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 » Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess getting a shiny, HD version next year
Fans can soon explore one of the darkest The Legend of Zelda chapters all over again. Nintendo announced Thursday that an HD version Twilight Princess, first released in 2006 for the Wii and GameCube, will come to the Wii U in March. SEE ALSO: 'Legend of Zelda' meets 'Game of Thones' in an intense fan-made mashup Twilight Princess told the … [Link]
Mashable » Teen Vogue's independence from Vogue is over amid tears
NEW YORK — Teen Vogue, the teenage-skewed monthly offshoot of Vogue magazine, has always been independent from its glamorous parent, but that is ending Teen Vogue replaced its top business executive, publisher, Jason Wagenheim. Wagenheim will be replaced by Susan Palgemann, Vogue's publisher and Conde Nast's Chief Revenue Officer, signifying that both of Teen Vogue's editorial and business teams would now … [Link]
Mashable » New video takes you on Philae lander's trip above a comet
Take a flight above the surface of a comet with a new animation showing the path of the first spacecraft to ever soft-land on a comet hurtling through deep space The new video from the European Space Agency (ESA) shows the Philae bouncing off its intended landing spot and spinning above Comet 67P to its final landing spot one year … [Link]
Mashable » Final Fantasy's Cloud will join 'Smash Bros.' with his big, bad Buster Sword
Deep breaths, nerds. Nintendo has added an unexpected cameo character to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS: Final Fantasy VII's Cloud Strife. See also: 7 questions with the creator of 'Super Smash Bros.' Cloud and a stage based on Final Fantasy's Midgar area will be released together, though Nintendo hasn't specified a release date or price. The Midgar stage … [Link]
Mashable » ISIS threatens Russia in new propaganda video, says 'Kremlin will be ours'
The Islamic State (ISIS) militant group has released a new video threatening to launch attacks in Russia "soon, very soon." The highly produced video, laden with the the trademark of ISIS' Al Hayat media center and confirmed by the monitoring group SITE, was released Wednesday and is titled "Soon, Very Soon the Blood Will Spill Like an Ocean." See also: U.S.-backed … [Link]
Mashable » Social media stars forced off social media while on 'The Amazing Race'
LOS ANGELES — The digital stars competing in The Amazing Race will face many challenges in the upcoming season. But their biggest test might be the show's no-cell-phones, no-Internet rule. CBS announced Wednesday that its upcoming season will feature 11 teams comprised of all YouTube, Vine and Instagram stars including Tyler Oakley, Burnie Burns, Blair Fowler, Zach King, Cole LaBrant, Jessica … [Link]
Mashable » Vivid new photo of Pluto in rainbow light is totally psychedelic, dude
A psychedelic new image of Pluto is enough to make a space nerd's day — or even her week. A newly released photo shows a false-color view of Pluto as captured by New Horizons during its close flyby with the dwarf planet in July. The exaggerated colors are used by scientists to "highlight the many subtle color differences between Pluto's distinct … [Link]
Slashdot » PostgreSQL Getting Parallel Query
New submitter iamvego writes: A major feature PostgreSQL users have requested for some time now is to have the query planner "parallelize" a query. Now, thanks to Robert Haas and Amit Kapila, this has now materialized in the 9.6 branch. Robert Haas writes in his blog entry that so far it only supports splitting up a sequential scan between multiple … [Link]
Mashable » Coolest dad ever built a 400-lb. 'Star Wars' Death Star above his house
Decoration envy is real This Halloween, Colby Powell and his children decided to build an enormous Star Wars Death Star above their house to impress trick-or-treaters. But the shamelessly fluorescent star, which was 23 feet tall and weighed 400 pounds, attracted enormous attention — so the family decided to keep it up. Now it towers over their otherwise Death Star-free suburban … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Alarm Clock That Slaps You in the Face to Wake You Up [Video]
Simone Giertz built an alarm clock that slaps her in the face with a rubber arm to wake her up in the morning. She took a regular alarm clock apart and wired it to an Arduino UNO board, which controlled a rubber arm attached to a 165 rpm brushless DC motor through a relay. Simone has also invented a robot … [Link]
Mashable » Sainsbury's charming Christmas advert will put you in the holiday spirit
Retailers consider the holiday season an exercise in making customers sob their hardest. Sainsbury's 2015 Christmas advert is no exception. The U.K. supermarket chain shared this season's ad on Thursday, featuring a sweet but mischievous cat named Mog who nearly ruins Christmas for his family. After Mog nearly burns down her home through an increasingly unfortunate series of events, the … [Link]
Mashable » Artist plants classic paintings in modern urban settings
Alexey Kondakov is bringing classical paintings into the 21st century. The Ukraine-based artist marries the subjects of Renaissance paintings with an urban setting for his series The Daily Life of Gods. In these collages, the women and men of classical art ride buses and metro trains and explore alleyways and dark bars. See also: Striking photo series transports mechanics into Renaissance … [Link]
Mashable » It's Ryan Gosling's 35th birthday and he wants his fans to Feel the Bern
Hey girl, Ryan Gosling is a Bernie Sanders fan. The actor, who is celebrating his 35th birthday Thursday, broke a lengthy Twitter hiatus to ask his followers to share a video of Bernie Sanders, who is running for president as a Democrat. For my birthday… Could you do me a solid and pass this around?https://t.co/EByak8o1Vi — Ryan Gosling (@RyanGosling) November … [Link]
Popular Science » Dog Sets Dog Skateboarding Record For Dogs
Otto The Bulldog Skateboards Screenshot by author, from YouTube It’s been a weird year for skateboards. As foretold, hoverboards are here, but they’re either really limited in what they can do or they’re not actually hovering. Fortunately, Peru’s Otto the Skateboarding Bulldog is here to set us straight: What matters isn’t how the board moves, it’s how cool it looks … [Link]
Slashdot » Apple Apparently Planning Mobile Peer-To-Peer Payment Service
An anonymous reader writes: According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple is planning peer-to-peer services (paywalled) as an adjunct to its Apple Pay system. The company is said to be in talks with major banks including JP Morgan and Wells Fargo to develop a new framework that could be in place as early as 2016, and which would facilitate payment … [Link]
Popular Science » Scientists Invent A Liquid With Holes In It
Artist's impression of porous liquid Queen's University Belfast You've heard of holy water, but what about hole-y water? In a paper published this week in Nature, researchers announced that they have developed a liquid with its molecules structured in such a way that they have 'holes' within the liquid. Picture a sponge that can flow like water, and you'll have … [Link]
Mashable » Alleged mobster who inspired 'Goodfellas' cleared in New York court
An 80-year-old alleged mobster was acquitted on Thursday in a New York court on charges he helped plan the legendary 1978 Lufthansa robbery immortalized in the movie Goodfellas Vincent Asaro, part of the infamous Bonanno crime family, was found not guilty on all charges brought forward in the federal trial, where prosecutors argued that Asaro had committed murder, robbery and other … [Link]
Mashable » A bitter coda to the Great NBA Emoji War of 2015
Like a conniving brother who snuck back in the bedroom to whap his sibling upside the head one last time after Mom declared the skirmish over, the Dallas Mavericks have refused to let bygones be bygones and circled back late to win the Great NBA Emoji War of 2015 At least for now. This digital bloodbath might never end See also: … [Link]
Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: How To Determine If One Is On a Watchlist?
