Anyone who works as a freelancer these days has to be at least a bit familiar with techie things. But it isn’t just that. When I was a kid and those vaguely SF puppet shows were on the television and all the other kids wanted to be Greg Gogetem or Steve Savetheuniverse, I wanted to be the guy in a white coat and glasses called Doc or Brains. Here are some technology-related feeds I find useful and/or entertaining.
Slashdot » MIT Researchers Develop 'Real Steel' Robot With Human-Like Reflexes
MojoKid writes: MIT researchers have developed HERMES, an advanced robot that is capable of manipulating objects and environments in nearly the same way as humans do. But this isn't just a project design of a robot only mimicking the actions of its human controller; it can also learn and make precise movements that weren't possible with prior robots. The HERMES … [Link]
Mashable » First look at HBO's 'Westworld' coming right before 'True Detective' finale
UPDATE: 8:55 p.m. ET: The trailer has been released! Check it out below. Before all the secrets of True Detective's second season come spilling out on Sunday night, HBO's got another surprise: Westworld. The upcoming sci-fi drama will be the subject of a short, first look special immediately before True Detective's season two finale airs. After that, HBO will be blasting the same content … [Link]
Slashdot » Cuba Uses Big Data To Help Tourism, But Their Networks Lack Capacity
dkatana writes: The Cuban government is very active in reshaping the country's industry, not only focusing on leisure and cultural tourism. The biggest challenge, however, is the quality of Internet connections. Cuba's global ranking for Internet speed is 196 out of 200, averaging 1.6 Mbps, just ahead of Guinea, Gambia, Equatorial Guinea, and Niger. Another thing that Cuba lacks: free … [Link]
Mashable » Mars Express gives us a full orbit view of the Red Planet
The European Space Agency has delivered the space goods once again, this time showing us an amazing view of Mars from space Captured by the Visual Monitoring Camera (VMC), loosely referred to as the Mars Webcam, the series of images are seen from the view vantage point of the ESA's Mars Express from May 25 to May 26 What makes … [Link]
Slashdot » "Pixels" DMCA Takedown Even Worse Than We Thought
ForgedArtificer writes: So we all know about the Pixels takedown on Vimeo, and that it was pretty bad in a lot of ways. But did you know that they took down the short film that inspired the movie? Turns out, the 2010 Pixels, which was taken off Vimeo due to copyright notice, was responsible for inspiring the entire Adam Sandler … [Link]
Slashdot » Windows 10, From a Linux User's Perspective
Phoronix features today a review of Windows 10 that's a little different from most you might read, because it's specifically from the point of view of an admin who uses both Windows and Linux daily, rather than concentrating only on the UI of Windows qua Windows. Reviewer Eric Griffith finds some annoyances (giant start menu even when edited to contain … [Link]
Mashable » The best and worst NYC subway lines for cell service
Riders of the Q train rejoice: The best cell service on the New York City subway is yours. But riders of the 4, 5 and 6 trains, which run on a line along the eastern side of Manhattan, have little to celebrate: All three of the trains ranked terribly in a study of cell service, both with mobile data connections and … [Link]
Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: How To Safely Use Older Android Phones?
An anonymous reader writes: Like many people reading this site, I have several older phones around as well as my newest, fanciest one; I have a minimal service plan on one of these (my next-to-most-recent), and no service plan (only WI-Fi, as available) on the others. Most of them have some reason or other that I like them, so even … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Stitch Labs Releases Third Party Retail API
Stitch Labs, the leading inventory control and multichannel selling solution, today announces the availability of an application programming interface (API), enabling third-party software solutions to integrate directly with its platform. ShippingEasy and Lokad will be the first to begin using the API to innovate and develop additional too
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Mashable » Football great Frank Gifford is dead at age of 84
Pro Football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford has died. He was 84. In a statement released by NBC News on Sunday, his family said Gifford died suddenly at his Connecticut home of natural causes that morning. His wife, Kathie Lee Gifford, is a host for NBC's "Today." A versatile star on both offense and defense in an era when NFL players … [Link]
Mashable » 'Pixels' copyright notices took down the studio's own trailer
No one's saying the world needed any reminders of just how wretched Pixels is, but at least this one serves as an object lesson in how broken anti-piracy laws and policies are. Entura International, an anti-piracy firm representing Columbia Pictures, served Vimeo with takedown notices for a number of videos with the word "pixels" in the title. While the move was ostensibly … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Dragon Ball Z With Sheep is Even Better Than The Real Thing [Video]
Youtuber Hoolopee has recreated a typical Dragon Ball Z scene, but instead of using the show’s regular characters, he switched them with sheep. [Hoolopee | Via Dorkly] The post Dragon Ball Z With Sheep is Even Better Than The Real Thing [Video] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Slashdot » Windows 10 RSAT, Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3 Coming This Month
