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 » Obama on mass shootings: 'We’ve become numb to this'
This was a speech that President Obama didn't want to give Faced with the senseless and repeated horror of yet another mass shooting, Obama said that the nation has made "a political choice" to allow mass shootings in the United States to continue and that the perpetrators of these murders have "sickness" in their minds. See also: Condolences vs. gun … [Link]
Mashable » The gun rights lobby has outspent the gun control lobby 6 to 1 in 2015
After each mass shooting, gun control activists, bereaved parents and lawmakers reissue a call for more restrictive gun control laws. However, eight years after the shooting at Virginia Tech University that killed 32 and two years after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary that left 27 dead, meaningful legislative changes have not come to pass. The latest mass shooting in Oregon … [Link]
Mashable » Everywhere you look, 'Fuller House' is filming at a Giants game
Fans are reporting that Fuller House filmed at the San Francisco Giants game against the L.A. Dodgers Thursday, pitting the actors' hometown against that of their characters. The plot seems to revolve around Stephanie Tanner (played by Jodie Sweetin) and a possible romantic entanglement with right fielder Hunter Pence, the kiss cam and traditional baseball tunes. Watch out, San Francisco, everywhere … [Link]
Mashable » BBC is doing a 'Doctor Who' spin-off for young adults
BBC is taking another stab at expanding its Doctor Who universe with a new spin-off aimed at young adults The series, announced Thursday, is called Class and will be set in a school in contemporary London, the BBC reports See also: 'Doctor Who' episode 2 review: The liar, the witch and the wardrobe Author Patrick Ness (A Monster Calls) will be … [Link]
Mashable » Experian data breach exposes millions of T-Mobile consumers
If you applied for a T-Mobile postpaid account between Sept. 1, 2013 and Sept. 16, 2015, you might want to start checking your bank statements and credit report. That's because a massive data breach at the information services group Experian has put the names, addresses and social security numbers of 15 million users at risk. Experian says it discovered that an … [Link]
Slashdot » East Texas Judge Throws Out 168 Patent Cases
Earthquake Retrofit writes: Ars Technica is reporting that an East Texas judge has thrown out 168 patent cases in one fell swoop. The judge's order puts the most litigious patent troll of 2014, eDekka LLC, out of business. The ruling comes from a surprising source: U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, the East Texas judge who has been criticized for making … [Link]
Mashable » Little girl is devastated to discover Adam Levine is married
Mila received some heartbreaking news recently: Adam Levine, the lead singer of Maroon 5, is no longer a single man Actually, Adam Levine has been married to model Behati Prinsloo for well over a year now, but we're pretty sure that Mila will be pumped to discover that always reliable celebrity gossip websites reported that their marriage was on the … [Link]
Popular Science » 2016 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid Ups the Ante for Electric Motors
2016 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid SH-AWD Heads-Up Display Hybrid vehicles have been available since way back at the turn of the twenty-first century, and the technology could be considered mature. Few people question its feasibility or resale value anymore, or the longevity of the batteries. Hybrids can even seem stodgy and tame, especially in the face of shiny new technologies … [Link]
Mashable » How to do a clean install of OS X El Capitan
Apple on Wednesday released OS X El Capitan as a free upgrade and as a result, lots of Mac users are busy upgrading their desktop and notebook computers. As with OS X Lion, OS X Mountain Lion, OS X Mavericks and OS X Yosemite, Apple makes it easy for users to install the upgrade by downloading El Capitan from the App … [Link]
Slashdot » Patreon Hacked, Personal Data Accessed
AmiMoJo writes: In a blog post Jake Conte, CEO and co-founder of Patreon, writes: "There was unauthorized access to registered names, email addresses, posts, and some shipping addresses. Additionally, some billing addresses that were added prior to 2014 were also accessed. We do not store full credit card numbers on our servers and no credit card numbers were compromised. Although … [Link]
Popular Science » Why Was This Bear Chewing On A Kayak?
Video of Black Bear Gnaws on Delta 15s Seakayak in Berg Bay, Alaska When in bear country, don’t leave your kayak lying around for bears to tamper with. The logic seems simple enough, but Mary Maley, a woman who posted a YouTube video of a bear eating her kayak, must have missed the memo. According to her caption for the … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Daily API RoundUp: Google Earth Engine, E-Coin, PopKey, SkyWay
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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Mashable » Couple finds bag of vomit on airplane. You can guess how it ended.
A recent United flight apparently left one honeymooning couple with a commemorative gift for no fee — in the form of a bag of puke. Janet Masters and her husband were flying to Hawaii when they discovered that a used barf bag was nestled beneath a blanket in their seat-back pocket. Clearly, some passenger thought it would be a good idea … [Link]
Mashable » Messi is hilariously unimpressed with Cristiano Ronaldo's new movie
Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has a biographical documentary coming out soon, and it actually looks pretty good. But Ronaldo's chief rival — soccer demigod Lionel Messi — is not impressed. At least, if you believe the hilarious spoof cut together at the top of this post See also: Copa America opponent asks Messi for on-pitch selfie The fake reaction video … [Link]
Mashable » J.Law reveals a hidden talent and it involves marshmallows
The cast of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2, the final installment in the series, is pretty comfortable with each other. Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson joined MTV's Josh Horowitz for an outdoorsy game of "Truth or Dare" and a round of questions from online fans. It's pretty wholesome and cute until J.Law talks about puking up … [Link]
Popular Science » Kavli Foundation Invests $100 Million In Brain Research
Multi-color image of the brain used for imaging NIH The Kavli Foundation, along with its seven university partners, announced today that it has committed $100 million to neuroscience research. The money will help fund the BRAIN Initiative, which was launched two years ago by President Obama to gain a better understanding of how the brain’s individual cells work together to … [Link]
Popular Science » With Modified Jet Fuel, Planes Can’t Explode
Comparison Caltech At the top is untreated jet fuel, at the bottom, jet fuel treated with a small amount of Caltech's new polymer. The four planes chosen by the September 11 terrorists were chosen for a reason. All four flights were traveling across the continent loaded down with huge quantities of jet fuel, the ignition source for the horrible tragedies … [Link]
Mashable » Condolences vs. gun control: Presidential candidates respond to the Oregon shooting
Presidential candidates, in addition to the White House, were quick to respond to the mass shooting at an Oregon community college Thursday, largely along party lines. On the campaign trail, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton was asked by a CNN reporter for her reaction to the shooting. She called it "beyond [her] comprehension" and said that she was "committed" to … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » What It Looks Like When You Are A Baby in ‘Fallout 3’
We all just assumed from the first person perspective we were looking through in the first parts of Fallout 3 that we were looking through the eyes of an infant in the beginning of that game. Nope. You were looking through the eyes of a tiny, life sized man who clearly crawled up from the gates of hell to haunt … [Link]
Mashable » MLB announcers shame girls obsessively taking selfies
When two MLB announcers noticed a group of girls taking a million selfies in the stadium of an Arizona Diamondbacks game, they couldn't help but laugh at the situation. Despite paying money for tickets to a baseball game, these ladies didn't seem concerned at all about what was happening on the field. Instead, they chose to focus on documenting every moment … [Link]
Slashdot » San Francisco Still Among Most Dangerous For Pedestrians
dkatana writes: The city of San Francisco averages 200 injuries per year and 30 deaths. This is almost double the number of Barcelona, Catalonia, which has about the same population. The city started a Vision Zero program, aimed at reducing and ultimately eliminate pedestrian deaths by 2024. But after a year-long Vision Zero education push called Safe Streets SF, whose … [Link]
Mashable » Taylor Swift, being Taylor Swift, donates $50,000 to little boy battling cancer
Toshi Davidson, one of Taylor Swift's backup dancers for her 1989 tour, posted a photo with his 13-month-old nephew, Ayden, who had recently been diagnosed with cancer He shared a link to a GoFundMe page for Ayden's treatment, and because Taylor Swift sees all, the pop star sprung into fairy godmother mode. See also: Taylor Swift gave heartfelt performance for family … [Link]
Mashable » Michelle Obama's advice to teen girls: 'No boy is cute enough to keep you from getting an education'
Listen up teen girls — actually listen up all girls, of any age. Michelle Obama dropped some major life advice Tuesday at Glamour's "The Power of an Educated Girl" event in Harlem, New York City. She told girls to "compete with the boy," nay "beat the boys." "There is no boy, at this age, cute enough or interesting enough to stop … [Link]
Mashable » 3 key ways marketers should personalize the online experience
This article is part of SWOT Team, a series on Mashable that features insights from leaders in marketing, brand-building and public relations. It's a fact: Online personalization is still pretty imperfect. Despite all the data that companies have at their disposal, the biggest players in the space are still struggling to find the right algorithm to reach their customers in meaningful … [Link]
Mashable » Do millennials think they are financially screwed?
