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.
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Mashable » Dakota Johnson watched her parents film sex scenes as a kid
So, here's something. In an interview with Net-a-Porter's magazine The Edit, cover girl and actress Dakota Johnson delves deep into what we could only imagine caused some sort of underlying childhood trauma. See also: NSFW 'Fifty Shades of Grey' music video stars Dakota Johnson tied up Raised by actress Melanie Griffith (Working Girl) and actor Don Johnson (Miami Vice), young Dakota … [Link]
Mashable » 'House of Cards' renewed for Season 5 but its showrunner has quit
House of Cards has been renewed for a fifth season, but showrunner Beau Willimon won't be around for it Netflix on Thursday announced the political drama will be returning but Willimon has decided to exit the show. A new showrunner has not yet been announced See also: New 'House of Cards' teaser will have you digging for clues "Concurrent with the … [Link]
Mashable » Crafty cow figures out a how to open a gate
Despite his lack of hands and opposable thumbs, William the cow has been entertaining his farm humans since he figured out that his tongue is perfectly capable of opening this gate According to the video's YouTube description, the gate has since been "William-proofed." Beach bum dog puts Air Bud on blast Happy panda is having a better snow day than … [Link]
Slashdot » A Customer-Driven Business Model For Twitter
reifman writes: As revolving door of Twitter executives makes headlines and its $100+ million quarterly losses continue, it's not clear the company will survive the year without being acquired for a quarter of its offering price. The solution for Twitter's business challenges could be to adopt an engaging feature rich subscriber model that reaffirms its status as the platform of … [Link]
Slashdot » Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli Threatens Ghostface Killah
Martin Shkreli, of pharmaceutical drug price-gouging fame, threatens Ghostface Killah, whom he calls by his real name, in a recent video. The video features Shkreli threatening to destroy his rare Wu-Tang album and "erase him from the history books of rap." Shkreli, flanked by his masked associates, also demands a written apology from Ghostface Killah. Shkreli was notoriously arrested on … [Link]
Slashdot » Satellite Failure Behind GPS Timing Anomaly
Bismillah writes: The recent 13-microsecond timing anomaly was caused by a satellite failure triggering a "software issue", the USAF 50th Space Wing has confirmed. Such an error is large enough to cause navigation errors of up to 4 km. Luckily, no issues with GPS guided munition were reported. Reader donaggie03 adds a link to the official explanation from Rick Hamilton, … [Link]
Mashable » Snapchat update makes it a lot easier to add new friends
Snapchat just added a new feature that goes a long way toward solving one of the app's more annoying features. The company updated its app with a new feature that makes it way easier to add friends by allowing you to share a personalized URL that others can use to follow you within the app See also: 10 hidden tricks to … [Link]
Mashable » Russell Wilson probably googled 'describe a beautiful woman' for Ciara tweet
NFL star Russell Wilson and pop music star Ciara are very publicly dating, in case you didn't know. So when Russ gave Ciara a "women crush Wednesday" shoutout on Twitter this week, it seemed pretty corny but par for the course The thing ol' Russ forgot, though, is this: You can never hide from the Internet hive See also: Why Future … [Link]
Popular Science » Drug-Resistant Bacteria Is No Match For…Clay From Canada?
National Institutes of Health Staphylococcus aureus is one type of ESKAPE bacteria that commonly causes infections in hospitals and could eventually be treated using mineral clay. Antibiotic resistant bacteria pose a serious threat to public health, often infecting vulnerable populations like hospital patients. But researchers in British Columbia may have found a solution that was hiding just below their feet … [Link]
Slashdot » Intel Gets Called Out Again For Their M.I.A. 3.0 X.Org Driver
An anonymous reader writes: The xf86-video-intel 3.0 DDX driver has been in development the past two and a half years without seeing an official release. The last development release even of xf86-video-intel 3.0 Git was 13 months ago with the xf86-video-intel 2.99.917 release. At that time it was said by Intel's lead DDX developer, "3 months have passed, we should … [Link]
Mashable » Here's what startup Death Wish Coffee did with its 30 free seconds at the Super Bowl
One small upstate New York business will get free access to the biggest platform in advertising this Super Bowl Sunday. Death Wish Coffee Co. will have a chance to introduce itself to the more than 100 million people tuning into the Big Game next month thanks to Intuit Quickbooks' annual "Small Business, Big Game" contest See also: Gloriously absurdist ad features … [Link]
Mashable » Every Oscar nominated film you still need to see in one trailer
Give or take, there are around 60 different films in the list of Oscar nominations for the upcoming 2016 Academy Awards. Regardless of how many you've checked off your 'seen' list, you've probably missed some. That's why this supercut trailer from Cineplex is so helpful Even if you've already seen the heavy hitters like Alejandro G. Iñárritu's western drama The … [Link]
Mashable » Here's how much Google paid that guy who bought google.com for a minute
Google’s own domain was bought from under its nose for $12 in October, and Google just revealed how much money it paid to get it back. After seeing “google.com” available for purchase on Google Domains, Sanmay Ved went for it, and owned the most iconic domain name of all time for a grand total of 1 minute. After seeing what happened, … [Link]
Mashable » Warning: Your selfie addiction could be ruining your love life
“Selfie” is not just a word of the year, but also the mainstay of postings on social media sites such as Instagram. With the prevalence of camera-equipped smartphones the posting of selfies has reached epidemic levels — even the funerals of national leaders aren't exempt. But is there a psychological fall-out? A new study by Florida State University academics Jessica Ridgway … [Link]
Popular Science » Drones Capture Terrifyingly Sudden Coastal Erosion
Screenshot by author, from YouTube Pacifica, From A Drone An unblinking mechanical eye surveys the edge of the world, watching the line where human hubris falls to nature’s wrath. After El Niño storms tore the edge off Pacifica, California, photojournalist Dave Kent took his drone to where the apartments meet water, and captured a series of breathtaking displays, straight out … [Link]
Popular Science » The Hyperloop Competition Is Happening This Weekend In Texas
YouTube Hyperloop Design A pod design put forward by TU Delft. Watch a video showcasing their design here. Phase 1 of the much-anticipated Hyperloop competition is finally here. This weekend, teams from around the world will gather at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, to showcase their best ideas for a pod for the hypothetical tube-based transportation system. The … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Baking a Birthday Cake: The Metalcore Edition [Video]
After teaching us a basic Shepard’s Pie recipe, the adorable Linzey Rae is back, and this time, she prepares a delicious birthday cake! Check it out! [Linzey Rae] The post Baking a Birthday Cake: The Metalcore Edition [Video] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Google Computer Masters Board Game Go
A Google computer has handily beaten a leading champion at the board game Go. It’s arguably a far more impressive AI achievement than computers prevailing at chess. The game of Go appears on the surface to be simple, involving placing black or white pieces on a grid in an attempt to capture opposing pieces by surrounding them. The problem is … [Link]
Popular Science » Australian Teen Arrested For Terror Plot Involving A Bomb In A Kangaroo Pouch
Vicki Nunn, via Wikimedia Commons Eastern Grey Kangaroo And Joey The kangaroos had no part in plotting the terror Australia is currently prosecuting a teenager for a terror plot that involved sticking plastic explosives in a kangaroo’s pouch. As the massively violent Islamic State, better known as ISIS, reaches through the internet for recruits, the people it finds are not … [Link]
Popular Science » What Was That Boom That Just Shook New Jersey?
Charles Caine/Flickr Vapor Cone In humid air, a jet approaching the speed of sound causes a vapor cone to form around the plane's body. People in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut were surprised today by a rumbling shaking that proceeded northwards along the coast. Was it an earthquake? Apparently not. Police departments soon urged people to stop calling 911 … [Link]
Mashable » This Aston Martin Vulcan costs $3.4 million — and you can't drive it on the street
If you've not heard of the Aston Martin Vulcan, there's good reason. Not only did the bespoke British super sports car maker only ever produce 24, the car can't be legally driven on the street. So not only is it rare, it's unlikely you'll ever see one valeted outside an LA night club. See also: Faraday Future's 1,000-horsepower concept car should … [Link]
Mashable » Feel that? Earthquake-like tremors felt in N.J., N.Y. blamed on 'sonic boom'
People along New Jersey's eastern coast reported feeling at least six tremors on Thursday afternoon in what many thought was a series of small earthquakes Not so It was a "sonic boom," according to seismologists with the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, which noted that the first shake, felt at 1:24 p.m. local time, was the "first of multiple over the following … [Link]
Popular Science » Japan Unveils New Stealth Fighter
Screenshot by author, from YouTube Japan's X-2 Stealth Demonstrator Next month, Japan is going to fly their latest fighter, and they’re hoping no one notices. Well, not no one exactly, but as with every stealth fighter, the goal is a visual spectacle and a tiny radar blip. In the works for years, the Mitsubishi Advanced Technology Demonstrator-X, now renamed the … [Link]
Mashable » 30 years later: What the Challenger tragedy can teach today's private space explorers
Video: Chris Grasinger Thirty years ago today, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff on a clear, cold morning in Florida School teacher Sharon Christa McAuliffe, astronauts Gregory Jarvis, Judith Resnik, Francis Scobee, Ronald McNair, Mike Smith and Ellison Onizuka died in the accident. While that tragedy wasn't NASA's first, it still shook the foundation of the space agency, … [Link]
Mashable » Mark Zuckerberg is now the sixth richest person in the world
Only five people in the entire world are now richer than Mark Zuckerberg. The Facebook founder and CEO (and America's favorite dad) saw his net worth surge overnight Wednesday to around $47 billion on the strength of the social network's latest quarterly results, pushing Zuckerberg up to number six on the list of the world's richest people, according to data from … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Number of ways to arrange 128 balls exceeds atoms in universe
Counting arrangements of balls in a box was thought impossible above a certain number, but now it's been cracked – and the method could predict avalanches
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Popular Science » Exclusive: Neil deGrasse Tyson Tells Us All About His Flat-Earth Rap Beef
We spoke with Dr. Tyson this morning to get the inside scoop. So how did the appearance on The Nightly Show come about? I don't ever reach out to anyone, for any reason, at any time. I live in Manhattan, I am an easy date for these shows. They — the show — thought it up. My contribution was the … [Link]
Mashable » The chilly journey of a piglet that got lost in (and rescued from) the blizzard
Last weekend, in the midst of a record-breaking blizzard on the East Coast, the Smith family was driving down a highway in Hagerstown, Maryland, when a pink dot appeared in the snow After realizing it was a piglet, the family took it back to their hotel, where they took turns wrapping it in warm towels. "I explained to the kids that … [Link]
Mashable » John Krasinski cries about lawn mower maintenance
Maintaining your lawn can be an emotionally draining process — just ask John Krasinski. The actor visited BBC Radio 1 to take part in host Greg James' acting challenge, in which Krasinski used his raw, powerful acting chops to lift up otherwise boring text. With a bit of help from a matching musical score, Krasinski makes a statement about trains … [Link]
Mashable » The Space Station holds moment of silence for Challenger tragedy
There was a moment of silence on the International Space Station on Thursday, Jan. 28 to mark the 30th anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle disaster. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly said of those killed, “their spirit and legacy lives on.” [Additional reporting from Storyful] Read more…More about Nasa, Anniversary, Space Station, Youtube, and Us World [Link]
Popular Science » A Big Fight Over Little Airplanes
Bob Adams, via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0 RC Yellow Check Model Airplane It is supposed to be about fun, one man told the assembled journalists this morning, as we sat in a conference room facing K Street in Washington, D.C. They gathered us here to set the stage before they went off to battle against a three-letter F-word: the FAA. … [Link]
Mashable » This donut has a full cinnamon roll inside because choices are hard
The tough decision between a donut and a cinnamon roll may prove to be too difficult for some sugar-loving humans, so this dessert should be able to help everyone out The Cinnamon Roll Donut is the brainchild of New York City-based pastry chef Thiago Silva, who has spent his restaurant career working mostly on the sweeter side of the kitchen. Although … [Link]
Slashdot » The Future of Astronomy: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
An anonymous reader writes: In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched and deployed, becoming the first space-based observatory. In the years since, many others have followed, covering the entire electromagnetic spectrum, but with nothing superseding Hubble over the wavelengths it covers. That will all change with the James Webb Space Telescope, currently on schedule and almost ready for its … [Link]
Slashdot » FreeBSD-Powered Firewall Distro OPNsense 16.1 Released
An anonymous reader writes: OPNsense, the open-source firewall project powered by FreeBSD that began as a fork of pfSense, is out with a new release. OPNsense 16.1 was developed over the past half-year and is a big update. OPNsense 16.1 has upgraded to using a FreeBSD 10.2 base, support for a high-speed IPS mode, a redesigned captive portal, firewall improvements, … [Link]
Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: Learning Robotics Without Hardware?
