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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.

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Geektastic Summer T-Shirt Sale! – Over 70,000 Tees at Just $14 Each!

Saturday 15 August 23:57:20 UTC 2015

Update: There’s just a little more than 24 hours remaining to the sale! Our pals over at TeePublic are having a big summer sale on all their t-shirts! All of their tees are currently going for just $14 each, and we’re talking about over 70,000 designs here. Please note that all Geeks are Sexy t-shirts are also included in this … [Link]

Mashable » Recreate any arcade, board or video game for our #MashFlix Vine challenge

Saturday 15 August 23:21:56 UTC 2015

GamingFeed-tw Feed-fbFor this week's Vine challenge, recreate your favorite game in six seconds The theme was inspired by our next MashFlix film GTFO, which is all about women in gaming. The interview-driven documentary was funded on Kickstarter, then debuted at SXSW earlier this year. See also: 13 Vine Videos to Bring You Back to Your Gaming Childhood Our example is of retro … [Link]

Slashdot » XKCD Author's New Unpublished Book Becomes Scientific Best-Seller

Saturday 15 August 23:00:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes: XKCD cartoonist Randall Munroe will be publishing a new book in November, but it's already become Amazon's #1 best-seller in two "Science & Math" subcategories, for mechanics and scientific instruments. Inspired by a cartoon describing NASA's Saturn V rocket as "the up-goer V", Randall's created a large-format collection of blueprints describing datacenters, tectonic plates, and even … [Link]

Mashable » Watch Meryl Streep get a guitar lesson from Neil Young

Saturday 15 August 22:29:09 UTC 2015

MerylguitarFeed-tw Feed-fb For her rockstar role in Jonathan Demme's new Ricki and the Flash, Meryl Streep went straight to the source for her musical prowess: Neil Young The lesson with the rock legend took place at the Jacob Burns Film Center. Needless to say, Streep was a natural when it came to emulating the rockstar stage presence because she can do whatever … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The 9 Greatest Unsolved ‘Game of Thrones’ Mysteries

Saturday 15 August 22:00:54 UTC 2015

Game of Thrones has been a fantastic experience for any who have read the books or seen the show. It is a world ripe with espionage, betrayal, death, and sex around every corner. But sometimes when someone creates a series (book or show) that large, there are threads that are left dangling. Mysteries that do not get solved. Here are … [Link]

Slashdot » One Petabyte of Data Exposed Via Insecure Big Data Systems

Saturday 15 August 21:57:00 UTC 2015

chicksdaddy writes: Behind every big data deployment is a range of supporting technologies like databases and memory caching systems that are used to store and analyze massive data sets at lightning speeds. A new report from security research firm Binaryedge suggests that many of the organizations using these powerful data storage and analysis tools are not taking adequate steps to … [Link]

Mashable » AT&T and NSA's tight relationship revealed in new Snowden documents

Saturday 15 August 21:45:53 UTC 2015

Att9870Feed-tw Feed-fbYears after the initial intelligence revelations delivered by Edward Snowden, the hits keep on coming, this time, from AT&T In newly exposed NSA documents, the agency's relationship with AT&T in regards to surveillance is portrayed as "highly collaborative," and the telecom company is described as having an "extreme willingness to help." See also: Where the 2016 presidential candidates stand on the … [Link]

Mashable » Star Wars 'Rogue One' cast, 'Episode IX' director confirmed at D23

Saturday 15 August 21:03:42 UTC 2015

Rogue.one_.cast_.star_.wars_.thm_Feed-tw Feed-fbANAHEIM, California — Felicity Jones never looked like such ..scum. With a Han Solo-like blaster holster and other rebellious appointments, Jones was front-and center in the photo that revealed much of the cast from the December 2016 release Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One — just one of the highlights from Disney/Lucasfilm's presentation on Saturday morning at the semiannual fan event D23. … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Yawn [Comic]

Saturday 15 August 21:00:55 UTC 2015

[Source: Justin Boyd – Invisible Bread] The post Yawn [Comic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]