Young Americans' incomes are depressed, their retirement nest eggs are microscopic, and their rate of employment is weak. The trend lines aren't promising, either, which likely explains why there's no shortage of pessimism out there. In a Bloomberg poll of Americans age 18 to 35 — the millennial generation — 47% said they do not expect their cohort to live better … [Link]
Mashable » TNT wedding favors caused an evacuation at Denver airport
Clearly, this couple's love is pure dynamite. Unfortunately, the TSA is not cool with such explosive puns. While traveling through the Denver International Airport on Sept. 22, TSA had to confiscate a bride and groom's stash of wedding favors from their checked bags, which looked like tiny barrels of TNT, complete with little, red, wax fuses. See also: Man puts cat … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Facebook to Use Redex To Optimize Java For Android
Facebook today provided an intimate peek at some of the code-level work its engineers are doing to keep its Android app performing at the top of its game. Facebook's optimization efforts center on reducing the amount of Java bytecode so older devices running on slower networks still have a good experience.
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Mashable » Benjamin Netanyahu held an epic staring contest with the U.N. It was weird.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is not too pleased with the U.N., a point he made abundantly clear during a speech to the General Assembly on Thursday. Netanyahu, affectionately known to his fellow Israelis as Bibi, addressed diplomats on the controversial nuclear de-escalation deal recently signed by Iran and six world powers — the permanent members of the United … [Link]
Mashable » Baseball fan fails to catch foul balls, should work on his hand-eye coordination
This guy just isn't having the best luck Over the course of a Yankees game, he manages to not only flub up two foul ball catches, but also misses an underhand pity-throw from the ball boy See also: Efforts to catch runaway wiener dog on baseball field are futile Your browser does not support iframes. Did his excitement get in the … [Link]
Popular Science » The Most Powerful Artificial Heart Is Made Of Foam
Artificial heart Screenshot; Cornell University via New Scientist With too few donor hearts to satisfy the 123,000 patients awaiting a heart transplant, engineers have been working to design an artificial heart. The artificial hearts approved by the FDA are rigid devices attached to external pumps to mimic how the heart pushes blood through the body. Now researchers from Cornell University … [Link]
Slashdot » Amazon To Cease Sale of Apple TV and Chromecast
Mark Wilson writes: As of 29 October, shoppers will no longer be able to buy Apple TV or Chromecast devices from Amazon. Citing compatibility issues with Prime Video, Amazon emailed marketplace sellers to inform them it is not accepting new listings for the two media devices, and any existing listings will be removed at the end of October. The move … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » 10 Hilarious Foreign Rip-Offs Of Popular Hollywood Films
10 Hilarious Foreign Films That Ripped Off Popular Movies! Turkish Captain America, Japanese Spider-Man, Brazilian Star Wars and more! [Screen Rant] The post 10 Hilarious Foreign Rip-Offs Of Popular Hollywood Films appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » The truth about banned books is stranger than you think
You may already have heard that this is Banned Books Week, a venerable event established 33 years ago by the American Library Association (ALA). Like me, you may have walked into your local bookstore and seen a display of "banned books," a display designed to stoke indignation and righteous First Amendment fury My goodness, I said to myself as I walked … [Link]
Mashable » 21 striking photos of ballerinas, what dreams are made of
Oct. 1 is World Ballet Day — a day to celebrate some of the most skilled and graceful dancers on the planet. On Thursday five of the world’s leading ballet companies are livestreaming behind-the-scenes in the studios, on tour and during performances. The streaming provides viewers an inside look at professional ballet companies around the world Read more… More about Art, … [Link]
Mashable » Hints of Charon's 'violent' history revealed in startling new photos
Move over, Pluto. It's Charon's time to shine New photos — taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft when it made its close flyby of Pluto on July 14 — reveal the dwarf planet's largest moon Charon as it has never been seen before Scientists expected to find a long-dead world pocked with craters, but what they found was wildly different. See … [Link]
Mashable » Oklahoma official asks to delay executions after state got wrong drug
Oklahoma’s attorney general on Thursday asked a court to delay all scheduled executions while the state reviews how it received the wrong drug as it prepared to lethally inject an inmate. See also: American execution: A brief history of the death penalty in the U.S. Attorney General Scott Pruitt said Oklahoma needed time to sort out why its Department of Corrections … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Volcanoes plus asteroid might have finished off dinosaurs
Some 66 million years ago, the seismic energy from the Chicxulub impact may have set off dramatic lava flows from the Deccan traps, dooming the dinosaurs
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Mashable » That time models wore other humans like backpacks
There was that time last season when designer Rick Owens reportedly slapped a model across the face backstage after the latter held up a sign "Please Kill Angela Merkel" while walking the runway. Then there were the penis holes But none compared to Owens' spring/summer 2016 show in Paris Thursday, when models wore other models down the catwalk 
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Slashdot » 30 Years a Sysadmin
itwbennett writes: Sandra Henry-Stocker's love affair with Unix started in the early 1980s when she 'was quickly enamored of the command line and how much [she] could get done using pipes and commands like grep.' Back then, she was working on a Zilog minicomputer, a system, she recalls, that was 'about this size of a dorm refrigerator'. Over the intervening … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Transforming the experience of sound and music
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 weeks Radar Podcast, author and entrepreneur Alistair Croll, who also co-chairs our Strata + Hadoop World … [Link]
Mashable » Hillary Clinton will reportedly appear on 'Saturday Night Live' this weekend
According to The New York Times, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is scheduled to make a top-secret appearance on Saturday Night Live's 41st season premiere The episode will be hosted by Miley Cyrus, who will also be the night's musical guest. Barring any last minute scheduling conflicts, Clinton will reportedly appear alongside current SNL cast member Kate McKinnon, who took … [Link]
Mashable » Greeting cards to help comfort a woman who experienced miscarriage
Grief may be a universal experience, but each person grapples with loss in their own unique way. As a psychologist specializing in women's reproductive health, Dr. Jessica Zucker knows this adage well. But it suddenly became deeply physically and emotionally personal when, at four months pregnant, she miscarried in 2012 See also: Mark Zuckerberg is right: We need to talk about … [Link]
Mashable » Sugar, we're down with this big band-style Fall Out Boy cover
"Sugar, We're Going Down" may have been your favorite pop/punk song of the early aughts (duh), but could you ever understand any of the words? Us either Luckily, we now have this big band-style cover from Postmodern Jukebox, which, aside from being a swingin' earworm, lets us know that Patrick Stump was singing about a "notch" in his bedpost, not … [Link]
Mashable » Adorable pregnancy announcement leaves father-to-be in tears
Pregnancy announcements come in many forms, but the old "bun in the oven" routine is a classic that always delivers a great reaction According to the YouTube description, the expecting mom in the clip has sadly already had four miscarriages and one stillborn child, so she and her significant other were not expecting to have a child "We had given … [Link]
Popular Science » U.S. AIR FORCE CAREER QUIZ
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Ladies, Be Ready to Throw Your Money at the Screen for These Star Wars Purses
Artist Mari Ruiz loves creating geeky art, and that love totally shows if you look at her Etsy store, which features purses of all sizes and designs. We’ve included some of our favorites in this post, but there are plenty of other ones to check out over at her store! 
