Anyone who works as a freelancer these days has to be at least a bit familiar with techie things. But it isn’t just that. When I was a kid and those vaguely SF puppet shows were on the television and all the other kids wanted to be Greg Gogetem or Steve Savetheuniverse, I wanted to be the guy in a white coat and glasses called Doc or Brains. Here are some technology-related feeds I find useful and/or entertaining.
Slashdot » The Decline of 'Big Soda': Is Drinking Soda the New Smoking?
HughPickens.com writes: Margot Sanger-Katz reports in the NYT that soda consumption is experiencing a serious and sustained decline as sales of full-calorie soda in the United States have plummeted by more than 25 percent over the past twenty years. Nearly two-thirds of Americans say they are actively trying to avoid the drinks that have been a mainstay of American culture … [Link]
Mashable » Man who killed 9 at Oregon college shot himself, too, police say
The 26-year-old who went on a deadly rampage at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon killed himself after police arrived, authorities said Saturday. The medical examiner determined Chris Harper-Mercer committed suicide, according to a statement from the Douglas County Sheriff's Department. Before he shot himself, he killed nine others in a writing class. The dead ranged in age from 18 to … [Link]
Mashable » How to (sort of) fly the Air Hogs Star Wars R/C X-Wing Starfighter
Our Product Analyst and resident X-Wing Starfighter Pilot, Raymond Wong, recently traveled to Central Park to test out the new Air Hogs R/C X-Wing Starfighter. Read more…More about Star Wars, Tech, Gadgets, X Wing, and Air Hogs [Link]
Slashdot » Selected Provisions: TPP, CETA, and TiSA Trade Agreements
While proponents suggest that international trade agreements increase economic prosperity, writes reader Dangerous_Minds, it's often hard to find much detail about their details. Here's an exception: Freezenet is offering an update to known provisions of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and the Trades in Services Agreement (TiSA). Among the findings are provisions permitting … [Link]
Slashdot » Google As Alphabet Subsidiary Drops "Don't Be Evil"
CNet, The Verge, and many other outlets are reporting that with the official transition of Google (as overarching company) to Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, Google's made another change that's caught a lot of people's attention: the company has swapped out their famous motto "Don't be evil" for one with a slightly different ring: "Do the right thing." Doing the … [Link]
Mashable » LinkedIn pays big after class action lawsuit over user emails
The company known for using reminder emails to get you to use its professional networking service will now have to pay a hefty sum for taking the tactic a bit too far In an email sent by LinkedIn on Friday, users were notified that they were eligible for a class action settlement related to email marketing. The company has agreed to … [Link]
Mashable » Flooding shuts down Charleston, South Carolina as East Coast is battered by storm
Nearly all of Charleston, South Carolina's historic downtown was shut down Saturday as heavy rains pounded the southern half the East Coast. While Hurricane Joaquin is no longer a threat, a separate East Coast storm system is breaking rainfall records in North and South Carolina, and the rains aren't expected to stop any time soon See also: Thousand-year rains underway in … [Link]
Slashdot » Soon-to-Be US Ed Chief Was Almost FB CEO's Ed Chief
theodp writes: Before President Obama announced John B. King as his pick to replace outgoing U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan (who is returning to Chicago, where his kids now attend a $30K-a-year private school), King was Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's pick to lead Zuck's failed $100 million "reform" effort of Newark's Schools. From The Prize: Who's in Charge of America's … [Link]
Mashable » What does your first date lipstick say about you?
Your lipstick could be the key to a second date, if that's what you choose. In order to uncover the messages different shades of lipstick send to our dates, Mashable spoke with Professor Karen Pine, a notable fashion psychologist and author of Mind What You Wear, The Psychology of Fashion. Pine applied her knowledge about color theory to some of the … [Link]
Mashable » The Force is not strong with Air Hogs' Star Wars R/C X-Wing Starfighter
Video: Mark Boyer, Noah Throop Ho ho ho, Merry Chri—Star Wars! Happy Hanuk—Star Wars! Happy Kwan-Star Wars! I can't help but have Star Wars on my mind 24/7. We're so close — mere months away — from the release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens that I can feel the Force coursing through my very being. See also: … [Link]
Mashable » Go 1,000 miles between fill-ups with Chevy's 2016 Volt
"Range-extended EV" or "plug-in hybrid": Chevy doesn't care what you call the all-new 2016 Volt… so long as you buy one. If Chevy and its representatives had its druthers, however, you and I would refer to the Volt as a range-extended EV. That's because the compact five-seater can travel 53 miles in all-electric "EV" mode. And after the initial charge … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » How to Spot a Fake Gamer [Pic]
Yes, fake gamers do exist. Here’s how to spot them. [Source: BF on Tumblr] The post How to Spot a Fake Gamer [Pic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Weirdness of Super Mario EXPLAINED!