We've heard a lot lately about the release and reception of Windows 10; however, the Windows family includes more than just the most-seen desktop OS. Mark Wilson writes: Microsoft's Gabe Aul has revealed that the company plans to release a new technical preview of Windows Server 2016 later this month. Responding to questions on Twitter, the company's Corporate Vice President … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » If Coders Were Football Players [Comic]
[Source: CommitStrip | Like CommitStrip on Facebook] The post If Coders Were Football Players [Comic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Geek Culture » Star Wars meets True Detective…
Fantastic! (via the awesome Rick Yeager!) [Link]
Slashdot » Finnish Police: If You See Uber Car, Call 911
emakinen writes: The police in Helsinki, Finland has announced in a tweet that if you see someone driving Uber car, you should call 911 (or actually, 112 in Finland). In an article in the local newspaper they have explained that there is an ongoing investigation to find out whether or not Uber is legal in Finland and they want to … [Link]
Mashable » He ain't afraid of no 'Ghostbusters': Bill Murray is officially in
Forget the "mass hysteria" of dogs and cats living togetherBill Murray is going to appear in Paul Feig's reboot of Ghostbusters. The beloved actor and star of the original films has been against — or seemed to be against (Murray's a weird cat) — the idea of another chapter in the series for almost as long as the possibility of a new Ghostbusters has been … [Link]
Slashdot » Tech Firm Ubiquiti Suffers $46M Cyberheist
An anonymous reader writes: Brian Krebs reports that Ubiquiti Networks, known for their wireless networking hardware, has lost $46.7 million to a scam in which thieves were able to impersonate employees and initiate fraudulent wire transfers. Ubiquiti was able to recover only $8.1 million of the amounts transferred, and an additional $6.8 million is subject to legal injunction. Krebs explains, … [Link]
Mashable » 'Fantastic Four' by the numbers: It's worse than you think
If an abysmal critical consensus and huffy director hadn't already made it clear, the record-low box office should: Fantastic Four is pretty terrible. The latest Marvel superhero flick from 20th Century Fox set the tone early on Friday, with a reported $11.3 million in ticket sales. The weekend nosedive continued into Sunday morning's numbers report, which estimates a total take of just over … [Link]
Mashable » Donald Trump went on TV on Sunday and I learned a lot
I thought I knew Donald Trump. I was wrong The Donald was scheduled to appear on all three of the major Sunday political talk shows — “Meet the Press,” “This Week” and “Face the Nation” — as he continues to deal with the fallout from his debate appearance and its aftermath. And boy did I learn some stuff about Donald Trump … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Why APIs Are Replacing Traditional Corporate Alliances
Digitisation and the growth of APIs are making the role of traditional inter-firm partnerships obsolete, according to a recent article by Bala Iyer and Mohan Subramaniam for Harvard Business Review.
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Slashdot » A Fermilab First: Detecting Oscillating Neutrinos
An announcement at last week's American Physical Society's Division of Particles and Fields conference revealed that Fermilab's NOvA experiment has for the first time observed oscillating neutrinos, which have long been predicted but — as a case even more special than observing neutrinos in general, not an easy task — never before detected. The research team fired trillions of of … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The New Gambit Movie [Comic]
[Source: Berds And Nerds | Like “Berds And Nerds” on Facebook | Follow “Berds And Nerds” on Twitter] The post The New Gambit Movie [Comic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » Elon Musk's summer vacation? Walking on top of a flying plane, obviously
White-water rafting? Child's play. Rock climbing? You've got to be kidding. When you're Elon Musk, settle for nothing less than "wing walking." See also: Tightrope walker performs death-defying stunts with no safety gear The SpaceX and Tesla Motors founder and his wife, actress Talulah Riley, both took leisurely strolls on top of a soaring bi-plane for a little weekend fun. Sorry … [Link]
Mashable » Hail storm dents nose, shatters windshield on Delta flight
Hail smashed in the nose and seriously damaged the windshield of a Delta Airlines flight on Friday, forcing the pilots to divert the flight Images posted to Twitter showed that the nose cone, which houses the plane's radar, had almost entirely collapsed and the paint had been shredded off. The windshield also appeared to have been shattered. The flight was on … [Link]
Mashable » Watch 80 years of Singapore's history in 16 minutes
Singapore’s come a long way in a relatively short span of time. "The Violin" shows the country in the 1930s when it was part of the British empire, in darker times during the Japanese Occupation in World War II, and up to its present-day metropolis. See also: Our favourite company tributes for Singapore's birthday bonanza The animated short movie was directed … [Link]
Slashdot » Tesla Suffering Cash Flow Issues; Every Model S Means a $4,000 Loss
An anonymous reader writes: The latest reports from Tesla show a trend of missing positive cash flow targets. Despite previous guidance to the contrary, Tesla is losing more than $4000 per car in operating margin and no sign of near term improvement as they are now reducing their production targets at a time when they are also experiencing pricing pressure. … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: 76% Off Doctor Who Specials (8 Titles) – $42.99 + FREE Shipping!