Mashable » In honor of her birthday, 10 excellent J.Law quotes

Saturday 15 August 20:59:45 UTC 2015

JlawFeed-tw Feed-fbAugust 15 marks the birthday of one of the most esteemed and foul-mouthed young actresses of our generation: Jennifer Lawrence J.Law is turning 25, so we decided to get a little nostalgic and take a stroll down memory lane to remember some of her most candid, no-bullsh*t remarks. See also: Jennifer Lawrence does a killer Cher impression We can always count … [Link]

Slashdot » How California Is Winning the Drought

Saturday 15 August 20:53:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes: California is in its fifth year of drought; the past four years have been the driest four-year period in recorded history, and the hottest as well. There have been consistent worries about how it will affect California's residents and its economy — but somehow, the state still seems to be doing fine. "In 2014, the state's … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » This ‘Final Fantasy 15′ Gameplay is Jaw-Dropping

Saturday 15 August 20:00:38 UTC 2015

I have been a Final Fantasy fan for the entirety of my life (part one was the first game I saved and bought for myself) so to see this footage of Final Fantasy 15 in motion pretty much made my heart stop. I am now legally dead. That is how amazing this game looks. (OutsideXbox) The post This ‘Final Fantasy … [Link]

Slashdot » The Realities of a $50 Smartphone

Saturday 15 August 19:50:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes: Google recently reiterated their commitment to the goal of a $50 smartphone in India, and a new article breaks down exactly what that means for the phone's hardware. A budget display will eat up about about $8 of that budget — it's actually somewhat amazing that so little money can still buy a 4-4.5" panel running … [Link]

Mashable » Disney building two 'Star Wars Land' parks where you can fly the Millennium Falcon

Saturday 15 August 19:37:23 UTC 2015

Star.wars_.land_.falconFeed-tw Feed-fbANAHEIM, California — Disney is bringing a galaxy far, far away to Orlando, Florida, and Anaheim, California, with a pair of 14-acre Star Wars Land attractions that will include cantinas, roaming creatures and — get this — the ability to fly the Millennium Falcon. Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the long-rumored attractions Saturday at the D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention … [Link]

Mashable » You can watch Patrick Stewart's 'Blunt Talk' a week early

Saturday 15 August 19:20:07 UTC 2015

Blunttalk-mainFeed-tw Feed-fbIt doesn't take long while watching Patrick Stewart's Starz comedy Blunt Talk to realize this is a whole new side of the actor that's previously been unseen But don't take our word for it — you can watch the show yourself now, an whole week ahead of the show's debut on the network See also: Up to 2,300 students will go … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Top 10 NEW Games of Gamescom 2015

Saturday 15 August 19:00:12 UTC 2015

As much as everyone geeks out after E3 and Comic Con, we geeks also geek out after all the announcements at Gamescom as well. Though it may not garner the same amount of attention that the other two events mentioned get, with games like Attack on Titan, they come pretty damn close. (Via Gameranx) The post Top 10 NEW Games … [Link]

Mashable » Australian comedian cheekily recreates celebrity Instagrams

Saturday 15 August 18:46:33 UTC 2015

InstagramFeed-tw Feed-fbAustralian comedian Celeste Barber has had it up to here with celebrities and their "real-life" selfies. So, naturally, she turned to comedy to skewer the trend. Barber has started posting parodies of celebrity Instragram photos, along with the hashtag #celestechallengeaccepted. Barber unabashedly mocks the "unposed" snapshots of Miranda Kerr eating junk food, and Gisele Bündchen flipping her hair. By recreating the … [Link]

Slashdot » AT&T Helped the NSA Spy On Internet Traffic

Saturday 15 August 18:44:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes: Newly disclosed NSA documents show that the agency gained access to billions of emails through a "highly collaborative" relationship with AT&T. The company provided access from 2003 to 2013, including technical assistance to carry out court orders permitting wiretapping. "The company installed surveillance equipment in at least 17 of its Internet hubs on American soil, far … [Link]

