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 » Golden Globes 2016: See every stunning red carpet look
Ryan Seacrest, start your engine — award season begins now TV and movies stars — and a few musicians and reality TV members — graced the red carpet Sunday night at the 73rd Annual Golden Globes. And needless to say, they clean up pretty darn well (coughmostofthemcough) So slip into your jammies, order the most caloric meal on Seamless and ogle … [Link]
Mashable » Doctors Without Borders says Yemen hospital hit in Shiite rebel stronghold
The aid group Doctors Without Borders says a projectile from an unknown source has hit a hospital it supports in Yemen's northern Saada province, killing four and injuring 10. The group, also known as MSF, says in a statement that the Sunday attack in the Razeh district led to "the collapse of several buildings of the medical facility." See also: U.S. … [Link]
Slashdot » Coast-To-Coast Autonomous Tesla Trips 2-3 Years Out, Says Elon Musk
Jalopnik reports that Elon Musk's predicted window for being able (for Tesla owners, that is) to call up your autonomous car and have it find its own way from New York to California, or vice versa, is astonishingly close: 24-36 months from now. From the article: As far as the summoning feature is concerned, Tesla plans for the 33-foot range … [Link]
Mashable » Blair Walsh's stunning last-second miss melts the NFL Internet
Blair Walsh was the sports world's loneliest man on Sunday afternoon The Minnesota Vikings kicker missed a last-second field goal that would have beaten the Seattle Seahawks and delivered victory to more than 52,000 home fans who endured historic cold. Instead, Walsh lost the game for Minnesota, ended the Vikings' season and melted the NFL Internet See also: 'Meth Curry' and … [Link]
Slashdot » How To Talk About Mental Illness Online?
An anonymous reader writes: Shortly after the death of Debian founder Ian Murdock, Bruce Perens, who succeeded Murdock as Debian Project Leader in 1996 and was also Murdock's employer for a period of time, claimed very publicly that Murdock died of mental illness, although no evidence has been provided. Without referencing Murdock or Perens, another prominent Debian Developer, Daniel Pocock, … [Link]
Mashable » Chewbacca Tim Allen is the wookiee to end all wookiees
The world's most famous grunting creature has finally received the mashup he deserves. Chewbacca Tim Allen is a mashup in which Tim Allen's notorious Home Improvement grunts are edited over footage of Han Solo's co-pilot. The result is 17 seconds of high-end, quality grunting content If you aren't a connoisseur of iconic grunts, you may not even notice the difference … [Link]
Mashable » 88-year-old NFL legend rocks polo shirt at subzero playoff game like a savage
Sunday’s NFL playoff game between the Vikings and Seahawks in Minneapolis was historically frigid, the third-coldest kickoff in league history Bud Grant, the Vikings' 88-year-old former coach, gave precisely zero fucks See also: 'Meth Curry' and the casual cruelty of Internet memes Grant was a guest of honor for the ceremonial pre-game coin toss at mid-field. The 88-year-old Hall of Famer … [Link]
Mashable » CW's 'Legends of Tomorrow' is making its own rules for time travel
CW’s latest superhero drama Legends of Tomorrow may count a member of the Doctor Who family among its ranks, but producers want to make one thing clear: They're playing by their own time travel rules On the show, debuting Jan. 21 on the network, the existing home to Flash and Arrow, former Who star Arthur Darvill stars in the role of … [Link]
Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: Cheap and Fun Audio Hacks?
