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 » Reflection DDoS Attacks Abusing RPC Portmapper
msm1267 writes: Attackers have figured out how to use Portmapper, or RPC Portmapper, in reflection attacks where victims are sent copious amounts of responses from Portmapper servers, saturating bandwidth and keeping websites and web-based services unreachable. Telecommunications and Internet service provider Level 3 Communications of Colorado spotted anomalous traffic on its backbone starting in mid-June almost as beta runs of … [Link]
Mashable » Twitter's 'Mystery Hollywood' implodes: @MysteryExec was a fake
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood's biggest Mystery is, sadly, solved. The Twitter handle @MysteryExec, the most prominent voice in a small and tight-knit community of showbiz types who for years have tweeted anonymously, candidly and often about their batshit crazy profession, deleted his account sometime late Tuesday night. So did his sidekick, the tart-tongued @MysteryVP. The reason: Mystery Executive is not an … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Make Your Own Doctor Who Adventure
The BBC is running a competition to make your own short Doctor Who movie, animation or images to tell your story of how the Doctor wound up facing the Daleks once again. Sadly the competition itself (with a prize of meeting Peter Capaldi on set) is only available to UK residents, but the good news is that the BBC has … [Link]
Slashdot » HTV-5 On Its Way To the ISS
nojayuk writes: There's another launcher delivering cargo to the ISS apart from US and Russian vehicles, and it's Japanese. The fifth Koutonori (White Stork) cargo vehicle was successfully launched today at from pad 2 of the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at Tanegashima south of Tokyo at 11:50:49 UTC, carrying over 5 tonnes of food, spare parts and scientific equipment to the … [Link]
Mashable » Hey you guys! The owner of 'The Goonies' house doesn't want you visiting anymore
The owner of the famous house from The Goonies has had it up to here with tourists. Despite movie lovers' best attempts at doing the Truffle Shuffle on the lawn of a house featured in the 1985 cult classic, Sandi Preston is closing her doors to the thousands who make the pilgrimage to Astoria, Oregon, each year. See also: 18 facts … [Link]
Mashable » Russian officials bust gang that made $30 million worth of illegal cheese
Authorities in Russia have shut down what they call an "international criminal gang" that produced near $30 million worth of contraband cheese. Russian President Vladimir Putin banned food imports from the U.S. and the European Union last year, as retaliation for western sanctions against Russia for its role in Ukraine. Earlier in August, Putin ordered the destruction of all smuggled food, … [Link]
Mashable » Remembering 'the father of Palmyra,' the 82-year-old scholar slain by ISIS
LONDON — A good friend and colleague in Syria recalled on Wednesday how he had walked with "the father of Palmyra" among the ruins — ruins that Khaled Asaad had turned into his life's work. It was last year, and through his recognizable spectacles, he peered at the ruins, the Roman pillars, the castle, amphitheater and the Forum. By now, he … [Link]
Slashdot » Google Targets Low-Cost Android One Phone At African Markets
jfruh writes: In order to meet its goal of bringing Android to five billion users, Google needs to get smartphones into the hands of people in the developing world. The company's Android One program aims to do just that. Already active in India, the program is now bringing an $88 smartphone to West Africa. “The software on Android One devices … [Link]
Popular Science » Why NASA Helped Ridley Scott Create ‘The Martian’ Film
The Martian 20th Century Fox Matt Damon as Mark Watney, an astronaut who becomes stranded on Mars. The day Ridley Scott called NASA was a great day for NASA. Scott, or Sir Ridley, or the dude who has directed several of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time, plus Thelma and Louise, was in the early stages of his newest … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Inside Out DVD Feature Shifts Perspective
In this trailer for a bonus short movie on the forthcoming DVD for Inside Out, we get more insight into the perspective of emotions inside Riley’s parents‘ minds at a particularly emotional moment… her first date. The post Inside Out DVD Feature Shifts Perspective appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Popular Science » A New Blood Test Can Predict Whether A Patient Will Have Suicidal Thoughts
Study author Alexander Niculescu with blood samples Indiana University School of Medicine Researchers now have a more sophisticated understanding of mental health, and many are trying to take that understanding to the next level by predicting human behavior. Though this idea is worrying to some, many mental health experts see these predictive tools as a way to intervene with treatment … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » CloudLock Exposes Application Security Services via REST APIs
Developers are increasingly being held accountable for the security of their applications even though many of them may not have either much in the way of security expertise or even the tools needed to secure those applications.
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Mashable » 'Man Buns Of Disneyland' turns Instagram into the happiest place on Earth
When two distinctively magical elements join forces, the world needs to know. The Instagram account "Man Buns of Disneyland" has taken up the lofty task of documenting all of the highly-coveted and handsome man bun-wearers that choose to grace the Disneyland park with their presence See also: Man buns are out, dog buns are in By using the hashtag #manbunsofdisneyland, park … [Link]
Mashable » Scientists detect ghostly particles under Earth's surface
Using giant vats of organic liquid buried under a mountain in Italy, scientists have shed new light on the origins of ghostly particles known as neutrinos generated by the Earth. This research could yield insights into what radioactive elements lie deep inside the Earth and how they influence the churning of the Earth's innards, researchers added. SEE ALSO: 5 mysterious particles … [Link]
Mashable » 3 women hilariously lip sync beachgoers' favorite tunes
Beach fun has never been so synchronized Australian-based comedy group SketchSHE is back with another excellent lip sync, this time in a seasonally-appropriate sand-car-castle, donning swimsuits from throughout the ages. (Does Baywatch count as an "age"?) These funny ladies have previously mimed through time and lip synced "Bohemian Rhapsody," racking up millions of YouTube views and making us crave a … [Link]
Mashable » Paralyzed designer creates jeans for women in wheelchairs
Most pieces of clothing are not designed for people with disabilities. Alter Ur Ego is not one of them Heidi McKenzie, a T4 paraplegic woman paralyzed in a car accident in 2007 at the age of 21, has designed a collection of jeans dubbed Alter Ur Ego for people who use wheelchairs 
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Slashdot » Another Slew of Science Papers Retracted Because of Fraud
schwit1 writes: A major scientific publisher has retracted 64 articles in 10 journals after discovering that the so-called independent peer reviewers for these articles were fabricated by the authors themselves. From the article: "The cull comes after similar discoveries of 'fake peer review' by several other major publishers, including London-based BioMed Central, an arm of Springer, which began retracting 43 … [Link]
Mashable » Mumford & Sons and Mark Hoppus join forces for dreamy 'Sweet Dreams' cover
Everybody’s looking for something And maybe you're looking for a killer cover of the Eurythmics' 1983 signature song, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)." Mumford & Sons, Blink 182's Mark Hoppus, The Vaccines and Jack Garratt took on the classic '80s hit at The Forum in Inglewood, California, on Tuesday, to grand results. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Eurythmics Cover … [Link]
Mashable » $4.5M of gold recovered from 300-year-old shipwreck in Florida
Florida's Treasure Coast has truly earned its name this summer. Less than a month after a group of treasure hunters uncovered $1 million worth of 60 gold coins from a 300-year-old shipwreck off of Florida's coast, they announced a second discovery of over 350 gold coins from the same site Except this one's worth a whopping $4.5 million 
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ProgrammableWeb.com » Daily API RoundUp: Wargaming.net, SignalFx, DigitalGlobe, Indigo Domotics
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.
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Geek Culture » Pump it up hummers!