The Mushroom Kingdom is…weird. From evil mushrooms, carnivorous plants, plumbing used for transportation, and flying turtles, Mario’s world stands out as one of the most bizarre universes of its era. But could there be an explanation for all this.. weirdness? Join Jamin on this week’s episode of Game/Show to find out just why Nintendo’s Mushroom Kingdom is such a strange … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Splitting the Atom [Comic]
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Slashdot » Cape Verde Boulders Indicate Massive Tsunami 73,000 Years Ago
TaleSlinger writes: Researchers from University of Bristol, UK found that boulders strewn 200m above sea level on Cape Verde, off the west coast of Africa, were ripped from cliffs below and washed up there by a tsunami between 170m and 270m (550-850ft). Researchers at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory dated the tsunami at 73,000 years ago. It's interesting that this … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Lord of the Rings: Ramdom Facts That Every Fan Should Know – Part II
Read the first part of this infographic here: The Lord of the Rings: Ramdom Facts That Every Fan Should Know. 
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Popular Science » Why Is America's Weather Model Falling Short of Europe's?
A GFS model forecast NOAA When comparing the United States's weather models with Europe's, the U.S. tends to come up short. Take Hurricane Joaquin. The U.S. models initially predicted the storm was headed for various locations along the East Coast, while the European model predicted a sharp turn eastward. And as we roll into the weekend, it looks as though … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Daily API RoundUp: Atom.io, Applozic, Angus.ai Plus 9 More APIs
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 » The making of the music and sounds in 'Destiny'
Assembling the audio direction for a game like Destiny is no small task. You need deep knowledge of the game. Musical literacy. A creative eye and ear. And sizzling vegetables, styrofoam and big cats.C Paul Johnson leads the two-headed team at Bungie that's responsible for everything you hear in Destiny. On one side, there's Skye Lewin and Mike Salvatori. They, along … [Link]
Mashable » Vatican priest comes out as gay, in a relationship, gets fired
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Saturday fired a monsignor who came out as gay on the eve of a big meeting of the world's bishops to discuss church outreach to gays, divorcees and more traditional Catholic families. The Vatican took action after Krzysztof Charamsa, a mid-level official in its doctrine office, came out in newspaper interviews in Italy and Poland … [Link]
Slashdot » F-35 Ejection Seat Fears Ground Lightweight Pilots
An anonymous reader writes: Writing for Defense News, Lara Seligman and Aaron Mehta report that "[c]oncerns about increased risk of injury to F-35 pilots during low-speed ejections have prompted the US military services to temporarily restrict pilots who weigh less than 136 pounds from flying the aircraft. During August tests of the ejection seat, built by Martin-Baker, testers discovered an … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Professional Gaming [Comic]
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Star Wars Death Star USB Wall Charger
Bring the power of the dark side into your home with Thinkgeek’s Death Star USB wall charger! There’s an easier and safer way to tap into the power of the Dark Side with this Star Wars Death Star USB Wall Charger. Measuring 2 3/4″ across and extending 1 3/4″ from the wall, it plugs into a grounded outlet and provides … [Link]
Mashable » Nearly complete mammoth skeleton found on Michigan soy farm
Scientists excavated a nearly complete mammoth skeleton in Michigan, discovered by a soybean farmer on his land. According to the Washington Post, farmer James Bristle of Chelsea, Michigan, was digging in his soybean field when he thought he discovered a completely buried fence post. That turned out to be one of the mammoth's ribs. See also: Snakes develop penises using genes … [Link]
Slashdot » US Bombs Hit Doctors Without Borders Hospital
Prune writes: According to multiple news sources, U.S. airstrikes partially destroyed a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital in Afghanistan, killing at least nine staff members and at least 50 overall, including patients, and this after giving its coordinates to U.S. forces multiple times. I'm especially saddened to report this given I had become one of the supporters of this charity … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Staggering Beauty: Just A Screenshot From ‘Mad Max’
