Anyone who works as a freelancer these days has to be at least a bit familiar with techie things. But it isn’t just that. When I was a kid and those vaguely SF puppet shows were on the television and all the other kids wanted to be Greg Gogetem or Steve Savetheuniverse, I wanted to be the guy in a white coat and glasses called Doc or Brains. Here are some technology-related feeds I find useful and/or entertaining.
Mashable » Artificial coloring gives these 20th century postcards of New York a dreamy look
“Mulberry Street."Image: Library of CongressThese postcards of New York City at the turn of the 20th century were produced by the Detroit Publishing Company using the innovative Photochrom process to add precise gradations of artificial color to black and white photos.Invented in the 1880s by an employee of the Swiss printing company Orell Gessner Füssli, Photochrom was an exacting and time-consuming … [Link]
Mashable » Apple won't be funding GOP convention due to Trump, report says
Facebook will have a lounge, Google will be live streaming and Microsoft will be providing tech products at the Republican National Convention, but Apple is expected to be absent. According to Politico, in contrast to past conventions, Apple won't be providing funding nor tech to the Cleveland event that runs July 18 to 21 because of GOP presumptive nominee Donald Trump. SEE … [Link]
Slashdot » Delete Or Update All Adobe Flash Player Instances, Experts Warn
An anonymous reader quotes an article from BankInfoSecurity: Security experts are once again warning enterprises to immediately update — or delete — all instances of the Adobe Flash Player they may have installed on any system in the wake of reports that a zero-day flaw in the web browser plug-in is being targeted by an advanced persistent threat group…. The … [Link]
WIRED » Silk Road Prosecutors Argue Ross Ulbricht Doesn’t Deserve a New Trial
The prosecution dismisses arguments about corrupt agents involved in the Silk Road investigation. The post Silk Road Prosecutors Argue Ross Ulbricht Doesn't Deserve a New Trial appeared first on WIRED. [Link]
Mashable » Just a quick reminder that you cannot sneak your iguana into court
Before stepping through the security line, ensure you do not have any hazardous materials, weapons or large lizard pets. Security at the Boulder Justice Center in Colorado discovered an iguana in a container during an X-ray security check on Friday, apparently just hanging out with its owner's cellphone. SEE ALSO: 5 ways to make the most of your time in … [Link]
Slashdot » Interviews: Ask Security Expert Mikko Hypponen A Question
Even if you pay only a fraction of your time on security news, you probably already know Mikko Hypponen (Twitter, Wikipedia). He is the Chief Research Officer at F-Secure, a security firm he joined over two decades ago. Hypponen has assisted law enforcement in the United States, Europe and Asia on cybercrime cases, and has also made several appearances on … [Link]
Mashable » Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving shows off new wearable tech before NBA Finals
During last year's NBA Finals, Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith introduced many fans to the hoverboard, a tech flourish that some criticized him for as a potential lack of focus on the game, which they ultimately lost On Saturday, a similar tech turn happened for the Cavaliers when guard Kyrie Irving showed up to the pre-game seven NBA Finals press conference … [Link]
Mashable » Swimming pup realizes he's tall enough to stand up in the pool
Cody the Labrador was swimming laboriously through the pool when he realized something. He didn't have to swim at all. He could just stand and walk. Oh, okay. Cool. Cancel those swimming lessons, please. Stephen Colbert wants us all to pee in the shower Concept MINI Cooper looks like a space shuttle on wheels This 850-foot disc golf shot will … [Link]
Slashdot » New Algorithm Could Help Predict Future ISIS Attacks
An anonymous reader writes: Researchers have developed a new algorithm which may help law enforcement agencies predict potential terror attacks. The computer model has a particular focus on the behavioral patterns associated with Islamic State (ISIS) supporters… For eight months in 2015, the researchers tracked 108,086 individual followers on ISIS-related social media pages, noting that sudden increases in the number … [Link]
Slashdot » Fedora QA Lead Pans Canonical 'Propaganda' On Snap Apps
Long-time Slashdot reader JImbob0i0 shares a scathing article by Red Hat's Fedora QA "community monkey"/senior QA engineer on Canonical's announcement about their application delivery mechanism "snap"… …and how it's going to unite all distributions and kill apt and rpm! This is, to put it diplomatically, a heaping pile of steaming bullshit… The press release and the stories together give you … [Link]
Mashable » Finally, you and your cat can have a chill night in and just get wine drunk together
Finally, you and your cat don't have to get dressed up on a Friday night, go out to some loud club and spend a lot of money. You can just chill at home and get wine drunk together. Well, something close to that anyway, given this feline non-alcoholic wine available in the U.S. SEE ALSO: Here's how to make refreshing … [Link]
Mashable » 5 last-minute Father's Day gift ideas
If you are reading this article, then it is very likely the case that you've procrastinated deeply on your Father's Day shopping. Thankfully the age of online shopping has greatly widened the last-minute shopping window. For those unable to haul ass to the nearest electronics store, there are a ton of online options that require just a bit of research … [Link]
Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: Should You Store Medical Details In The Cloud?