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Popular Science » Protein From Whales Might Make Better Synthetic Blood
Humpback whale NOAA via Wikimedia Commons A humpback whale can hold its breath for up to 45 minutes, though its dives usually don't last more than 15. It can stay underwater for this long because of a special protein in its blood called myoglobin. Have you ever wondered how whales stay underwater for up to two hours without coming up … [Link]
Mashable » 'Space station' hotel suite is nothing like the actual space station
A hotel in Switzerland is capitalizing on our collective space craze The Grand Kameha Zürich hotel is offering guests the opportunity to stay in a space suite — a space station-inspired accommodation with an elaborate astronaut motif — for $2,000 a night See also: 4 Easter eggs in 'The Martian' inspired by real NASA events German artist Michael Najjar designed the … [Link]
Slashdot » 10 Confirmed Dead In Shooting at Oregon's Umpqua Community College
CNN and other sources report that an attacker, now in custody, shot and killed a reported ten people, and wounded another 20, at Oregon's Umpqua Community College, about three hours south of Portland, and described by CNN as "technically a gun-free zone." Students are being evacuated to a nearby fairgrounds, and local authorities advise anyone to avoid the area of … [Link]
Mashable » Shazam maps the hottest tracks of the summer all over the U.S.
This might surprise you, but New York City's most Shazamed song of the summer wasn't by the Weeknd or Omi. According to a brand new interactive map from the music company, "No Me Llamas" by Gocho El Lapiz De PLatino was the most Shazamed song by city folks this summer. That track was followed by "Borro Cassette" by Maluma and "Harder … [Link]
Mashable » A company just booked a ride to space for the first private moon landing
A private company aiming for the moon now has a contract for a rocket ride to the lunar surface The spaceflight company Moon Express penned an approximately $30 million deal with Rocket Lab for five potential moon shots slated to begin in 2017. The new deal might make them the first company to land a probe successfully on the moon. See … [Link]
Slashdot » We Asked Doc Searls: Do Ad Blockers Cause Cancer? (Video)
A whimsical headline, but not much more of a shark-jumper than some of the talk we've heard lately from ad agencies, online publishers, and others who earn their living from online advertising. Doc Searls recently wrote a piece on his personal blog titled Beyond ad blocking — the biggest boycott in human history. Naturally, we wanted to ask Doc to … [Link]
Mashable » A bipartisan group of senators wants to transform the American criminal justice system
After months of haggling over the details, a bipartisan coalition of senators finally unveiled landmark legislation that's aimed at refurbishing parts of the U.S. criminal justice system The senators repeatedly said at a Thursday press conference that none of them got everything they wanted, and many criminal justice reform activists are sure to keep pressing for more comprehensive changes. But, should … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Starship Enterprise Wall-Mounted Shelf
A fantastic wall-mounted Starship Enterprise shelf by Instructables user caitlinsdad. For those interested in building one for yourself, the shelf was build from cardboard, wood popsicle sticks, and some MDF. On the Enterprise – D there is a wall of model ships which are all named Enterprise. As a display of lineage and scale, I always thought that the design … [Link]
Mashable » 'The Taken King' is a confident step forward in Destiny's ongoing journey
Destiny is habit-forming, and The Taken King makes it moreso. I won't cheapen the word "addiction" by applying it here, but the most heavily invested players can definitely speak to the withdrawal-like symptoms of anger and mild depression that spring up when they fail at one of the game's time-limited, high-reward challenges. I know this because I'm one of those fans. 700 hours … [Link]
Mashable » Starbucks brings you the fall drinks of your dreams
Starbucks is upping their game with these 20 new flavors of fall-filled coffee. Read more…More about Starbucks, Fall, Watercooler, Videos, and Autumn [Link]
Mashable » 13 killed in mass shooting at Oregon college, officials say
UPDATED: 4:45 p.m. ET 3 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW:The attorney general said 13 were dead, though the sheriff's department wouldn't confirm a precise number of victims.The lone shooter, a 20-year-old male, was killed in a shootout with police.Umpqua Community College is attended by nearly 3,000 students. Authorities are responding to reports of a mass shooting Thursday afternoon at Umpqua Community … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » RingCentral Announces Call Recording and 3-legged OAuth APIs
RingCentral — a cloud-based provider with autoreception, cloud based PBX, video and audio conferencing, business phone number allocation, SMS and related services — continues to make their play in the business communications market, betting on the power of APIs to help them become a central hub in a business’ customer communications workflow.
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Mashable » Zangief brings his bear-wrestling might to 'Street Fighter V'
Street Fighter's iconic, burly, barely clothed Russian wrestler is once again returning to battle. Zangief is the latest character announced for Street Fighter V, and the retooled version of the fighting game has given him some new moves. While some of the iconic grappler's moves look familiar, it seems his battle style has been reformatted for the game's new V-Skill … [Link]
Popular Science » Fly Over Pluto's Moon In Spectacular New NASA Images
Pluto has gotten a lot of love lately, both from scientists and the unscientific alike, thanks largely to the series of beautiful close-up images that NASA has published online following the unmanned New Horizon spacecraft's flyby of the dwarf planet earlier this year. But now Pluto's moon Charon is getting its own chance to shine in the spectacular new high-res … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » SmartBear Launches SwaggerHub to Enhance Collaboration and Coordination
SmartBear Software has released SwaggerHub, a free platform that allows teams to collaborate on and coordinate across the entire workflow of an API’s lifecycle. SwaggerHub leverages a centralized definition to allow the whole team to work together to iteratively design, build, document and manage an API.
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Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: Simple, Cross-Platform Video Messaging?
DeathToBill writes: I spend a lot of time away from my kids (think months at a time) who are aged 3-8. I keep in touch with them by Skype, but the young ones are not really old enough to concentrate on it and we're often in quite different timezones, so it's not often it can be very spontaneous. We'd like … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Slow cyclists gain advantage from schooling like fish
A group of cyclists in a peloton behave like a collective organism, giving an accidental benefit to even the slowest riders – much like schooling fish
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Popular Science » Volcanos Probably Contributed To Dinosaur Extinction
Deccan Traps Mark Richards, UC Berkeley Dark layers of cooled lava are seen in this image from India. A study published in Science today finds new evidence that a meteorite impact wasn't the only thing that killed the dinosaurs. Millions of years ago, a vast amount of lava erupted onto what is now India, spewing 12,275 cubic miles of lava … [Link]
Mashable » Amazon kicks Apple TV and Google Chromecast out of the store
Want to buy the new Chromecast or the upcoming Apple TV? You won't be able to get them from Amazon. As first reported by Bloomberg, Amazon is planning on dropping streaming devices that don't work with its Prime Video streaming service as of Oct. 29. See also: Google's new Chromecast vs. Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku 3 According to … [Link]
Mashable » Is Whole Foods right to stop selling cheese made by prisoners?
