Official Calls For "International Investigation" of the Apollo Program

Wednesday 17 June 23:43:00 UTC 2015

MarkWhittington writes: According to a Tuesday article in the Moscow Times, a spokesman for Russia's Investigative Committee named Vladimir Markin suggested that an international investigation be mounted into some of the "various murky details surrounding the U.S. moon landings between 1969 and 1972." Markin would particularly like to know where some of the missing moon rocks went to and why … [Link]

Mashable » Berkeley mayor: Deadly balcony collapse caused by water-damaged wood

Wednesday 17 June 23:41:05 UTC 2015

Berkeley-balcony-coll_gilmFeed-tw Feed-fbThe balcony collapse that killed six college students appears to have been caused by rotted wooden beams, Berkeley's mayor said Wednesday as the victims' heartbroken loved ones began arriving in the U.S. from Ireland. See also: New York Times under fire for 'stereotypical rant' after death of Irish students in Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates said investigators believe the wood was not … [Link]

Mashable » A woman will be sharing the $10 bill with Alexander Hamilton in 2020

Wednesday 17 June 23:36:38 UTC 2015

BillFeed-tw Feed-fbA woman is set to grace the new $10 bill, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew announced Wednesday night But whoever is chosen, won’t be getting the note all to herself. Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary of the Treasury, won’t be going away completely. His image will remain part of the new bill The announcement, which was supposed to be a surprise, … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Why There's More To SDKs Than Meets The Eye

Wednesday 17 June 23:34:19 UTC 2015

Sending.io chose the API-only approach instead of offering an SDK when working with mobile game developers. Sending.io's experience shows that using only an API can solve problems for startups serving mobile game companies that want to scale quickly. [Link]

Mashable » 12 incredible songs from Bonnaroo to add to your shower playlist at home

Wednesday 17 June 23:18:36 UTC 2015

Bonnaroo-playlistFeed-tw Feed-fbMANCHESTER, Tennessee — Bonnaroo upped its singing-in-the-shower game this year, equipping the shower heads available to campers with Kohler wireless, water-proof speakers that played songs from artists at the festival This encouraged plenty of wet singing sessions. Inspired by these once-filthy singers, we've compiled 12 songs we heard live on stage that you should add to your shower playlist See also: … [Link]

Popular Science » Amazon Wants To Begin Drone Deliveries As Soon As They're Legalized

Wednesday 17 June 23:12:36 UTC 2015

A century after the Wright Brothers' first flight, it’s not the physics that are stopping a second aviation revolution, it’s the laws. Amazon wants to start using its fleet… [Link]

New Scientist – News » CO2 emissions stall thanks to China's passion for renewables

Wednesday 17 June 23:01:00 UTC 2015

China leads way in breaking link between economic growth and rising carbon emissions, as investments in green energy beat fossil fuel spending for fifth year [Link]

Slashdot » UrtheCast Releases Its First Commercial Videos of Earth

Wednesday 17 June 22:58:00 UTC 2015

schwit1 writes: UrtheCast has released high resolution videos of three Earth cities taken from its camera on ISS. Take a look. The cameras are quite successful in capturing the motion of vehicles on highways and road, which is amazing considering the vibrations that ISS experiences merely from astronaut movements. Quartz reports: "The company plans to offer the imagery in several … [Link]

Popular Science » Who Will Save This Gloriously Strange One-Eyed Aircraft?

Wednesday 17 June 22:53:04 UTC 2015

No, it's not a prop from a James Bond movie. But the Edgley Optica is undeniably one strange, beautiful bird. First flown in 1979, the British-made aircraft looks like an… [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Daily API RoundUp: Vinli Connected Car, PollenCheck, API.AI SDKs

Wednesday 17 June 22:50:53 UTC 2015

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. [Link]

Popular Science » Xbox's 'Forza' Is Getting Porsches Again, After A Four-Year Wait

Wednesday 17 June 22:36:28 UTC 2015

Porsche sports cars return to the Forza racing sim franchise with a downloadable 10-pack of cars for Forza Horizon 2 on Xbox One. [Link]

Mashable » Earth & Sky Photo Contest winners capture jaw-dropping auroras and star trails

Wednesday 17 June 22:31:36 UTC 2015

Table-mountainFeed-tw Feed-fbAuroras, the clouds of the Milky Way and trails of stars shine overhead in the remarkable photos chosen as winners of the 6th International Earth & Sky Photo Contest. This competition honors photographers who venture out into the night to snap brilliant images featuring views of the sky even as light pollution around the globe threatens to hamper humanity’s view of … [Link]

Mashable » E! takes 'Fashion Police' off the bench, hires Melissa Rivers to co-host

Wednesday 17 June 22:31:21 UTC 2015

MelissariversFeed-tw Feed-fbMelissa Rivers is reporting for duty at E!'s Fashion Police The network on Wednesday announced her appointment as co-host, a role that will have her filling one of two seats left empty following the departures of Kelly Osbourne and Kathy Griffin earlier this year See also: As Kathy Griffin exits 'Fashion Police,' it may be time to let the show go … [Link]

Mashable » Ruby Rose bends all gender rules in this beautiful and powerful video

Wednesday 17 June 22:22:22 UTC 2015

RubyFeed-tw Feed-fbShe’s become the most talked about cast member on Netflix's Orange is the New Black, and has found thousands of new fans in men and women— straight, gay, or transgender, everyone seems to lose their minds over her. Her name is Ruby Rose and she plays Stella Carlin, an inmate that intrigues Piper Chapman, played by Taylor Schilling See also: Check … [Link]

Slashdot » FCC To Fine AT&T $100M For Throttling Unlimited Data Customers

Wednesday 17 June 22:13:00 UTC 2015

New submitter Wargames writes: According to the article in the New York Times, AT&T is getting fined $100,000,000 for its doublespeak redefinition of the word "Unlimited". The FCC says AT&T failed to adequately notify its customers that they could receive speeds slower than the normal network speeds AT&T advertised and that these actions violated the FCC's 2010 Open Internet Order. … [Link]

Popular Science » Where Do Trans Fats Come From, And Why Are They So Bad?

Wednesday 17 June 22:10:14 UTC 2015

American consumers are finally winding down their love-hate relationship with trans fats. Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that manufacturers must… [Link]

Popular Science » NASA Satellites Show How Bad Earth’s Water Supply Is Getting

Wednesday 17 June 22:05:13 UTC 2015

We live on a planet that is mostly covered in water, but only a small portion of that liquid is drinkable. There are freshwater rivers and streams, but increasingly, we rely… [Link]

Mashable » Why you shouldn't get a tattoo until after your team has definitely won

Wednesday 17 June 22:02:42 UTC 2015

Cavs-tattoo-failFeed-tw Feed-fbSports fans have had a crazy week with NHL and NBA Finals ending, but for one fan, it's just beginning. Twitter user @Lonniedoe showed the ultimate support — a little too much confidence — for his team when got a Cleveland Cavaliers tattoo on his calf reading "2015 NBA Champs." See also: Why Does This NBA Player Have Emoji Tattoos? But … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Voice recognition is so good I wrote this story without typing

Wednesday 17 June 22:01:24 UTC 2015

Fancy getting rid of your keyboard? Speech recognition software has vastly improved and now the dream is that computers will divine and anticipate our needs (full text available to subscribers) [Link]

Mashable » Warriors bring the 'CoCo' back in NBA championship ecstasy

Wednesday 17 June 21:56:34 UTC 2015

CocobackFeed-tw Feed-fbNo one tells champions what to do You may recall our deep-dive into the Golden State Warriors' random, delightful obsession with a song called "CoCo" by the rapper O.T. Genasis last December. At the time, the Warriors were the NBA's hottest team, but few foresaw them breaking a 40-year championship drought, as they did by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday … [Link]

Popular Science » To Listen For Philae Lander, Rosetta Orbiter Moves Perilously Close To Comet

Wednesday 17 June 21:38:20 UTC 2015

Philae phoned home last weekend, but the connection wasn’t very good. The lander, which was lost in a bungled landing attempt in November, woke up from a long hibernation on… [Link]

Slashdot » Is Surespot the Latest Crypto War Victim?

