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 » Should Domain-Name Registrations Require A Verifiable Real Name?
lpress writes: The Internet was a major source of news — fake and real — during the election campaign. The operators of fake sites, whether motivated by politics or greed, are often anonymous. We avoid voter fraud by requiring verification of ones name, age and address. A verifiable real-names domain registration policy would discourage information fraud. "I understand the wish … [Link]
Mashable » LinkedIn thinks campus recruiting hurts tech sphere diversity
Campus recruiting is a staple of hiring for tech companies, but the process feeds into the lack of diversity already plaguing the industry. Elite colleges have their own diversity problems. And when companies only recruit from elite schools the lack of diversity is magnified. That's what LinkedIn found when the professional network ditched campus recruiting in favor of regional recruitment … [Link]
ProgrammableWeb.com » Daily API RoundUp: F6S, OCBC, Particeep, Bitmovin, Guggy
Every day, the ProgrammableWeb team is busy, updating its three primary directories for APIs, clients (language-specific libraries or SDKs for consuming or providing APIs), and source code samples.
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Slashdot » Dutch Science Academy Plans A Women-Only Election
greg65535 writes: In order to reduce its gender imbalance, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in Amsterdam will hold special election rounds, one in 2017 and one in 2018, for which only women can be nominated. The plan "does not come at men's expense," argues the academy's president, Jose van Dijck, because all the regular election rounds … [Link]
Mashable » 6 vegetarian Thanksgiving mains even carnivores crave
Thanksgiving, for all its stuffing and creamed corn, generally relegates vegetables to the side dishes. After all, it's all about that turkey, right? Wrong, if you're a vegetarian or vegan (or just don't like turkey). Here are six vegetarian main courses that are so hearty, flavorful and seasonal you might find your most meat-hungry friends forgoing the drumstick for another helping … [Link]
Mashable » See ‘Captain America’ as an 8-bit, shield-throwing, beat-'em-up game
It’s the action-adventure spy game you wish you had as a kid. Or, well, it's an animated short that looks like that game, in this retelling of Captain America: The Winter Soldier in the style of an 8-bit arcade classic. Our CineFix series, 8-Bit Cinema, "gamifies" your favorite Hollywood blockbusters into '80s arcade- and NES-inspired action. Subscribe to CineFix for more … [Link]
Slashdot » cURL Author Is Getting Tech Support Emails From Car Owners
AmiMoJo writes: The author of the popular cURL utility has been receiving requests for help from frustrated car owners having difficulty with their infotainment systems… [B]ecause his email address is listed on the "about" screen, as required by the cURL license, some desperate users are reaching out to him in the hopes of finding a solution. It sounds annoying to … [Link]
Mashable » The next frontier in wearables is helping couples conceive
The next round of wearables is good for more than tracking your steps. Ava, a fertility wearable that helps couples conceive, raised $9.7 million in a Series A round this week. The round was led by Polytech Ventures, a European VC firm. The FDA-approved medical device tracks measurements like pulse rate, breathing rate, skin temperature, movement and heat loss to identify … [Link]
Mashable » An advanced weather satellite will launch to space Saturday: Watch it here
A satellite designed to revolutionize the way we forecast weather on Earth is set to launch to space Saturday. The GOES-R satellite, developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is scheduled to launch to orbit atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at 5:43 p.m. ET Saturday. Once in space and operational, the satellite is expected to change … [Link]
Mashable » Watch Prince surprise the late Sharon Jones with a spontaneous guitar solo
You know that feeling when Prince loves your song so much, he surprises you onstage with a spontaneous guitar solo? You almost certainly don't. But Sharon Jones did. The beloved soul singer died of cancer on Friday at the age of 60, and fans are reminiscing about this June 2011 show in Paris. A few months prior, Prince had expressed … [Link]
Slashdot » Is Google's AI-Driven Image-Resizing Algorithm Dishonest?
