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.
Slashdot » Splunk CTO Urges Collaboration Against Cyberattacks – And 'Shapeshifting' Networks
"The cost of cyber attacks is 1/10th to 1/100th the cost of cyber defense," says the CTO of Splunk — because the labor is cheap, the tools are free, and the resources are stolen. "He says what's needed to bring down the cost of defense is collaboration between the public sector, academia and private industry…the space race for this generation," … [Link]
Mashable » Google's big hardware event: What to expect
Google will soon make its biggest hardware reveal of the year. The company is hosting an event in San Francisco on Tuesday that promises to be big on several fronts. SEE ALSO: Google’s Tilt Brush will soon create windows from VR into reality We're expecting to see two new smartphones, a new Chromecast and possibly a new Android tablet. Google's Amazon … [Link]
Mashable » Fan in gorilla suit and 'All Lives Matter' shirt runs onto field during NFL game
A person wearing a gorilla suit and a tank top with the words "All Lives Matter" on it ran onto the field during a NFL game on Sunday. SEE ALSO: Colin Kaepernick says he'll donate profits from NFL's hottest-selling jersey The racist display happened during the fourth quarter of a game between the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions at Soldier Field … [Link]
Slashdot » iPhone 7 Finishes Last In New Test of Battery Life
"Pitted against the Samsung Galaxy S7, HTC 10 and LG G5, Apple's latest handset came in last place… and by some distance," reports BetaNews. Here's the results of a new test from the U.K. consumer advocacy group, Which?: We compared the iPhone 7's battery life, when making calls and browsing the web, to those of three top Android competitors: the … [Link]
Mashable » Donald Trump's new DC hotel spray-painted with protest slogans
Donald Trump's new luxury hotel in Washington, D.C., was vandalized on Saturday with the messages "Black Lives Matter" and "No Justice, No Peace." The Republican presidential nominee — who may not have paid taxes for nearly two decades, according to a New York Times investigation — has often criticized the Black Lives Matter movement. SEE ALSO: Trump's possible 18-year tax break … [Link]
Mashable » Volkswagen I.D. concept car gets its own sci-fi short
The Volkswagen I.D. concept car made a splash at the Paris Motor Show a few days ago, but in addition to real world images of the sleek automobile, the company also released a sci-fi-style short featuring the vehicle in action. At the beginning of the video, a woman meets the self-driving car in front of her building and it dutifully … [Link]
Slashdot » No One's Bidding on The Shadow Brokers' Stolen NSA Hacking Tools
That group auctioning the NSA's hacking tools is "very upset" no one's bidding on them. An anonymous Slashdot reader quotes Motherboard: "TheShadowBrokers" authored another bizarre rant expressing their annoyance at the seeming lack of interest in ponying up bitcoins to release their full set of stolen files. "Peoples is having interest in free files … But people is no interest … [Link]
Mashable » Cam Newton left Sunday's game after taking another hit to the head
Cam Newton is being evaluated for a concussion after taking yet another blow to the head on Sunday. The multiple helmet-to-helmet knocks Newton took in Week 1 sparked controversy around the NFL. The Carolina Panthers quarterback left Sunday's game in the fourth quarter with his team trailing the Falcons 34-18. Newton, the reigning MVP, took a hard blow to the head … [Link]
Mashable » Road-tripping 91-year-old dies of cancer after year-long adventure
When Norma Jean Bauerschmidt was diagnosed with uterine cancer at age 90 last year, the Michigan resident opted not to undergo cancer treatment. Instead, she chose to tour the United States in a motor home captained by her son Tim and his wife Ramie. The trio visited national parks, attended county fairs and even watched orcas off the coast of Washington … [Link]
Slashdot » Krebs Warns Source Code Leaked From Massive IoT Botnet Attack
Remember that historically massive denial-of-service attack last month against security researcher Brian Krebs? The source code's just been leaked, Krebs reports, "virtually guaranteeing that the Internet will soon be flooded with attacks from many new botnets powered by insecure routers, IP cameras, digital video recorders and other easily hackable devices." An anonymous Slashdot reader quotes KrebsOnSecurity: The malware, dubbed "Mirai," … [Link]