It looks like some stunning desktop wallpaper some insanely talented artist spit out over the course of a year, but it is actually just a screen capture of a single frame of a storm taking place during a random Mad Max playthrough. THIS is how far gaming has come, people. [(imgur) | Mad Max] The post Staggering Beauty: Just A … [Link]
Slashdot » Artists Create a 1000-Year GIF Loop
jovius writes: Finnish artists Juha van Ingen and Janne Särkelä have developed a monumental GIF called AS Long As Possible, which loops once per 1000 years. The 12 gigabyte GIF is made of 48,140,288 numbered frames, that change about every 10 minutes. They plan to start the loop in 2017, when GIF turns 30 years old. "If nurturing a GIF … [Link]
Mashable » Demi Lovato does nude Vanity Fair shoot without makeup, re-touching
It seems singer Demi Lovato wanted to walk the walk when promoting her new album, Confident. The "Cool for the Summer" singer stripped in front of Vanity Fair photographer Patrick Ecclesine, producing tasteful nude photos she wanted to be free of makeup and post-processing retouches See also: Don't tell your mother about Demi Lovato's 'Cool for the Summer' video Watch this … [Link]
Mashable » Rescuers try to free hundreds trapped under mudslide in Guatemala
UPDATED 6:30 p.m. ET: At least 56 bodies have been recovered from El Cambray Dos, a village 9 miles from Guatemala's capital, after a mudslide Thursday evening. As many as 600 could be missing, said Alejandro Maldonado, the head of the Guatemalan disaster agency. Relatives say they are receiving calls and texts from people trapped under the rubble, the BBC reports … [Link]
Mashable » 'The Leftovers' is a new kind of religious TV — especially Season 2
In the sixth episode of The Leftovers, Nora (Carrie Coon) — a woman who lost her whole family in a Rapture-like event that claimed two percent of the world’s population — confronts a man who has written a book about coming to terms with the so-called Departure. He spins an elegant story about accepting “ambiguous loss.” “Bullshit,” Nora counters. “I’m sorry?” … [Link]
Mashable » Vine is the Hollywood of the app store
The highest and best use of social media platforms, it sometimes seems, is to create fame out of anonymity, both momentarily and permanently YouTube has its Lily Singh and its PewDiePie, Instagram has its Jen Selter, Twitter has its Justin Halpern, and Snapchat has its Mark Kaye Vine has been no slouch. Perhaps it earned more notice when Vine celebrity Shawn … [Link]
Slashdot » DHS Detains Mayor of Stockton, CA, Forces Him To Hand Over His Passwords
schwit1 writes: Anthony Silva, the mayor of Stockton, California, recently went to China for a mayor's conference. On his return to San Francisco airport he was detained by Homeland Security, and then had his two laptops and his mobile phone confiscated. They refused to show him any sort of warrant (of course) and then refused to let him leave until … [Link]
Mashable » The scariest part of Halloween is discontinued candy
Everyone knows the best part about Halloween is the costumes Sike. It's the candy. The hard part is falling in love with a Halloween treat that's rudely pulled from the shelves. Here are some discontinued Halloween delights that will remain forever in our hearts. See also: If Halloween candy were high school superlatives 
Image: Mashable Composite, 2/Gustaf Brundin/Ocean/Corbis Atlantide Phototravel/Corbis1. Nestlé … [Link]
Mashable » 9 harrowing photos of the original daredevil stunt that inspired 'The Walk'
In 1974, after six years of planning, French aerialist Philippe Petit walked across a tightrope stretched between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City Though Petit was subsequently arrested after his daring stunt, the aerial performance inspired a documentary, Man on a Wire, and more recently was the subject of The Walk, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as … [Link]
Slashdot » Volkswagen Diesel Scandal Logistics Imply Sizable Conspiracy
Guinnessy writes with an interesting analysis of the Volkswagen software cheating scandal: Physics Today's Charles Day takes a look at how diesel engines work, and why it's clear it's not just a lone software engineer who came up with the cheat. "…[S]oftware is impotent without hardware. To recognize when a car was being tested and not driven, the defeat device … [Link]