The Stack reports on Google's "new research into upscaling low-resolution images using machine learning to 'fill in' the missing details," arguing this is "a questionable stance…continuing to propagate the idea that images contain some kind of abstract 'DNA', and that there might be some reliable photographic equivalent of polymerase chain reaction which could find deeper truth in low-res images than … [Link]
Slashdot » Intel's 4004 Microprocessor Turns 45
mcpublic writes: Tuesday marked the 45th anniversary of the 4004, Intel's first microprocessor chip, announced to the world in the November 15, 1971 issue of Electronic News . It seems that everyone (except Intel) loves to argue whether it was truly the "first microprocessor"… But what's indisputable is that the 4004 was the computer chip that started Intel's pivot from … [Link]
Mashable » Conan O'Brien trying VR is the insane mainstream intro the tech needs
If you still haven't tried virtual reality, then yes, you're missing out. So for the stubborn VR skeptics out there, allow us to introduce you to the technology through the self-effacing comedic stylings of Conan O'Brien, who has the ability to make nearly anything accessible using a ginger pompadour and smile. O'Brien recently visited the YouTube Space in New York … [Link]
Slashdot » Mark Zuckerberg Announces Facebook Will Fight Fake News — Next To An Ad With Fake News
An anonymous reader writes: "We take misinformation seriously," Facebook's CEO announced in a late-night status update Friday. "Our goal is to connect people with the stories they find most meaningful, and we know people want accurate information. We've been working on this problem for a long time and we take this responsibility seriously. We've made significant progress, but there is … [Link]
Mashable » Lin-Manuel Miranda, George Takei and more call out Trump on his 'Hamilton' tweets
With Brandon Victor Dixon as its mouthpiece, the cast of Hamilton called on Mike Pence to "work on behalf of all" Americans when Pence attended —and was booed at — a performance of the show Friday night. On Saturday morning, President-elect Donald Trump demanded an apology and called their message "harassment." But much of Twitter doesn't seem to agree with him. … [Link]
Mashable » Elon Musk shows how Tesla self-driving cars will be fun and easy
Tesla founder Elon Musk made waves last month when he announced that the company would begin equipping all new vehicles with self-driving hardware. Although we're still at least a few years away from any city being dominated by self-driving cars, on Saturday Musk decided to give us a preview of what the future will be like with self-driving Tesla cars. … [Link]
Slashdot » Barnes & Noble Announces A New $50 Android Tablet
Next Friday Barnes & Noble will release a $50 Android tablet, competing against Amazon's tablets with a more-open version of Android. Long-time Slashdot reader Robotech_Master writes: The specs are similar to slightly better than the $50 Fire, but the kicker is this tablet will ship with plain-vanilla Marshmallow Android 6.0 and the Google Play utilities — unlike the Fire, which … [Link]
Mashable » Netflix uses 'Black Mirror' concept device to promote binge watching
While every other company is coming up with ways to deliver VR content, Netflix is looking even further into the future with an imagined device that lets you binge watch from your very eyeballs. SEE ALSO: Netflix targets ad block users with intentionally creepy 'Black Mirror' promos In a short video clip (below) designed to promote the latest season of Black … [Link]
Mashable » Can an electric bicycle wheel power a boat?
There’s only one way to find out. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Boat, New York City, New York, and Sea Cliff [Link]
Mashable » How reading aloud during work educated, inspired and mobilized Cuban cigar factory workers
c. 1900A lector reads to workers in a Cuban cigar factory.Image: Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty ImagesBeginning in Havana in 1865, workers in cigar factories devised a way to keep their minds active and engaged during long hours of monotonous labor: they began paying a reader, or lector, to read aloud as they went about their delicate and precise work.The workers of … [Link]
Mashable » Sorry, Black Friday — social media hates you
In the early hours of Nov. 25 (and in some cases, the evening hours after Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 24), millions of Americans will embark on Black Friday odysseys, questing for the doorbuster deals and backroom specials that whip the shopping public into a frenzy year after year. And if recent research on social media trends holds any truth, they'll likely … [Link]
