Anyone who works as a freelancer these days has to be at least a bit familiar with techie things. But it isn’t just that. When I was a kid and those vaguely SF puppet shows were on the television and all the other kids wanted to be Greg Gogetem or Steve Savetheuniverse, I wanted to be the guy in a white coat and glasses called Doc or Brains. Here are some technology-related feeds I find useful and/or entertaining.
Mashable » Saturn's moon Dione gets an 'exquisite' final photo shoot
A long-running NASA satellite has just taken its final close-up images of Saturn's moon Dione, and the photos are an amazing farewell to the tiny, cratered world Cassini flew about 295 miles from Dione's surface on Aug. 17, snapping its goodbye photos as it went. The newly released images show the moon against the backdrop of Saturn and its plane of … [Link]
Popular Science » Vuhl 05 Lightweight Sports Car Goes on Sale
Vuhl 05 Vuhl Building cars in Mexico is nothing new; Volkswagen, Nissan, and Toyota all have plants south of the border. But building sports cars in Mexico is less common, and right now the Vuhl 05 has that stage pretty much all to itself. (To put a fine point on it, the car was designed and assembled in Mexico, with … [Link]
Mashable » Nicki Minaj's wax figure to get extra security after lewd photos
We, as a society, have never deserved Nicki Minaj and we definitely don't deserve her right now Over two weeks after people started violating Minaj's wax likeness at Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas, the museum is taking extra measures to stop people from being total garbage See also: Nicki Minaj is right: Women of color rarely get awards recognition On Aug. … [Link]
Mashable » In the future, iPad Smart Covers could have screens of their own
Apple wants to make the iPad an essential work tool. Now there's evidence the company is sprucing up the tablet's Smart Covers to give users faster access to information. Apple was granted a patent for built-in displays on iPad covers, according to aUnited States Patent and Trade Office patent found by Business Insider See also: iPad Could Be Wirelessly Charged Through … [Link]
Slashdot » Hyperloop Getting Closer To Reality, Groundbreaking Set For 2016
An anonymous reader writes: On Thursday, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) said it would break ground on the futuristic railway in May 2016. The company says it has signed agreements with Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum and engineering design firm Aecom to work on the project. "It's a validation of the fact that our model works," says Dirk Ahlborn, CEO of Hyperloop Transportation … [Link]
Mashable » 4 ways marketers can seize 'mobile moments'
This article is part of SWOT Team, a series on Mashable that features insights from leaders in marketing, brand-building and public relations. A mobile user's entire app journey can happen in a matter of moments — sometimes in less than a minute. Think about this scenario: You're commuting, reading an article about a new cruise. Curious, you search for the company … [Link]
Mashable » Aretha Franklin documentary trailer will make your spirit soar
She's the queen of soul for a reason A documentary about the recording of Aretha Franklin's Grammy winning live album, Amazing Grace, is on the way. Directed by Sydney Pollack, the behind-the-scenes film shows goosebumps-inducing footage of the 1972 recording in a Los Angeles church See also: Netflix to premiere new documentary about Rolling Stones rocker Keith Richards Franklin's voice … [Link]
Mashable » Why AshleyMadison should be the one to pay for getting hacked
In the aftermath of the data release from the AshleyMadison hack, it's time to discuss some of the broader implications this hack has on other corporations, especially when it comes to responsibility. Putting aside whether AshleyMadison survives or if it's just totally screwed, this hack and the release of data about its users is unique in a world where hacking is … [Link]
Slashdot » More Ashley Madison Files Published
An anonymous reader writes: A second round of Ashley Madison data was released today. The data dump was twice as large as the first time, which was bad enough for "19 Kids and Counting" star Josh Duggar, and includes some of CEO Noel Biderman's email as well. The release of the cheating sites data has spawned a small scammer industry … [Link]
Mashable » 5 ways companies can conquer customer satisfaction
This article is part of DBA, a series on Mashable about running a business that features insights from leaders in entrepreneurship, venture capital and management. When Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, joined the online shoe and clothing retailer, he wasn't even into shoes. He was, however, passionate about customer service, and he believed in wowing customers Hsieh brought new meaning to … [Link]
Mashable » 30 whales have died off the coast of Alaska this year, and we're not sure why
Thirty large whales have died in the western Gulf of Alaska since May, an unusually high number for the region, and scientists aren't sure what's causing the die-off. The number of large whale strandings is almost three times the historical average for the region, which is 8, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) See also: Toxic algae blooming … [Link]
Popular Science » Lockheed Skunkworks Eyes A New U-2
U-2 Reconnaissance Aircraft U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Rose Reynolds, via Wikimedia Commons The U-2 is a venerable workhorse spyplane of the Cold War. But the Global Hawk drone can fly for three times as long. Lockheed Martin’s U-2 spy plane is perhaps the most successful surveillance aircraft ever built. First flown on August 4th, 1955, the covert … [Link]
Slashdot » Intel's Collaborative Cancer Cloud, an Open Platform For Genome-Based Treatments
Lucas123 writes: Intel and the Knight Cancer Institute have announced what will be an open-source service platform, called the Collaborative Cancer Cloud. The platform will enable healthcare facilities to securely share patient genomic data, radiological imagery and other healthcare-related information for precision treatment analysis. Key to averting HIPAA privacy issues will be Intel's Trusted Execution Technology, its embedded server encryption … [Link]
Mashable » Josh Duggar admits to porn addiction, cheating on his wife
UPDATE: 3:07 p.m. ET — The following statements have now been removed from Michelle Duggar's blog Amidst reports that 19 Kids and Counting star Josh Duggar paid for an account on AshleyMadison, the Duggar family has stepped forth to issue a statement addressing the rumors See also: Why you should care about the Josh Duggar accusations Josh Duggar's parents, Jim Bob … [Link]
Mashable » Instagram and Pinterest both doubled users over the last 3 years
Social media dynamos Instagram and Pinterest nearly doubled their users between 2012 and 2015, according to a new study — and Pinterest is winning Pew Research Center, a Washington D.C.-based think tank, surveyed 1,907 adults this spring to learn about their social media habits Among the discoveries: 31% of all adults who go online now use Pinterest, versus just 15% three … [Link]
Mashable » Graphite sculptures carved from the tiny tips of pencils
Salavat Fidai's sculptures make a big impression on a micro scale The Russia-based artist carves his miniature works of art into the tips of graphite pencils with shocking attention to detail. See also: The 'Star Wars' Force grows fresh in this Japanese rice field Fidai tells Mashable via email that each sculpture takes between six and 12 hours to complete, often … [Link]
Mashable » You can now shoot crappy video (on purpose) with the new VHS Camcorder app
Your throwback Thursday videos are about to get a whole lot more legit. A new app called VHS Camcorder almost perfectly recreates the experience of shooting video with old school cameras — crappy video and all. See also: 25 crucial movies older than the class of 2019 The $3.99 iPhone app was created by Rarevision, a Los Angeles-based post-production software company … [Link]
Mashable » Tiny Hurricane Danny could almost fit in Super Typhoon Atsani's eye
The Atlantic just got its first official hurricane of the ocean's 2015 season in Hurricane Danny, but it is dwarfed by a storm brewing in the Pacific. Danny, which the National Hurricane Center calls "a small tropical cyclone," has hurricane-force winds that extend outward just up to 10 miles from its eye. See also: Astronaut, satellites capture amazing images of twin … [Link]
Popular Science » We Can Now 3D-Print Glass And It Is Entrancing
Glass Mediated Matter Group/Vimeo Molten glass is added to the extrusion device. The process of making glass was already amazing. Take tiny grains of sand, melt them at staggering temperatures with other chemicals, then carefully cool it into a brand new solid, ready to be a vase, window, bottle, or bead. It's possible to make glass on your grill in … [Link]
Mashable » Ford patents a self-driving car that can turn into a living room
While autonomous cars look to a better, brighter future, Ford is looking to the past. Ford has patented a concept for an autonomous car that can reconfigure its seats so the passengers in the front face those in the rear, just like a living room See also: University of Michigan opens 32-acre driverless car test center The patent drawings detail a … [Link]
Slashdot » NVIDIA Launches $159 Mainstream Maxwell-Based GeForce GTX 950
MojoKid writes: NVIDIA is launching a new mainstream graphics card today, the GeForce GTX 950, based on the company's GM206 GPU. The GM206 debuted on the GeForce GTX 960, which launched a few months back. As the new card's name suggests though, the GM206 used on the GeForce GTX 950 isn't quite as powerful as the one used on the … [Link]
Popular Science » Watch Ettore Bugatti's Only Airplane Make Its First Flight
The "Blue Dream" Bugatti 100p Project In June 1940, as the Nazis advanced across Europe, legendary Parisian automobile maker Ettore Buggati hid the body of a unique airplane at his estate outside the city. Untouched by the war, Bugatti’s forward-swept-wing single-seat racer never flew, a strange and beautiful aircraft design all but abandoned by history. In 2013, a Kickstarter project … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Genetic switch makes fat cells burn energy rather than store it
We now know how to turn fat cells into ones that burn calories as heat rather than store them – raising the prospect of a gene therapy for obesity
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New Scientist – News » Scientists reject claims of lab-grown mini human brain
It made headlines, but a claim to have cultured a nearly fully formed brain is "entirely unjustified", say neuroscientists contacted by New Scientist
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ProgrammableWeb.com » Daily API RoundUp: CartoDB, MobiCart, Waynaut, OrderCloud
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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Slashdot » Engaging Newbies In Email Encryption and Network Privacy
reifman writes: All six parts of my series introducing beginners to PGP encryption and network privacy are now freely available. I hope it's useful for Slashdot readers to share with their less-technical acquaintances. There's an introduction to PGP, a guide to email encryption on the desktop, smartphone and in the browser, an introduction to the emerging key sharing and authentication … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Google Offers New Watch Face API to Android Wear Devs
Google today announced a modest update to the Android Wear platform and with it a new API. The update adds interactive watch faces, Google Translate, and WiFi to select wearables. Here's the skinny.
