John Gordon Ross

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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 » Jay Z, Will Smith to tackle Emmett Till's racially motivated 1955 murder for HBO

Saturday 25 July 23:26:02 UTC 2015

Emmett-tillFeed-tw Feed-fbAs race relations continue to be a hot topic of discussion in the United States, celebs Jay Z and Will Smith aim to educate the present by looking at the past. The two are teaming with noted TV producer Aaron Kaplan to develop an HBO miniseries about Emmett Till, a black teenager who was brutally murdered in 1955 after he allegedly … [Link]

Slashdot » Chinese Consumers Can Now Buy Formerly Banned Consoles, Nationwide

Saturday 25 July 23:12:00 UTC 2015

PC Magazine reports that China has entered a new phase in its liberalization of game console sales. Restrictions amounting to a nationwide ban were loosened recently, so that manufacturers which produced (and sold) consoles in Shanghai's free trade zone were allowed to also sell their wares elsewhere in China. The newest change is to remove that geographic requirement, so Chinese … [Link]

Mashable » Amazon to launch test location for grocery pick-ups, report says

Saturday 25 July 22:59:43 UTC 2015

Amz87Feed-tw Feed-fbAmazon’s efforts to put food on your table with AmazonFresh are apparently moving into yet another direction: drive-through shopping The ecommerce giant is reportedly setting up a test location that will allow customers to pick up groceries in much the same way as you might buy a burger at a McDonald's drive-through location See also: 7 Fresh Apps to Upgrade Grocery … [Link]

Mashable » 'Key & Peele' is ending after this season, and we're not laughing

Saturday 25 July 22:33:44 UTC 2015

Key-peele-obama-luther-s2Feed-tw Feed-fbJon Stewart isn't the only one putting a Comedy Central show in his rear view mirror Mashable has confirmed that Key & Peele — starring and co-created by comedy duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele — will be ending after its current season Key tells The Wrap, who first reported the news, that the decision came when he and Peele decided … [Link]

Slashdot » HardenedBSD Completes Strong ASLR Implementation

Saturday 25 July 22:16:00 UTC 2015

New submitter HardenedBSD writes: A relatively new fork of FreeBSD, HardenedBSD, has completed its Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) feature. Without ASLR, applications are loaded into memory in a deterministic manner. An attacker who knows where a vulnerability lies in memory can reliably exploit that vulnerability to manipulate the application into doing the attacker's bidding. ASLR removes the determinism, making … [Link]

Mashable » China's longtime ban on foreign video game consoles is over

Saturday 25 July 22:13:37 UTC 2015

Video-gamesFeed-tw Feed-fbAfter 15 years in exile, video games — all the video games — are to be welcomed back into China with open arms. The country is set to lift the last lingering remnants of a ban on video game console sales that's been in place since 2000. While PC and mobile gaming have long been major attractions in China, the big three … [Link]

Slashdot » AMD Starts Rolling Out New Linux Driver Model, But Many Issues Remain

Saturday 25 July 21:16:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes: With the upcoming Linux 4.2 kernel will be the premiere of the new "AMDGPU" kernel driver to succeed the "Radeon" DRM kernel driver, which is part of AMD's long talked about new Linux driver architecture for supporting the very latest GPUs and all future GPUs. Unfortunately for AMD customers, there's still much waiting. The new open-source … [Link]

Mashable » Fire rages at Cosmopolitan Hotel on Las Vegas strip

Saturday 25 July 20:35:50 UTC 2015

Fire2Feed-tw Feed-fbA blaze engulfed the outdoor pool area at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas on Saturday, injuring at least two people, according to local reports. The fire was first reported at 12:15 p.m. local time and a hotel employee told Mashable that it had been contained by around 1 p.m. The cause remains unclear, but firefighters told the hotel it appears … [Link]

Mashable » Pooping cyclist accidentally starts fire that scorches more than 73 acres

