John Gordon Ross

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 » Trail cam catches a young deer playing like a little kid

Wednesday 10 May 23:56:28 UTC 2017

Everybody just needs to break loose sometimes, even deer.  A trail cam set up by photographer Pete Olsen in Ontario, Wisconsin captured an embarrassing moment for a deer in a shallow stream. Olsen has the camera set up to scope out some of the wildlife in the area, and he captured what would normally be described as graceful creatures letting loose … [Link]

Mashable » NBA star fined after social media catches him threatening fan

Wednesday 10 May 23:38:59 UTC 2017

This much we know: Boston Celtics star Isaiah Thomas was caught threatening someone on social media; a few days later, he was fined $25,000 by the NBA for "directing inappropriate language toward a fan." It's just not quite clear how related these two facts are — so bear with us as we dive in.  SEE ALSO: After NBA glory, demons haunt … [Link]

Mashable » This phone has a big red button for emergencies

Wednesday 10 May 23:29:18 UTC 2017

Even if you're all alone, this phone's got your back. The Doro 8020X — available in Europe and the UK — is your typical waterproof smartphone, except it's a bit more robust and potentially life-saving. SEE ALSO: The successor to the best phone you've never heard of comes this summer On the phone's edge is a red button—also known as an … [Link]

Slashdot » Azure Goes Database Crazy With One New NoSQL, Two New SQL Services

Wednesday 10 May 23:20:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: In its continued efforts to make Azure a platform that appeals to the widest range of developers possible, Microsoft announced a range of new features at Build, its annual developer conference. Many of the features shown today had a data theme to them. The most novel feature was the release of … [Link]

Mashable » 'Lego Movie's' Unikitty is getting an animated show and everything is awesome

Wednesday 10 May 23:06:56 UTC 2017

This news should help you STAY POSITIVE all week: Unikitty, the optimistic (and secretly rage-filled) scene-stealer from The Lego Movie is getting her own animated series, and it's guaranteed to be the most sparkly, joyous, magical show in the history of television!  Or, at the very least, it'll be adorable. Unikitty! follows our titular heroine throughout her adventures in her kingdom, … [Link]

Mashable » First grader has an accidentally hilarious description of their mom

Wednesday 10 May 23:00:37 UTC 2017

Learning to read and write is an extremely important part of kids' early education that will affect the rest of their lives. But when they mess up, it can be downright hilarious. Redditor desmondsdecker shared an assignment completed by their friend's first grader on Wednesday, which asks the student to fill in answers about their mother. While some of the answers … [Link]

Mashable » Mark Zuckerberg's Oculus trial transcript reveals his vision for Facebook VR

Wednesday 10 May 22:47:42 UTC 2017

The trial that may cost Facebook $500 million in damages is over, but a transcript of Mark Zuckerberg's comments under intense questioning on the stand has shed more light on his vision for virtual reality. Facing tough questioning from the opposing attorney from ZeniMax (which accused Oculus of misappropriating trade secrets), Zuckerberg bobbed and weaved his way around pretty much any … [Link]

Slashdot » Facebook Downranks News Feed Links To Crappy Sites Smothered In Ads

Wednesday 10 May 22:40:00 UTC 2017

Facebook's New Feed algorithm is targeting links that send people to crappy websites filled with advertisements. According to their blog post, Facebook defines a "low-quality site" as one "containing little substantive content, and that is covered in disruptive, shocking or malicious ads." TechCrunch reports: The change could help Facebook fight fake news, as fakers are often financially motivated and blanket … [Link]

Mashable » Stop worrying, everyone: Trump's picks for FBI director are excellent

Wednesday 10 May 22:25:56 UTC 2017

FBI Director James Comey was leading one of the most important investigations of our time when he was fired Tuesday  — but don't worry guys, President Trump has got a plan. President Trump has great, just terrific candidates lined up to take James Comey's place. The lying news media has been treating Trump very, very unfairly since Tuesday. He knows the … [Link]

Mashable » Steve Harvey does NOT want anyone coming into his dressing room

Wednesday 10 May 22:06:34 UTC 2017

Steve Harvey's fed up with people coming into his dressing roomFed. Up.  Honestly, don't even try to come in. Don't even tryYou will be removed. Don't play.  SEE ALSO: Ivanka Trump is not your friend and she's not coming to save you Need it in writing from the man himself? Here's an e-mail he sent to his staff, published by Robert … [Link]