An anonymous reader writes: On Slashdot, we joke about it all the time: 'I did a Google search for 'pressure cooker' and I connected a bunch of times to the Tor network to download some Linux distribution .torrent files… I must be on some sort of watchlist now.' There have been news articles about people being questioned in airports and … [Link]
Mashable » Fossil Group to acquire wearable company Misfit for $260 million
In a surprise move, the Fossil Group announced on Thursday plans to acquire wearable brand Misfit. The Fossil Group told Mashable the deal landed at $260 million, including transaction costs, and will be funded through a combination of cash and bank debt. The news comes more than a year after the Fossil Group revealed it had plans to enter the connected … [Link]
Mashable » This app is like Shazam for your beer
So many beers, so little time. With so many options between the hoppy, the fruity, the wheats, the stouts, the ales, the seasonal pumpkin brews — and boy, can those go either way — and splices you've never dreamed of, your next mystery bottle could either be sinfully good or horribly awry. Don't you wish someone had told you before you … [Link]
Mashable » Restaurant is offering free meal to lonely people on Thanksgiving
Nobody should have to eat alone on Thanksgiving George's Senate Coney Island in Michigan (not to be confused with Coney Island in New York City) is offering a free meal to any lonely diner on Thanksgiving day. The sign started to gain mass attention after Redditor rhymingisfun submitted a picture of the sign to the subreddit r/pics on Thursday See also: … [Link]
Popular Science » Scans Reveal Strange Warm Spot At Giza Pyramid
There's a lot we know about the iconic Pyramids at Giza. We know they were built thousands of years ago to hold royal mummies and grave goods (not grain). The pyramids were likewise not the home/landing site/temples of aliens dead set on taking over humanity. That's what we know. But despite the fact that humans have been studying the pyramids … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Best Crossover Ever [Comic]
Yep, that would be one hell of a movie/cartoon. [Source: Avenoire] The post Best Crossover Ever [Comic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Slashdot » Mozilla Plans To Remove Support For Firefox Complete Themes
AmiMoJo writes: Mozilla's engineers have announced the removal of Firefox complete themes as a way to lighten the browser core and remove a feature they don't see as heavily used any more. "Personas", or lightweight themes that are basically just wallpaper images, will remain. The Firefox community did not respond well to this piece of news, most seeing it as … [Link]
Mashable » Someone filmed a video of the Earth 'breathing,' so run for your lives
Brian Nutall filmed this particularly bizarre nature experience while walking through the forest in Apple River, Nova Scotia. The mossy ground below Nutall was moving up and down, as though the forest floor was taking deep breaths. This, of course, means that the forest is TOTALLY HAUNTED. In actuality, the explanation is far less sinister. According to CBC News, the … [Link]
Mashable » Elizabeth Banks trusts Kenan Thompson too much in her 'SNL' promos
Elizabeth Banks is stopping by Saturday Night Live for the first time this weekend, leading up to the release of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2. See also: Donald Trump's hair becomes a national crisis in never-seen 'SNL' sketch The promos for Banks' hosting gig pair her with Kenan Thompson, who offers the new host all the support he … [Link]
Mashable » University of Missouri freshmen get crash course in modern racism
COLUMBIA, Missouri — University of Missouri freshman Isaac Jahns was walking home with some friends at about 1 a.m. on Thursday when they passed the Black Culture Center and heard a man shout "You black motherf*ckers! You don't belong here!" He turned to his friends as if to ask "did you hear that?" Then they ran, and soon called the police … [Link]
Mashable » University of Missouri names former civil rights lawyer as interim president
The University of Missouri System Board of Curators appointed Mike Middleton as interim system president on Thursday, after Tim Wolfe resigned from his position earlier this week under pressure in regards to recent racially charged incidents on campus Help us welcome Mike Middleton (BA '68, JD '71) as the interim @umsystem president! pic.twitter.com/8RVpP7OpBX — Mizzou (@Mizzou) November 12, 2015 See also: … [Link]
Mashable » Artist peppers streets with cheerful headlines in 'The Good News' project
The world isn't a perfect place. But Jaco Haasbroek is making sure we read some good news along with the bad. The South African artist was driving home one day when he noticed a poster for a lost dog stamped with the word "STOLEN." "It's quite sad when someone loses a pet," Haasbroek told Mashable. "The idea popped into my head … [Link]
Popular Science » New Gun Safety Accessory Keeps Pistols From Firing In The Wrong Hands
Guardian Prototype On Glock Veri-Fire There are times when a gun shouldn’t fire. In the hands of a toddler, say, or really in the hands of anyone except its legal owner, or those entrusted by the owner. Guns are so easy to operate that even a toddler can accidentally fire one and injure or kill someone, as happened at least … [Link]
Mashable » One Direction covers 'Torn' because they know and care what your heart is for
Not that Directioners need any more reasons to sob happy tears with just hours left before Made in the A.M. drops, but this is it if there ever was one One Direction stopped by BBC's Radio 1 Live Lounge to sing a few tracks from the new album and perform a couple covers, including Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn." See also: One … [Link]
Mashable » How a handful of YouTube stars landed on the New York Times bestseller list
NEW YORK — Emily Ospina, 14, likes to read one thing and one thing only: books by her favorite YouTube creators.“When I started hearing about YouTubers writing books, I got really excited because I like learning about their lives more,” Ospina told Mashable at Stream Con, a digital content conference held at the end of October in Manhattan.The New York City … [Link]
Slashdot » New Android Phones Hijackable With Chrome Exploit
mask.of.sanity writes: Google's Chrome for Android has been popped with a single exploit that could lead to the compromise of any handset. The exploit, showcased at MobilePwn2Own at the PacSec conference, targets the JavaScript v8 engine and compromises phones when users visit a malicious website. It is also notable in that it is a single clean exploit that does not … [Link]
Mashable » Autonomous buses will hit Swiss streets this spring
Autonomous cars are the hot topic in the transportation world right now, as evidenced by Volvo, Mercedes-Benz and Google rushing head-first into implementing the tech. However, self-driving cars aren't the be-all and end-all of piloted driving. Buses, too, will benefit from leaps forward in driverless technology. Proving that point, CarPostal, the company leading public transportation in Switzerland, is launching a two-year … [Link]
Mashable » HarperCollins launches new digital-first imprint
HarperCollins is the latest publisher to launch its own new digital-first imprint. HarperOne, announced Thursday, “seeks to discover and publish new authors of visionary and transformational fiction in the digital-first format," according to HarperCollins. We're excited to launch HarperLegend, our digital first imprint. Send us your visionary & transformational fictionhttps://t.co/cOmUpTbL3X — HarperOne (@HarperOne) November 12, 2015 SEE ALSO: Beyond E-Books: HarperCollins … [Link]
Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: Automated Verification For Uploaded Files?
VernonNemitz writes: There are a lot of ways for hackers to abuse a web site, but it seems to me that one of them is receiving less attention than it deserves. This is the simple uploading of a malware file, that has an innocent file-name extension. I'm looking for a simple file-type verification program that the site could automatically run, … [Link]
Mashable » 'Mad Men' star Kiernan Shipka remembers all 8 kids who played Bobby Draper
Actress Kiernan Shipka managed to play Sally Draper for all seven seasons of Mad Men — but as fans know, casting directors didn't get quite so lucky with Sally's brother Bobby Several different child actors portrayed Don Draper's oft-forgotten son on AMC's acclaimed show — and now that it's over, Shipka is reflecting on all the "cool kids" who brought her … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Carvana: Cars Delivered By a Robotic Vending Machine
Nashville is now home to a vending machine that dispenses cars rather than candy. And yes, it is a massive gimmick. It’s operated by a company called Carvana which lets customers buy cars online without having to deal with sales staff in person, whether that be because they dislike pushiness and pressure, or are just anti-social. The company offers a … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Origin of Earth’s water traced back to the birth of our planet
Rather than arriving by meteorite, Earth's water seems to originate in the very dust that formed our planet – the same could be true of other worlds
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New Scientist – News » Unstable Greenland glacier is speeding up and draining more ice
Yet another of the immense glaciers in Greenland is retreating and crumbling faster as warmer waters undermine it
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Mashable » Two eagles take down drone thinking it's a meal
Some people love drones — others can't wait to take them out of the air In the past, soccer players knocked a drone out of the sky by kicking a ball at it, a fisherman reeled in a lurking drone on a pier and even animals are getting in on the action. Last year, a hawk was captured on camera … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Visible Measures Launches True Reach API to Enable Predictive Video Content Analytics
Visible Measures, a content advertising technology company, today announced the launch of the True Reach API, hoping to provide its advertising and technology partners access to Visible Measures’ database of five trillion data points on video content across more than 4,000 brands.