Saturday 25 July 20:15:48 UTC 2015

Boise-fire-poop-cyclistFeed-tw Feed-fbA fire that damaged more than 73 acres of land in the Hulls Gulch Reserve area of the Boise foothills in Idaho was reportedly started by a cyclist attempting to destroy his used toilet paper by lighting it on fire and burying it. According to the Bureau of Land Management, the unnamed man was cycling in the foothills on Wednesday when … [Link]

Slashdot » HP R&D Starts Enforcing a Business Casual Dress Code

Saturday 25 July 20:14:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes: HP was once known as a research and technology giant, a company founded in a garage by a pair of engineers and dominated by researchers. Whilst a part of that lives on in Agilent any hope for the rest of the company has now died with the announcement that HP R&D will have to dress in … [Link]

Mashable » There is life after 'Silent Hills' for Guillermo del Toro and Hideo Kojima

Saturday 25 July 19:39:31 UTC 2015

GuillermodeltoroFeed-tw Feed-fbThe creative dream team-up between Hollywood filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima isn't quite over yet. Konami's Silent Hills is dead and that's not going to change, but del Toro and Kojima still want to work on something together. It's not clear what, but given each man's creative background and the horror bent of Silent Hills, the possibilities are intriguing. See … [Link]

Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: How Do You Store a Half-Petabyte of Data? (And Back It Up?)

Saturday 25 July 19:15:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes: My workplace has recently had two internal groups step forward with a request for almost a half-petabyte of disk to store data. The first is a research project that will computationally analyze a quarter petabyte of data in 100-200MB blobs. The second is looking to archive an ever increasing amount of mixed media. Buying a SAN … [Link]

Mashable » 'Star Wars' fan-made VR experience puts you in an X-Wing Fighter

Saturday 25 July 19:10:15 UTC 2015

StarwrsvrFeed-tw Feed-fbIn a galaxy far, far away, an incredible virtual reality video of Star Wars put everyone in the seat of an X-wing Starfighter Unfortunately, Lucasfilm, the studio behind the Star Wars franchise, issued a cease and desist. See also: The Internet liked Amy Schumer's 'Star Wars' photoshoot. 'Star Wars' did not. That order forced the video's creators, HammerheadVR, to scrub it … [Link]

Mashable » An aerial view of a hot air balloon festival

Saturday 25 July 19:07:43 UTC 2015

Hot-air-balloon-thumb-1Feed-tw Feed-fbThere really aren’t words to answer the “what was it like?” question I’ll inevitably get after attending the 33rd annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning. Probably because I never imagined myself soaring 1,000 feet above rural New Jersey in a Wonderbread balloon I arrived at the festival grounds – the Sodberg Airport – in time to soak up all of … [Link]

Slashdot » Battle For Wesnoth Seeks New Developers

Saturday 25 July 18:19:00 UTC 2015

jones_supa writes: Twelve years ago, David White sat down over a weekend and created the small pet project that we know today as the open source strategy game The Battle For Wesnoth. At the time, Dave was the sole programmer, working alongside Francisco Muñoz, who produced the first graphics. As more and more people contributed, the game grew from a … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » King Leoric: The New ‘Heroes of the Storm’ Character Never Really Dies

Saturday 25 July 17:55:30 UTC 2015

king1 Meet undead skeleton king Leoric for Blizzard’s new MOBA Heroes of the Storm. Yes, you can play as him,and when he dies, he just keeps fighting in ghost form. That some badass 101 right there. [Image, story via Kotaku] The post King Leoric: The New ‘Heroes of the Storm’ Character Never Really Dies appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Funny Fallout: Even Forrest Gump Knows Better Than To Mess With Deathclaws

Saturday 25 July 17:54:20 UTC 2015

Anyone who plays Fallout knows the Deathclaws are some of the most fearsome beasts in that whole world. Hell, even Forrest Gump knows when it is better just to turn and run. Whoever Imgur user made this, thank you. Just thank you. (H/T Reddit, Via Imgur) The post Funny Fallout: Even Forrest Gump Knows Better Than To Mess With Deathclaws … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » 7 Genius Game Ideas That Started Life as Fan Mods