Mashable » This might be the Apple Watch of dog collars

Saturday 15 August 18:24:31 UTC 2015

2dgclrFeed-tw Feed-fb Human have their fitbits and Apple Watch devices, so it's only fair that our furry companions get a little tech swag of their own. Enter the Buddy smart dog collar Created by Squeaker, the same company that delivered the Poochlight, an LED dog collar to help keep your pooch safe at night, the new device aims to give you a … [Link]

Mashable » 'Captain America: Civil War' footage and 'Doctor Strange' highlight Marvel at D23

Saturday 15 August 18:18:55 UTC 2015

Mackey.evans_Feed-tw Feed-fbANAHEIM, California — Marvel revealed a generous reel of Captain America: Civil War on Saturday at D23, with first looks at Black Panther, the Falcon's new tech and a funny introduction between Ant-Man and Captain America. Marvel chief Kevin Feige also showed the more than 7,000 Disney fans and press an extended look at concept art from Doctor Strange, with detailed … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Horse Friends [Comic]

Saturday 15 August 18:00:32 UTC 2015

[Source: Jake Lions | Jake Lions on Deviantart] The post Horse Friends [Comic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]

Slashdot » Lawsuit Over Two-Word Tweet Moves Forward

Saturday 15 August 17:40:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes: A defamation suit filed by a former Minnesota high school student has gotten approval from a federal judge to proceed. The suit was filed in response to a suspension issued by the school after Reid Sagehorn published a two-word comment on Twitter. In 2014, there existed a Twitter ostensibly about confessions from students at Sagehorn's high … [Link]

Mashable » Everyone needs a one-night stand kit for the 'Dating Apocalypse'

Saturday 15 August 17:10:30 UTC 2015

One-night-standFeed-tw Feed-fbThe walk of shame or walk of fame? Whatever the case may be, one-night stands aren't skyrocketing, no matter what Vanity Fair's article on the "Dating Apocalypse" may say. Hookup culture has been around though we can all agree that swiping right has made it a lot easier See also: Defunk your junk: Your balls smell and that's not okay Whether … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Hey New ‘Fantastic Four’, Halo 3 Called….

Saturday 15 August 17:00:37 UTC 2015

….And it wants its striking visuals back. What, you thought gamers wouldn’t notice? Sorry, but that is just what we do. And we know our Halo games and iconic imagery pretty well… (Imgur) The post Hey New ‘Fantastic Four’, Halo 3 Called…. appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]

Mashable » Amazing red aurora captured by Space Station astronaut

Saturday 15 August 16:52:30 UTC 2015

ScottkellyFeed-tw Feed-fbA NASA astronaut spending a full year in space has captured yet another amazing photo of auroras dancing above Earth. One-year International Space Station crewmember Scott Kelly posted a new image of red and purple auroras over the dark planet on Twitter Saturday See also: Astronauts capture vivid Aurora display from International Space Station Astronauts on the Space Station have front-row … [Link]

Slashdot » The Lingering Effects of Ebola

Saturday 15 August 16:41:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes: The Ebola panic is long past, and the outbreak is well under control. But for the thousands who survived the disease, the suffering continues. "Many survivors are now returning to clinics complaining of mysterious symptoms: chronic headaches, debilitating joint pain, even eye problems that can progress to blindness. Some doctors in the region have begun calling … [Link]

Popular Science » What Happens When You Ask A Cartoonist for Free Work?

Saturday 15 August 16:23:22 UTC 2015

I don't get many chances to talk about being an artist on a science blog, but as somebody who only recently was able to make comics a full-time profession, I am a huge proponent of fair wages and practices for creative professionals. Particularly when it comes to being paid. In my early years, I did a lot of unpaid work. … [Link]

Mashable » Dublin airport security confiscated toddler's 'Minion Fart Blaster' toy gun

Saturday 15 August 16:15:21 UTC 2015

Minion-gunFeed-tw Feed-fbAirport security is not something to be taken lightly. Even if there's a farting toy involved One devious toddler attempted to board a plane in Dublin while in possession of a "Minion Fart Blaster" — a diabolical toy which makes fart noises, emits a banana-like scent, and is apparently endorsed by Minions. See also: Giant inflatable Minion causes traffic chaos because … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Rainbow Six Siege – Celebrity Reactions [Video]