Hummingbirds have tiny pumps in their tongues to drink up nectar! Nectar is drawn into the tongue by the elastic expansion of tongue grooves after they are squeezed flat by the bird's beak. Check out the full story here! [Link]
Mashable » Why the media can't tell you everything about the AshleyMadison hack
Just days after cybersecurity reporter Brian Krebs broke the story that hackers had gained access to AshleyMadison user information, his inbox became a very emotional place. Paranoid about a possible outing, AshleyMadison users were reaching out to Krebs. One was a man who had cheated on his wife during a rough patch but swore that he had seen the error of … [Link]
Mashable » iPods may soon be harder to find in Apple stores
Apple is yet again tweaking its retail stores to be cleaner and ritzier It's getting rid of Smart Signs — informational iPads that sit beside demo units in stores — to make way for a cleaner look and make room for more sample products. It's also removing demo iPod units from tables and making them readily available to customers by putting … [Link]
Slashdot » Former Rep. Louis Stokes, the Man Who Saved the Space Station, Dies At Age 90
MarkWhittington writes: The Associated Press noted the passing of former Rep. Louis Stokes at the age of 90. Since Stokes was an African American Democrat first elected in 1968, most of the accolades touch on his effect on the civil rights struggle and his lifelong fight against racism. However, as George Abbey, former NASA Director of the Johnson Spaceflight Center … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Caves in ‘Skyrim’ Versus The Caves in ‘The Witcher’ Series
This meme taken from Imgur, as funny as it is, sort of sums up what is wrong with gaming right now. Real talk here. Gamers played Skyrim and complained about how each cave seemed to have an opening and a (rather conveniently placed) exit. But, same gamers get The Witcher 3, with its intricate and realistic caves that often have … [Link]
Mashable » Subway just removed a 'Jared's Pants Dance' game for kids from its website
Until Wednesday, the kids' subsidiary of Subway's website hosted a game called "Jared's Pants Dance" that let users catch sandwiches and snacks. The "net" was an oversized pair of pants belonging to Jared Fogle, the longtime Subway pitchman. Federal prosecutors released documents on Wednesday accusing Fogle of engaging in sex acts with minors and receiving child pornography. The sandwich chain officially … [Link]
Popular Science » Infographic: A Timeline Of The Present And Future Of Electric Flight
Detail Of Electric Flight Timeline This infographic was first published as an Advertisement Feature on BBC.com and was created by the BBC Advertising Commercial Production team in partnership with Dassault Systèmes. August 19th is National Aviation Day, established in 1939 to honor the birthday of Orville Wright, the first man to fly in the air. That first airplane ran on … [Link]
Mashable » Researchers want to make license plates for drones
The rapid rise of amateur-piloted drones has created somewhat of a regulatory nightmare. Countless reports of pilots spotting drones near airports as well as the recent fracas over drones impeding firefighters are testament to that. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley are attempting to tackle this issue with license plates reports Technology Review See also: Badass eagle takes out a … [Link]
Popular Science » Extreme Science: The San Andreas Fault
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Slashdot » Linus Torvalds Isn't Looking 10 Years Ahead For Linux and That's OK
darthcamaro writes: At the Linuxcon conference in Seattle today, Linus Torvalds responded to questions about Linux security and about the next 10 years of Linux. For security, Torvalds isn't too worried as he sees it just being about dealing with bugs. When it comes to having a roadmap he's not worried either as he just leaves that to others. "I'm … [Link]
Mashable » There is a new tool to help you snoop on Australian property
Think you are paying too much rent? Want to know the value of that glamorous pad down the road? Thanks to a new tool on the Australian property site Domain, the answers are a little easier to work out. Finding out such things used to be a costly or annoying data hunt, using multiple websites and often paying a fee See … [Link]
Mashable » What do the first 3D-printed pills mean for the future of drug companies?
Over the past decade, 3D printers have been hailed as changing everything from fashion to firearms. Now, they're coming to the pharmaceutical business — or, at least, they seem to be. Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first 3D-printed pill: Spritam levetiracetam, a drug which can reduce seizures among epileptics. Manufactured by the American pharmaceutical company … [Link]
Mashable » Tensions run high in St. Louis after deadly police shooting of black man
St. Louis police officers shot and killed a young black man on Wednesday, reigniting simmering tensions between the community and the police in the city. Police allege that the man pointed a gun at officers during a home search in the city's northwestern Fountain Park neighborhood See also: Ferguson, in their own words St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson told local … [Link]
Mashable » Comedian requests one thing in obituary: 'Don't vote for Hillary Clinton'
If you're going to have last words, they should certainly be memorable ones Elaine Fydrych, 63, of Gloucester County, New Jersey passed away on August 13. And, in addition to leaving behind "many close friends and family members," Elaine also left behind one last wry remark in her obituary: Elaine requests, “In lieu of flowers, please do not vote for Hillary … [Link]
Mashable » Mice, food and science to arrive at Space Station on Monday
An uncrewed Japanese spacecraft set to deliver thousands of pounds of supplies to the International Space Station on Monday has some very interesting cargo for the astronauts on the orbiting laboratory. The craft, which successfully launched to space Wednesday from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan, is carrying more than 9,500 pounds of much-needed food and other essential supplies … [Link]
Mashable » First: Machine-gun bacon. Then: The world. A media newcomer's path to win 2016
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Last month, Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham obliterated his archaic cell phone with evident glee. In a video set to "The Four Seasons" by Vivaldi, the 60-year-old Graham hammered the phone with a meat cleaver before dropping it in a blender, drenching it with Red Bull, and dousing it with lighter fuel. As the tones of Vivaldi faded, … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Recreating The Simpsons Kitchen
We’ve seen people try to recreate the Simpson’s opening title scenes or the image of Homer slumped in front of the TV, but this Calgary couple put a domestic twist on their homage: making over their kitchen to use the same decor, even to the extent of sourcing corncob curtains. [Via: That’s Nerdalicious] The post Recreating The Simpsons Kitchen appeared … [Link]
New Scientist – News » 5 scientific discoveries made by chance
From anti-malaria drugs to shatterproof glass and Pluto’s moon, both luck and inspiration played a big role in these scientific and technological breakthroughs
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New Scientist – News » Extreme weather could trigger frequent global food shocks
By 2050 a once in a century crop failure event is expected to happen once every 10 years, sending shock waves through the world's food systems
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New Scientist – News » Speculation mounts over trigger of Chinese warehouse explosions
One theory behind the blasts in the port of Tianjin is that the warehouse where it originated was storing chemicals that caught fire on contact with water
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New Scientist – News » ‘Big Farmer’ firms plan pesticides to manipulate gene expression
Crop sprays that turn off pest genes without altering the plant's genome could be the first in a new generation of pesticides that circumvent GM regulations
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New Scientist – News » Much of Asia’s Celestial mountain glacier ice could melt by 2050
Central Asia's glaciers, which supply water to one of the planet's largest irrigated areas, are melting fast, highlighting a worrying global trend in ice loss
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New Scientist – News » NASA sources spare shuttle parts from space museum exhibits
Two of the four NASA space shuttles on display in US museums have had their water storage tanks removed to help form part of a storage system for the ISS
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New Scientist – News » 60 Seconds
Islamic climate call Islamic leaders from 20 countries are calling for the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims to act on climate change, and for governments to phase out fossil fuels by 2050. The declaration was adopted at the International Islamic Climate Change Symposium this week and presents a moral case for fighting climate change based on […]
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New Scientist – News » Print your own satellite in orbiting space factory
Satellites that are manufactured and assembled in orbit could let you launch your own armchair science project or just experience the effect of seeing Earth from above
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New Scientist – News » Shock therapy and surgery saving California’s threatened condors
Electric shock training and surgery are starting to pay off for the teams fighting to save one of the world's largest birds
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New Scientist – News » Shattered Stone-Age bones expose world’s oldest mass torture
Grim find of 26 mutilated bodies in Germany is earliest evidence of mass torture, challenging the view of rural harmony among early Europeans
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New Scientist – News » Possible new particle hints that universe may not be left-handed
The possible discovery of a boson at the Large Hadron Collider suggests a restoration of symmetry between two simple things: left and right
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New Scientist – News » Doctors must crack down on antibiotics – or face punishment
GPs in the UK are being told to push back against people who demand antibiotics, in a move to cut prescriptions by a quarter
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New Scientist – News » Rosetta sees sparks as comet 67P reaches closest approach to sun
The European Space Agency's comet team are celebrating perihelion, the day when comet 67P swings around the sun, taking Rosetta for a ride
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New Scientist – News » Moon’s gravity could govern plant movement like the tides
Historical data on how plants move over the course of the day seems to show that they line up with the position of the moon
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New Scientist – News » Warmest ever superconductor works at Antarctic temperatures
A metal under pressure has broken the record for the warmest superconductor yet – it could work at Antarctic temperatures rather than those found in the depths of space
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New Scientist – News » Ancient whistle language uses whole brain for long-distance chat
A whistled form of Turkish used to communicate across mountain valleys shows that it's not just the left side of the brain that processes language
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New Scientist – News » Small stars may keep planets in line with magnetic harnesses
Some planets orbit their stars right around the star's equator, while others go at wonky angles – and it's all down to the star's size
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New Scientist – News » Zoologger: Disco clam’s light show is all about stayin’ alive
They have 40 eyes, change sex as they grow and flash constantly. Now we're starting to figure out why these flamboyant molluscs put on their light show
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New Scientist – News » Gene therapy cures blindness by replacing vision cells in eyes
Blind mice with destroyed retinas ran away from a swooping owl after treatment reprogrammed different cells in their eyes to detect light
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New Scientist – News » Mystery of Australia’s five-legged animals cracked
The need to hop fast in open habitats seems to have driven the evolution of unusual habit of using their tail as a fifth leg in some of Australia's iconic marsupials
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Slashdot » Could the Best Windows 10 Laptop Be a Mac?