Saturday 25 July 17:53:07 UTC 2015

Game mods have becoming a very interesting phenomenon. The idea that someone can take a game and alter it so that it has different aspects is appealing to many gamers, as they can modify a game to their every (pop culture) whim. And while game mods are cool enough on their own, are you aware of how many of them … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Some New ‘Fallout’ 4 Screen Shots To Get You Drooling

Saturday 25 July 17:52:20 UTC 2015

These new pics may tell us little, but they are Fallout 4 pics and they are new, so I know all you wasteland warriors wanted to take a peek. Also, robot chef for the win. (Via Imgur) The post Some New ‘Fallout’ 4 Screen Shots To Get You Drooling appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazing Miranda Lawson (Mass Effect) Cosplay [Pics]

Saturday 25 July 17:51:05 UTC 2015

Dahlia Thomas looks totally amazing as Miranda Lawson from Mass Effect, and the photography and montage from David Love is nothing short of brilliant. Cosplayer: DahliaThomasCosplay Photo: David Love Photography The post Amazing Miranda Lawson (Mass Effect) Cosplay [Pics] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » WANT: R2-D2 Dome Purse

Saturday 25 July 17:50:49 UTC 2015

From Thinkgeek: This little R2-D2 Dome Bag comes with a combination of blue, white, and silver faux patent leather. It has a double-zipper closure for ease of access and metal feet on bottom to prevent wear and tear. You have to provide the bloops, beeps, and happy whistles. [R2-D2 Dome Purse] The post WANT: R2-D2 Dome Purse appeared first on … [Link]

Slashdot » Olympic Organizer Wants To Feed Athletes Fukushima Produce

Saturday 25 July 17:41:00 UTC 2015

New submitter Grady Martin writes: Toshiaki Endo, Japan's government-appointed parliament member in charge of planning for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, has expressed hopes of supplying the Olympic/Paralympic village with foods grown in Fukushima [Google's autotranslation], stating, 'Using foods from Fukushima in the village is another possibility. I wish to strengthen ties with ground zero in numerous ways.' Would you eat … [Link]

Mashable » Gogoro smart scooter launches in Taiwan, adds new models

Saturday 25 July 17:34:30 UTC 2015

Ggro87Feed-tw Feed-fbThe smartphone-connected scooter we told you about earlier this year, called the Gogoro, is finally shipping to consumers, potentially kicking off a new phase in mainstream convenience and usability for electric vehicles Initial shipments of the smart scooter will begin reaching preorder buyers on Saturday, which means the Gogoro could be on the streets of Taipei, Taiwan (the first market it's … [Link]

Slashdot » Google Will Block Access To Its Autocomplete API On August 10

Saturday 25 July 17:17:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes with news reported by Venture Beat that Google will be discontinuing developer access to its unofficial Autocomplete API, as of August 10 of this year. . A snippet from the article: Google currently supports more than 80 APIs that developers can use to integrate Google services and data into their applications. The company also has unsupported … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Proposed Star Wars VR Game Tech Demo (Oculus Rift Compatible) [Video]

Saturday 25 July 17:00:42 UTC 2015

Edit: The audio was removed by youtube, but you can still see the video below. Here is the trailer for the proposed Star Wars VR game on the Oculus Rift. Completed in two weeks with two artists. All footage is running in Unreal Engine 4. Produced by HammerheadVR Studios. [Rob McLellan] The post Proposed Star Wars VR Game Tech Demo … [Link]

Mashable » 3-month-old baby mimics his dad, says 'I love you' back

Saturday 25 July 16:48:54 UTC 2015

Baby-talk-i-love-youFeed-tw Feed-fb The first time your child says "I love you" must be an overwhelming experience, but new father Ted Moskalenko had no idea it would come so soon In the short clip uploaded to YouTube, Moskalenko says "I love you" as his 3-month-old engages in some classic baby talk. But much to his surprise, his baby Ben said "I love you" … [Link]