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Mashable » Korn fans vow to remain freaks on leashes in holy matrimony in front of the band
Always wear your finest Korn t-shirt to the grocery store, because you never know when you're going to run into your soulmate This couple first bonded over Korn while running errands, and were later set up by friends in an act of nu-metal serendipity. To ensure his girlfriend wasn't falling away from him, he proposed with the most romantic band … [Link]
Mashable » Tender tiny Chihuahua throws a real tough punch
McFly "Ali" floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee showing his moves! Posted by Love For Mia – Cleft Palate Chihuahua on Saturday, November 7, 2015 Most Chihuahuas aren’t fighters. They might have bark, they might have bite, but most of them can fit into your palm of your happy little hand One pup hopes to change all that. … [Link]
Mashable » For Donald Trump, fixing potholes is a higher priority than NASA
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump likes NASA, but he thinks fixing potholes on Earth comes first. "I love NASA," Trump said in response to a question from a 10-year-old asking about the agency at a "Politics and Eggs" breakfast in New Hampshire. See also: Donald Trump's new book reveals he's just as much of a politician as anyone "In the old … [Link]
Mashable » There's already a 4-week wait for the Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard
Apple began sales of its 12.9-inch iPad Pro Thursday, but if you want the necessary Smart Keyboard and Pencil stylus, you'll have to wait at least a month. The product pages for Apple's new iPad Pro accessories — the Smart Keyboard and Pencil — show a shipping delay of 4-5 weeks, and the option to pick up the devices in stores … [Link]
Popular Science » Construction Begins On The Giant Magellan Telescope
Illustration of the Giant Magellan Telescope GMTO Corporation You can get a great view of the stars in the Atacama Desert in Chile. There's seldom a rain cloud in the sky (it's one of the driest places on Earth), and it's far from any big cities and their accompanying light pollution and smog. That's why it's already home to a … [Link]
Slashdot » How Rocket League Brought Psyonix Back From the Brink
An anonymous reader writes: Rocket League has proved to be the surprise hit of the year, but a new interview with Dave Hagewood, CEO of developer Psyonix reveals that it almost didn't happen at all. After the failure of PS3 predecessor Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars, the team were forced to work on the multiplayer game in between contracts, and when … [Link]
Mashable » Shia LaBeouf loves Sour Patch Kids, and other things we learned at #AllMyMovies
I call the Angelika Film Center at 3:31 a.m., because I need to know exactly what I'm getting myself into A surprisingly chipper employee answers the phone. I ask the question he's probably heard eight million times since Tuesday at noon: How long is the wait to see Shia LaBeouf? "People have been in line since 1 p.m.," he responds. That's … [Link]
Mashable » Jennifer Lawrence is peak awkward J-Law in 'Vogue' video
In typical Jennifer Lawrence form, her latest video for Vogue — to promote the December issue she covers — is an awkward, adorable mess, in which she compares herself on dates to a horse eating The pretty much sums it up: 
Two eagles take down drone thinking it's a meal Affectionate kangaroo will hug your hands like she's a tiny … [Link]
Mashable » Starbucks is selling $200 Swarovski crystal-encrusted gift card keychains
While everyone was busy flipping out about Starbucks' new red holiday cups, coffee lovers overlooked another holiday offering in the chain's online store: a $200 Swarovski crystal-encrusted gift card keychain. It's the perfect gift for the coffee lover in your life who also loves outrageously priced keychains. See also: Starbucks red cups were actually in these Christmas movies the whole time … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Bond, James Bond [Comic]
[Source: The Gentleman’s Armchair | Like The Gentleman’s Armchair on Facebook] The post Bond, James Bond [Comic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » U.S. charges members of Venezuela's first family with drug trafficking
Two members of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's family will appear before a U.S. federal judge on Thursday on charges that they conspired to smuggle drugs into the United States, The Wall Street Journal reported. Efraín Antonio Campo Flores and Francisco Flores de Freitas were arrested during a sting operation in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, by local police and handed over to U.S. Drug … [Link]
Slashdot » Google's New About Me Tool Is the Anti-Google+
An anonymous reader writes: Google has launched a new tool called About me that lets you see, edit, and remove the personal information that the company's services show to other users. Google confirmed to VentureBeat that the feature started rolling out to users this week. Google's various products and services (Gmail, Hangouts, Google Maps, Inbox, Google Play, YouTube, Google+, and … [Link]
Mashable » Facebook brings 360-degree videos to iPhone and Gear VR
Facebook is doubling down on 360-degree videos. The social network is expanding support for the immersive News Feed videos in a big way, the company announced Thursday. Facebook is adding support for iOS and Gear VR headsets (but not Google Cardboard) and some consumer 360-degree cameras. It's also opening the format to brands who want to experiment with the videos See … [Link]
Popular Science » The Selfie Of The Future Is A 3D Figure
3DSelfie Dacuda If you are waiting for the selfie trend to go away, make sure you’re in a comfortable spot. As selfies continue to dominate social media platforms, a new app from the Swiss company Dacuda plans to bring the selfie into the three dimensional world. The company just unveiled an app that puts sophisticated 3D scanning technology in the … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » RealNetworks Releases RealTimes Stories SDK For Cloud-Based Media
RealNetworks today announced the RealTimes Stories SDK, a toolset that will help developers and network operators extend multimedia services to their own customers. RealNetworks has partnered with Synchronoss Technologies to help distribute RealTimes Stories globally.
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Mashable » Little evil genius plots to sell her brother to the pet store for $54
This little girl thinks her weird little brother belongs in a zoo — or at least a pet store She tells her dad that she would definitely be willing to sell her little brother to a pet store for the cool price of $54, and then use the proceeds to purchase a toy owl. Because she is a shrewd and … [Link]
Popular Science » Asus Will Launch An Augmented Reality Headset in 2016
HoloLens looks cool, but costly Dave Gershgorn The augmented reality creating HoloLens will be available to software developers at a price of $3000 in the first quarter of 2016. The marketplace of virtual reality headsets is starting to become more clear: Oculus and the HTC Vive will be major top-tier players, while Samsung Gear and other low-cost phone mounts like … [Link]
Mashable » 'Concussion' moves the ball, but is as subtle as a blow to the head
Will Smith's Oscar-baiting tackle of the NFL, Concussion, is highly effective, but about as subtle as a blow to the head. While some moments in this medical/legal/what-it-means-to-be-A~ drama stir up righteous indignation, just as many hokey script conventions fumble the ball. It's hardly a blow-out victory, but this David and Goliath drama does squeak its way into the end zone … [Link]
Mashable » Singer Sandi Thom posts emotional video after radio stations reject song
LONDON — Scottish singer Sandi Thom has recorded an impassioned rant against the radio industry after she says several stations refused to playlist her new single, "Earthquake." Thom, who's best know for her 2005 track "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)," singled out BBC Radio 2 and the Bauer Media network in the two and … [Link]
Mashable » Sticky gecko feet inspired a way to keep up your strapless bra
Strapless bras are staples for many women, but the designs tend to be uncomfortable or unrealiable. A Los Angeles-based startup is trying to fix that with a sticky strapless bra inspired by — that's right — gecko feet. Anthony Roy, a mechanical engineer, founded Kellie K Apparel after his wife, Kellie, was having trouble finding a supportive strapless bra that stayed … [Link]
Slashdot » Paper Retracted After Anti-Immigrant Scientist Bans Use of His Software
sciencehabit writes: An 11-year-old research paper describing Treefinder, a computer program used by evolutionary biologists, has been retracted after the program's developer banned its use in European countries he deemed too friendly to refugees. In September, German scientist Gangolf Jobb announced on his website that researchers in eight European countries, including Germany and the United Kingdom, were no longer allowed … [Link]
Mashable » The real Jon Snow sat on the Iron Throne and everything is right with the world
LONDON — The second most famous Jon Snow in the world just sat on the Iron Throne, and it was every bit as special as we knew it would be. See also: OK, what's the deal with Jon Snow? A post-'Game of Thrones' finale timeline Channel 4 News presenter and all-round hero Jon Snow tweeted a picture of himself sat on … [Link]
Mashable » How to build and maintain your settlements in 'Fallout 4'
Living in a post-apocalyptic nuclear hellscape is hard work. Put aside the gross two-headed cows, the constant threat of death-by-[insert gun-toting faction here], the simple fact that drinking water gives you radiation poisoning. Just figuring out what to do is a challenge. At least, that's the way of things in Fallout 4. The game gives you all the tools you need … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Epic Cosplay of Blizzcon 2015: A Cosplay Music Video by Sneaky Zebra
My pals Nick and Gary from Sneaky Zebra were at Blizzcon 2015 last weekend and shot this amazing cosplay music video of the event! Check it out! We had the chance to get to Blizzcon 2015 and film with some next level cosplays! Featuring all sorts of impressive armour builds, costumes and even 3D printing that put us in awe … [Link]
Mashable » Howard University increases security after death threat targets black students
Howard University confirmed it was increasing security on its Washington, D.C., campus following an anonymous death threat posted online on Wednesday night. "We are aware of the threat made against the University and its students and are working with campus, local, and federal law enforcement on this serious matter," university president Wayne Frederick wrote in an email to students that was … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Baby Hums Star Wars’ “Imperial March” to Herself in Her Crib [Video]
From Jonahan H. Liu. We watched Star Wars with our kids recently, and our toddler (2 and a half) really enjoyed the bits she saw before her bedtime. One of her favorite parts: the Imperial March. Here she is singing it to herself in her crib (as seen through the baby monitor). This might be cute for now, Jonathan, but … [Link]
Mashable » 12 famous college basketball coaches who can't handle that booty
Are you familiar with college basketball? Are you familiar with "booty had me like," a popular Internet meme? OK, now that we have that sorted, let's have some fun. College basketball starts this week! See also: French soccer sex scandal: Karim Benzema's claims take a big hit The gallery below includes 12 of the most well-known coaches in college basketball. They … [Link]
Mashable » More than 30 killed from twin blasts in southern Beirut
At least 37 people were killed and scores more wounded in two apparent suicide blasts in a busy suburb of Beirut, Lebanon on Thursday, according to the Lebanese Red Cross The Daily Star, Lebanon's English-language newspaper, as well as BBC Arabic, both citing security sources, said two suspected suicide bombers blew themselves up minutes apart in a busy area of Burj … [Link]
Mashable » Score for new wave of activism is student athletes: 1, universities: 0
College athletes have more power than ever before, almost everyone can agree on that. What is up for debate is whether that will lead to overdue change, or whether it will throw programs into turmoil. Protests have been rare during the college athletes' eight-decades and counting campaign for a bigger piece of the pie — and successful protests have been rarer … [Link]
New Scientist – News » The first fish seen leaping out of water to attack prey from air
Other fish leap out of the water, but only the needlefish is cunning enough to use this acrobatic feat to make itself invisible to the schools of fish it hunts
