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 » 11 standout moments at Made in America, from Beyoncé to the Weeknd
PHILADELPHIA — Made in America was full of show-stopping moments. The fourth annual music festival curated by Jay Z was a nonstop onslaught of high energy and live music, delivering major sets from Beyoncé, the Weeknd, Bassnectar, Axwell & Ingrosso and more. Though there were almost too many moments to pick from, we whittled the weekend down to 11 major highlights. … [Link]
Slashdot » Apple's Privacy Policies Are Keeping Data Scientists Away
An anonymous reader writes: The Cupertino-based global device giant is falling behind in the race to create 'predictive' services for smartphones because its privacy policies are too protective of the end-user. Data retention policies on user-centric information gathered into its Siri 'personal assistant' product is a reasonably generous six months, whilst information retained from the user's exploration of Apple Maps … [Link]
Mashable » Barack Obama can't feel his face when he's with you, but he loves it
Barack Obama is giving The Weeknd a run for his money The Barack Dubs YouTube maestros are back with a splice-and-stitch version of The Weeknd's "Can't Feel My Face." When are we getting Joe Biden dubbing "Cool for the Summer" by Demi Lovato? Priorities, Internet. Priorities. Foo Fighters and members of Queen, Led Zeppelin rock a cover of 'Under Pressure' … [Link]
Mashable » 2 high school football players suspended after crushing hit on referee
MARBLE FALLS, Texas — A San Antonio school district has suspended two football players from the team after one of them ran into the back of a referee watching a play and the other dove into the official, the district's athletic director said Sunday. Northside Independent School District athletic director Stan Laing told KENS5-TV that the players had been suspended … [Link]
Slashdot » Facebook Thinks Occlusion Is the Next Great Frontier For Image Recognition
An anonymous reader writes: Researchers at Facebook AI Research (FAIR) have published a paper contending that image recognition research is now advanced enough to consider the problem of occlusion, wherein the objects AI must identify are either partially cropped or partially hidden. Their solution is the predictably labor-expensive route of human annotation of existing image-set databases, in this case 'finishing … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Chewie Tune: Will someone get this big walking carpet out of my way?
Eclectic Method used samples of Chewbacca’s voice to create the Chewie Tune, a catchy song featuring everyone’s favorite Wookiee! [Eclectic Method] The post The Chewie Tune: Will someone get this big walking carpet out of my way? appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Slashdot » Backdoor Discovered Into Seagate NAS Drives
Mark Wilson writes: If you have not recently updated the firmware for your Seagate wireless NAS drives, now is the time to do so. Researchers at Tangible Security have discovered a series of vulnerabilities in a number of devices produced by Seagate that could allow unauthorized access to files and settings. An undocumented Telnet feature could be used to gain … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » McDonald’s: 1955 Vs. 2015
A looks at some of the menu items from McDonald’s, comparing them from what they looked like in 1955 and what they look like today. I was expecting the burger from 1955 to look totally different! [BuzzFeedBlue] The post McDonald’s: 1955 Vs. 2015 appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
New Scientist – News » Stone-age people were making porridge 32,000 years ago
Evidence of the earliest processing of oats by nomadic hunter-gatherers suggests that Europeans ate cereals thousands of years before farming took off
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New Scientist – News » Resistance to toad toxin shows evolution can repeat itself
Reptiles, insects and mammals that can resist neurotoxins all have a similar genetic mutation – the best example yet of evolution reusing an effective fix
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Mashable » YouTuber tries to poke fun at body shaming, pisses off the Internet instead
Vlogger attempts humor. Vlogger fails. It's a story as old as YouTube itself. Last week, YouTube personality and comedian Nicole Arbour uploaded a video titled "Dear Fat People" — you might guess where this is going — in which she attempts to satirize fat shaming (with no shortage of "fucks"). Throughout a series of nausea-inducing jump cuts and a tangent about … [Link]
Mashable » 13 landscape and portrait photos that embrace Instagram's latest update
Last week, we challenged you to use Instagram's latest update to share your best landscape and portrait photographs Our guest host was Jovell Rennie, a talented Alaska-based photographer who has grown a large network on Instagram over the last few years "Being a part of the Instagram community, I’ve learned that photos really do tell powerful stories, and that no matter … [Link]