Saturday 15 August 16:00:19 UTC 2015

In this spot, you will see various celebrities reacting to the Siege sections of the new Rainbow Six: Siege game. This is to show you that the game is awesome and celebrities are just like us. The main difference being they were most likely paid massive sums to allow their faces to be used for this spot, and people like … [Link]

Mashable » At least 40 migrants suffocate aboard boat in the Mediterranean

Saturday 15 August 15:43:36 UTC 2015

Ap_474719123533Feed-tw Feed-fbKOS, Greece — The migrant crisis in Europe and the Mediterranean took deadly and violent turns on Saturday, as 40 migrants suffocated to death in the hold of a squalid wooden boat in the Mediterranean and dozens more quarreled on the Greek island of Kos. See also: Photos reveal harrowing conditions for migrants on Greek island The Italian rescue ship's commander, … [Link]

Slashdot » The Challenge of Working At Amazon

Saturday 15 August 15:34:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes: The NY Times has a lengthy exposé on the working conditions within Jeff Bezos's Amazon. "Even as the company tests delivery by drone and ways to restock toilet paper at the push of a bathroom button, it is conducting a little-known experiment in how far it can push white-collar workers, redrawing the boundaries of what is … [Link]

Mashable » 5 can’t-miss apps: Barmark, Wildcard, Robinhood and more

Saturday 15 August 15:23:54 UTC 2015

AppFeed-tw Feed-fbWe already know that tech news likely won’t stop surprising you. But this week was a doozy. Google reorganized itself and is now owned by Alphabet, a company it createdApple Car rumors are ramping up. And of course, we know two new Samsung Galaxy phones are coming soon. See also: Samsung's $80 Keyboard Cover for the Galaxy Note 5 won't help … [Link]

Mashable » Powerline performed at 'A Goofy Movie' cast reunion and it was glorious

Saturday 15 August 15:13:46 UTC 2015

Goofy1Feed-tw Feed-fbANAHEIM, California — A Goofy Movie is far from the best-known Disney movie of the last 20 years, but on Friday night, it was the only movie that mattered to a group of 1,000 fans who showed up to watch the voice cast reunite Screenwriter Jymn Magon, Jenna Von Oy (Stacey), Rob Paulsen (PJ), Tim Cummings (Pete), Jason Marsden (Max), and … [Link]

Mashable » You may swear off straws after seeing this poor sea turtle

Saturday 15 August 14:35:49 UTC 2015

TurtlethumbFeed-tw Feed-fb A video of a sea turtle in serious distress might make you swear off drinking with plastic straws forever. The 8-minute cringe-inducing clip shows a group of researchers on a boat in Costa Rica removing a plastic straw from a sea turtle's nostril using a Swiss Army knife. See also: Earth in limbo: Gripping photos of what's at stake Originally, … [Link]

Slashdot » Evolutionary Robotics

Saturday 15 August 14:30:00 UTC 2015

schwit1 sends news that researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed robots that emulate natural selection. The "mother" robot designs and builds its "child" bots, and then tests them against particular criteria. The child bots that are the most successful have their traits carried on to the next generation. "For each robot child, there is a unique ‘genome’ made … [Link]

Mashable » How to style gorgeous ice cream for Instagram

Saturday 15 August 14:06:01 UTC 2015

Kristasimmons_mashableicecream5-1Feed-tw Feed-fbLOS ANGELES, California — It's a warm Thursday night in Downtown L.A., and a group of food lovers are gathered around the table at Broken Spanish, a new wave Mexican restaurant everyone has been buzzing about. The server makes his rounds, scribbling orders for tamales, hand ground tortillas with lardo and mezcal cocktails. The waiter stops at Nastassia Johnson, who asks what … [Link]

Mashable » Bin Laden's son said to urge attacks on Western cities in new audio

Saturday 15 August 13:47:36 UTC 2015

Ap_01110503115Feed-tw Feed-fbAl-Qaeda has distributed an audio message on Twitter in which a man it claims is Osama bin Laden's son Hamza calls for attacks on London, Washington, D.C. and other allied cities. If verified, this would be the first time the group has put Hamza forward as a spokesman in their propagandaHe is believed to be in his mid-twenties and is bin … [Link]