Mashable » 'Prey' exploit lets players break the game

Wednesday 10 May 22:03:51 UTC 2017

Prey is great. No, seriously. If you're not playing it, go do that. If you are playing it, you're probably reading this and thinking "gahhhhhhh I want to go play more Prey." I get it. I'm right there with you. SEE ALSO: Killer Donkey Kong combo is tearing up 'Smash' tournaments Resources are a big deal in a game like Prey, … [Link]

Slashdot » Tesla's Highly-Anticipated Solar Roofs Go Up For Pre-Order Today

Wednesday 10 May 22:00:00 UTC 2017

Kristine Lofgren writes: Get ready: Tesla's ground-breaking Solar Roof tiles are available for order in the U.S. starting today. In typical fashion, CEO Elon Musk announced via Twitter that the anticipated tech would be available to order this afternoon with installation happening later this year. Tesla's tiles look like traditional roof tiles but they soak up all that delicious sunlight … [Link]

Mashable » Snap CEO Evan Spiegel is here to lose money and earn your trust

Wednesday 10 May 21:51:27 UTC 2017

“Just cause Yahoo has a search box, it doesn't mean they're Google."  In this case, Snapchat is Google, and Facebook is Yahoo. It takes guts to lob a line like that in your first-ever earnings call as CEO of a public company, particularly when your shares just dropped 25 percent.  But that's what Snap CEO Evan Spiegel told investors on a … [Link]

Mashable » Risqué 'Wheel of Fortune' puzzle is not what it seems

Wednesday 10 May 21:40:54 UTC 2017

Last night's Wheel of Fortune got a little risqué when the final puzzle that got whittled down to "_ _ CK  _T  _ _ RK."  Twitter user twitersgoodboy quickly had his own guess for the puzzle's answer: SUCK IT DORK pic.twitter.com/gskSgZR8XW — Twiττers Good Boy 🌹 (@twitersgoodboy) May 9, 2017 The internet is so so good. Wrong, but good. SEE ALSO: … [Link]

Mashable » Saturn's moon Titan looks like a pretty chill place in new photos

Wednesday 10 May 21:40:42 UTC 2017

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, captures the imagination.  The distant world plays host to lakes of liquid methane and ethane that look like they could be a nice spot for an alien yachting expedition, dunes of hydrocarbons, and clouds that sometimes rain methane down onto the surface of the world, feeding its lakes. Long story short, Titan is everything you could wish … [Link]

Mashable » Snapchat sold about $8 million worth of Spectacles (not that it helped much)

Wednesday 10 May 21:36:47 UTC 2017

Snap just revealed some telling numbers about Spectacles. Though the company didn't break out specific sales numbers for its first wearable, executives revealed enough that we now have pretty good idea just how many Spectacles the company has sold. SEE ALSO: Snap may finally have a good answer to the Facebook question Spectacles sales accounted for the vast majority of the … [Link]

Mashable » Elon Musk and U.S. tech giants tell Trump not to ditch the Paris Climate Agreement

Wednesday 10 May 21:34:32 UTC 2017

Elon Musk and other titans of the U.S. tech sector are urging President Donald Trump not to pull the United States out of a landmark climate change accord. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO signed an open letter expressing "strong support" for keeping the U.S. in the Paris Climate Agreement. The letter, which ran as a full-page ad in the Wall Street … [Link]

Mashable » A major clue has us thinking 'Game of Thrones' trailer will be arriving very, very soon

Wednesday 10 May 21:25:42 UTC 2017

Not to sound desperate, here, but isn't it about time we got a trailer for Game of Thrones Season 7, already? This time last year, we'd seen three glorious episodes of Season 6; Jon Snow was back from the dead and all was right with the world.  But since 2017 is officially the darkest timeline, we have to wait until July … [Link]

Mashable » Poll asks Americans what they think of Donald Trump and the answers are so, so shady

Wednesday 10 May 21:24:02 UTC 2017

When many people think of President Donald Trump, the first word that comes to mind is "idiot."  No,  that's not us calling the president names — that's the very real result of a recent Quinnipiac poll that asked what people think of Donald Trump. SEE ALSO: The internet has a few incredibly depressing candidates to be Trump's new FBI director The … [Link]