"Paper forms are a security risk", warns the web site for CareMonkey, which maintains digital and up-to-date medical information in the cloud "for any organization with a duty of care". This is raising concerns for long-time Slashdot reader rolandw, who says he's being asked by his daughter's school to approve using the site to store "her full medical details". CareMonkey … [Link]
Mashable » 7 can't-miss apps: 'Slip Away,' Flogg, BurstKey and more
With Apple's news-filled WWDC and trying to figure out what to get your dad for Father's Day, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps. SEE ALSO: Can emoji and 'invisible ink' make Apple's iMessage cooler than Snapchat? Each weekend, we round up a few of our favorite new and updated apps. This week's list includes an … [Link]
Slashdot » Court Slams Record Companies in New Vimeo/DMCA Ruling
Remember when Capitol Records sued Vimeo over copyright-violating videos? They just lost in court again, when an Appeals court overruled three lower court decisions. Slashdot reader NewYorkCountryLawyer shares the specifics of the Appeals court's findings: [T]he Copyright Office was dead wrong in concluding that pre-1972 sound recordings aren't covered by the DMCA… the judge was wrong to think that Vimeo … [Link]
Mashable » Stephen Colbert wants us all to pee in the shower
Using the toilet is so passé. On Friday night's Late Show, Stephen Colbert cited some number-crunching from IFL Science: if every American peed in the shower once per day, it could save 185 billion gallons of fresh water per year. Of course, this is a broad bit of mathematics. It assumes all Americans pee identically (not true), that all newborns use … [Link]
Slashdot » Those 100,000 Lost Air Force Files Have Been Found Again
The Air Force now says it will be able to recover those 100,000 investigation files dating back to 2004, after "aggressively leveraging all vendor and department capabilities." An anonymous reader quotes a report from Government Executive about the mysteriously corrupted database: In a short, four-sentence statement released midday on Wednesday, service officials said the Air Force continues to investigate the … [Link]
Mashable » How many pairs of Curry's 'chef' shoes are game 7 tickets worth?
The 2016 NBA Finals will come to a close on June 19, with a game 7 face-off between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. Those still looking to get tickets to the game are in luck. There's plenty of tickets available on StubHub — but they'll cost you. To make the expense of the tickets easier to … [Link]
Mashable » We'd all stay healthy if we just listened to this germaphobic birthday dad
What a classic dad move, to make a birthday speech about how to stay healthy when blowing out candles. "All the germs from your breath are all over food other people are gonna eat," the dad in question says, before revealing his more ethical candle-extinguishing method. Thanks, dad. Donald Trump gave Charlie Sheen the most Donald Trump wedding gift ever … [Link]
Slashdot » At Black Hat's Oscars: an Award For Hacking Junk
chicksdaddy shares an article from Security Ledger: The Pwnies, a long-running awards ceremony that is the hacker community's equivalent of The Oscars (or at least The People's Choice Awards) is adding an award for "Junk Hacking" to its 2016 roster… [I]n a nod to the security industry's penchant for stunt hacking and the technology industry's penchant for unwarranted complexity, the … [Link]
Mashable » Electric blue wine might be coming to a glass near you
No one asked for it, but sure, we'll take it: blue wine is now a thing. The strikingly bright beverage, made by Spanish winemaker Gik, is reportedly sweet and meant to be served chilled. It does not, unfortunately, taste like a blue Jolly Rancher — at least as far as we can tell. SEE ALSO: Whimsical distillery creates vodka made … [Link]
Mashable » 25 Father's Day gifts your dad actually wants
Ties, power tools, barbecue accessories… these Father's Day presents have graduated from being simply cliché to now basically gag gifts. So what does a 2016 dad really want from his kids this Sunday? 1. You to get your own Netflix account. 2. To go on a trip to Home Depot together, just to browse. 3. To fall asleep on the … [Link]
Mashable » Concept MINI Cooper looks like a space shuttle on wheels
The MINI Cooper gets a decidedly futuristic new look in a video released this week for a concept vehicle the company calls MINI Vision Next 100 What's immediately apparent is that the car is personalized for each user, with interactive light messages greeting a new driver on the floor in front of the side door, as well as personalized messages … [Link]
Mashable » Radiohead condemns 'violent intolerance' after fans are attacked at Turkish release party