An anonymous reader writes: I live in a Third World country with a more or less open Internet access. I'm thinking of learning robotics. I can access Github and other free software repositories, and I can read or watch online tutorials in English. My only problem is that we don't really have the money to buy robotics hardware. We can … [Link]
Slashdot » Tesla Truck 'Quite Likely,' Says Elon Musk
An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt from Boy Genius Report: If you think Tesla's plan for world domination begins with the Model S and ends with the Model 3, you're sorely mistaken. While the Model 3 is of course the mass consumer vehicle Elon Musk is betting the company on, the Tesla CEO is certainly open to developing other … [Link]
Mashable » Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard lived your dream, made a music video to 'Africa' on vacation
Before their two children were born, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard took a vacation to Africa — and, as all couples do, made a music video homage to Toto's "Africa," complete with cameos from Serengeti animals Shepard, who posted the throwback lip sync to YouTube, explained the purpose of the video: "Our sole objective was to rage hard and honor … [Link]
Mashable » Chewie the chihuahua is the teeny, tiny wookiee you need in your life
Consider a new addition to your carefully curated Instagram feed: @ChewieTheChi Chewie — short for the beloved Star Wars wookiee Chewbacca — is a furry little chihuahua from Sacramento, California. His owner, Sarah Gottlieb, rescued Chewie in January 2015 after falling for his cute underbite See also: 20 of 2015's best (and cutest) animal videos "He has a lot of personality … [Link]
Mashable » Scottish politician accuses J.K. Rowling of condoning misogyny, sparking Twitter brawl
If you come at J.K. Rowling, you best not miss. Scottish parliament member Natalie McGarry called out the Harry Potter author via Twitter on Thursday, accusing Rowling of defending "abusive misogynist trolls." See also: J.K. Rowling procrastinates just as much as you do Rowling saw the tweet, since she is Queen of Twitter, and asked for an explanation. When that didn't … [Link]
Mashable » The night two naked women tormented me in Sundance bathroom stalls
PARK CITY, Utah — Had someone told me that night I'd wind up alone in a bathroom stall with a strange naked woman not once, but twice, I probably would've brought mints or gum. Had I known what they planned to do to me there, surely I'd have flaked altogether. But before we get into this tale of depravity and woe, … [Link]
Mashable » Getting shot couldn't stop this three-legged pit bull from foiling a robbery
A three-legged Wisconsin pit bull named Levi helped ward off a would-be robber armed with a gun last week when he started barking at the intruder, according to the dog's owner The intruder ordered the dog's owner, Darcy Cherry, and her boyfriend to lie on the ground before demanding money and firing his gun at the dog. See also: Just try … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » PSA: Deadpool on Testicular Cancer Checks [Video]
Don’t forget, geeks, do it once a month after getting out of the bath or shower. Gotta love Deadpool. [Superhero Feed] The post PSA: Deadpool on Testicular Cancer Checks [Video] appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » A Comic About Saying Goodbye
[Source: Uber Tool Comics | Like “Uber Tool Comics” on Facebook | Follow “Uber Tool Comics” on Twitter] The post A Comic About Saying Goodbye appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » UberRUSH API Promises to Power Local Deliveries
Uber today unveiled yet another API meant to help both it and its partner businesses increase their customer base. The UberRUSH API lets companies order an Uber driver to handle local deliveries.
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Popular Science » World Health Organization To Hold Emergency Meeting About Zika Virus
CDC via Wikimedia Commons Aedes aegypti mosquito The species of mosquito responsible for the transmitting the Zika virus. Since it was first reported in May of last year, cases of infection with the Zika virus–which is spread through mosquitoes–have continued to increase, with World Health Organization officials saying that the virus is “spreading explosively”. Today, the WHO announced that it … [Link]
Mashable » Tesla’s home battery is finally rolling out. First stop: Australia
According to Nick Pfitzner, the Tesla Powerwall is "a thing of beauty." Pfitzner, who lives in Sydney's Hills District, was one of the first homeowners in Australia to have the highly anticipated energy storage battery installed at his home on Thursday. Tesla announced in September it would be bringing the Powerwall to Australia, with a spokesperson telling Mashable Australia the country … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » WalmartLabs Releases OneOps Cloud and Application Lifecycle Management Platform as Open Source
WalmartLabs, a Walmart technology company (formerly named Kosmix), has announced that OneOps is now open source and available to developers. OneOps is a cloud and application lifecycle management platform that developers can use to quickly develop and launch applications as well as maintain them throughout their entire lifecycle.
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Mashable » Cake-eating boy from 'Matilda' is all grown up
Every child who loved chocolate wanted to be Bruce Bogtrotter in Matilda. The character — portrayed by actor Jimmy Karz — was a hero to icing enthusiasts everywhere and his cake-eating scene is engrained our minds forever See also: Dude explains how every Adam Sandler movie is connected What Matilda fans probably haven't realized is that Bruce Bogtrotter is all grown … [Link]
Popular Science » This Weird, Cute New Router Will Leave You 'Starry'-Eyed
The router is often the neglected, ugly stepchild in the family of home electronics — and yet, it's also one of the most important. That may be why we've seen a surprising number of new and eye-catching routers hit the market in recent years. The latest of these is called the Starry Station, and it was unveiled to the world … [Link]
Popular Science » Male Mice Without Y Chromosome Can Still Make Babies
Amanda Shell via Science Y-less mouse This mouse is over two years old and, oh yeah, has no Y chromosome. Inside the nucleus of every cell, a mouse has 40 chromosomes (humans, by comparison, have 46). Each chromosome is made of a single strand of DNA wrapped in proteins. The DNA contains the blueprints for the body to produce all … [Link]
Mashable » Facebook is finally bringing live streaming to everyone
Facebook just flipped the switch on its live streaming feature in its iOS app. The social network is expanding its live streaming capabilities to all of its iOS users in the U.S. The company first began experimenting with live video last year but Thursday's update marks the first time Facebook has made the feature widely available. See also: Get ready to … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Ancient maps of Jupiter’s path show Babylonians’ advanced maths
A forgotten tablet has cracked a long-standing mystery about strange notations on other tablets – and shown ancient Babylonians used precursors to calculus
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Mashable » Irish man can't get through a simple sentence for the life of him
If only this guy could articulate what he is actually trying to say, his boss might actually give him the day off. Hailing from Mullingar, Ireland, this man just can't seem to say, "There is no need for me to be here today." But what he lacks in eloquence, he certainly makes up for in resilience Some say he can … [Link]
Mashable » Super weird hamster facts that you may not know about your cuddly pet
Did you know your hamster can carry all its weight in its cheek pouches? Did you even know your hamster has cheek pouches? Do you really know your hamster at all? Read more…More about Animals, Allaboutpets, Weird, Youtube, and Watercooler [Link]
Popular Science » Arctic Report: What Are the Northern Lights, Really?