Mashable » Those Valentino shoes look like a swastika
Italian fashion brand Valentino posted an Instagram on Monday that resembled an all too familiar shape. The two pairs of dark booties were styled in a way that resembled a swastika "Some shoes deserve a bed of roses," the post wrote of the shoes, which come from the house's fall 2015 collection Some shoes deserve a bed of roses. #Fall15 booties … [Link]
Slashdot » Steve Wozniak "Steve Jobs Played No Role In My Designs For the Apple I & II"
mikejuk writes: In a recent interview with very lucky 14-year old Sarina Khemchandani for her website, ReachAStudent, Steve Wozniak was more than precise about the role of Steve Jobs. "Steve Jobs played no role at all in any of my designs of the Apple I and Apple II computer and printer interfaces and serial interfaces and floppy disks and stuff … [Link]
Mashable » Attention, world: Jon Hamm is single
The Summer of Breakups continues unabated: Actors Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt, who have been a couple for the past 18 years, are calling it quits. "With great sadness, we have decided to separate, after 18 years of love and shared history," the couple said in a joint statement to People, which broke the news. "We will continue to be supportive … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Top 10 Super Heroes That Deserve Better Games
You would think making video games about super heroes would ensure those games were awesome, as the heroes themselves usually are. But the truth is, for a long time, super heroes got really crappy video games. While we may finally have some good Batman games worth mentioning (with Deadpool and Wolverine also having decent games), for the most part, super … [Link]
Mashable » Finland's prime minister says he will open his own home to refugees
Finland’s prime minister has offered to open his home to refugees, a symbolic gesture as Europe attempts to deal with an influx of people fleeing conflict and violence in the Middle East. Juha Sipilä told the press on Saturday that refugees would be able to stay in his home in Kempele, in the middle region of Finland, starting in early 2016. … [Link]
Mashable » Blue whale tangled in fishing line off California coast may now be near Mexico
Updated Monday, 3:51 p.m. PDT, with statement from a NOAA spokesperson. A boat off the coast of Mexico apparently spotted the blue whale that rescuers first saw several days ago entangled in hundreds of feet of fishing line near Palos Verdes, California, south of Los Angeles. A blue whale trailing line and a red buoy was seen around 10:30 a.m. about … [Link]
Mashable » 13 animals showing us the proper way to lounge on Labor Day
Animals, as far as we know, aren't familiar with the concepts of "holidays" and "work." But they can still show us how to have a successful (and completely unproductive) Labor Day. Take a look as these guys who prove that doing nothing can truly be everything Read more… More about Animals, Labor Day, Watercooler, Pics, and Photo Stories [Link]
Slashdot » Windows Telemetry Rolls Out
ihtoit writes: Last week came the warning, now comes the roll out. One of the most most controversial aspects of Windows 10 is coming to Windows 7 and 8. Microsoft has released upgrades which enable the company to track what a user is doing. The updates – KB3075249, KB3080149 and KB3068708 – all add "customer experience and diagnostic telemetry" to … [Link]
Mashable » 50 surreal desert images of Burning Man 2015
Burning Man 2015 may be over, but it lives on through Instagram As usual, the festival's ethereal dreamscape of swirling dust, twisted metals and costumed revelers created a stunning backdrop for photographers. Nearly 70,000 people descended on the remote Nevada desert for the annual event that sees beautiful art assembled for a week before being ripped down — without a trace … [Link]
Mashable » Hard evidence that Sam Smith either will or won't sing the next James Bond theme
In many ways, honey-voiced chanteur Sam Smith is the male answer to Adele — which is why fans have been speculating for months that he could be the voice behind the next James Bond theme song That theory got dealt a blow in July, though, when the soulful Grammy winner told UK radio station Capital FM that he was "definitely not" … [Link]
Mashable » UK used drone strike over Syria to kill British ISIS fighters
Prime Minister David Cameron revealed Monday that British forces had used a drone strike over Syria in August to kill three Islamic State fighters, including two Britons. He told Parliament that the attack was legally justified because the militants were plotting lethal attacks against Britain and the fighters could not be eliminated any other way. See also: Britain, acting with 'head … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Horde or Alliance? Show Your Love of Warcraft to the World with These WOW Leggings! (+ GIVEAWAY!)