Mashable » Tenacious kid demands apology after Mike Pence whacks him in the face

Wednesday 10 May 21:22:06 UTC 2017

The best attendee at the White House's National Military Spouse Appreciation Day event was a tenacious child who refused to let Vice President Mike Pence get away with whacking him in the face.  While President Donald J. Trump was tied up plotting a major news dump for later Tuesday evening, Pence and his wife were forcing military families to admire their … [Link]

Slashdot » 'Google Is As Close To a Natural Monopoly As the Bell System Was In 1956'

Wednesday 10 May 21:20:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from ProMarket: In terms of market share and profit margins, the big digital platforms, particularly Google and Facebook, enjoy an astounding level of dominance. Google, in effect the world's largest media company, has an 88 percent market share in search advertising. Facebook (including Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp) controls over 70 percent of social media … [Link]

Mashable » Instagram artist draws extremely boring but necessary acts of self-care

Wednesday 10 May 21:13:01 UTC 2017

Taking care of yourself doesn't have to be extravagant, like getting a manicure or neglecting chores to binge on Netflix. In fact, sometimes the most important acts of self-care are pretty freaking boring. One Instagram user is highlighting mundane daily activities through engaging illustrations, hoping to spread awareness of what taking care of yourself really looks like: changing into new clothes, … [Link]

Slashdot » New York Begins Taking Applications For Self-Driving Car Tests

Wednesday 10 May 21:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader writes: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says the state is now taking applications to test self-driving cars on public roadways. The program requires licensees to have a $5 million insurance policy. Cars must also pass federal and New York automotive safety standards and all test reports must be submitted to the state by March of next year. … [Link]

Popular Science » We just got an up-close look at the largest lava lake in the solar system

Wednesday 10 May 20:52:18 UTC 2017

Space On Io, the floor is basically lava Io's lava lake goes through cycles. Read on. [Link]

Slashdot » How One Little Cable Company Exposed Telecom's Achilles' Heel

Wednesday 10 May 20:40:00 UTC 2017

Reader mirandakatz writes: Forget net neutrality — the real fight is over controlling price-gouging monopolies. As Susan Crawford writes at Backchannel, a little-known cable company, Cable One, just exposed the telecommunications industry's Achilles' heel: regulation. Cable One has been raising its data transmission prices quickly, and it's making cable giants very, very nervous. If people begin noticing that there's no … [Link]

Mashable » Melissa McCarthy lip syncing 'I Feel Pretty' as Sean Spicer is perfection, obviously

Wednesday 10 May 20:32:53 UTC 2017

Melissa McCarthy is hosting Saturday Night Live once again and she could not be more excited to put the oh-so-attractive Sean Spicer hair piece back on her head. In a delightful song-and-dance rendition of "I Feel Pretty," McCarthy twirls herself into the makeup chair to be hilariously transformed into White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. The image of McCarthy-as-Spicer and … [Link]

Mashable » Tesla's Solar Roof tiles now available for pre-order, with 'infinity' warranty

Wednesday 10 May 20:30:49 UTC 2017

Tesla is not content with just a spot in your driveway.  The company today began accepting orders for the latest product in its arsenal, the long-awaited Solar Roof. Installation of the energy-generating tiles are set to begin this summer in the U.S., and in 2018 for areas outside of the country.  SEE ALSO: Elon Musk says Tesla's solar roof will be … [Link]

Mashable » The laptop ban could expand to flights coming from Europe

Wednesday 10 May 20:29:37 UTC 2017

Back in March, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security banned electronics on planes coming to the U.S. from eight Middle Eastern and African countries. Now, the ban is expected to be expanded to some European countries, based on reports from Reuters and The Daily Beast. SEE ALSO: Confused? Here's how to get your laptop to your destination That would mean electronics … [Link]

Mashable » This teen's amazing DIY dress is ready to light up prom

Wednesday 10 May 20:19:38 UTC 2017

She loves fashion and coding. So when prom season came around, she had the perfect idea for a DIY dress.   SEE ALSO: This teen's $15 homemade prom dress is better than many Met Gala looks Last year, the world was awed by Zac Posen's light-up Met Gala dress for Claire Danes. Among its fans was 17-year-old Claire Smith, a homeschooled … [Link]

Mashable » Can Google's ad blocker save the online ad industry from itself?

