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 » Usain Bolt threw a javelin at the Olympics like no big deal
Is there anything this man can't do? The fastest athlete in the world, Usain Bolt dominated at the Rio Olympics by taking home three gold medals. But it appears he wasn't done showing us his athletic ability. SEE ALSO: Usain Bolt gives the world the best Usain Bolt photo ever Following his press conference on Saturday after winning his ninth Olympic … [Link]
Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: How Will You Handle Microsoft's New 'Cumulative' Windows Updates?
Microsoft's announced they'll discontinue "individual patches" for Windows 7 and 8.1 (as well as Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, and 2012 R2). Instead they'll have monthly "cumulative" rollups of each month's patches, and while there will be a separate "security-only" bundle each month, "individual patches will no longer be available." This has one anonymous Slashdot reader asking what's the alternative: … [Link]
Mashable » Simone Biles wears all her medals at once like a boss
Simone Biles deserves a gold medal for wearing her gold medals in style. The gymnast showed off her hardware on Sunday on Twitter. Yes, she is wearing all five of her medals at once. She took home gold for the vault, individual all-round, team all-round, and the floor exercise. She also won bronze in the beam event. SEE ALSO: Bow down … [Link]
Mashable » Ryan Lochte gives first TV interview in aftermath of Brazil incident
Now that the drama surrounding Ryan Lochte's robbery claim in Brazil is drawing to a close, the Olympic swimmer is finally talking about the incident on camera. SEE ALSO: Ryan Lochte finally releases apology about his bizarre robbery story In an interview with NBC's Matt Lauer, Lochte tones down his version of the story while sticking to his claim that a … [Link]
Mashable » Carmelo Anthony gets emotional, admits 'this is the end' after U.S. wins gold
USA Basketball winning a gold medal at the Rio Olympics was something of a foregone conclusion for most. For U.S. team leader Carmelo Anthony, however, the win resulted in a powerfully emotional moment. SEE ALSO: How Carmelo Anthony grew up to become Captain America Caught by an interviewer, just moments after the U.S. win over Serbia to capture the gold, Anthony … [Link]
Mashable » U.S. pole vaulter skids to a halt for national anthem
An American pole vaulter took his patriotism to the next level at the Olympics. Sam Kendricks, a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve and an Olympic pole vaulter, stopped mid-attempt to pay his respects to his country. SEE ALSO: Runner's brave gesture at the Rio Olympics could cost him his life Kendricks was competing in the qualifying round of the … [Link]
Slashdot » Software Exploits Aren't Needed To Hack Most Organizations
The five most common ways of hacking an organization all involve stolen credentials, "based on data from 75 organizations, 100 penetration tests, and 450 real-world attacks," writes an anonymous Slashdot reader. In fact, 66% of the researchers' successful attacks involved cracking a weak domain user password. From an article on Dark Reading: Playing whack-a-mole with software vulnerabilities should not be … [Link]
The Joy of Tech » JoT #2324: Friends, Romans, Netizens…
I come to bury Gawker, not to praise it! [Link]
Mashable » Winning Olympic moments get the GIFs they deserve
The 2016 Rio Olympics brought us a heap of memorable moments: there was the oily flag-bearer from Tonga, Pita Nikolas Taufatofua, the dancing weightlifter from Kiribati, David Katoatau, and the USA's gold-winning record breaker, Simone Manuel. While we would normally GIF these crowning achievements for you to watch in an endless loop, the International Olympic Committee won't let us. SEE ALSO: … [Link]
Mashable » Bizarre Olympic wrestling match ends with coaches stripping in protest
After a controversial bronze medal wrestling match in Rio, Mongolian coaches protested their disappointing result by stripping off their clothes. The 65 kilograms freestyle wrestling match between Mongolia's Mandakhnaran Ganzorig and Uzbekistan's Ikhtiyor Navruzov initially ended with a score of 7-6 in favor of Ganzorig on Sunday. SEE ALSO: Brazilian fans get gold medal in booing Unfortunately, Mongolia ended up losing … [Link]
Slashdot » 'SingularDTV' Will Use Ethereum For DRM On A Sci-Fi TV Show
It's "an epic sci-fi adventure about the human race's journey into a theoretical technological Singularity." Or is it an "entertainment industry boondoggle…part DRM snake oil marketing, part pseudo-Bitcoin scam and part sincere Singularitarian weirdness?" Long-term Slashdot reader David Gerard writes: SingularDTV is an exciting new blockchain-based entertainment industry startup. Their plan is to adapt the DRM that made $121.54 for … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » How Open Financial APIs Will Lead to Integrated Banking
If there were ever a time to develop a banking app it would be now. It is estimated that a quarter of the top 50 global banks will have a banking app store within the next two years. A plethora of 3rd party banking apps have emerged in recent years, causing trouble for slow-to-adapt banks. Banking apps, and their ecosystems, … [Link]
Mashable » Report: PlayStation 4 'slim' surfaces in online ad
What is this slimmer, matte black PlayStation 4 console that's up for sale online? Seller Adam is offering what appears to be a boxed-for-retail PlayStation 4 that looks distinctly different from any version of the console that's been sold to date. The listing on Gumtree, a U.K. site for classified ads, refers to the hardware as a "slim line model" and … [Link]
Slashdot » Will Internet Voting Endanger The Secret Ballot?