Truls Tiller Northern Lights in Tromsø The city is within the latitudinal band where the aurora borealis are most visible most often. People through history have come with all kinds of creative explanations for the northern lights. Per Helge Nylund, who curates the Tromsø Museum, says the myths vary throughout the Arctic. In Finland, the lights were called fox flames, … [Link]
Mashable » A violent collision of two worlds made the Earth and moon
About 4.5 billion years ago, just after the solar system formed, the relatively small planetary body that would become Earth experienced something extreme. A planetary embyo — probably about the size of Mars — called Theia collided with Earth, spinning the moon off into orbit around the nascent planet Overall, scientists agree that this moon-forming collision happened, but a current debate … [Link]
Mashable » Zayn Malik put on a condom on a microphone while making his solo album
Step one in distancing yourself from your boyband past: ditch the sweet, goofy dudes you've been with for your entire career and make music with condoms instead Zayn Malik made it clear that he's serious about post-One Direction career, announcing that his debut album will be called Mind of Mine in an interview with Zane Lowe on Beats One radio. Zayn … [Link]
New Scientist – News » 4 million at risk of Zika infection as El Niño increases spread
The World Health Organization will decide whether to declare the outbreak a global health emergency
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Popular Science » 30 Years After Challenger, Remembering All Those Killed In The Pursuit Of Space
Since Yuri Gagarin first orbited the Earth 55 years ago, over 550 people have ventured into space, pushing humanity’s reach beyond our own fragile planet. But their achievement has not been without a great cost. Twenty-two people have died in the pursuit of our otherworldly goals. Today marks the 30th anniversary of one of the greatest losses of life in … [Link]
Popular Science » CRISPR Could Fix Blindness-Causing Mutation
Christian Hamel via Wikimedia Commons Retinitis pigmentosa A retina with mid-stage retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic condition in which cells on the retina decay eventually leading to partial or complete blindness As children, most of the 1.5 million people worldwide who have retinitis pigmentosa start to lose the ability to see at night. As they get older, cells in their retina … [Link]
Mashable » Remembering the 1986 Challenger disaster, 30 years later
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the 1986 Challenger disaster. Seventy-three seconds after launch, the shuttle exploded. All seven crewmembers were killed including social studies teacher Christa McAuliffe. The tragedy unfolded on live television. They were the first fatalities of the space shuttle program. Read more…More about Space, Us World, History, Challenger Space Shuttle, and Standalone Video Template
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Mashable » Police got a call about screams inside a home, but found a man singing opera
Police in the Netherlands got a call about a man wailing in his apartment. The caller suspected domestic abuse When police got there, the door was locked. But they, too, could hear the screams, so they began to beat down the door. Then a man answered See also: Drug traffickers get stoned, call police on themselves He'd been wearing headphones and … [Link]
Slashdot » 12 Years Later, Warrantless Wiretaps Whistleblower Facing Misconduct Charges
cold fjord writes: Former Justice Department attorney Thomas Tamm sparked an intense public debate about warrantless surveillance nearly a decade before Edward Snowden. Tamm tipped reporters in 2004 about the use of nonstandard warrantless procedures under the Bush administration for intercepting international phone calls and emails of Americans. New York Times reporters James Risen and Eric Lichtblau used Tamm's revelations … [Link]
Slashdot » 30 Years Since The Challenger Disaster: Where Were You?
Martin S. writes: Thirty years ago today, NASA suffered a spaceflight tragedy that stunned the world and changed the agency forever. When I mentioned this at work most of my colleagues are too young to remember this first hand. When I heard the news, I was in a middle-school science class; our teacher walked us solemnly over to the school … [Link]
Slashdot » University of Helsinki To Lay Off a Thousand People
jones_supa writes: University of Helsinki, the place where Linus Torvalds got his degree as well, will reduce staff by 980 people, with 570 being laid off by the end of 2017. In addition, the university will reorganize and incorporate certain divisions including continuing education. Professors, teachers and researchers are criticizing the cuts, which coincide with the university's administrative and educational … [Link]
Mashable » Professional baby panda hugger is the dream job
These little baby panda cubs are just looking for a bear hug. This woman in China might be the luckiest human alive, as the fluffs beg for her attention and affection. How do we get that job? Every Oscar nominated film you still need to see in one trailer John Krasinski cries about lawn mower maintenance Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard … [Link]
Mashable » Your iPhone's Chrome browser is getting faster and more stable
If your iOS Chrome browser has been crashing a lot lately, fear not — Google is releasing an update to Chrome that reduces crashing by 70%. According to a Chromium blog post, the open-source browser project that Google bases Chrome off of, Chrome 48 is a much more stable and faster app than the previous version. With the release of iOS … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Far Cry Primal PS4 Gameplay – First Hour Highlights
If you guys are anything like me, you cannot wait to sink your sabertooth fangs into Far Cry: Primal. The newest chapter of this amazing series now sees us chasing woolly mammoths and training tigers to fight alongside us. For those of you as pumped up as I am about Primal, here are some of the best details from the … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Robots Hate Us: Hoverboard Fails and People Vs. Technology
Hey, get off your hoverboard self-balancing board. First thing, those are not hoverboards. They have wheels. Second thing, NO ONE looks cool on one… except for this guy. Third thing, well, they burst into flames. And in the worst case scenario, you end up looking like one of these people. And what self respecting human wants that? [FailArmy] The post … [Link]
Mashable » Mexico ships 'affluenza' teen back to Texas to face charges
MEXICO CITY — Uniformed Mexican immigration agents put "affluenza" teen Ethan Couch aboard a commercial flight to Texas on Thursday morning, ending his month-long stay in Mexico. Mexico's immigration institute said that Couch, who used an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunken-driving accident, was taken to the Mexico City airport from an immigration holding center where he had been held. See … [Link]
Mashable » This police e-fit is getting attention for all the wrong reasons
LONDON — Normally a massive public response to a police appeal would be a good thing, but sometimes — as was the case with the e-fit issued recently by Cheshire police for a knife-wielding man spotted in a Macclesfield pub — the response isn't exactly what they're looking for. See also: British police tweet pictures inside unlocked homes, it doesn't go … [Link]
Mashable » Sweary Twitter account is cutting the crap out of billboard ads
LONDON — Some adverts are just begging to be parodied. Whether it's because they're a bit awkward, because they're trying to tell us something we know isn't quite true, or simply because they're just too damn easy to make fun of, there's something about certain posters and logos that seems to scream "photoshop us". See also: Hardware store makes bizarre Christmas … [Link]
Mashable » Bridal party recreated Solange's flawless wedding photo
Attention fans of the Knowles family — when your partner decides to “put a ring on it,” this is the iconic wedding photo you’ll want to re-make. In May 2015, when it came time for Viviana Strauss’ wedding, she did what any devoted Knowles fan would do and recreated Solange's legendary wedding photo with her own bridal party See also: The … [Link]
Mashable » Apple recalls some AC power plugs that could 'break and create risk of electrical shock'
Apple is recalling some of its two-prong AC wall plug adaptors designed for use in continental Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Korea, Argentina and Brazil. These aren't the power bricks themselves, but rather the adaptor plugs that fit into the iPad or Mac bricks. (They are frequently called "duckheads.") See also: Apple to introduce new iPad Air in March, rumor says Apple … [Link]
Mashable » Dude explains how every Adam Sandler movie is connected
Shawn Kohne is the Big Daddy of Adam Sandler movies While watching 50 First Dates, Kohne noticed that a line connected the film to another Sandler movie, Tommy Boy. See also: Thanks to a bathroom in India, Nick Offerman is now the official face of masculinity "After that it was just the process of literally watching EVERY Sandler and Happy … [Link]
Mashable » Slain Oregon militiaman tried to speed away from police
Law enforcement officials knew that leaders of the Oregon militia were driving out to a meeting on Tuesday, all of them packed into two cars. The cars would have to cross a lonely stretch of highway, and the FBI and Oregon State Police decided to set up a traffic stop in the area One car complied, but the other, driven by … [Link]
Mashable » YouTube’s ASMR community is giving millions of people 'head orgasms'
Video: Loris Ravera, Armand Valdes ASMR, or Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, is a unique condition that has emerged online in the last few years, characterized by tingling sensations along the scalp, neck and shoulder when triggered by certain sounds. If you've never heard of it, or are unaware if you're affected, you're not alone. While little scientific research has proven … [Link]
Mashable » 'Outlander' has found its Brianna
It’s been months since fans of Starz's Outlander learned the show would be casting the role of Claire and Jamie Fraser's grown-up daughter, but now it's time for the speculation to end: the show has found its Brianna Stepping into her shoes is British actress Sophie Skelton, who joins the Golden Globe-nominated series as a follow-up to roles on Waterloo Road … [Link]
Mashable » Porn film accidentally plays during funeral service in Wales
LONDON — Cardiff council has launched an investigation after a porn film was mistakenly displayed on a screen during a funeral for a father and his baby son. Hundreds were present at the Thornhill crematorium, which is run by the council, when the mistake occurred Wednesday. The man, Simon Lewis, and his son, Simon were killed in a car crash on … [Link]
Popular Science » How 'Popular Science' Covered The Challenger Disaster
NASA Space Shuttle Challenger explosion This photo was captured by NASA moments after the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on the morning of January 28, 1986. Thirty years ago, on the morning of January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger launched with a crew of seven people aboard, including the first civilian American teacher ever selected for a NASA spaceflight mission. … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » How Proprietary Thinking Could Undermine The Internet of Things
There are a lot of numbers flying around about the Internet of Things. Gartner has IoT hitting 25 billion devices hitting $263 billion by 2020.
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Mashable » Adorable little Warriors fan asks Riley Curry to be his Valentine
Everyone loves Riley Curry. But one little Warriors fan named Lucas really loves her The bold young boy named Lucas recently greeted Golden State star Steph Curry at a Warriors game with a sign asking Riley to be his Valentine. Papa Curry didn't say yes — but hey, he didn't say no either! See also: How Steph Curry became the NBA's … [Link]
Mashable » Cat with permanently worried eyes might break your heart
Bum the kitten may look terrified to see you, but that's just how he always looks, so don't take it personally. Slightly cross-eyed and perpetually upset-looking, Bum was rescued by the San Diego Humane Society along with his four siblings. Immediately, they could tell something was a bit different about him: See also: A baby, pit bull and famous cat fulfills … [Link]
Mashable » The Internet reacts to Barbie's makeover
On Thursday, Mattel announced Barbie was finally receiving a momentous makeover The iconic, blonde doll will now be available in four body types, seven skin tones, 18 eye colors and 18 hairstyles, in hopes of being more reflective of the world the doll exists in See also: A woman's body is incredible because it's never just one thing But regardless of … [Link]
Mashable » Channing Tatum and Beyoncé agree: Their Lip Sync Battle was terrifying
Channing Tatum had modest goals for his "Run the World (Girls)" Lip Sync Battle — performing with a cardboard cutout of Beyoncé. He got the real thing instead. Tatum told Ellen DeGeneres that he had never actually met Queen Bey prior to the taping. And apparently, she barely even interacted with the actor and his wife, Jenna Dewan, during the … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Octopuses resolve conflicts with many-armed body language
Often thought of as solitary animals, octopuses have been observed changing colour and posture to prevent confrontations in crowded spots from escalating
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Mashable » Sanders shuts down teen climate change denier: 'Thank you for your question. You're wrong.'