Our pals over at wildbangarang have just launched a new line of officially licensed World of Warcraft leggings, and I have to say, If I’d have the legs to wear them, I’d totally do! The only problem is that I’m a guy and I don’t think those would look all that fantastic on me… not that my legs aren’t nice, … [Link]
Mashable » A police officer took a selfie with a teen who wanted to keep her safe
It was raining pretty hard when Officer Tommi Jones Kelley pulled into a Houston-area gas station to fuel up her patrol car It was less than two weeks since one of Kelley's fellow officers — Darren Goforth, a 10-year veteran of the force — was gunned down at a similar gas station in Harris County, in which Houston is located. The … [Link]
Popular Science » New Polio Case Confirmed In Mali
Electron micrograph of the poliovirus. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The World Health Organization reported today that a 19-month-old boy in Mali has polio. The child came to Mali from Guinea with his parents, and his polio infection is genetically linked to one reported in Guinea last year. This particular strain of polio is vaccine-derived, which sometimes happens with … [Link]
Slashdot » YouTube Reportedly Bypassing Ad Blockers On Google Chrome
An anonymous reader writes: YouTube users have lit up twitter today, angry about an apparent change of policy by Google, which now seems to be showing ads in front of videos on YouTube even when using Adblock. Neowin reports: "Google's workaround seems to be applicable to all similar extensions and isn't exclusive to just AdBlock Plus. The company has not … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Tech helps refugees make journey – and survive when they arrive
Smartphones help Syrian refugees planning to make the journey to Europe. And when they arrive volunteer groups are using the internet to help them settle
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Home Of Codebreaking: Three Days At Bletchley Park (Part 3)
(Check out parts one and two of this report if you haven’t yet seen them.) Following the main museum we visited the Mansion, home during the war to the top brass and, before Bletchley Park’s expansion, the codebreakers. Most of this area was simply rooms filled with props to resemble their state during the war, though the wartime office of … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » An Important Lesson About the Internet [Comic]
[Source: The Odd 1’s Out Comics! | Follow “The Odd 1’s Out” on Twitter] The post An Important Lesson About the Internet [Comic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » A Chicago police officer brightened a homeless man's day at Chipotle
Guacamole is extra, but kindness is free. Chicago police officer Sergeant B. Hagarty stopped by a Chipotle in the city's Lakeview neighborhood for lunch last week and noticed a homeless man picking through nearby trash bins. Hagarty gestured to the man through the window, asking if he would like something to eat See also: 14 Random Acts of Kindness to Brighten … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » New Spring Framework Rolls Out The Red Carpet For CORS
Spring Framework version 4.2 RC1 now offers solid support for cross-origin resource sharing (CORS), which brings the framework more in line with contemporary technologies, such as HTML5 and REST APIs.
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Slashdot » Why Biking Injuries and Deaths Are Spiking In the US
HughPickens.com writes: NPR reports that more and more adults across the U.S. are strapping on helmets and hopping on bikes to get to work. Unfortunately, between 1998 and 2013, the rate of bicycle-related injuries among all adults increased by 28 percent, from 96 injuries per 100,000 people in 1998-1999, to 123 injuries per 100,000 people in 2012-2013. And while the … [Link]
Mashable » Bow down: Prince's new album is finally out, but only on Tidal
If you're still resisting a leap onto the bandwagon that is Jay Z's high-end streaming service, this could be the release that changes your mind: On Sunday night, the Purple One dropped his 34th studio album exclusively on Tidal. See also: Prince: Record contracts are like 'slavery' Users can play all 11 tracks right now; outsiders can snag 30-second listens of … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Refugees at risk of infection and post-traumatic stress disorder
To help refugees settle, doctors in Europe will need to treat both the mental and physical problems commonly experienced by people fleeing war zones