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Slashdot » Getting Started With GNU Radio
An anonymous reader writes: Software Defined Radio must be hard to create, right? Tools like GNU Radio and GNU Radio Companion make it much easier to build radios that can tune AM, FM, and even many digital modes. Of course, you need some kind of radio hardware, right? Not exactly. Hackaday has one of their video hands on tutorials about … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Mary Yoko Brannen on ethnographic thinking and contexts of organizational cultures
Subscribe to the O’Reilly Radar Podcast to track the technologies and people that will shape our world in the years to come. In this week’s episode, I sit down with Mary Yoko Brannen, the president and CEO of CLIA Consulting, … [Link]
Mashable » Twin brides marry twin grooms in wedding with twin priests and twin flower girls
Incredible Kerala Wedding::Grooms::Brides::Flower Girls:: Page Boys::Priests:: All Twins Remarkable Indian Wedding in Kerala::Grooms twins:: Brides twins:: Flower Girls twins:: Page Boys twins:: Take your breath, the Priests are twins:: too!|Share this::|::Your friends will love to watch::| Posted by Paul Raj on Monday, November 9, 2015 Dilraj and Dilker, a pair of identical twins in Kerala, India, were recently married to … [Link]
Popular Science » Scientists See Sperm Slithering For The First Time
Video of Video 1, Nature Communications In movies and TV shows, a sperm’s journey to fertilize an egg is often portrayed as an elaborate race course as it competes with millions of others to move through the hostile environment of a woman’s reproductive tract. That’s not too far from the truth, and in recent years researchers have turned their attention … [Link]
Mashable » Judge dismisses Taylor Swift copyright lawsuit, using Taylor Swift lyrics
Not too long ago, R&B singer Jesse Graham filed a $42 million lawsuit against Taylor Swift, claiming that she swiped the lyric "haters gonna hate" from him — when, in reality, the phrase has been programed into the minds of mankind since the origin of language Predictably, the suit didn't go so well. On Tuesday Nov. 10, Gail J. Standish, United … [Link]
Mashable » See inside the R2-D2 plane everyone wants to ride
You know it to be true: We got a look inside the R2-D2 plane on Thursday. The Star Wars-themed Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, painted by Japan's All Nippon Airways to resemble the iconic droid, made its first Asian stop outside Japan when it landed at Singapore's Changi Airport. And inside, this photographer found themed headrests, flight attendant props and more. The … [Link]
Mashable » The craziest world records of 2015 will make you do a double take
Some truly incredible world record-breaking moments were announced Thursday as a part of Guinness World Records Day 2015. From Otto the bulldog skateboarding through a human tunnel of 30 people to a Harlem Globetrotter making the longest basketball shot blindfolded, these feats of athleticism will make your jaw drop. Read more…More about Guinness World Records, Guinness, Entertainment, Tv, and Video
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Mashable » 13 reactions that prove George Clooney mania is sweeping Scotland
LONDON — So George Clooney paid a visit to a sandwich shop in Edinburgh on Thursday and, to be quite honest, people did not know how to handle it. See also: George Clooney visits Scottish sandwich shop staffed by former homeless people The goatee-toating Hollywood actor was in town to support Social Bite — a cafe staffed by former homeless people … [Link]
Mashable » Affectionate kangaroo will hug your hands like she's a tiny person
Need a hug? This kangaroo is ready to help. An orphaned baby kangaroo named Indi at The Kangaroo Sanctuary in Alice Springs, Australia, loves to play with the sanctuary workers — especially if it means she can get a good hug out of it. We volunteer for more kangaroo hand-hugs. Jennifer Lawrence is peak awkward J-Law in 'Vogue' video Big, … [Link]
Popular Science » Two Billion People Rely On Snow For Drinking Water, And Supplies Are Melting
Melting Ice Martin Cathrae/Flickr CC by SA 2.0 A lack of snow is bad for skiers, but it's even worse for our future. Earlier this year, a study found that the snowpack in California's Sierra Nevada mountains was at its lowest level in 500 years, which is bad news for a state deep in drought, but California is hardly alone. … [Link]
Mashable » Parody women's discount card aims to address the gender pay gap
LONDON — How would you feel about working for free until next year? Well, thanks to the gender pay gap, women are effectively working without pay until 2016. Figures released by The Fawcett Society this week show that women are earning 14.2% less than men, which equates to 52 working days. Doesn’t sound great, does it? See also: UK women tweet about … [Link]
Mashable » KFC now delivers fried chicken to your doorstep
KFC wants to make your occasional fried chicken indulgence more of a weekly habit Starting Nov. 12, KFC is testing at-home delivery in San Francisco and Los Angeles outlets, Associated Press reports. See also: First 'KFC' to open in Iran shut down after 24 hours for being too American 
This holiday season, you can always have "Grandma's" fried chicken delivered instead … [Link]
Mashable » Maker Studios to release digital movie starring YouTuber Shane Dawson
Maker Studios announced Thursday that its next big project will be a mockumentary starring YouTuber Shane Dawson. Internet Famous, set for a digital release next year, is a collaboration between Maker and Off The Dock, Lakeshore Entertainment’s digital studio. Directed by Michael Gallagher and co-written by Gallagher and comedian Steve Greene, the mockumentary "follows five Internet personalities as they travel across … [Link]
Mashable » Google launches YouTube Music, a new app for discovering music videos
YouTube’s standalone music streaming app has arrived. Google launched YouTube Music Thursday, the music complement to its new video subscription service YouTube Red. The app is available now for iOS and Android. See also: YouTube Red: Ad-free music and original videos rolled into one pricey package YouTube Music is all about discovery. If you search for an artist, track or album, … [Link]
Slashdot » New Ransomware Business Cashing In On CryptoLocker's Name
itwbennett writes: A new service launched this week on a standalone Darknet website offering ransomware called CryptoLocker Service to anyone willing to pay a small fee and 10% of the collected ransom. The new venture is being run by a person using the handle Fakben, who was a former user of the Evolution (Evo) marketplace, writes CSO Online's Steve Ragan. … [Link]
Mashable » One Direction pays more UK tax than Facebook
One Direction tours the world, sells out stadiums, breaks hearts — and files its tax paperwork. The band paid £8.24 million ($12.5 million) in UK corporate taxes last year, compared to Facebook's £4,327. Sales of the band's albums, concert tickets and merchandise led the band to a pretax profit of £45.4 million, 10-times the previous year's figure, while its costs have … [Link]
Mashable » One of the Duggars named her son Spurgeon
We need a constitutional amendment to stop parents from naming their children in 2015 More than all of the "Jaces," "Apples" and various names ending in "ayden" that we're sure you've received announcement letters about in the last 11 months, a member of the Duggar family has fully jumped the baby-naming shark. Jessa Duggar Seewald and husband Ben Seewald have … [Link]
Mashable » Musician behind massively sampled drum break finally gets paid, thanks to two British DJs
LONDON — The frontman of '60s soul and funk outfit The Winstons has finally received some payment for the use of the band's famous – and massively sampled – drum pattern the "Amen Break," some 46 years after it was recorded. Two British DJs, Martyn Webster and Steve Theobald, set up a crowdfunding page to recompense the band earlier this year … [Link]
Mashable » U.S.-backed Kurdish forces fight to reclaim northern Iraqi city from ISIS
Backed by American airstrikes, Kurdish fighters launched a ground offensive just after sunrise on Thursday to reclaim the strategic Iraqi town of Sinjar from the Islamic State. Islamic State (ISIS) militants seized the city during an offensive across northern Iraq in the summer of 2014, killing and enslaving members of the local Yazidi community there. Many were forced to flee to … [Link]
Popular Science » The Red Weapon 6K Camera Shoots For The Stars
Red Epic Dragon 6K Bryan Edwards What does a Hollywood legend like James Cameron have in common with a bunch of scientists on the International Space Station? They all use Red cameras to capture otherworldly landscapes. Ever since Jim Jannard created the Red One, the company’s first 4K cinema camera, in 2007, it has become a go-to shooter for serious … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Fallout 4 and the World’s Best Wife [Pics]
Imgur user Pinkymoon might be one of the best wives in the world… at least for a gamer! Here is what she gave to her husband on the game’s release day: I told my husband that I was pre-ordering Fallout 4 for him because there was a good deal on Amazon Prime, but I wanted to do something extra special … [Link]
Slashdot » Bluetooth 2016 Roadmap Brings Fourfold Range Increase and Mesh Networking
An anonymous reader writes: The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced its roadmap for Bluetooth Smart in 2016, promising a fourfold range increase in the low-energy, IoT-oriented version of the protocol, along with dedicated mesh networking, a 100% increase in speed and no extra consumption of energy. The last set of upgrades to the protocol offered direct access to … [Link]
Mashable » Android Wear doesn't need your phone anymore
Finally! A watch that doesn't need your phone to operate. Excuse me, I meant a smartwatch that doesn't need your phone to operate. In a post on its official Android blog Wednesday, Google announced that cell support has arrived for Android Wear smartwatches, effectively untethering the devices from smartphones — as long as the watch has a cellular modem. The LG … [Link]
Mashable » Missy Elliott makes her glorious return in 'WTF' video
This is what we've all been missing out on while Missy Elliott's been laying low The rapper and master of the music video medium just released "WTF (Where They From)," featuring Pharrell Williams — her first song since 2012, save for a few guest features — and the video is predictably bonkers See also: Drake's 'Hotline Bling' dance moves are … [Link]
Mashable » How to keep your first-year business healthy
Mashable’s latest #BizChats Twitter chat, sponsored by MOO, discussed how entrepreneurs running a new business can stay on the path to success. See also: 8 things to do before launching a business this year Over the course of an hour, @MashBusiness covered an array of topics, ranging from the factors that determine if a business had a healthy year, to standard … [Link]
Mashable » Nightmarish alarm clock wakes you up by slapping you in the face
If you love the snooze button a little too much, your alarm clock may need an upgrade. Have you considered letting a disembodied hand slap you in the face? Using a clock, a motor and a Halloween prop hand, Simone Giertz built the "Wake-Up Machine," an alarm contraption that hits the user directly on the face … so they can … [Link]
Mashable » Models bring your favorite emoji to life at Victoria's Secret fashion show
Backstage at the Victoria's Secret fashion show the models took a break from hair and makeup to show us their best emoji impersonations.Read more: http://on.mash.to/1krrZHI Read more…More about Fashion, Models, Emoji, Watercooler, and Videos [Link]
Mashable » Airbnb introduces 'smart pricing' to automate setting rates for hosts
Airbnb hosts will now have an easier way to set prices for their rentals The company is making available a "Smart pricing" tool that automatically sets rates based on current supply and demand. The tool, which was announced during the company's Airbnb Open event Thursday, is available now to the platform's hosts. See also: Airbnb executive says it's 'so big that … [Link]
Mashable » Pope Francis condemns technology at the dinner table
Pope Francis is urging people to put down their smartphones at the dinner table Setting aside technology in favor of talking together as a family is paramount, Francis told his general audience at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Wednesday, reports Catholic News Agency. Face-to-face communication fosters "togetherness" and connection. See also: Pope Francis meets baby pope in cutest and … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Dorkly Comic: PC Master Race Problems
A comic by Julia Lepetit from Dorkly. 