dkatana writes: Now that Windows 10 is finally out there many people are looking for the best laptop with the power to make the new OS shine. The sweet spot appears to be in $900-$1500 machines from Dell, Asus and HP. But Apple, the company that has been fighting Windows for ever, has other options for Windows 10: the MacBook … [Link]
Mashable » Report: UN to let Iran inspect alleged nuclear work site
Iran, in an unusual arrangement, will be allowed to use its own experts to inspect a site it allegedly used to develop nuclear arms under a secret agreement with the U.N. agency that normally carries out such work, according to a document seen by The Associated Press. The revelation caused some initial confusion about the limits imposed on Iran and gave … [Link]
Mashable » What we know now about the AshleyMadison hack, by the numbers
Analysts are poring over the latest details to emerge from the AshleyMadison hack and the implications for the company going forward. Since the hackers released their treasure trove Monday, we're starting to get a sense of how big this hack really was. As Ars Technica notes, the breadth of this attack is massive. It too early to say if it's on … [Link]
Mashable » We ate every Android build in the name of technology
Froyo, Donut, Ice Cream Sandwich, Lolipop— We're not referring to sweets here, though you'd be forgiven for making that assumption. No, we're talking about Android In the 6 years since Android named version 1.5 of its operating system "Cupcake," Google has kept with the sugary sweet naming theme. On Monday, Android announced the latest name for upcoming version 6.0: Marshmallow. … [Link]
Mashable » Taylor Swift has started naming her awkward award show dance moves
Taylor Swift has singlehandedly elevated the award show crowd shot with her perplexing dance moves. Her message — that no one is too cool to dance when Justin Timberlake is performing — is inspiring. But we still have questions. Fortunately, T. Swift is a noted Tumblr Queen, and happily answers fan questions as to what the hell she's doing on a … [Link]
Mashable » Inside a 1948 Wyoming dude ranch
The Cowboy Bar in Jackson.Image: Alfred Eisenstaedt/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty ImagesDude ranching is built around the three R's — Romance, Rest and Recreation.Travel, November 1941In the early decades of the 20th century, cattle ranchers in the American west began to open their ranches to paying guests from out of town — also known as “dudes” in cowboy parlance. With the demand for … [Link]
Popular Science » 5 Things You Need To Know About So-Called "Female Viagra"
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Slashdot » MIT and Samsung Researching Solid-State Batteries
jones_supa writes: Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Samsung have developed a new approach to one of the three basic components of batteries, the electrolyte. The new findings are based on the idea that a solid electrolyte, rather than liquid, could greatly improve both device lifetime and safety, while also providing a significant boost in power density. The new … [Link]
Mashable » Why Facebook now sends more traffic to news sites than Google
Google is still the most-viewed website in the world. But when it comes to driving traffic to media sites, Facebook is now the clear winner, according to analytics firm Parse.ly Facebook accounted for nearly 43% of traffic to its network of media sites — a network that includes over 400 outlets such as Mashable, Reuters and The Atlantic — according to … [Link]
Mashable » Major League Baseball hasn't banned the Apple Watch — for now
Despite recent reports, Major League Baseball has not banned the Apple Watch. When Kansas City Royals Manager Ned Yost was ejected from Tuesday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds, following queries from league officials about the Apple Watch he has been wearing during games, many were were quick to speculate that the league had banned the wearable. But it appears the … [Link]
Mashable » Ultimate 'SKWAD' goals: The 'Suicide Squad' cast gave each other matching tattoos
Forget the traditional thank-you note — if you're in Suicide Squad, it's go big or go home The film's stars didn't just get matching tattoos,: They took things to a whole other level by actually inking each other themselves See also: Fans are awestruck by that 'Suicide Squad' trailer And no one went bigger than Margot Robbie, who gave director David … [Link]
Mashable » Unboxing the Nest Protect 2.0 smart smoke and carbon monoxide detector
What do you get when you buy Nest's $99 second-generation Protect smart smoke and carbon monoxide detector? Let's take a look. The Protect 2.0 is more feature-packed than the original model. It's got a "Split-Spectrum Sensor" that can actually discern the difference between a slow- and fast-burning fire. The new Protect can also tell the difference between smoke and steam. See … [Link]
Popular Science » A Solar-Powered Mayflower Will Cross The Atlantic In 2020
A new Mayflower Shuttleworth Design This is one MARS mission that is firmly grounded on Earth. Plymouth University researchers are designing the Mayflower Autonomous Research Ship, or MARS, which will set sail across the Atlantic Ocean in 2020, 400 years after another ship named the Mayflower made the same journey. The original Mayflower took several months to transport settlers across … [Link]
Mashable » Palestinian refugees face deadly typhoid outbreak in embattled camp in Syria
Thousands of Palestianian refugees living on the outskirts of Damascus, the capital of Syria, are facing a potentially deadly typhoid outbreak in a community that has been caught in the middle of Syria's bloody civil war. Aid workers have been unable to reach the refugees living in the Yarmouk camp since June, but on Tuesday, United Nations Relief and Works Agency … [Link]
Mashable » Bad Lip Reading somehow makes GOP debate even more entertaining
As if the first Republican primary debates weren't entertaining enough. The YouTube geniuses at Bad Lip Reading, who replace the real audio on everything from the NFL to The Hunger Games with silly, ridiculous and hilarious voice dubs, finally delivered a new political parody. But instead of ripping on Mitt Romney, BLR spoofed the first Republican primary debate, which occurred … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » The Future of Coding and Its Impact on Developers and API Providers
With tech booming and job openings for developers increasing by double-digit percentages every year, it has seemingly never been a better time to be a developer. But salary and work environments can vary considerably from programming language to programming language.