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New Scientist – News » Everyone in the US and Australia owes $12,000 in CO2 emissions
If we view above-average carbon emissions as a cost to the planet, then people in rich nations have "borrowed" large sums from the poor since 1990
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Slashdot » Concern Over India PM's Silicon Valley Visit
New submitter SAsiaFaculty writes: India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will visit Silicon Valley on September 27, 2015 to promote his vision of "Digital India." Mr. Modi was denied the right to visit the United States from 2005 -2014 because of his role as the chief minister of Gujarat in the violence that rocked the state in 2002 when 1,000 people … [Link]
Mashable » Britain, acting with 'head and heart,' will resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020
LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain will take in up to 20,000 refugees from war-torn Syria over the course of the current session of parliament in the next five years. Speaking on the first day of parliament since the summer break, Cameron said Britain had a moral responsibility to help the refugees who are currently living in camps that … [Link]
Mashable » The Weeknd closes Made in America with sinister R&B flourish, Beyoncé cover
This is the best and worst time to be a Weeknd fan The R&B crooner has had a whirlwind year, capping off his summer on Sept. 6 by closing Budweiser Made in America, the Philadelphia music festival curated by Jay Z. That headlining set also comes on the heels of his album, Beauty Behind the Madness, which just debuted at No. … [Link]
Mashable » Psst, high schoolers: Skip your first day back and watch John Oliver instead
Yes, John Oliver is technically on hiatus until Sept. 13 — but even so, he can't shirk his responsibility as television's No. 1 BS detective. And in a new web exclusive, he sets his sights on what could be our great nation's biggest BS factory of all: the American high school system. In this four-minute clip, Oliver breezes through a … [Link]
Slashdot » Debian Working on Reproducible Builds To Make Binaries Trustable
An anonymous reader writes: Debian's Jérémy Bobbio, also known as Lunar, spoke at the Chaos Communication Camp about the distribution's efforts to reassert trustworthiness for open source binaries after it was brought into question by various intelligence agencies. Debian is "working to bring reproducible builds to all of its more than 22,000 software packages," and is pushing the rest of … [Link]
Mashable » You can get a Starbucks pumpkin spice latte early with a secret password
If you can't wait another minute for the official release of the pumpkin spice latte on Sept. 8, just say the magic word No, not "please" — it's "pumpkin." See also: 20 Ways the Pumpkin Spice Obsession Has Gone Too Far Fans of the sugary, fall-in-a-Starbucks-cup beverage can get their hands on the drink by going to the PSL's official Tumblr … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Makeup Artist With a Thousand Faces [Pics]
California-based artist and cosmetologist extraordinaire Argenis Pinal is amazingly talented at sculpting his body (and the body of others) into works of art. Here is a quick gallery of some of the amazing superhero-themed body paints he’s done on himself, going from human to superhuman, and from male to female, thanks to the power of makeup. 
[Argenis Pinal on Facebook … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Star Wars Hand Towel Set: R2-D2 & C-3PO
IN PRIME CONDITION! A REAL BARGAIN! From Thinkgeek: Opt for this Star Wars Hand Towel Set – R2-D2 & C3PO that reflects your sense of decor, not something out of the pages of House Beautiful or Southern Living. You can easily tell these apart, so you always know whose hand towel is whose. This pair of droids is ready to … [Link]
Mashable » Behind the scenes with 'Star Wars: Uprising' before its Sept. 10 release
Killing the Emperor doesn't kill an Empire. That was the core belief guiding Kabam's early story development on Star Wars: Uprising. The game picks up in the months following the destruction of the second Death Star in Return of the Jedi, and its focus — at least for now — is a sector of space that hasn't actually caught wind of … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Dorkly Comic: Why Preparing for School is Like Preparing for a Boss Battle
A comic by Julia Lepetit from Dorkly. 