There aren't many water buffalo in the United States. According to the American Water Buffalo Association, there were only 20,000 of the animals on U.S. farms in 2007, and while that number had likely grown, it is still just a fraction of the number of cattle raised in America. While that makes it a niche market, it also means it is … [Link]
Mashable » A gag reel of NBA video bombs to make you giggle
We all know pro-ballers live in the lap of luxury with all those nice showers of Gatorade and flush multi-year contracts, but one guilty pleasure they really can't resist? Video bombing interviews. Watch here as a series of NBA favorites, like Lance Stephenson of the L.A. Clippers and J.R. Smith from the Cleveland Cavaliers, mug for the camera during the … [Link]
Mashable » Peeple is not the worst app idea ever
Nothing gets enraged en masse like the Internet. Peeple, an app that doesn't even exist yet, is already been declared the "most odious idea" our digital culture has cooked up this year. It’s an assessment that may be true, although I hesitate to see how an app can set in motion cultural decay or oblivion See also: It's Peeple: The app … [Link]
Popular Science » Scientists Capture HIV Spreading Through The Body In Real Time
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) CDC Scientists know a lot about HIV—how it's transmitted, the virus' life cycle, and where it likes to hang out in the body. But they haven't had a good understanding of how it moves between cells in the body, and they have never been able to actually watch it spread. Now a team of researchers … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Childhood of a Coder: Playing Video Games With a Friend [Comic]
Yep, been there, done that. [Source: CommitStrip | Like CommitStrip on Facebook] The post The Childhood of a Coder: Playing Video Games With a Friend [Comic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » 'Major' IBM breakthrough breathes new life into Moore’s Law
Silicon is dead. Long live, carbon nanotubes. In transistors, size matters — a lot. You can’t squeeze more silicon transistors (think billions of them) into a processor unless you can make them smaller, but the smaller these transistors get, the higher the resistance between contacts, which means the current can’t flow freely through them and, in essence, the transistors and chips … [Link]
Mashable » Jennifer Lawrence: Donald Trump as president would be 'the end of the world'
Jennifer Lawrence knows exactly what will happen if a certain tawny-haired Republican becomes president “If Donald Trump becomes president, that will be the end of the world,” the Oscar-winner told Entertainment Weekly Another day, another star Donald Trump can cross off his list of supporters See also: You can't unsee this picture of Donald Trump with a man bun 
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Mashable » Social Good Summit: A more connected future starts now
In just two days at the Mashable Social Good Summit, the Mastercard® Center for Inclusive Growth managed to help more than 140 people spread their big ideas about ending poverty and connect with like-minded individuals interested in making those ideas a reality. How? By giving summit attendees a 60-second opportunity to explain what they or their organization was doing to … [Link]
Slashdot » UK Gamers Can Now Get Their Money Back For Publishers' Broken Promises
An anonymous reader writes: An amendment to the UK Consumer Rights Act regarding digital-only purchases seems to give British videogamers redress towards publishing houses which deliver buggy code or inveigle consumers to pre-order games based on trailers or betas that demonstrate features, characters or quality not delivered in the RTM release. But the legislation is so loosely worded as to … [Link]
Mashable » 3 things that small businesses need to do to become EMV chip-ready
Credit and debit card fraud is a huge problem for businesses, consumers and financial institutions around the world. Business Insider Intelligence estimates that it’s at $14 billion a year and growing fast, with about half of that happening in the U.S. And it’s growing quicker in the U.S. than anywhere else. That’s why, starting October 1, payment networks such as MasterCard, … [Link]
Mashable » 7 reasons to be excited for the return of 'Bones'
Our favorite team of brainy crime solvers is back for Season 11, and if you've been missing Bones, you're in for a treat Now, that's not to imply the first episodes of the season will be easy to watch. Quite the contrary: they're anxiety-inducing, intense and at times, shocking. So, in other words, Bones at its best. See also: Brennan's reaction … [Link]
Mashable » Little Mix would rather listen to their own bodies than body shamers
Little Mix came onto the scene under intense public scrutiny as contestants on The X-Factor in 2011 Four years later, the British girl group is more confident as they prepare to release their fourth album, Love Me Like You and fighting back against the body shamers. See also: A woman's body is incredible because it's never just one thing Jesy Nelson … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Activist bots recruit humans to their cause on Twitter
Protest movements could get a tech boost. Software can now comb social media to spread an activist group's messages – even targeting the most receptive people
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Popular Science » Hurricane Joaquin Spawns Storm Memes In Face Of Uncertain Path
Hurricane Joaquin is building strength over the Bahamas, and although the path of the storm is uncertain the East Coast of the United States is preparing for possible landfall. The governors of New Jersey and Virginia have already pre-emptively declare a state of emergency, and the storm itself is being handled with extreme caution by government officials and scientists. Some … [Link]
Mashable » Portable Pizza Pouch necklace exemplifies the spirit of innovation
Most humans have but two hands to carry pizza. That is not enough Stupididiotic considered this dilemma and innovated a solution: the Portable Pizza Pouch See also: The best 10 pizza places in the U.S., according to TripAdvisor 
Image: stupididioticFor $8.00, customers get a triangular plastic pouch with a zip-locked top. The pouch is fitted with detachable necklace for hands-free wearing, … [Link]
Slashdot » Xiaomi Investigated For Using Superlatives In Advertising, Now Illegal In China
An anonymous reader writes: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is under investigation for using superlative messaging on its website, according to a leaked document from the Beijing Ministry of Industry and Commerce. A new Chinese law states that adjectives used to promote products must not mislead consumers. The Xiaomi investigation [Chinese] follows claims made by rival Cong that the company used … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » 10 Hacks For Faster Online Gaming Connection + Wifi
Come on. Who doesn’t want faster Wifi? (Gameranx) The post 10 Hacks For Faster Online Gaming Connection + Wifi appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » Hero buys Google.com domain for $12
For $12, one man briefly owned Google. Well, he owned its domain name. In a blog post on his LinkedIn page, Sanmay Ved, a student at Babson University, detailed how he was able to purchase one of the most iconic domain names in the world for just $12. See also: Google's new Nexus smartphones are worth getting excited about Ved was … [Link]
Mashable » 5 key messages about Hurricane Joaquin you're probably missing
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami has five key points it wants you to know about Hurricane Joaquin, the complicated forecast and the near certainty of potentially historic rainfall preceding the storm Unfortunately, the NHC has buried the key points in a product known as a technical forecast discussion, typically seen only by weather geeks and emergency management officials See … [Link]
Mashable » Unfortunate leopard gets his head stuck in a pot for 6 hours
This leopard is feeling a bit sheepish. He's supposed to be a big, intimidating cat and yet … here he is, with his head stuck in a pot The North Indian leopard had apparently been attempting to drink water from a local village pot when his head became entrapped in the container. After tranquilizing the animal, officials required more than … [Link]
Popular Science » Automotive Safety Giant Autoliv To Help Develop Autonomous Systems With Volvo
Automotive safety systems giant Autoliv has joined Volvo in the Swedish automaker’s Drive Me autonomous car research project. The two companies will share their findings in order to accelerate efforts to get the active safety systems fundamental to autonomous driving into production. Drive Me was established in 2013 and consists of a fleet of 100 autonomous cars that will eventually … [Link]
Mashable » Tinder rolls out 'Super Like' option for when swiping right isn't enough
The simple motion of swiping right and left on Tinder can become monotonous. And sometimes there might be a "Tinderella" or "Prince Tindering" who deserves more than a swipe right. Tinder is introducing its "Super Like" swipe feature to users worldwide so you can let people know when you super duper like them. See also: I tried 13 dating apps in … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Continuous Delivery versus Continuous Deployment
Download a free copy of DevOps for Finance, an OReilly report by Jim Bird for the financial services software insider whos heard about DevOps, but is unsure whether it represents solution or suicide. The DevOps Audit Defense Toolkit tries to … [Link]
Mashable » NYPD warns Hurricane Joaquin Phoenix may impact area
Brace yourselves east coast, Hurricane Joaquin (Phoenix) may be headed your way. Although it is still a bit early to forecast where Hurricane Joaquin will end up, the jokes about its name are already beginning, using the only famous person sharing the same name: Joaquin Phoenix. See also: Diabolical little girl held an owl and the Internet had a Photoshop field … [Link]
Slashdot » Yelp For People To Launch In November
HughPickens.com writes: Caitlin Dewey reports in the Washington Post that 'Peeple' — basically Yelp, but for humans will launch in November. Subtitled "character is destiny," Peeple is an upcoming app that promises to "revolutionize the way we're seen in the world through our relationships" by allowing you to assign reviews of one to five stars to everyone you know: your … [Link]
Mashable » Chill dog lends a snout, helps kids jump rope
Forget fetch; this pup just wants to jump rope But unlike trick dogs that love to actually jump rope, this dog filmed by Ricardo Cavalcante in Rio de Janeiro enjoys helping out the kids, lending a helpful snout as a rope holder. We all know that holding the rope is super boring work. In actuality this dog's probably just trying … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » How to Deploy Games Quickly Using Bottom-Up Development
In a recent post on GameDev.net, Rumar Gaming founder Ruud van Falier described the technology stack that allows his team to deploy games quickly and easily.