Mashable » Pangolins, the world's most trafficked mammals, get major boost in battle against extinction
The pangolin — a scaly, bug-eating, cat-sized anteater — may soon gain a higher level of protection as conservationists race to save the mammal from extinction. Pangolins, native to Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, are believed to be the most trafficked animals in the world. Their scales are a common ingredient in traditional Asian medicines, and their meat is considered a luxury … [Link]
Slashdot » French Banks Offer Credit Card Numbers That Change Every Hour
Slashdot reader schwit1 quotes The Memo: What if the numbers on your card changed every hour so that, even if a fraudster copied them, they'd quickly be out of date? That's exactly what two French banks are starting to do with their new high-tech ebank cards… The three digits on the back of this card will change, every hour, for … [Link]
Mashable » 'Counter-Strike': Fnatic's Twist talks about losing to Team Liquid
After losing to Team Liquid twice in a row at ESL One New York, Fnatic's Twist sat down and talked about joining the legendary team and playing at the LAN event in New York. SEE ALSO: ESL One New York 'CS:GO' recap: Na'Vi dominates, Team Liquid beats Fnatic twice Twist joined Fnatic's Counter-Strike roster in August with Godsent teammate Lekr0 and … [Link]
Mashable » Rudy Giuliani: Trump a 'genius' for possible 18-year tax dodge
Rudy Giuliani still 100 percent on the Trump train after the New York Times revealed that it's possible that the Republican presidential nominee did not pay taxes for nearly two decades. Speaking to Jake Tapper on CNN's State of the Union Sunday, Giuliani said Donald Trump was "a genius" for possibly finding legal ways not to pay income taxes. SEE ALSO: … [Link]
Slashdot » As ICANN Gains Full Oversight Of Domain Name System, Some Wonder If It Means the US Has Given Away The Internet
The U.S. has given up its remaining control over the Internet. The formal handover, which took effect on Saturday, followed a last-ditch attempt by a group of Republicans to block the move. They had argued that the US concession would open the door for authoritarian governments get control of the network of networks, leading to greater censorship. From a BBC … [Link]
Mashable » 'Call of Duty' legend Phillip 'Phizzurp' Klemenov dies in car accident
Call of Duty pro Phillip "Phizzurp" Klemenov died in a car accident Sunday morning. Phizzurp's girlfriend Adrianna Lemus, who was in the car with him early Sunday in Colorado, announced his death in an emotional video on Twitter. .@PHiZZURP My baby passed away today about 15 minutes ago. Everybody keep good memories of him.💕💜 Rest In Peace my angel pic.twitter.com/E9xcuPJGiI — … [Link]
Slashdot » Scientists Identify Another Source of Dangerous Greenhouse Gases: Reservoirs
A team of researchers from Canada, Holland, China, the U.S. and Brazil "found that greenhouse gas emissions from man-made reservoirs were likely equal to the equivalent of one gigaton of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere every year…a little less than one-sixth of the United State's greenhouse gas emissions." An anonymous Slashdot reader quotes Popular Science: A reservoir is … [Link]
Mashable » Leslie Jones hits back at hackers with a perfect 'Mr. Robot' sketch on 'SNL'
Leslie Jones took a well-deserved break from social media after cowardly hackers exposed her private materials online, but now she's using Saturday Night Live as a platform to hit back. The show's Season 42 premiere featured a Mr. Robot-inspired sketch in which Jones, as herself, enlists some help from Elliot Alderson. Recent Emmy winner Rami Malek wasn't around, so SNL got … [Link]
Mashable » Tim Burton is a box office winner thanks to 'Miss Peregrine'
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is the best-performing movie of the weekend, domestically, with an estimated $28.5 three-day opening. It's the eighth-largest opening to date for director Tim Burton, falling just a hair shy of the filmmaker's 2012 feature, Dark Shadows. In fact, the two are close enough that Peregrine's finalized tally could end up surpassing Shadows' $29.7 million domestic … [Link]
Slashdot » Apple Loses Patent Retrial To VirnetX, Owes $302.4 Million