[Source: Dorkly] The post Dorkly Comic: Why Preparing for School is Like Preparing for a Boss Battle appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » Kim Davis appeals after being jailed for denying same-sex marriage licenses
Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, has appealed a judge's contempt ruling that put her in jail. Davis is now spending her fifth consecutive day in jail, having been taken in on Thursday after she did not comply with U.S. District Judge David Bunning's order to issue a license to a gay … [Link]
Mashable » Street artist paints the Queen partially nude to honour her reign
LONDON – Chances are you'll see quite a few tributes to Queen Elizabeth II in the run-up to her becoming the longest reigning monarch on Sept. 9 — but you probably won't see many like this. See also: 19 subversive graffiti messages hidden in London To honour the Queen's 63 years on the throne, London-based street artist Pegasus has painted a … [Link]
Mashable » Watch James Franco do his best Carrie Bradshaw and Walter White impressions
You already knew James Franco loves making a scene. But did you realize he has an entire web series devoted to doing just that? The second season of AOL's Making a Scene With James Franco begins Sept. 9. The show — in which Franco reinterprets classic pop culture moments and characters by mashing them together — has already remixed everything … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: Up to 50% Off Select STEM Toys + 72% Off GOT (Season 1 + 2)
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, we have 2 great deals! First, if you have kids or know someone who does, Amazon currently offers up to 50% off on select STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) toys! –Up to 50% Off Select STEM Toys Second, the site has an amazing deal on the “Game of Thrones: The Complete … [Link]
Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: Best Tablet In 2015?
An anonymous reader writes: My 2012 Nexus 7 tablet is showing its age. The battery drains quickly, the storage problem that plagued all the Nexus 7s persists even after rooting and re-imaging, and the CPU/RAM can't keep up with the later Android versions. When it came out, it was fantastic — good specs, solid build quality, Nexus line, and a … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Wonderful Wonder Woman Cosplay (Justice League: War Edition) [Pics]
Cosplayer Lady Lemon looks absolutely gorgeous as Wonder Woman wearing her costume from Justice League: War. Photography by Fernando Brischetto from Photographes Sans Frontieres. 
Cosplayer: Lady Lemon Cosplay Photographer: Fernando Brischetto The post Wonderful Wonder Woman Cosplay (Justice League: War Edition) [Pics] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » Coordinated famous person Katy Perry crashes Segway at Burning Man
In the deserts of Nevada, a mythical creature wanders the dry landscape on her Segway. Then she crashes, and the entire Internet laughs. Katy Perry attended Burning Man this weekend, dressed like a goat/bug hybrid and riding a Segway in a way that would shame Paul Blart. Perry shared her spectacular, sand-eating Segway fail with her 27 million Instagram followers See … [Link]
Mashable » A firm called 6S Marketing 'urges' Apple to skip ahead to the iPhone 7
A New York City company called 6S Marketing has a plea for Apple: They'd like the Cupertino giant to rethink its iPhone naming strategy and call its next flagship smartphone the iPhone 7, instead of the iPhone 6S. The company even set up billboards in New York saying: "Dear Apple, Please call it the iPhone 7." 6S Marketing's line of reasoning … [Link]
Mashable » Foo Fighters and members of Queen, Led Zeppelin rock a cover of 'Under Pressure'
The all-star musicians who gathered this weekend to perform a very special cover of "Under Pressure" are no mere supergroup. In the words of throned frontman Dave Grohl, they're a "super-duper group." Grohl, currently rocking out on Foo Fighters' Sonic Highways tour, tapped Queen's Roger Taylor and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones to join him onstage Saturday. Because the band's … [Link]
Mashable » North and South Korea start preparing to reunite families separated by war 60 years ago
SEOUL, South Korea — North and South Korea started talks at a border village Monday on resuming the reunions of families separated by the Korean War in the early 1950s, Seoul officials said. The talks among the rivals' Red Cross officials at Panmunjom were made possible after they struck a deal earlier this month that eased animosity that saw them threatening … [Link]
The Joy of Tech » JoT 2186: Busy weekend?
All play and no work! [Link]
Slashdot » How To Fix Twitter
An anonymous reader writes: Dustin Curtis succinctly breaks down Twitter's biggest problems, and how they can be fixed. Some of the problems are technological — they way they've decided to handle multimedia objects is arbitrary and annoying, and their inclusion of third-party modules is inconsistent and behind the times. Other problems are more central to what Twitter is about: "[F]or … [Link]
Mashable » How to pull off the ugliest fall nail colors
Fall — the season of changing leaves, pumpkin spiced lattes and some of the ugliest colors Switching from bright and vibrant summer hues to boring autumn shades might be depressing but with this guide to the season's muddiest — but must have — trends, you will be counting down the days until the temperature drops See also: 5 delicious nail art … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Star Wars Jedi and Sith Lightsabers (Infographic)
A great infographic from the folks over at Halloweencostumes.com listing some of the most important, most unique, and most recognizable lightsabers from the Star Wars Universe. 