Mashable » 8 tips for making traveling with kids as painless as possible

Saturday 15 August 13:40:00 UTC 2015

FlyingFeed-tw Feed-fbWhen it comes to traveling with kids — especially by plane — you can never take too many precautions. Not only can screaming, crying, cranky kids ruin your own flight, but the people around you will probably be less than impressed, as well. While many of the same things that keep adults happy while flying apply to children as well (the … [Link]

Mashable » The ultimate guide to club clothes for women over 30

Saturday 15 August 13:33:12 UTC 2015

DancerFeed-tw Feed-fbThe days of hitting the club with your squad are coming to an end and you're not sad about it. A few bottles of wine and a girl's night in are as wild as you want to get on a Friday after work. When bachelorette parties and milestone birthdays force you off the couch, your biggest challenge is figuring out what … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: 70% Off Symphonized NRG BLING Premium Genuine Wood In-ear Noise-isolating Headphones – $15

Saturday 15 August 13:25:33 UTC 2015

For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon has the excellently reviewed Symphonized NRG BLING Premium Genuine Wood In-ear Noise-isolating Headphones with Mic and Nylon Cable for just $15. That’s 70% off on the headphones’ regular list price of $49.99. With its unique acoustical properties, wood provides the best sound reproduction there is, which is why most high-end speakers … [Link]

Slashdot » Documents Indicate Apple Is Building a Self-Driving Car

Saturday 15 August 13:25:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes: The Guardian has obtained correspondence through a public records request that indicate Apple is seeking a facility in the San Francisco area to test a self-driving car. "In May, engineers from Apple's secretive Special Project group met with officials from GoMentum Station, a 2,100-acre former naval base near San Francisco that is being turned into a … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » A Revolution in Gaming [Comic]

Saturday 15 August 13:24:59 UTC 2015

[Source: Poorly Drawn Lines | Like Poorly Drawn Lines on Facebook | Follow Poorly Drawn Lines on Twitter] The post A Revolution in Gaming [Comic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Frieza Saga in 5 Minutes (Dragonball Z Live Action Movie – Sweded) [Video]

Saturday 15 August 13:23:14 UTC 2015

From the folks over at Mega64, who wrote the whole description of their short film in CAPS, because this is a Dragonball Z movie, obviously. GOING TO SEE DRAGONBALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’? WITNESS THIS OFFICIAL COMPANION SHORT FILM ENCOMPASSING THE ENTIRE FRIEZA SAGA IN FIVE SHORT MINUTES (SWEDED/HOMEMADE FOR MAXIMUM ACTION) [Mega64] The post The Frieza Saga in 5 Minutes … [Link]

Mashable » Things your parents say at brunch to kill your soul

Saturday 15 August 13:02:09 UTC 2015

AnnoyingmealFeed-tw Feed-fbYou know you should see your parents every now and then. You want to see your parents every now and then. You can't wait to enjoy a beautiful Sunday morning with them over a delicious brunch And then they show up What happens from there is anyone's guess. The conversation quickly turns from the weather to their impending mortality to your … [Link]

Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Dad Builds Geektastic Star Wars Speeder Bike Rocker For Adorable Daughter

Saturday 15 August 13:00:32 UTC 2015

Check out this amazing speeder bike rocker build by a dad for his daughter’s first birthday. I have built my son lots of projects but with my daughter’s first birthday coming up I felt it was her turn to get some project love and what better way than with her own Speeder Bike?! The 74-Z Speeder Bike is best known … [Link]

Slashdot » Federal Judge Calls BS On Homeland Security's 2008 STEM 'Emergency'

Saturday 15 August 12:24:00 UTC 2015

theodp writes: In 2008, the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security enacted 'emergency' changes to Optional Practical Training (OPT) to extend the amount of time foreign STEM graduates of US colleges could stay in the country and work ("to alleviate the crisis employers are facing due to the current H-1B visa shortage", as Bill Gates explained it in 2007). More than … [Link]