"We hope that someday we will be able to look back on such acts of violent intolerance as things of the ancient past," Radiohead said in a statement to Pitchfork after a group of men attacked fans during a release party for A Moon Shaped Pool in Istanbul, Turkey. SEE ALSO: Radiohead announce 'Live from a Moon Shaped Pool' streaming event Velvet IndieGround was … [Link]
Slashdot » The NSA Would Be Eliminated Under President Gary Johnson
An anonymous reader writes: Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson says he'd sign an executive order eliminating America's National Security Agency if he wins the 2016 election. And he's also forcefully arguing that domestic surveillance of internet activity and phone calls in the United States is worse than in China. Johnson took issue with an interviewer at The Daily Beast who … [Link]
Mashable » How this 31-year-old parlayed a spine injury into a $500 million company
Right now, Lisa Falzone is on the brink of something big. Six years ago, she was laid up, flat on her back after slipping a disk while moving a couch. Falzone was 25 at the time, a recent graduate of Stanford University, with big dreams but little time to pursue them. "It was actually pretty lucky," Falzone told Mashable about … [Link]
Mashable » Catch up on Twitter's top tweets from the past week
This week on Twitter was dedicated mainly to the victims of the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, as everyone took the time to show their support in whichever way they knew how. Major tech conventions also happened. E3 and WWDC announced things like a new Zelda game and Mac software (respectively). Also, Zayn Malik saw support … [Link]
Mashable » 10 button-down shirts for your dad this Father's Day that look just like the one he already has
Your father hasn’t changed his look since the day you were born. For Father’s Day, you suggest that you’d like to buy him a new shirt, and he knows just the one he wants. “A button down,” he says, adding, “blue and white stripes.” You say, “I’d be happy to get that for you, Father.” SEE ALSO: Instagrammer Logs the … [Link]
Mashable » This Father's Day, watch a bunch of dads rap about being dads
What happens when dads try to rap? Well, the results are in — just check out this Tonight Show supercut of dads rapping. Spoiler: many dads are not good at rapping. Some dads, though, are pretty great. Most just look like they want their children to stop filming them. Happy Father's Day, everyone. Donald Trump gave Charlie Sheen the most … [Link]
Mashable » This 850-foot disc golf shot will make you wish you could throw a Frisbee
Most of us couldn't throw a Frisbee more than 50 yards without it veering wildly off-course and probably hitting a stranger. In this clip however, disc golf pro Philo Brathwaite throws a flying disc 850 feet, curving through tall trees before landing perfectly in a teeny little basket. Brathwaite's shot, at the Beaver State Fling tournament, was a double-eagle — … [Link]
Slashdot » Businesses Lose $3.1 Billion to Email Scams, FBI Warns
Business have lost over $3 billion because of compromised e-mail accounts, the FBI reports, citing "a sophisticated scam targeting businesses working with foreign suppliers and/or businesses that regularly perform wire transfer payments." 22,143 business have been affected — 14,302 within the U.S. — with a total dollar loss of $3,086,250,090, representing an increase of 1,300% since January of 2015. Using … [Link]
Mashable » This week on Instagram: 10 significant moments to remember
From the heartbreaking Orlando shootings to the death of singer Christina Grimmie, the past week has been a difficult one. Instagram served as a positive outlet to honor and pay tribute to the fallen, and simultaneously a place to celebrate life. From remembering the victims of the Orlando shooting, to celebrating Hamilton’s historic night at the Tony Awards and seeing … [Link]
Mashable » 16 dads who totally have this parenting thing down
As most parents learn when they bring their newborn home from the hospital, you don't get a training manual with the baby. Becoming a father comes with a steep learning curve, and it's inevitable that mistakes will be made. There will be spills, slips and falls. A few baby teeth may come out before they were ready. SEE ALSO: Celebrate … [Link]
Mashable » Donald Trump gave Charlie Sheen the most Donald Trump wedding gift ever
Charlie Sheen didn't invite Donald Trump to his wedding, but did that stop The Donald from giving him a gift? Come on, guys. Of course not. According to Sheen, the bizarre gesture occurred at a celebratory dinner five years ago. "[Trump] started saying … 'I'm sorry I can't make your wedding,'" Sheen told Norton. "And I'm like, I didn't invite … [Link]
Slashdot » Microsoft Tests New Tool To Remove OEM Crapware