An anonymous reader writes: A few years back I discovered that even a person of limited soldering skills can create a nifty surround-sound system with the magic of a passive matrix decoder system; the results pleased me and continue to, It's certainly not a big and fancy surround system, but I recommend it highly as a project with a high … [Link]
Mashable » Volkswagen's Tiguan GTE Active concept is a terrain-trampling hybrid
DETROIT — With a one-two punch following its all-electric BUDD-e microbus debut at CES last week has followed up that friendly little concept with something decidedly more menacing at the Detroit Auto Show. It's called the Tiguan GTE Active concept. Although it's been designed trample anything in its path, it's quite nearly as eco-friendly as BUDD-e. Let me explain. See also: … [Link]
Mashable » From refugee on 'Humans of New York' to State of the Union special guest
The next stop on Refaai Hamo's unlikely journey from successful family man to illness-stricken refugee to international symbol of compassion and hope is now settled. The Syrian scientist has a seat reserved for him at President Barack Obama's State of the Union address this Tuesday — as a special guest of the Obamas themselves, no less And it's all because of … [Link]
Mashable » Mexican actress Kate del Castillo's connection to El Chapo began on Twitter
The recapture of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is a story that seems to only get increasingly more bizarre. Information included in Sean Penn's profile of the kingpin reveals that Kate del Castillo, a popular Mexican actress, played a central role in Guzman's interview and subsequent recapture. See also: Sean Penn interviewed El Chapo before drug lord's arrest Castillo's … [Link]
Slashdot » Google Claims a TOS Violation On RouteBuilder For Using the Map API
New submitter acm writes: RouteBuilder has been using the Google Maps API to help people share their routes (bicycling, hiking, etc) for a decade. Last week, Google sent an email demanding Routebuilder stop using the API: "In particular,your application violates clause 10.4(c), which does not allow developers to create a wrapper — an application that re-implements or duplicates the Google … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Finally Someone is Putting Those Stupid Hoverboards to Good Use [Video]
Let’s just hope it doesn’t explode right under his feet! [Source: Jackson ODoherty on Facebook] The post Finally Someone is Putting Those Stupid Hoverboards to Good Use [Video] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Top 10 Video Game Easter Eggs and Secrets of 2015
Safe to say 2015 was the year that the video game easter egg really took off. Whereas, once, you could find maybe two or three easter eggs in games a year, 2015 games were stockpiled with them, Here are our favorites of the past year. (FunWithGuru) The post Top 10 Video Game Easter Eggs and Secrets of 2015 appeared first … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Can You Find the Panda Among These Stormtroopers? [Pic]
For me, this one was a bit easier than the previous “Find the Panda” and “Find the Cat” games we’ve posted last week, but it still took me over a minute to find him! [Source: Bored Panda] The post Can You Find the Panda Among These Stormtroopers? [Pic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Triss Merigold From The Witcher Comes to Life in This Fantastic Cosplay! [Pics]
A fantastic series of pictures by potographer milliganvick featuring cosplayer Fenix Fatalist as Triss Merigold from The Witcher. The resemblance between the model and the actual character from the game is almost unbelievable! Model and Costume: Fenix Fatalist Photographer: Milligan Photography The post Triss Merigold From The Witcher Comes to Life in This Fantastic Cosplay! [Pics] appeared first on Geeks … [Link]
Mashable » Mountain lion discovered with teeth growing out of its forehead
Images of a mountain lion killed in southeastern Idaho on December 30 has confounded viewers, due to an odd deformity. The cat, it seems, has several teeth and small whiskers growing out of its head. See also: 18 animals we saw in 2015 that will make you scared to go outside According to the Idaho State Journal, the mountain lion attacked … [Link]
Slashdot » GM's New Bug Bounty Program Lacks One Thing: A Bounty
chicksdaddy writes with this news: General Motors (GM) has become the latest "old economy" firm to launch a program to entice white hat hackers and other experts to delve into the inner workings of its products in search of security flaws, The Security Ledger reports. "The company launched a bug bounty on January 5th on the web site of Hackerone … [Link]
Mashable » 20 bizarre product taglines from CES 2016 in 80 seconds
Each of the thousands of products at CES 2016 comes with a tagline to describe what it does, and some of them can get a little strange. We picked out 20 of our favorites and let a company representative give us their best pitch.Features taglines from AEE, AmpMe, Kristall, 360 Total Security, MacKeeper, Stack, Neato Robotics, Arcimoto, EyeLock, Leeo, EDYN, Ultimaker, … [Link]
Mashable » The Force is strong at London's menswear shows
Men’s fashion is proving that it's a force to be reckoned with The men's fall 2016 season kicked off this week in London with a nod to the Star Wars phenomenon. See also: We asked total strangers which fashion trends they would snog, marry or avoid Runway looks at Nasir Mazhar were strikingly similar to the Empire's favorite villain and father, … [Link]
Slashdot » Why James Hansen Is Wrong About Nuclear Power
mdsolar writes: Climatologist James Hansen argued last month, "Nuclear power paves the only viable path forward on climate change." He is wrong. As the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and International Energy Agency (IEA) explained in a major report last year, in the best-case scenario, nuclear power can play a modest, but important, role in avoiding catastrophic global warming if it … [Link]
Mashable » Burberry debuts on Apple TV with menswear fashion show
London’s favorite heritage brand is now Apple TV's newest channel. See also: These are the reasons why London rules men's fashion On January 11 Burberry will celebrate the launch by using the platform to live stream its fall 2016 menswear show. This will be the first time a luxury label has broadcasted a fashion show in real time on the app. … [Link]
Mashable » The only question that matters at the Detroit Auto Show: Do you like luxury?