[Source: Halloweencostumes.com] We can’t resist a good infographic (especially when Star Wars is involved) so head after the break to check out the latest from HalloweenCostumes.com. It charts “some of the most important, most … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Four short links: 7 September 2015
Nanoscale Motors (Nature) — We’ve made 50 or 60 different motors, says Ben Feringa, a chemist at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. I’m less interested in making another motor than actually using it. An interesting summary of the … [Link]
Mashable » Ricky Gervais and Ed Sheeran may team up for 'Free Love Freeway' duet
LONDON – We think it's fair to say that there aren't many people in this world who wouldn't want to see Ricky Gervais and Ed Sheeran performing a song together (particularly if the song in question happened to be that time-honoured classic from The Office, "Free Love Freeway", and Gervais was in character as David Brent). See also: Ricky Gervais has … [Link]
Slashdot » How Calvin Klein's Obsession Is Helping Big Cat Conservation
StartsWithABang writes: It's no secret that cats of all sizes rub their mouths and faces on many surfaces they come in contact with, both to deposit and pick up scents. But a combination of ingredients in an unusual source — Calvin Klein's Obsession for men — seems to be irresistible to tigers, cheetahs, jaguars and more. The civetone and vanilla, … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Spider galaxies spotted eating gas caught in the cosmic web
We've long thought that galaxies grew fat by devouring gas from a mesh of dark matter called the cosmic web – now we've seen it in action
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Mashable » This is why you should never let an elephant sneak up on you
When a large, burly bull elephant is slowly stalking towards your dinner table, you've pretty much got two options: stay very, very still, or run away as fast as you can. The Irish and American tourists in the video above, who were visiting Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe when they encountered an elephant, definitely chose the wrong option. Luckily … [Link]
Mashable » The faces of America: Ellis Island portraits were full of hope
1911″Guadeloupean Woman."Image: Augustus Francis Sherman/New York Public LibraryFirst opened in 1892, the immigration station at Ellis Island in New York harbor processed more than 12 million immigrants before being closed in 1954At the station's peak in 1907, more than one million immigrants passed through in a single year, with 3,000 to 5,000 entering every day, mostly from Europe and its periphery.While … [Link]
Mashable » Scottish whisky distilled in space tastes 'smoky'
LONDON — When American space research company NanoRacks got in touch with a Scottish distillery four years ago, they came with an offer that couldn't be refused — sending their whisky into space. See also: Japanese distillery will send its whisky to age in space The experiment sent vials of Ardbeg Distillery whisky into space for nearly three years, mimicking whisky … [Link]
Mashable » Islamophobic crimes increase by 70% in London
LONDON — Hate crimes against Muslims in London have shot up by 70%, according to figures from the Metropolitan Police. They recorded 816 incidences of Islamophobic crime in the 12 months leading up to July 2015, compared to 478 in the previous period, an increase of 70.7%. Some boroughs reportedly saw more than double the number. See also: Hate crimes and … [Link]
Slashdot » Brewing Better Charts and Maps
Frosty P writes: Cindy Brewer chairs the geography program at Penn State, and has devoted much of her career to helping other people make better maps. By bringing research on visual perception to bear on design, she says cartographers can make maps that are more effective and more intuitive to understand. Many of the same lessons apply equally well to … [Link]
Mashable » Apple might be working on a super-thin iPhone 7
Wait, iPhone 7? Isn't the Sept. 9 Apple event about the (very likely) release of the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus? Well, yes, but a new report looks beyond that, to 2016, when Apple might release the next, extremely thin iteration of the iPhone According to AppleInsider, which quotes a report from KGI Securities's analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is planning … [Link]
Mashable » France announces it will take in 24,000 refugees
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, reflecting on "a moving, in some parts breathtaking weekend behind us," said Monday that all EU countries could help to accommodate the human tide from the Middle East and Africa. French President Francois Hollande announced that his country would welcome 24,000 refugees, and that he and Merkel had agreed on a mechanism to spread the migrant load … [Link]
Mashable » How to make networking fun, in our next #BizChats