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Windows 10 already includes ways to clear out applications and data to repair misbehaving systems or prepare them to be sold, courtesy of the Refresh and Reset features added in Windows 8. Microsoft is now adding a third option: a new refresh tool. Currently available only for Windows Insiders, the new … [Link]
Mashable » Game 7 of the NBA Finals is a 'Game of Thrones'-worthy battle for basketball immortality
Very rarely, the Content Gods bless us so plentifully that the sheer overabundance of stuff-we-gotta-watch becomes downright overwhelming. Now let us praise the Old Gods and the New Gods, the Basketball Gods and the TV Gods — for Sunday is one of these holy occasions. Game 7 of the NBA Finals is perhaps the most anticipated pro basketball tilt in … [Link]
Mashable » Jo Cox murder suspect gives name as 'Death to traitors, freedom for Britain' in court
LONDON — The suspect in the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox said, "Death to traitors, freedom for Britain," when asked to state his name at his first court appearance. Thomas Mair's shocking statement on Saturday reignited debate online about the words in the press and in social media used to describe him — as a "terrorist" versus "a loner … [Link]
Mashable » 'Safe spaces' for LGBTQ people are a myth — and always have been
Safe spaces are a myth. It's a jarring statement to accept, especially for people of marginalized communities — like the LGBTQ community — who desperately crave security while living out their identities. But labeling spaces "safe" isn't realistic or responsible messaging. We need to call it out — and that's scary as hell. SEE ALSO: What 14 LGBTQ influencers want … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Wells Fargo Cites New API as Screen Scraping Countermeasure
Despite a prior resistance to sharing banking data for reasons that included overloading the data servers, Wells Fargo recently announced that it has created an API to make business bank account data available in accounting software Xero.
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Mashable » It's easier to buy a gun than do these 100 things in America
Earlier this week, a reporter from The Star walked into a gun store and purchased an AR-15 — similar to the Sig Sauer MCX used in the Orlando massacre — in seven minutes flat. Her experiment has been substantiated by others in the field. In fact, some guns, including pistols, have proven harder to get even though they're slower to … [Link]
Slashdot » NASA Unveils Plans For Electric-Powered Plane
An anonymous reader quotes a report from New York Times: A new experimental airplane being built by NASA could help push electric-powered aviation from a technical curiosity and pipe dream into something that might become commercially viable for small aircraft. At a conference on Friday of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Washington, Charles F. Bolden Jr., the … [Link]
WIRED » A $50 Million Hack Just Showed That the DAO Was All Too Human
The code behind the biggest crowdfunded project ever was supposed to eliminate the need to trust humans. But humans are tough to take out of the equation. The post A $50 Million Hack Just Showed That the DAO Was All Too Human appeared first on WIRED. [Link]
Mashable » 24 super honest Father's Day cards for every type of dad
If you can't find dad a worthy Father's Day present this year, don't worry — at least you'll be able to get him the perfect card. With the perfect Father's Day card, you can let dad know exactly how special he is without actually having to get all verbally mushy and gushy. SEE ALSO: Guy trolls his neighbors with hilarious … [Link]
Mashable » British astronaut Tim Peake, 2 others back on Earth after 186 days in space
Three space explorers, including the European Space Agency's first British astronaut on the International Space Station, are back on Earth after spending 186 days living and working in space. British astronaut Tim Peake, NASA's Tim Kopra and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko landed in a remote part of Kazakhstan on Saturday morning at 10:15 a.m. BST after undocking from the Space Station … [Link]
Mashable » How the killer of British politician Jo Cox could have obtained his gun
Two days after the brutal murder of Labour MP Jo Cox, police are investigating the motive that pushed the suspect, Thomas Mair, to fatally shoot and stab the 41-year-old woman near the northern city of Leeds. SEE ALSO: Jo Cox was a champion for Syrian child refugees Cox is the first sitting MP to be killed since 1990, when Ian … [Link]
Mashable » Chilling Facebook Live video captures shooting death in Chicago