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Save big on this collection of Doctor Who specials! (8 titles). These titles would usually go for $74.92 if bought all together, but this week, Amazon has a bundle with all 8 of them for just $42.99 plus free shipping! Included: Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead [Blu-ray], Doctor Who 50th Anniversary … [Link]
Mashable » 7 creamy corn dishes to polish off your summer
Summer isn't just about long sunsets, cool air conditioning and frosty margaritas It's also about corn. The indigenous crop of America, sweeter-than-candy summertime corn If you're still boiling it and topping it with plain butter, you're missing out on all corn has to offer. Here are some ideas to kickstart your corn game: See also: This company tricked kids into eating … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » asdfmovie9: The Most Insane Thing You’ll Watch Today [Video
Yep, insane defines it quite well. [TomSka] The post asdfmovie9: The Most Insane Thing You’ll Watch Today [Video appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » How Singapore spent its 50th birthday
SINGAPORE — The country's bonanza for its 50th year of independence promised to be a big one. For this year's National Day Singapore splurged S$20 million (US$15 million) on the parade, which had 12,000 performers and saw a turnout of 26,000 spectators. See also: Our favourite company tributes for Singapore's birthday bonanza Today's party was fun. #ndp2015 #jubileeyear @ndp2015 A photo … [Link]
Slashdot » Linux Servers' Entropy Pool Too Shallow, Compromising Security
The BBC reports that Black Hat presenters Bruce Potter and Sasha Woods described at this year's Black Hat Briefings a security flaw in Linux servers: too few events are feeding the entropy pool from which random numbers are drawn, which leaves the systems "more susceptible to well-known attacks." Unfortunately, [Potter] said, the entropy of the data streams on Linux servers … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » This Resident Evil Cosplay Will Make You Cry Tears of Terror [Pic + Video]
A cosplay of William Birkin’s second mutation from Resident Evil 2 by Twitter user @rantyu_xx. Disgusting. Check out the video below! gai君のG第二形態のコスプレは目も動くよ！ pic.twitter.com/nTEfkQg7oL — 蘭鋳@夏1日目ヌ08b (@rantyu_xx) August 6, 2015 [Source: @rantyu_xx | Via FG] The post This Resident Evil Cosplay Will Make You Cry Tears of Terror [Pic + Video] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Slashdot » Anti-Piracy Firm Sends Out Wave of Takedown Notices For Using the Word 'Pixels'
An anonymous reader writes: Columbia Pictures recently released a movie called Pixels to widespread ambivalence. As part of the movie industry's standard intellectual property defense strategy, it hired anti-piracy firm Entura International to try to police infringing downloads. The firm went at the task with vigor, hitting Vimeo with DMCA takedown notices for anything with the word "Pixels" in it. … [Link]
Mashable » Ferguson, in their own words
It all started in Ferguson. One year ago, the St. Louis suburb became the focus of national attention when 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson on a sunny Saturday afternoon. His body lay on the pavement in the blistering heat for hours, as news of his death spread and ignited outrage in the community.Brown … [Link]
Mashable » 7 facts you need to know about female genital mutilation
It’s the "cutting season" — and that's just as terrifying as it sounds. The practice of female genital mutilation, also known as female genital cutting or FGM, is defined by the World Health Organization as any procedure that intentionally alters or causes injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons — and summer is when the practice thrives Young girls … [Link]
Mashable » How to make a lava lamp for a more hypnotizing desk top
Your desk could be a little groovier. There are a few supplies you can't live without when it comes to school or work like highlighters, pens, paper or your computer. But your space also needs something eye-catching to keep your creative juices flowing — like a lava lamp. See also: How to protect your tech with a duct tape iPad case … [Link]
Mashable » 6 apps for people who are easily distracted at work (a.k.a., everyone)
How often do you feel distracted at work? All the time, right? I bet those distractions keep you from getting a lot of stuff accomplished on a regular basis In a 2013 study, nearly 50% of surveyed workers in open office settings cited the lack of sound privacy as a significant problem from day to day. Luckily, technology's made it easier … [Link]
Mashable » How Eric Greenberg became a once (and future?) Internet billionaire
Eric Greenberg, a former billionaire, is the loudest rich guy in any room. With a salesman's pushing patter, he speaks and speaks and speaks, raising his emphasis, until his voice hits a crescendo — and then, backing away from his own force, he quiets a little before starting again. You can't get in a word edgewise, and most of the time … [Link]
Mashable » The spectacular beauty of lions: Photographers celebrate the pride of nature
There’s nothing that rouses a sense of awe quite like the proud stance and flowing mane of a lion. For centuries, lions have been rooted in our hearts and minds as symbols of beauty, strength and bravery — but against the forces of humanity, they're undeniably fragile. There are less than 30,000 lions left in the wild. Habitat loss, human conflict, poaching, trophy hunting … [Link]