DES MOINES, IOWA — Bernie Sanders shut down a teenage girl who questioned the existence of manmade global warming on Thursday morning, to the delight of her classmates. A girl who introduced herself as a a "17-year-old biracial female," said that "from looking at the evidence I've seen the last few years… I haven't seen any actual scientific evidence that global … [Link]
Mashable » Qatar Airways may soon compete for the title of 'world's longest flight'
For the past few months, airlines have been jockeying for the title of "world's longest flight." Qatar Airlines may soon be the latest contender. Qatar CEO Akbar Al Baker revealed plans for a direct flight from Doha, Qatar to Auckland, New Zealand, according to CNN. The 18.5-hour journey, if it becomes reality, could take the title of world's longest flight. See … [Link]
Mashable » Pope Francis and Leonardo DiCaprio hung out, talked about climate change
Pope Frances is a bigger fan of The Revenant than you. His Holiness had a private meeting with Oscar-nominated actor Leonardo DiCaprio on Jan. 28 in Vatican City to discuss climate change. The conversation focused on how the two can join forces to call attention to the need for climate action, the Vatican said in a statement. Also in attendance were … [Link]
Mashable » Sorry, Slack lovers: You'll soon hate group chat as much as you hate email
David Warsh wants you to imagine an office worker hunched over his computer. “Then comes a little chuckle,” he wrote in the Washington Post. “A rapid-fire series of keystrokes. He hits the send button, and the scene is repeated by another manager across the room.” It sounds like a day in the life of the modern employee, one who spends hours on Slack, HipChat, or any number … [Link]
Mashable » Grandmother's heartfelt letter vastly improved with grandpa's input
Haden has a seriously loving grandmother. Haden's grandfather though, he's not too great at sharing his emotions See also: Father perfectly shuts down kid who asks for allowance advance Now in Grampa's defense, Grandma wrote this letter to Haden without including him at all. So either Grampa felt a bit left out, or he worked with the small area that letter-hogging … [Link]
Mashable » ESPN set to debut 'Virtual 3' technology for NBA broadcasts
Once upon a time in the '90s, the yellow first-down line was just a glimmer in some sports' executives eyes. Now that little bit of technology, which debuted on ESPN's Sunday Night Football in 1998, is an integral part of the football-watching experience at home Nearly 20 years later, ESPN hopes it can pull off a similar feat for basketball fans. … [Link]
Popular Science » New Evidence That Alzheimer’s Is Transmissible
Nephron via Wikimedia Commons Beta amyloid plaques This micrograph shows a buildup of beta amyloid proteins, brown, in a patient's cortex. A post-mortem analysis of nearly 30 brains provides further support for a theory that Alzheimer’s might be transmissible, according to a study published this week in Swiss Medical Weekly and reported in Nature News. The researchers looked at the … [Link]
Mashable » 20-year-old woman insists she's a cat trapped in a human's body
This is a whole new level of cat lady. Nano, a 20-year-old Norwegian woman, is featured by news outlet NRK P3 Verdens Rikeste Land, to reveal that she believes she's a cat trapped in a human's body. 
See also: San Francisco cat owner is selling his pet's neutered testicles To live as her true self, Nano prefers to crawl on her … [Link]
Mashable » Man with 2 handguns and a Quran arrested at Disneyland Paris
A man was arrested at Disneyland Paris on Thursday after security officials found two automatic handguns hidden in his bag as he passed through an entrance at the resort's New York Hotel. The 28-year-old man has not been identified, though French police said he was not previously known to any intelligence services and did not fit "the profile of an offender," French … [Link]
Geek Culture » Canada for US President!
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Mashable » The UK government's plan to accept more refugee children raises a lot of questions
LONDON — The government revealed big plans to take in more unaccompanied refugee children Thursday, saying it's going to work with UNHCR to resettle minors from conflict regions to the UK. The pledge, which comes hot on the heels of David Cameron's controversial "bunch of migrant" comments during Prime Minister's Questions Wednesday, was announced by Immigration Minister James Brokenshire. There's just … [Link]
Slashdot » 1 In 3 Home Routers Will Be Used As Public Wi-Fi Hotspots By 2017
An anonymous reader writes: Juniper Research predicts that at least 1 in 3 home routers will be used as public Wi-Fi hotspots by 2017, and that the total installed base of such dual-use routers will reach 366 million globally by the end of 2020. Major broadband operators such as BT, UPC and Virgin Media in Europe and several of the … [Link]
Slashdot » OSINT Analysis of Militia Communications, Equipment and Frequencies
An anonymous reader writes: On January 2, 2016, the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, United States, were occupied by armed members of rump militias in one of the longest-running law enforcement standoff in American history. The Radiomasterreport blog, using publicly available information, wrote an OSINT Analysis of Militia Communications, Radio Equipment and Frequencies. The research results … [Link]
Slashdot » Tim Cook: What's Good For the US Dollar Is Bad For Apple
theodp writes: For years," Charles Erwin Wilson famously said back in the day, "I thought what was good for our country was good for General Motors, and vice versa." That was then. This is now. The Washington Post reports that a strong U.S. dollar is the biggest threat to Apple's business around the world. "The dollar has shot up about … [Link]
Mashable » Neil deGrasse Tyson lays B.o.b.'s theory flat on 'The Nightly Show'
It’s time to put this "flat Earth" conspiracy theory to an end, once and for all. The week has been punctuated with rappers starting beefs — either with other rappers — or, in B.o.b's case, with science in general. His Twitter storm about why he thinks the Earth is actually flat even caught the attention of world-renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. … [Link]
Mashable » Alison Brie casually interrupts 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' to sell Girl Scout cookies
Moms everywhere should take notes. How to Be Single actress, Alison Brie, crashed the set of Jimmy Kimmel Live for a very important reason — she had to sell some Girl Scout Cookies for her "kids." Mothers of Girl Scouts everywhere can learn from Brie's persuasive (and borderline aggressive) cookie selling tactics. Eventually, Brie wears Kimmel down and he winds … [Link]
Mashable » Microsoft grabs surfacephone.com domain. You do the math.
A Surface-branded smartphone could be coming soon. Reddit user nok4us noticed Microsoft now owns surfacephone.com; the URL redirects to the company's Surface website. Microsoft also snatched up surfacecar.com, although it's less likely that an actual Surface car is going to be announced any time soon. See also: Microsoft Lumia 950 transforms into a PC, but should you care? While owning the … [Link]
Mashable » 2011 Donald Trump told Fox News that skipping a debate is 'not courageous'
Before Donald Trump made the high-profile decision to skip a scheduled Republican presidential debate himself, he said other politicians who did essentially the same thing 'lacked courage.' During the 2012 Republican presidential primary, he criticized Republicans Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry after they refused to participate in a December 2011 Newsmax debate moderated by none other than Trump himself. … [Link]
Mashable » The dream of the 90s is alive in Circuit City's comeback
Grab your video cassette rewinders and anti-shock CD players: Circuit City is coming back. Circuit City, everyone's favorite defunct electronics chain (sorry Radio Shack!), is coming back from the dead this spring with online and bricks-and-mortar stores, courtesy of one longtime industry exec with big dreams of saving the retail world and proving millennials will still shop in stores for gadgets. … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » INSANE Kindle Books Deals: Up to 85% Off on more than 1,000 Kindle books across genres
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon is offering some really, really good deals on a large selection of Kindle books across genres! Be sure to check ’em all out at the link below! –Up to 85% Off on more than 1,000 Kindle books across genres (Sci-Fi and Fantasy and MORE!) (Scroll down just a bit at the … [Link]
Mashable » Uber will now deliver your fancy Nordstrom clothes and flowers too
Apparently Uber's New Year's resolution was to prove it's more than just cars in 2016. Uber on Thursday announced plans to begin making same-day deliveries in select U.S. cities for a host of notable brands and retailers, including Nordstrom, Rent the Runway, 1800Flowers, Cole Haan and Google Express. The move marks Uber's biggest step into the competitive and much-hyped same-day delivery … [Link]
Popular Science » Bioart and the Gnawing Invisible
In my life as a curator, only twice have a pair of eyes in an artwork ever really mesmerized me. The first pair gazed out from a painting by German surrealist Max Ernst called Human Form. The image wasn’t ‘human’ at all. It was a chimera, a blend of plant, insect, and human, giving a friendly wave but staring with … [Link]
Mashable » You'll only survive this new workout if you can run laps on ice
LONDON — Move over, P90X: There's a new workout in town London-based fitness studio 1Rebel has launched a fitness class called "Rebels on Ice" that involves high=intensity interval training (HIIT) training on a slippery ice rink. See also: Smart workout pants could replace the need for a yoga instructor The added challenge of doing strength exercises on an icy surface forces … [Link]
Mashable » Zika virus is spreading 'explosively' and may be international health emergency, WHO warns
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday that the mosquito-borne Zika virus is spreading “explosively” throughout the Americas, and may consitute an international public health emergency. The agency is convening an emergency committee to determine by Feb. 1 whether Zika merits an emergency declaration, as the 2015 Ebola outbreak did The Zika virus outbreak has been linked to a surge in … [Link]
Mashable » Gerber baby food has named its spokesbaby for 2016
After a long battle, one baby's face has reigned supreme and will now be the poster child for smashed food across the lands. Gerber announced on Wednesday that it has finally come to the difficult decision of choosing its sixth annual Gerber Baby Photo Search, naming baby Isla from Troy, Michigan its winner. See also: Baby gives his last cookie to … [Link]
Mashable » Incredible footage of a paraglider floating amid the Northern Lights