Mashable » How to navigate benefits as a part-time or freelance staffer

Saturday 25 July 16:27:52 UTC 2015

Freelance_edited-1Feed-tw Feed-fbBy 2020, approximately 40% of Americans will work as contractors, freelancers and temps The shift has already begun, with a growing number of workers as concerned about flexible schedules as they are about healthcare benefits. And because many employers are on the road to dropping health coverage, freelancers must take the time to understand how to get traditional benefits in an … [Link]

Slashdot » Chinese Tourist's Drone Crashes Into Taipei 101 Skyscraper

Saturday 25 July 16:22:00 UTC 2015

Taco Cowboy writes that a Chinese tourist has been hit with a fine of $48,000 (NT $1.5 Million) after his drone crashed into the Taipei 101 skyscraper. The tourist, 30-year-old Yan Yungfan, was supposedly attempting to film Taipei's cityscape on Tuesday morning with a remotely controlled Phantom 3 UAV when he lost control of the drone, causing it to hit … [Link]

Mashable » Tiny renegade owl has a standoff with Boulder deputies

Saturday 25 July 16:17:59 UTC 2015

Owl-policeFeed-tw Feed-fbA fierce showdown between Boulder County deputies and a teeny owl on Thursday ended in thousands of "aww"s after a photo of the standoff went viral on Twitter The Colorado deputies were driving along a road near an undisclosed campground when they came across this fluffy beast known as the Northern Saw-whet Owl See also: Bathing owl is a master of … [Link]

Mashable » A sobering look at 9/11 from inside the White House

Saturday 25 July 16:05:03 UTC 2015

White-house-on-9-11-thumbFeed-tw Feed-fbAlmost 14 years later, memories of the terrorist attacks on September 11 — where we were, what we were doing when the news first broke — still linger for all of us. But what was the scene like for the decision-makers in America's capital? The U.S. National Archives posted a new collection of images from the Vice Presidential Records of the Photography … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Mixpanel Unveils Codeless Mobile Analytics

Saturday 25 July 16:00:37 UTC 2015

Mobile analytics provider Mixpanel has released a solution for “point & click analytics” that eliminates the need for companies to write code to implement and update analytics in their apps. [Link]

Mashable » 'The Big Lebowski' live read with Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence

Saturday 25 July 15:45:50 UTC 2015

Jfl-jlawfass-200pixFeed-tw Feed-fbMONTREAL – The crowd was getting antsy. The clock was approaching 10 p.m. and the people who'd been waiting in line for several hours to see the highly anticipated live read of The Big Lebowski were ready to get the party started "There are no white Russians at the bar," said one man, beers in hand as he returned to his … [Link]

Mashable » Sony's RX100 IV falls short in the age of the excellent smartphone camera

Saturday 25 July 15:30:36 UTC 2015

Sony_thumb-1Feed-tw Feed-fb Every year, point-and-shoot cameras march closer towards their extinction as smartphones continue to eat their lunch. The only way for a point-and-shoot to stand out and earn your hard-earned money is to come armed to the teeth with high-tech features your phone doesn't have. And for the last four years, Sony's been doing just that with its RX100 point-and-shoot series. … [Link]

Lifehacker » Top 10 Ways to Beat the Heat

Saturday 25 July 15:30:00 UTC 2015

The scorching summer heat is hard on our bodies, our moods, and our electric bills. Don’t let the temperature get you down, though. These ten tips will help you keep cool even if it feels like the sun is out to get you.Read more… [Link]

Slashdot » Swiss Researchers Describe a Faster, More Secure Tor

Saturday 25 July 15:18:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes: Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and University College London published a paper this week describing a faster and more secure version of Tor called HORNET. On one hand, the new onion routing network can purportedly achieve speeds of up to 93 gigabits per second and "be scaled to support large numbers of users … [Link]