Slashdot » The Internet of Compromised Things
An anonymous reader writes: Jeff Atwood has a post about a security threat that's becoming more prevalent every day: spreading malware through a compromised router. "Router malware is the ultimate man-in-the-middle attack. For all meaningful traffic sent through a compromised router that isn't HTTPS encrypted, it is 100% game over." He links to a thorough technical analysis of how even … [Link]
Mashable » The best cosplay from the 'League of Legends' Oceania grand final
Image: Attila SzilvasiThe multiplayer online game League of Legends took over Sydney's Luna Park on Saturday for the Oceanic Pro League grand final. See also: Pokemon with guns is just a bit more violent than Blue Version Besides the high adrenalin esport battle, in which the Chiefs beat team Legacy, cosplay parades throughout the day featured fans dressed up as … [Link]
Slashdot » Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks August 12-13
The Perseids have been active in our skies for a couple of weeks already, but the peak of the meteor shower is coming up in just a few days. Overnight at the end of August 12th and the beginning of August 13th, observers in clear and dark conditions can expect to see up to 100 meteors per hour. The meteor … [Link]
Mashable » 8-year-old drawing champ owns Google's Singapore front page
As his country turns 50 on Sunday, a little Singaporean boy's drawing will be seen by his countrymen on Google's front page as its Google Doodle. Eight-year-old Haydn Moh won a nationwide search to have his drawing featured as Google's commemorative logo for the occasion. He was the overall winner across five categories of students between the ages of four and … [Link]
Mashable » The Nevada ghost town that was once underwater
St. Thomas, Nevada was founded by Mormon settlers in 1865 near the banks of the Muddy River. Originally believing they had settled in Utah, the Mormon pioneers were attracted to the large salt deposits in the surrounding area. Most of the Mormons abandoned the town after they discovered they were actually in Nevada and owed three years of state taxes. A … [Link]
Mashable » Vegemite sales may be limited after claims it's used to make alcohol
Vegemite is best known as a black yeast spread with a divisive taste, but in some areas, it may be a key ingredient in more than just toast. The Australian government has warned that bulk amounts of the condiment are being used in remote rural communities to make alcohol, and is asking local authorities and businesses to take action. See also: … [Link]
Slashdot » How To Shoot Down a Drone
gurps_npc writes: Popular Mechanics has a nice article about how to shoot down a non-military drone. Interestingly enough, a Super Soaker will do the job while a standard paint gun does nothing. It doesn't take much energy as long as it is concentrated. A BB gun can do it as well — if you can hit the the target. "Other … [Link]
Mashable » Australians can expect UberX to be 10% more expensive
UberX may no longer be as much of a bargain option for Australians hoping to get from A to B. After an Australian Tax Office (ATO) ruling, Uber announced Friday that UberX prices will rise by around 10% in each Australian city where the service is offered. See also: Uber fights back over tax in Australia The ATO issued guidance in … [Link]
Mashable » Chinese woman is a model turned mermaid
A girl in Chongqing always dreamed of becoming a mermaid. And as an adult, she made that dream a reality. Pan Gaojie, 22, is a model turned mermaid. She was introduced to this unique hobby when she was recruited to perform for a hotel promotion last summer. But the costume wasn't exactly what she had always envisioned, so she started making … [Link]
Mashable » Your favorite sodas have enough sugar to make huge lollipops
Despite what you may have heard, Coke is not the new ebola By now, everyone on the planet has likely seen The Renegade Pharmacist's infographic about what happens to your body immediately after you drink a can of Coke. It's gone viral at levels usually reserved for adorable or grumpy cats However, don't believe everything you read See also: 11 Crazy … [Link]
Mashable » 'Black Lives Matter' protesters shut down Bernie Sanders rally in Seattle
A Seattle rally for Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders was cut short on Saturday after protesters affiliated with the "Black Lives Matter" movement overtook the stage and demanded to speak to the crowd. After a tense period of confusion, an event organizer turned the microphone over to the demonstrators, eliciting some angry reactions from the gathered supporters, The Hill reported. Sanders, … [Link]
Slashdot » Windows 10's Privacy Policy: the New Normal?
An anonymous reader writes: The launch of Windows 10 brought a lot of users kicking and screaming to the "connected desktop." Its benefits come with tradeoffs: "the online service providers can track which devices are making which requests, which devices are near which Wi-Fi networks, and feasibly might be able to track how devices move around. The service providers will … [Link]
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