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Mashable » Julie Andrews turns 80 today: These are a few of her favorite things
Dame Julie Andrews turns 80 today. The actress has been in show business for more than 65 years, appearing in over 40 films — but she's still treasured mostly for her starring roles in classic works like Mary Poppins (1964) and The Sound of Music (1965) Andrews has also breathed brilliance into films like Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and Victor Victoria … [Link]
Mashable » Hands on with the new LG Watch Urbane: Bigger, chunkier and still uncomfy
LG’s clueless when it comes to designing smartwatches. Earlier this year, the company released the Watch Urbane, a smartwatch that tried so hard to be fashionable, but completely missed the mark on comfort. On Wednesday, the company unveiled the second-gen Watch Urbane, the world's first Android Wear smartwatch with LTE. It's great that LG's trying to make a smartwatch a true … [Link]
Mashable » Hands on with the LG V10, the two-headed smartphone
What do you do when you're living in Apple and Samsung's shadows? If you're LG, you make a phone so different that it has two screens and two front-facing selfie cameras. The V10 is a monster phone. It's armed with some of the most powerful phone specs you can get — all crammed into a chassis that's roughly the size of … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Top 5 – Video game trailers of all time
In the last half decade the game trailer went from just cool to generally astounding. Even crappy games now can still pull you in with an awesome game trailer and opening cinematic. Though it can be debated which are the best, here are five video game trailers that are about as good as it gets. [Zoomin.TV.Games] The post Top 5 … [Link]
Mashable » Mountain lion discovers power pole is amazing for people-watching
There are lots of great places to people watch: the subway, theme parks, malls. And a Southern California mountain lion has found another fun vantage point: power poles. The mountain lion was photographed Tuesday atop a utility pole in Lucerne Valley, California. It apparently climbed up the pole for refuge after being startled by a school bus full of children. See … [Link]
Mashable » Nova Scotia man breaks into home, feeds cats, writes in owners' diary
A Nova Scotia man broke into a home in British Columbia, showered, brushed his teeth, wrote in the home owners' diary and fed their cats It's a lot like Airbnb if you don't pay attention to the home invasion part. See also: Canadian police helicopter broadcasts graphic sex conversation over loudspeakers 33-year-old Christopher Hiscock pled guilty on Monday to possession of … [Link]
Mashable » The Starbucks fall drink menu is out of control
Video: Jake Fertig, Max Knoblauch, David Sidorov, Alisa Stern It's no secret that Starbucks puts a ton of resources into creating seasonal drinks for the fall. The beloved Pumpkin Spice Latte, Salted Caramel Mocha and new Toasted Graham Latte are three great, flavor-packed options to get a caffeine fix with the changing season. In our opinion, however, three was probably … [Link]
Slashdot » Stagefright 2.0 Vulnerabilities Affect 1 Billion Android Devices
msm1267 writes: Security researcher Joshua Drake today disclosed two more flaws in Stagefright, one that dates back to the first version of Android, and a second dependent vulnerability that was introduced in Android 5.0. The bugs affect more than one billion Android devices, essentially all of them in circulation. One of the vulnerabilities was found in a core Android library … [Link]
Popular Science » Hurricane Joaquin Is A Category 4 Storm Strengthening Over Bahamas
Hurricane Joaquin NASA/NOAA GOES Project Hurricane Joaquin over Bahamas on October 1 [This post has been updated to reflect the latest news from NOAA's National Hurricane Center as of 3 PM October 1] The warm waters of the Bahamas are the prefect place to rest, recuperate, and get your strength back—especially if you happen to be a hurricane. Scientists and … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Apple Fixes iOS 9 Lock Screen Security Bug
Apple has released an update to iOS 9 that’s a must install. It fixes a security problem that would let a thief access some iPhone contents without knowing the PIN code. The update is to iOS 9.0.2 and fixes the problem introduced in last week’s 9.0.1 update. While it didn’t mention the fix in the release notes for the update, … [Link]
Mashable » Teddy bear reunited with its owner thanks to some creative airport staff
While flying home with her family, four-year-old Phoebe Steel nearly lost her beloved teddy bear RaRa at Toronto's Pearson International Airport. Little did she know that RaRa was about to go on the journey of a lifetime. After noticing of her daughter's missing bear, Jen Heuvelmans Steel, Pheobe's mother, contacted the airport through Facebook to see if they could track it … [Link]
Mashable » Hurricane Joaquin: What you should know about the high-stakes forecast
Hurricane Joaquin continues to be a weather forecasters' worst nightmare It is currently slamming into the central Bahamas with a dangerously long duration of hurricane force winds, storm surge flooding and heavy rains. Computer models have shifted the forecast track hundreds of miles eastward from where it was on Wednesday night, lowering the likelihood of a landfall in the Carolinas, and … [Link]
Mashable » You can't unsee this picture of Donald Trump with a man bun
What’s the best way to win over the youths of America? A man bun, of course It's only fitting for Donald Trump, respected businessman, to sport the trendiest hairstyle of them all, so @FigDrewton photoshopped Trump's notorious cotton-candy hair into a chic topknot worthy of the future Commander-in-Chief See also: 'Man Buns Of Disneyland' turns Instagram into the happiest place on … [Link]
Mashable » 1959: Fishing with Johnny Cash
Singer/songwriters Johnny Horton and Johnny Cash hang out on the steps of the post office in Kingsland, Arkansas.Image: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesImage: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesI’m a fishin’ man out on the lake / All you need is a line and a pole that’ll never breakJohnny Horton, "I'm a fishin' man"Cash and Horton craft fishing lures in a workshop.Image: Michael Ochs … [Link]
Mashable » We've all been bored Carol in this 'Last Man on Earth' sneak peek
We've all been bored. Like, are-they-ever-going-to-call-my-name~ bored. But when you're one of the last people on Earth, you'll feel a boredom that few of us will ever know That's about where we find poor Carol in this exclusive sneak peek from Sunday's upcoming new episode of Fox's Last Man on Earth. See also: 'Last Man on Earth' goes dark(er) for … [Link]
Slashdot » First of 2 Australian NBN Satellites Launched Successfully
New submitter aduxorth writes: Sky Muster, the first of the two satellites that will comprise Australia's NBN's Long-Term Satellite Service, has been successfully launched from Guiana Space Centre in South America. The two geostationary satellites will offer a total capacity of 135 gigabits per second, with 25/5Mbps wholesale speeds available to end users. The second satellite is expected to launch … [Link]
Mashable » Let's recap again: Your Facebook privacy statement is utterly meaningless
Here's a friendly tip from John Oliver to you: "Just because you say something in the voice of a southern debutante does not make it legally binding." And hopefully that ends all doubt in your mind that the Facebook privacy status may be real and not a stupid, never-ending hoax See also: How we all feel about the Facebook privacy … [Link]
Mashable » Stephen Colbert brings tech CEOs to the celebrity culture of late night
“You are my fifth billionaire of the show," Stephen Colbert humblebragged to the visibly jittery CEO of Snapchat on Wednesday night. "I'm collecting them now." In his first weeks as host of The Late Show, Colbert hasn't just planted his stake in the late night wars, but attempted to move beyond the usual late night guest lineup of celebrities, politicians and … [Link]
Mashable » Airbnb to start collecting taxes in Washington state
Airbnb’s transformation into a legitimate lodging business continues. Airbnb will begin collecting "certain taxes that apply to lodging" starting Oct. 15 on behalf of its hosts in Washington state. Tax rates for hotels and motels in the state vary depending on location. See also: Airbnb presents trip planning as entertainment with Apple TV app Automating lodging tax is one way that … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Budget NASA missions will head for asteroids or hellish Venus
Targets for a 2020 space mission include our hellishly hot neighbour or a heavy metal asteroid called Psyche
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Mashable » LG's new dual-camera phone lets you take groufies. Yes, groufies.