Mashable » 17 roadside attractions to take your Instagram photos to the next level

Saturday 15 August 12:10:36 UTC 2015

BluewhaleFeed-tw Feed-fbattractions-pin Image: Mashable Composite, gwblack on Instagram, katchsilva on InstagramLooking for something more interesting than your dinner plate to post on Instagram? Why not take a road trip and snap some shots of America's weirdest roadside attractions? You can even pick up some strange and useless facts along the way. See also: Hit the open road with these 25 hacks for … [Link]

Mashable » 3 ways to help you find meaning in a job that you hate

Saturday 15 August 11:45:38 UTC 2015

Looking-upFeed-tw Feed-fbIf you read one more article on happiness in the workplace, you're going to lose it. For you, it's different. You need to continue in your current job because your spouse is still in school, you're building the skills you need to move to the next level, or you want to make a dent in that mountainous student loan debt. Eventually, … [Link]

Slashdot » New Rules From the FCC Open Up New Access To Wi-Fi

Saturday 15 August 11:23:00 UTC 2015

CarlottaHapsburg writes: White space — unused channels in the VHF and UHF spectrum — is already part of daily life, from old telephones to going online at your coffee shop or plugging in baby monitors. The time has come to 'permit unlicensed fixed and personal/portable white space devices and unlicensed wireless microphones to use channels in the 600 MHz and … [Link]

Mashable » WWII vehicle boneyards were essentially war machine landfills

Saturday 15 August 11:06:44 UTC 2015

SurplusthumbFeed-tw Feed-fb1949A graveyard for surplus heavy bombers at Davis-Monthan airbase in the Arizona desert.Image: MPI/Getty ImagesWhen World War II drew to a close in 1945, the Allies had a massive surplus of military vehicles on their hands. The United States alone had manufactured approximately 294,000 aircraft for the warMany of the aircraft that survived the war were not worth the expense of … [Link]

Slashdot » Google Research Leads To Automated Real-Time Pedestrian Detection

Saturday 15 August 9:02:00 UTC 2015

An anonymous reader writes with a link to a story about one of the unexciting but vital bits of technology that will need to be even further developed as autonomous cars' presence grows: making sure that those cars don't hit people. Google researchers have recently presented findings about a method that tops previous ones for real-time pedestrian detection using neural … [Link]

Mashable » Some of London's most iconic buildings are opening their doors to the public

Saturday 15 August 8:00:32 UTC 2015

Number10Feed-tw Feed-fbLONDON — Open House London, the city's annual open access architecture festival, returns for its 23rd year this September, offering a peek behind some usually closed doors across the capital. 10 Downing Street and the BT Tower are among the highlights, while skyscrapers, mausoleums and even a sliced up boat will be welcoming visitors on Saturday and Sunday Sept. 19 and … [Link]

Mashable » Tianjin explosion site evacuated after new blasts as families demand answers

Saturday 15 August 7:50:56 UTC 2015

PoliceFeed-tw Feed-fbTIANJIN, China — New explosions and fire rocked the Chinese port city of Tianjin on Saturday, where one survivor was pulled out and authorities ordered evacuations within a 3-kilometer (1.8-mile) radius to clean up chemical contamination. Angry relatives of missing firefighters stormed a government news conference to demand information on their loved ones more than two days after the disaster. See … [Link]

Mashable » Masked city: The people who breathe Beijing's deadly air

Saturday 15 August 7:00:14 UTC 2015

15-04-0431Feed-tw Feed-fb“After seven years here, I feel a bit like those apocryphal Eskimos, with their thirty words for snow." EVAN OSNOS, as told to The NEW YORKER in January 2013When Sean Gallagher first visited Beijing in 2005, they simply called it "fog." The British photographer, who has lived in Asia for the past decade, noticed that very few people in Beijing truly considered … [Link]

Slashdot » Motorola Quickly Shows Next Moto 360 Smartwatch, 'Flat Tire' Display Lives On