Red Bull has released stunning footage of paraglider Horacio Llorens flying amid the Northern Lights in Norway. Llorens wore a wetsuit and battery-heated gloves to combat temperatures of 15 degrees below Celsius. Read more…More about Red Bull, Video, Us World, Northern Lights, and Sports
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Mashable » Tiny goat jumps on top of her sheep friend, is sort of a jerk about it
A tiny goat named Roxie made it her mission to jump onto an unnamed sheep buddy's back While she makes some adorable little noises and we admire her determination, the idea of pouncing on another being's back makes her kind of a garbage friend. Adorable little kid can't say her ABCs, for emooootional reasons Jimmy Fallon, Sia and Natalie Portman … [Link]
Mashable » This Bradley Cooper lookalike had the best time at Sundance
Some people take an opportunity when they see one Earlier this week, Sundance Film Festival-goer Sean Cassity posted a photo to Instagram of him posing with actor Bradley Cooper … only to realize after copious Instagram comments that the other guy wasn't the Oscar-nominated actor at all. He was just some dude who happened to look remarkably like Bradley Cooper See … [Link]
Mashable » Adorable puppy caught in an infinite loop while running through a snow maze
No one loves a snow day more than man's best friend. Just the sensation of rolling around in the fresh snow is one of the greatest feelings in the world to a dog, but a puppy named Finn enjoyed the East coast blizzard on Jan. 23 even more after his owners dug out a maze for him in their backyard. … [Link]
Mashable » 4 ways Facebook can dominate Google and the world
Facebook is unstoppable: Quarter after quarter of growth and revenue success. A mobile profile that virtually every other tech company would die for. Lots of hidden innovation goodies that have yet to see the light of day. See also: Facebook's flawless earnings embarrass Twitter once again Many people talk about how Facebook is going right after Twitter. This is comical since … [Link]
Mashable » The Pottermore sorting quiz is back and better than ever
Pottermore, an interactive website designed to house supplemental Harry Potter content, was first launched in 2011. Immediately, fans couldn't wait to take the official Sorting Hat quiz, which divided users into Hogwarts houses. The test caused many an identity crisis among hardcore fans — which was worsened when the site was redesigned last year, eliminating the Sorting altogether. At long last, … [Link]
Popular Science » This Ship Is A Hovercraft Until It's An Airplane
Flyship Flyship Concept Art When is an airplane actually a boat? That’s as much a legal question as it is a philosophical one for FlyShip, a German purveyor of low-flying boat-like seaplanes. FlyShip's decades-old AirFish series of vehicles are legally boats, but they fly like very, very low-skimming planes. And they’re working on a new version. Taking advantage of the … [Link]
Mashable » Australian teen accused of plotting ISIS attack using kangaroo bomb
MELBOURNE, Australia — A teenage suspect discussed with a British accomplice packing a kangaroo with explosives before setting it loose on Australian police officers, prosecutors alleged on Thursday. Sevdet Ramadan Besim was ordered in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday to stand trial in the Victoria state Supreme Court on charges that he planned an Islamic State group-inspired terrorist attack at … [Link]
Mashable » How to avoid paying hefty change fees to airlines
Airlines are charging for everything these days. Things that used to be included in an airfare — snacks, checked bags, seat selection, printed tickets — are now "extras." But $2 for a soda pales in comparison to what airlines charge for changing a flight. See also: The best airlines in 2015 don't include any based in the U.S. Nobody likes change … [Link]
Mashable » Here's how you can help during the water crisis in Flint, Michigan
Think about how many times a day you use tap water. Now imagine finding out that tap water is poisoned with lead — and has been for nearly two years. Residents of Flint, Michigan, don’t have to imagine — they're living it. It’s a crisis that has been on the national radar since early January, and one that isn’t losing relevance … [Link]
Mashable » American comedian randomly finds his doppelganger at a London gig
LONDON — There's something spookily fascinating about doppelgangers. Thanks to the website Twin Strangers there's no shortage of stories about people finding their doppelgangers online, but it's even stranger when you hear about someone who just happens across their exact double during day-to-day life. See also: This man found his doppelganger at 30,000 feet No-one knows this better than American comedian … [Link]
Mashable » How therapy helped me discover unconditional self-worth
Prior to entering treatment, I wore a cheerful facade and kept my life busy. I was fearful of slowing down for even a second, because I knew my depression had the power to incapacitate me. People described me as happy, positive, energetic, enthusiastic, spontaneous — but, on the inside, I was crumbling. I had years of sobriety, my family was a substantial … [Link]
Mashable » PETA wants to turn 'Silence of the Lambs' house into empathy museum
PERRYOPOLIS, Pa. — An animal rights group wants to convert the western Pennsylvania house used in the film "The Silence of the Lambs" into an empathy museum, where visitors could wear the skins of slain and abused animals. The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says in a release that it has written to the real estate agent handling … [Link]
Slashdot » Why the Calorie Is Broken
New submitter ami.one writes: Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley explain how we are still using a century old method for measuring the calories in our food and the calories spent in different human activities. Essentially, there is a very big difference between burning stuff in a bomb calorie-meter and the extremely complex ways our body extracts energy from food. In … [Link]
Slashdot » A Crowdfunding Site To Help Pay Patients' Medical Bills
Lucas123 writes: A start-up financial services company called Someone With Group has just completed a pilot of a crowdfunding service that allows hospitals to set up campaigns to help patients pay their medical expenses. The website, which is HIPAA compliant in terms of privacy and security, allows patients facing medical debts to inform family, friends and even strangers of their … [Link]
Slashdot » Computer Beats Go Champion
Koreantoast writes: Go (weiqi), the ancient Chinese board game, has long been held up as one of the more difficult, unconquered challenges facing AI scientists… until now. Google DeepMind researchers, led by David Silver and Demis Hassabis, developed a new algorithm called AlphaGo, enabling the computer to soundly defeat European Go champion Fan Hui in back-to-back games, five to zero. … [Link]
Slashdot » DeLoreans To Go Back To Production
An anonymous reader writes: The last time a DeLorean was built was about 35 years ago, but that is all about to change. Next year, you'll be able to buy a new 2017 DeLorean to satisfy all your deepest Back to the Future dreams. CNN reports: "The new production plan is itself something of a time warp. The cars will … [Link]
Slashdot » Newegg Sues Patent Troll After Troll Dropped Its Own Lawsuit
WheezyJoe writes: Not satisfied that a patent troll dropped its lawsuit against them, Newegg has sued the troll. So-called "patent holding company" Minero Digital sought to exact royalty payments on a wide range of USB hubs, suing, among others, Newegg's subsidiary Rosewill. But the "non-practicing entity" dropped its East Texas lawsuit against Rosewill within days of getting a call from … [Link]
Mashable » Jimmy Fallon, Sia and Natalie Portman play 'Iko, Iko' with spoons and a deck of cards
Jimmy Fallon, Sia, Natalie Portman and The Roots took a bunch of items you can find around your house (or television studio) and played a rousing rendition of 1964 hit 'Iko, Iko' on Wednesday's Tonight Show. The video is fantastic, especially since all the participants are wearing Sia wigs — but it still feels a bit unsettling that we never … [Link]
Slashdot » Oracle To Drop Java Browser Plugin In JDK 9
An anonymous reader writes: After Mozilla said in October that it would stop supporting Firefox plugins on the older NPAPI technology, Oracle had no choice now but to announce the deprecation of the Java browser plugin starting with the release of the JDK version 9, which is set for release in March 2017, and developers are urged to start using … [Link]
Popular Science » 7 Ways To Hack Your Next House Party
LG TV EG9600 1. LG TV EG9600 If you’ve ever set eyes on an organic light-emitting diode television, the benefits are obvious: They’re thinner, brighter, and have sharper contrasts than any other TVs on the market. LG’s newest version—the EG9600—is the pinnacle of this display technology: It offers a near-perfect picture quality because OLED pixels don’t leak light, meaning blacks … [Link]
Mashable » Zayn Malik on One Direction: 'I never really wanted to be there'
LONDON – Ever since Zayn Malik left One Direction, he's been pretty quiet about the reasons behind his exit and how he felt as a member of the group. But now, in an interview with Beats 1's Zane Lowe, the former band member has admitted it: "I never really wanted to be there." In a preview clip, Malik gives a more … [Link]
Mashable » 30 years ago, the Challenger disaster unfolded on live TV
Jan. 28, 1986The Challenger launches, moments before its destruction.Image: APThe morning of January 28, 1968 was unusually cold at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Temperatures overnight had dipped to just 18 degrees Fahrenheit, and icicles were adorning the tower from which the STS-51-L mission was scheduled to launch.STS-51-L was the official designation for the 25th mission of NASA’s Space … [Link]
Mashable » 'Dazed and Confused' at Sundance: 12 things we learned from Richard Linklater
PARK CITY, Utah — Some two decades after its release, Dazed and Confused, the sophomore feature by Richard Linklater, finally got its chance to shine at Sundance Linklater’s Slacker had its launch here a quarter century ago; his Oscar-nominated Boyhood also found its first rapturous audiences in Park City. This year, the director saw a career retrospective documentary play at the … [Link]
Mashable » Explore an undersea Irish fairy tale world in 'Song of the Deep'
Insomniac Games knows a thing or two about fabricating fantasy. The Skylanders series owes its world, its characters, its very existence to the studio's second game, Spyro the Dragon. The outer space adventures of Ratchet & Clank have enough heart to make a Pixar devotee tear up. For Insomniac, creating something out of nothing is just the starting point. Song of the Deep leans in … [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » A Robot With the Heart of a Man [Comic]
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Geeks are Sexy Technology News » 9 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Labyrinth!