Mashable » A night under the stars with the world's oldest trees

Saturday 25 July 15:14:03 UTC 2015

Pines_201Feed-tw Feed-fbThe White Mountains lie just east of California’s Sierra Nevada. They're rugged and remote; topping out with White Mountain Peak rising to 14,252 feet. While its famous brethren mountains across the Owens Valley get much of the summer outdoors glory and photographic attention, the White Mountains contain the Ancient Bristlecone Pine forest, and in it, the oldest tree in the world, at … [Link]

Mashable » Women in pro soccer play for love, definitely not money

Saturday 25 July 15:03:26 UTC 2015

Womens-soccer-thumbFeed-tw Feed-fb After the U.S. Women’s National soccer team trounced Japan at this year’s World Cup, the players returned home like conquering heroes. But despite all the media attention and ticker-tape parades, the reality of life for professional female soccer players is far from glamorous. “It’s probably embarrassing how much below the poverty line we get paid to play,” said Hayley Haagsma, … [Link]

Mashable » Father leaves his messy teens the perfect threatening note

Saturday 25 July 14:41:57 UTC 2015

Mad-dadFeed-tw Feed-fbNobody wants to wash dishes, 'specially if they didn't make the mess. A father, completely fed up with his sloppy teenagers, left a perfect note above his kitchen sink warning of the dangers that will come if the unclaimed dishes in the sink continued. See also: MacGyver of dogs makes a boat to help her fetch ball in the pool "My … [Link]

Mashable » Sandra Bland was absolutely right to protest violent male authority

Saturday 25 July 14:22:18 UTC 2015

Sandra-bland-genderFeed-tw Feed-fbWhen Sandra Bland encountered Texas state trooper Brian Encinia on July 10, she confronted something familiar to many women: the undeniable force of male authority and power Often it is merely an undercurrent in our lives, lurking as a reminder that our freedom and independence were once contingent on a man's permission. Some women, whose race, ethnicity, class, gender identity, and … [Link]

Slashdot » KDE Community Announces Fully Open Source Plasma Mobile

Saturday 25 July 14:21:00 UTC 2015

sfcrazy writes: Today, during the Akademy event, the KDE Community announced Plasma Mobile project. It's a Free (as in Freedom and beer), user-friendly, privacy-enabling and customizable platform for mobile devices. Plasma Mobile claims to be developed in an open process, and considering the community behind it, I don't doubt it. A great line: "Plasma Mobile is designed as an ‘inclusive’ … [Link]

Mashable » 5 searing strip club restaurants with seriously decent grub

Saturday 25 July 14:05:56 UTC 2015

SteakFeed-tw Feed-fbStrip clubs are on everyone's minds recently. Blame the hunky Magic Mike XXL billboards that leave very little to the imagination See also: Guy loses bet, has to strip during 'Magic Mike' screening However, strip clubs are more than just an excuse to ogle flesh. These days, you can get some dry-aged steak with your strip. Check out these bonafide strip … [Link]

Slashdot » AMD Forces a LibreOffice Speed Boost With GPU Acceleration

Saturday 25 July 13:23:00 UTC 2015

New submitter samtuke writes: AMD processors get rated and reviewed based on performance. It is in our self-interest to make things work really, really fast on AMD hardware. AMD engineers contribute to LibreOffice, for good reason. Think about what happens behind a spreadsheet calculation. There can be a huge amount of math. Writing software to take advantage of a Graphics … [Link]

Mashable » 24-year-old Yik Yak CEO: Running a fast-growing startup is 'crazy stuff'

Saturday 25 July 13:15:59 UTC 2015

Cofounders-1Feed-tw Feed-fbYik Yak started with colleges, but CEO Tyler Droll has his sights set on creating a product every bit as compelling as Facebook. The anonymous messaging app, created by Furman University graduates Droll and Brooks Buffington in 2013, is now used by millions of students on more than 1,600 college campuses from Ireland to New Zealand. Users post text and photos, … [Link]

Mashable » If super likable actor Tom Hanks starred on 'Bob's Burgers'

Saturday 25 July 13:00:04 UTC 2015

Tom_hanks_bobs_burgers_thumbFeed-tw Feed-fbThe most likable guy in Hollywood is now the most likable burger chef. Let's face it, Tom Hanks can have any role he wants in Hollywood and no one will complain about it. But there's one genre where Hanks doesn't have total domination: prime time cartoons. See also: Presenting 'Cage of Thrones,' starring Nic Cage and Nic Cage and Nic Cage … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: Save Big on Ghostbusters, Flash Drives, and More!