Mashable » 6 frozen meals that deserve a spot in every freezer
Frozen food isn't just about microwaving a Hot Pocket at 2 a.m. when you're too wasted to make anything else. It can be a legitimate culinary experience, and save time to boot. When Clarence Birdseye introduced flash freezing to the public in 1929, frozen food took off in a big way As more women entered the workforce, many were still expected … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: Save BIG on Swiss Legend Watches, 55LM GPS Navigator, Stickerless Speed Cube
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, here are 3 great deals I’ve stumbled on for you guys. –Swiss Legend Watches: Starting at $49.99 (87% Off and More!) –Garmin nüvi 55LM GPS Navigator System – $159.99 $99.99 (38% Off) –Newisland Eco-Friendly Plastics Speed Cube; Super-durable and Vivid Colors Stickerless Cube – $30.99 $10.99 (65% Off) The post Amazon Deal … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Imagination: Visualizing a Child’s Imaginary World in Stop-Motion
From Marc Donahue: As children, we viewed the world through the lenses of our imaginations. The carpet became lava, the shadows formed monsters, the family minivan was a spaceship. But the older we got, the more reality set in, and soon we forgot the magic our minds could create. We invite you to step back into your childhood and take … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » 9 Kids Who Clearly Don’t Give a Darn About School
It’s a fact of life, kids are honest… often too honest for their own good. 
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Spending Your Money: Brain vs. Heart [Comic]
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Harsh Reality Behind the ‘Pikmin’ Games
It’s actually very Christopher Columbus now that I see it in a more realistic light. Pikmin is some twisted stuff. (imgur) The post The Harsh Reality Behind the ‘Pikmin’ Games appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Slashdot » Some Apple iPhone 6s and 6s Plus Smartphones Mysteriously Powering Down
MojoKid writes: Apple's iPhone 6s and 6s Plus were two of the most highly anticipated smartphones to launch so far this year. The excitement surrounding Apple's new refresh cycle flagships was so great that Apple reported record first weekend sales, with 13 million devices finding their way to customers. However, it appears that some of those customers are having a … [Link]
Mashable » How to figure out what you're good at (not just what you're passionate about)
It’s a universal dream to do what we're passionate about. The only problem with this aspiration is that sometimes the thing we most care about isn't what we do best. As Gloria Steinem famously said, "We teach what we need to learn, and write what we need to know." Don't worry! This doesn't mean your dream is dead. It just means … [Link]
Mashable » 31 dazzling sunsets from around the world
Even the most mundane destinations turn into dazzling dreamscapes at sunset. And when the sun sets on the world's most beautiful landmarks? We'll let the photos speak for themselves. See also: Photographer Shoots 24 Sunsets in a Day by Plane Here are 31 destination sunsets to wake up your wanderlust. Beware, though: you'll be planning your next vacation by list's end. … [Link]
Mashable » 22 absurd camping supplies no one will ever need
There’s nothing better than spending a few days in the wilderness. Except for the fact that there's no WiFi, television, kitchen, quesadillas, electricity, bathrooms or stereo systems. With the rise of ridiculous tech that nobody needs and our over-connected lifestyles, glamping has unfortunately become a normal experience for outdoor enthusiasts looking to get away but not actually See also: 13 Ridiculous … [Link]
Mashable » Wing-walking on planes was not for the faint of heart
1925Ivan Unger and Gladys Roy play tennis on top of a biplane.Image: Apic/Getty ImagesIt was not long after the Wright Brothers’ historic first flight that people began attempting death-defying stunts on airplanes.The first known instance of someone daring to walk on the wings of a plane in flight was actually a practical demonstration of the lateral stability of a particular modelU.S. … [Link]
Mashable » The importance of human innovation in A.I. ethics