Slashdot » MongoDB CEO Claims They're Luring Customers From Oracle
"MongoDB is increasingly encroaching on Oracle's database lead — with enterprises becoming more and more confident with the maturing NoSQL technology," according to Diginomica, citing this new interview with CEO Dev Ittycheria: 30% of our business is migration off existing workloads to us. Two years ago it was 5%. Ditching Oracle and others, but mainly Oracle… one of the nice … [Link]
Mashable » Donald Trump slams 'Hamilton' cast for its message to Mike Pence
President-elect Donald Trump demanded an apology from the cast of Hamilton Saturday in the wake of the its comments to vice president-elect Mike Pence. As the musical ended, Brandon Victor Dixon, who plays Aaron Burr, read a polite message to Pence as he left the theater, urging him and Donald Trump to create an inclusive administration. SEE ALSO: Mike Pence gets … [Link]
Mashable » Students only needed 36 hours to solve Facebook's fake news problem
Facebook has been struggling to keep fake news stories from infiltrating its trending sections and off people's newsfeeds. But it turns out all the social media giant had to do was work with some student programmers who found a way to sniff out fake news sites in just 36 hours. SEE ALSO: It’s time to stop blaming Facebook for fake news … [Link]
Slashdot » New York's District Attorney: Roll Back Apple's iPhone Encryption
An anonymous reader quotes Mashable: Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said Thursday that he wants Apple's encryption to go back to how it was in early 2014. Back then, police could basically extract any information they wanted after getting a warrant. "Doing nothing about this problem will perpetuate an untenable arms race between private industry and law enforcement," Vance said … [Link]
Mashable » Offensively decorated cake sent this state senator over the edge
When Louisiana state Sen. Karen Carter Peterson saw her colleague's birthday cake, she decided to take care of the offending dessert herself. SEE ALSO: Yes, that was a U.S. Senator driving an Uber The senator walked into an area used as a break room at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge before a budget hearing Friday morning and saw a … [Link]
Mashable » The Apple Watch Nike+ will make you miss running with your phone
The Nike+ version of the Apple Watch is a weird one. Setting aside the obvious marketing and business partnership between Nike and Apple, it's unclear why it exists. Sure, there are the exclusive Nike watch bands, the watch faces with Nike fonts and the pre-installed Nike+ Running app. But really, this is just an Apple Watch Series 2 with a few … [Link]
Mashable » Mark Zuckerberg finally shares a plan to fight fake news on Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg is at last detailing a plan for Facebook to fix its fake news problem. Following a week of criticism in which even President Obama weighed in on the dangers of fake news spread through social media, Facebook's CEO shared a lengthy, but carefully worded, post on his platform laying out a series of steps the social network is taking … [Link]
Mashable » These Adidas sneakers are made of plastic garbage found in the ocean
Adidas partnered with Parley to create a sweet and eco-friendly pair of kicks made from gillnets and plastic bottles. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Adidas, Real Time Video, Real Time, and Us World
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Mashable » After 'Hamilton' audience boos Mike Pence, cast addresses the VP-elect
Vice President-elect Mike Pence was roundly booed by the audience when he saw Hamilton on Friday night. And the cast had a statement for him after curtain call. As the hit musical ended, actor Brandon Victor Dixon, who plays Aaron Burr, read a message to Pence as he was escorted out of the theater. SEE ALSO: Mike Pence gets quite the … [Link]
Slashdot » Privacy Group Sues The FBI, Demanding Details About Biometric Database Sharing
Trailrunner7 writes: A major privacy group has filed a lawsuit against the FBI to force the bureau to release all relevant documents about its plan to share a huge amount of biometric information with the Department of Defense. The lawsuit filed by EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center) concerns the FBI's Next Generation Identification (NGI) system, which comprises fingerprint, iris scan, … [Link]
Mashable » Can this electric bicycle wheel power a boat?