Wednesday 10 May 20:19:31 UTC 2017

The idea that Google, the web's biggest advertising company, is reportedly preparing to launch an ad blocker sounds absurd on its face. It's a bit like a jewelry store hiring a ring of diamond thieves or the postal service unleashing a pack of roving neighborhood dogs. But it's more understandable when you consider one fundamental truth about ad blocking companies: They … [Link]

Mashable » And now, the six most horrifying, incredible details from the Fyre Fest lawsuits

Wednesday 10 May 20:16:19 UTC 2017

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Mashable » A college rugby player was paralyzed in his team's national title win, but the response will inspire you

Wednesday 10 May 20:15:40 UTC 2017

It was supposed to be everything a player at one of the nation's top college rugby programs dreams of — a shot at the national championship.  But the dream ended in tragedy for University of California sophomore Robert Paylor. He was paralyzed after a hit in the first minutes of a game that Cal went on to win.  Now an online … [Link]

Mashable » The iPhone is so popular its sales can crater and it still takes first place

Wednesday 10 May 20:14:54 UTC 2017

Apple is once again the king of the global smartphone market, even after a dip in iPhone sales. When Apple released its Q2 2017 earnings report, one of the few points of concern — other than what exactly the company might do with its massive wealth — was the noticeable drop in sales for its signature product.   Tim Cook & … [Link]

Popular Science » Desert critters avoid noisy wind farm turbines

Wednesday 10 May 20:08:11 UTC 2017

Environment Scientists seek to reduce wind energy's impact upon predators Although the understanding of wind farm impacts is lacking, a new study suggests they might affect the hunting and scavenging behavior of desert critters. [Link]

Mashable » Snapchat blew its first-ever earnings

Wednesday 10 May 20:07:26 UTC 2017

Snapchat found more friends and made some money — but far far fewer and far less than analysts had hoped. It's not good. SEE ALSO: Snapchat's new world lenses are its biggest push into augmented reality How bad? Really bad. Snapchat shares dropped 25 percent after the earnings were first released. The biggest concern is with user growth. Snapchat needs to … [Link]

Mashable » Martha Stewart, a great content creator, disses Trump's very bad Twitter

Wednesday 10 May 20:03:47 UTC 2017

Celebrated lifestyle blogger Martha Stewart knows a thing or two about being consistently delightful, and she was kind enough to offer a few tips to someone who does not — the president.  “[Twitter]'s used by the president so strangely,” she told Buzzfeed. “I don't think it's a tool for that kind of information. It was so good for news breaking and … [Link]

Slashdot » US To Ban Laptops in All Cabins of Flights From Europe

Wednesday 10 May 20:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares an article: The Department of Homeland Security will ban laptops in the cabins of all flights from Europe to the United States, European security officials told The Daily Beast. An official announcement is expected Thursday. Initially a ban on laptops and tablets was applied only to U.S.-bound flights from 10 airports in North Africa and the … [Link]

Mashable » Mute the world around you with these ear plugs of the future

Wednesday 10 May 19:55:00 UTC 2017

‘Knops’ provide hearing protection through varying acoustic filter levels to gradually decrease sound. Read more…More about Music, Kickstarter, Sound, Music Festival, and Listening [Link]

Mashable » 'Scandal' will probably end after Season 7, and it's about time

Wednesday 10 May 19:53:18 UTC 2017

Bad news, gladiators — Olivia Pope is hanging up her white hat.  According to multiple reports, Scandal will end after its upcoming seventh season. The show is currently in the midst of airing Season 6 and has three episodes remaining, with its two-hour finale set for May 18. ABC declined to comment on the news, but TVLine first reported Wednesday that … [Link]

Mashable » Blizzard's 'Overwatch' League is scaring off esports teams

Wednesday 10 May 19:51:06 UTC 2017

The Overwatch League is already casting a shadow over the competitive Overwatch scene, causing organizations to drop their Overwatch teams as the dawn of Blizzard's ambitious esports league approaches. In the past week, five esports team organizations have announced that they have either dropped their Overwatch rosters indefinitely or stopped looking to fill their incomplete rosterCompLexity Gaming and Team SoloMid both … [Link]

Popular Science » What actually causes body odor?