Warning: This post contains extremely graphic and upsetting images. It's a hot summer night and Antonio Perkins is hanging out on the sidewalk in a Chicago neighborhood. He's broadcasting on Facebook Live, talking to people seemingly commenting on the video. Then a series of shots ring out. The phone tumbles to the grass below. Bits of red can be seen … [Link]
Slashdot » Star Trek/Axanar Lawsuit Isn't Going Away Just Yet
New submitter monkeyman.kix quotes a report from Gizmodo: Even though it sounded like we may be getting close to ending the battle between the fan film Axanar and the studios that own Star Trek, the latest court action hints that it's just starting. Last month at a Star Trek fan event, J.J. Abrams indicated that they believed that CBS and … [Link]
Slashdot » Cancer Is An Evolutionary Mechanism To 'Autocorrect' Our Gene Pool, Suggests Paper
schwit1 quotes a report from ScienceAlert: Two scientists have come up with a depressing new hypothesis that attempts to explain why cancer is so hard to stop. Maybe, they suggest, cancer's not working against us. Maybe the disease is actually an evolutionary 'final checkpoint' that stops faulty DNA from being passed down to the next generation. To be clear, this … [Link]
Slashdot » Olli is a 3D Printed, IBM Watson-Powered, Self-Driving Minibus
An anonymous reader writes from a report via Phys.Org: Arizona-based startup Local Motors unveiled Olli — a 3D-printed minibus capable of carrying 12 people. It's powered by IBM's supercomputer platform Watson and is designed as an on-demand transportation solution that passengers can summon with a mobile app. The company claims it can be "printed" to specification in "micro factories" in … [Link]
Slashdot » Hackers Find 138 Different Security Gaps In Pentagon Websites
An anonymous reader writes from a report via ABC News: High-tech hackers brought in by the Pentagon to breach Defense Department websites were able to burrow in and find 138 different security gaps, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday. The white-hat hackers were offered various bounties if they could find vulnerabilities on five of the Pentagon's internet pages. The Pentagon … [Link]
WIRED » The Right Way to Write About the Volcanic Apocalypse
All the volcanoes on Earth will never erupt at once. However, it is a great example of how and how not to communicate science. The post The Right Way to Write About the Volcanic Apocalypse appeared first on WIRED. [Link]
WIRED » These Are the Best Donald Trump Parody Twitter Accounts
Who knew the Donald was so into Dungeons & Dragons? The post These Are the Best Donald Trump Parody Twitter Accounts appeared first on WIRED. [Link]
Slashdot » Watts Bar Unit 2 Is The First New US Nuclear Reactor In Decades
tomhath writes from a report via The Washington Post: The Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Watts Bar Unit 2 is the first nuclear reactor to come online since 1996, when the Watts Bar Unit 1 started operations. The new reactor is designed to add 1,150 megawatts of electricity generating capacity to southeastern Tennessee. By summer's end, authorities expect the new reactor … [Link]
WIRED » Space Photos of the Week: These Stars Gonna Shock Your Socks Off
Space photos of the week, June 12—18, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: These Stars Gonna Shock Your Socks Off appeared first on WIRED. [Link]
WIRED » Apple Wants to Move Past Hardware But Isn’t Ready to Commit
Apple has built its success on selling devices. Now, it's showing signs of opening up to the idea that it needs to do more. The post Apple Wants to Move Past Hardware But Isn't Ready to Commit appeared first on WIRED. [Link]
WIRED » While You Were Offline: Break the Internet and Rebuild a Better One
This week nearly everything that happened online was in some way related to the tragic mass shooting in Orlando. Here's what you may have missed. The post While You Were Offline: Break the Internet and Rebuild a Better One appeared first on WIRED. [Link]
Mashable » Battle of the Procrastinators: 'Game of Thrones' is really about how we waste time
Obligatory warning: Here be mild spoilers for Game of Thrones season 6, episode 8. There couldn't be a stranger place to start a story about Game of Thrones than by talking about a Joni Mitchell song. But given that this is also a story about procrastination, it seems entirely appropriate. My favorite of Joni's hits is "California." Not just because she … [Link]
Slashdot » Like Comcast, Google Fiber Now Forces Customers Into Arbitration
An anonymous reader writes: In Google Fiber's updated terms, the company now says they "require the use of binding arbitration to resolve disputes rather than jury trials or class actions." Ars Technica reports: "While the clause allows cases in small claims court, it otherwise forces customers to waive the right to bring legal actions against the ISP. Arbitration must be … [Link]
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