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Mashable » Report: iPad Pro will enter production by October
The drumbeat of iPad Pro rumors gets louder by the day. Now the company's larger-screen iPad is set to begin production September or October, according to MacRumors. The report cites KGI Securities Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has a great track record for Apple leaks If iPad production does begin in September or October, it means we could see it on store … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Emoji Use Across The States
Nevada likes eggplant. Oklahoma’s into ghosts. And Vermont is all about the poop. That’s the somewhat unscientific conclusions of SwiftKey, which decided to publicise its app by looking at the pattern of emoji use among its customers in different states. Contrary to some reports, the map above is not a depiction of the most popular emoji in each state. (As … [Link]
Popular Science » 'Knock Knock' Is A New App That Could Maybe, Finally, Kill The Business Card
Logo for Knock Knock, a new contact sharing app Humin We all want simpler exchanges of information when meeting new people in person. Yet even in the smartphone era, the humble business card arguably remains the best way. But Knock Knock, a new app launching today, seeks to change that by evoking the physical action of knocking on someone's door … [Link]
Mashable » Taylor Swift gave heartfelt performance for family whose son died of cancer
Taylor Swift gave a rare performance of "Ronan" at her Glendale, Arizona show this week. She wrote the song for a 4-year-old boy who died of cancer and dedicated the performance to the boy's family in attendance. Swift wrote "Ronan" in 2012, inspired by blog posts written by Ronan's mom, Maya Thomson, who also shares songwriting credit for the song. See … [Link]
Slashdot » Two Arrests In Denmark For Spreading Information About Popcorn Time
An anonymous reader writes: You may recall Popcorn Time, the software that integrated torrents with a streaming media player. It fell afoul of the law quite quickly, but survived and stabilized. Now, out of Denmark comes news that two men operating websites related to Popcorn Time have been arrested, and their sites have been shut down. It's notable because the … [Link]
Mashable » Little Mix stop song to comfort crying Perrie Edwards during live show
LONDON – British girl group Little Mix paused mid-song to comfort Perrie Edwards on Wednesday, after she burst into tears during a live stream performance of "The End." See also: Zayn Malik's ex-fiancée Perrie Edwards finally speaks about breakup Her bandmates -– who are clearly the best kind of friends –- immediately cut the song off and dashed over to give … [Link]
Mashable » The iPhone 6S may be immune to another 'bendgate'
Was "Bendgate" real? Since launching the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus last year, Apple has sold at least 180 million iPhones, yet reports of bent devices have been largely limited to a handful of videos. One of the Bendgate videographers, though, thinks he has proof that he was onto something last year, and that the upcoming iPhone 6s will be a … [Link]
Mashable » Can AshleyMadison recover from the hack?
Hours after Noel Biderman revealed in April that his controversial dating service for cheating on spouses, AshleyMadison, would try once again to hold a public offering, the CEO and self-described King of Infidelity sounded cautiously optimistic that the time was finally right for the site to prove itself as a big business. "We stand out like a sore thumb. There have … [Link]
Mashable » Pork for president: 2016 candidates ham it up at the Iowa State Fair
A handful of leading 2016 presidential candidates participated in a tradition as old as time this week as they stopped by a booth at the Iowa State Fair run by the state's pork producers. Photos from the fair show Hillary Clinton posing with a pork stick, Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush eating pork chops and Gov. Scott Walker taking a big … [Link]
Mashable » New features let you cheat your way through 'Final Fantasy VII' on iOS
Video games are hard — unless they're Square Enix mobile releases with built-in cheats that let you focus on the story. Such is the case with Final Fantasy VII, which comes to iOS with some new features in place for those that would prefer to eliminate any challenge from the game. First is the ability to turn off the game's random … [Link]
New Scientist – News » High-energy LHC plans held up by UFOs and electron clouds
Researchers pushing the Large Hadron Collider to its limits say engineering difficulties will cut short the amount of physics data gathered this year
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New Scientist – News » ‘Big Farmer’ firms plan pesticides to manipulate gene expression
Crop sprays that turn off pest genes without altering the plant's genome could be the first in a new generation of pesticides that circumvent GM regulations
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Popular Science » Tiny, Sophisticated Human Brain Grown In A Dish
OK, it's not quite this advanced. DJ via Flickr, CC by SA 2.0 Researchers from Ohio State University have made the most sophisticated lab-grown brain yet, according to results presented yesterday at the 2015 Military Health System Research Symposium. It could provide a new way to understand how genes and environmental factors influence the central nervous system, and provide a … [Link]
Slashdot » Interviews: Ask Dr. Tarek Loubani About Creating Ultra-Low Cost Medical Devices
Tarek Loubani is an emergency medicine physician who works as a consultant doctor in the emergency departments in London, Canada and Shifa Hospital in Gaza. He is also an assistant professor at the Department of Medicine at the University of Western Ontario. Tarek has been working in Gaza for the past 5 years, where he made news recently by creating … [Link]
Mashable » Little boy tears up when asked if he'll miss his mom on the first day of school
Sometimes we need our moms more than we even realize Courtney Friel, a reporter from KTLA, interviewed 4-year-old Andrew Macias about his first day of preschool at City Terrace Elementary School. Friel asked if Andrew was going to miss his mom on his first day and the little boy bravely responded with a resounding "no." Andrew's tough veneer didn't last … [Link]
Mashable » You can buy Buffalo Bill's house from 'The Silence of the Lambs' for a cool $300,000
If, for some reason, you've always wanted to own the house where The Silence of the Lambs serial killer Buffalo Bill starves his victims before skinning them, now you can — for just $300,000. What a killer deal See also: Jesse Pinkman's house on 'Breaking Bad' can be yours for $1.6 million The fictional murderer's Victorian home is located about an … [Link]
Mashable » The top career advice for future software engineers
This question originally appeared on Quora. What are the top 10 pieces of career advice for future software engineers? Answer below by author and Quora user Gayle Laakmann McDowell. First, let me explain what awesome careers look like. They don't look like nice linear graphs, where you're moving up a little bit each month. (Heck, even so-so careers don't look like … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » New Facebook SDK Prepares Devs for iOS 9
Facebook released the Facebook SDK for iOS (v4.6 and v3.24 in beta) to help developers prepare for iOS 9. The announcement came a week after the social network warned that the iOS 9 beta may affect Facebook integration. The updated SDK not only supports iOS 9, it defaults for an optimum experience within iOS 9.
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Is It Friday Already: Something Seems Off In This ‘Fallout: Shelter’
There are some Vaults you never want to visit in Fallout: Shelter. Something about seeing Jason (Nathan?) tells me this Shelter would be one of those. Maybe just skip this one and raid the next one. This one seems all set… (Imgur) The post Is It Friday Already: Something Seems Off In This ‘Fallout: Shelter’ appeared first on Geeks are … [Link]
Mashable » Your technology love stories made our heartware thump
In preparation for our awesome partnership with indie band Good Old War, we asked you to tweet us a technology love story in 140 characters, and that you did. We received tons of creative responses, but here are some of our favorites. See also: We're challenging indie band Good Old War to write a song based on your tweets Some people … [Link]
Popular Science » New Trailer For 'The Martian' Shows Matt Damon Get To Work On Mars
Screenshot from 'The Martian' official trailer 20th Century Fox Some people here on Earth (Elon Musk — looking at you) can't wait to visit Mars. But in its current form, the Red Planet is a harsh mistress, as the new trailer for The Martian shows. The hotly-anticipated new film from director Ridley Scott, adapted from the bestselling novel of the … [Link]
Slashdot » The Crowdfunded Board Game Renaissance
An anonymous reader writes: FiveThirtyEight has an article about the surging popularity of new board games, which is being boosted by campaigns on crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Since Kickstarter came online in 2009, board games and card games have accrued $196 million in pledges, 93% of which went to successful projects. That's even better than video games have … [Link]
Mashable » Beyond Silicon Valley: Top emerging startup markets in the U.S.