The word "selfie" makes sense — "self" implies you. Logical, right? But what if you're taking a photo of yourself with other people? That, ladies and gentleman, is called a groufie — at least according to LG The LG V10, the company's new dual-screen phone, has two front cameras, letting you take ultra-wide selfies. Now, in a promo video released … [Link]
Mashable » It's Peeple: The app where you review other humans — without their consent
Imagine a database that allows you and everyone you know to be ranked, classified and reviewed by someone you've dated, worked with or befriended, without their consent. Welcome to Peeple, described by the founders as a "positivity app." When it launches in November, Peeple will allow users to rate and search human beings in the same way we rank and file … [Link]
Mashable » Fish in the Thames have guts full of plastic
LONDON — Large numbers of fish in the river Thames have been discovered with plastic inside their guts. Researchers from Royal Holloway examined two types of fish in the city's waters, the common flounder and the smelt, and found that up to 75% of the flounder were affected, with 20% of the smelt also containing fibres. The news comes as the … [Link]
Mashable » Donald Trump says he would send back all Syrian refugees
Drawing loud cheers from a crowd in New Hampshire, Donald Trump said Wednesday night that he would kick out all Syrian refugees in the U.S. "I'm putting the people on notice that are coming here from Syria as a part of this mass migration, that if I win, if I win, they're going back," he said. "They're going back, I'm telling … [Link]
Mashable » 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5' is broken and you shouldn't play it
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 is a broken and poorly assembled game. It's not worth your time or money, and for fans of the series it's little better than a quarter-baked doppelganger of older, much better games. You really don't need to read any further, not unless you want to stop and stare at the trainwreck. See also: Lil Wayne slays Conan on 'Tony … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Coding Rhapsody [Comic]
Be sure to read this one while having Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” in mind. 
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Slashdot » Apple Bans iFixit Repair App From App Store After Apple TV Teardown
alphadogg writes: iFixit, the fix-it-yourself advocate for users of Apple, Google and other gear, has had its repair manual app banned from Apple's App Store after it conducted an unauthorized teardown of Apple TV and Siri remote. iFixit blogged "we're a teardown and repair company; teardowns are in our DNA — and nothing makes us happier than figuring out what … [Link]
Mashable » Hadids the new Kardashians? Gigi's brother is now modeling, too
With model sisters Gigi, 20, and Bella, 18, walking runways for Moschino, Versace and Burberry, it comes as no surprise that their 16-year-old kid brother, Anwar, would be next to strike a pose See also: 12 hot models with famous parents, ergo, incredible luck 
Image: Felisha TolentinoThe youngest son of former model and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reality star, Yolanda … [Link]
Mashable » The one where Ross goes back to London (to star in a sitcom)
David Schwimmer, best known for playing Ross Gellar on NBC's Friends, has just joined the cast of an upcoming U.K. program called Morning Has Broken The show, which will air next year, focuses on a struggling morning talk show hosted by "Queen of Daytime" Gail Sinclair (Julia Davis). When ratings begin to flounder, Sinclair and her team bring in Schwimmer's character, … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: Save 20% Off on Halloween Costumes!
We’re just a month away from Halloween, so if you’re looking for a costume, Amazon is currently running a promotion offering 20% off Halloween costumes! Just be sure to use promo code TRICKTREAT at checkout to take advantage of the deal! [Save 20% Off on Halloween Costumes with Promo Code TRICKTREAT] The post Amazon Deal of the Day: Save 20% … [Link]
Mashable » Former Volkswagen CEO not currently under investigation for emissions scandal
Martin Winterkorn, the former Volkswagen CEO who resigned last week amidst a wide-ranging emissions scandal, is not under investigation, AFP reports The press statement released by prosecutors in Braunschweig Monday, which previously claimed there would be a formal inquiry against Winterkorn, was "formulated incorrectly,” according to the report. The statement has since been amended, and now doesn't name Winterkorn directly. See … [Link]
Mashable » Amazon is heading to New York Comic-Con for the first time
Coming off its first-ever wins at the Emmys, Amazon is now setting its sights on the Comic-Con crowd The studio is set to make its New York Comic-Con debut this year with a panel for its alternative history drama The Man in the High Castle, from X-Files producer Frank Spotnitz See also: Best Emmys moment for streaming TV was push for … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Fallout 4 – S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Video Series – Charisma
Yay, another one! [Fallout 4] The post Fallout 4 – S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Video Series – Charisma appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Slashdot » The Real Cost of Mobile Ads
New submitter cvdwl writes: A New York Times (mildly paywalled) article and associated analysis discuss the consumer cost of mobile ads, assuming a US$0.01/MB data plan. The article provides one of the only estimates I've seen of the the real cost in time and money (and time is money) of mobile advertising. Ethics of ad-blockers aside, this highlights the hidden … [Link]
Slashdot » Reports: Telstra Customers Suffering Crippling Speeds To Any Apple Service
An anonymous reader writes: It appears a large number of customers of Telstra (one of Australia's largest telcos) have been suffering crippling speeds while attempting to connect to any Apple Service for the better part of four days. Reports indicate this is affecting Apple Music, Apple App Stores (on both iOS and OSX) and are stopping many Telstra customers from … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Foam heart could pump inside you just like the real thing
Researchers building soft robots out of flexible plastic and powered by air have now created a pumping artificial heart
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Giant Inflatable Jabba the Hutt Lawn Ornament
Thanks to Thinkgeek, you can now have a giant inflatable Jabba the Hutt lawn ornament (6 ft. tall x 10 ft.) to put in front of your home this Halloween! Yang chas Solo chone Wookiee! This Star Wars Jabba the Hutt Inflatable… inflates in just minutes. It has a built-in blower fan for easy inflation and includes stakes so nobody … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Data, design, and intuition
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 design researcher and … [Link]
Slashdot » Google and Microsoft Agree To Stand Down In Patent Wars
_0x783czar writes: Today Google and Microsoft have announced an end to litigious hostilities between themselves; signaling another step on the road to peace as the "global smartphone wars" wind down. This moves settles 18 lawsuits in the U.S. and Germany, including those involving Motorola Mobility's patents, which Google retained after selling Motorola Mobility to Lenovo. Both companies hope this move … [Link]
Slashdot » Scientists Discover How To Get Kids To Eat Their Vegetables
HughPickens.com writes: Roberto Ferdman writes in the Washington Post that researchers at Texas A&M University, looking for patterns in food consumption among elementary school children, found an interesting quirk about when and why kids choose to eat their vegetables. After analyzing plate waste data from nearly 8,500 students, it seems there's at least one variable that tends to affect whether … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Earthquake artificial intelligence knows where damage is worst
Algorithms can use seismic data and structural knowledge of buildings to judge which parts of a city will be most at risk and prioritise rescue efforts
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Mashable » It's now illegal in England and Wales to smoke in cars with kids inside