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Popular Science » Yes, There Are Neutrinos Zipping Through The Cosmos
The IceCube Lab with its observations IceCube Collaboration via University of Wisconsin News Back in 2013, the scientists running the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica were pretty sure they had found what they were looking for: cosmic neutrinos, neutrally charged subatomic particles that can give researchers insights into some of the universe’s most mysterious machinations. After sifting through all the … [Link]
Mashable » Thousands of Polish migrants in the UK are donating blood to show solidarity
LONDON — What began as a discussion among readers of a Polish newspaper in Britain has transformed into a social media campaign with Polish migrants living in the UK donating blood in a nationwide movement against the stigma surrounding immigration Last week, Polish Express editor Tomasz Kowalski told The Independent that readers of the Polish language newspaper started to talk about … [Link]
Mashable » Sneaky elephant seal gets caught stealing researcher's boat
Who the heck does this seal think he is? This video from 2008 has recently resurfaced, which provides hard evidence of this elephant steal knowingly absconding with a boat which belonged to British Antarctic Survey When he's caught, though, the seal plays totally innocent, complete with a wide-eyed stare Yeah, nice try, Seal. You were caught redhanded … er, flippered. … [Link]
Mashable » Greeks react to news of a 2nd national election in less than 9 months
As Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras announced his resignation Thursday night, Greeks on Twitter let out a collective groan at the prospect of a second national election in less than nine months. See also: Greek PM Alexis Tsipras resigns, calls for elections Tsipras and his left-wing Syriza party were elected in January after campaigning to end six years of austerity. But … [Link]
Mashable » How to choose a sorority that empowers you
Greek life can sometimes seem like a caricature of itself. Take, for example, a promotional video made by the University of Alabama's Alpha Phi chapter that went viral this week See also: University of Alabama sorority deletes recruitment video after intense backlash The minutes-long montage of blond sorority sisters giving each other piggy back rides, blowing glitter and strutting in bikinis … [Link]
Mashable » 5 of the most stylish cities in the world — and where to shop
If you have a keen interest in fashion and travel, then this list is for you. Just wandering around these cities will inspire your creativity and personal style, and if we’re completely honest, will probably inspire you to spend a lot of dough (which will obviously be worth it). Each with their own unique merits, these are the cities you need … [Link]
Slashdot » Now Google Must Censor Search Results About "Right To Be Forgotten" Removals
Mark Wilson writes, drolly, that the so-called right to be forgotten "has proved somewhat controversial," and expands on that with a new twist in a post at Beta News: While some see the requirement for Google to remove search results that link to pages that contain information about people that is 'inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant' as a win … [Link]
Mashable » Harry Potter-themed classroom is already casting a spell over the school year
If you weren't lucky enough to get a letter to Hogwarts, the next best thing has to be going to this classroom every day. A Redditor claiming to be the husband of a teacher uploaded several images of her classroom on Thursday. The classroom, clearly that of a massive Harry Potter fan, is decked out with loads of references to the … [Link]
Mashable » Hugh Jackman playing Odysseus in 'The Odyssey' is the definition of epic
LOS ANGELES — Overuse of the word "epic" seems to have died down in the past year or two. Which is a good thing — because now we have cause to trot it out for real. Hugh Jackman is in early talks to play Odysseus in a blockbuster adaptation of Homer's "The Odyssey," Hollywood trade website TheWrap reported Thursday. Francis Lawrence … [Link]
Mashable » The 'Jurassic Park' cartoon show that almost came to life in the '90s
Children of the '90s almost got their very own Jurassic Park cartoon. Too bad it never came to life After the monstrous success of the 1993 film, Universal began developing a series in the early 1990s, tapping artist William Stout to work on the project. He created concepts and artwork, which were recently published for the first time on the blog … [Link]
Mashable » Patti Smith sings farewell to 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' with an original eulogy
The legendary Patti Smith is a great many things: singer, songwriter, poet, visual artist … and, apparently, Aqua Teen Hunger Force fan After 13 seasons, the Adult Swim show is coming to an end — and what better way to wrap your show than with a Patti Smith original? See also: Showtime is making Patti Smith's memoir 'Just Kids' into … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Google Releases Go Version 1.5
Google has released Go version 1.5, which includes several significant architectural changes to the implementation. While this version of Google’s Go open source programming language does include major developments, the release notes state that almost all Go programs should compile and run as usual. This is the sixth major stable release of Go and can be downloaded on the Go … [Link]
Slashdot » Startup Builds Prototype For Floating Data Center
1sockchuck writes: California startup Nautilus Data Technologies has developed a floating data center that it says can dramatically slash the cost of cooling servers. The company's data barge is being tested near San Francisco, and represents the latest chapter in a long-running effort to develop a water-based data center. Google kicked things off with a 2008 patent for a sea-going … [Link]
Mashable » Hackers post even more AshleyMadison data
Bad news for Avid Life Media, the company behind AshleyMadison. The hackers, who call themselves the Impact Team, have released another trove of data about the company. See also: What we know now about the AshleyMadison hack, by the numbers As first reported by Motherboard, the new data dump is 20GB in size and looks to contain business documents related to … [Link]
Mashable » Global warming is amplifying California drought conditions
There’s a drought in California. Perhaps you've heard a few things about it. Like the fact that it's cost the state $2.7 billion in losses, helped burn up roughly 118,000 acres of forest this year to date and inspired Los Angeles to release a 96 million-strong armada of shade balls into reservoirs (though it was apparently a PR stunt). Oh, and … [Link]
Mashable » India now has an airport completely powered by solar energy
The Indian city of Cochin is now home to the first international airport that is completely powered by solar energy. Local officials in the Indian state of Kerala marked the opening of a Cochin International Airport's massive solar plant Tuesday. The massive solar plant providing power to the airport is made up of more than 46,000 solar panels spread across a … [Link]
Mashable » Caitlyn Jenner could face manslaughter charge following fatal car crash
Sheriff’s investigators plan to recommend prosecutors file a vehicular manslaughter charge against Caitlyn Jenner for her role in a fatal car crash on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu last February. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida says investigators found that Jenner was driving "unsafe for the prevailing road conditions" because her SUV rear-ended a Lexus, pushing it into … [Link]
Mashable » Taylor Swift blessed Ryan Adams' '1989' cover album, because he has a lot of feelings
Swiftie and singer-songwriter Ryan Adams is wrapping up an album that covers 1989 in its entirety, giving the record a moody, Morrissey-inspired sound makeover. Adams has been taking plenty of tips from T.Swift, including teasing his work on Instagram The project makes more sense than it may seem to. Both Swift and Adams are devoted cat lovers, and his song "New … [Link]
Popular Science » The First Stage Of The Hyperloop Contest Will Be In Texas
HyperLoop Diagram Tesla Motors Remember that Hyperloop Pod Racing competition we mentioned in June? Yeah, that's still happening. Today, Texas A&M University announced the dates for the design portion of the competition, which will be hosted at TAMU's campus in January of next year. At the competition, sponsored by SpaceX, specially selected teams will be entering designs (so more blueprints, … [Link]
Slashdot » HooperFly is an Open Source, Modular Drone (Video)
Tricopters, quadcopters, hexicopters. A HooperFly can be any of these, or an octocopter or possibly even a larger number than that. The HooperFly is a modular creation, and spokesman Rich Burton says the design is open source (and was showing off the HooperFly at OSCON), so the flier's configuration is limited only by your imagination. The main construction material is … [Link]
Popular Science » The Case For Killing Bambi
Bambi? Emmanuel Huybrechts/Flickr CC by 2.0 While humans are extraordinarily good at killing other animals (such as wolves), we aren't very responsible about it, according to a study published today in Science. Leaving aside the issue of raising livestock for food, when it comes to hunting or catching animals in the wild, we are incredibly destructive predators. Our use of … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Batten down the hatches
Massive software vulnerabilities have been surfacing with increasingly high visibility, and the world’s computer administrators are repeatedly thrust into the cycle of confusion, anxiety, patching and waiting for the Next Big One. The list of high profile vulnerabilities in widely … [Link]
Mashable » Ball-shaped camera could put 360° photography on the map
It would have been easy for Jonas Pfeil to pivot away from pictures and towards video Since Pfeil first started working on the Panono camera, a ball-shaped device that captures photo "spheres," back in 2011, the field of 360-degree imagery has exploded But the emphasis now is on 360-degree video, not still pictures. Witness the Nokia Ozo, 360Fly and even Google's … [Link]
Popular Science » What's The Deal With The Apollo Milkstool?