The entrepreneurially inclined often idolize Silicon Valley as the startup destination, a market ripe with opportunities for disruption, innovation and a plethora of other buzzwords that have wannabe CEOs chomping at the bit. But while Silicon Valley is certainly enticing for founders and job seekers looking to get in with a startup at the ground level, savvy entrepreneurs will look beyond … [Link]
Mashable » This Hyrule Castle replica is brought to you by millions of Lego bricks
Rome and this Lego version of Princess Zelda's castle have one thing in common: neither was built in a day. In fact, 19-year-old Joseph Zawada spent two and a half years building his replica of Hyrule Castle, which he said was inspired by the version in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. As Zawada told YouTube channel Behind the Brick, … [Link]
Mashable » Little champion Leah Still gets her own Wheaties box
Four-year-old cancer survivor Leah Still made history this week, joining the ranks of Wheaties Champions with her own cereal box. Leah, whose dad is Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Devon Still, was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma in June 2014, with doctors giving her a 50% chance of survival. See also: Leah Still challenges Riley Curry to a dance off in the … [Link]
Mashable » VAIO computers sans Sony branding are coming back to the U.S.
Before Apple's MacBooks and iMacs became the gold standard of premium computer design, Sony ruled the computing world with its sleek VAIO computers. We thought we'd never see another hot VAIO computer sold outside of Japan ever again after Sony sold the VAIO division to Japan Industrial Partners last year, but it looks like they were only hibernating, waiting for the … [Link]
Slashdot » Intel Discloses Detailed Skylake Architecture Enhancements
MojoKid writes: Intel is still keeping a number of details regarding its complete Skylake microarchitecture and product line-up under wraps for a few more weeks, but at a public session at IDF, some of the design updates introduced with Skylake were detailed. Virtually every aspect of Skylake has been improved versus the previous-gen Haswell microarchitecture. I/O, Ring Bus, and LLC … [Link]
Popular Science » Bacteria With Synthetic DNA Create Protein Never Found In Nature
According to its web site, Synthorx is "biotechnology company using synthetic biology to discover and develop novel therapeutics, diagnostics and vaccines." Synthorx via MIT Tech Review Your DNA, like that of everything else on the planet, is made of four nucleotides: A, C, G, and T. These are like a blueprint that your body reads to produce 20 different amino … [Link]
Mashable » Matt Damon is the greatest botanist on Mars in new 'Martian' trailer
Matt Damon is the sassiest astronaut on the Red Planet in this new trailer for The Martian. The film stars Damon as Mark Watney, a NASA astronaut who must find a way to survive on the planet after being stranded there. Back on Earth, a team of scientists work on the impossible mission of bringing him back home. The jam-packed … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Officially Licensed Batman Burger
Comic Book Resources spotted the upcoming opening of the third officially licensed DC Comics Super Hero Cafe in Singapore. This is operated by a different company to the one already running two outlets in Malaysia and has a different take on the menu, including the amazing-looking Dark Knight Mini Wagyu BeefBurger. [Via: Comic Book Resources] The post Officially Licensed Batman … [Link]
Mashable » Selfies are really getting out of control
If you're going to break the law, maybe don't document it on Instagram. That's a lesson a Tennessee man is learning after being arrested for "reckless endangerment" for climbing the Brooklyn Bridge for a selfie. See also: Doug the Pug recreates Kim Kardashian's sexiest selfies David Karnauch, a 21-year-old engineering student at the University of Tennessee, was arrested Monday and is … [Link]
Popular Science » How To Be An Expert In Anything
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Mashable » Heidi Klum calls every woman a 10, does not rate Donald Trump's looks
Heidi Klum won this round. And every round, for that matter. She is not, as the The Donald would say, a loser The supermodel has spoken up about her video that makes fun of Donald Trump, who wears the synthetic hairs of your old Barbies on his head and recently decided to assess Klum's attractiveness See also: Was Donald Trump napping … [Link]
Mashable » Typhoon Atsani is now a super typhoon in the Pacific
Typhoon Atsani — one of a pair of typhoons churning over open water in the Pacific Ocean — has now intensified to a super typhoon. Atsani's new super typhoon status (meaning the storm has sustained winds of at least 150 mph, or 130 knots) makes it the seventh Category 5 hurricane-equivalent storm that has formed on Earth so far this year. … [Link]
Mashable » Rare, crazy big jellyfish captured on film in the Gulf of Mexico
The Stygiomedusa Gigantea is a giant, deep sea jellyfish that has only been spotted 115 times since first discovered in the early 20th century. This video, uploaded to Youtube by Phillip Trudeau, claims to have captured one on film, using an ROV, or remotely operated underwater vehicle, 3,330-feet deep in the Gulf of Mexico. The alien-like creature has tentacles that … [Link]
Slashdot » New Genes May Arise From Junk DNA
An anonymous reader writes: Junk DNA (or noncoding DNA) is a term for section of a DNA strand that doesn't actually do much. Huge tracts of the human genome consist of junk DNA, and researchers are now finding that it may be more useful than previously thought. "For most of the last 40 years, scientists thought that [gene duplication] was … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Suicidal behaviour predicted by blood test showing gene changes
Variations in gene activity seem to indicate when someone is considering suicide. A test for it could save lives – and shake up psychiatry
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Mashable » The Cowboys-Rams joint practice didn't go well
And now, further evidence that professional football players are just large toddlers in helmets. A joint practice between the Dallas Cowboys and the St. Louis Rams turned ugly when a fight broke out between the two teams Professional, indeed. See also: 'Bad Lip Reading' hilariously tackles the NFL, again The brawl went down in Oxnard, California on Tuesday, leaving the teams … [Link]
Mashable » Thailand's tourism industry braces for aftermath of Bangkok bombing
The Bangkok bombing that killed 20 people and injured at least 120 threatens to cast a shadow on Thailand's tourism industry, a bright spot in an otherwise struggling economy. As authorities continue the search for the man allegedly responsible, offering a reward and distributing a photo of a man in a yellow shirt, some travelers are canceling their plans even while … [Link]
Mashable » 'The Witch' trailer will genuinely send chills down your spine
Sixteen years ago, The Blair Witch project stormed Sundance and ignited an indie horror revolution that still hasn't quite died down. Now its spiritual successor — Robert Eggers' similarly titled The Witch, which also caused a stir at Sundance — has its own chill-inducing trailer. It's easy to see why the movie has attracted such big buzz. See also: 9 … [Link]
Slashdot » Air Traffic Snafu: FAA System Runs Out of Memory
minstrelmike writes: Over the weekend, hundreds of flights were delayed or canceled in the Washington, D.C. area after air traffic systems malfunctioned. Now, the FAA says the problem was related to a recent software upgrade at a local radar facility. The software had been upgraded to display customized windows of reference data that were supposed to disappear once deleted. Unfortunately, … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Making The Most Of 8-Bit Graphics
In the first of a new series, the iBookGuy explores how game designers managed to overcome the limitations of graphic capabilities in machines such as the NES and Commodore 64. [Spotted by: Laughing Squid] The post Making The Most Of 8-Bit Graphics appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Parallax scrolling for iOS with Swift and Sprite Kit
Up until the mid 1990s, the pinnacle of video game graphics was parallax scrolling: the use of multiple scrolling backgrounds, which created a sense of depth and perspective in the game. When you’re being a 2D game in Sprite Kit, … [Link]
Mashable » Scooby Doo and Shaggy play 'Gauntlet' in 'Lego Dimensions'
Our latest look at TT Games' Lego Dimensions is all about Scooby Doo and his munchies-seeking pal Shaggy — who, it's worth mentioning, sounds really odd without Casey Kasem's voice The pair is transported into a world of Legos when they get a pizza that's accompanied by a mysterious package containing a cartoon version of the actual game's USB-powered portal. Or maybe … [Link]
Mashable » Brits respond to government's fake quotes with even more made-up stories
LONDON – Britain has responded to the recent news that the Department for Work and Pensions used fabricated testimonials and stock photos in their benefit sanctions leaflet in the best possible way: by coming up with a new meme. See also: This British politician's video is so awkward it had to become a meme The meme kicked off Tuesday, a day … [Link]
Popular Science » The Future Of The Internet, According To Its Father
Vint Cerf, Google’s vice president and chief Internet evangelist David S. Holloway/Contour Images/Getty The Internet has changed a lot over its 30-something years. That terrible dial-up noise is gone; the Ethernet cord has been cut; Tinder happened. What’s next? If anyone knows, it’s Vint Cerf, Google’s vice president and chief Internet evangelist. He is considered a “father of the Internet” … [Link]