The results are shocking, literally 
Serena Williams dishes on what it was like to work with Beyoncé 
Eddie Redmayne squirms as childhood footage of him belting 'Memory' comes to light 
Stephen Colbert gives the Apple Book the spoof it deserves 
Little boy loses his sh*t over a Transformers toy Read more… More about Fire Island, Bicycle, New York, Patchogue, and Sea Cliff [Link]
Mashable » Donald Trump will wield the biggest media operation in the history of the U.S. presidency
@realDonaldTrump. Breitbart. Russia Today. Facebook Live. Fake news sites run by Macedonian teenagers, churning out whatever gets a click. And, of course, the Twitter bots. Donald Trump now sits at the head of the most powerful media operation of any president in U.S. history. And it's already up and running—a 21st century propaganda operation, maybe not in form, but certainly in … [Link]
Mashable » Don’t steal a yacht, and 41 other life lessons we learned from 'Gilmore Girls'
Always remember to pick up your nice clothes from the cleaners before important life events. In the year 2000, the world was forever changed thanks to the brilliant Amy Sherman-Palladino and a quaint Connecticut town. For seven blissful years we had the pleasure of living vicariously through the lives of the quirky, quick-witted and caffeinated characters of Stars Hollow, and after … [Link]
Slashdot » The Next iPhone Will Feature An OLED Display, Says Bloomberg
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Apple Inc. has big plans to outfit its next iPhone with vibrant, energy-sipping organic LED displays, seeking to entice consumers with new technology that's already been embraced by other high-end smartphone makers. The trouble is that the four main suppliers for such components won't have enough production capacity to make screens for … [Link]
Mashable » When a burning cruise ship washed up on the Jersey Shore, it brought a murder mystery with it
Sept. 9, 1934Crowds gather on the beach next to the still-smoldering wreck of the Morro Castle.Image: Bettmann/Getty ImagesThe SS Morro Castle made its maiden voyage in August 1930, and spent four lucrative years carrying passengers from New York to Havana and back.Named for the fortress which guards Havana Bay, the luxurious 508-foot ocean liner offered up to 489 paying customers a … [Link]
Mashable » 15 facts about Nigel Farage, Trump's BFF across the pond
It’s the picture everyone was talking about after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States. SEE ALSO: Men of the people Donald Trump and Nigel Farage pose in golden elevator It showed the president-elect with another man smiling gleefully in front of Trump Tower's golden elevator. It was a great honour to spend time with @realDonaldTrump. He was relaxed … [Link]
Slashdot » Intel Lays Roadmap For 100-Fold AI Performance Boost With Nervana and Knights
MojoKid writes: Intel is laying out its roadmap to advance artificial intelligence performance across the board. Nervana Systems, a company that Intel acquired just a few months ago, will play a pivotal role in the company's efforts to make waves in an industry dominated by GPU-based solutions. Intel's Nervana chips incorporate technology (which involves a fully-optimized software and hardware stack) … [Link]
Slashdot » Final NASA Eagleworks Paper Confirms Promising EM Drive Results
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Hacked: Earlier this month Hacked reported that a draft version of the much expected EmDrive paper by the NASA Eagleworks team, had been leaked. Now, the final version of the paper has been published. The NASA Eagleworks paper, titled "Measurement of Impulsive Thrust from a Closed Radio-Frequency Cavity in Vacuum," has been published … [Link]
Slashdot » WHO: Zika No Longer a World Health Emergency
The mosquito-borne Zika virus that causes microcephaly and other birth defects is no longer a world health emergency, according to the World Health Organization. It is a virus that requires a long-term approach. USA Today reports: By downgrading the emergency status for Zika, the organization will now shift to a longer-term approach for fighting the virus that has spread across … [Link]
Mashable » Mike Pence gets quite the icy welcome at 'Hamilton'
Turns out Vice President-elect Mike Pence also wanted to see the hit Broadway show Hamilton. But the show's audience really, really didn't want to see him. As Pence walked to his seat for a Friday evening show, loud booing ensued. There was a smattering of applause, too, as he waved, but the jeers overpowered his supporters. During "You'll Be Back (Reprise)" … [Link]
Slashdot » Scientists Discover Antibody That Neutralizes 98% of HIV Strains
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Inquisitr: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced this week that a "remarkable" breakthrough has been made in the study of preventing and treating the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), according to a press release posted on the agency's official website. … [Link]
Mashable » Fierce soul singer Sharon Jones dies at 60