The sight of a rocket standing tall on its launchpad ready to carry men to the Moon is an iconic and powerful image of the Apollo era. The sight of a rocket sitting on a stool on the same launchpad is maybe a little less powerful and almost awkward for the Apollo era, but no less iconic. The milkstool was … [Link]
Mashable » Facebook cofounder slams Silicon Valley's misguided work-life balance
Silicon Valley businesses are making life unpleasant for their employees, according to the cofounder of one of the most successful technology companies. Dustin Moskovitz, the billionaire cofounder of Facebook and a famed workaholic himself, wrote a candid post lamenting his excessive work habits early in his career and criticizing "the culture of intensity in the tech industry," in response to the … [Link]
Mashable » 2 new Cosby accusers come forward, pushing total over 50
Two more women came forward on Thursday to publicly accuse comedian and actor Bill Cosby of sexual misconduct. The pair made the announcement at a press conference in New York that was organized by attorney Gloria Allred, and were joined by another former Playboy Playmate, Sarita Butterfield, who has previously alleged that Cosby assaulted her. See also: #TheEmptyChair: The powerful image … [Link]
Mashable » Pleasure yourself or your partner with Apple Watch-controlled vibrator
After a year’s worth of development at innovative long-distance teledildonics company Lovense, the first Apple Watch-controlled sex toy for women is about to become a very discreet reality come October. “We’ve been prototyping and optimizing a wearable vibrator for over a year,” Lovense’s marketing manager Eddy Olivares told Mashable. “Our gameplan was to launch a toy that is fully optimized for … [Link]
Mashable » 'Anchor babies' is working its way into the GOP's campaign trail vocabulary
Republican presidential candidates have opened a new, rhetorical chapter in the immigration debate with their use of the term “anchor babies.” Businessman Donald Trump, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush have all used the term in recent interviews, which is seen as dismissive or derogatory. The term was first added to the American Heritage Dictionary in 2011, … [Link]
Slashdot » Another Step In Quantum Computing: A Functional Interconnect
New submitter Gennerik writes: According to a recent article in the MIT Technology Review, a team of international physicists have been able to create a quantum computing interconnect. The interconnect, which is used to connect separate silicon photonic chips, has the important feature of preserving entanglement. This marks a vital step in creating quantum computers that don't have to work … [Link]
Mashable » Greek PM Alexis Tsipras resigns, calls for elections
Embattled Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced his resignation during a national televised address on Thursday evening and called for snap elections to be held later this month See also: Greeks talk of betrayal and revenge after harsh bailout agreement "I leave myself to your judgement with my consciousness clear," he told Greeks. "You the people will decide whether we avoided … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Metamaterial wormhole teleports magnetic fields across space
Better MRI scanners could result from a trick in which a magnetic field springs up from nowhere, using materials famous for their link to invisibility cloaks
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Mashable » Jennifer Lawrence is officially the highest-paid actress in the world
Indeed, the odds are ever in Jennifer Lawrence's favor. The Hunger Games star raked in $52 million over the last year, catapulting her to number one on Forbes's highest-paid actresses list See also: And the highest-paid actors of 2015 are… Last year, Lawrence came in second on the list with $34 million, behind only Sandra Bullock J-Law's rise seemed inevitable. Not … [Link]
Popular Science » Jimmy Carter, Starting Cancer Treatment, Continues To Fight Global Disease
President Jimmy Carter Photograph by Platon This morning President Jimmy Carter announced that he will undergo treatment for brain cancer, as the Associated Press reports. This news is hot on the heels of a surgery Carter had earlier this month to remove a cancerous mass from his liver. His doctors removed all of it, and Carter says he was “quite … [Link]
Mashable » PowerStick Mosaic puts charging, storage and streaming in your pocket
Raise your hand if you carry an extra external battery for your smartphone. Just about all of us, right? Those devices, however, are usually one-trick ponies: All they can do is store power. Now PowerStick, a company that already makes a popular line of portable chargers is introducing a multi-disciplined device: one that can charge, store data and even stream content. … [Link]
Popular Science » Boeing Patented A Drone That Flies, Submerges, And Swims
Rapid Deployment Air And Water Vehicle United States Patent Trademark Office For the Navy, flying robots just aren’t enough anymore. To truly fulfill the maritime combat branch's mission, designers are making unmanned flying machines that can land on the sea and swim beneath it. The imposingly named “Flimmer”, created by the Naval Research Laboratory, is one such robot, with flippers … [Link]
Mashable » 7 unbelievable job titles that will actually exist in 10 years
Cross our hearts and hope to die: This is what the future looks like Thanks to light-year advances in technology and shifting needs of the modern workplace, a new breed of jobs is about to take shape. In fact, according to well-known futurist, Thomas Frey, "60% of the best jobs in the next 10 years haven't been invented yet." Gone are … [Link]
Mashable » Washington wildfires are an 'unprecedented cataclysm'
A deadly wildfire exploded in Washington state following a night of strong winds, and the blaze now threatens two residential communities and thousands of acres of land. By Thursday morning, the blast had grown from just 1,500 acres at midnight to 16,000 acres, with firefighters still struggling to contain the fire, according to local reports. Nearly 4,000 households were forced to … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Bing Makes Knowledge and Action Graph API Available
Microsoft today announced the pending availability of Bing's Knowledge and Action Graph API. With it, developers can expose rich data inside their own apps without forcing users to reach for the search bar at the top of the screen. The idea is to prevent users from leaving the app by giving them the information they want automatically.