Mashable » 'Straight Outta Compton' isn't playing in Compton, because there aren't any theaters there
Compton residents who want to see Straight Outta Compton on the big screen have to travel straight outta the neighborhood. The California city doesn't have any movie theaters, CBS Los Angeles reports. In a cruel twist of irony, residents have to travel to nearby areas in order to see the N.W.A. biopic See also: 'Straight Outta Compton' hat fail will make … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: 43% Off Nespresso VertuoLine Coffee and Espresso Maker with Milk Frother – $197.91 + FREE Shipping
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon has a Nespresso VertuoLine Coffee and Espresso Maker with Milk Frother machine for just $197.91 plus free shipping. That’s 43% off on the machine’s original list price of $349. Experience the Revolution of Coffee. The new Nespresso VertuoLine coffee system provides coffee lovers with a revolutionary way to experience freshly brewed, … [Link]
Mashable » ISIS beheads leading Syrian antiquities scholar in Palmyra
A prominent Syrian antiquities scholar was brutally killed and beheaded by Islamic State militants, according to reports from local activists and Syria's government-run news outlet. Khaled al-Asaad, who had worked for decades leading research at the 2,000-year-old ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, was killed on Tuesday See also: One man's story of how ISIS took his hometown Syrian state-run SANA News … [Link]
Mashable » There's an emu on the loose in England
LONDON — An emu is on the run near Oxford. Thames Valley Police alerted Twitter to the news that the bird had disappeared from the Wheatley area east of the city Tuesday afternoon, but no-one has apprehended it to date. See also: An escaped emu went for a brisk jog around an English town "EMU missing from the Wheatley Area, any … [Link]
Slashdot » Italian City To Dump OpenOffice For Microsoft After Four Years
An anonymous reader writes: Between 2011 and 2014, the municipality of Pesaro, Italy, trained up its 500 employees to use OpenOffice. However, last year the organization decided to switch back to Microsoft and use its cloud productivity suite Office 365. According to a report from Netics Observatory (Google translation of Italian original), the city administration will be able to save … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Female ‘Viagra’ has been approved: Here’s what you need to know
The first drug to treat low sexual desire in women has been approved in the US. Find out why not everyone is rooting for it
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Mashable » Everglades National Park will be open for snake hunting in the next Python Challenge
Florida is asking for some public assistance in dealing with invasive Burmese pythons. Authorities announced Tuesday the next "Python Challenge" will run from Jan. 16 through Feb. 14, 2016. The last challenge was in 2013, when 1,600 participants showed up — but only caught 68 pythons. The Python Challenge will also be expanded into Everglades National Park, which was not included … [Link]
Mashable » Brits can create their own 'Doctor Who' adventures for a chance to meet the Doctor
LONDON — With exactly one month to go until the Doctor returns to our screens, the BBC is offering something fun to fill your time: the chance to create your own digital Doctor Who adventure. The network's new Mission Dalek campaign, which is part of the corporation's new Make It Digital season, lets you imagine the story of how the Doctor … [Link]
Mashable » Subway's Jared Fogle sought sex with minors, feds say
Federal prosecutors have released documents accusing longtime Subway pitchman Jared Fogle of engaging in sex acts with minors and receiving child pornography. See also: Subway suspends relationship with Jared Fogle amid child porn investigation Documents released Wednesday by the U.S. attorney's office in Indianapolis say the 37-year-old Fogle faces one count of travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a … [Link]
Mashable » Yvonne Craig, best known as Batgirl, dies at 78
Yvonne Craig, the ballet dancer-turned-actress who became one of film and television's first major female superheroes when she was cast in William Dozier's campy '60s Batman series, died Monday at her home in Pacific Palisades. The cause was complications from breast cancer, according to an obituary posted Wednesday on Craig's official website. Craig was 78. Born in 1937, Craig danced with … [Link]
Mashable » 25 crucial movies older than the class of 2019
Believe it or not, many of this year's incoming college freshmen — the class of 2019 — were born in 1997. Yes, you read that correctly. And, yes, you're old These whippersnappers will never know what's it like to blow on their Nintendo cartridges, do not thirst for Crystal Pepsi and probably don't remember the piercing sound of a dial-up connection. See … [Link]
Mashable » Can an app make introductions less awkward?
The idea of an app that reduces social awkwardness may sound strange to many but one startup thinks it has cracked the code with a new app that makes it incredibly easy for people to connect with new acquaintances Knock Knock allows users to exchange contact information and links to social networks with people nearby by simply tapping on the screens … [Link]
Mashable » A 'Goosebumps' adventure game is apparently coming to Xbox this fall
If a millennial shrieks in terror at an R.L. Stine horror story and no one is around to hear it, does it really count as a nostalgia trip? Stine's beloved Goosebumps book series is already headed to movie theaters on Oct. 16, and now it looks like a point-and-click adventure game will accompany it. An Xbox Store listing reveals Goosebumps: The Game. It's a previously … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Pac-Man Solid: You’ve Been Spotted…..
I hate that moment when you are playing Metal Gear and you realize you’ve been spotted by Pac-Man. Wait a second….. (Via Imgur) The post Pac-Man Solid: You’ve Been Spotted….. appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » If vloggers are paid to push a product, they'll have to tell UK viewers
LONDON — Video bloggers who want to endorse products to their millions of fans in the UK will now have to follow a new set of rules released by the advertising watchdog on Wednesday. See also: 8 YouTube channels to watch in 2015 The Committees of Advertising Practice's guidance outlined how vloggers should deal with common advertising scenarios in an effort … [Link]
Slashdot » Another Wave of Publications Shut Down Online Comments
AmiMoJo writes: The debate about comment sections on news sites is often as divisive as the comments themselves. Recently outlets such as The Verge and The Daily Dot have closed their comments sections because they've become too hard to manage. And they're far from alone. Moderating comments is a full-time job (or several full-time jobs) at many news organisations. Nicholas … [Link]
Mashable » Thai police release sketch of Bangkok bombing suspect
This story was updated at 10:45 a.m. ET with more details from the taxi driver. Thai authorities have released a detailed sketch and a warrant for the man they believe planted a deadly bomb on a crowded street in central Bangkok on Monday. Twenty people were killed and more than 100 injured as a result of the attack on a popular … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Tweaking personas: Mastering the hunt for the ideal user
Register for the UX Design for Growth — Improving User Conversion training session with Laura Klein. In this online, interactive training workshop, Klein, author of UX for Lean Startups, will teach you to design for product growth. Personas have always … [Link]
Mashable » 8 breathtaking spots to see the stars in the UK
Image: Rex Features via AP Images/Associated PressLONDON — The UK is a haven for stargazers. From the Isles of Scilly to the Isle of Skye, the country is covered in darker patches less spoilt by streetlights and perfect for mapping out the Milky Way. See also: A night under the stars with the world's oldest trees From a city centre, … [Link]
Slashdot » Researchers Grow Tiny Human Brain In Lab
schwit1 writes: A team of researchers from Ohio State University claim to have grown a human brain in their lab that approximates the brain of a five-week-old fetus. They say the tiny brain is not conscious, but it could be used to test drugs and study diseases, but scientific peers urge caution. "The brain, which is about the size of … [Link]
Mashable » Angry stuffed wolf worth £32,000 abducted from London flat
LONDON – The Metropolitan Police are looking for a stuffed Arctic wolf, which was stolen from a flat in Chelsea in the early hours of Monday morning. The wolf has been described as 6 feet long, 3 feet tall, and "snarling." It's worth £32,000 ($50,130) and was purchased from a taxidermy shop six years ago. See also: Dashcam catches Londoner keying … [Link]
Mashable » Hear Kelly Clarkson sing your weird Tinder profile
Kelly Clarkson dropped by Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to spin straw into gold, so to speak. Accompanied by a pianist, backing vocalists and a few strong visual elements, Clarkson turned Tinder user's strange profiles into songs we'd actually listen to. Who knew a song about foot fetishes could be so catchy? Whale interrupts BBC presenter's moan about fruitless whale … [Link]
Mashable » Vaping is safer than smoking, UK government says