Wednesday 17 June 21:31:00 UTC 2015

George Maschke writes: Patrick G. Eddington writes in a Christian Science Monitor op-ed about indications that the government may be snooping on users of Surespot, a free and open source encrypted messaging app for Android and iOS. Such users include, but are hardly limited to, Islamic State militants. He writes in the piece: "Has encrypted chat service Surespot been compromised … [Link]

Mashable » Hands-on with Nest's new app and Nest Protect 2.0

Wednesday 17 June 21:30:08 UTC 2015

Nest-app-2Feed-tw Feed-fbNest on Wednesday updated its entire line of devices for the home, which includes the new $199 Nest Cam. To control them all, the company also announced a significant update to the Nest App for iOS and Android It tweaked the app's user interface to more closely resemble the UIs found in the devices themselves See also: Nest announces Nest Cam, … [Link]

Mashable » Dude, the word 'dude' has been around since the 19th century

Wednesday 17 June 21:20:24 UTC 2015

Evolution_of_dudeFeed-tw Feed-fb Dude, the word "dude" isn't just surfer lingo. In a collaboration with Mental Floss, Arika Okrent explores the evolution of the word "dude" from the "fashion-obessed dandy" of the 19th century to the modern-day slang for pretty much any person in your life. Gather all your dudes and learn something new about the English language. If Ramsay Bolton were a … [Link]

Mashable » Please, Hollywood, never consider these alternate movie endings

Wednesday 17 June 21:15:08 UTC 2015

Alternate-movie-endingsFeed-tw Feed-fbThe ending of a movie can completely make — or in this case, break — the film Redditors on an Ask Reddit thread imagined what it might be like if classic and beloved movies had terrible alternate endings See also: 'Mad Men' creator explains why the series ended with that vintage Coke ad It certainly doesn't require a spoiler alert to … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » In the Fridge: A Supercut of Movie Characters Opening Up Their Refrigerator

Wednesday 17 June 21:00:02 UTC 2015

A fun supercut taking a look at various movie characters opening up their refrigerator and looking around inside. From Roman Holiday: Although this montage in it’s current state is fine and dandy, to me it’s still quite incomplete. That’s why I’m asking you (YES YOU!) to give me a hand. This video’s been a long time coming. It’s been hard … [Link]

Popular Science » Now You Can 3D-Print Objects Made Of Wood Fibers

Wednesday 17 June 20:59:11 UTC 2015

From prosthetic hands to an entire bridge, you can pretty much 3D print anything you can imagine. But the materials to make them are diversifying a bit more slowly. Now… [Link]

Mashable » Mount Sinabung erupts in Indonesia

Wednesday 17 June 20:50:57 UTC 2015

Gettyimages-477420438Feed-tw Feed-fbMount Sinabung, one of Indonesia’s many volcanoes, has been especially active over the past two weeks, spewing gas and ash. This is a concern for many local villagers in the surrounding area, who depend on the land for their livelihood.  Mount Sinabung awoke in 2010 after lying dormant for nearly four centuries; over the past five years, its eruptions have caused … [Link]

Slashdot » Privacy Advocates Leave In Protest Over U.S. Facial Recognition Code of Conduct

Wednesday 17 June 20:47:00 UTC 2015

Taco Cowboy writes: Nine privacy advocates involved in the Commerce Department process for developing a voluntary code of conduct for the use of facial recognition technology withdrew in protest over technology industry lobbyists' overwhelming influence on the process. "At a base minimum, people should be able to walk down a public street without fear that companies they've never heard of … [Link]

Mashable » Swedish airport pods let you feel the weather at your destination

Wednesday 17 June 20:45:35 UTC 2015

Stockholm-climate-portal-simulatorFeed-tw Feed-fb Do you hate when you get off a plane and immediately realize you didn't dress well for the weather? An airport in Sweden wants to solve this problem To promote its connections to many international destinations, Stockholm Arlanda Airport built three pods that simulate different climates around the world in real time. The "Climate Portal" uses a combination of temperature, … [Link]

New Scientist – News » WIMPZILLAs: Monster particles from the dawn of time

Wednesday 17 June 20:30:00 UTC 2015

Forged in the furnace of the infant universe, they're invisible, huge and may make up the missing dark matter in the universe. So how do we catch these beasts? (full text available to subscribers) [Link]

O'Reilly News and Commentary » The purpose of the IoT is to give humans superpowers

Wednesday 17 June 20:26:04 UTC 2015

In a recent conversation, Tim OReilly and Cory Doctorow addressed a wide variety of issues surrounding the evolution of the Internet of Things. Weve distilled their conversation into a free downloadable report, Opportunities and Challenges in the IoT: A Conversation … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Word is ‘Fallout: Shelter’ is Damn Addictive!

Wednesday 17 June 20:16:03 UTC 2015

When I heard there was a new Fallout game besides 4 we could play RIGHT NOW, I got kind of excited. Then, when I saw it, I was far less excited. It just didn’t FEEL like a Fallout game. It had the look, but didn’t seem the same to me and I was kinda thrown off. Until I read this … [Link]

Mashable » The Xbox One's $150 Elite controller may be the best controller ever created

Wednesday 17 June 20:15:16 UTC 2015

Xbox-one-elite-controller-hands-onFeed-tw Feed-fbLOS ANGELES — When it comes to game controllers, Microsoft's Xbox One controller is easily the best one. It's so close to perfection that Oculus VR is bundling one with every consumer version of the Oculus Rift I had a chance to try out Microsoft's new $150 Elite wireless controller for Xbox One, and it's incredible. The attention to detail is … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » API Management Solutions Market Predicted to Quadruple by 2020

Wednesday 17 June 20:10:40 UTC 2015

With the use of APIs proliferating across enterprises of all kinds, API management solutions are playing an increasingly prominent role as technical heads and business leaders work together to manage and secure company-wide use of APIs, according to Michael Yamnitsky’s recent article on ZDNet. [Link]

Slashdot » "Let's Encrypt" Project To Issue First Free Digital Certificates Next Month

Wednesday 17 June 20:04:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes: Let's Encrypt, the project that hopes to increase the use of encryption across websites by issuing free digital certificates, is planning to issue the first ones next month. Backed by the EFF, the Mozilla Foundation, the Linux Foundation, Akamai, IdenTrust, Automattic, and Cisco, Let's Encrypt will provide free-of-charge SSL and TSL certificates to any webmaster interested … [Link]

Mashable » Interviews with Uber drivers reveal inspiring, complicated lives

Wednesday 17 June 20:03:26 UTC 2015

Uber-driverFeed-tw Feed-fbTwo decades ago, Alireza moved to Los Angeles and began building up a menswear business. Pants, shirts, shoes — all manufactured and sold in the United States. He had loyal customers. He had more than 150 employees. He had a livelihood Then "all of the sudden" he lost it all, as customers fled to cheaper stores supplied by products made in … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » How Do Greenhouse Gases Actually Work? [Science Video]

Wednesday 17 June 20:00:08 UTC 2015

A quick look at how greenhouse gases actually work. Even if you know a little about the science of these gases and how they trap heat in our atmosphere, you might learn a thing or two from this video! [MinuteEarth] The post How Do Greenhouse Gases Actually Work? [Science Video] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]

Mashable » Nest Cam is here, but the 'Internet of Things' still isn't

Wednesday 17 June 19:52:21 UTC 2015

Nest-products-1Feed-tw Feed-fbSAN FRANCISCO — Nest, one of the most recognizable names in home automation, unveiled a welcome refresh of its product line here Wednesday. There's slightly smarter software for the thermostat, a slightly thinner, slightly smarter version of the smoke alarm — the $99 Nest Protect — and a slightly thinner, slightly smarter, heavily rebranded version of the Dropcam, now the $199 … [Link]

Popular Science » British Police Scanned 90,000 Concert Goers' Faces

Wednesday 17 June 19:47:30 UTC 2015

At a music festival called “Download,” British police scanned 90,000 faces to look for criminals, and then promptly deleted them all. Held last week in Leicestershire, the… [Link]

Mashable » There's a service that pays you $55,000 a year to test nail polish

Wednesday 17 June 19:44:23 UTC 2015

LeadimageFeed-tw Feed-fbFinally, a job where you're paid to keep your nails as perfect and untouched as possible Nailbox, a British nail polish subscription service, is searching for nail testers to try, test, and review 50 nail polishes and accessories every month for £35,000 a year —-or $55,375.42, at the current exchange rate See also: 5 delicious nail art designs inspired by dessert … [Link]

Mashable » WHO: South Korea's MERS outbreak is not a public emergency

Wednesday 17 June 19:30:30 UTC 2015

South-korea-mers-viru_gilm-2Feed-tw Feed-fbDespite calling the recent outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus in South Korea a "wakeup call" that warranted "close monitoring," the World Health Organization said on Wednesday that it still falls short of being a public health emergency. The announcement, which came out of Tuesday's emergency committee meeting, was made even as the number of reported MERS cases … [Link]

Mashable » You know you want to try Burger King's new red cheeseburgers

Wednesday 17 June 19:30:14 UTC 2015

Burger-king-red-burger-japanFeed-tw Feed-fbBecause black cheeseburgers apparently weren't strange enough, Burger King is selling bright red cheeseburgers in Japan. The fast food chain will debut the Aka Burger — aka means red in Japanese — in stores on July 3, the Wall Street Journal reports See also: 6 Mouth-Watering Cheeseburger Recipes You Can't Swiss Out On burger king red burger Image: The Aka Samurai Beef Burger burger king red burger 2 The Aka … [Link]

Mashable » Taylor Swift is a human emoji and here is the evidence

Wednesday 17 June 19:30:13 UTC 2015

TaylorswiftemojiFeed-tw Feed-fbTaylor Swift has built an unstoppable empire on her feelings, so it makes sense that emoji are really just a way to let people know which Taylor Swift we are at any given moment. A new Twitter account collects eerily accurate side-by-sides of Swift and her emoji twins. She's skeptical, frustrated, unimpressed and, of course, surprised with questionable authenticity See also: … [Link]

Mashable » Kit Harington and the Night's Watch wish lucky fan 'Happy Birthday'

Wednesday 17 June 19:25:58 UTC 2015

Nights-watch-birthdayFeed-tw Feed-fb Brian Fortune, who plays Othell on Game of Thrones, pulled out the big guns — er, swords — when wishing his son Kevin a happy birthday this year. Instead of a paltry card, Brian had the rest of the Night's Watch individually wish Kevin a happy birthday, all while remaining in character Bonus: We all get to see Jon Snow in … [Link]

Slashdot » Should Nuclear Devices Be Kept On Hand To Protect Against Near Earth Objects?