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Mashable » Watch the first 3 minutes of 'Fear the Walking Dead'
Family drama meets the apocalypse in AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, the companion series to the TV giant known as The Walking Dead It premieres Sunday, but the network has made the pilot's first tense minutes available for viewing a few days early See also: 'When civilization ends, it ends fast': Watch the 'Fear The Walking Dead' trailer WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVE: #FearBeginsHere … [Link]
Mashable » Here's why footballers are filming themselves taking 'dizzy' penalties
LONDON -– There's a new challenge quickly picking up steam on social media. It involves a ball, a goal and a lot of falling over. #Dizzygoals basically means attempting to take a penalty after spinning quickly round a ball 13 times. Which doesn't sound too bad — though judging by the efforts of Gareth Bale and Gary Lineker, who have already … [Link]
Popular Science » A Drug Meant For Narcolepsy Can Boost Brain Function
Brain boost! The Javorac via Flickr, CC by 2.0 In 1998, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug modafinil as a treatment for narcolepsy, a condition in which the brain has trouble regulating its sleep-wake cycle that results in sudden “sleep attacks” where a person falls asleep at unwanted or inappropriate times. In the years since, modafinil has … [Link]
Slashdot » Regionally Encoded Toner Cartridges 'to Serve Customers Better'
sandbagger writes: The latest attempt to create artificial scarcity comes from Xerox, according to the editors at TechDirt, who cite German sources: "Xerox uses region coding on their toner cartridges AND locks the printer to the first type used. So if you use a North America cartridge you can't use the cheaper Eastern Europe cartridges. The printer's display doesn't show … [Link]
Mashable » A Vine tour of Banksy's surreal new Dismaland theme park
WESTON-SUPER-MARE, England — A dreary and dystopian theme park opened in England's drizzly west country Thursday. Dismaland is subversive artist Banksy's latest, and biggest, UK show, and his twisted version of Disneyland doesn't disappoint. Grim fairground attractions dot the derelict park on Weston-super-Mare's seafront, offering a host of diversions, while artworks from some 50 artists from 17 countries dot the site, … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Prototypster API Draws 3-D Printing Boundaries
Prototypster, a 3-D printing service, has launched an API that allows developers to integrate the 3-D printing service with third-party websites and apps. API Prototypster allows integration partners to load, test and price 3-D models before order through a developer's website. API access to Prototypster functionality eliminates the previous installation and maintenance required to integrate 3-D printers with Prototypster software. … [Link]
Mashable » Cringeworthy celeb interviews that will make you happy you're a nobody
There is no expiration date for bringing up a well-documented, anti-Semitic rant, as Mel Gibson learned during a painful interview. This compilation of celebrity interviews gone awry, both at the hands of interviewer and interviewee, will make you appreciate the hardworking screenwriters who give people words to say so they don't have to come up with them on their own. See … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Data-driven neuroscience
Subscribe to the O’Reilly Radar Podcast to track the technologies and people that will shape our world in the years to come. In this week’s Radar Podcast, OReillys Mac Slocum chats with Bradley Voytek, an assistant professor of cognitive science … [Link]
Mashable » Violence, health lead the world's Google searches about youth
The world's population veers younger than ever before, with 1.8 billion people between the ages of 10 and 24. This major demographic shift is part of the reason the United Nations has chosen to focus on youth as one of its 17 proposed Sustainable Development Goals, which aim to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all by the year 2030. … [Link]
Mashable » Bear has tough day, unwinds in hot tub
There's nothing like a relaxing soak in your hot tub after a hard day. Of course, if you don't have a hot tub, you can always knock over your neighbor's fence and use theirs — just like this bear. See also: Bear burglar thwarted by cat door A North Vancouver couple arrived home one August day to discover that a … [Link]
Mashable » The White House is posting letters to President Obama on Tumblr
Ever wanted to check the President Obama's inbox? Now you can Well, sort of. On Tuesday, the White House launched a Tumblr account — letterstopresidentobama — that will showcase a selection of the president's snail mail from the American people See also: White House hires first openly transgender staffer So far, the Oval Office has posted one letter, from Natoma Canfield, … [Link]
Slashdot » Movie Studio Sues Individual Popcorn Time Users For Infringement
An anonymous reader writes with another story about Popcorn Time, after yesterday's report that two Danes were arrested for sharing information about how to use it. From the article at BGR: Often described as 'Netflix for pirates,' Popcorn Time users are now being targeted for infringement. The makers of a film called The Cobbler recently initiated a lawsuit against 11 … [Link]
Mashable » 6 minutes of aerial footage of LA is better than 'True Detective' Season 2
If you've been on the fence about watching the second season of HBO's True Detective, let this video help push you either way. Videographer Ian Wood uploaded six minutes of aerial footage above Los Angeles, which is essentially what Nic Pizzolatto did for Season 2. Wood, however, held off on the gritty crime subplot. Jokes aside, the footage is a … [Link]
Mashable » You can now Google your home to see if you should go solar
Google has put itself on the map by funding more than $2 billion in renewable energy projects. Now the search giant wants to map the amount of sunlight your rooftop receives — and help you decide if it makes financial sense to go solar. SEE ALSO: Hillary Clinton has a plan to cover America in solar panels Dubbed Project Sunroof, the recently released online tool … [Link]
Mashable » Frustrating family boat day becomes cheeky hip-hop music video
Sometimes the best way to tease your family is to turn their antics into a music video Travis Henning captured his family's tubing day on Lake Charles, complete with arguments and a stepmom who was very concerned about the speed of the boat Inspired by his stepmom's persistent screams of "Slow down," Travis turned lemons into lemonade and edited the … [Link]
Mashable » Danny becomes first Atlantic hurricane of 2015
Tropical Storm Danny has strengthened into the first hurricane of 2015 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida announced Thursday morning. See also: El Niño could bring a quiet Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Danny, as it is now known, is currently located hundreds of miles east of the Barbados and north of Brazil, with a track headed west-northwest … [Link]
Mashable » July 2015 was officially Earth's hottest month in recorded history
Federal officials say July was Earth's hottest month on record, smashing old marks. July's average temperature was 61.86 degrees Fahrenheit, beating the previous global mark set in 1998 and 2010 by about one-seventh of a degree. That's a large margin for weather records. See also: Earth in limbo: Gripping photos of what's at stake Records go back to 1880, but nine … [Link]
Slashdot » Finland Considers Minimum Income To Reform Welfare System
jones_supa writes: The Finnish government is considering a pilot project that would see the state pay people a basic income regardless of whether they are employed or not. The details of how much the basic income might be and who would be eligible for it are yet to be announced, but already there is widespread interest in how it might … [Link]
Mashable » David Oyelowo has an injured ankle, makes epic basketball shot anyway
Selma star David Oyelowo has an injured ankle, but that doesn't seem to have hurt his basketball skills. To impress his kids, Oyelowo attempted the trick shot of the century — in fact, he's so far away from the hoop here, you can barely see it in the distance. But shoot he does, and he's rewarded with a satisfying swish. … [Link]
Mashable » Jimmy Carter: 'I want the last Guinea worm to die before I do'
Former president Jimmy Carter reflected on his life's work and own mortality during a press conference on Thursday in which he revealed that cancer had spread to his brain. When asked what goals he hopes to see realized before he dies, the 90-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner smiled broadly and said: "I want the last Guinea worm to die before I … [Link]
Mashable » Ingenious umbrella has a handle that frees your hands for texting in the rain
With phones now so big, it's next to impossible to send that text while holding an umbrella when it's raining out. What you need is a Phonebrella, an umbrella with a round C-shaped handle that sits on your wrist and frees both of your hands to text to your heart's content. See also: OnePlus One Equals the Best Smartphone You Can … [Link]
Mashable » Britain to reopen Tehran embassy 4 years after it was stormed
The UK will reopen its Tehran embassy this weekend as relations warm between Iran and the West. The embassy was closed in 2011 after protesters, angry over the UK's imposition of sanctions on Iran, scaled the walls and the gates of the embassy, burning British flags and a car Philip Hammond will become the first foreign secretary to visit the city … [Link]
Mashable » 'Great British Bake Off' contestant's bread lion makes the Internet explode with happiness
LONDON – We all know the creations made on the Great British Bake Off are consistently epic, but last night's show – which focused on baking bread – really took things up a notch. See also: Everything you need to know about 'The Great British Bake Off' For the showstopper round (a weekly round in which bakers make the most creative … [Link]