Want to hear a scary word? Networking Chances are your heart rate just accelerated or you're currently scrambling for your inhaler. We get it. Networking events can be so overwhelming. So many people, so little time, so much repetition of your elevator speech and promises to follow up with strangers before you even really have a handle on who they are. … [Link]
Mashable » Here's why this bus stop closure notice about a polar bear is not a joke
LONDON – Britain's transport system regularly grinds to a halt for any number of reasons – traffic jams; strikes; any weather condition that deviates even slightly from dry/overcast – but now we've got something stranger to contend with. See also: These London Underground messages make commuting infinitely more fun The following bizarre bus closure notice quickly started doing the rounds on … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » #Video Deal/Day: Learning Meteor Application Development – $37.49 (Save 50%) Use code DEAL
Get "Learning Meteor Application Development" today using code DEAL and save 50%!This sale ends at 2:00 AM 2015-09-08 (PDT, GMT-8:00). [Link]
Mashable » New Apple TV is reportedly all about gaming
The new Apple TV might not be as much about TV as it is about gaming, according to a Sunday report from The New York Times Games will be a "primary selling point" of the new Apple TV, which is widely expected to be announced at an Apple event in San Francisco on Sept. 9, according to anonymous sources briefed on … [Link]
Mashable » Huge prehistoric monument found near Stonehenge
LONDON — The hidden remains of a major stone monument that could dwarf Stonehenge have been discovered by archaeologists. See also: 8 breathtaking spots to see the stars in the UK The 90-stone structure, which is buried under a grassy bank, was found in Wiltshire — less than two miles from Stonehenge — by a group of archaeologists from the Stonehenge … [Link]
Mashable » This is how people would greet the Queen if they actually met her
LONDON — Okay, so the Queen of England has just materialised in front of you – what do you say to her? GO. This was the question we put to some mildly perplexed tourists outside Buckingham Palace, and it's fair to say we got a pretty mixed range of responses. See also: 11 badass facts about the Queen that might … [Link]
Slashdot » Researcher Hacks Self-Driving Car Sensors
An anonymous reader writes: Jonathan Petit, security researcher at Security Innovation, has created an electronics kit that costs only $60, which can flood LiDAR sensors on self-driving cars with a laser beam that contains fake data, making them think they have objects in front of them. This forces the self-driving car to slow down and sometimes abruptly stop. Affected cars … [Link]
Mashable » How to handle online sexism: Laugh at the trolls and fight back
For Emma Jane, Australian writer and academic, the abuse began in 1998 when she first put her email address on her newspaper columns. The messages started pouring in, criticising her feminist articles and using language she now calls "rapeglish" — graphic, sexualised vitriol What Jane went through is an all too common occurrence for women who raise their voices publicly, and … [Link]
Mashable » Mysterious fireball falls through the sky in downtown Bangkok
A fireball in the sky over Bangkok has ignited speculation over whether it's a shooting star, exploding aircraft or falling meteor. In a YouTube video, the burning object is shown falling with a bright streak and blazing up into a larger ball before disappearing. See also: Dazzling photos capture shooting stars during Perseid meteor shower Reports say it was spotted around … [Link]
Slashdot » Caltech Astronomers Discover Oldest Galaxy Yet Known
An anonymous reader writes: Caltech astronomers have discovered a galaxy believed to be the oldest and farthest ever observed. They estimate it to be 13.2 billion years old. The universe itself is about 13.8 billion years old. The discovery may lead to a revision of theories of age and evolution of the early universe. The team published their findings in … [Link]
Mashable » K-pop girls fall on slippery stage 9 times
During a performance Saturday in South Korea, one of the members of girlband GFriend took a number of painful looking falls onstage. Yuju, easily identified by a white knee guard, fell eight times over the course of one song, and another member SinB took a big spill in the middle of the stage. See also: Harry Styles fell spectacularly onstage … [Link]
Mashable » Mining body's pro-coal campaign backfires hilariously
Coal is getting a bad rap these days, what with all the pollution and concerns about global warming. Australia's peak mining body is trying to turn that bad publicity around with a new advertising campaign that has some people calling it the "PR fail of the year." Created by the Minerals Council of Australia, the ad, called "Coal. It's an amazing … [Link]
Mashable » Walter Palmer, hunter who killed Cecil the Lion, gives first interview