LONDON — Electronic cigarettes are 95% less harmful than tobacco and aren't a route into smoking for young people, despite a rising public perception that they are just as bad as cigarettes, a new British review of their use says. The study, published Wednesday, by Public Health England, which is an agency of Department of Health, was glowing in its endorsement … [Link]
Mashable » 12 top Labor Day destinations for marking the end of summer
Summer is coming to a close, it's back to school and soon it'll be pumpkin-spice season. So while the sun is still shining and the heat is still sizzling, take yourself on a final summer vacation over Labor Day weekend See also: The best time to book flights doesn't actually exist There are still beaches to relax on, oceans to explore … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Mad Max-style GoKart Paintball War
Amazing promotional video for the upcoming game, filmed in 6K resolution at Green River, Utah. The post Mad Max-style GoKart Paintball War appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » Emma Watson praises Britain's first openly gay rugby league player in 3 epic tweets
LONDON – Emma Watson has tweeted her supported for Keegan Hirst – Britain's first rugby league player to come out as gay. See also: Emma Watson calls the fashion industry to action on gender equality Watson delivered her message, which praised Hirst's courage, over the following tweets sent Tuesday. Courage is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty … [Link]
Slashdot » Debian Founder: How I Came To Find Linux
An anonymous reader writes: Ian Murdock has pretty solid open source cred: in 1993 he founded Debian, he was the CTO of Progeny and the Linux Foundation, and he helped pave the way for OpenSolaris. He has published a post about how he initially joined the Linux ecosystem. Quoting: "[In 1992], I spent most evenings in the basement of the … [Link]
Mashable » You've been wearing a suit wrong this entire time
When it comes to dressing up in a suit, it doesn't have to be so difficult: Keep it simple, stupid. With never-ending occasions for formalwear — multiple weddings, that first day on the job, a fancy date — there will always be someone grading your suit game See also: 4 easy ways to instantly upgrade your clothes for free Rather than … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Four short links: 19 August 2015
Efficient Algorithms for Public-Private Social Networks — Google Research paper on privacy-respecting algorithms for social networks. From the overview: the models of privacy we’re landing on (nodes or edges in the graph are marked as “private” by a user) mean … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » #Ebook Deal/Day: Getting Started with Meteor.js JavaScript Framework – $10.99 (Save 50%) Use code DEAL
Get "Getting Started with Meteor.js JavaScript Framework" today using code DEAL and save 50%!This sale ends at 2:00 AM 2015-08-20 (PDT, GMT-8:00). [Link]
Mashable » Southeast Asian Uber rival GrabTaxi raises $350 million from Chinese investors
Ride-hailing app GrabTaxi received $350 million from a pool of Chinese investors that includes China's state-owned China Investment Corporation and Didi Kuaidi, the largest taxi-hailing app service in China. GrabTaxi was founded in Malaysia as MyTeksi in 2011, and is now headquartered in Singapore. It rivals Uber in Southeast Asia, and operates in countries like Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines. See … [Link]
Slashdot » New Tool Allows Scientists To Annotate Media Coverage of Climate Change
Layzej writes: Have you ever been skeptical of a climate change story presented by a major media outlet? A new tool holds journalists to account for the veracity of their stories. "Using the Climate Feedback tool, scientists have started to diligently add detailed annotations to online content and have those notes appear alongside the story as it originally appeared. If … [Link]
Mashable » Blue whale interrupts BBC presenter's moan about fruitless whale search
If you're going to trash talk whales in the middle of the ocean, you'd better be ready to get taken down a peg or two. BBC Earth presenter Mark Carwardine was in the middle of a lengthy moan about the lack of blue whales they'd seen all day in "one of the world's great hotspots," when his speech was abruptly … [Link]
Mashable » 11 badass facts about the Queen that might surprise you
LONDON – It's a well-documented fact that Queen Elizabeth II is a living British legend, but not everyone knows that she's also a total badass as well. See also: Queen off-roads to get past slowcoach family like a total badass On September 9, Queen Liz will officially become Britain's longest reigning monarch and with that in mind we've rounded up some … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Nice spiders finish last – and seal the fate of the colony
The giant silken cities built by Anelosimus studiosus spiders collapse more rapidly if the colony's inhabitants are not aggressive enough
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Mashable » Watch a cheery mob of dancing Pikachu execute some fine moves
You wouldn't guess it from their stubby legs, but Pikachu can really dance These yellow dancers were part of an event that just ended called "Pikachu Outbreak!" in Yokohama, where "over a thousand" Pikachu dancers wobbled about the area for a week, according to the organizer's page. Twirl, Pikachu! 
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Mashable » Baby thinks family cat is ridiculously hilarious
Despite what certain viral videos would have you believe, some cats don't have to do ANYTHING to be funny. This baby thinks that the mere existence of the family cat is the most hilarious thing ever. When her mom places the cat into the crib, the baby can't help but explode into a fit of giggles. Because, hello, cats are … [Link]
Mashable » This quadcopter kite takes the selfie stick to new heights
Call it a selfie stick on steroids or just a less technical way to get great aerial shots. Either way, the Fotokite Phi is a camera tool that may have arrived just on time Instead of forcing you to learn how to fly a camera-mounted drone, the Fotokite Phi tethers the flying device to you via a leash, eliminating sometimes … [Link]
Mashable » A family’s story of what it’s like to be smuggled from Syria to Europe
BODRUM, Turkey — The backpack that Ahmed Allawi is carrying looks like it might burst. Everything the 19-year-old owns is stuffed inside: one pair of jeans bought second-hand, one "I heart rock 'n' roll" T-shirt, one well-worn green button-up shirt, a small family photo album with images of his Aleppo neighborhood before it was leveled by bombs, a shabby laptop computer, … [Link]
Mashable » Smithsonian's Kickstarter to show Neil Armstrong's spacesuit blasts past goal
When the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum launched Reboot the Suit, a Kickstarter campaign to preserve and display Neil Armstrong's iconic Apollo 11 spacesuit, they set a goal of $500,000 With two hours left of the campaign, they've raised over $715,000 from more than 9,400 backers See also: NASA Remembers Neil Armstrong With Poignant Music Video The Kickstarter reached its goal … [Link]
Mashable » Popular drawing app Paper is coming to the iPhone
Paper by Fiftythree, the mega-popular iPad drawing app, will soon makes its iPhone debut, according to a blog post on the company's website Currently, the app is only available on the iPad, where it's received critical acclaim. Apple named it the best iPad app of 2012 soon after its debut. Although we now have confirmation that the app is coming to … [Link]
Mashable » Parallels Desktop 11 brings Cortana to the Mac
Parallels has a long history of smashing together competing operating systems to help platform-blending organizations move easily between OSes and get things done. The company will do it again with the newest Windows operating system (or service) Windows 10 and OS X Yosemite (yes, Yosemite), but this time with a twist. Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac brings Cortana, Microsoft’s digital assistant … [Link]
Slashdot » Sprint Drops Two-Year Contracts
An anonymous reader writes: Following the recent news that Verizon has ended smartphone subsidies, now Sprint has announced it is ending two-year contracts as well. This leaves AT&T as the last of the major carriers to offer such a plan. Most consumers will now have to get used to paying full price for their phones, though Sprint is also running … [Link]
Mashable » An Irishman takes his taxi driver on roller coasters at Ferrari World
A generous Irish man has taken his taxi driver for the experience of a lifetime. Liam Murphy from Cork, who was on a solo work trip in the United Arab Emirates, decided to take his driver along for a visit to the Ferrari World theme park in Abu Dhabi During a conversation on the trip to the park from Dubai, the … [Link]
Mashable » Chelsea Manning won't get solitary confinement for breaking prison rules
Convicted national security leaker Chelsea Manning has been found guilty of violating prison rules and will receive three weeks of recreational restrictions at the Kansas military prison where she's serving a 35-year sentence. Manning was accused of having a copy of Vanity Fair with Caitlyn Jenner on the cover and an expired tube of anti-cavity toothpaste, among other things. Her attorney … [Link]
Mashable » To rival Amazon in the cloud, Alibaba launches new data centre in Singapore
Alibaba’s cloud computing business, Aliyun, has set up its new international headquarters and data centre in Singapore. Ethan Yu, Aliyun's vice president, told CNBC he hoped Singapore's data centre will help the company "catch up" with top players. See also: China's Alibaba plots its global domination by hiring a Canadian former Olympic athlete That competition comes in the form of U.S. … [Link]
The Joy of Tech » JoT 2180: Sleep on the side!