Mashable » You might as well think of 'The Taken King' as 'Destiny 2'
Destiny has come such a long way since it first took root in Sept. 2014. But with the next great leap just a few weeks away, Bungie has finally pulled back the veil on how its game will change when The Taken King arrives on Sept. 15. In a word: dramatically. The basics The Taken King is technically an expansion, meaning it drops a whole bunch of … [Link]
Slashdot » New Rules Say UK Video Bloggers Must Be Clearer About Paid Endorsements
AmiMoJo writes: New guidelines for video bloggers who enter marketing relationships with brands have been published. Earlier this year the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that paid endorsements for Oreo biscuits on YouTube were not marked clearly enough. The new rules outline several scenarios where content must be clearly marked as an advertisement. One note from the linked article: However, … [Link]
Mashable » Microsoft may announce Surface Pro 4, Band 2 and more in October
It’s going to be a very merry fall this year Apple's going to announce new iPhones (and maybe a larger iPad Pro), Google's reportedly planning two Nexus phones, and now reports from a Chinese website and The Verge suggest Microsoft is planning to unveil the Surface Pro 4, Microsoft Band 2 and new Lumia smartphones running Windows 10 Mobile in October. … [Link]
Mashable » Lebanon's mounting garbage problem sparks violent protests in Beirut
Rotting garbage has been piling up on the streets of Lebanon's capital city, Beirut, for a month and people are at their breaking point Beirut's main landfill was closed more than a month ago, and authorities have yet to come to an agreement on how to deal with the mounting trash. On Wednesday, protesters took to the streets demanding a solution, … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: 50% Off Mpow 3 in 1 Clip-On 180 Degree Supreme Fisheye + 0.67X Wide Angle + 10X Macro Lenses for Smartphones – $14.99
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon has the Mpow 3 in 1 Clip-On 180 Degree Supreme Fisheye + 0.67X Wide Angle + 10X Macro Lenses for Smartphones for just $14.99. That’s 50% off on the lens kit’s regular list price of $29.99. Update: If you use promo code “UFOEYB9B” at checkout, you’ll save $3 extra bucks on … [Link]
Mashable » Passenger tasered on a plane over bag dispute in London
LONDON — You might think twice about trying to bring a second piece of hand luggage into the cabin on your next flight after hearing about an easyJet passenger's experience on board a plane at Gatwick Airport on Thursday. See also: Suitcase cam shows the journey your luggage makes at the airport The man, who was travelling to Belfast from London, … [Link]
Mashable » Ice Cube and his son on the toughest scene in 'Straight Outta Compton'
Straight Outta Compton might be dominating the box office, but its filming wasn't always smooth sailing Ice Cube and his son, O'Shea Jackson Jr., sat down for an interview with Noisey to talk about making the N.W.A. biopic, which traces the rise of the rap group from the streets of Compton to the top of the charts. Jackson Jr. plays … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Four short links: 20 August 2015
Stanford Automata — Stanford course covers finite automata, context-free grammars, Turing machines, undecidable problems, and intractable problems (NP-completeness). Oura — very nice wearable, with no UI to worry about. Put it on, and it’s on. (via Fast Company) Science Isn’t … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Design is how users feel when experiencing products
Subscribe to the O’Reilly Design Podcast, our podcast exploring how experience design — and experience designers — are shaping business, the Internet of Things, and other domains. In this weeks Design Podcast episode, I sit down with Cindy Alvarez, a … [Link]
Mashable » Jimmy Carter reveals cancer has spread to his brain
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter revealed on Thursday that melanoma has spread to his brain. The 90-year-old will undergo radiation treatment for three weeks, starting on Thursday afternoon The president described the cancer, which was found during a liver operation this summer, as "very small spots," approximately two millimeters in size. "I've had a wonderful life. I've had thousands of friends. … [Link]
Popular Science » How Stevens' SURE HOUSE Responds to Hurricane Sandy
In October of 2012 Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc along the northeast coast of the United States. In New Jersey alone there was an estimated 29.4 billion dollars in damages, with 346,000 homes affected and almost 2.5 million people left without power. The destruction the Stevens’ community experienced here in Hoboken challenged us to respond positively in the face of this … [Link]
Mashable » Even twins can't fool Windows 10's facial recognition
One of the myriad benefits of Microsoft's new Windows 10 operating systems is the ability to sign in with just your face via a system called Windows Hello. And now we know, thanks to The Australian, that similar-looking faces — even twins — can't fool the system's biometric security. In a not-entirely-scientific test, the online news organization enlisted the help of … [Link]
Mashable » Newark airport stores will stop selling drones 'immediately'
As drones have started to become more common, they have become an increasing concern for pilots and airports; the flying aircraft pose a real danger to commercial aircraft. That makes drone sales inside airports appear at least somewhat ironic, something that is not lost at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, where at least two stores sell drones to travelers … [Link]
New Scientist – News » E-spliff on sale in UK designed to relieve pain minus the high
A device called MediPen is said to contain hemp oil imbued with 20 per cent cannabidiol – the compound thought to be responsible for weed's health benefits
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Mashable » A bat that got stuck in a man's toilet is your new nightmare fuel
This is why we always check the seat. A Canadian man named Michael Connor found a little, terrifying surprise when he woke up on Tuesday morning and went into his bathroom. Somehow, a small brown bat had made its way into his house and got stuck in his toilet bowl during the night. See also: Man tries to kill spider, releases … [Link]
Mashable » Kelly Clarkson sweetly blurts out that she's pregnant during concert
It looks like Kelly Clarkson's unborn second child is already a viral star During a concert Wednesday night at Los Angeles' Staples Center, Clarkson blurted out that she was pregnant after getting emotional during a performance of "Piece by Piece." See also: Kelly Clarkson sang a Taylor Swift-approved cover of 'Blank Space' "I was not planning on announcing this, but I'm … [Link]
Popular Science » How To Drill Through Steel [Video]
A time comes in every maker's life when he just has to drill through steel. Sure, you could use heat to soften it up first, but that would weaken the entire piece of metal. Instead, you need a little trick called spot annealing. For the latest episode in the Rebuild video series, Popular Science columnist Chris Hackett needed to punch … [Link]
Mashable » Take an early peek at Daredevil's Season 2 gear
Most of us binge-watched Daredevil's debut season way back in April. But as filming gets underway on the second season, Netflix has a special treat for the fans: a peek at the Man Without Fear's superhero duds. See also: Netflix's 'Daredevil' gets a campy 'Night Court' mashup Yes, we got a taste of the horned, red-suited Daredevil just before Season 1 came to … [Link]
Mashable » Nintendo gives its 2DS handheld a welcome price drop
Nintendo’s 2DS is now one of the cheapest options around for high-end gaming on the go. The meant-for-kids handheld now sells for $99.99, a $30 markdown from its previous $129.99 price tag. In addition to the 2DS, the package also includes a copy of Mario Kart 7. Just don't run to buy one quite yet; the price change goes into effect on Aug. … [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]
Mashable » The Rock may star in a Disney movie based on 'Jungle Cruise' ride
Movies based on theme park rides can go one of three ways. The best-case scenario, of course, is Pirates of the Caribbean; the worst-case scenario is 2003's Haunted Mansion, a bomb that might've marked the nadir of Eddie Murphy's career if Norbit hadn't followed. (The oh-God-please-make-it-stop-case scenario is The Country Bears, which will haunt your dreams thanks to its poster alone.) … [Link]
Slashdot » Bruce Schneier On Cisco ROMMON Firmware Exploit: "This Is Serious"
When Bruce Schneier says of a security problem "This is serious," it makes sense to pay attention to it. And that's how he refers to a recently disclosed Cisco vulnerability alert about "an evolution in attacks against Cisco IOS Classic platforms. Cisco has observed a limited number of cases where attackers, after gaining administrative or physical access to a Cisco … [Link]
Mashable » Greek ferry boat arrives at Athens port with nearly 2,500 Syrian refugees
KOS, Greece — A massive ferry boat chartered by the Greek government arrived at Piraeus port near Athens on Thursday after picking up nearly 2,500 Syrian refugees at four islands in the Aegean Sea. The refugees, most of them Syrians, boarded the Eleftherios Venizelos ferry in Kos, Kalymnos, Leros and Lesvos over the past few days. See also: From war to … [Link]
Mashable » Impressive graph proves just how hard it is to nail a TV series finale
WARNING: Some spoilers for various TV shows. According to people who rate things on IMDB, Dexter, Dragon Ball Z, and True Blood rank as some of the most disappointing series finales of all time This data comes courtesy of a Reddit user by the name of ChallengeResponse, who culled together stats from IMDB and plotted the ratings for various shows' final … [Link]
Mashable » Heidi Klum is scary good at knowing when you're lying