MIT recently identified the states "at the greatest risk of having their voting process hacked". but added this week that "Maintaining the secrecy of ballots returned via the Internet is 'technologically impossible'…" Long-time Slashdot reader Presto Vivace quotes their article: That's according to a new report from Verified Voting, a group that advocates for transparency and accuracy in elections. A … [Link]
Mashable » Lamborghini's $2.3-million Centenario Roadster is already sold out
Lamborghini just unveiled the Roadster version of the most powerful car it has ever built. And it's already sold out. To celebrate its 100th anniversary earlier this year, Lamborghini unveiled the limited-edition, $1.9-million Centenario Coupe supercar. More than just a present to itself, the Centenario looks like what a bumble bee might design, if it were trying to build a super … [Link]
Slashdot » German Minister Wants Facial Recognition Software At Airports and Train Stations
An anonymous Slashdot reader quotes a surprising report from Ireland's National Public Service Broadcaster (based on a report in the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag): Germany's Interior Minister wants to introduce facial recognition software at train stations and airports to help identify terror suspects following two Islamist attacks in the country last month… "Then, if a suspect appears and is … [Link]
Mashable » Daredevil Bill Murray steals a man's fries and gets away with it
Bill Murray can literally get away with anything. While at Martha's Vineyard Airport, Reddit user sonowthatimhere posted some pictures of the comedy legend casually stealing their friend's French fries. SEE ALSO: Bill Murray wore the only shirt acceptable to wear in George Clooney's presence 
Image: reddit, sonowthatimhere 
Image: Reddit, sonowthatimhereAccording to the Reddit post, Murray was apparently dropping off some friends … [Link]
Mashable » Runner's brave gesture at the Rio Olympics could cost him his life
The word "brave" is thrown around a lot during the Olympics. But Ethiopian long-distance runner Feyisa Lilesa showed what true bravery looks like during the men's marathon on Sunday. SEE ALSO: People are sharing this all-time favorite Olympic memory Crossing the finish line for a silver medal, it looked like Lilesa was simply raising his arms to celebrate. Yet those paying … [Link]
Slashdot » Twitter Announces New Blocking and Filtering Features
Twitter just began rolling out "new ways to control your experience," promising the two new features "will give you more control over what you see and who you interact with on Twitter." An anonymous Slashdot reader quotes a report from Wired UK: First up, notification settings will allow those using Twitter on the web or on desktop to limit the … [Link]
Mashable » This unimpressed mom understands your 'Pokémon Go' problems
If you're the only person not playing Pokémon Go in your circle of friends, it has probably been a tough couple of months. Reddit user SamwiseGamchi posted a picture of his or her mom, who is most likely not a Pokémon fan, apparently getting a full tutorial on the mobile game from her grandson (the Redditor's nephew). SEE ALSO: Stubborn husky … [Link]
Slashdot » Fake Google Salesmen Are Actually SEO Telemarketers
Long-time Slashdot reader Lauren Weinstein writes: It seems like almost every day I get junk solicitation phone calls "from Google." They call about my Google business local listings, about my not being on the first page of Google search results, and so on — and they want me to pay them to "fix" this stuff. When I look up the … [Link]
Mashable » Justin Timberlake and others react to death of disgraced boy band manager Lou Pearlman
Even if you obsessed about boy bands when you were a kid, you probably didn't know much about the man who orchestrated them. Lou Pearlman, the mastermind behind bands like *NSYNC, The Backstreet Boys and O-Town, died on Friday, August 19, at age 62, while serving a 25-year prison sentence for running a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme. The cause of his … [Link]
Mashable » 'Ben-Hur' a box office bust as 'Suicide Squad' wins again
Suicide Squad tops the box office once again, claiming its third #1 weekend since opening three weeks ago. The anti-superhero blockbuster from Warner Bros. about DC Comics villains earned an estimated $20.7 million. Even allowing for final tallies to change, that's far ahead of the $15.3 million estimate for Sausage Party at #2. SEE ALSO: 'Kubo and the Two Strings' takes … [Link]
Slashdot » KDE Edition Beta Released For Linux Mint 18 'Sarah'
An anonymous Slashdot reader quotes a report from fossBytes: Linux Mint 18 'Sarah' KDE Edition Beta is now available for download and testing. This release is based on the long-term supported Linux 4.4 kernel and KDE Plasma 5.6 desktop environment. The final release of this widely popular distro is expected to arrive in September… Just like MATE, Cinnamon, and Xfce … [Link]
Mashable » When Marilyn Monroe performed for thousands of soldiers in Korea
Image: Bettmann/Getty ImagesIn January 1954, Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio married in San Francisco and jetted off to Japan for their honeymoon.While DiMaggio attended to his baseball clinics, Monroe took a solo detour to the Korean peninsula, which had been recently divided by the armistice which ended the Korean War the previous year.Over the course of four days, Monroe took a … [Link]