January is pretty much "car month" now. First, we rang in the new year with a slew of techie debuts at 2016 International CES in Las Vegas. Now, we head straight into the the North American International Auto Show also known as the Detroit Auto Show. See also: If 2016 CES proved anything, it's that self-driving EVs are king Though CES … [Link]
Mashable » 10 hidden tricks to get the most out of Facebook Messenger
On Thursday, Facebook announced there are more than 800 million monthly active users on Messenger. While we can assume they're all at least chatting with each other, there's a whole lot more you can do in the app beyond instant messaging. Over the last year, Messenger has shown it wants to be a one-stop shop for all your mobile needs — … [Link]
Slashdot » Sony Attempts To Trademark "Let's Play"
An anonymous reader writes: Why is it that kids these days spend days upon days watching people play video games on Youtube and Twitch when they could spend those days playing games themselves? While we may never find out why, Let's Plays are an established part of today's gaming ecosystem, and the publishers want their piece of the pie. Nintendo … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » That Awesome New Game [Comic]
Yep, that about sums it up… at least for me! I did finish Fallout 4 though! 🙂 [Source: A COMIK | Like “A Comik / Cannibal Comic” on Facebook] The post That Awesome New Game [Comic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Mashable » Kirby Jenner is Kendall Jenner's fake fraternal Instagram twin
Just when you thought there was nothing left to learn about the Kardashian clan, a secret fraternal twin of Kendall Jenner reveals himself on Instagram. Meet Kirby — a never-before-seen Jenner who is apparently always just off frame in Kendall's Instagram pictures. With 35,000 followers and counting, we're thrilled that Kirby is finally getting the recognition that has apparently evaded him … [Link]
Mashable » Drink like the stars: A Golden Globes drinking game
Awards season is upon us, and with it, months of enduring stamina for putting up with Hollywood B.S. What better awards show to test our B.S. and alcohol tolerance than the boozy old Golden Globes? See also: Eat like the stars: The official recipes of the Golden Globes dinner The Globes are notoriously a sloppy showbiz date party, so Mashable came … [Link]
Mashable » Ireland hopes 'Star Wars' fans will flock to see remote island
WARNING: Star Wars: The Force Awakens spoilers ahead Ireland's tourism industry has high hopes for The Force Awakens and Episode VIII. The films both prominently feature Skellig Michael, a remote island off the nation's southwest coast. Fans will recognize the island as Luke Skywalker's island sanctuary, where he's apparently been in hiding, thinking about the Force for a few years. … [Link]
Slashdot » Crypto Guru David Chaum's Private Communications Network Comes With a Backdoor
An anonymous reader writes: David Chaum, father of many encryption protocols, has revealed a new anonymity network concept called PrivaTegrity. Chaum, on who's work the Onion protocol was based, created a new encryption protocol that works as fast as I2P and the Onion-Tor combo, but also has better encryption. The only downside, according to an interview, is that he built … [Link]
Mashable » This designer cast female models in a men's runway show
The TL;DR fashion review: Clothing has no gender, as proven in this strong collection. LONDON — So what if this week was called London Collections: Men, a celebration of British menswear? Women could have their day, too. If up-and-coming British designer, Matthew Miller, had his own way, it'd be inclusive of women, too. Image: Courtesy of Matthew MillerIt was rebellion that … [Link]
Mashable » We can all relate to unfortunate dining experiences like this one
New year, new you! Jerry has been lifting weights and on his cheat day, all he wanted was a steak sandwich … and maybe some popcorn. What he got instead was a whole lot of sass. Some days you just can't catch a break. Credits: Writer/composer: Jerry Zucker, Animator: Orrin Zucker http://www.itsjerrytime.com/ Subscribe to Mashable Watercooler for more videos. Chewbacca … [Link]
Mashable » Stunning photos showcase national parks one whole day at a time
This cover of this month’s National Geographic features a unique way to look at U.S. national parks: a whole day at once. Shot by acclaimed commercial and fine art photographer Stephan Wilkes, who has previously used this signature method to photograph landmarks around the world, each photo is a composite showcasing the same gorgeous view from different hours of the day. … [Link]
Slashdot » FTC Fines Software Vendor Over False Data Encryption Claims
An anonymous reader writes: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined a software vendor for lying about its product's encryption capabilities, despite being publicly warned by US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) not to do so. The software vendor is Henry Schein, who deliberately ignored CERT and FTC warnings and continued to sell its CRM for dentists, even if … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Amazon Deal of the Day: Save BIG on The Martian (Movie) with Amazon’s Science Fiction Promotional Event!