Do not mess with Heidi Klum The supermodel stopped by Wednesday's Tonight Show and played "Box of Lies" against Jimmy Fallon, easily calling out Fallon for not telling the truth Ironically, she is terrible at lying — but even supermodels aren't perfect. Never-before-seen footage of Mumford and Sons as a '90s boy band Brutally honest accounts of the most painful … [Link]
Mashable » Never-before-seen footage of Mumford and Sons as a '90s boy band
Before the banjos, there was a boy band Jimmy Kimmel has revealed never-before-seen footage from a Mumford and Sons documentary about the time in the '90s when they were a boy band named Mumtown The music was bad, the hair was great and Kimmel wrote songs about knees — 1998 was a magical time. Heidi Klum is scary good at … [Link]
Mashable » Brutally honest accounts of the most painful tattoo spots
Before considering a permanent piece of artwork on your birthday suit, you might want to think about how much pain you are willing to take Not all body parts feel the same when it comes to an ink-filled needle and everyone's threshold is different. Tattoo artists Tig Quest and Eddie Blanko of Abuela's Tattoo shop in Brooklyn reveal the most painful … [Link]
Mashable » Hyperloop project moves closer to reality with new engineering partners
You can keep calling it an ambitious pipe dream, but Elon Musk's brainchild known as the Hyperloop is moving ever closer to reality The latest indication that the next-generation transport system should be taken seriously comes from Hyperloop Transportation Technologies' (HTT) announcement of the addition of Switzerland-based Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum, Hodgetts + Fung Architects and Los Angeles engineering firm AECOM to … [Link]
Slashdot » Evidence That H-1B Holders Don't Replace US Workers
Okian Warrior writes: In response to Donald Trump's allegations that H1B visas drive Americans out of jobs, The Huffington Post points to this study which refutes that claim. From the study: "But the data show that over the last decade, as businesses have requested more H-1Bs, they also expanded jobs for Americans." This seems to fly in the face of … [Link]
Mashable » Ed Miliband is growing a beard and everyone is freaking out
LONDON – We don't want to alarm anyone, but an image has surfaced that appears to show Ed Miliband sporting some new facial hair. See also: British politician Ed Miliband has swarms of teens obsessing over him The former Labour leader was spotted Thursday at an airport – apparently in Brisbane – with a new (and yes, fairly rugged) coat of … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Doctor Who Weeping Angel String Lights
Available from Think Geek, these come in strings of 10 lights: five covering their eyes and five pouncing on any signs of movement. The best part is that you can set the lights to blink, though whether that improves your chances of survival on a dark night remains to be seen… 
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Truffle Shuffle Off, Says Goonie House Owner
Sandi Preston has owned the Astoria, Oregon home used for the filming of The Goonies since 2001 but after getting up to 1,500 people a day taking pictures there, she’s finally had enough… The post Truffle Shuffle Off, Says Goonie House Owner appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Popular Science » Back To School Guide 2015
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Popular Science » "Armored Olympics" International Army Games Result In Tank Fun, and Deployment Experience
Ready, Set Start Tyloe at Sinodefence Forum The final round of the Tank Biathlon saw Russia in first, with China second (in the green camo painted ZTZ-96A tank), Serbia third and Kazakhstan fourth. For the last two weeks, 2,000 soldiers from 17 countries have competed in the inaugural, two week International Army Games finished in Russia at the Alabino Army … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Unsupervised learning, attention, and other mysteries
Get notified when our free report “Future of Machine Intelligence: Perspectives from Leading Practitioners” is available for download. The following interview is one of many that will be included in the report. Ilya Sutskever is a research scientist at Google … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Kraken D20
When your RPG takes a nautical turn, why stick with a dull old D20 when you can throw this three-inch Kraken die from Nvenom8 Designs? It’s available in eight metal variants or eight plastic colors. The post Kraken D20 appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Slashdot » Stopping Universities From Hoarding Money
HughPickens.com writes: Victor Fleischer writes in the NYT that university endowments are exempt from corporate income tax because universities support the advancement and dissemination of knowledge. But instead of holding down tuition or expanding faculty research, endowments are hoarding money. Last year, Yale paid about $480 million to private equity fund managers for managing about $8 billion, one-third of Yale's … [Link]
Mashable » 11 steps to scoring the best vacation rental ever
Renting a home or apartment for vacation — as opposed to booking a hotel — can save you money and help you feel like a local. In fact, according to one TripAdvisor survey, the number of U.S. travelers planning to stay at a vacation rental in 2015 has risen to 59%. While the perks of vacation rentals are many, scams and … [Link]
Mashable » Baby racing was the greatest sport of the 20th century
Aug. 8, 1953A racer prepares to take on challengers at the "Diaper Derby" in Palisades Park, New Jersey.Image: Keystone-France/Gamma-Rapho/Getty ImagesAug. 8, 1953Image: Keystone-France/Gamma-Rapho/Getty ImagesAug. 8, 1953Image: Keystone-France/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images1953Hot out of the gate, one racer is disqualified for walking upright.Image: Keystone-France/Gamma-Rapho/Getty ImagesAug. 22, 1955Image: Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesJuly 1946Babies chase after stuffed animals during the 8th annual Diaper Service Derby, sponsored by the … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Shooter Logic: The Knife Is Always The Deadliest Weapon
Make no mistakes. The reason the melee weapon in shooter games is always the strongest is because they want to emphasize that it takes a certain amount of skill to take an enemy out up close like that. Problem is, this tends to result in balance issues with the game play. It is just odd to see a solider take … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Daily Fallout: Shelter: We Could Do Without The Sarcasm, Man
You cats know I love Fallout: Shelter and I know a great many of you do, too, which is why I am constantly on the hunt for hilarious Fallout: Shelter memes or screen-caps. Anyone who has played this game knows, the characters tend to say some things at not the most keen of moments. But nothing is worse than when … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Turning CO2 from air into car parts may help carbon capture pay
Atmospheric CO2 can be turned into carbon nanofibres for high-tech uses a method that may also hold promise for profitable carbon capture
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Quadruple Lightning Strike Causes Google Data Loss
“Lightning3” by U.S. Air Force photo by Edward Aspera Jr. – United States Air Force, VIRIN 040304-F-0000S-002 or unbroken-link (or VIRIN 060822-F-1111A-001). Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons – https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/~ Google has confirmed that four lightning strikes led to a tiny amount of permanent data loss in its online cloud processing service. It appears to be an extremely unlikely freak … [Link]
Mashable » British journalist has a pint with one of his online trolls
LONDON – How would someone who enjoys goading and getting into arguments with people online actually react if you met them face-to-face? See also: Danny Dyer really doesn't like it when Twitter trolls insult his films That was what Guardian columnist Owen Jones set out to discover in his recent video, when he arranged to go for a pint with … [Link]
Slashdot » Former Russian Troll Wins Lawsuit Against Propaganda "Factory"
An anonymous reader writes: Lyudmila Savchuk, a former Russian internet "troll" has been awarded one rouble ($0.01) in damages after she sued her ex-employer claiming it was a propaganda "factory". A Russian court ordered the secretive agency to pay her symbolic damages. Savchuk claims that she and her co-workers at Internet Research were paid to flood websites with pro-Putin commentary. … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazing Spintop Tricks
Takeshi Kamisato is one of the world’s leading Yo-Yo tricksters, but in this clip he shows off his skills with the spin top. It may actually be even harder than it looks: one poster noted that “Almost everything about learning how to spin tops defies logic, is counter-intuitive, or is otherwise generally frustrating. It’s all backwards, I tell ya! ” … [Link]
Mashable » Oxford Union begs for Taylor Swift's attention with celeb-filled 'Shake It Off' mashup
Three guesses who the Oxford Union debating society want as their next high-profile speaker Yep, you got it. Taylor Swift is the latest to join Oxford Union's wishlist of guests, and they're stopping at nothing to get her attention. Someone with a lot of free time at the Oxford Union has made a marvelous mashup of previous speakers at the … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Pikachu Line Dance is Terrifying
It doesn’t matter how many times the annual Pikachu festival takes place in Yokohama, it still remains adorable terrifying. The post Pikachu Line Dance is Terrifying appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Rube Goldberg Machine Is Stationery (Not Stationary)
This machine, designed to promote 3M, reportedly uses 25,000 Post-It notes and 75 rolls of painter tape among other components. The post Rube Goldberg Machine Is Stationery (Not Stationary) appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Back To The Future Themed Engagement Pic