Smokers who light up in vehicles with children inside will face fines in England and Wales as anti-smoking measures are expanded to protect young people from the dangers of second-hand smoke. See also: Does smoking pot change the way the brain develops? The ban went into effect Thursday but police are not expected to issue a rash of fines as the … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Four short links: 1 October 2015
The Word Robot is Meaningless and We Need to Stop Saying It — As more and more household tasks become automated, the number of robots in our lives is growing rapidly. And the rise of connected devices raises a thorny … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » #Video Deal/Day: Linux Command Line for Beginners – $39.99 (Save 50%) Use code DEAL
Get "Linux Command Line for Beginners" today using code DEAL and save 50%!This sale ends at 2:00 AM 2015-10-02 (PDT, GMT-8:00). [Link]
Mashable » Sea turtles are wearing teeny swimsuits for one smelly reason
Sometimes the answer is in the poo, and given the typical watery environment of the sea turtle, those suckers can be hard to collect. The answer to the problem? Turtle swimsuits, naturally. Researchers at the University of Queensland, Australia are in the midst of a three-year project to try to identify and better protect the areas where endangered turtles feed, and … [Link]
Mashable » Tom Daley announces engagement in coolest way ever, world applauds
LONDON — British diver Tom Daley announced his engagement to screenwriter Dustin Lance Black on Thursday in the most awesome way ever — with an old-school registration in the back of The Times newspaper. See also: After Flop, Olympic Diver Tom Daley Outs Hateful Troll on Twitter The announcement was spotted first thing Thursday morning, and the news has quickly spread … [Link]
Slashdot » The Case For Going To Phobos Before Going To Mars
MarkWhittington writes: The current NASA thinking concerning the Journey to Mars program envisions a visit to the Martian moon Phobos in the early 2030s before attempting a landing on the Martian surface in the late 2030s, as Popular Mechanics noted. The idea of a practice run that takes astronauts almost but not quite to Mars is similar to what the … [Link]
Mashable » Newlyweds bill no-show wedding guests $75 for dinner
Getting married and planning a wedding can be stressful, and cause you to temporarily misplace your sense of humor — and your ability to forgive, apparently. Jessica Baker, of Golden Valley, Minnesota, was preparing to go to a family member's wedding with her husband when her mom called and told Jessica that she would be unable to babysit. Since children … [Link]
Mashable » This British garden disappeared into a massive sinkhole overnight
LONDON — People were evacuated from their homes in St. Albans overnight after a large sinkhole opened up at the end of a driveway. See also: 11 eerie sinkholes around the world The hole, which measures 20 metres by 20 metres (65 feet) and is 10 metres (32 feet) deep, has opened up in Fontwell Close, St. Albans, BBC News reported. … [Link]
Mashable » Burger mural filled with cheese and sex too raunchy for neighbourhood
That’s a whole lot of bun A street art mural in the culture capital of Australia, Melbourne, is ruffling a few lettuce leaves after it had some unexpected sexual references. The title, "Kama Sutra Burger," probably should have given away the fact this was not going to be a classic double hamburger with cheese. See also: Scuba divers explore massive sinkhole … [Link]
Mashable » Singapore government releases chirpy video making light of the pollution
SINGAPORE — "Don't let the haze faze you!" says the bright-eyed presenter, before going on to list a string of cringe-worthy pickup lines, in the Singapore government's latest video addressing the air pollution that has been shrouding Singapore's skies. The video tries to take a lighthearted dig at the smog which has been serious enough to shut schools in the country … [Link]
Mashable » 'Call of Duty' slammed for fake terrorist PR stunt in Singapore
In a misfired PR stunt Wednesday, the official Call of Duty Twitter account sent out a string of 20 supposedly "live" tweets to 2.8 million followers reporting a fictional terrorist attack in Singapore. To make the War of the Worlds-style farce more convincing, it switched its username and avatar on its verified Twitter account, and changed its background image to read … [Link]
Mashable » Scuba divers explore massive sinkhole at Australian beach
Scuba divers have explored inside the massive coastal sinkhole in Australia, releasing footage which shows the destruction beneath the water. The hole, which formed at Inskip Point near Fraser Island, Queensland, on Sunday, sucked in a car, camping trailer and caravan as the earth opened up. It is thought to be at least 3 metres deep and led to hundreds … [Link]
Mashable » Another blast hits China's Liucheng county after series of deadly mail bombs
A huge explosion damaged a six-storey building in southern China on Thursday at 8 a.m. local time, a day after a series of mail bombs blew up in over a dozen locations in the county, killing seven and injuring 51 people, state media (link in Chinese) is reporting. The explosion on the morning of China's National Day and the start of … [Link]
Mashable » Kmart Australia hit by customer data breach including names and addresses
Kmart Australia has called in the police to help get to the bottom of a significant security breach resulting in the exposure of customer details. The "external privacy breach" affected a number of customers who had shopped online with Kmart, the company announced in a statement Thursday. Names, email addresses, telephone numbers and billing addresses were some of the personal data … [Link]
Slashdot » Foam-Eating Worms May Offer Solution To Mounting Waste
ckwu writes: Polystyrene foams—including products like Styrofoam—are rarely recycled, and the materials biodegrade so slowly that they can sit in a landfill for hundreds of years. But a pair of new studies shows that mealworms will dine on polystyrene foam when they can't get a better meal, converting almost half of what they eat into carbon dioxide. In one study, … [Link]
Mashable » This couple duped an anti-gay pizzeria and then made out
Months after shutting its doors due to backlash for refusing to cater gay weddings, Memories Pizzeria in Indiana is back open for business, and they just catered a gay wedding. Well, inadvertently, but still Here's how it all went down, according to Chicago couple Robin Trevino and Jason Delgatto. After having a commitment ceremony in 2008, Trevino and Delgatto wanted … [Link]
Mashable » Artsy movies finally get their time in the sun with Tribeca Shortlist, which is like 'Netflix for indies'
One thing about online movies: you don't go for the brain food. The selection is often random and dissatisfying Tribeca Shortlist (TSL) launched on Wednesday as an attempt at a different type of on-demand movie subscription service, focused on quality, curation and turnover. The service will only feature about 150 movies at a time, for $4.99 a month with the chance … [Link]
Mashable » 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' stamps show us what the holidays are all about
A Charlie Brown Christmas, the 50-year-old animated special that taught generations of Peanuts fans the true meaning of Christmas and how to make any Christmas tree look special is now being immortalized in U.S. Postal Service Stamps. See also: Snoopy at 65: How an icon was born The colorful, and instantly classic, stamp collection commemorates the special’s 50th anniversary and the … [Link]
Slashdot » South Korean Citizen IDs Vulnerable, Based On US Model
An anonymous reader writes: South Korea's Resident Registration Number (RRN) has been proven 'vulnerable to almost any adversary' by the 'Queen of re-identification', Harvard Professor Latanya Sweeney, who previously proved that 87 percent of all Americans could be uniquely identified using just their ZIP code, birthdate, and sex. Sweeney was able to decrypt personal information from the RRN numbers of … [Link]
Mashable » Tesla adds two Supercharger stations in Australia for city-to-city travel
If you've got a Tesla and plan to drive from Sydney to Melbourne any time soon, consider yourself in luck. On Thursday, Tesla Motors launched two new Supercharger stations in Goulburn, New South Wales and Wodonga, Victoria — the first two supercharger stations available outside Australia's urban centres, a Tesla spokesperson told Mashable Australia — and perfectly positioned to help with … [Link]
Mashable » Want a drone for Christmas? So do a million others.