How do you sleep at night? If you enjoy our work, please retweet or share the URL, thank you! [Link]
Mashable » Bring your watch face to life with this animation hack for the Apple Watch
We already know that the Apple Watch will get new watch faces this fall, including custom watch faces But one developer couldn't wait, so he created his own, and it looks pretty cool See also: Apple is rejecting Watch apps that only tell the time London-based Hamza Sood posted his handiwork on Twitter on Tuesday, showing his stainless steel Apple Watch … [Link]
Slashdot » Hackers Publish Cheating Site's Stolen Data
pdclarry notes that many news outlets are reporting that 9.7 GB of data stolen from cheating website AshleyMadison.com has been published online. "The dump contains files with titles including 'aminno_member_dump.gz,' 'aminno_member_email.dump.gz,&#~ 'CreditCardTransactions7z,' and 'member_details.dump.gz,' an indication that the download could contain highly personal details." Brian Krebs questioned the way this has been reported without confirmation, but added that he's been … [Link]
Mashable » Famed cartoonist calls politicians fascist for enforcing vaccinations
It seems even beloved Australian cartoonists are not immune to anti-vaccine sentiments that put emotion above science and public health. On Wednesday, artist Michael Leunig published a cartoon in Melbourne's The Age newspaper that appeared to call new mandatory vaccine laws "fascist" for enforcing "mass medication" on children. See also: Masked city: The people who breathe Beijing's deadly air Leunig double … [Link]
Mashable » Australian model mistakenly identified as Bangkok bomber by web sleuths
An Australian model and actor has been accused by web vigilantes of being involved with the Bangkok bombing. Sunny Burns, who lives and works in Thailand's capital city, said it was "traumatic" to be mistaken for a suspect in the bombing on Monday local time, which killed at least 20 people and injured 100 others See also: Thai sleuths narrow focus … [Link]
Mashable » Club promoters are blaming Tinder for the death of the live music scene
Tinder is destroying the millennial generation's ability to have genuine romantic relationships, or at least Vanity Fair magazine thinks so, and now it's also apparently killing off Australia's live music scene. That's a theory offered by one Melbourne music promoter, at least. On the Facebook page of downtown Melbourne venue Cherry Bar, the owner, James Young, recounted a recent conversation he'd … [Link]
Slashdot » Microsoft Patches Remote Code Execution Hole for Internet Explorer
mask.of.sanity writes: Microsoft has released an out-of-band patch for Internet Explorer versions seven to 11 that closes a dangerous remote code execution flaw allowing attackers to commandeer machines. From their advisory: "An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an … [Link]
Mashable » Subway officially cuts ties with Jared Fogle ahead of expected plea deal
After previously suspending its relationship with Jared Fogle, Subway has now completely severed ties with its former spokesman just as he is expected to plead guilty to child pornography charges, according to Indiana television station Fox 59 We no longer have a relationship with Jared and have no further comment. — SUBWAY® (@SUBWAY) August 18, 2015 See also: Subway suspends relationship … [Link]
Mashable » Astronaut, satellites capture amazing images of twin typhoons
A pair of typhoons are continuing to intensify far from land in the Northwest Pacific Basin as satellites and astronauts track their movements. Typhoon Goni is projected to be in the vicinity of Taiwan and the Philippines by the end of this week, with Typhoon Atsani moving north toward Japan and possibly reaching super typhoon status — with sustained winds of … [Link]
Mashable » Dude makes serious cash shipping personalized potatoes in the mail
No other tuber says "Thank you" or "F**k you" quite like a potato Alex Craig, the owner of engraved potato-delivery service Potato Parcel, is aiming to capitalize on that notion. See also: There's a Potato Salad Raising Thousands of Dollars on Kickstarter Potato Parcel allows customers to engrave a personalized messages on potatoes and send them to their friends (and enemies) … [Link]
Mashable » China says it has arrested 15,000 people for cybercrimes
BEIJING — Chinese police have arrested 15,000 people on suspicion of cybercrimes as the government tightens its control over the Internet, the Ministry of Public Security said Tuesday. Police throughout the country have investigated more than 7,400 cases of possible cybercrimes, including hacking, online fraud and illegal sale of personal information, resulting in 15,000 arrests, the ministry said. It did not … [Link]
Mashable » A pink iPhone 6S? Chinese site claims to have early leak
What’s better than a gold iPhone? A pink iPhone, of course! If new rumors, which surfaced on Tuesday, are accurate, the next version of Apple's popular smartphone could be getting a colorful, pink makeover. See also: Why Apple is obsessed with gold: It's all about Asia However, before you get too excited, remember that we're just a few weeks away from … [Link]
Mashable » Early 'Fantastic Four' script seems more like a Marvel movie
LOS ANGELES — Well, Galactus was coming. An early draft of Fantastic Four, written by original screenwriter Jeremy Slater and director Josh Trank, was chock-a-block with big, sweeping, international and inter-dimensional action set-pieces that included classic villains Galactus and Mole Man — and Reed Richards' flying FantastiCar — according to a report posted Monday on BirthMoviesDeath. But in an effort to … [Link]
Mashable » Another blow for AshleyMadison: User emails leaked on Dark Web
Nearly a month after a reported hack at the extramarital affairs website AshleyMadison, user information has reportedly been posted in a large torrent file on the Dark WebAccording to Ars Technica, the 10-gigabyte file contains "e-mails, member profiles, and credit-card transactions" along with other sensitive information. See also: AshleyMadison is so screwed. Here's why A group calling itself "The Impact Team" … [Link]
Slashdot » IBM 'TrueNorth' Neuro-Synaptic Chip Promises Huge Changes — Eventually
JakartaDean writes: Each of IBM's "TrueNorth" chips contains 5.4 billion transistors and runs on 70 milliwatts. The chips are designed to behave like neurons—the basic building blocks of biological brains. Dharmenda Modha, the head of IBM's cognitive computing group, says a system of 24 connected chips simulates 48 million neurons, roughly the same number rodents have. Whereas conventional chips are … [Link]
Mashable » Airbnb ramps up its presence in China with 2 new investors
Home-sharing startup Airbnb is gearing up for a deeper push into the booming market of Chinese travelers. Airbnb has forged a partnership with investment firms Sequoia China and China Broadband Capital, which contributed to a $1.5 billion investment this summer, to find a chief executive officer for its China operations and widen its foothold in the world’s most populous country. SEE ALSO: China’s … [Link]
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