Wednesday 17 June 19:21:00 UTC 2015

Lasrick writes: Seth Baum ponders whether nuclear devices should be kept on hand for the purpose of destroying near-Earth objects (NEOs) that pose a threat to the planet. Baum acknowledges that "The risk posed by NEOs is not zero, but it is small relative to the risk posed by nuclear weapons." Even so, Baum writes, since the consequences of an … [Link]

Popular Science » Warning: This Awesome Video About Pluto Might Make You Cry

Wednesday 17 June 19:10:53 UTC 2015

In less than a month, the New Horizons spacecraft will encounter Pluto, after a nearly decade-long journey. The spacecraft launched in 2006, the same year that Pluto was… [Link]

Mashable » Man claims KFC served him a fried rat, company denies it

Wednesday 17 June 19:06:44 UTC 2015

Kfc-chicken-ratFeed-tw Feed-fbA 25-year-old California man is claiming that KFC served him a delicious helping of Kentucky Fried Rat, instead of the three-piece chicken that he ordered. Devorise Dixon posted photos of his alleged rat on Facebook, causing outrage on KFC's social media pages. Dixon claims that he visited a KFC on June 10, bit into a chicken tender, which felt "very hard … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » “Peanuts” Movie To Use Old Cartoon Panels As Thought Balloons!

Wednesday 17 June 19:00:38 UTC 2015

For anyone scared that the new Peanuts movie might just be straying a little too far from the simplicity that made the original work so well, you can put those fears to bed. As seen in the pic above posted at ToplessRobot and in the new trailer below, they have figured out a genius way to pay homage to the … [Link]

Mashable » Glastonbury Festival is installing a see-through toilet — for a good cause

Wednesday 17 June 18:55:42 UTC 2015

Glastonbury_toiletsFeed-tw Feed-fbLONDON — If you're heading to Glastonbury Festival this year, and you like the thought of doing your business in front of 100,000-plus complete strangers, you're in luck. As part of its Make It Happen campaign, nonprofit organisation WaterAid is installing the aptly named "Loo with a View," which will overlook Glastonbury's massive Pyramid Stage. The toilet uses a crafty two-way … [Link]

Mashable » Some troll is renting out this shack on Airbnb for $300

Wednesday 17 June 18:51:57 UTC 2015

Airbnb-shack1Feed-tw Feed-fbForget the typical Pinterest-worthy Airbnb offerings. How about something a little more rustic? A mysterious Airbnb troll who goes by the name Roger, has created a New Orleans "destination" for the true adventurer: a shack. For the low price of $300 per night, you can hole up in this abandoned and dilapidated house, and get an authentic, non-touristy experience in New … [Link]

Mashable » Beyond funding: 3 ways startup competitions can help your brand

Wednesday 17 June 18:45:10 UTC 2015

Thumb1Feed-tw Feed-fbThis article is part of DBA, a series on Mashable about running a business that features insights from leaders in entrepreneurship, venture capital and management. As entrepreneurs develop their companies, startup competitions help them spur innovation and access VC funding Many startup competitions go beyond just traditional tech; regardless of your industry, if you have a good idea, somebody will want … [Link]

Slashdot » Uber Drivers Are Employees, Not Contractors, Says California Labor Commission

Wednesday 17 June 18:38:00 UTC 2015

siddesu writes: The California Labor Commission has ruled Uber drivers are employees and not independent contractors. The ruling has serious implications for Uber's business model, since it will now be required to offer its drivers benefits that meet the requirements of the Californian labor laws. "Uber had argued that its drivers are independent contractors, not employees, and that it is … [Link]

Mashable » Kid heroes rescue babies from burning home

Wednesday 17 June 18:36:00 UTC 2015

Heroes-jpg-1Feed-tw Feed-fbWhile playing games at a friend's house, Isiah Francis became an unexpected hero. The 10-year-old told WFTV that he smelled something and then looked out the window to see smoke rising from a nearby home in his Orange County, Florida, neighborhood. See also: Hero kid jumps from burning San Francisco building after rescuing dog Francis called 911 and ran into the … [Link]

Mashable » 17 Father's Day cards that really get your dad's sense of humor

Wednesday 17 June 18:30:30 UTC 2015

Fathers-day-cards1Feed-tw Feed-fbYou want to express appreciation for your dad or fatherly figure this Father's Day without getting overly sentimental and emotional, but you also don't want to settle for the cliched tie. Dads are notoriously hard to shop for, so what's a creatively challenged person to do? Let someone else do it for you. See also: 11 Father's Day gifts for the … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Get stuffed: Super-filling food satisfies your hunger for longer

Wednesday 17 June 18:30:00 UTC 2015

Knowing how our bodies and brains control appetite is allowing the creation of more satisfying diet meals – and could help people make better food choices (full text available to subscribers) [Link]

Geek Culture » Pluto, here we come!

Wednesday 17 June 18:22:04 UTC 2015

wow! [Link]

Mashable » Abzû is all about finding flow — and yourself — underwater

Wednesday 17 June 18:15:51 UTC 2015

Riding-mantaFeed-tw Feed-fbAfter working as the art director for Journey, one of the most critically acclaimed indie games of the past decade, Matt Nava had a good instinct for what he needed to do next. He got to work on his new vision, which was founding a studio called Giant Squid, in March 2013 During a presentation and hands-­on demo at E3 this … [Link]

Mashable » How to build an app in 10 days: The future of enterprise DevOps

Wednesday 17 June 18:13:58 UTC 2015

CodingFeed-tw Feed-fbIt’s funny — since the world went digital, you've been able to "tell" how successful a company is based on the way its website looks. Flashy designs were a sign of adoption and a desire to move forward, while sites trapped in the late 90s were indicative of companies trapped in the late 90s Today, there's a new wrinkle to the … [Link]

Mashable » Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop to leave Microsoft

Wednesday 17 June 18:13:45 UTC 2015

Stephen-elopFeed-tw Feed-fbStephen Elop, the former CEO of Nokia, is leaving Microsoft as part of a new reorganization. Elop, who ran the Lumia division within Microsoft after Nokia's acquisition in 2014, will leave Microsoft "after a designated transition period." See also: The time may be near for Microsoft to surrender in mobile In an email to employees, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said, "Stephen … [Link]

Popular Science » Weighing This Tiny Planet Could Help The Search For Alien Life

Wednesday 17 June 18:02:29 UTC 2015

There may be “no place like home” in The Wizard Of Oz, but in the Milky Way, there could be billions of planets that are like Earth. But really big planets are a lot easier… [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Widow Storage [Comic]

Wednesday 17 June 18:00:59 UTC 2015

[Source: Texts from Superheroes] The post Widow Storage [Comic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » PlaceILive API Crowdsources Neighborhood Review Data

Wednesday 17 June 17:59:12 UTC 2015

Lithuanian startup PlaceILive wants to offer a crowdsourced and open data review site for city neighborhoods, including a Life Quality Index API that can be used by real estate agents. [Link]

Slashdot » Interviews: Ask Brian Krebs About Security and Cybercrime

Wednesday 17 June 17:56:00 UTC 2015

Brian Krebs got his start as a reporter at The Washington Post and after having his entire network taken down by the Lion Worm, crime and cybersecurity became his focus. In 2005, Krebs started the Security Fix blog and Krebs On Security in 2009, which remains one of the most popular sources of cybercrime and security news. Brian is credited … [Link]

Mashable » Attorney General Loretta Lynch sworn in using Frederick Douglass' Bible

Wednesday 17 June 17:49:49 UTC 2015

Ap146058818229Feed-tw Feed-fbAttorney General Loretta Lynch was sworn into her new position on Wednesday in a historic ceremony made even more so by the Bible she took her oath on. Lynch, the first female African-American appointed to the post, placed her hand on a Bible owned by 19th century human rights activist and abolitionist Frederick Douglass. See also: 5 things you didn't know … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Watch a starfish squeeze a lodged object out of its arm

Wednesday 17 June 17:48:00 UTC 2015

Starfish have a unique trick literally up their sleeve – they can eject foreign bodies from their arms [Link]

Mashable » Hold onto your burrito: 37 new emoji are coming to your phone this year

Wednesday 17 June 17:40:52 UTC 2015

EmojiFeed-tw Feed-fbThe Unicode Consortium, a nonprofit organization that governs the Unicode Standard, is previewing 37 new emoji characters that will come to phones in the near future. So what's in store? Enough emoji to express your excitement over a Mexican food night, to start, including a taco and burrito. In addition, there will be more food (e.g. cheese, popcorn, a hot dog, … [Link]

Mashable » What the 2 escaped inmates may look like after 10 days on the lam

Wednesday 17 June 17:40:41 UTC 2015

Escape-inmatesFeed-tw Feed-fbIf David Sweat and Richard Matt think they can just grow some facial hair to hide from the nation's largest manhunt, the New York State Police want them to know the two escaped inmates are dead wrong. See also: How prisons kick inmates off Facebook It's been a week since Sweat and Matt, both convicted murderers, escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility … [Link]

Mashable » 4-year-old adrenaline junkie can't get enough of stunt flying

Wednesday 17 June 17:40:03 UTC 2015

Airplane-trick-kid-thumbFeed-tw Feed-fb This little fearless flying ace had the time of her life when her dad brought her up in his aerobatic plane for her first taste of trick flying While her dad does barrel rolls and gravity-defying loops, all this little girl can do is giggle hysterically and tell him to "do it again!" Here we witness the birth of a … [Link]

Mashable » Nest announces Nest Cam, new Protect smoke detector

Wednesday 17 June 17:37:39 UTC 2015

Nest-camFeed-tw Feed-fbNest is cleaning house. The Google-owned company is refreshing its entire line of smart-home products, including a new smoke detector as well as a redesigned and rebranded Dropcam camera, now called the Nest Cam, CEO Tony Fadell announced at an event on Wednesday. See also: The Eye in Your Home: Google, Nest and the Rise of the Physical Graph The Nest … [Link]