Forget the latest Apple releases: The most in-demand gadgets this holiday season might just be drones About a million drones may be sold as Christmas presents this year, estimates an administrator with the Federal Aviation Administration, who, understandably, sounds a little concerned at the prospect of so many unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on the loose "A lot of people who don't … [Link]
Mashable » A new dynasty began in the latest episode of 'Empire'
Cookie Lyon, meet your newest nemesis: Thurston "Thirsty" Rawlings Played by The Wire vet Andre Royo, Rawlings is a fast-talking lawyer who schmoozes his way into Lucious' defense team. He's slick, always in a colorful suit and is absolutely, unequivocally not to be messed with. Though he says he's not afraid to play dirty at the start of this episode, he … [Link]
Mashable » LG's new Watch Urbane is Android Wear's first LTE-equipped smartwatch
The watchphone is finally starting to become a reality. While not the first smartwatch with cellular connectivity (Samsung's made a few already), LG's newly announced second-generation Watch Urbane is the first Android Wear smartwatch with LTE in it. See also: LG's power-packed V10 has two screens and two selfie cameras The Watch Urbane doesn't ditch its Urbane genes and that's too … [Link]
Mashable » Muay Thai boxing is breathtaking in slow motion
Muay Thai boxing is the national sport of Thailand and a popular form of entertainment for both locals and tourists. If you can't watch a fight live, watching it in slow motion may be the next best thing. Read more…More about Thailand, Entertainment, Video, Sports, and Travel Leisure
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Mashable » Hitting Jell-O in slow motion with a tennis racket is mesmerizing
The Slow Mo Guys have returned yet again to deliver high quality eye candy. The YouTubers are famous for filming ridiculous events, obviously in slow motion, like a man exploding out of a giant water balloon, or a taser hitting someone's bare skin. This time the video was inspired by a picture submitted to Reddit, a Jell-O advertisement claiming that … [Link]
Mashable » Car totalled after GPS system directed the driver onto a train track
Proving yet again that technology is not foolproof, a man drove onto a train track in Melbourne, Australia after following GPS directions. After driving onto the tracks on Wednesday night, the driver tried to reverse his car out of the predicament, Victoria Police said in a statement. The car ended up becoming stuck on the tracks, in the path of an … [Link]
Slashdot » Former Cisco CEO: China, India, UK Will Lead US In Tech Race Without Action
Mickeycaskill writes: Former Cisco CEO John Chambers says the US is the only major country without a proper digital agenda and laments the fact none of the prospective candidates for the US Presidential Election have made it an issue. Chambers said China, India, the UK and France were among those to recognize the benefits of the trend but the US … [Link]
Mashable » LG's power-packed V10 has two screens and two selfie cameras
The LG V10 is not your typical Android smartphone. I think it's fair to call LG's V10 the world's first ultra phone. How so? Let's start with its two screens. In addition to the 5.7-inch QuadHD display, there's a smaller secondary screen that's physically connected to it, but operates as a completely separate display that's always on 24/7. The second screen … [Link]
Mashable » Secret Service officials tried to embarrass critical congressman
Scores of U.S. Secret Service employees improperly accessed the decade-old, unsuccessful job application of a congressman who was investigating scandals inside the agency, a new government report said Wednesday. An assistant director suggested leaking embarrassing information to retaliate against Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, chairman of the House oversight committee. The actions by the employees could represent criminal violations under the U.S. … [Link]
Mashable » Russia-linked hackers tried to access Clinton's email server 5 times
Russia-linked hackers tried at least five times to pry into Hillary Clinton's private email account while she was secretary of state, emails released Wednesday show. It is unclear if she clicked on any attachment and exposed her account. Clinton received the infected emails, disguised as speeding tickets, over four hours early on the morning of Aug. 3, 2011. The emails instructed … [Link]
Mashable » Congress narrowly avoids government shutdown, funds Planned Parenthood
The U.S. Government remains open for business — for the time being. Just hours before a midnight deadline, a bitterly divided Congress approved a stopgap spending bill Wednesday to keep the federal government open — but with no assurance there won't be yet another shutdown showdown in December. See also: Congress proves it's now impossible to talk sanely about abortion Democrats … [Link]
Mashable » The mascot-stealing bender that puts your biggest nights to shame
Your rowdiest, most debauched night has nothing on Joseph Gillespie Gillespie, you see, was accused of stealing a minor-league baseball team's mascot costume, fleeing the scene while wearing said costume, then continuing to party the night away while dressed as a dragon That all happened two weekends ago. But this Wednesday, the world finally learned Gillespie's side of the story Epic … [Link]
Slashdot » Researchers: Thousands of Medical Devices Are Vulnerable To Hacking
itwbennett writes: At the DerbyCon security conference, researchers Scott Erven and Mark Collao explained how they located Internet-connected medical devices by searching for terms like 'radiology' and 'podiatry' in the Shodan search engine. Some systems were connected to the Internet by design, others due to configuration errors. And much of the medical gear was still using the default logins and … [Link]
Mashable » It's not Wi-Fi Assist using all your data, it's your settings
It’s time to stop panicking about Apple's Wi-Fi assist feature in iOS 9. If you've been blowing through data since upgrading to iOS 9 or buying a new iPhone, it's probably not because of Wi-Fi Assist; it's because of your bad settings. See also: The 15 best features of iOS 9, in GIFs Wi-Fi assist is a new feature Apple introduced … [Link]
Mashable » Becoming a TV doctor is harder than you think
BURBANK, California — In any other scenario, the scene taking place would be a grave emergency: There are three gurneys lined up, each with a patient surrounded by IV stands and connected to wires There's a man, a pregnant woman, and a slightly portly gentleman whose hairy legs are sticking out from underneath a blue surgical towel that's covering his pelvic … [Link]
Mashable » Satellite launches into orbit to bring speedy Internet to rural Australia
The "Rolls Royce" option of the National Broadband Network (NBN), a A$500 million, 6,400-kilogram satellite, has been launched into space from South America. Carrying much of the hopes of the NBN on its expensive shoulders, Sky Muster was launched on a rocket at about 6.30 a.m. AEST Thursday, as the Australian Financial Review reports. The satellite is designed to provide broadband … [Link]
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