Amazingly this wasn’t even the first movie themed part of the engagement. The groom-to-be dressed up as Michael Myers and jumped out to surprise his now fiancee with a ring. Thankfully she was a huge Hallowe’en fan and said yes. He then chose the theme for the engagement pic. [Via: Imgur] The post Back To The Future Themed Engagement Pic … [Link]
Mashable » Malaysia says its pandas reproduced at world-record speed
A Malaysian zoo said its two giant pandas, Xing Xing and Liang Liang, have set a world record by being the first pair to naturally reproduce in captivity within a short time. The director of the Malaysian Zoological Society Giant Panda Conservation Center and veterinary services, Dr. Mat Naim Ramli, told reporters there that most pandas in captivity have taken about … [Link]
Mashable » Behold Dismaland: Inside Banksy's Disneyland-inspired theme park
WESTON-SUPER-MARE, England — There have been strange goings on in Weston-super-Mare this week. A giant stallion made of scaffolding poles reared its head, a grim, gray fantasy castle popped up and a twisted truck sculpture rolled in to town. Banksy has been secretly assembling his own Disneyland-inspired creation in this West Country seaside town, and it's not exactly the happiest place … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » #Video Deal/Day: Service-Based Architectures – $59.99 (Save 50%) Use code DEAL
Get "Service-Based Architectures" today using code DEAL and save 50%!This sale ends at 2:00 AM 2015-08-21 (PDT, GMT-8:00). [Link]
Mashable » 15 things you must do before the British summer is over
LONDON — Most of the time, it's hard to believe that we even have a summer here in the UK. Between rainfall and below average temperatures, it often feels like we're stuck in eternal winter See also: 8 charts that sum up the misery of the British summer But even the most torrential of rain won't stop us enjoying our final … [Link]
Mashable » Sony adds new tricks to its smartwatch-like fitness tracker
Sony just unveiled the second generation of its fitness-tracking wearable, which stands to be a solid compromise between a fitness tracker and full-blown smartwatch The SmartBand 2, which will go on sale later this year, has a few new tricks compared with last year's model, including a heart rate sensor and iPhone compatibility. See also: Fitness trackers should fear the Apple … [Link]
Mashable » Live BBC voiceover gets awkwardly interrupted by mobile phone ringtone
It's been a strong couple of months for BBC presenter gaffes. First we had Bill Turnbull dropping the C bomb live on air, then there was the guy who got caught pretending to use an imaginary iPad, and finally there was the newsreader who started a live broadcast with her hairbrush in hand and her handbag still sat on the … [Link]
New Scientist – News » NASA scours retired space shuttles for spare parts
Two of the four NASA space shuttles on display in US museums have had their water tanks removed for possible use in a storage system for the ISS
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Mashable » North and South Korea trade artillery fire at border
South Korea's military fired dozens of shells Thursday at rival North Korea after the North lobbed a single artillery round at a South Korean border town, the South's Defense Ministry said. The ministry said in a statement that its artillery landed at the place where North Korea had fired its shell. There were no other immediate details from the military, but … [Link]
Slashdot » Tiny Pebbles Built the Gas Giant Behemoths
astroengine writes: Scientists have long puzzled over how gas planets like Jupiter and Saturn got to be so big. Current theories suggest the cores of these behemoths are comprised of mini-planets, some 62- to 620 miles in diameter, which collided and gradually merged together over time. But computer simulations show this process is more likely to produce hundreds of Earth-sized … [Link]
Mashable » London's new 'sky pool' will let you live out your flying fish fantasies
LONDON – If you've got a fear of heights, a fear of water, or a fear of swimming while suspended in a tank above thousands of people – then you'll probably want to look away now. A new London development on the south bank of the Thames is getting its very own "sky pool" – a 10 storey-high glass pool suspended … [Link]
Mashable » Loki the cat has world's cutest resting bitch face
Do you have a default facial expression that's more hostile than neutral? Do people constantly ask if you are okay? If so, you may have resting bitch face, commonly abbreviated as RBF. Luckily, so does a very cute cat. See also: Black cat appreciation: these furry lovebugs have trouble getting adopted, and it's not fair Having resting bitch face doesn't mean … [Link]
Mashable » Thailand rules out link to international terror groups in Bangkok bombing
It is unlikely that a bombing in downtown Bangkok was linked to international terror groups, the Thai government said. The government is on the hunt for a man who left a backpack bomb at the site of a popular shrine Monday night, which killed at least 20 people and injured more than 100 when it exploded. See also: Thai police release … [Link]
Mashable » The tiny green island where penguins rule
When penguins come to mind (and when don’t they?), the picture you’re bound to think up is the desolate white expanse of Antarctica. But penguins live in many various ecosystems throughout the Southern Hemisphere, including a large penguin population on Australia’s lush, green Macquarie Island. Only 20 miles long, this narrow slice of land lies isolated more than 900 miles south … [Link]
Mashable » From war to squalor: Refugees in Greece stuck in hotel from hell
KOS, Greece — You smell the hotel before you see it: An empty swimming pool serves as a trash bin and toilet. The wire fence is a clothesline. Raggedy tents and makeshift cardboard dwellings fill the courtyard. The hotel is surrounded by rotting garbage and human excrement as there are no working toilets or facilities of any kind. The window frames … [Link]
Mashable » Australia will never be the same again after this Ashes series
Where do we start? As Australians, this Ashes series has been like a mouthful of drainpipe hair. Such is its offensiveness, it has us yearning for the good old days where a controversy on tour was a drinking contest or a David Warner hook Why couldn't this rag-tag bunch follow in the footsteps of such great examples? In fact, their form … [Link]
Mashable » Britain deploys police to Calais over migrant crisis
Britain and France are fortifying security around the Channel Tunnel and boosting intelligence efforts against traffickers as they try to dissuade thousands of migrants from trying to get to British shores. See also: 4 common myths about the Calais migrants debunked New fencing, surveillance cameras, flood lighting and infrared detection technology will be installed around the entrance to the Eurotunnel in … [Link]
Mashable » Catalan town holds death-defying human tower competition
Tarragona, a Catalan town 60 miles south of Barcelona, holds an annual summer festival with a spellbinding and death-defying main attraction: human towers. Every year, thousands of people head to the town square to watch teams assemble massive towers, called castells, using their own bodies. See also: Man gored to death while trying to film annual bull run in Spain … [Link]
Mashable » An 'artificial leaf' could one day power the world with clean energy
The race is on to find a new way to power the world free from polluting fossil fuels, and a group of Australian scientists think they've found an option A solar-powered device developed by researchers at Monash University in Melbourne is replicating what plants and bacteria do with photosynthesis. Although it doesn't resemble a leaf exactly, it should be almost as … [Link]
Mashable » Cyanide in the water is 277 times the acceptable level at Tianjin port
The cyanide level in the water at the Tianjin port is 277 times the acceptable standard following a deadly warehouse blast last week, Chinese authorities said. The warehouse blast killed 114 and injured more than 700 in the Chinese industrial city. The warehouse was carrying 700 tonnes of sodium cyanide — 70 times the legal limit — and the explosion scattered … [Link]
Mashable » Cairo police wounded in car bomb explosion near security building
A car bomb exploded near a state security building in Cairo in the early hours of Thursday morning, Egypt's interior ministry said. The bomb demolished a wall in front of the government building and blew off the facades of nearby buildings. There's a crater in the street and roads are flooded with water from broken pipes, according to reports. See also: … [Link]
Slashdot » Lightning Wipes Storage Disks At Google Data Center
An anonymous reader writes: Lightning struck a Google data center in Belgium four times in rapid succession last week, permanently erasing a small amount of users' data from the cloud. The affected disks were part of Google Computer Engine (GCE), a utility that lets people run virtual computers in the cloud on Google's servers. Despite the uncontrollable nature of the … [Link]
Mashable » Aussie actress Maggie Kirkpatrick found guilty of sexually assaulting teenage fan
Veteran actress Maggie Kirkpatrick, who played a violent and corrupt warden nicknamed "The Freak" in a cult Australian soap opera set in a women's prison, has been found guilty of molesting a 13-year-old psychiatric hospital patient in her home more than 30 years ago. The series was known as "Prisoner" in Australia, and "Prisoner: Cell Block H" or "Caged Women" overseas. … [Link]
Mashable » Kangaroo trying to cross the road takes Reddit by storm
A photo of a large kangaroo staring down passing cars in Victoria, Australia has taken the Internet by storm. The image, snapped by Reddit user Brotary, prompted numerous — and varied — theories from other Redditors about the roo's real intentions. Why was it standing there? Was it just waiting for a safe crossing, or was something more sinister afoot? Was … [Link]
Mashable » Lads' magazine Zoo Weekly pulled from supermarket shelves after campaign