We’ve all got David Bowie on our minds and what better way is there for us to honor his memory than to explore trivia for the film Labyrinth! [CineFix] The post 9 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Labyrinth! appeared first on Geeks are Sexy Technology News. [Link]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News » Uber Tells Drunk Passengers To Bop It… Twist It… Pass It
Uber is hoping kids’ toy Bop It can help pacify intoxicated passengers. Its one of several tech solutions the company is trying out. The Bop It toy is being trialled in some Uber driver cars in Charlotte, North Carolina. For those who’ve not had the pleasure, it’s a stick-like device that has a variety of buttons and levers to press, … [Link]
Mashable » Singaporean artist quit his job, then went off to sketch the world
When James Tan turned 40, he quit his job, enlisted his wife and went off to sketch the world. The couple bought a one-way ticket to Taiwan and went on a three-month adventure around the world in 2013. Tan compiled his sketches from the trip — which included stops in Japan, South Korea, Turkey, Montenegro, Austria, Germany, Denmark, Thailand and several … [Link]
Mashable » Microsoft and the NFL's $400 million marketing fumble
Most sports fans try to ignore the ancillary marketing surrounding the games we love. It's unavoidable, certainly — no one is claiming not to see and hear those taglines and messages. But it's all just part of the landscape, blending together into one amorphous CocaAdidaDraftStarKingWars blob But there is an exception to this rule: We notice the the fails. Ohhh, do … [Link]
Mashable » Photoshop battle rightfully takes this snooty little goat down a peg
You think you're better than us, goat? Everyone loves a cute little goat on the Internet, but we can't just stand by while one goat lords it over us with it's cute tiny hooves and it's tiny horns and it's tiny upturned nose stuck in the air like it's got something better to do than entertain us. See also: Diabolical little … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Building a business that combines human experts and data science
Subscribe to the O’Reilly Data Show Podcast to explore the opportunities and techniques driving big data and data science. In this episode of the OReilly Data Show, I spoke with Eric Colson, chief algorithms officer at Stitch Fix, and former … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Four short links: 28 January 2016
Chimera (Paper a Day) — the authors summarise six main lessons learned while building Chimera: (1) Things break down at large scale; (2) Both learning and hand-crafted rules are critical; (3) Crowdsourcing is critical, but must be closely monitored; (4) … [Link]
O'Reilly News and Commentary » Eric McNulty on real-time disaster reponse and leadership beyond control
Subscribe to the O’Reilly Radar Podcast to track the technologies and people that will shape our world in the years to come. O’Reilly’s Jenn Webb chats with Eric McNulty, a consultant, writer, speaker, and catalyst for positive leadership. McNulty talks … [Link]
Mashable » Bobby Moynihan reveals the Kylo Ren 'SNL' sketch you didn't see
The words "instant classic" are sometimes overused, but when it comes to SNL's Undercover Boss sketch with Kylo Ren, there's really no other description more suitable You know the one: It's the sketch that took Star Wars' newest villain and turned him into a bad wig-wearing dude named Matt. It's the sketch that's spawned hundreds of memes and fantastic works … [Link]
Mashable » Adorable baby succeeds in the laziest train capture ever
It's nap time on the Fisher Price Express. Baby Vivienne was having so much fun when she commandeered her older brother's toy train that she fell fast asleep at the wheel Luckily toy trains only go in circles. Teen skips 166-mile train trip across England, flies to Germany and back for cheaper Adorable puppy caught in an infinite loop while … [Link]
Mashable » India's first bike taxi service for and by women is here
Meet 40-something Lalita Yadav, one of the five drivers who are part of India's first fleet of bike taxis by and for women. Named Bikxie Pink after the colour of the scooters, the service has been launched in the city of Gurgaon adjoining the Indian capital Delhi. See also: Meet India's courageous women cab drivers Started on Jan. 1, Bikxie currently … [Link]
Mashable » Teen skips 166-mile train trip across England, flies to Germany and back for cheaper
You'd think that in most cases, the shortest and quickest route home would also be the cheapest. Not always. Money saving machine and all-round lovable Brit Jordon Cox documents his journey from Sheffield back to Essex in the video above — and it turns out his most cost-effective route is actually via a 1000-mile+ adventure/detour. See also: 7 Pro Tips … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Artificial intelligence could make lawyers more risk averse
Machine learning systems can help lawyers by analysing legislation and old cases, but can also subtly alter the conduct of the law
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Mashable » Barbie gets more realistic with 3 new body types and 7 skin colors
Barbie, the iconic doll that has long been under fire for her impossible proportions, will look a little more realistic as of today Mattel announced in TIME magazine that Barbie will now come in three new body shapes, which the brand is calling "petite," "tall" and "curvy." Barbie will also have seven new skin tones, representing a range of ethnicities and … [Link]
Mashable » This bunny beat out 7,500 other silly rabbits to become Trix's new mascot
It’s the moment we've all been waiting for: General Mills has announced its new mascot. And he's not just cute — he's a real-life rabbit Drumroll, please See also: 9 fluffy baby seals who are overjoyed pupping season has started 
All hail master CinnabunImage: General Mills Meet Cinnabon. The Houston-based bunny beat out more than 7,500 other silly rabbits to become … [Link]
Mashable » Terrifying prescription drug side effects … read by an 8-year-old
Prescription drugs are a lot scarier when you hear just the side effects — especially when it's the side effects for multiple medications. Yet, having them read by our resident 8-year-old, Madeleine, might help you laugh at the situation … before calling your doctor and asking them what is truly best for you. Do not watch this video if you … [Link]
Mashable » Louis Tomlinson shares adorable first photo of baby Freddie
LONDON — Louis Tomlinson has confirmed that his new baby has not been called Sydney Rain, but has been given the rather cute name of Freddie The One Direction member shared an adorable picture of him holding his son on Twitter, captioning it, "Meet my little lad, Freddie." The black and white photo was followed by another tweet, suggesting that the … [Link]
Mashable » 5 dishes that showcase Tobago's delicious cuisine
Tobago is one of Mashable's top vacation destinations for 2016, and the island is about more than tranquil beaches and tropical weather It's also about mouthwatering food that takes inspiration from a variety of cultures. See also: Where to go in 2016: Start making your travel plans for the new year now Think fresh fish, plenty of spice and some of … [Link]
Mashable » A photographer's view of 1960s NYC shows a city full of emotion
1967″New York Public Library."Image: James Jowers/George Eastman HouseBorn in 1938, James Jowers received training in photography and darkroom techniques while serving in the United States Army. He enrolled at the New School in 1965, where famed photographer Lisette Model became his mentor. Working the night shift as a porter at St. Luke's Hospital, Jowers would spend his free time during the day roaming … [Link]
Mashable » Why millions of people are having 'head orgasms'
Does your head tingle when someone whispers in your ear? Have you been on YouTube lately? You might be experiencing ASMR, a unique condition characterized by tingling sensations along the scalp neck and shoulder when triggered by certain sounds. YouTube is the community hub of where ASMRtists can tap, whisper and crinkle to millions of people around the world. Read more…More … [Link]
Slashdot » Congress Gives Federal Agencies Two Weeks To Tally Backdoored Juniper Kit
itwbennett writes: In an effort to gauge the impact of the recent Juniper ScreenOS backdoors on government organizations, the House of Representatives is questioning around two dozen U.S. government departments and federal agencies. The U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sent letters to the agencies on Jan. 21, asking them to identify whether they used devices … [Link]
Mashable » Man awkwardly interrupts couple having sex in a car, lives to tweet the tale
LONDON — Twitter is not normally a place for stories longer than a few sentences, but this British writer's tale of how he accidentally discovered two strangers having sex while out walking his dog is the perfect exception. See also: This Londoner's post-date text message exchange is so awkward It all started when UK-based writer Joe Craig took to Twitter Wednesday … [Link]
Mashable » This year's Olympic torch relay will stop at a refugee camp in Greece
The torch relay for this year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will include a stop at a refugee camp in Athens. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, who visited a refugee camp in Athens on Thursday, has also promised to build sporting facilities on the island of Lesbos that has been hard hit by the migrant crisis. See also: Photos show … [Link]
Mashable » Beyond the politics: The beauty of Iran in photos
Iran has dominated headlines in recents weeks, following the temporary seizure of two U.S. Navy boats and their crews, the lifting of economic sanctions against the country as part of its nuclear deal with the Unites States and the release in a prisoner exchange of five Americans including the Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian. As these controversies are turned into talking … [Link]
Mashable » Gloriously absurdist Super Bowl ad features 'Silicon Valley' star T.J. Miller at his weird best
Shock Top has enlisted T.J. Miller to face off with its brand mascot for a battle of insults in its low-key Super Bowl advertising debut See also: Amazon's first-ever Super Bowl ad is coming In the commercial, which was released in full on Thursday, the Silicon Valley and Deadpool star is accosted by Wedgehead, a sunglasses-wearing orange-slice voiced by comedian Martin … [Link]
Mashable » Tinder now lets you use GIFs and large emoji in messages
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes, a static image is no match for the expressive power of an animated GIF Tinder has partnered up with Giphy to bring GIF support to Tinder's iOS app. From now on, if you want to send a GIF to a match, tap the blue button, search through Giphy's vast collection … [Link]
Mashable » Physicist fires a gun at himself underwater to prove a point
You've got to hand it to the scientist in the above video: No matter how sure he was about what would happen when he fired the gun at himself, it must still have been pretty damn scary to go through with it. See also: Slow-Mo Footage of Underwater Bullets Will Captivate You To demonstrate the difference between air and water … [Link]
Mashable » Runway models dressed like David Bowie in bedazzling John Galliano show
LONDON — David Bowie's legendary style walked the runway in a bedazzling Glam Rock spectacle during John Galliano's spring 2016 Paris Haute Couture show on Wednesday The designer brought some of Bowie's most iconic looks to the catwalk in his third couture collection for Maison Margiela on Wednesday. See also: How David Bowie pushed the boundaries of gendered fashion 
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Mashable » Mystery illness on board American Airlines plane forces flight back to London
LONDON — An American Airlines plane travelling from London Heathrow to Los Angeles was forced to turn back just hours into the flight after multiple members of the crew and some passengers fell ill. The Boeing 777 was just passing Iceland on Wednesday afternoon when it made an about turn and headed back to the capital after a number of people … [Link]
Mashable » J.K. Rowling procrastinates just as much as you do