Saturday 25 July 12:54:53 UTC 2015

Here are a few amazing deals we stumbled on as part of this edition of Deal of the Day: –Ghostbusters / Ghostbusters II (4K-Mastered + Included Digibook) [Blu-ray] – $26.99 $9.99 (63% Off) –Bushnell Legend Ultra HD 10x 42mm Roof Prism Binocular – $388.95 $162.99 (58% Off) –Up to 80% Off Beach Reads on Kindle –Up to 50% Off Select … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Poly Bridge Phenomenon (Gameplay Video)

Saturday 25 July 12:53:35 UTC 2015

Polybridge is slowly becoming one of those buzz games. For those unfamiliar, it is a game where you build bridges for vehicles to cross. Thing is, things can get complicated. Though it seems the game has spawned a bunch of really good players, they clearly must be engineers having great fun with this game, because their work is THAT good. … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Console [Comic]

Saturday 25 July 12:52:57 UTC 2015

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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Klassic Fatality Pack 2 – Mortal Kombat X

Saturday 25 July 12:51:11 UTC 2015

Nice to see some of the old-school fatalities from when I grew up getting some love. Kind of a shame they are delegated to DLC, but at least they still exist. Mortal Kombat X just went retro. (Via Gamespot) The post Klassic Fatality Pack 2 – Mortal Kombat X appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Ken and Rue Have To Make Up For All Those Cars They Smashed

Saturday 25 July 12:50:30 UTC 2015

It is called karma, guys, and it is a real thing. (Via Imgur) The post Ken and Rue Have To Make Up For All Those Cars They Smashed appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]

Mashable » What your handwriting reveals about your personality

Saturday 25 July 12:30:21 UTC 2015

Handwriting-thumb-david-yi-donuts_largerFeed-tw Feed-fb Be careful with what you write — it can reveal all your darkest secrets Certified graphoanalyst David J. DeWitt stopped by Mashable to analyze the scribbles of unsuspecting staffers. DeWitt has spent decades studying, analyzing and interpreting handwriting. Although most people have not written in cursive since grade school, handwriting still holds some interesting details about people's personalities. Learn more … [Link]

Slashdot » Georgia Lawmakers Sue Carl Malamud For Publishing Georgia Law

Saturday 25 July 12:27:00 UTC 2015

TechDirt reports that the state of Georgia is unhappy enough with Carl Malamud for publishing the state's own laws that it's sued Malamud for doing so. From the article: The specific issue here is that while the basic Georgia legal code is available to the public, the state charges a lot of money for the "Official Code of Georgia Annotated." … [Link]

Mashable » 6 ways you can easily eliminate stress from your life

Saturday 25 July 12:15:28 UTC 2015

Stress-freeFeed-tw Feed-fbTrue story: Everyone gets stressed. Even those people who seem so cool and collected all the time. As much as you wish you could just make that anxiety magically disappear, it's probably more realistic to learn to manage it (before it brings you down). Luckily for you, it's possible to combat the problem and take charge of how you feel. Take … [Link]

Mashable » At Vidcon, cute YouTube stars are the best moneymakers

Saturday 25 July 12:15:25 UTC 2015

Grumpy-catFeed-tw Feed-fbJust before 8:00 A.M. in Anaheim, California, hundreds of teens are lined up, waiting. The teens are here, earlier than any teen should be up, to see Tyler Oakley, a YouTube star who has become one of the most recognizable faces of the digital video world. He has around 7.2 million YouTube subscribers, a 19-city international tour and a book deal … [Link]

Mashable » 20 beauty product staples under $10

Saturday 25 July 12:02:33 UTC 2015

42-60411940Feed-tw Feed-fbIf you are the type of person who walks out of Sephora spending over $100, or who cannot avoid the makeup counters at Macy's, I'm here to tell you that there are alternatives to your favorite beauty products. See also: 10 sweat-proof beauty products for your sweltering summer They might be a lower price, but they are not of a lower … [Link]

Mashable » Ethically, is Uber a better choice than a taxi?