Wednesday 10 May 19:45:40 UTC 2017

Health It’s never as smelly as you think it is Body odor is a universal human experience. Here's how and why we produce this weird stench—and why your odor is never as bad as you think. [Link]

Mashable » How I manage a business with depression and anxiety

Wednesday 10 May 19:41:02 UTC 2017

We’re living at a time when things are played out in public more than ever before. Spend a few minutes on Facebook, then hop over to TechCrunch, and you see countless examples of your peers killing it, crushing it, or whatever the verb of the week might be. However, there’s often a deep chasm between media illusion and reality.  The fact … [Link]

Mashable » Betsy DeVos gave a commencement speech at a historically black university and it went exactly how you'd expect

Wednesday 10 May 19:35:11 UTC 2017

It’s unclear what administrators at Bethune-Cookman University were imagining when they invited Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to speak at their student's commencement ceremony, but it's far easier to guess what their students thought of the choice: No.  Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was greeted with a deafening chorus of boos from students when she delivered her commencement speech at the historically … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Why Lyft Built Its Own Service Mesh and What it Learned From Doing It

Wednesday 10 May 19:29:04 UTC 2017

On September 14, 2016 we announced Envoy, our L7 proxy and communication bus. In a nutshell, Envoy is a "service mesh" substrate that provides common utilities such as service discovery, load balancing, rate limiting, circuit breaking, stats, logging, tracing, etc. to polyglot (heterogeneous) application architectures. [Link]

Slashdot » Microsoft's Emma Watch Is a Game-Changer For People With Parkinson's

Wednesday 10 May 19:25:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader writes: Called "Emma," it is a wrist wearable that can help people suffering with Parkinson's disease. The device is named after the Parkinson's sufferer that helped Haiyan Zhang, Innovation Director at Microsoft Research, create the device. What exactly does it do? Well, the incurable disease causes body tremors in those inflicted, and as a result, Emma has … [Link]

New Scientist – News » A small class-action lawsuit could stop the US opioid epidemic

Wednesday 10 May 19:00:00 UTC 2017

A lawsuit settlement in Canada against Purdue, the pharmaceutical giant behind Oxycontin, offers a legal strategy for felling a giant with a thousand cuts [Link]

New Scientist – News » Minnesota measles outbreak follows anti-vaccination campaign

Wednesday 10 May 19:00:00 UTC 2017

Anti-vaccination activists have been targeting Minnesota's Somali-American community, among whom the MMR vaccination rate has halved in a decade [Link]

New Scientist – News » AI detective analyses police data to learn how to crack cases

Wednesday 10 May 19:00:00 UTC 2017

A system called VALCRI should do the laborious parts of a crime analyst's job in seconds, while also suggesting new lines of enquiry and possible motives [Link]

New Scientist – News » Wiggling atom probes buddy molecule without disturbing it

Wednesday 10 May 19:00:00 UTC 2017

Physicists can observe complex molecules without disrupting them by linking them up to a charged atom, giving a new way to probe fundamental physics [Link]

New Scientist – News » Waves surge in opposite directions around Io’s largest lava lake

Wednesday 10 May 19:00:00 UTC 2017

Best ever images of a lava lake on Jupiter’s innermost large moon reveal its surface regenerating itself, sometimes clockwise and sometimes anticlockwise [Link]

Mashable » Walmart's Jet.com just opened a temporary brick-and-mortar grocery store in New York

Wednesday 10 May 18:41:52 UTC 2017

As Amazon maps out a host of physical stores, one of its chief rivals is also spilling out into the real world. Walmart-owned Jet.com opened a limited-time artisanal grocery and household accessory store in New York on Wednesday in a partnership with concept-based retailer Story. SEE ALSO: Amazon's new rival Jet.com is the 'Costco of the Internet' The store will combine … [Link]

Slashdot » Researchers Devise New Printing Technique To Produce High-Resolution Color Images Without Using Ink

Wednesday 10 May 18:40:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader writes: Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark have taken inspiration from creatures like butterflies and peacocks, whose wings and feathers create bright, iridescent colors not through light-absorbing pigments, but by bending and scattering light at the molecular level, creating what's known as structural color. The new printing method the team has developed starts with sheets of … [Link]