Mashable » America, these cowboy boot sandals are now our official shoe

Wednesday 17 June 17:35:02 UTC 2015

Cowboy_boot_sandalsFeed-tw Feed-fbGaze upon the cowboy boot sandals and weep, America. For anyone out there who loves their cowboy boots but can't stand the summer heat, you can now give your shoes to a cobbler in Missouri who will turn them into ultimate accessory. See also: Sorry guys, beards are over (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; … [Link]

Mashable » The 'Bitch I'm Madonna' video is seriously underwhelming despite Beyoncé, Kanye and Miley

Wednesday 17 June 17:34:21 UTC 2015

Madonna1Feed-tw Feed-fbNot even cameos from Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Rita Ora, Kanye West and Chris Rock can salvage Madonna's "Bitch I'm Madonna" music video The video, which is only available to watch on Tidal, stars — of course— Madonna and features a Nicki Minaj rap, although the two apparently did not film their shots in the same room. The other stars' … [Link]

Mashable » The moon has a dust cloud, but a lunar mystery remains

Wednesday 17 June 17:33:26 UTC 2015

Nature-ladeeFeed-tw Feed-fbIt looks like it's back to the drawing board for scientists trying to solve a decades-old lunar mystery. Some Apollo astronauts orbiting the moon in the 1960s and 70s saw a glow along the horizon just before sunrise, leading scientists to hypothesize that the glow was created by dust lofted above the moon's surface by impacts with space debris, including small … [Link]

Mashable » Two words: Space cellos

Wednesday 17 June 17:28:51 UTC 2015

Space-cellosFeed-tw Feed-fb On June 14, 1949, the first monkey successfully made it to space. Now, in 2015, we have a new milestone to add to the history books. YouTube's musical duo 2CELLOS are on a mission to make the cello cool again. This time their journey takes them up and around the solar system where they play their own epic and appropriately-titled … [Link]

Slashdot » After Uproar, Disney Cancels Tech Worker Layoffs

Wednesday 17 June 17:16:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes: The NY Times previously reported that Disney made laid-off workers train their foreign replacements. The Times now reports that Disney has reversed its decision to lay off the workers and canceled training of the replacements. This follows public uproar, two investigations by the Department of Labor into outsourcing firms, complaints to the Justice Department, and calls … [Link]

Mashable » The world's most beautiful women prove that they're perfectly imperfect

Wednesday 17 June 17:07:19 UTC 2015

MissusaFeed-tw Feed-fb They're the most beautiful women in the world: Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA. But behind the pretty veils of flawless makeup, perfectly done tresses, and those million dollar smiles, they have struggled to accept themselves, as many women do See also: Miss Universe Japan opens up about her racist critics "People think that because we're on TV … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Robot Gets Pwnd by Pop-Tart [Video]

Wednesday 17 June 17:00:32 UTC 2015

While testing his NAO humanoid robot, Youtuber “Unbox Therapy” ran into a small problem involving a pop-tart. This might be the solution we’re looking for if Skynet ever becomes a problem. [Unbox Therapy] The post Robot Gets Pwnd by Pop-Tart [Video] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]

Popular Science » Brain-Stimulating Helmet May Help Parkinson’s Patients

Wednesday 17 June 16:56:43 UTC 2015

When Michelle Lane was incapacitated by Parkinson's disease, her best option was brain surgery. Electrical leads were surgically implanted into her skull, and a pacemaker-like device installed to deliver electrical signals to the movement region of the brain.Now researchers from Johns Hopkins University are developing a way to achieve the same effect without surgery. The device, dubbed the STIMband, resembles … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » SkyPrep API Provides E-Learning Tools for Educators

Wednesday 17 June 16:56:13 UTC 2015

Learning management systems are growing in popularity as more businesses and educators recognize the benefits and money-saving options presented by online training. SkyPrep is an online training software platform that provides automated training functionality for any company, from small to global. The SkyPrep API provides access to this functionality. [Link]

Mashable » Aaron Paul to star in Hulu drama from 'Friday Night Lights' boss

Wednesday 17 June 16:53:30 UTC 2015

PaulFeed-tw Feed-fbAaron Paul is coming back to TV — and, no, the project is not that fake Breaking Bad spinoff he tried to prank us with. Paul has been cast as the lead actor in the new Hulu drama series — working title The Way — from Friday Night Lights executive producer Jason Katims See also: Aaron Paul is evil, pranks fans … [Link]

Mashable » 'Lego Dimensions' at E3: The Lego game that finally connects bricks to TV

Wednesday 17 June 16:50:44 UTC 2015

E3-legoFeed-tw Feed-fb What if Lego bricks didn't just exist in the boring old real world? What if you could use them virtually, too? Now you can Lego Dimensions is blurring the line between physical and digital toys, as we saw for ourselves at E3 2015. See also: Every franchise you love will collide brick-first in 'Lego Dimensions' That means what you build … [Link]

Mashable » Miley Cyrus' inspirational reaction to amfAR award: ‘Nothing means shit without helping people’

Wednesday 17 June 16:40:23 UTC 2015

MileycyrusleadFeed-tw Feed-fbA lot of people know Miley Cyrus for her crazy tongue. What they don’t choose to acknowledge, or see, is how she uses it speak about numerous philanthropic causes See also: Miley Cyrus launches Instagram series to celebrate transgender people Cyrus was honored, alongside Bravo's Andy Cohen, at the 2015 Inspiration Gala to benefit amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research. The … [Link]

Slashdot » Elop and Others Leaving Microsoft, Myerson Taking Bigger Role

Wednesday 17 June 16:35:00 UTC 2015

jones_supa writes: Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop and "Scroogled" mastermind Mark Penn are leaving Microsoft as part of a fresh company reorganization. "We are aligning our engineering efforts and capabilities to deliver on our strategy and, in particular, our three core ambitions," says CEO Satya Nadella in an e-mail to employees today. Alongside Elop and Penn, Microsoft executives Kirill Tatarinov … [Link]

Mashable » Tropical Depression Bill, feasting on saturated soil, spreads heavy rain beyond Texas

Wednesday 17 June 16:33:04 UTC 2015

HighwaterFeed-tw Feed-fbTropical Depression Bill was spinning its way across the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex on Wednesday morning, and is set to follow a course that will take it across Oklahoma, another state that is still drying after epic floods in May From there, the storm will continue to follow atmospheric train tracks that have been laid by several other weather systems, which will … [Link]

O'Reilly News and Commentary » The smartest way to program smart things: Node.js

Wednesday 17 June 16:26:04 UTC 2015

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. Node.jsis on the rise for programming hardware.The full Google V8 version helps runIntels Edison chip.The … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Harp Twins Perform The Sailor Moon Theme [Music Video]

Wednesday 17 June 16:00:31 UTC 2015

Watch as Camille and Kennerly, aka The Harp Twins, perform the Sailor Moon theme on a set of identical harps. [Camille and Kennerly] The post The Harp Twins Perform The Sailor Moon Theme [Music Video] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]

Slashdot » Russian Troops Traced To Ukrainian Battlefields Through Social Media

Wednesday 17 June 15:55:00 UTC 2015

New submitter wienerschnizzel writes: Vice News has released a report on how they were able to trace a member of the regular Russian army from his base near the Ukrainian border toward the battlefields in the contested territory in eastern Ukraine, then back to his home in Siberia using the pictures he uploaded on his social media profile. The methodology … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Dual asteroid strike hints at chaos in the inner solar system

Wednesday 17 June 15:54:01 UTC 2015

A pair of unrelated asteroids. That's not supposed to happen. What on earth skewed their orbits, and plunged us into ice age? [Link]

New Scientist – News » Homosexuality 'not un-African': report undermines anti-gay laws

Wednesday 17 June 15:54:00 UTC 2015

In a move that gives hope to Africa's LGBT community, a leading academic group has published a report on human sexual diversity that criticises discrimination [Link]

New Scientist – News » UK fracking wells get thumbs up from planners

Wednesday 17 June 15:53:49 UTC 2015

Energy firm Cuadrilla has received backing for exploratory fracking for shale gas in Little Plumpton, with a final council decision expected next week [Link]

Popular Science » If Earth Were Swallowed By A Black Hole, We Might Not Even Notice

Wednesday 17 June 15:53:09 UTC 2015

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Mashable » Uber faces major crisis as California says drivers deserve full-time pay

Wednesday 17 June 15:37:29 UTC 2015

42-70283674Feed-tw Feed-fbCalifornia just dealt an uber-sized blow to Uber. The ride-hailing app, whose profitability depends in part on treating its drivers as independent contractors without healthcare or other benefits, now has to treat drivers in California as proper employees. California's Labor Commission made the ruling, according to a filing this week The ruling potentially upends Uber's business model and setgsa bold precedent … [Link]

Mashable » Angela Bassett joins 'Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege' cast as Six

Wednesday 17 June 15:26:11 UTC 2015

Angela-bassett-at-e3Feed-tw Feed-fb Angela Bassett will portray Six in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, the latest installment of the Rainbow Six video game franchise, which features some hyper-realistic motion-capture work. Mashable spoke to Bassett at this year's E3, a gaming conference held in Los Angeles (check out our interview in the video, above). She said she became interested in the role after discovering … [Link]