Saturday 25 July 12:00:59 UTC 2015

Uber-nyc-protestFeed-tw Feed-fbIf you're an ethical person who recycles, buys clothes that aren't made at sweatshops and cares about your carbon footprint, there's one difficult question left to answer: what's the best way to get around that's convenient, inexpensive and doesn't exploit its workers? Savvy professionals often pull out a phone and request an Uber. Others step into the street and call a … [Link]

Mashable » I'm in a wheelchair, I'm queer and I'm still a real man

Saturday 25 July 12:00:58 UTC 2015

Disabilities-act-thumb-2Feed-tw Feed-fbA few weeks ago, I was invited to an LGBT Pride celebration — one of those big bashes filled with sexy boys. It's rare for me to go. I'm more of a Cinderfella, likely to sit at home and binge on Netflix, only wishing for a chance to hobnob with hotties. I wasn't going to let the chance pass I knew … [Link]

Mashable » Linkedin now makes you wait three days to download contacts, and people are not happy

Saturday 25 July 12:00:45 UTC 2015

Linkedin-news-01Feed-tw Feed-fbLinkedIn users are finding that getting the email address of their friends and business associates emails is now three times the hassle. The site quietly replaced the convenient feature to export your contacts, which let you download your connections' emails to an offline file. The new option bundles your contacts' emails with an archive of every other file in your profile … [Link]

Mashable » 7 unsung American delicacies that don't get enough credit

Saturday 25 July 11:03:25 UTC 2015

Unsung-snacksFeed-tw Feed-fbWhen you go to New York City, the first thing everyone asks is whether you've eaten a slice of pizza. When you go to Philadelphia, everyone expects you to eat a cheesesteak (or five) But these famous foods don't deserve all the glory. Each region has some amazing runners up. There's no reason these redheaded stepchildren of the foodie world should … [Link]

Mashable » Within 5 days in 1952, London smog killed 4,000 people

Saturday 25 July 10:02:40 UTC 2015

Londonfog-131Feed-tw Feed-fbImage: Carl Mydans/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty ImagesHell is a city much like LondonA populous and a smoky cityPercy Bysshe ShelleyLondon has always been host to dreary mists and fogs, but in the wake of the Industrial Revolution, they took on a more sinister characterCoal plants and factories expelled thousands of tons of chemicals, particles and other pollutants. These often bonded with … [Link]

Slashdot » Gigabit Internet Access Now Supported By 84 US ISPs

Saturday 25 July 9:42:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes: According to Michael Render, principal analyst at market researcher RVA LLC, 83 Internet access providers have joined Google to offer gigabit Internet access service (all priced in the $50-$150 per month range).Render's data shows that new subscribers are signing up at an annualized growth rate of 480 percent each year. That "annualized" is an important thing … [Link]

Mashable » 14 belly flops so spot on they're painful to watch

Saturday 25 July 9:02:32 UTC 2015

BellyflopFeed-tw Feed-fbDiving head first gets all the credit, but the most skilled way to enter a body of water is definitely the belly flop. Duh. Your body and mind may tell you no, but it can be hard to ignore peer pressure, glory and momentary fame among friends as you align yourself for the perfect flop. Sure, a flop may hurt, but … [Link]

Slashdot » Using HTML5 To Hide Malware

Saturday 25 July 6:59:00 UTC 2015

New submitter Jordan13 writes: SecurityWeek reports on the findings of a group of Italian researchers about web malware. They developed three new obfuscation techniques that can be used to obfuscate exploits like the one usually leveraged in drive-by download malware attacks. These techniques use some functionalities of the HTML5 standard, and can be leveraged through the various JavaScript-based HTML5 APIs. … [Link]