Lads’ magazine Zoo Weekly has been pulled from the shelves of an Australian supermarket chain following a campaign against its content The supermarket giant, Coles, told Mumbrella it had decided to drop the magazine — which is full of pictures of women in skimpy clothing — in a "commercial decision" that followed a "regular range review." It did not link the … [Link]
Mashable » Australia's Internet market to shrink as iiNet takeover gets thumbs up
iiNet has been the Internet company everybody's wanted to buy for months, and now one suitor has the necessary seal of approval. On Thursday, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced it would not oppose TPG Telecom's takeover of the Perth-based Internet service provider, iiNet. The ACCC was taking a good look at the deal because of fears it would … [Link]
Mashable » Disgraced spokesman Jared Fogle is just the beginning of Subway's problems
Jared Fogle has likely shown off his oversized pants for the last time Subway officially cut loose its longtime pitchman on Tuesday after a local report revealed that he was expected to plead guilty to child pornography charges Legal documents show he allegedly began having sex with minors as early as 2010, using "wealth, status and secrecy" to exploit children in … [Link]
Slashdot » Google Releases Version 1.5 of Its Go Programming Language, Finally Ditches C
An anonymous reader writes: Google has released the sixth major stable release of its Go programming language Go 1.5. VB reports: "This is not a major release, as denoted by the version number and the fact that the only language change is the lifting of a restriction in the map literal syntax to make them more consistent with slice literals. … [Link]
Mashable » Fiberglass fish are the new horses at this carousel
An aquatic themed carousel is opening in Battery Park in lower Manhattan. It's called the SeaGlass Carousel, and it features fiberglass fish moving up and down and spinning on turntables. The project has been in development for 10 years to the tune of $16 million. It started as an effort to light up a dark part of the park, where … [Link]
Mashable » LinkedIn's newest app helps you learn more about your coworkers
While LinkedIn is a handy tool for connecting with new acquaintances or networking with others in your industry, the company thinks it could do a better job at helping you get to know the people you already work with. That's the goal of Lookup, LinkedIn's newest standalone app, which allows people to easily find information and get in touch with their … [Link]
Mashable » What two typhoons swirling in the Pacific look like from space
A super typhoon and another typhoon churning in the Pacific Ocean look absolutely beautiful from space Japan's Himawari-8 weather satellite has captured some incredible views of Super Typhoon Atsani and Typhoon Goni as they intensify over water in the Pacific. See also: Typhoon Atsani is now a super typhoon in the Pacific Both storms remain over open water now in the … [Link]
Mashable » This is what a baby panda looks like inside the womb
A new baby panda may be on its way at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. On Wednesday, the zoo released an ultrasound video showing 17-year-old giant panda Mei Xiang's uterus and what they believe to be a panda fetus See also: Giant panda defeated by blanket with no particular skills The fetus was first spotted by Zoo veterinarian Don Neiffer, who … [Link]
Mashable » Uber revs up its services in India with fresh funding
Global cab hailing firm Uber announced Wednesday that it secured funding from Tata Opportunities Fund (TOF), a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Tata Group. While it did not disclose the exact amount, the press statement said TOF will make a significant investment in Uber. "Tata is synonymous with entrepreneurialism in India and I am incredibly excited to have the Tata Opportunities Fund … [Link]
Mashable » 7-year-old boy with autism plays beautiful Taylor Swift medley
Jacob Velazquez, an adorable 7-year-old boy who was diagnosed with autism three years ago, delivered a cute message to Taylor Swift this week before plowing into a powerful piano medley of her songs from the 1989 album. "I'm your biggest fan. I hope you can sign this for me one day," Jacob said, holding up his deluxe version of 1989. … [Link]
Mashable » Adorable toddler experiences rain for the first time, absolutely loves it
Rain may be a nuisance to adults, but for a toddler eager to experience everything and anything, it's quite a thrilling experience. Although this little Harper has seen rain from the comfort of indoors, she'd never actually experienced playing in it. So when a summer rain shower rolled in, little Harper's dad took her right into the action, and judging … [Link]
Slashdot » How Long Until We Have a Home Robot That Lives Up To the Hype?
moon_unit2 writes: You may have heard of "personal robots" such as Jibo, Buddy, and Pepper. One journalist recently met one of these home bots and found the reality less dazzling than the promotional videos. Whereas the Indiegogo clips of Buddy show the robot waking people up and helping with cooking, the current prototype can only perform a few canned tasks, … [Link]
Mashable » 3 firefighters killed battling Washington state wildfire
TWISP, Wash. — Three firefighters were killed and three to four others were injured Wednesday as raging wildfires advanced on towns in north-central Washington, authorities said. Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers said the deaths, in a wildfire near Twisp, had been confirmed, but he said he was not immediately releasing further details about the circumstances. "My heart breaks over the loss … [Link]
Mashable » Deez Nuts isn't the only sham candidate running for president
If a cat could run for president, why not "Deez Nuts?" That was a 15-year-old from Iowa's rationale when he filed official paperwork last month to campaign under the alias The fake candidate, dreamed up by Brady Olson, according to The Daily Beast, is getting some attention. Deez Nuts was trending on Twitter Wednesday See also: First: Machine-gun bacon. Then: The … [Link]
Mashable » Nominated video's director buying VMAs ticket because MTV won't give him one
Directors of videos nominated for the MTV Video Music Awards are required to pay hundreds of dollars for a seat if they want to attend the ceremony, Mashable has confirmed Only the eight directors who earned a nod in the Best Direction category were given free access to the Aug. 30 event at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. See also: MTV … [Link]
Mashable » Regal Cinemas will now search your bags in every theater
Following a spate of movie theater shootings in Lafayette, Louisiana and Antioch, Tennessee, movie theater chain Regal Entertainment Group has begun checking inside the bags of movie patrons nationwide Regal is the largest movie theater chain in the United States. But none of the recent shootings — the July attack in Lafayette, during a screening of Trainwreck, or the Antioch attack, … [Link]
Mashable » The love song of Comet 67P: Why it's making whale sounds
As a European spacecraft approached a comet speeding through the solar system, it captured a mysterious eerie-sounding "song" emitted by its target in deep space Now scientists think they know a bit more about what causes it. And no, it's not aliens or a space whale. See also: Rosetta is healthy after comet's close pass with the sun, so breathe easy … [Link]
Mashable » Edmonton just made public buses look really freakin' cool
Never has a city bus looked so cool The Canadian city of Edmonton made one of the greatest commercials in the history of public transportation. You'll never want to drive again [H/T Reddit] Little boy tears up when asked if he'll miss his mom on the first day of school Bad Lip Reading somehow makes GOP debate even more entertaining … [Link]
Mashable » Amazing woman in labor does 'Tootsie Roll' dance to alleviate pain
There are an endless number of weird techniques out there claiming to ease the pain and speed up the childbirth process, but performing the Tootsie Roll may be the most entertaining Soon-to-be mom Yuki Nishizawa shook off labor pains with throwback dance moves, much to the entertainment of her husband and hospital nurses [H/T: Fox 13] Fiberglass fish are the … [Link]
Slashdot » KDE Applications 15.08.0 Released
jrepin writes: KDE announces the release of KDE Applications 15.08. With this release a total of 107 applications have been ported to KDE Frameworks 5. There are several new additions to the KDE Frameworks 5-based applications list, including Dolphin, the Kontact Suite, Ark, Picmi, etc. This release of Kdenlive video editor includes lots of fixes in the DVD wizard. Okular … [Link]
Mashable » Airplane door falls from the sky, rudely interrupts golf game
If you thought golf was a dull sport, you clearly haven't been playing on the right courses Patrons at the Green Meadows Golf Course in Charlotte, North Carolina experienced a bit of a shock when their game was disrupted on Wednesday morning by an errant piece of aircraft, which fell from an airplane overhead See also: iPhone found working after falling … [Link]
Mashable » 5 Australian Vine stars you should be watching right now
They may not have the number one albums of American Instagram stars like Shawn Mendes, or accolades from the 2015 Teen Choice Awards like Californian kid Cameron Dallas, but these Australian Vine entertainers still have thousands of followers and plenty of six-second videos to share. If you're after pratfalls and cute farm animals, here are five Viners who have you covered. … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Suitcase-Eye View Of Airport Luggage Handling
While we’ve all heard of luggage taking an unscheduled trip to Rio, this bag-eye clip shows it goes on quite the automated ride when things go to plan. Keep an eye out for the robotic arm at the end! [Via: LikeCool] The post Suitcase-Eye View Of Airport Luggage Handling appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
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