Saturday 15 August 5:57:00 UTC 2015

MojoKid writes: Will they or won't they continue on with the 'flat tire' display? That's been the big question surrounding Motorola's next generation Moto 360 smartwatch. Today, we finally learn the answer to the question, and unfortunately, it looks as though Motorola still hasn't seen clear to incorporate a completely circular display like LG, Huawei and now Samsung into a … [Link]

Mashable » Kevin Spacey was just squished into a phone booth with a bunch of celebs, but Big Bird was spared

Saturday 15 August 4:34:26 UTC 2015

PhotoboothFeed-tw Feed-fbKevin Spacey didn't know that humans have 32 teeth and a Manhattan is made with sweet vermouth and Maranschino cherries and for that he paid the price on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Friday night. For every wrong answer, another celebrity was stuffed into a phone booth with him. First came Keegan-Michael Key of Key & Peele, then 6'11" … [Link]

Slashdot » Can Cuba Skip Cell Phone Connectivity?

Saturday 15 August 3:02:00 UTC 2015

lpress writes: Cuba has a second generation cellular network and Internet access is limited to about 5% of the population via work and school accounts and (mostly dial up) access in a few homes, so it was big news when they rolled out 35 public WiFi hotspots. Can they expand this public WiFi and skip 3G and 4G cell infrastructure … [Link]

Mashable » Manhunt for escaped New York prisoners cost more than $1 million per day

Saturday 15 August 2:55:15 UTC 2015

PoliceFeed-tw Feed-fbALBANY, N.Y. — Payroll records suggest the hunt for two escaped killers in northern New York cost more than $1 million a day, with overtime alone for state troopers and corrections officers reaching $22 million higher than last year. State comptroller records obtained Friday by The Associated Press for June and July show that overtime totaled $41 million for the corrections … [Link]

Mashable » Baseball player's leukemia-battling daughter throws first pitch, melts hearts

Saturday 15 August 2:20:52 UTC 2015

Leukemia-first-pitchFeed-tw Feed-fbYour browser does not support iframes. Grab your nearest tissue box, the feels are batting over 400 for this one. One of Cleveland Indian's infielder Mike Aviles' twin daughters, Adriana Aviles, bravely stepped on the field Thursday night to throw the first pitch after being diagnosed with leukemia in May. The whole team has been there to help the Aviles family, … [Link]

Mashable » Times Square 'Kiss-In' reenacts World War II sailor's famous smooch

Saturday 15 August 1:25:19 UTC 2015

Ap_520248924232Feed-tw Feed-fbSeventy years ago, couples around the country kissed to celebrate the end of World War II, but there was one smooch that has stood out over time. When a sailor dipped and went in for a wet one with a woman in a white dress in Times Square on August 14, 1945, a Life photographer was there to capture the moment. … [Link]

Slashdot » London Deploys Cycle Superhighways Despite "Old Men In Limos"

Saturday 15 August 0:23:00 UTC 2015

dkatana writes: London's mayor Boris Johnson had to fight its way through stiff resistance to the new Cycle Superhighways to see his vision of a cycling capital become reality. Detractors included the Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA), which threatened legal action, but ultimately backed away when it became apparent that a judicial review of TfL's plans would simply delay rather than … [Link]

Mashable » Yosemite campsite closed as squirrels die of plague

Saturday 15 August 0:13:12 UTC 2015

Squirrel_yosemiteFeed-tw Feed-fbYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, California – Officials at Yosemite National Park say they are temporarily shutting a popular campsite after two squirrels died of plague in the area. Park officials said Friday that Tuolumne Meadows Campground will close from noon Monday through noon Friday so authorities can treat the area with a flea-killing insecticide. See also: 20 photos that show the exquisite … [Link]

Mashable » Up to 2,300 students will go to college for free thanks to LeBron James

Saturday 15 August 0:05:08 UTC 2015

Lebron-jamesFeed-tw Feed-fbThe steep cost of a college tuition is daunting, at the very least, and LeBron James knows it — which is why the NBA star and his foundation are teaming up with the University of Akron to give students the chance to go to college for free James has announced that his foundation will provide full scholarships to the University of … [Link]

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