Slashdot » The OpenSSH Bug That Wasn't

Saturday 25 July 4:27:00 UTC 2015

badger.foo writes: Get your facts straight before reporting, is the main takeaway from Peter Hansteen's latest piece, The OpenSSH Bug That Wasn't. OpenSSH servers that are set up to use PAM for authentication and with a very specific (non-default on OpenBSD and most other places) setup are in fact vulnerable, and fixing the configuration is trivial. Share on Google+ Read more of this … [Link]

Mashable » Trippy illusions at this Chinese museum are a great photo op

Saturday 25 July 4:07:38 UTC 2015

Thumb5Feed-tw Feed-fb Image: Li An/CorbisA museum in Zhengzhou, China gives visitors the opportunity to interact with the optical illusions it has on display. Whether you want to try to dodge a kick by Bruce Lee or look as though you are being flushed down the toilet, the photo opportunities are priceless See also: China returns passport to artist Ai WeiWei after 4-year … [Link]

Mashable » San Francisco introduces urine-repellent walls that pee right back at you

Saturday 25 July 3:48:46 UTC 2015

Mission-sfFeed-tw Feed-fbPublic urination is such a problem in San Francisco that the city's Public Works Department is hoping to curb the issue by introducing a special paint with a repellent surface that makes urine splash right back onto the offending reliever. After an announcement in March asking residents to weigh in on where to test it, the pee-reflecting paint has now been … [Link]

Mashable » Jack Dorsey to Kim Kardashian: Edited tweets are a 'great idea'

Saturday 25 July 3:24:39 UTC 2015

Kim-kardashianFeed-tw Feed-fbIf Twitter ever introduces the ability to edit tweets, you can thank Kim Kardashian. As countless others have done before her, Mrs. West on Friday night decided complain about Twitter. Unlike most, however, she actually emailed the service rather than simply tweeting about her problems. Apparently irritated that she had tweeted a spelling mistake, forcing her to delete the tweet and … [Link]

Slashdot » Tomb, a Successor To TrueCrypt For Linux Geeks

Saturday 25 July 1:56:00 UTC 2015

jaromil writes: Last day we released Tomb version 2.1 with improvements to stability, documentation and translations. Tomb is just a ZSh script wrapping around cryptsetup, gpg and other tools to facilitate the creation and management of LUKS encrypted volumes with features like key separation, steganography, off-line search, QRcode paper backups etc. In designing Tomb we struggle for minimalism and readability, … [Link]

Mashable » 12 TV show pitches centered around a female engineering hero

Saturday 25 July 1:35:58 UTC 2015

Ada-thumbFeed-tw Feed-fbRepresentation matters, and The Paley Center of Media knows it — they've narrowed down 12 finalists with great ideas for a show to inspire the next generation of female engineers. On Tuesday, a panel of judges that include actress America Ferrera and CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker will choose five winners to pair up with a mentor to develop their ideas … [Link]

Mashable » Scientists uncover true cause of mysterious explosion on Rhode Island beach

Saturday 25 July 0:15:56 UTC 2015

SaltybrinebeachFeed-tw Feed-fbThe cause of the previously mysterious beach explosion — which sent a woman flying 10 feet out of her beach chair — has been determined The freakish incident happened on June 11 at Salty Brine Beach in Rhode Island. Contrary to previous speculation that it was a methane explosion caused by decaying seaweed, scientists from The University of Rhode Island Graduate … [Link]

Slashdot » The Android L Update For Nvidia Shield Portable Removes Features

Saturday 25 July 0:15:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes: For those of us who still remember the Hobson's choice with the 3.21 update of the PS3 firmware, the most recent update to the Nvidia Shield Portable is eerily similar. The update, which is necessary to run recent games and apps that require Android 5.0 APIs, removes some features from the device, and removes the games … [Link]

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