Slashdot reader chasm22 quotes Reuters: A federal jury in Texas on Friday night ordered Apple Inc to pay more than $302 million in damages for using VirnetX Holding Corp's patented internet security technology without permission in features including its FaceTime video conferencing application. The verdict came in a new trial in Tyler, Texas that had been ordered by the judge … [Link]
Mashable » ‘The Avengers’ remade with zero budget looks almost as super
The Avengers, like every other film to come out of the Marvel universe, is a spectacle of insane special effects. But how would it look remade without any of that fancy stuff? See for yourself with this epic CineFix Homemade Movies re-creation of the battle between Captain America, Iron Man and Thor. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/cinefix Read more…More … [Link]
Mashable » Three superheroes go head-to-head in a homemade 'Avengers' scene
The Avengers, like every other film to come out of the Marvel universe, is a spectacle of insane special effects. But how would it look remade without any of that fancy stuff? See for yourself with this CineFix Homemade Movies re-creation of the epic smack-down between Captain America, Iron Man and Thor. Subscribe to CineFix for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/cinefix&#~ Volkswagen … [Link]
Mashable » Little Prince George is beyond cute as he says goodbye to Canada
Prince George might only be 3 years old, but he broke plenty of hearts in Canada. Around a week ago, he left Justin Trudeau hanging when the Canadian prime minister tried to give him a high-five. Then on Saturday in Victoria, he did the same thing to a 9-year-old boy in a hoodie. SEE ALSO: 6 times Prince George gave absolutely … [Link]
Slashdot » Microsoft Could Bring Windows Hello To Android, iPhone
Microsoft may have plans to bring Windows Hello, one of the headline features of Microsoft's current operating system, to Android and iOS. Windows Hello is a feature that lets people unlock their PC with fingerprint, face, or iris. Paul Thurrott reports: With Windows 10 version 1607, Microsoft has expanded the Windows Hello authentication technologies to include support for companion devices. … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » How Netflix Will Balance Developers' Needs For Simplicity vs. Microservice Driven Velocity
In a recent article for InfoQ, Margot Krouwer discussed how Netflix is attempting to reconcile developer code and process ownership with multiple services shared across teams in API environments to get the most out of their microservices architecture. [Link]
Mashable » Scientists see early progress on potential HIV cure
A team of British scientists may be on the brink of developing a cure for HIV. Researchers recently tested their pioneering therapy on the first of 50 participants in a clinical trial, The Sunday Times reported. Early tests on the first patient, a 44-year-old British social worker, show the virus is undetectable in the man's blood. "This is one of the … [Link]
Slashdot » With HDDs On The Ropes, Samsung Predicts SSD Price Collisions As NVMe Takes Over
At its Global SSD Summit, Samsung shared its vision of the current state of SSD market and also outlined the future trends. The company noted that SSDs are steadily displacing HDDs in more applications, but NVMe is shaping up to be the dark horse that may put the venerable HDD to rest. From an article on Tom's Hardware: Samsung loves … [Link]
Mashable » Kate McKinnon's jokes destroy Margot Robbie on 'SNL'
Watching an actor break character and laugh is a rare treat on Saturday Night Live, but it's been much more common in recent seasons with Kate McKinnon in the mix. Her latest victim was guest host Margot Robbie, who couldn't hold back the giggles as McKinnon riffed on sexism in Hollywood as an old-timey actress who's seen some sh*t. It … [Link]
Mashable » 5 Snapchat settings you should change right now
There are a few fun Snapchat settings tweaks that can make the app work better for you. And even more fun-er-er. From customizing emojis to giving yourself a Snapchat "birthday party," our suggestions will see you making the most of the available functionality. Get in there! 1. Personalize friend emojis You know that friend emojis change over time based on how … [Link]
Slashdot » Google Tells Home Audio Vendors To Ditch Competing Smart Assistants If They Want To Use Google Cast: Variety