Introspection has become a commodity. The idea that our ability to reflect has been outsourced to algorithms may seem hyperbolic. We assume we have agency regarding the choices we make, influenced by the paradigm of personalization but not subsumed within a Matrix of someone else’s making. But how do you know? Have you created a list of activities you’d never delegate? … [Link]
Mashable » The gender-neutral kids clothing you've been searching for
“If it's not pink, then it's not for a girl," Courtney Hartman says about the children's clothes she's encountered when shopping for her young children The mother of two wanted to purchase options that didn't stay within traditional blue/pink gender cliches But these products didn't exist — most girl's clothing was pink with sparkles and boy's clothing often focused on sports … [Link]
Mashable » High school students wear actual scarlet letters to protest sexist dress codes
While many protests have emerged against school dress codes as of late, students at Charleston County School of the Arts in South Carolina took it one step further and borrowed a leaf out of their assigned reading and incorporated The Scarlet Letter into their protest to remind everyone that teen girls' bodies are not a distraction The young women of Charleston … [Link]
Slashdot » Samsung Decides Not To Patch Kernel Vulnerabilities In Some S4 Smartphones
An anonymous reader writes: QuarksLAB, a security research company, has stumbled upon two kernel vulnerabilities for Samsung Galaxy S4 devices, which Samsung has decided to patch only for recent devices running Android Lollipop, but not Jelly Bean or KitKat. The two vulnerabilities (kernel memory disclosure and kernel memory corruption) were discovered in February 2014 and reported to Samsung in August … [Link]
Mashable » Intrusion by large group of migrants stops Eurotunnel service overnight
LONDON — Eurotunnel passenger service between France and the UK was gradually resuming Saturday morning after being suspended overnight due to an intrusion of their French terminal by more than 100 migrants and refugees. A large group "arrived together in a well-organised manner, broke through the fences and all clearly knew where they were going," a Eurotunnel spokesman said See also: … [Link]
Mashable » MSF demands answers as U.S. bombing hits Afghanistan hospital, killing at least 19
UPDATED: 5:55 p.m. PT, Oct. 3 Doctors Without Borders has demanded answers after its hospital on the front lines of conflict in Kunduz, Afghanistan, was bombed in a U.S. airstrike, which killed at least 19 people, including three children, and injured dozens of others. The office of Afghani President Ashraf Ghani said Gen. John Campbell, the head of U.S.-led forces in … [Link]
Slashdot » A Broke Fan Owes $5,400 For Pokemon-Themed Party Posters
Jason Koebler writes: A fan has been ordered by a Washington judge to pay the Pokémon Company International $5,400 for copyright infringement after attempting to throw a Pokemon-themed party earlier this summer. Even though he canceled the free event, the Pokemon Company successfully sued Ramar Larkin Jones, for using an image of Pikachu to promote the Unofficial PAX Pokemon Kickoff … [Link]
Mashable » 'If I ever die in a mass shooting' tweets call for action after UCC tragedy
In the wake of the Umpqua Community College mass shooting, the 15th such tragedy President Barack Obama has addressed during his tenure, Twitter users responded to the commander-in-chief's call for tougher gun control laws Within hours of the tragedy, users took to Twitter to call for the politicization of mass shootings to support stricter gun control laws. They tweeted variations of … [Link]
Mashable » Fate of cargo ship uncertain after Hurricane Joaquin batters Bahamas
UPDATED: 9:25 a.m. ET ELEUTHERA, Bahamas — Hurricane Joaquin destroyed houses, uprooted trees and unleashed heavy flooding as it hurled torrents of rain across the Bahamas on Friday, and the U.S. Coast Guard tried to reach a disabled cargo ship with 33 people aboard that lost contact during the storm. The Coast Guard said the 735-foot (224-meter) ship named El Faro … [Link]
Mashable » Even the well-endowed man deserves comfortable slimfit jeans
From phone charging to fart-proof pants, 2015 is the year of problem-fixing bottoms Mugsy Jeans, a startup men’s fashion brand, has launched a line of jeans that give men extra space in the crotch area. The jeans, which come in four shades and run from waist sizes 29 to 38, cost $149 each. Leo Tropeano, the brand's founder, started the company … [Link]
Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: Is the Gap Between Data Access Speeds Widening Or Narrowing?