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Slashdot » Mozilla Launches Firefox For IOS
An anonymous reader writes: Mozilla today launched Firefox for iOS worldwide. You can download the new browser for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch now directly from Apple's App Store (iOS 8.2 or later required). Until today, Firefox for iOS was available as a public preview, and only in New Zealand. Also at Ars Technica. 
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Mashable » Greece comes to a standstill amid day-long strike and clashes with police
While the demonstrations have been mostly peaceful, Greece's 24-hour strike has basically shut down the country. Around 24,000 people marched in three separate demonstrations in Athens. A small group of protesters threw Molotov cocktails, and police responded with tear gas and stun grenades. Workers are protesting the austerity measures that are part of the country's third bailout.Read more: http://on.mash.to/1HD3GR4 Read more…More … [Link]
Mashable » Ronda Rousey kicks the crap out of 'Street Fighter II'
Sure, you can throw fireballs from across the ring. Ronda don't care. She's not scared of any hadoukens How would Ronda Rousey stand up against the warriors of Street Fighter? As this video — made by The Kicker — predicts, not even Russian wrestler Zangief or shoryuken masters Ryu and Ken can stop Rousey. As Rousey prepares for her bantamweight … [Link]
Mashable » Roku's selling a $25 set-top box on Black Friday
The Roku 4 and its 4K-streaming capabilities isn't the only new set-top box from Roku. Aimed at the low end, the Roku SE is a $50 set-top box that supports all of the content from the company's other set-top boxes and works with older TVs. For Black Friday, Roku is knocking down the price to $25. By older TVs, we mean … [Link]
Popular Science » Your Turn! Pick The Best Science Visualizations Of The Year
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O'Reilly News and Commentary » Dan Brown on mindsets, managing designers, and mastering impostor syndrome
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 week’s Design Podcast episode, I sit down with Dan Brown, designer … [Link]
Mashable » Intrepid Travel's 365-day trip will take you to 34 countries for $75,000
What will your resolution be for 2016? Maybe to travel more? If traveling is high on your priorities, Intrepid Travel wants to help, with a 365-day tour beginning in Bangkok and ending in Buenos Aires. For this monumental border-hopping journey, travelers would pay $75,000, which includes accommodations, transportation, internal flights (not flights to Bangkok or from Buenos Aires), 100 activities and … [Link]
Mashable » Obama is trying to enlist eBay sellers to back his trade deal
President Barack Obama is trying to rally hundreds of thousands of eBay sellers to get behind a proposed trade deal between the U.S. and 11 other countries. Obama intends to sign the deal, but he could face a tough task in getting Congress to ratify it. See also: Your easy primer to the TPP, the agreement that could change the Internet … [Link]
Mashable » Walmart offers same Black Friday deals online for the first time so you can shop on your couch
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it is offering most of the same Black Friday "doorbuster" deals online and in stores for the first time and giving online shoppers an early jump on the sales. The world's largest retailer is heading into the holiday season with a turnaround plan after being battered by the economy and tough competition. Walmart's U.S. CEO … [Link]
Mashable » Vandals removed the word 'black' from Missouri's Black Culture Center
Amid a week already fraught with racial tension, students at the University of Missouri in Columbia woke up Thursday morning to news that vandals had targeted the school's Black Culture Center. See also: I was a black student at the University of Missouri. Racism there is nothing new. A Twitter account run by its student government, the Legion of Black Collegians, … [Link]
Mashable » Writers Guild names 'Annie Hall' funniest screenplay of all time
The Writers Guild of America has voted Annie Hall the funniest screenplay of all time, choosing the film as its top pick from a list of 101 contenders. The Oscar-winning 1977 screenplay beat out the works of Monty Python and Mel Brooks, as well as comedy classics like Ghostbusters and more recent fare like Bridesmaids. See also: Amazon signs Woody Allen … [Link]
Mashable » Starbucks red cups were actually in these Christmas movies the whole time
‘Twas the night before November, when all through the town,No home coffee pots were heating; they had all been shut down.Starbucks gift cards were placed on their counters with care,In hopes that the next day, red cups would be thereThe coffee addicts were nestled all snug in their beds,While visions of snowflake designs danced in their heads. But the next morning, … [Link]
Mashable » Liam Neeson is 'Ice': New short film personifies casualty of climate change
Earth's melting ice has a voice, and it's telling us to take action now. A new short film from environmental organization Conservation International focuses on the ice in the Arctic and Antarctic, which is largely melting at an accelerated rate — one of the most visible indicators we have of climate change. See also: Rising seas could submerge land home … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: Save BIG on Far Cry 4, Carcassonne, Samsung Wireless Smart Camera, Adidas Training Gear
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, we have 4 great deals for you, starting with Carcassonne! If you love Settlers of Catan, you’ll love this one! –Carcassonne Board Game – $34.99 $23.36 (33% Off) –Far Cry 4 Complete Edition (PS4 or XBox One) – $49.99 $39.99 –Samsung Electronics 16.2MP Dual-View Wireless Smart Camera – $149.99 $79.99 (47% Off) … [Link]
Mashable » If you decide to support Jeb Bush, you'll get an awkward chest bump
WASHINGTON — It may not make for a bump in the polls, but Jeb Bush got a different kind of bump in Iowa on Wednesday as he was campaigning. Bush, who has been trying to regain his footing in the Republican presidential primary, was reportedly approached by a man who said he had previously supported Ted Cruz. See also: The 'random … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » WANT: Weeping Angel Christmas Topper
Don’t blink! From Thinkgeek: Each Weeping Angel Christmas Topper is made of space age plastic and fits over the very top of your festive indoor plant (or plant simulacrum). The Weeping Angel has her face covered, averting her eyes from your gaze. But if you blink… if you dare blink… who knows what will happen. You might end up visiting … [Link]
Mashable » Marriott's Moxy Hotels want to draw in Millennial travelers with new YouTube series
Can a YouTube series attract Millennials to a hotel? Moxy Hotels, Marriott International’s contemporary lifestyle brand, hopes so. Beginning on Thursday, the hotel chain will roll out an eight-episode digital series — called Do Not Disturb — on its website and YouTube channel, in an attempt to bring awareness to the brand before the hotels launch in the U.S. next year. … [Link]
Slashdot » Broadband Bills Will Have To Increase To Pay For Snooper's Charter, MPs Warned
An anonymous reader writes that the UK's Science and Technology Select Committee has been told that ISP's will have huge problems implementing the so-called snooper's charter, and may be forced to raise their prices. The Guardian reports: "Consumers' broadband bills will have to go up if the investigatory powers bill is passed due to the "massive cost" of implementation, MPs … [Link]
Mashable » Victoria's Secret models do their best emoji impressions
NEW YORK —Do you ever wonder what really goes on backstage at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show? Between makeup touchups, pedicures and serious interviews, the models like to let loose. Nothing helps a case of the pre-show jitters quite like a good laugh See also: Did Britney Spears inspire every look in the Victoria's Secret fashion show? Since these women … [Link]
Mashable » 'American Horror Story: Hotel' gives Lady Gaga a crazy Season 1 connection
Scores of film and television franchises look to turn their stories into interconnected parts of one massive, elaborate universe, like Star Wars or the Marvel Cinematic UniverseAmerican Horror Story is no different: Last year, the love-it-or-hate-it fourth season Freak Show revealed an explicit connection to Asylum, the show's second season, by way of Naomi Grossman's Pepper and Lily Rabe's sweet Sister … [Link]
Slashdot » Prison Hack Shows Attorney-Client Privilege Violation
Advocatus Diaboli writes with this excerpt from The Intercept: An enormous cache of phone records obtained by The Intercept reveals a major breach of security at Securus Technologies, a leading provider of phone services inside the nation's prisons and jails. The materials — leaked via SecureDrop by an anonymous hacker who believes that Securus is violating the constitutional rights of … [Link]
Mashable » Study: Millennials are 'leading the streaming revolution'
Sorry, cable providers: Cord-cutting is still going strong, especially among millennials. According to a new survey by Atlanta-based video technology firm Clearleap, streaming services are now considered "mainstream" The study, exclusively given to Mashable, polled 1,111 U.S. consumers age 18 or older in July 2015 SEE ALSO: 34% of Millennials Watch More Online Video Than TV Here are five takeaways from … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Lightsaber Duel at the Fencing Senior World Championship [Video]
A Jedi Knight fights with a Sith Lord at the Fencing Senior World Championships in Moscow (July 2015.) [School of Saberfighting] The post Lightsaber Duel at the Fencing Senior World Championship [Video] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » Microsoft just made its first major updates to Windows 10