Grammy nominee Sharon Jones died Friday at 60 after losing a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to her band's website. The soul singer was known for her high-energy performances with her band the Dap-Kings; some had even called her the "female James Brown." Jones was a latecomer to the stage, starting her professional music career when she was 40. In 2014, … [Link]
Mashable » Serena Williams dishes on what it was like to work with Beyoncé
2016 was the year of Serena Williams. The great athlete and amateur dancer stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show to spill on the remarkable past 11 months she's experienced. While there, she detailed what it was like to dance with Beyoncé on stage. "All I could think was, 'Serena don't miss your note,'" she exclaimed, retelling the experience to DeGeneres … [Link]
Slashdot » Amazon Now Sells Cars
Fiat Chrysler said it has teamed up with Amazon to sell its cars via the e-commerce company's site. Not only will you be able to order a car with a simple click online, but doing so will earn you an additional discount. Reuters reports: Initially only Italian buyers will be able to purchase their cars with a simple click online … [Link]
Mashable » Hyperloop One finally settles its ugly lawsuit with former employees
Hyperloop One has settled a lawsuit that accused top executives of cronyism, nepotism, misuse of funds and allegations of harassment. The Los Angeles-based developer of a futuristic transport system first thought up by Elon Musk has finally put a close to a lawsuit filed in July by four former employees. The settlement amount is confidential. SEE ALSO: Hyperloop One's Dubai transport … [Link]
Slashdot » Major Cyberlocker EX.UA To Shut Down Amid Police Crackdown
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Earlier this week, news broke that following a complaint from the MPAA, local piracy giant FS.to was raided by police, with more than 60 servers seized and 19 people arrested. That investigation is still ongoing but now an even bigger target has folded in its wake. Founded in 2009, EX.UA is Ukraine's … [Link]
Mashable » These hilarious dad stories will make your day
When it comes to getting irrationally angry about random things, dads are in a league of their own. SEE ALSO: Creative dad creates downhill mountain bike simulator for his daughter The Twitter thread below — which started with the simple question, "What's the funniest thing you've ever seen your dad get angry at?" and escalated beautifully from there — is clear … [Link]
Mashable » 'Super Size Me' star is opening his own fast food restaurant in the ultimate irony
Morgan Spurlock gained fame as the man behind the 2004 McDonald's exposé Super Size Me, a raw, stomach-churning look at America's favorite fast food chain. Twelve years later, the filmmaker is opening a pop-up burger joint of his own. There's just one very notable difference this time round: The mass-produced beef and waist-expanding grease of McDonald's mostly won't be offered at … [Link]
Slashdot » Slashdot Asks: Which Windows Laptop Could Replace a MacBook Pro?
Last month, Apple unveiled new MacBook Pros, featuring an OLED Touch Bar, Touch ID, and all-new form factor that shaves off roughly 3mm in thickness. There are three base versions of the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Intel Core i5 processors and 8GB of memory (upgradable to 16GB RAM and dual-core Intel Core i7 processors) for $1,499, $1,799 and $1,999. The … [Link]
Mashable » YouTuber Connor Franta's clothing line is headed to Urban Outfitters
LOS ANGELES — Apparel from YouTuber Connor Franta's lifestyle brand Common Culture will soon be sold at Urban Outfitters. Franta, 24, announced the partnership on YouTube Friday. As part of the deal, the retailer will distribute five exclusive pieces from the clothing collection including a T-shirt, a sweatshirt, a hoodie and two baseball hats. They will be available for purchase … [Link]
Mashable » How presidential races of the past compare to 2016
Editor’s note: This is the 44th — and final! — entry in the writer's project to read one book about each of the U.S. Presidents in the year prior to Election Day 2016. Follow Marcus' progress at the @44in52 Twitter account and the 44 in 52 Spreadsheet. Well, here we are, finally, at the end of the project. And what a … [Link]
Mashable » Emilia Clarke headed to 'Star Wars' universe for young Han Solo film
LOS ANGELES — This is not a drill: Emilia Clarke is joining the Star Wars universe. Disney announced Friday that the Game of Thrones actress, best known for her role as the badass Khaleesi Queen of Dragons, is joining the upcoming Han Solo standalone film. SEE ALSO: Emilia Clarke can barely stand up during 'Game of Thrones' filming The untitled Han … [Link]
Mashable » New U.S. satellite will 'revolutionize' weather forecasting
Weather forecasts are about to get more accurate and better looking. On Saturday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) newest and most capable weather satellite is scheduled to launch to space aboard an Atlas V rocket from Kennedy Space Center in FloridaThe satellite, known as GOES-R (pronounced in the bureaucracy as “GOZR”), could dramatically improve forecasts for severe weather events, … [Link]
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