LONDON — J.K. Rowling may be one of the world's best-selling authors and arguably the greatest Twitter badass of all-time, but she's still like the rest of us in many ways. See also: 11 very strange 'Harry Potter' reveals made by J.K. Rowling Rowling was obviously battling writer's block on Thursday, so she took to Twitter to share her struggle — … [Link]
Mashable » Kanye West's heroic Twitter rant read as a Shakespearean tragedy
LONDON — After Kanye West trended on Twitter in a rant directed at American rapper Wiz Khalifa, it was probably only a matter of time before someone turned those words into a Shakespearean-style soliloquy. See also: Kanye West calls Wiz Khalifa 'corny as f*ck' in glorious Twitter rant Yes that is correct, the two-minute video from British comedian and actor David … [Link]
Mashable » 19 people who can't put down their phones either
Addiction is a strong word to use for how we feel about our phones, but there are theories to support "social media addiction," as much as we hate hearing it from our relatives at family gatherings If you're one of the people who is constantly on checking your phone, you might relate to these 19 confessions from obsessed devoted social media … [Link]
Mashable » Google made $4 billion from one of its 'frenemies' in 2015
The world's biggest ad agency shelled out $4 billion on Google alone in 2015. WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell told Business Insider at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting that his ad agency is spending more on Google than any other company (and more than the $2.9 billion WPP spent on Google in 2014.) See also: The advertising industry will really, … [Link]
Mashable » Chinese spy stole patented corn seeds in Iowa for scientists back home
A Chinese man has pled guilty to stealing patented U.S. corn seeds for his employer, an agricultural tech firm in Beijing. Robert Mo Hailong was arrested in 2013 on charges of taking corn seeds out of Iowan fields belonging to agritech firms DuPont Pioneer, Monsanto and LG Seeds, with the intention of shipping them to China for research. See also: It's … [Link]
Mashable » Colgate is paying $5 million to run an old (but powerful) ad for the Super Bowl
Don’t expect anything new when Colgate makes its debut as a Super Bowl advertiser next month. Instead of creating an entirely new spot for the Big Game, the toothpaste brand instead decided to trim down a 2014 ad that it ran in Colombia and Brazil for World Water day and repurpose it for an ad slot estimated to have cost "north … [Link]
Mashable » Miss Universe 2015 loves video games: 6 other things you didn't know about her
The recently crowned Miss Universe struggles to fight off sweet cravings like the rest of us and she is also an avid gamer Pia Wurtzbach fielded questions — and cheeky come-ons — for an hour on Twitter. The Filipina beauty talked about home and sang a little bit of Drake's "Hotline Bling." See also: Steve Harvey just had the biggest fail … [Link]
Mashable » These are the top 5 ads that Indians watched on YouTube in 2015
If you thought you'd seen the last of the best-of-2015 lists, here's another one. Google India has just released a list of the most-watched YouTube ads in the country in 2015. See also: Feast your eyes on the top 10 YouTube videos of 2015 YouTube ads leaderboard for the period between between January and November 2015 has been determined by organic … [Link]
Mashable » These teensy, tiny artworks on spoons will charm you
What level will you stoop to get the perfect Instagram? More importantly, how close and personal are you willing to get with your cutlery? An Instagram photographer and Romanian architect, who goes by Ionavanc, made the most of some extra silverware and leftover bits of food See also: Photographer's portraits make snowmen look like high art The itsy-bitsy artistic treasures each … [Link]
Mashable » Meet the Australian trying to get his hilarious ad shown at the Super Bowl
They may have no idea how American football works, but that won't stop Australians from trying to get their ads shown at the Super Bowl. 2016 marks the third year in a row that an Australian has been a finalist in Doritos' "Crash The Superbowl" advertising competition, in which directors compete to have their commercial for the snack shown during the … [Link]
Mashable » Atari's LGBTQ-friendly mobile game misses what Pride is actually about
The LGBTQ community loves parades, color and fun. That's about all you'll learn from Atari's new game PrideFest, a mobile game that bills itself as a celebration of the LGBTQ community. The social-simulation game has players take on mayorship of a gray, derelict city, which they'll need to revitalize by adding more "fun" and "color." The main way to do that? … [Link]
Mashable » Elementary school principal dies saving students from oncoming bus
A school bus outside an Indianapolis-area elementary school jumped forward and hopped a curb on Tuesday, suddenly driving toward students waiting outside. Their principal, Susan Jordan, shoved them out of the way The students were sent to a hospital with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries See also: 9 innovative schools looking to redefine public education in the U.S. Amy Beverland Elementary … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Smart clothes adapt so you are always the right temperature
Researchers are developing clothes that can change their thermal properties to adapt to the environment and wearer's body, so you're never too hot or cold
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Mashable » The U.S. has a history of violent standoffs like Oregon
The United States added another chapter to its recent history of violent standoffs when law enforcement agents on Tuesday arrested several leaders and killed another member of an Oregon militia group that had taken over a wildlife refuge compound weeks ago. The standoff had seemed amicable as law enforcement generally avoided the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge for the … [Link]
Mashable » The most corrupt countries in the world: Where does yours stand?
An anti-corruption watchdog released its latest annual rankings of global corruption Wednesday, with nations such as Somalia, North Korea, Afghanistan and Sudan topping the list as states with the most corruption. The 2015 rankings, published by Transparency International, measure perceived levels of public sector corruption on a scale of 0 to 100. The index is based on expert opinions of public sector … [Link]
Mashable » 4 simple ways to ask for and take paternity leave
Gone are the days when fathers were expected to do little more than bumble around their newborn, leaving all the hard work to their wife or partner — and thank goodness It has become increasingly normal for men to take an active role in their children's upbringing, starting at birth. A few prominent male business leaders have even spoken publicly about that … [Link]
Mashable » Foals and Disclosure to co-headline Reading & Leeds Festival
LONDON — Reading & Leeds Festival has just announced a huge chunk of its line-up, and it's shaping up to be an epic weekend. Foals and Disclosure are going to co-headline one night at the August weekender, with Fetty Wap, Imagine Dragons, Two Door Cinema Club and Crystal Castles also added to the bill. They join other headliners Red Hot Chili … [Link]
Mashable » You can now make in-app purchases with Venmo
PayPal is finally beginning to make money off of Venmo. The peer-to-peer payments app so popular among millenials can now be used to make in-app purchases, PayPal announced Wednesday. The company is initially partnering with two iOS apps, Gametime and Munchery, but plans to work with other developers in the future. See also: The Beginner's Guide to Venmo With the update, … [Link]
Mashable » The sole convict in the 1985 Air India bombings released in Canada
Sikh-Canadian national Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only person convicted in the 1985 Air India bombings that killed 331 people, was released from a Canadian prison on Jan. 27 after being behind bars for over two decades. See also: See NASA drop a plane from 100 feet in the name of safety On June 23, 1982, Air India flight 182, enroute from … [Link]
Mashable » Apple to introduce new iPad Air in March, rumor says
Not only will Apple introduce a new, 4-inch version of the iPhone this March, it will also show off a new iPad — at least according to a new report by 9to5Mac The details are fuzzy as always, but Apple should be showing off a new iPad Air — most likely called the iPad Air 3 — as well as some … [Link]
Mashable » Freezing temperatures can't stop refugees making the long walk to Europe
Despite chilling temperatures, thousands of refugees and migrants are arriving in Greece and Macedonia — by land and by sea — seeking a better life In 2015, more than 850,000 people entered Greece35,455 people have already arrived in Greece this month and, because of cold weather, medical staff have been on call to provide assistance to the freezing migrants Additional reporting … [Link]
Mashable » 11 refugees, mostly children, drown off Greek island
At least 11 people, most of them children, died Thursday in the latest migrant and refugee boat sinking off an eastern Greek island, while an undetermined number of people were missing, the Greek coast guard said. Coast guard vessels and boats from the European border patrol agency Frontex were carrying out a search and rescue operation off the island of Samos. … [Link]
Popular Science » An Electric Forehead Patch Could Treat PTSD
Courtesy CalFoto and UCLA TNS patch Ron Ramirez, a retired Army sergeant, wears the patch as part of an experiment to treat PTSD. For some people who experience traumatic events like robberies, war, or abuse, the emotional effects continue for decades after the episode has ended. Sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are susceptible to anxiety, flashbacks, and nightmares, which … [Link]
Mashable » These warm sheepskin boots will actually keep your feet dry
Unlike UGG boots, which die-hard enthusiast wear year-round regardless of the weather, these boots by EMU Australia will actually keep your feet dry.Full story: http://on.mash.to/1Qtti3F Read more…More about Wearable Tech, Waterprooof, Lifestyle, Ugg Boots, and Fashion [Link]
Mashable » Ignore the red tires. This concept could be the next Opel GT sports car
If you look past the fact that this concept car has red front tires and no side windows, it could be the next Opel GT sports car. See also: Faraday Future's 1,000-horsepower concept car should make Tesla very, very nervous 
1968 Opel GTImage: OpelFor those unaware of the Opel GT, it was a small four-cylinder-powered German sports car built between 1968 … [Link]
Slashdot » The Tragedy Of Apollo 1 And The Lessons That Brought Us To The Moon
An anonymous reader writes: On January 27, 1967, the Apollo 1 crew was performing a "plugs-out" test of the Command/Service Module, an essential simulation of how the three-person capsule would perform under in-space conditions under its own power. At 6:30 PM, a voltage spike occurred, leading to a disaster. In 26 seconds, everything changed. The Apollo 1 fire and the … [Link]
Mashable » 6 innocent dogs whose pictures were censored for no good reason
Sometimes dogs make it into the newspaper or onto our television sets thanks to the bad behaviour of humans. Sometimes the dog is allowed to remain anonymous, thanks to a perfectly-placed back bar or pixelated blur. The recent hubbub over Australian rugby league player Mitchell Pearce, who was caught simulating untoward things to a dog while allegedly drunk on Tuesday, is … [Link]
Mashable » Woman who lost her leg in Boston Marathon bombing to run the race
A dancer who lost her leg during the Boston Marathon bombing more than two years ago is planning to run the 26.2-mile race this spring. See also: Lego finally reveals its first minifigure with a wheelchair Adrianne Haslet-Davis lost her leg below her left knee during the April 2013 attacks. The 35-year-old will be running during the 120th Boston Marathon on … [Link]
Slashdot » Computer Beats Go Champion