Microsoft is delivering an early Christmas present to gamers and enterprise customers in the form of a blockbuster Windows 10 update — just a few months after Windows 10 officially launched. The update, which was announced in a Windows Blog post on Thursday, should come as no surprise. Microsoft now regularly updates Windows 10 and even beta-tests updates in the open, … [Link]
Mashable » The Holga Digital is cute, but it fails epically at digitizing a classic camera
The Holga Digital is an embarrassment to the Holga brand and its film cameras. About half the size of a Holga film camera, the Holga Digital tries to be hip with the Instagram generation, but instead fails at being anything more than a cute-looking chunk of plastic. See also: Fujifilm's Instax Wide 300 instant camera is way more fun than Instagram … [Link]
Mashable » REI employees hound CEO with complaints during Reddit AMA gone wrong
Outdoor retailer REI was hoping to capitalize on an upswell of a public goodwill over its decision to close stores on Black Friday by offering up its chief executive for a Reddit AMA. Instead, CEO Jerry Stritzke was confronted with a throng of angry self-described current and former employees demanding an explanation for the company's purportedly distorted emphasis on selling memberships … [Link]
Mashable » Greeks are on a 24-hour strike that's basically shutting down the country
Thousands of people are protesting in Athens as part of a 24-hour strike that has brought Greece to a standstill. Public transport has been severely disrupted, and more than a dozen domestic flights were canceled. Though most of the demonstrations have been peaceful, a small group of young protesters threw Molotov cocktails, and police responded with tear gas and stun … [Link]
Slashdot » Tor Project Claims FBI Paid University Researchers $1m To Unmask Tor Users
An anonymous reader writes: Have Carnegie Mellon University researchers been paid by the FBI to unmask a subset of Tor users so that the agents could discover who operated Silk Road 2.0 and other criminal suspects on the dark web? Tor Project Director Roger Dingledine believes so, and says that they were told by sources in the information security community … [Link]
Mashable » Airbnb executive says it's 'so big that no army could ever stop it'
PARIS — “Together we’re moving to a new reality, a day when home sharing is embraced by every city around the planet,” said Belinda Johnson, Airbnb’s chief business affairs and legal officer, on stage at the Airbnb Open on Thursday. The thousands of Airbnb "hosts" filling this auditorium, here from more than 100 countries around the world, greeted the regulatory prediction … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Text detective can unmask the secret influencers behind US laws
The Legislative Influence Detector scours the text of US bills, searching for passages that have been cribbed from lobbyists or the legislatures of other states
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Mashable » Student discovers the hilarious perks of having the same name as his lecturer
LONDON — If you happened to share a name with one of your lecturers and you received an email from a confused classmate who thought you were that lecturer, would you (a) reply and correct them or (b) see if you could string them along for a bit. See also: British man pranks his girlfriend over WhatsApp in the most Bart … [Link]
Mashable » Legendary stripper Carol Doda dies at 78
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Legendary San Francisco stripper Carol Doda, whose splashy act helped introduce topless entertainment to the city more than 50 years ago, died at age 78. Doda died Monday in the city from complications of kidney failure, friend Ron Minolla disclosed Wednesday. Doda first went topless in 1964 at the Condor Club — a move that changed every … [Link]
Mashable » Glitter roots hair trend is your excuse for skipping the salon
Glitter: A crafting staple turn millennial hair trend. Rather than covering up, people are showing off their roots with the help of a glob of glitter pasted to their hair See also: Galaxy hair channels the cosmic beauty of the universe Frequently paired with space buns, this just might be your hairstyle for the upcoming Star Wars premiere You could also … [Link]
Mashable » This new dating app returns to old school human matchmaking
LONDON — Is there anything more off-putting than swiping through endless, unsuitable profiles on dating apps? Things could be about to change, however. A new dating app has just launched in the UK, aiming to tackle ‘dating fatigue’ – the state of being completely overwhelmed by the number of matches suggested by dating apps. See also: I tried 13 dating apps … [Link]
Slashdot » Backwards Compatibility For Xbox One Launches
SlappingOysters writes: What is old is new again as backwards compatibility arrives on the Xbox One as part of a dashboard update. Finder has the full list of 104 launch games for the service, and has analyzed the origins of these titles. The site has determined that of the 104 games, only 28% ever released in boxed form, and of … [Link]
Mashable » This is how websites track you on the Internet
Most Internet users are unaware of the ways websites trace our activity across the web. So how do they keep track of us, and what are they doing with all that information? Read more…More about Google, Facebook, Internet, Cookies, and Mashable Video
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Mashable » Adele in talks for acting role in Xavier Dolan movie next year
LONDON — Not content with dominating the charts worldwide, Adele is reportedly in talks with director Xavier Dolan over the possibility of a role in his upcoming film. Dolan worked on and directed her record breaking video for comeback single "Hello." See also: Adele says biggest life change since '21' is where she grocery shops According to Screen Daily, The Death … [Link]
Slashdot » Broadband Bills Will Have To Increase To Pay For Snooper's Charter, MPs Warned
An anonymous reader writes that the UK’s Science and Technology Select Committee has been told that ISP's will have huge problems implementing the so-called snoopers’ charter, and may be forced to raise their prices. The Guardian reports: "Consumers' broadband bills will have to go up if the investigatory powers bill is passed due to the "massive cost" of implementation, MPs … [Link]
Mashable » Before seat belts existed, the Death Dodgers crashed cars for sport
Image: New York Public Library via Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)Daredevil Jimmie Lynch and his "Death Dodgers" traveled the country throughout the 1940s and ‘50s, performing spectacular stunts in flimsy cars.They jumped over cars and trucks, smashed through flaming walls, and sent their vehicles tipping over on two wheels.Lynch himself was famous for riding on the hood of a “horse … [Link]
Mashable » George Clooney visits Scottish sandwich shop staffed by former homeless people
LONDON — George Clooney was greeted by hordes of ecstatically happy people in Edinburgh on Thursday morning, when he paid a visit to a sandwich shop run by staff who used to be homeless. See also: Activists transform anti-homeless spikes into a bed in London The Hollywood actor accepted an invitation from the cafe's founder to come in and meet the … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Four short links: 12 November 2015
Pillforge — open source software and hardware for Medical capsule robots aka cm-size mechatronic devices designed to perform medical tasks inside the body. Open sourced by Vanderbilt’s research team. Deviation Magnification — sweet image processing from MIT. Shares a researcher … [Link]
Mashable » Authors call on David Cameron to bring up free speech during Indian PM's visit
LONDON — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in the UK Thursday for a three day visit as the guest of David Cameron and faces a packed schedule as well as protests and concern from a number of leading authors. Modi's first day will be marked by a Red Arrows flypast, followed by a speech to parliament, a meeting with the … [Link]
Mashable » Here's Jeremy Corbyn grimly performing 'Incy Wincy Spider' in a circle of small children
Sometimes, when you're a politician, you have to do things you don't 100% want to do. Never has this been more apparent than on Wednesday, when UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn joined parents and school children and took part in a rousing rendition of classic nursery rhyme Incy Wincy Spider See also: People can't stop comparing Labour's new leader to … [Link]
Mashable » Firefox for iOS now available for download
Still looking for that perfect iOS web browser? Starting today, there's a new — albeit likely very familiar — name for you to try: Firefox Announced in early November, the first version of Firefox for iOS was first available as a beta version in New Zealand, later expanding to Australia, Austria and Canada. Now, the final version is available globally See … [Link]
Mashable » Gamer is getting bionic prosthetic limb inspired by 'Metal Gear Solid'
LONDON — A gamer who lost his arm in an train accident is getting a bespoke bionic replacement inspired by Metal Gear Solid. Japanese firm Konami is teaming up with prosthetic artist Sophie De Oliviera Barata to create the custom limb for 25-year-old James Young, who was dragged onto the tracks by a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) train in 2012 in … [Link]
Slashdot » Comet Catalina To Pass By Earth For the Final Time
StartsWithABang writes: Originating from the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud, comets are generally thought of as periodic objects, with their initial trajectories having been perturbed by either Neptune, another distant object or a passing star or rogue planet. But most comets aren't periodic; they're transient instead, where a trip into the inner Solar System gives them additional gravitational perturbations, … [Link]