Mashable » Arnold Schwarzenegger took a glorious tour of London on a Boris bike

Wednesday 17 June 15:19:26 UTC 2015

Arnie_on_a_boris_bikeFeed-tw Feed-fbLONDON — It's a deeply special day in Britain's capital when Arnold Schwarzenegger decides to pay a visit. See also: Arnold Schwarzenegger wants you to blow sh*t up for a good cause Reported sightings from Londoners of the former governor of California started pouring in on Twitter Wednesday morning. On the bus to work, and genuinely just nearly ran over @Schwarzenegger … [Link]

Slashdot » First Net Neutrality Lawsuit Will Target Time Warner Cable

Wednesday 17 June 15:13:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes: The U.S. government's new net neutrality rules finally took effect last Friday, and a company is already using them to line up a lawsuit against Time Warner Cable. A firm called Commercial Network Services, which runs a bunch of webcams, says TWC is charging them unreasonable rates to stream video to their customers. "The [FCC's] regulations … [Link]

Mashable » Dropbox update makes it easier to get files from people without accounts

Wednesday 17 June 15:00:48 UTC 2015

Drew-houston-dropbox-keynote-3Feed-tw Feed-fbDropbox just made it a lot easier for people without accounts to share files through its service. The file storage service rolled out a new tool Wednesday, called file request, which makes it easier for users to ask for specific types of files from individuals and groups, regardless of whether they have a Dropbox account. See also: Dropbox is testing a … [Link]

Mashable » Get creative with household items for our next photo challenge

Wednesday 17 June 15:00:40 UTC 2015

Cn_by_robbie_lawrence-1Feed-tw Feed-fbThis week, we're challenging you to combine common objects with your creativity to make unique works of art. Transform orange slices into bicycle wheels or turn hammers and wrenches into arms and legs. Take inspiration from household items, office tools and even your snack pantry. Our host will be Christoph Niemann, an artist who has made a name for himself in … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Our dream scenario for Philae – and mission finale for Rosetta

Wednesday 17 June 15:00:00 UTC 2015

Cinzia Fantinati of the European Space Agency explains how they will get Philae to do science, and how the Rosetta mothership will end its mission [Link]

Mashable » The best airlines in 2015 don't include any based in the U.S.

Wednesday 17 June 14:56:53 UTC 2015

QatarFeed-tw Feed-fbThe list of the world's best airlines for 2015 is out, and Qatar Airways took the top spot for the third time in five years. Skytrax announced the winners of its World Airline Awards, which launched in 1999, at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday. The rankings were determined by reviews from 18.9 million passengers from around the world. See also: … [Link]

O'Reilly News and Commentary » The art of design patterns

Wednesday 17 June 14:56:16 UTC 2015

Download a free copy of An Engineering Manager’s Guide to Design Patterns, a brain-friendly report that shows you how object-oriented design patterns are ideal for solving specific problems in application design. If you haven’t had the pleasure of viewing Hal … [Link]

O'Reilly News and Commentary » What to see at Solid

Wednesday 17 June 14:55:16 UTC 2015

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. Flipping through the schedulefor our Solid conference, you might wonder why we offer talks on … [Link]

Mashable » Who won E3 2015? Let's rate all the big press conferences

Wednesday 17 June 14:47:18 UTC 2015

E3-2015Feed-tw Feed-fbLOS ANGELES — Does anyone really "win" at E3? That's the angle all the post-show analysis tends to take. It makes sense; E3 is the one time of the year when the biggest pushers of games line up to tear the curtain off of blockbuster reveals. Different news breeds different levels of excitement, so the pre-E3 press conference circuit is designed … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Workers [Comic]

Wednesday 17 June 14:43:04 UTC 2015

[Source: Gone into Rapture | Like “Gone into Rapture” on Facebook | Follow “Gone into Rapture” on Twitter | Lunar Baboon] The post The Workers [Comic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]

Mashable » An extremely accurate retelling of 'Jurassic World,' entirely in emoji

Wednesday 17 June 14:37:23 UTC 2015

Jurassic_world_emoji_chris-prattFeed-tw Feed-fbThe only things you need to know about the biggest movie of the summer can be summed up in a few emoji. Even the most nuanced film can have a simple and amazing plot structure, and Jurassic World is no exception. Even with all those velociraptors running around, there isn't a lot of chaos to sift through to get to the … [Link]

Slashdot » Researchers Find Major Keychain Vulnerability in iOS and OS X

Wednesday 17 June 14:31:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader notes a report from El Reg on a major cross-app resource vulnerability in iOS and Mac OS X. Researchers say it's possible to break app sandboxes, bypass App Store security checks, and crack the Apple keychain. The researchers wrote, "specifically, we found that the inter-app interaction services, including the keychain and WebSocket on OS X and URL … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: Up to 50% Off Select Hard Drives and Networking Products

Wednesday 17 June 14:10:16 UTC 2015

For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon offers awesome savings on various external hard drives, network attached storage, modems, routers, and more from brands like Seagate, Toshiba, QNAP, NETGEAR, and TP-LINK. Get a 1TB portable HD for just $49, a 5-port gigabit switch for $14.99, and a lot more! [Up to 50% Off Select Hard Drives and Networking … [Link]

Mashable » University dedicates section of campus stairway to texting-while-walking offenders

Wednesday 17 June 14:08:30 UTC 2015

Walk-run-textFeed-tw Feed-fbUtah Valley University has a texting problem. In an effort to curb the traffic jams caused by slow moving texters, the university has divided a campus staircase into three lanes: walk, run and text. See also: That '60s show: What American high school students dressed like in 1969 wether you walk run or text your way into the SLWC…we are happy … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Perfect Mug for Fans of Tabletop RPGs: The Critical Hit D20 Mug

Wednesday 17 June 14:00:21 UTC 2015

From Thinkgeek: Better than a wine skin, this Critical Hit d20 Mug holds 12 oz. of your favorite brew. The lid allows you to steep your tea or just keep your beverage of choice warm longer. (Or keep the dice out of it.) The mug is dishwasher and microwave safe, because we’ve met you. [Critical Hit D20 Mug] The post … [Link]

Mashable » High school class shakes it off for full-out graduation flash mob

Wednesday 17 June 13:54:51 UTC 2015

High-school-shake-it-offFeed-tw Feed-fb Colin Yost — Portsmouth High School in New Hampshire's 2015 valedictorian — wanted something different to close out his graduation speech. So he gathered classmates and school administrators together to organize a giant flash mob set to Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off," much to the surprise of just about every parent in the audience. Yost tells MTV News that he'd … [Link]

Mashable » Stephen Hawking's kids used to make his speech synthesizer say swear words

Wednesday 17 June 13:54:08 UTC 2015

Stephen_hawkingFeed-tw Feed-fbLONDON — We didn't just learn more about everyone's favourite theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking in a new BBC documentary on Tuesday night, we also learned that his kids used to get creative with their dad's speech synthesizer. And his wheelchair See also: Stephen Hawking sings beautiful cover of Monty Python's 'Galaxy Song' Eddie Redmayne shared the anecdote in Dara O Briain … [Link]

Slashdot » Bank's IT Failure Loses 600,000 Payments

Wednesday 17 June 13:47:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes: The Royal Bank of Scotland had an IT glitch last night that prevented some 600,000 payments from reaching the accounts of its customers. This included bill payments, wages, tax credits, and benefits payments. RBS apologized for the delay, and claims to have fixed the underlying problem. They hope to have all the missing payments sorted by … [Link]

Mashable » Introducing Brigade Beta, Sean Parker's civic-focused social network

Wednesday 17 June 13:36:56 UTC 2015

Brigade-1-1Feed-tw Feed-fbSean Parker, billionaire investor and founding Facebook president, seems to think democracy is fundamentally flawed In theory, America's system of government lets everyone have a say by electing representatives, but the U.S. population's robust growth over the last two centuries means many citizens today aren't aware of what's going on on a local, state or national level. It's a sorry situation … [Link]

Mashable » Amazon upgrades Kindle Paperwhite with a sharper screen and a new font

Wednesday 17 June 13:35:37 UTC 2015

Kindle-paperwhite_carFeed-tw Feed-fbWhen Amazon released its $199 Kindle Voyage e-reader last year, it set the bar for the high-end of the company's e-ink reading experience Now, Amazon is bringing that high-end image quality down to its popular and more affordable $119 Paperwhite reader. See also: Amazon Paperwhite Is the Best Digital Reading Experience Money Can Buy The new Kindle Paperwhite e-readers are available … [Link]

Mashable » Natalie Portman postponed Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic to find female director

Wednesday 17 June 13:25:24 UTC 2015

GinsburgportmanFeed-tw Feed-fbNatalie Portman is taking a break from the Thor franchise to star in another superhero movie, a biopic of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ginsburg spoke about the film in a conversation with California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu, her former clerk, at the American Constitution Society Convention in Washington. The Notorious RBG revealed that the project was held up … [Link]

Mashable » 'Teen Mom' star drops some diabetes knowledge on her new rap single

Wednesday 17 June 13:22:59 UTC 2015

Teen-mom-diabetes-rapFeed-tw Feed-fb Forget reading about diabetes. Thanks to Teen Mom 3 star Mackenzie Mckee, there's a new rap single that explains it for you Mckee's single "The Sweetest Treat" is a peppy ode to healthy eating, and it's as good a song as you would expect from a former Teen Mom star With lyrics like, "Yeah, yeah, it's the fun way to … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Einstein kills Schrödinger's cat: Relativity ruins quantum world

Wednesday 17 June 13:09:29 UTC 2015

The same quirk of general relativity that means your head ages faster than your feet may mean we have to go to space to see large-scale quantum mechanics in action [Link]