Mashable » Badass dog chases a huge bear off its property

Wednesday 10 May 18:34:27 UTC 2017

A doggo with a death wish had a standoff with a bear that wandered into its yard on Tuesday in Bradbury, California.  The bear is apparently notorious in the neighborhood for terrorizing residents. On this particular stint, the bear took a dip in a pool, broke into a home and ate a family's avocados, and had a face-to-face confrontation with … [Link]

Mashable » Gorgeous digital Mother's Day cards honor immigrant and Muslim moms

Wednesday 10 May 18:32:52 UTC 2017

A new collection of beautiful online Mother's Day cards encourages everyone to celebrate the diversity of motherhood this year. As part of the sixth annual Mamas Day campaign, queer and transgender artists of color have joined together to create free e-cards celebrating immigrant and Muslim moms. The initiative, first launched in 2011 by Oakland-based multi-racial social change organization Forward Together, uses … [Link]

Mashable » Ellen, Nicole Kidman, and Giada De Laurentiis cook together, but no one has any fun

Wednesday 10 May 18:27:30 UTC 2017

Cooking segments on talk shows are always a bit rushed and awkward, but this one takes the cake for being the most uncomfortable. Ellen Degeneres roped guest Nicole Kidman into joining her in a cooking segment with Food Network Stars judge and Italian chef extraordinaire Giada De Laurentiis, and the segment doesn't exactly goes as planned. While De Laurentiis tries … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Unsplash API Now Completely Open and Free

Wednesday 10 May 18:11:37 UTC 2017

Unsplash just announced that its "Unsplash API is now 100% open and free to outside developers." Unsplash originally launched its API in late 2015, and has since spent significant resources building a rock solid API for wider use. [Link]

Mashable » Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson says running for president is a 'real possibility'

Wednesday 10 May 18:00:38 UTC 2017

Watch out Kanye West—you might be facing Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in 2020.  The former wrestler opened up about being the world's highest paid actor in the latest issue of GQ, and when asked about any political ambitions, he managed to offer up a glimmer of hope for his fans across the country.  SEE ALSO: Michael Moore wants 'The Rock' to … [Link]

Slashdot » Hackers Came, But the French Were Prepared

Wednesday 10 May 18:00:00 UTC 2017

Adam Nossiter, David E. Sanger, and Nicole Perlroth, reporting for the New York Times: Everyone saw the hackers coming. The National Security Agency in Washington picked up the signs. So did Emmanuel Macron's bare-bones technology team. And mindful of what happened in the American presidential campaign, the team created dozens of false email accounts, complete with phony documents, to confuse … [Link]

Mashable » Brave man dives onto 1,000 mousetraps so we can see it in slow motion

Wednesday 10 May 17:54:14 UTC 2017

The Slow Mo Guys threw themselves into potential bodily harm with their newest video, where they explored what 1,000 mousetraps going off would look like in slow motion. To do this, Gavin and Daniel first had to set up the mousetraps, a task much harder than it sounds (it took four hours). Once that was done, Daniel then dove right … [Link]

Mashable » Cortana will soon have a lot more skills to show off

Wednesday 10 May 17:52:02 UTC 2017

Microsoft is finally ready to open its assistant up to developers.  The Cortana Skills Kit, which allows developers to integrate their services with the assistant, is now in public preview, Microsoft announced. The news comes just days after Harman Kardon unveiled the Invoke, its Cortana-powered speaker. SEE ALSO: Hey, Siri: How'd you and every other digital assistant get its name? Microsoft … [Link]

Mashable » Finally, a food dispensing spoon to feed your baby without the mess

Wednesday 10 May 17:50:48 UTC 2017

‘Squirt’ is a baby feeder that combines two devices: a jar and a spoon. It's perfect for any busy parent who's on-the-go. Read more…More about Gadgets, Parenting, Kids, Children, and Moms [Link]

Mashable » Facebook empowers Page owners to politicize their posts

Wednesday 10 May 17:49:11 UTC 2017

Facebook users may see more posts nudging them to contact lawmakers. A recent update to the social network lets Page owners create individual posts that include a button for Facebook users to contact their local representatives.  SEE ALSO: Zuckerberg: Facebook's next focus is building community The feature is available as an icon on the post to Page owners within certain categories, … [Link]