Mashable » Idyllic color photos of Ireland in 1927
A family stands outside their cottage in County Cork.Image: Clifton R. Adams/National Geographic Creative/CorbisIn 1927, National Geographic sent staff photographer Clifton R. Adams to Ireland to photograph the way people lived.Adams shot with an early form of color photography called the Autochrome process. Patented in 1903 by the famous Lumière broth~ used a layer of potato starch grains dyed red, green and blue, … [Link]
Mashable » Determined cat occupies British supermarket shelf like he owns the place
LONDON — We all know that cats secretly control the world, so if one decides to wander into its local supermarket and make a temporary home on one of the shelves, who are we to stop it? See also: This is what the inside of a British cat pub looks like The grouchy mog in the picture below was photographed on … [Link]
Mashable » Singapore Zoo has a new baby giraffe
SINGAPORE — This baby giraffe is the Singapore Zoo's newest addition. Yet to be named, the calf is just over a month old, and is the first giraffe born in the Singapore Zoo in 28 years. See also: Baby giraffe and elephant are best pals despite height difference The zoo said the male calf is now 2.3 m tall, and was … [Link]
Mashable » 10 things that will definitely happen during this year's 'I'm A Celebrity…'
LONDON — The first 10 celebs jetting off to the Australian outback for three weeks of "hell" were revealed this week and now we're all a bit nostalgic for series past. See also: ITV reveals who will be entering the jungle for 'I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!' Since throwing overpaid former celebs into the middle of nowhere is … [Link]
Mashable » iPad Pro teardown reveals larger, more sophisticated speakers
The iPad Pro is out, and naturally, it's already been torn to pieces by iFixit. We've expected that, but what we didn't know was that the most interesting part of Apple's largest iPad were its speakers Of course, there's the huge 10,307mAh battery, a fairly new design with the logic board placed in the iPad Pro's center and the fact that … [Link]
Mashable » Giant interactive flowers in Israel bloom when people are nearby
Public art, particularly some of the more cutting-edge works of our time, sometimes finds a difficult path toward harmony with the surrounding community But one art installation called "WARDE" in Jerusalem, Israel avoids such pitfalls by directly engaging the community, in a pleasant way, with giant, interactive flowers that respond to the presence of people See also: 12 street artists transforming … [Link]
Mashable » A Hong Kong tycoon bought this $48.5 million diamond at auction
GENEVA (AP) — An exceptionally large blue diamond sold Wednesday for 48.6 million Swiss francs ($48.5 million) — a record price for any jewel at auction, Sotheby's said, culminating two Geneva auctions in which a convicted Hong Kong tycoon bought rare colored diamonds for his daughter. The 12.03-carat 'Blue Moon' diamond, set in a ring, was said to be among the … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Mystery microbes in our gut could be a whole new form of life
Genetic analysis of microbial DNA from our guts suggests there is a whole new domain of life lurking inside our own bodies – the dark matter of life
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Mashable » Scottish Ebola nurse released from isolation after making 'full recovery'
LONDON — A Scottish nurse who was readmitted to hospital last month with complications related to the Ebola virus, which she contracted as an aid worker in Sierra Leone last year, has made a full recovery Pauline Cafferkey, who is no longer infectious, was discharged from the Royal Free Hospital in London and transferred to a hospital in Glasgow, according to … [Link]
Slashdot » Head of Indonesia's Anti-Drug Agency Proposes Using Crocodiles To Guard Prisons
HughPickens.com writes: BBC reports that Budi Waseso, the head of Indonesia's anti-drugs agency has proposed building a prison island guarded by crocodiles to house death-row drug convicts and says crocodiles make better guards than humans — because they cannot be bribed. "We will place as many crocodiles as we can there," says Waseso. "You can't bribe crocodiles. You can't convince … [Link]
Mashable » Alibaba raked in a mind-boggling $14.3 billion in the 24-hour Singles Day sale
SINGAPORE — China's Singles' Day, which has become the world's largest online shopping event for the past three years, netted Alibaba 91.2 billion yuan ($14.3 billion) in sales, the company said on Thursday at the close of the 24-hour bonanza. By half day on Wednesday, the Chinese ecommerce giant had already crossed last year's event takings of $9.3 billion. See also: … [Link]
Mashable » Google+ founder Vic Gundotra gets a fresh start
Vic Gundotra, the guy who created Google+, doesn't want to talk too much about it. After more than a year of traveling — London, Montreal, Hawaii — and spending time with family, Gundotra announced Wednesday — on his Google+ page, of course — that he is returning to the tech world as CEO of AliveCor, a health startup that has received … [Link]
Mashable » This is what the inside of a British cat pub looks like
LONDON — If you like cats, or beer, or — even better — a combination of the two, there's a pub in Britain you badly need to pay a visit to. See also: London is getting an owl bar next month featuring cocktails and live owls Nestled on a row of shops on St George's Road, Bristol, is Bag O'Nails — … [Link]
Mashable » Muslim woman donates $1 for every hate tweet received
This is an inspired way to stop Twitter trolls Susan Carland is an Australian academic, the wife of talk-show host Waleed Aly, and a Muslim woman who pledged to donate one Australian dollar to the charity UNICEF for every hateful message received on Twitter. That's right. See also: Muslim woman wears hijab in H&M advertising first I donate $1 to @UNICEF … [Link]
Mashable » Meet the startup power couple dominating Indonesia's tech scene
It’s one thing to be the founder of a successful startup, quite another to have two in one household. Achmad Zaky and Diajeng Lestari are an Indonesian couple whose respective businesses, Bukalapak and HijUp, are taking on the world of online sales. See also: An afternoon playing video games at PAX with Australia's nerdiest senator Founded in 2010 by Zaky, Bukalapak, … [Link]
Mashable » Vivid photos capture cows getting pampered during Hindu holiday
Nepalese hindus decorated and worshipped cows this week on the third day of Tihar, called Gai Puja or "Cow Worship Day." Cows are considered to be the incarnation of the Hindu god of wealth, Lord Laxmi. Nepalese devotees decorate the cows with marigold flower garlands and colored powders and offer the cows fresh fruits and vegetables. The large five-day celebration called … [Link]
Mashable » Netflix and chill in a floating hotel on the iconic Sydney Harbour
If you're looking to take your Netflix and chill to the next level, you can now stay in a floating hotel on one of the world's most beautiful waterways. Bobbing about on Sydney Harbour, it's called the Spontaneity Suite — a travelling hotel room comprised of two 20-foot shipping containers, and boy, is it gorgeous. See also: 12 strange but completely … [Link]
Slashdot » Uber South Africa Launches $500 a Month Car Lease Which Includes Replacing Tires
An anonymous reader writes: Taxi hailing platform Uber has experimented with vehicle financing schemes around the world this year: it launched a pilot program for car loans in three US towns in the summer and had a two year relationship with Santander too. It's South African arm has gone one step further, however, with an official vehicle leasing — rather … [Link]
Mashable » 10 poses you're guaranteed to find on every Bollywood star's Instagram
Instagram has become a popular platform for Bollywood celebrities to let their guard down and connect with fans We sifted through endless selfies, film promotions and inspirational quotes to shortlist the 10 kind of photos you’re likely to find on your favorite movie star’s account. See also: 16 Unexpectedly Amazing Celebrity Friendships on Instagram 1. The workout selfieBecause being a celebrity … [Link]
Mashable » Model proudly wears her natural hair down the Victoria's Secret runway
Among the highlights Tuesday night at the Victoria's Secret runway show— including Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner's debuts and every other angel sporting looks inspired by Britney Spears— was model Maria Borges' beauty moment. The Angolan supermodel proudly rocked her short natural hair sans extensions 
Image: Clint Spaulding / PMC/Associated PressIt was a high point for not only her, but for … [Link]
Mashable » Utah judge takes baby away from lesbian foster parents, says kids 'do better' in heterosexual homes
A same-sex Utah couple is fighting to keep their foster child after a judge concluded she would be better off with heterosexual parents April Hoagland and Beckie Peirce had been raising their foster daughter for the three months and were asked by the one-year-old girl's biological mother to legally adopt her when Utah Judge Scott Johansen ordered during a routine hearing … [Link]
Mashable » Conchita Wurst wants Australia to always compete in Eurovision
The breakout star and winner of 2014's Eurovision song contest — the Austrian many viewers thought looked like a striking mix of Kim Kardashian and Jesus — wants Australia to be a permanent competitor in the annual singing competition. Conchita Wurst threw her support behind Australia when talking to ABC's 774 Melbourne radio station on Thursday. She's in the country for … [Link]
Mashable » 'Empire' recap: Three's a crowd for Hakeem's dream girl group