Mashable » Hamster version of 'Super Mario' takes cute to the next level
Everything is better with hamsters. One cute, furry creature runs through a man-made Nintendo paradise, trying to score as many points as it can until it reaches the castle. The only thing that would make Hamster Mario even cuter would be a tiny mustache. Koko the gorilla jams out on bass with Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers Nimble corgi … [Link]
Slashdot » India Threatens 3-Year Jail Sentences For Viewing Blocked Torrents
"It is official now. The punishment for rape is actually less…" writes an anonymous Slashdot reader, who adds that "Some users think that this is all the fault of Bollywood/Hollywood movie studios. They are abusing power, court and money…" India Today reports: The Indian government, with the help of internet service providers, and presumably under directives of court, has banned … [Link]
Mashable » Kanye West wrote a poem about McDonald's for Frank Ocean
Kanye West wrote a poem for Frank Ocean's zine, Boys Don't Cry, which surfaced alongside Ocean's new album Blond on Saturday. The poem is about McDonald's and it is perfect. Titled "The McDonald's Man" and featuring photography by Nabil, Yeezy's poem explores the social fabric of the fast food chain's menu. SEE ALSO: Don't freak out but Frank Ocean's new album … [Link]
Mashable » Koko the gorilla jams out on bass with Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers
Gorillas know how to rock. Famous gorilla Koko got a bass guitar lesson from Red Hot Chili Peppers musician, Flea, when he came to visit The Gorilla Foundation in Woodside, California. "This is just the greatest thing that could ever happen," Flea says in the video. This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship — and possibly a new … [Link]
Slashdot » Intel Demos A New Robotics Controller Running Ubuntu
Intel demoed their new robotics compute module this week. Scheduled for release in 2017, it's equipped with various sensors, including a depth-sensing camera, and it runs Ubuntu on a quad-core Atom. Slashdot reader DeviceGuru writes: Designed for researchers, makers, and robotics developers, the device is a self contained, candy-bar sized compute module ready to pop into a robot. It's augmented … [Link]
Mashable » Video games could help kids with autism learn social skills
Searching for a way to help children with autism, researcher Gail Alvares came up with a fairly simple equation. "We like games, we know that kids like games, so why don't we develop something that could become an additional part of therapy," she told Mashable Australia. SEE ALSO: Virtual reality allows scientists to walk into a cancer cell As part of … [Link]
Mashable » How to make your iPhone flash when you get a text
Your iPhone can alert you to text messages and calls in a rather clever way — by making the LED flash go off. If you're in a scenario when your phone to be set to silent, or you're just trying to practice good phone etiquette, this is an ideal way to visually see when a message comes through — without any … [Link]
Slashdot » Chicago's Experiment In Predictive Policing Isn't Working
The U.S. will phase out private prisons, a move made possible by fewer and shorter sentences for drug offenses, reports the BBC. But when it comes to reducing arrests for violent crimes, police officers in Chicago found themselves resorting ineffectively to a $2 million algorithm which ultimately had them visiting people before any crime had been committed. schwit1 quotes Ars … [Link]
Mashable » I went camping in the trunk of a $145,000 Tesla
As the sun set beyond the long-needle pines and emerald waters of Lake Tahoe, I looked across the campfire and laughed out loud. I was about to go “camping” in the back of a $145,000 electric car because, well, it's become a thing. Tesla “Camper Mode,” as it’s often called, may not be sanctioned by the company, but a community of … [Link]
Mashable » All of Canada turned out to attend The Tragically Hip's last concert
The Tragically Hip played their final concert on Aug. 21, 2016 as lead singer Gord Downie — who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in December — faced his fans on stage one, last time. "Thank you for that" was all the Canadian superstar had or needed to say as the show's closing notes rang out across the Rogers K-Rock Centre … [Link]
WIRED » Razer Reinvents Mechanical Keyboards for an iPad World
Razer’s mechanical keyboard for the iPad Pro uses some clever engineering to bring a great keyboard feel to shallow keys. The post Razer Reinvents Mechanical Keyboards for an iPad World appeared first on WIRED. [Link]
WIRED » Video: How Olympic Athletes Hack Their Sports With Physics
Five videos to understand the incredible science that went into preparing for the 2016 Olympic Games. The post Video: How Olympic Athletes Hack Their Sports With Physics appeared first on WIRED. [Link]
WIRED » Get to Know Each Other Aboard This Self-Driving Motorcycle
The Cyclotron, an imagined enclosed driverless motorcycle, would accommodate two passengers facing each other. The post Get to Know Each Other Aboard This Self-Driving Motorcycle appeared first on WIRED. [Link]
WIRED » Why I Watch People Play Videogames on the Internet
Let’s Play game videos give you friends and a couch, for times when you have neither. The post Why I Watch People Play Videogames on the Internet appeared first on WIRED. [Link]
Slashdot » Has WikiLeaks Morphed Into A Malware Hub?