Walter Palmer, the suburban Minneapolis dentist whose killing of Cecil the lion fueled a global backlash, emerged Sunday for an interview conducted jointly by The Associated Press and the Minneapolis Star Tribune in which he disputed some accounts of the hunt, expressed agitation at the animosity directed at those close to him and said he would be back at work within … [Link]
Mashable » Pope Francis calls on European parishes to house refugees
As thousands of Syrian refugees continue to pour into Europe, Pope Francis has called on parishes in the region to take in two refugee families each, and announced that Vatican will do the same See also: Pope Francis calls on Europe to be more accepting of immigrants Speaking to gathered masses in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, the pontiff said, … [Link]
Mashable » Independent group rejects Mexican government's case on 43 missing students
An independent report presented Sunday dismantles the Mexican government's investigation into last year's disappearance of 43 students from Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College The report asserts that the prosecutor's contention that the students were incinerated in a giant pyre is inaccurate, thus fueling the anger of parents who have gone nearly a year without knowing what happened to their sons. See also: … [Link]
Mashable » These Disney Princess-inspired lipsticks truly are the fairest of them all
LA Splash Cosmetics has recently released a line of Disney Princess-inspired lip colors that will allow everyone to unleash their inner princess — or in the case of the Evil Queen shade, their inner villainess The liquid lipsticks come in twelve pigmented shades, ranging from peachy nude (Nala) to electric purple (Esmerelda) to flirty coral (Ariel) See also: Praise to the … [Link]
Slashdot » Ice-Age Fossils Unearthed At Construction Site In California
An anonymous reader writes: Constructions workers in Carlsbad, CA. have recently discovered Ice Age mammoth and prehistoric bison fossils during an excavation. The fossils were taken to the San Diego Museum of Natural History for examination and storage. "The bison fossil, which includes a skull and partial skeleton, is the most unusual and probably the most complete of the larger … [Link]
Mashable » Ohio parents defy drug stigma, mention daughter’s heroin abuse in obit
Confronted with the sudden death of their 18-year-old daughter, Fred and Dorothy McIntosh Shuemake made a defiant decision: they would not worry about any finger-pointing, whispers or family stigma. See also: More Americans overdose on prescription drugs than heroin and cocaine combined They directed the funeral home to begin Alison Shuemake's obituary by stating flatly that she died "of a heroin … [Link]
Mashable » Hunt on for El Chapo after son's Twitter gaffe
The elusive drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who has made multiple daring prison escapes and is currently a fugitive after his most recent escape, may have had his current location uncovered by something rather inane: a tweet by his son See also: Public enemy No. 1: A Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman timeline Guzman's son, Jesus Guzman Salazar, tweeted a photo … [Link]
Mashable » Photo essay site delves into alternative history of black America
A year before the riots that tore apart Los Angeles in 1992, a Korean shop owner shot dead a 15-year old girl named Latasha Harlins over a bottle of orange juice. Harlins, a teenager from Compton, L.A. County, had gone into a liquor store on March 16, 1991, to get a bottle of orange juice. It is unclear whether she meant … [Link]
Mashable » Serena Williams faces down haters in powerful new Beats by Dre ad
Serena Williams got used to facing down haters from an early age. When she was training in Compton, California, her father and former coach Richard Williams paid busloads of schoolkids to stand outside the tennis court and shout curses and discouragement for hours at her and her sister But that doesn't mean it gets any easier In a new commercial … [Link]
Mashable » Moving university ad tells the powerful story of a refugee student
University advertising campaigns usually celebrate the institution's green campus or gym facilities, but the Western Sydney University in Australia is taking a different tack. Their latest ad features Sudanese man Deng Thiak Adut, who was taken from his mother at age six and made to fight in the People's Liberation Army. Smuggled out of the country, Adut and his brother … [Link]
Mashable » Sarah Palin angles for Trump cabinet post, tells immigrants to 'speak American'
Until recently, the fever dream that's been the race for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination has been devoid of the party's favorite rogue, Sarah Palin But that's changed in recent days and now the former governor of Alaska is even angling for a cabinet position should Donald Trump win the White House. See also: Sarah Palin basically gave Donald Trump a … [Link]
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