New submitter DidgetMaster writes: Everyone knows that CPU registers are much faster than level1, level2, and level3 caches. Likewise, those caches are much faster than RAM; and RAM in turn is much faster than disk (even SSD). But the past 30 years have seen tremendous improvements in data access speeds at all these levels. RAM today is much, much faster … [Link]
Mashable » Every time Kim Davis and her attorneys have stretched the truth
Kim Davis and her attorneys have been plastered across news websites over the past few weeks after the Kentucky clerk repeatedly refused to issue marriage licenses following a recent Supreme Court ruling that effectively legalized same-sex marriage across the United States News sites have mostly written about her standoffs with same-sex couples or her five-day stint in jail. But Davis and … [Link]
Mashable » All those cars James Bond destroyed in 'Spectre' cost $34 million
James Bond is no stranger to wanton destruction… but not on this sort of scale. 007 reportedly destroyed roughly $34 million worth of cars — including seven out of 10 specially-created Aston Martin DB10s — during the filming of the forthcoming Bond film Spectre, according to a report in the Daily Mail See also: Jaguar Land Rover unveils the new Bond … [Link]
Mashable » Baseball selfie girls use Internet infamy for good
The sorority sisters who became famous for taking selfies at a baseball game aren't as self-obsessed as you may think A clip of a group of women enjoying two of America's pastimes Wednesday evening — selfies and baseball — went viral earlier this week. Announcers Steve Berthiaume and Bob Brenly had a great time criticizing the women for snapping selfies with … [Link]
Mashable » Report: Apple is getting a second 'spaceship' 5 miles from Cupertino
How big is Apple? Big enough it needs not one, but two so-called "spaceship" offices. That's approximately two more than your company. Apple just signed a deal on Landbank Investment's Central & Wolfe project, a 777,100 square foot campus currently being built in Sunnyvale, California, reports the Silicon Valley Business Journal. The building will be a large, curvaceous glass structure with … [Link]
Mashable » Flight attendant leaves secret notes of encouragement for plane passengers
Flight attendant Taylor Tippett has discovered a way to make a passenger's flight just a bit more comfortable: a simple, handwritten note For nearly a year, the Washington D.C.-based attendant for American Airlines has been taping slips of paper marked with words of encouragement to the windows of airplanes. She shares an image of each note to Instagram, alongside the … [Link]
Mashable » FIFA: Sepp Blatter rejects top sponsors' demands he quit
Finally, we may have an answer to the question of what it will take for major sponsors to apply some pressure toward ending the miserable, corrupt reign of Sepp Blatter as FIFA president Not that it seems to make any difference as far as Blatter is concerned; his attorney immediately rejected the notion that he'll step down anytime soon See also: … [Link]
Mashable » Mass shootings have killed more in U.S. than terrorist attacks
As President Barack Obama angrily addressed the nation about the Umpqua Community College tragedy—the 15th time he's spoken about a mass shooting — he made a pointed statement about the need to politicize the event to affect change and the limited power of prayer. "I said each time we see one of these mass shootings, our thoughts and prayers are not … [Link]
Mashable » Can't afford a brand-new Veyron? Now you can get one 'Bugatti certified'
‘Certified pre-owned' (CPO) and 'Bugatti Veyron' are two titles no one ever imagined would be pushed together. And, yet, here we are. That's right; now you, too, can own a certified pre-owned Bugatti Veyron. I'm just going to let that one sink in for a second. See also: Bugatti's new video game racer previews Veyron successor The Bugatti Veyron, produced between … [Link]
Slashdot » $50 Fire Tablet With High-capacity SDXC Slot Doesn't See E-books On the SD Card
Robotech_Master writes: For all that the $50 Fire tablet has a 128 GB capable SDXC card slot that outclasses every other tablet in its price range, and it evolved out of Amazon's flagship e-book reader, it strangely lacks the ability to index e-books on that card. This seems like a strange oversight, given that every other media app on the … [Link]
Slashdot » American IT Workers Increasingly Alleging Discrimination
An anonymous reader writes: Some U.S. IT workers who have been replaced with H-1B contractors are alleging discrimination and are going to court. They are doing so in increasing numbers. There are at least seven IT workers at Disney who are pursuing, or plan to pursue, federal and state discrimination administrative complaints over their layoffs. Separately, there are ongoing court … [Link]
Slashdot » How Steve Jobs Outsmarted Carly Fiorina
HughPickens.com writes: Carly Fiorina likes to boast about her friendship with Apple founder Steve Jobs but Fortune Magazine reports that it turns out Carly may have outfoxed of by Apple's late leader. In January 2004, Steve Jobs and Carly Fiorina cut a deal where HP could slap its name on Apple's wildly successful iPod and sell it through HP retail … [Link]
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