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon is offering $5 off on top of “The Martian,” which is already discounted, with the purchase of one or more of 25 awesome sci-fi movies/box sets (discounted as well.) 1: Get one (or more) of these 25 Sci-Fi Titles (Read the Details on top of the page) 2: Use the code … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » If Marty McFly Had a Hoverboard [Video]
Teachers hate him! This local teen figured out one weird trick to get to school on time! [RocketJump] The post If Marty McFly Had a Hoverboard [Video] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Star Wars: A New Rip-off (Spoiler Alert!) [Pic]
Warning: Spoiler alert! Ok, this might not be 100% accurate, but it’s very close. [Source: GU] The post Star Wars: A New Rip-off (Spoiler Alert!) [Pic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » New “Star Wars: Battlefront” Game Modes [Comic]
I’d definitely be interested in playing a “Mario Kart” style game in Star Wars: Battlefont. That would be awesome! [Source: Cheer Up, Emo Kid | Like “Cheer Up, Emo Kid” on Facebook | Follow “Cheer Up, Emo Kid” on Twitter] The post New “Star Wars: Battlefront” Game Modes [Comic] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Fallout 4 Mod Mutates Death Claws Into Macho Man Randy Savage [Video]
Thanks to modders AronaxAE and FancyPants, you can now invoke Macho Man Randy Savage into Fallout 4 in the form of a mutated deathclaw that will scream “OH YEAH” at you while tearing your body apart. Download the mod here. FancyPants is the guy who also came up with this memorable Skyrim mod, which I’m sure a lot of you … [Link]
Mashable » 1985: When Philly police dropped a bomb on a residential neighborhood
1978MOVE members in front of their original headquarters in the Powelton Village area of Philadelphia.Image: Leif Skoogfors/CORBISDrop a bomb on a residential area? I never in my life heard of that. It's like Vietnam.Steve Harmon, neighborhood residentThe black liberation group MOVE was founded in 1972 by John Africa (born Vincent Leaphart). Living communally in a house in West Philadelphia, members of … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » How Much Power Do You Need To Destroy A Planet? [Science Video]
Being a lifelong Star Wars fan this is a question that’s pertinent, Star Wars doesn’t care about physics but one of the few places we can invoke real science is in figuring out just how much power it takes to obliterate planets. [Scott Manley] The post How Much Power Do You Need To Destroy A Planet? [Science Video] appeared first … [Link]
Slashdot » Why Do Americans Work So Much?
HughPickens.com writes Rebecca Rosen has an interesting essay at The Atlantic on economist John Maynard Keynes' prediction in 1930 that with increased productivity, over the next 100 years the economy would become so productive that people would barely need to work at all. For a while, it looked like Keynes was right: In 1930 the average workweek was 47 hours. … [Link]
Mashable » The best underwater photography of 2015 illuminates rarely seen marine life
Winners of the 2015 Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition were announced this week, and they include images of rarely seen marine life. The contest, in its fifth year, attracted entrants from over 50 countries. Organized by the Underwater Photography Guide, Ocean Art 2015 judges were professional underwater photographers, including the guide's publisher, Scott Gietler SEE ALSO: Best ocean animal photos of … [Link]
Mashable » No one won Powerball, jackpot now $1.3 billion
So you didn't pick 16, 19, 32, 34, 57 and the Powerball 13? You're in luck: No one else did, either. Those were the winning numbers in Saturday night's Powerball drawing, which carried the largest-ever U.S. lottery jackpot by far, at $949.8 million. But no one matched all five numbers and the Powerball. That means the prize will roll over to … [Link]
Mashable » 5 initial ways you can be a better ally to people of color
Communities of color continue to fight every day against racism, and heal from the effects it has had on their lives. Great allies can support them, however, and help dismantle the ways in which our institutions and culture are deeply rooted in oppression. In the traditional sense, allies are partners with equal resources who choose to work in tandem for mutual … [Link]
Mashable » How to make a gourmet cocktail party from convenience store snacks
Image: Mashable Composite, Rick Gayle Studio/Corbis, lzzypie on instagram If you're trying to save money or avoid waiting for a table your favorite wine bar, an at-home cocktail party is the perfect way to unwind with friends. Except your kitchen is bare save for one bottle of Worcestershire sauce, a well-stocked liquor cabinet and a stack of takeout menus If … [Link]
Mashable » Why I left the Paris Climate Summit with an activist tattoo
I never imagined I would get a tattoo during the U.N. Climate Summit in Paris. Yet here it is, newly healed and permanently inked on the inside of my right wrist. The tattoo is three numbers and a symbol: "355<" in 25-point font, styled as if from a typewriter. It's my commitment to the people of the climate movement, to listening ... [Link]
Mashable » Tech FANGs — Facebook, Apple, Netflix and Google — are worrying about the stock market