Koreantoast writes: Go (weiqi), the ancient Chinese board game, has long been held up as one of the more difficult, unconquered challenges facing AI scientists… until now. Google DeepMind researchers, led by David Silver and Demis Hassabis, developed a new algorithm called AlphaGo, enabling the computer to soundly defeat European Go champion Fan Hui in back-to-back games, five to zero. … [Link]
Mashable » Pokémon reimagined as tiny pugs are completely adorable
Has there ever been anything cuter than a Pugémon? Unlikely. Australian illustrator Sean Dowling is obsessed with three things: art, dogs and Pokémon. Combining these loves into one project, he created Pugémon — a series of adorable illustrations depicting what Pokémon would look like if they were teeny pugs. Yes, that's right. Two of the Internet's favourite things have combined into … [Link]
Mashable » Pro skier has terrifying 1,000-foot fall down Alaska mountain
Pro-skier Angel Collinson was shooting a documentary in Alaska’s Neacola range in April 2015 when she tumbled, flipping onto her back, and fell 1,000 feet down the snow-covered mountain. The footage of the fall was released on January 21 by Teton Mountain Research as part of its 2016 Safety Week. Collinson’s microphone kept recording as she fell, and after coming to … [Link]
Mashable » Ferguson tentatively agrees to top-to-bottom police department makeover
ST. LOUIS — The Ferguson Police Department has agreed to overhaul its policies, training and practices as part of a sweeping deal with the Justice Department following the 2014 fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown, city and federal officials announced Wednesday. The recommendations, detailed in a 131-page proposed consent decree, are meant to correct problems identified in a scathing Justice … [Link]
Mashable » Chinese firm gives sex doll bonuses instead of cash
A firm in China wants its male employees to go hard in the office. Real hard. (Sorry.) A tech startup in Guangzhou, China called Lianlian has gifted its single male employees with sex dolls instead of a more straight-laced and socially acceptable cash bonus See also: Walking through a blizzard without pants is never a good idea 
Image: Weibo"Creative awards can … [Link]
Mashable » Cruise down the block in your very own superhero car
There is only one Batman, but there are many Batmobiles. WrapStyle Singapore, an automobile styling company, recently rolled out a new line of exotic cars, modeled after the famous superhero cars of comic book past. Want to channel your inner Batman, Superman or Captain America, and cruise through your neighborhood like the superhero you are? See also: Kick your feet up … [Link]
Mashable » UGG boot copycats will actually keep your feet dry
Unlike UGG boots, which die-hard enthusiast wear year-round regardless of the weather, these boots by EMU Australia will actually keep your feet dry.Full story: http://on.mash.to/1Qtti3F Read more…More about Wearable Tech, Waterprooof, Lifestyle, Ugg Boots, and Fashion
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Mashable » Man leaves very nice note in car to prevent burglary, and it works
Sometimes when you steal a car, someone else steals your heart Reddit user mfiasco was tired of getting his car stolen. But instead of succumbing to loss, he decided to do something about it. So mfiasco wrote a very nice note, and stuck it in the glove department of his car. Whoever then stole the car, he hoped, would read the … [Link]
Mashable » This New York City Airbnb listing takes Netflix and Chill very seriously
Netflix and Chill just got the Airbnbtreatment in New York City. Three hosts are bringing the meme to life by decking out a West Village 1-bedroom apartment with a Netflix and Chill theme. The room, which costs $400 a night, features a Netflix bedspread, "a fully stacked mini-bar," an HD projector with an AppleTV and Netflix account" and access to the … [Link]
Mashable » Adorable little kid can't say her ABCs, for emooootional reasons
Sometimes, the ABCs don't come as easy as 123. YouTube star and adorable toddler JoJo Lomelino has been practicing her ABCs. But while the toddler is deeply familiar with the sequence of letters, sometimes she gets tripped up. For emotional reasons. "This is really a problem," Lomelino concedes. "I don't think you're gonna like it. I can't sing the ABCs … [Link]
Mashable » A baby, pit bull and famous cat fulfills your cute needs for the day
Cat celebrity Lil Bub has been adjusting to life with a new baby brother, who her Dude, Mike Bridavsky, calls the "Lil Dude." The two are still learning how to get along, and Lil Dude in particular is still figuring out how to be gentle around Bub. But Lil Bub is taking it in stride, even when the Lil Dude … [Link]
Mashable » Flat earth conspiracy from B.o.B. explained (and obviously debunked)
There has been a lot of talk about Flat Earth Theory recently due to the beef between Neil Degrasse Tyson and rapper B.o.B., but what do Flat Earthers actually believe? Read about Flat Earthers through time: http://on.mash.to/1ScD3a6 Read more…More about Earth, Controversy, Theory, Science, and Entertainment
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Mashable » Tyra Banks welcomes 'miracle baby boy'
America’s Next Top Baby is here Supermodel Tyra Banks posted a photo on Instagram announcing that she and partner Erik Asla have had a healthy baby boy via surrogate. The baby's name is York Banks Asla Here's Banks' cute Instagram announcement Banks has been open in the past about her struggles with infertility, memorably tearing up while discussing the subject on … [Link]
Mashable » Cruz to Trump: Let's debate Saturday unless you're chicken
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA — Ted Cruz called Donald Trump to the mat Wednesday night, mocking his refusal to debate and offering a venue for a one-on-one showdown after slamming him as a fake conservative and comparing him to "narcissistic, self-involved" President Barack Obama. "He's afraid of you. He doesn’t want to answer questions from the men or women of Iowa … [Link]
Mashable » Stop everything you're doing: Rihanna officially dropped 'ANTI'
The bad gal is finally back Rihanna has officially dropped her eighth studio album, ANTI, on streaming service Tidal. Subscribers can listen to the album in full, while others will have to settle for 30 second snippets of each song The release comes on the heels of the release of her newest single "Work," featuring Drake. Here's the tracklist for ANTI, … [Link]
Slashdot » Congress Gives Federal Agencies Two Weeks To Tally Backdoored Juniper Kit
itwbennett writes: In an effort to gauge the impact of the recent Juniper ScreenOS backdoors on government organizations, the House of Representatives is questioning around two dozen U.S. government departments and federal agencies. The U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sent letters to the agencies on Jan. 21, asking them to identify whether they used devices … [Link]
Mashable » Qantas' new safety video will have you in tears before the plane takes off
Australian airline Qantas has become rather excellent at giving us the feels. Just take a look at their recent "Feels Like Home" ad campaign and try not to get misty. This time around, instead of the standard musty pre-flight safety video, Qantas has put the beauty of Australia on show in dozens of creative ways. Rather than monotonous demonstrations of … [Link]
Mashable » Red panda celebrates her Sweet 16 with a very special birthday cake
Turning 'Sweet 16' is a rite of passage for many young girls across the world, and the animal kingdom is no exception. Meet Chori, the resident red panda at Australia's Symbio Wildlife Park, who just turned the magical number 16. Milestones this big are definitely worth celebrating, so to ring in the birthday with some cheer, her zoo keeper Ash … [Link]
Mashable » Kanye West proves why Twitter really matters
It’s been a rough few months for Twitter With a slumping stock price, a mass exodus of executive talent and no clear vision for its overall product strategy, Twitter seems to be a company in flux. For the past few weeks, I've read countless think pieces on what Twitter must do to save itself. The problem with Twitter — the problem … [Link]
Slashdot » GitHub Service Outage
New submitter thebigjeff writes: Beginning at around 7:30pm EST on 1/27/2016, GitHub's core services (https://status.github.com/) have been offline. Most repositories and other functionality is inaccessible. The status page is calling it a 'significant network disruption.' More from The Register: GitHub falls offline, devs worldwide declare today a snow day 
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Mashable » Poster campaign challenges our idea of what a real Australian looks like
Think for a moment. What does a real, everyday Australian look like to you? If what came to mind was a white bushman or an Anglo-Saxon soldier, both celebrated figures in the nation's mythology and popular media, then you're missing thousands of other amazing stories. See also: Train maps show the ridiculous cost of renting in Australian cities Adelaide-based artist Peter … [Link]
Mashable » The Google app can finally tell you where to get beer in an Aussie accent
If you've never quite been able to trust the American woman directing you to Mittagong via your smartphone, you're in luck. On Thursday, Google announced the Google app, and the Google Maps app on Android, will both finally have a familiar voice. The company has developed an Australian English language selection, so all your voice searches can now have that … [Link]
Mashable » Google reveals Cardboard virtual reality numbers, and VR films are the surprise winner
Just one day after we highlighted Google's apparent interest in creating virtual reality hardware, the company came out on Wednesday to refocus attention on Google Cardboard by revealing some numbers around its adoption rate Since the debut of the VR device just over a year and a half ago, 5 million Cardboard devices have been shipped, some branded as Google products … [Link]
Slashdot » University of Helsinki To Lay Off a Thousand People
jones_supa writes: University of Helsinki, the place where Linus Torvalds got his degree as well, will reduce staff by 980 people, with 570 being laid off by the end of 2017. In addition, the university will reorganize and incorporate certain divisions including continuing education. Professors, teachers and researchers are criticizing the cuts, which coincide with the university's administrative and educational … [Link]
Mashable » How cool are Wiz Khalifa's pants? We fact-checked Kanye and rated 10 pairs
I mean, who hasn't accidentally confused cannabis with their wife? Wiz Khalifa fact checked Kanye's tweets this afternoon and pointed out that the tweet that started it all, was not, in fact, a reference to Kim Kardashian but actually Khalifa's own strain of weed But what about Yeezy's claim that #Wizwearscoolpants? Khalifa certainly cannot be objective on that front, so we've … [Link]
Mashable » Aussie streaming platform Stan nabs new 'Twin Peaks' in Showtime deal
The streaming wars Down Under are heating up. On Thursday, local streaming platform Stan announced it had signed a deal with Showtime to host the U.S. network's content in Australia. The deal helps Stan compete on premium content with Netflix's original shows, such as Orange is the New Black, and local offering, Presto, which hosts HBO content along with award-winning shows … [Link]
Mashable » Worldwide demand for El Chapo's shirts has 'paralyzed' this small retailer
One small Los Angeles retailer has been "paralyzed" by extreme demand after images of drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzman wearing two of their colorful shirts were featured in a controversial Rolling Stone article about the prison escapee earlier this month. The phones have been ringing off the hook at Barabas and millions of emails are flooding the company's inbox, Vice … [Link]
Slashdot » Computer Beats Go Champion
Koreantoast writes: Go (weiqi), the ancient Chinese board game, has long been held up as one of the more difficult, unconquered challenges facing AI scientists… until now. Google DeepMind researchers, led by David Silver and Demis Hassabis, developed a new algorithm called AlphaGo, enabling the computer to soundly defeat European Go champion Fan Hui in back-to-back games, five to zero. … [Link]
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