New Scientist – News » This single-celled bug has the world's most extraordinary eye

Wednesday 17 June 13:09:26 UTC 2015

It doesn't even have a brain, but a type of plankton seems to use the smallest camera-like eye to catch nearly invisible prey using polarised light [Link]

Slashdot » Samsung Cellphone Keyboard Software Vulnerable To Attack

Wednesday 17 June 13:05:00 UTC 2015

Adesso writes: A serious security problem in the default Samsung keyboard installed on many of the company's cellphones has been lurking since December 2014 (CVE-2015-2865). When the phone tries to update the keyboard, it fails to encrypt the executable file. This means attackers on the same network can replace the update file with a malicious one of their own. Affected … [Link]

Mashable » LinkedIn redesigns Pulse to give your news a human touch

Wednesday 17 June 13:00:45 UTC 2015

Pulse-app-1Feed-tw Feed-fbLinkedIn’s news app, Pulse, is getting a major face lift. The company launched a redesigned version of Pulse's iOS and Android app on Wednesday, taking a more curated approach to surfacing news stories — a major departure from the app's previous approach to news delivery. See also: LinkedIn pays $1.5B for online educator lynda.com in its biggest acquisition yet The previous … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Shenmue III Confirmed Thanks To Kickstarter

Wednesday 17 June 13:00:02 UTC 2015

You’d be forgiven for thinking Sony — a company which made more than a billion US dollars in profit last year — didn’t need to use crowdfunding sites. But it has done so with great success for Shenmue III. The game, a sequel to the Dreamcast classic which appears on at least a dozen major “best games ever” lists, hit … [Link]

New Scientist – News » NASA plans first interplanetary CubeSat mission for Mars lander

Wednesday 17 June 13:00:00 UTC 2015

CubeSats promise cheap, easy access to low-Earth orbit, but none has ever gone to deep space. That's about to change with a mission called Mars Cube One [Link]

Mashable » Here's why the largest dinosaurs to walk the Earth avoided the tropics

Wednesday 17 June 12:35:50 UTC 2015

15396161892_2be3378dbb_oFeed-tw Feed-fbGiant dinosaurs steered clear of the tropics for tens of millions of years because wild climate swings there were too much for them to handle, researchers say. This finding could shed light on troubles that climate change might bring in the next few centuries, scientists added. Dinosaurs emerged about 230 million years ago in the late Triassic period. They came to … [Link]

Mashable » The unbearable appeal of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Wednesday 17 June 12:23:50 UTC 2015

Bear_featFeed-tw Feed-fbEstablished in 1934, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park attracts as many as 10 million visitors a year. The name is no mystery to those who have been — most days the skies over the mountains are covered by a smoky blue haze. The park's 800 square miles, stretching from Tennessee to North Carolina, includes the highest peak on the East … [Link]

Mashable » Florence + The Machine to replace Foo Fighters at Glastonbury

Wednesday 17 June 12:22:06 UTC 2015

GlastoFeed-tw Feed-fbLONDON — After Dave Grohl broke his leg during a Foo Fighter's concert in Sweden on Friday, he managed to finish the gig and was hailed a legend by fans. But disappointment swiftly followed when the band had to cancel some big dates, including pulling out of Glastonbury See also: All you need to know to navigate Glastonbury 2015 On Wednesday, … [Link]

Slashdot » USAF Cuts Drone Flights As Stress Drives Off Operators

Wednesday 17 June 12:22:00 UTC 2015

HughPickens.com writes: The NY Times reports that the U.S. is being forced to cut back on drone flights as America's drone operators are burning out. The Air Force is losing more drone pilots than they can train. "We're at an inflection point right now," says Col. James Cluff, the commander of the Air Force's 432nd Wing. Drone missions increased tenfold … [Link]

Mashable » Jeb Bush slow jams the news with Jimmy Fallon, and it's excruciating

Wednesday 17 June 12:14:32 UTC 2015

Jeb-bush-jimmy-fallonFeed-tw Feed-fb And so it begins. Former Florida governor Jeb Bush, who on Monday announced his run for president, became the first 2016 candidate to hit the late-show circuit with a spot on Tuesday's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon And it was… awkward Together, Bush and Fallon performed a segment of "Slow Jam the News," which is pretty much the only … [Link]

Mashable » These augmented-reality glasses could help the legally blind navigate

Wednesday 17 June 12:13:38 UTC 2015

Photo_ss_1Feed-tw Feed-fbThough it looks like a pop-art installation you might find in a Brooklyn gallery, the cartoonish, high-contrast black-and-white world you see when looking through a pair of Stephen Hicks's augmented-reality glasses is actually part of a plan to help the legally blind see better. Hicks, a neuroscience and visual prosthetics research fellow at the University of Oxford, is the cofounder of … [Link]

Mashable » Line brings bacon, avocado and thousands of other emoji to iPhone with new keyboard app

Wednesday 17 June 12:11:29 UTC 2015

Emoji-lineFeed-tw Feed-fbLine, the company behind the massively popular messaging app of the same name, is breaking its signature stickers and emoji outside of its main app. The company released a new keyboard app Wednesday called Emoji Line that makes thousands of its emoji and animated stickers available directly in the iOS keyboard. See also: Facebook’s new app shares photos with only those … [Link]

Mashable » An underdog wins: The Warriors' hellish road to that NBA title

Wednesday 17 June 12:06:46 UTC 2015

ChampionsFeed-tw Feed-fbBefore this spun into the magical dream season myself and thousands of other longtime Golden State Warriors fans thought would never come, before it ended on Tuesday night with the once-cursed franchise's first NBA championship in 40 years, there was doubt Doubt came in mid-November, at the start of this charmed season, after the Warriors bolted out to their first 5-0 … [Link]

Popular Science » Watch The First HD Footage of Earth From The International Space Station

Wednesday 17 June 12:00:23 UTC 2015

UrtheCast is releasing the first-ever high definition footage of Earth from the International Space Station. [Link]

Slashdot » Apple De-Certifies Monster Cables After Lawsuit Against Beats

Wednesday 17 June 11:40:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes: Since 2005, Monster cables have been licensed under Apple's "Made For iDevice" program, which lets cable manufacturers put a logo on their product signifying they work with Apple products. Now, Apple has revoked that certification. In January of this year, Monster sued Beats, accusing its founders of fraud. Beats was acquired by Apple in 2014, and … [Link]

Mashable » 13 genius dad inventions that would bring MacGyver to tears

Wednesday 17 June 11:30:47 UTC 2015

Awesome-dad-inventionFeed-tw Feed-fbSomething happens to men when they become fathers. Aside from the prestigious "dad reflex," he possesses the ability to invent tools of the dad trade. Simple hacks that no one would ever think of besides your think-outside-the-box father allows him to accomplish tasks, like a push on the swing, to be accomplished with ease. See also: 20 Kids Who Want to … [Link]

Mashable » Stretchy batteries – made with origami technique – could power wearable electronics

Wednesday 17 June 11:29:16 UTC 2015

Stretchy-batteryFeed-tw Feed-fbStretchy batteries inspired by origami could power smartwatches and other wearable electronics, researchers say. Increasingly, scientists worldwide are developing flexible electronics, such as video displays and solar panels, that could one day make their way into clothing and even human bodies. But one limitation of these devices is the scarcity of equally flexible batteries to power them or store energy they … [Link]

Mashable » Escaped tiger from Tbilisi zoo kills a man, wounds another

Wednesday 17 June 11:11:22 UTC 2015

HippoFeed-tw Feed-fbPolice in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia say a tiger that broke loose after severe flooding at a zoo has killed one man and wounded another. See also: Nature's aftermath: The zoo animals of the Tbilisi flood The Tbilisi zoo had previously said all lions and tigers missing after the flooding had been found dead and only one jaguar remained unaccounted … [Link]

Mashable » London cyclist confronts driver eating bowl of cereal behind the wheel

Wednesday 17 June 11:03:20 UTC 2015

Screen-shot-2015-06-17-at-10.26.54Feed-tw Feed-fb LONDON — They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but it's probably best not to put road users safety at risk while eating it. See also: A cyclist told a driver to f*ck off, then promptly fell off his bike A London cyclist caught a woman driving her Land Rover in Hampton Court while holding her … [Link]

Mashable » Massive security flaw may threaten millions of Samsung Galaxy phones

Wednesday 17 June 10:55:46 UTC 2015

12Feed-tw Feed-fbHave a Samsung Galaxy device? Chances are it has a security flaw that lets attackers install malware on it or eavesdrop on your calls, and there's nothing you can do about it Chicago-based security firm NowSecure has published a report claiming that a bug in the Swift keyboard software, preinstalled on more than 600 million Samsung devices, can allow a remote … [Link]

O'Reilly News and Commentary » Four short links: 17 June 2015

Wednesday 17 June 10:26:03 UTC 2015

The Oligopoly of Academic Publishers in the Digital Era (PLoSone) — Combined, the top five most prolific publishers account for more than 50% of all papers published in 2013. (via CBC) LLVM Bitcode Gives Apple Hardware Independence (Medium) — Bob … [Link]

Mashable » Use this trick to clean tile grout way faster

Wednesday 17 June 10:25:55 UTC 2015

Tripp-and-tyler-ep-5-1080Feed-tw Feed-fb Tripp & Tyler Life Hack #005: Here's an easy trick for cleaning tile grout with a few simple household items. Comedy duo Tripp and Tyler of The Tripp and Tyler Show, formerly known as “Don’t Be That Guy,” have a bunch of time-saving life hacks — which include packing tips (watch above). See also: Get Pringles out of the tube perfectly … [Link]