Google is telling its home audio vendors that they won't be allowed to add support for smart assistants by rivals such as Amazon's Alexa if they want to continue to use Google Cast, according to Variety. The Mountain View-based company reportedly conducted a meeting in June with 50 of the biggest names of home audio to discuss the plan. The … [Link]
Mashable » Larry David brings Bernie Sanders back to 'SNL' in a Trump campaign showdown
On one side, Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway (Kate McKinnon), daughter Ivanka Trump (Margot Robbie), ally and New Jersey governor Chris Christie (Bobby Moynihan), and… uhh… Vladamir Putin (Beck Bennett). On the other? Clinton frenemy Bernie Sanders (Larry David), allies Lin-Manuel Miranda (Cecily Strong) and Sarah Silverman (Melissa Villaseñor), and husband Bill Clinton (Darrell Hammond). This week, Saturday Night Live … [Link]
Mashable » Margot Robbie blows minds on 'SNL' as a sexy librarian gone very wrong
Ohhhhhhhhhh……. no? Margot Robbie upended the "sexy librarian" archetype on Saturday Night Live this week with a performance that would have been more at home in the so-very-dark Suicide Squad. Complete with acid saliva and straight-up murder. The whole thing is tied together by Yello's "Oh Yeah," which everyone on the planet knows because of John Hughes and Ferris Bueller's … [Link]
Mashable » 'Westworld' is back. Should you saddle up and join the posse?
A long time ago, when the galaxy far, far away barely even existed in the mind of its creator, there was Westworld. That 1973 movie, the directorial debut of novelist Michael Crichton, was built on what is now a shopworn premise: In the near future, rich folks visit a high-tech theme park, assured that nothing can go wrong, but something goes … [Link]
Slashdot » Are Flawed Languages Creating Bad Software?
"Most software, even critical system software, is insecure Swiss cheese held together with duct tape, bubble wrap, and bobby pins…" writes TechCrunch. An anonymous reader quotes their article: Everything is terrible because the fundamental tools we use are, still, so flawed that when used they inevitably craft terrible things… Almost all software has been bug-ridden and insecure for so long … [Link]
Mashable » New augmented reality comic book shows the resilience of acid attack survivors
As an acid attack survivor, Monica Singh once found it incredibly difficult to look in the mirror. Her scarred skin brought her back to the day men poured a bucket of acid on her in Lucknow, India — a violent retaliation for her rejection of a marriage proposal. More than half of Singh's body was burned instantly, altering her appearance forever. … [Link]
Mashable » Spectacular color postcards of the castles and moors of 1890 Scotland
The beach at Portobello.Image: Library of CongressThese postcards of Scotland at the end of the 19th century were produced by the Detroit Publishing Company using the Photochrom process, a technique for applying vibrant and surprisingly realistic color to black and white images.The process, invented in the 1880s by an employee of a Swiss printing company, involves coating lithographic limestone tablets with … [Link]
New Scientist – News » Maths says UK should set Brexit wheels in motion after May 2017
Chaotic dithering or clever waiting game? The science of strategic thinking sheds light on when the UK should trigger Article 50, says Petros Sekeris [Link]
Mashable » For $16,000, you can hunt with eagles in the wilds of Mongolia
Every October in Mongolia, among the high-altitude crags of the Altai Mountains, the ancient nomadic tradition of falconry comes to life. The area is home to the native burkitshi, who have trained eagles to aid in their hunting expeditions. Now you can join in. SEE ALSO: Intense bald eagle attack caught on nest camera Jalsa Urubshurow, founder of Nomadic Expeditions and … [Link]
Mashable » 4 ways to lower your cell phone bill
Have you ever opened your cell phone bill and thought, “Wow, that was cheap?” Yeah, didn’t think so. But take heart: It’s possible to lower your charges before your next billing cycle. SEE ALSO: Google sends invite for likely Pixel smartphone launch on Oct. 4 Simple tweaks, such as updating your service address and changing or removing your insurance package can … [Link]
Slashdot » Ask Slashdot: Should An Open Source Hardware Project Support Clones?