Slashdot reader mirandakatz writes: In releasing an unredacted database of emails from the Turkish party AKP, WikiLeaks exposed the public to a collection of malware — and even after a Bulgarian security expert pointed this out publicly, the organization only removed the select pieces of malware that he identified, leaving well over a thousand malicious files on the site. That … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Inspired by the Olympic vibe? Get moving to save your life
Exercise is a wonder drug that can stave off many of the diseases of ageing. Walk, run, bike or whatever floats your boat [Link]
Slashdot » New Linux Trojan Is A DDoS Tool, a Bitcoin Miner, and Web Ransomware
An anonymous reader writes: A trojan that targeted Drupal sites on Linux servers last May that was incredibly simplistic and laughable in its attempt to install (and fail) web ransomware on compromised websites, has now received a major update and has become a top threat on the malware scene. That trojan, named Rex, has evolved in only three months into … [Link]
Mashable » Internet says what authorities won't after banana allegedly thrown at Indigenous athlete
The Australian sporting community is reeling after a spectator allegedly threw a banana at Indigenous Australian player Eddie Betts during an Australian Football League (AFL) game in Adelaide Saturday. Betts, who plays for the Adelaide Football Club, was apparently targeted by a Port Adelaide supporter. SEE ALSO: Black Lives Matter reveals a six-point plan to combat systemic racism A video posted … [Link]
Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: Is KDE Dying?
A long-time loyal KDE user "always felt that it was the more complete and integrated of the many Linux desktop environments…thus having the most potential to win over new Linux converts." And while still using KDE exclusively without any major functional issues, now Slashdot reader fwells shares concerns about the future of desktop development, along with a personal opinion — … [Link]
Mashable » Don't freak out but Frank Ocean's new album is finally here
Frank Ocean has finally stopped toying with our emotions. After four long years and many delays, the enigmatic singer has given the clamoring masses not one, but two new albums. His second studio effort Blond was released Saturday on Apple Music, following a surprise 45-minute visual album Endless that debuted on the streaming service late Thursday. SEE ALSO: 10 WTF moments … [Link]
Mashable » Mo Farah completes historic double-double, winning 5,000-meter gold
Winning gold in the 5,000-meter final Saturday, Britain's Mohamed "Mo" Farah doubled his Olympic wins for double the glory. In Rio de Janiero, he became the first man in 40 years to win gold medals in both the 5,000- and 10,000-meter races in two separate Olympic Games. His victories in Rio follow wins in both events at the 2012 London Games. … [Link]
WIRED » You Will Now Ogle 30 Lamborghini Miuras in One Place
To mark the half century since Lamborghini justified its existence, drivers from all over the US brought their Miuras to Monterey. The post You Will Now Ogle 30 Lamborghini Miuras in One Place appeared first on WIRED. [Link]
Slashdot » How SSL/TLS Encryption Hides Malware
Around 65% of the internet's one zettabyte of global traffic uses SSL/TLS encryption — but Slashdot reader River Tam shares an article recalling last August when 910 million web browsers were potentially exposed to malware hidden in a Yahoo ad that was hidden from firewalls by SSL/TLS encryption: When victims don't have the right protection measures in place, attackers can … [Link]
Mashable » Neymar's golden moment: Brazil tops Germany to win Olympics soccer in Rio
It wasn't beautiful and it certainly wasn't easy, but Brazil beat Germany in a gut-churning penalty shootout Saturday to win its first-ever soccer gold medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The win on home soil represents partial redemption for the world's iconic soccer nation after Germany destroyed Brazil in Brazil 7-1 to win their 2014 World Cup semifinal. … [Link]
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