O'Reilly News and Commentary » #Ebook Deal/Day: Learning AngularJS – $14.99 (Save 50%) Use code DEAL

Wednesday 17 June 10:25:17 UTC 2015

Get "Learning AngularJS" today using code DEAL and save 50%!This sale ends at 2:00 AM 2015-06-18 (PDT, GMT-8:00). [Link]

Mashable » Captain America fans are really confused about Chris Evans presenting 'Top Gear'

Wednesday 17 June 10:24:43 UTC 2015

Chris_evans_captain_americaFeed-tw Feed-fbLONDON — A bunch of Captain America fans were a bit bemused last night, after the BBC announced Chris Evans as the new lead presenter of Top Gear See also: Chris Evans (not Captain America) is the new 'Top Gear' host Evans, a British TV and radio presenter, had been rumoured as a front-runner for the position for some time, and … [Link]

Mashable » Forget a backyard pool, build a swimming pond instead

Wednesday 17 June 9:31:37 UTC 2015

1x-1-1Feed-tw Feed-fbNo self-respecting Californian can let the summer pass without a dip in the backyard — pools are as much a part of culture as the 49ers, Schwarzenegger, and dire earthquake warnings. Now, though, there's something unseemly about pooling so much water for the occasional swim — enough, in fact, to generate its own hashstag, #droughtshaming. There's one surefire way to mitigate … [Link]

Slashdot » GitHub Seeks Funding At $2 Billion Valuation

Wednesday 17 June 9:20:00 UTC 2015

itwbennett writes: GitHub, the most popular Git hosting site, is reportedly seeking $200 million in an upcoming private funding round that values the company as high as $2 billion. "GitHub is an interesting company," said analyst Frank Scavo, president of Computer Economics. "It is partly a hosting service for developers and partly a social media site." And it's a great … [Link]

Mashable » British man proposes to girlfriend in 'The Times' crossword

Wednesday 17 June 9:11:17 UTC 2015

Crossword1Feed-tw Feed-fbLONDON — You would need confidence in your crossword skills to bury a marriage proposal to your girlfriend in a national newspaper, but one British man did, planting the unusual proposition in Monday's edition of The Times. See also: 5-year-old helps dad with adorable marriage proposal Matthew Dick contacted Crossword Editor Richard Rogan at the paper in London, convincing him to … [Link]

Mashable » Urthecast unveils 1st full-color HD videos of Earth from Space Station

Wednesday 17 June 9:03:41 UTC 2015

Iris_issFeed-tw Feed-fbAn HD camera mounted to the outside of the International Space Station has just beamed down its first videos of Earth from space, and they are fascinating. The videos, created by the commercial satellite imagery company Urthecast show London, Boston and Barcelona in incredible high definition. Viewers can see cars driving on highways and city landmarks clearly on display in the … [Link]

Mashable » Double rainbow at sunset in Sydney gives ultimate wow factor

Wednesday 17 June 8:48:37 UTC 2015

RainbowFeed-tw Feed-fbFrom the ocean to the suburbs, Sydney residents ran for the windows on Wednesday evening, as a magnificent double rainbow appeared in the sky during sunset. The event, which was captured on hundreds of smartphones across the harbour city, followed a splatter of rain. If Sydney isn't enough of a show-off, throwing a double rainbow in for sunset really takes the … [Link]

Mashable » How much it would cost to build Jurassic World

Wednesday 17 June 8:39:28 UTC 2015

Jurassic-world-super-bowl-trailer-1-1748x984Feed-tw Feed-fbThanks to the release of Jurassic World, have you been finding yourself thinking about opening up a dinosaur theme park of your very own? Well, if you do, I sure hope that you have about $23,432,400,000 laying around. How do we know that would be the cost of such a venture? Watch the video below and find out! Fandango put together … [Link]

Mashable » Nuclear power could be restored in U.S., new research indicates

Wednesday 17 June 7:59:45 UTC 2015

Nuclear-plantFeed-tw Feed-fbNuclear power, a low-carbon but expensive source of electricity, isn't likely to grow much in the United States, even as President Obama pushes to slash greenhouse gas emissions from electric power plants. But the U.S. Department of Energy is betting that $60 million in new research and development could eventually breathe some new life into nuclear power in the U.S., helping … [Link]

Mashable » A bubbly universe: Searching in space for quantum foam

Wednesday 17 June 7:38:35 UTC 2015

QuasarFeed-tw Feed-fbAn incredibly small and fantastically strange theoretical feature of the universe is too microscopic to see directly, so a team of scientists has instead looked for it by studying some of the brightest galaxies in the universe. As light travels to Earth from distant galaxies, its road through the cosmos may not be smooth. A theoretical characteristic of the universe called … [Link]

Mashable » TexMoji lets you express your inner Texan, love of Tex-Mex

Wednesday 17 June 7:37:56 UTC 2015

TexmojiFeed-tw Feed-fbWe already know things are bigger in Texas. Now, that includes the emoji. TexMoji is a $2 keyboard app with Texas-themed emoji, meaning you can rep the Longhorns and show your love for cowboy boots in digital form. The emoji are a bit bigger than what people are used to, as they're actually images you copy from the keyboard and paste … [Link]

Mashable » Carrot craft beer is being brewed in Australia

Wednesday 17 June 7:09:03 UTC 2015

CarrotFeed-tw Feed-fbWanna get healthy while getting boozed? An Australian craft brewer has the answer for you. Wade Curtis, who runs 4Hearts Brewing Company in Queensland, and carrot farmer Richard Gorman have teamed up to create a new version of beer for the Australian market. The men are behind a carrot beer that is sending locals hopping mad. See also: The best looking … [Link]

Mashable » These wireless gloves let you pew pew pew things in VR with your fingers

Wednesday 17 June 7:09:02 UTC 2015

Manus-vr-gloves-thumb2Feed-tw Feed-fbLOS ANGELES — What's the best virtual reality input? Some say traditional game controllers are the way to go and Oculus is working on its futuristic Oculus Touch, but the startup Manus thinks wireless gloves are the way to go. The company showed off a prototype of its wireless VR gloves, which are also called Manus, at E3 in Los AngelesMashable … [Link]

Mashable » From Wednesday, order your Apple Watch online and pick it up in store

Wednesday 17 June 6:56:01 UTC 2015

Appwtch077afdsFeed-tw Feed-fbApple fans can finally reserve their Apple Watch online and pick it up in store. Because of the beauty of the international date line, this new feature is launching first in Australia but will roll out globally on Wednesday, June 17. Before the Apple Watch's April 24 launch day in nine countries, including Australia, Canada and the U.S., Apple only allowed … [Link]

Mashable » Users can make presidential candidates do whatever they want with this app

Wednesday 17 June 6:35:40 UTC 2015

Clinton-obama-animationFeed-tw Feed-fbIf tales of political dynasties squaring off for the presidency and a billionaire trying to bully his way to the nomination aren't enough 2016 presidential election stories for you, a new app allows users to animate their own With its recently-introduced politics patch, Plotagon users can build animated characters that walk around the Oval Office, give speeches and shout over each … [Link]

Slashdot » The Future of AI: a Non-Alarmist Viewpoint

Wednesday 17 June 6:28:00 UTC 2015

Nerval's Lobster writes: There has been a lot of discussion recently about the dangers posed by building truly intelligent machines. A lot of well-educated and smart people, including Bill Gates and Stephen Hawking, have stated they are fearful about the dangers that sentient Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses to humanity. But maybe it makes more sense to focus on the societal … [Link]

Mashable » Why Putin's toughest rival won't back down

Wednesday 17 June 6:00:54 UTC 2015

Fev_4055Feed-tw Feed-fbKALUGA, Russia — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is about to walk on stage at a rally in Kaluga, a provincial city about 100 miles southwest of Moscow, when tumult breaks out at the entrance. See also: The tabloid king who shapes how Russians see the world A rowdy group of a dozen men from the pro-Kremlin National Liberation Movement, flanked … [Link]

Mashable » From zombies to the Somme: 5 VR apps to try on Google Cardboard

Wednesday 17 June 5:40:20 UTC 2015

CardboardFeed-tw Feed-fbSo, you've put together your Google Cardboard headset. What's next? Google Cardboard, first introduced at Google's I/O developers conference in 2014 and now released widely, is a simple box structure that uses lenses and magnets to deliver a virtual reality (VR) experience from A$10 online. And you can always build your own with a bit of velcro and a rubber band. … [Link]

Mashable » The best looking bars and restaurants in Australia

Wednesday 17 June 5:05:11 UTC 2015

AcmeFeed-tw Feed-fbThe global Restaurant & Bar Design Awards have announced a short list from this year's entries, and Australia has made an impressive appearance. The shortlist features 214 projects from 70 countries, with 12 venues from the land Down Under. The spaces this year include burger vans, pop-up restaurants and Michelin-starred eateries. The list is in preparation for the winners announcement on … [Link]

Mashable » The damp, cramped real estate you can buy for your car for a small fortune

Wednesday 17 June 4:38:25 UTC 2015

CarspaceFeed-tw Feed-fbIn case you missed the news, Sydneysiders are hating on life because they can't get a house for under $1 million Unfortunately, we are here to tell you, that buying a car space to spend your nights in is probably off the table, too. Lately, a strip of asphalt has been selling around the $100,000 mark and the market isn't looking … [Link]