This week, executives from Netflix, Apple, Google and Snapchat descended on Las Vegas to schmooze, give cheery speeches and exercise their lavish expense accounts for the technology lovefest that is the Consumer Electronics Show Beyond the shiny gadgets and shinier spin on display in the convention center, however, much of the industry was starting to quietly melt down where they had … [Link]
Slashdot » OCZ RevoDrive 400 NVMe SSD Unveiled With Nearly 2.7GB/Sec Tested Throughput
MojoKid writes: Solid State Drive technology continues to make strides in performance, reliability and cost. At the CES 2016 show there were a number of storage manufacturers on hand showing off their latest grear, though not many made quite the splash that Toshiba's OCZ Technology group made with the annoucement of their new RevoDrive 400 NVMe PCI Express SSD. OCZ … [Link]
Slashdot » After Two Fixes, OAuth Standard Deemed Secure
An anonymous reader writes: OAuth 2.0 is one of the most used single sign-on systems on the web: it is used by Facebook, Google, Microsoft, GitHub and other big Internet companies. A group of researchers from University of Trier, Germany, have performed the first formal security analysis of the OAuth 2.0 standard, and have discovered two previously unknown attacks that … [Link]
Mashable » Journalists cry foul: El Chapo granted power to edit Sean Penn's profile
Sean Penn's profile of notorious drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzman was skewered by journalists almost immediately after it published online Saturday evening because Rolling Stone made a deal with the recaptured convict to seek his approval before publication. Giving subjects that power is frowned upon in the journalism world due to ethical implications. If the subject of a story has … [Link]
Mashable » The 14 weirdest moments from Sean Penn's El Chapo interview
Sean Penn conducted a covert interview with Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman for Rolling Stone. Let that sink in. The actor conducted the only interview with the notorious drug lord to ever occur outside of an interrogation room. Yeah, it's as absurd as it sounds. See also: Sean Penn interviewed El Chapo before drug lord's arrest But the premise behind the interview … [Link]
Slashdot » Forbes Asks Readers To Disable Adblock, Serves Up Malvertising
Deathlizard writes with a report at Engadget that when this year's "Forbes 30 Under 30" list came out , "it featured a prominent security researcher. Other researchers were pleased to see one of their own getting positive attention, and visited the site in droves to view the list. On arrival, like a growing number of websites, Forbes asked readers to … [Link]
Slashdot » Apple Purchases Software Company To Read Users' Expressions
An anonymous reader writes: Apple's first disclosed acquisition of 2016 is software company Emotient, which specializes in reading users' expressions while they operate computers. Emotient uses AI software to break down micro-emotions shown on each face in a video frame and quantify it into three indicators: is the subject paying attention to the advertising, are they emotionally engaged, and are … [Link]
Mashable » Sean Penn interviewed El Chapo before drug lord's arrest
While Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was once again locked up in the Altiplano maximum-security prison he escaped from this summer on Saturday, Rolling Stone published a bombshell report: the only interview with the notorious drug lord outside of an interrogation room The interview, conducted over seven hours by actor Sean Penn in October and later followed up with more correspondence using … [Link]
Mashable » 5 can't-miss apps: 'Emoji Party,' Animatic, Slinger and more
With tons of new drool-worthy tech coming out of CES, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps. See also: The best tech of CES 2016 Each weekend, we round up a few of our favorite new and updated apps. This week's list includes an app that makes your doodle come alive, an emoji-based charades game and an … [Link]
Mashable » Meet the shop owners of one of the world's most visited attractions
Ceramics, rugs, color, people — you can find it all in the streets of one of the oldest markets in the world Istanbul's Grand Bazaar hosts more than 3,000 stores covering 61 streets. The bazaar has been the main trading center in the region since 1461. It is estimated that more than 250,000 people visit the bazaar each day Despite an … [Link]
Slashdot » Forbes Asks Redears To Disable Adblock, Serves Up Malvertising
Deathlizard writes with a report at Engadget that when this year's "Forbes 30 Under 30" list came out , "it featured a prominent security researcher. Other researchers were pleased to see one of their own getting positive attention, and visited the site in droves to view the list. On arrival, like a growing number of websites, Forbes asked readers to … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » The Elan Musk Song [Video]
Elon Musk was once beaten by bullies until he was in a coma. Now, he is one of the wealthiest men on Earth. What is he planning? Musk was severely bullied throughout his childhood, and was once hospitalized when a group of boys threw him down a flight of stairs, and then beat him until he blacked out. [Wikipedia] [ADHD] … [Link]
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