Long-time Slashdot reader Ichijo has a question about "(not quite) open source hardware": One hardware project that calls itself "open source" doesn't want to make its hardware design source files publicly available because doing so would, in their words, "make it very trivial for e.g Chinese companies to start producing cheap clones… we'd be getting support requests for hardware we … [Link]
Mashable » 7 bee species listed as endangered for the first time in U.S.
HONOLULU — Federal authorities on Friday added seven yellow-faced bee species, Hawaii's only native bees, for protection under the Endangered Species Act, a first for any bees in the United States. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the listing after years of study by the conservation group Xerces Society, state government officials and independent researchers. The Xerces Society says its … [Link]
Mashable » ESL One New York 'CS:GO' recap: Na'Vi dominates, Team Liquid beats Fnatic twice
ESL One New York brought eight Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams and thousands of fans to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn Saturday, and the first day of competition was intense. SEE ALSO: The next 'CS:GO' Major is being hosted by ELeague in Atlanta SK Gaming, Na'Vi, Virtus.pro, G2 Esports, Team Liquid, Fnatic, OpTic Gaming and Astralis battled for spots in the semifinals … [Link]
Mashable » 'Saturday Night Live' takes on first presidential debate
Judging from the opening minutes of Saturday Night Live's season debut, the question on everyone at Studio 8H's mind was: How on earth do you heighten this already unbelievable general election? Bring in Alec Baldwin, to start. SEE ALSO: Trump's possible 18-year tax break has burned the internet down As expected, SNL kicked off its 42nd season Saturday with a … [Link]
Mashable » Trump's possible 18-year tax break has burned the internet down
Donald Trump's difficult week, full of debate misses and softcore pornography, hit a crescendo Saturday night when The New York Times revealed the Republican nominee may not have paid taxes for nearly two decades. After political rivals and allies have called for months for Trump to release his tax returns, three pages of his 1995 tax return were anonymously sent to … [Link]
Slashdot » Online Journalists Launch An Onslaught Against Donald Trump
An anonymous Slashdot reader writes: Online journalists at Buzzfeed are publicizing two controversial videos featuring Donald Trump. First the site "filed court motions seeking the release" of Trump's under-oath testimony in a June trial, in which the real estate mogul "says he planned his caustic remarks on immigration delivered during the launch of his presidential bid," bragging that they'd "led … [Link]
Mashable » Robin Williams' widow pens touching essay about his final year
Robin Williams' widow Susan Schneider Williams has shone a light on her husband's mental and physical struggles during the last year of his life in a powerful personal essay. Titled "The terrorist inside my husband's brain" and published in the scientific journal Neurology, Schneider details how Williams failed to be diagnosed with the "little-known but deadly" Lewy body disease (LBD) before … [Link]
Slashdot » Revolutionary Ion Thruster To Be Tested On International Space Station
Three Australian researchers have developed "an ion thruster that could replace the current chemical-based rocket propulsion technology, which requires huge volumes of fuel to be loaded onto a spacecraft." Slashdot reader theweatherelectric shares this article from the ABC News: An Australian-designed rocket propulsion system is heading to the International Space Station for a year-long experiment that ultimately could revolutionize space … [Link]
Mashable » Donald Trump and 'Playboy': A lengthy history
Like it or loathe it, Playboy magazine has played an iconic role in American pop-culture history. Still, few are likely to consider it "presidential." News broke Friday that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump once appeared in a soft-core porn film called Centerfolds, which was produced by Playboy and released in 2000. Surprisingly, or perhaps unsurprisingly when it comes to Trump, his … [Link]
Popular Science » Giphy's Loop Dreams Exhibit Is The Internet In Physical Form
Technology GIFs IRL will make all your memes come true Giphy holds a pop-up exhibit showcasing digital artists… [Link]
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