Slashdot » European Court: Websites Are Responsible For Users' Comments

Wednesday 17 June 4:17:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes: A new ruling from the European Court of Human Rights found it perfectly acceptable to hold websites responsible for comments left by users. Experts are worried the ruling will encourage websites to censor content posted by users out of concern that they're opening themselves up to legal liability. The judgment also seems to support the claim … [Link]

Mashable » Golden State Warriors win 1st NBA championship since 1975

Wednesday 17 June 4:10:35 UTC 2015

WarriorswinFeed-tw Feed-fbCLEVELAND — Revived by a fresh-faced shooting superstar and a first-year coach who made them believe, the Golden State Warriors again reign supreme. Their 40-year NBA championship drought is finally over. A half century of misery in Cleveland drags on. LeBron James just didn't have enough help. See also: Beloved 105-year-old Warriors fan 'Sweetie' sees NBA Finals in person Stephen Curry … [Link]

Mashable » Inside the first Nintendo World Championship in 25 years

Wednesday 17 June 3:57:05 UTC 2015

Nintendo-world-championship-2Feed-tw Feed-fb The last time Nintendo held a world championship was back in 1990, but this year, the video game giant brought it back and Mashable got an up close look. Held this week at the E3 video game conference in Los Angeles, Nintendo hosted a tournament that pit some of the country's best gamers up against each other to battle it … [Link]

Mashable » How Jason Derulo breaks it down for 'Just Dance 2016'

Wednesday 17 June 3:37:41 UTC 2015

Screen-shot-2015-06-15-at-10.14.46-pmFeed-tw Feed-fb After hitting his fourth number one airplay single, pop star Jason Derulo is taking his music to another hit platform: video games The singer performed his hit track “Want to Want Me” Monday in Los Angeles to kick off the debut of Just Dance 2016 during E3. In an interview with Mashable, Derulo talks about his favorite summer dance moves … [Link]

Mashable » Original 'Final Fantasy VII' is coming to iOS

Wednesday 17 June 3:30:40 UTC 2015

Final-fantasy-vii-iosFeed-tw Feed-fbFinal Fantasy VII, arguably the greatest Japanese role-playing game (JRPG) of all time, will arrive on iOS devices this summer. Square Enix executive producer Shinji Hashimoto made the announcement at the company's E3 press conference on Tuesday. See also: Fan service: 'Final Fantasy VII' is getting a modern remake Final Fantasy VII follows Cloud Strife and his posse as he traverses … [Link]

Mashable » Why Sweden's sway on pop music is rocking the charts around the world

Wednesday 17 June 3:07:09 UTC 2015

Swedish-musicFeed-tw Feed-fbSTOCKHOLM, Sweden — While the majority of the biggest musical stars known and loved around the world may be from the United States, there is a much smaller nation that is responsible for more than its fair share of global pop hits: Sweden This year alone, Swedes have been responsible in some way for hits from Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Maroon … [Link]

Mashable » Stephen Colbert sports a comb over as he mocks Donald Trump's presidential bid

Wednesday 17 June 2:49:22 UTC 2015

ColbertFeed-tw Feed-fb Late Show host Stephen Colbert is already reaping the comedic rewards of Donald Trump's presidential run. Colbert gave himself a Trump makeover—comb over and all— as he mimicked the business mogul's bizarre campaign kickoff announcement. In a rambling 6 minute and 30-second YouTube video posted to YouTube Tuesday, Colbert waxes on about his adoration for Trump, his confusing feelings about … [Link]

Mashable » Military drones to fly in Australian civilian airspace for the first time

Wednesday 17 June 2:41:59 UTC 2015

HeronFeed-tw Feed-fbOver the coming months, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will fly military drones in civilian airspace for the first time. Leased to the RAAF by Israel Aerospace Industries, the two Heron remotely piloted Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) will be flown out of Rockhampton Airport in Queensland in June and July. See also: Parrot unveils 13 new drones; some see in … [Link]

Mashable » Adorable jerk cat won't let its owner play video games

Wednesday 17 June 2:40:52 UTC 2015

Cat-video-gamesFeed-tw Feed-fb The life of a cat owner is frustrating. Sure, you don't have to walk a cat like you do a dog or pickup its poop on the side of the road in a little plastic bag, but just try relaxing near a feline that loves attention and affection. It's impossible. Just check out Alexander Fredriksen's 5-year-old fluff ball Nala, whose … [Link]

Mashable » 19-year-old girl beautifully belts out National Anthem before Game 6

Wednesday 17 June 2:33:50 UTC 2015

Marlana_game6Feed-tw Feed-fbGame 6 of the NBA Finals got off to a powerful start Tuesday night when 19-year-old Marlana VanHoose absolutely crushed a performance of the National Anthem VanHoose, a diehard basketball fan, is blind due due to cerebral palsy, but has a voice that rivals Mariah, Beyoncé and Christina See also: Spunky 105-year-old Warriors fan makes Golden State guarantee In December, ESPN … [Link]

Mashable » Tupperware was a failure — until one woman turned it into a party

Wednesday 17 June 2:31:53 UTC 2015

Tupper-7Feed-tw Feed-fbc. 1955A suitably attired woman attends a Tupperware party.Image: Gould/Archive Photos/Getty ImagesEarl Tupper (1907–1983) was a prolific inventor, jotting down his ideas in his ever-present notebook. Reportedly, those ideas included an improved stocking garter; a different way to take out an appendix in an emergency; uncreasable pants; a belt-worn comb; “Sporty” brand cigarettes; and a fish-powered boat. Tragically, all these ideas were rejected by the … [Link]

Slashdot » Aura: Harnessing the Power of IoT Devices For Distributed Computing

Wednesday 17 June 2:12:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader points out that a computer science research team from the University of Alabama has put together a new architecture called "Aura," which lets people make use of excess computing power from various smart devices scattered throughout their homes. Ragib Hasan, the team's leader, says this scheme could be integrated with smartphones, letting you offload CPU-intensive tasks to … [Link]

Mashable » You'll never see more struggle than this reporter's 35 minute beer mile

Wednesday 17 June 2:06:40 UTC 2015

Beer-mileFeed-tw Feed-fb "This is the dumbest thing we've ever done." Truer words have never been spoken as Fox Sports 1 reporter Katie Nolan attempted to do her first beer mile. See also: Man Sets New Record by Running Sub-5-Minute 'Beer Mile' For the uninitiated, a beer mile is where one deludes themselves into thinking they can chug a beer and run a … [Link]

Mashable » Finally, all of the trends you hate are being put to rest

Wednesday 17 June 2:02:28 UTC 2015

100-things-that-should-dieFeed-tw Feed-fbThere are certain fads that we all hate. And now, thanks to two forward-thinking bloggers, we can put those annoying fads to rest E. Matthews and C. Vanko have started an Internet art project called "100 Things That Should Die." The duo illustrates tiny tombstones for all the social crazes of yore and daily annoyances that need to be thrown out … [Link]

Mashable » Amazon working on delivery service app, report says

Wednesday 17 June 1:47:03 UTC 2015

Amznlog0897Feed-tw Feed-fbThe growing market for app-powered delivery service may be about to get some competition from one of the big guys: Amazon Much like services such as TaskRabbit and Postmates, users would be able to open an app and connect with individual people ready to deliver their package, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. See also: Uber announces kitten … [Link]

Mashable » Neil Young asks Donald Trump to please stop 'rockin' in the free world'

Wednesday 17 June 0:57:44 UTC 2015

Gettyimages-471203294Feed-tw Feed-fbBillionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination today in blustery fashion, right down to using a rock anthem without the artist's permission See also: The Donald Trump campaign speech that never saw the light of day Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World" played as Trump took the stage Tuesday but the rocker … [Link]

Slashdot » AMD Announces Fiji-based Radeon R9 Fury X, 'Project Quantum', Radeon 300 Series

Wednesday 17 June 0:28:00 UTC 2015

MojoKid writes: Today AMD announced new graphics solutions ranging from the bottom to the top ($99 on up to $649). First up is the new range of R7 300 Series cards that is aimed squarely at gamers AMD says are typically running at 1080p. For gamers that want a little bit more power, there's the new R9 300 Series (think … [Link]

Mashable » Awesome dad creates custom eye patches for his daughter

Wednesday 17 June 0:22:16 UTC 2015

Eye-patches-thumbnailFeed-tw Feed-fbAlthough Geof Grubb's one-year-old daughter is forced to wear an eye patch for a few hours each day, the Illinois father finds a way to make it enjoyable for everyone. Layla has a small cataract in one of her eyes, so she wears an eye patch on her good eye in order to strengthen the other. While she must wear the … [Link]

Mashable » 20 splashy photos that reflect your creativity with water

Wednesday 17 June 0:08:24 UTC 2015

Water_photo_challengeFeed-tw Feed-fbLast week, Mashable and guest host Jose Silva asked you to photograph water in new and creative ways. We were happy to see so many great upside-down reflections, macro shots of falling water droplets, silhouettes against waterfalls and more. "There were so many great photos that showcased water in new and innovative ways," Silva said. "I definitely learned a few tricks … [Link]

Mashable » Countdown to Chris Pratt/Jennifer Lawrence space romance begins

Wednesday 17 June 0:00:30 UTC 2015

Jlaw.pratt_Feed-tw Feed-fbLOS ANGELES — Sony Pictures is on the brink of green-lighting Passengers, an outer-space romance adventure starring Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence as a couple onboard a spacecraft where everyone else is frozen in suspended animation. Conflicting reports surfaced Tuesday about the status of the project, though sources close to the studio tell Mashable that it's not entirely cleared for takeoff … [Link]

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