Trouble is brewing in girl group paradise. Since there's no such thing as three lead singers, it's time for someone in Mirage À Trois to blossom into the lead. Though she's feeble at first, Hakeem grooms Laura into the clear winner — and romance brews as a result. See also: Hakeem can't take the heat in latest 'Empire' episode The episode … [Link]
Mashable » French soccer sex scandal: Karim Benzema's claims take a big hit
More details appear to have emerged in the French soccer scandal that centers around a sex-tape blackmail case between teammates and features a mysterious side dish of cocaine trafficking They don't look for Karim Benzema, the France national team and Real Madrid superstar in the eye of the storm See also: Kristaps Porzingis: The hero Knicks fans need, but not the … [Link]
Mashable » Why these 5 guys camped out for the launch of Australia's first Microsoft store
On Thursday, Microsoft opened its first flagship store outside of North America on a busy shopping street in Sydney, Australia. Unlike Apple, which is known for the lines of fanboys camping out for its products, there was some doubt Microsoft could achieve the same level of hype. But lo, Wednesday night, there were rumours of at least three people sleeping rough … [Link]
Mashable » No wine? Then no diplomatic dinner, France tells Iran
Never underestimate how seriously the French take their wine Iran found that out the hard way this week after the two countries' presidents tried and failed to negotiate the menu for a formal dinner in Paris, The Washington Post reported. See also: First 'KFC' to open in Iran shut down after 24 hours for being too American Iranian President Hassan Rouhani … [Link]
Slashdot » Apple CEO Tim Cook: "Microsoft Surface Book Tries Too Hard To Do Too Much"
MojoKid writes: Apple CEO Tim Cook isn't making any friends on the PC side of the aisle this week. Cook took to the interview circuit this week to heavily promote the release of the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro and didn't waste any time kicking some dirt in the eyes of PC consumers around the world. When questioned on his thoughts … [Link]
Mashable » Girl who may go deaf soon has her Taylor Swift dreams come true
Get the tissues ready Jorja Hope, 12, is expected to lose her hearing in the next year, after being diagnosed with bilateral inner-ear hearing loss when she was young. She is also a major Taylor Swift fangirl. See also: Singer sues Taylor Swift for $42 million, claiming he first predicted that haters would hate In the last month, Jorja was advised … [Link]
Mashable » New web series 'BabyTalk' wants to be an edgy 'Kids Say the Darndest Things'
LOS ANGELES — About three years ago, Dan Levy became a dad, a milestone that gave birth to another idea: a comedy show. Levy, alongside friend and comedian Jensen Karp, decided to take the fatherhood experience and turn it into a sketch series (at L.A. comedy club Nerdmelt Showroom) featuring kids and comedians. Now, the duo is taking the live … [Link]
Mashable » Feast your eyes on 100 years of American dinners in 3 minutes
We're familiar with the century of fashion videos — but you've ever wondered how American meals have changed from decade to decade, you're in luck. In this new video from Mode, you can check out a supercut of some of the most standard American dinners from every decade. There's TV dinner in the 1950s, fondue in the 1970s, and yes … [Link]
Mashable » Rihanna launches company that will get you ready for the red carpet
While fans wait with baited breath for her new album to drop, Rihanna is keeping busy The 27-year-old pop star, known as much for her personal style as for her music, is funneling her love of fashion into two new companies, including a new styling agency called Fr8me. The business was co-founded with managing partner Benoit Demouy. It will help musicians, … [Link]
Mashable » Obviously Jaden Smith wants to watch Shia LaBeouf's movies with Shia LaBeouf
When you think about it, it's pretty bizarre that Jaden Smith hasn't already watched all of Shia LaBeouf's movies with Shia LaBeouf But order can be finally restored in the multiverse if, per Smith's request, LaBeouf stays at his residency watching his feature films in New York City's Angelika Theater long enough for the teen philosopher/actor/musician to join him See also: … [Link]
Mashable » Hackers briefly shut down San Jose police department and city websites
San Jose officials say the city's website — and police department website — have been the target of multiple cyber attacks over the past week David Vossbrink, a spokesman for the city of San Jose told Mashable that the attacks started last Thursday. It was a distributed denial of service attack, or DDoS, which is designed to deliberately congest a website's … [Link]
Slashdot » Justice Officials Fear Nation's Biggest Wiretap Operation May Not Be Legal
schwit1 writes with news about a vast wiretapping program and questions about it's legality. USA Today reports: "Federal drug agents have built a massive wiretapping operation in the Los Angeles suburbs, secretly intercepting tens of thousands of Americans' phone calls and text messages to monitor drug traffickers across the United States despite objections from Justice Department lawyers who fear the … [Link]
Mashable » Apple working on person-to-person mobile payments service, report says
Not content to rule the world of mobile software and hardware, Apple is reportedly working on boosting its role as a payments solution by entering the arena of person-to-person payments Like PayPal's Venmo, a system that facilitates easy mobile person-to-person payments, the Apple version would do the same but with the added benefit of being native to Apple's mobile devices See … [Link]
Mashable » How an iPhone changed a paralyzed veteran's life
While serving in Iraq as a medic in the U.S. Army, Ian Ralston was hit with a tiny ball bearing from an IED in 2010. He was left paralyzed from the neck down Despite the hardship, Ralston quickly adopted a "make the best of it" attitude. "To me, there's absolutely no point in being upset about it," he told the told … [Link]
Mashable » Missouri professor who planned exam after online threats resigns
As students and administrators at the University of Missouri dealt with anonymous threats aimed at students Tuesday night, one professor stirred up a new tempest — one that led to his resignation — with an email about Wednesday's class. See also: It's not just Missouri: #BlackOnCampus exposes racism at schools across U.S. According to multiple reports, including The Washington Post, the … [Link]
Popular Science » Senate Votes To Legalize Space Mining
Concept art Deep Space Industries Robotic asteroid mining might look like this. After much delay, an important space bill has finally passed in the Senate. The Space Act of 2015 would do a lot of things to encourage the private space industry–including extending the "learning period" wherein fledgling spaceflight companies can operate without too much government oversight. It would also … [Link]
Popular Science » How We've Succeeded In Breaching The Blood-Brain Barrier At Last
Video of World first: scientists open blood-brain barrier non-invasively Last week, a team of Canadian doctors tried an experimental new procedure on a patient in dire straits. Bonny Hall has a brain tumor that she had been managing for years with medication, but it was growing. Her doctors decided to try a new technique in which powerful anti-cancer drugs could … [Link]
Popular Science » UN Agreement Lets Satellites Track Airplanes Over The Ocean
Airplane Over The Pacific Swaminathan, via Flickr It’s easy to forget, in our world of ever-present GPS directions, that it’s still possible to get lost on this little planet. Then the ocean swallows an entire airliner, and then it does it again, and the world suddenly seems vast and unknowable again. Fortunately, technology exists that can track planes, and not … [Link]
Popular Science » The Ozone Hole Is Now Larger Than North America
Ozone Hole DLRde The ozone hole over Antarctica is now larger than North America, nearing record-size set in 2006. Legislation and restrictions have reduced ozone-depleting chemicals like chlorofluorocarbons in the atmosphere, and the ozone layer is starting to slowly repair its holes. But those chemicals still concentrate around the poles during spring and summer (it's currently summer in Antarctica), eating … [Link]
Slashdot » Linux Ransomware Has Predictable Key, Automated Decryption Tool Released
itwbennett writes: Last week a new piece of ransomware was discovered that targets Linux servers. Yesterday, researchers at Bitdefender discovered a critical flaw in how the ransomware (dubbed Linux.Encoder.1) operates while testing a sample in their lab and released a free tool that will automatically decrypt any files on a victim's system that were targeted. Read more of this story … [Link]
Mashable » This keyboard case makes the iPad Pro look like a Macbook
Apple’s giant new iPad Pro is still a tablet, not a laptop — but Logitech's latest keyboard case helps blur that line. With the launch of the iPad Pro Wednesday, Logitech (or Logi) released its CREATE backlit keyboard for the iPad Pro The case — which sells for $149 — bears a striking resemblance to the keyboards on Apple's MacBook laptops. … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Named: Hotspots in England where antibiotics are overprescribed
The country's worst areas for antibiotic misuse include deprived areas in Essex, Lincolnshire and Norfolk, as well as wealthy Chelsea
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » T-Mobile To Exclude Some Video From Data Caps
T-Mobile says its customers will be able to stream video without it counting towards data caps. But the move has some catches and has raised some questions about net neutrality. Under the plan, known as Binge On, data from 24 apps will not count towards the data cap for anyone currently on a 3GB a month plan or higher. The … [Link]
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