Mashable » 'Rob & Big' star mourns Big's death: 'My heart is broken'

Wednesday 10 May 17:44:42 UTC 2017

Rob & Big star Rob Dyrdek was absolutely crushed upon learning his former body guard, friend and co-star, Rob Christopher "Big Black" Boykin had died. On Tuesday, Dyrdek addressed his loss on his Twitter account by sharing some touching personal memories of Boykin, 45, who People confirmed died earlier this morning after suffering a heart attack. The skateboarder and TV star … [Link]

Mashable » Microsoft's Emma Watch is a game-changer for people with Parkinson's

Wednesday 10 May 17:44:14 UTC 2017

Smartwatches may not be as hot as they used to be, but that doesn't mean wrist-worn wearables are dead altogether. Far from it, actually. Take the Emma Watch, a wrist wearable created by Microsoft Research Innovation Director Haiyan Zhang that's designed to help reduce the hand tremors people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease live with. With the Emma Watch, Zhang was able … [Link]

Mashable » Let's just take a minute to digest all the bizarre events of the past day

Wednesday 10 May 17:35:32 UTC 2017

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Mashable » Björk wants you to stop Instagramming and go to the forest

Wednesday 10 May 17:34:35 UTC 2017

If Björk sings in the forest and no one's there to Instagram it, well, everything's going great.  The legendary musician outlined a pretty simple tweak she'd like see in human behavior to Pitchfork and suggested occasionally taking a breather to check out some trees and "do shit" instead of scrolling through Facebook.  "Maybe there are a lot of kids now who … [Link]

Slashdot » Windows 10 Now On 500 Million Devices, Up By 200 Million in a Year

Wednesday 10 May 17:20:00 UTC 2017

At Build developer conference in Seattle today, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 is now running on 500 million monthly active devices. From a report: Little over a year ago, the company said that the operating system had reached 300 million systems. As the operating system nears the end of its second full year on the market, it's clear that it's … [Link]

Mashable » Seduce people using this ‘slow’ dating app — if you have time

Wednesday 10 May 17:16:07 UTC 2017

Speed is of the essence in our modern age of fast-swipe online dating. So much so that the process of swiping, matching, and chatting can feel like a race to to that great (or not so great, depending) finish line we call a dateBut a brand new dating app wants people to take things slow — real slow, in fact — … [Link]

Mashable » Trump bars U.S. media from White House meeting, but lets in Russian photographers

Wednesday 10 May 17:09:53 UTC 2017

Why deal with that pesky, fake-news U.S. media when you have friendlier options available?  U.S. President Donald Trump held a meeting on Wednesday with two Russian government representatives, just a day after he fired the head of the FBI. The same FBI that was leading the investigation into the Trump campaign and administration's connections to Russia. As controversy swirled, it might … [Link]

Popular Science » The smart hubs have eyes: Why the Amazon Echo Show should have you asking questions about privacy

Wednesday 10 May 16:54:09 UTC 2017

Technology It is, for better or worse, as trustworthy as Amazon itself New Amazon Echo has security risks, like all internet of things devices… [Link]

New Scientist – News » What vision of doom made Hawking seek a faster Earth exit plan?

Wednesday 10 May 16:49:00 UTC 2017

Stephen Hawking now says humanity must colonise other worlds within a century, rather than 1000 years, to ensure survival. Why the rush, asks Dirk Schulze-Makuch [Link]

Mashable » Nothing can prepare you for the sick twist in this dunk video

Wednesday 10 May 16:47:30 UTC 2017

The internet loves dunk videos, and there are certainly some good ones out there. But this … this is on a different level entirely.  Because this dunk, dear reader, is a story — a story with a beginning, middle, and end. Above all, it is a story about human adaptation. SEE ALSO: We've reached peak sharing because there's now a basketball-sharing … [Link]

Mashable » Sean Spicer can hide in the bushes, but he can't hide from the internet mocking him

Wednesday 10 May 16:42:01 UTC 2017

Shortly after the news leaked about FBI Director James Comey's firing yesterday, Sean Spicer did what all Press Secretaries do in times of crisis: he hid in the bushes. Spicer and his staff huddled behind a hedge Tuesday night in order to avoid a swarm of reporters, The Washington Post reported. The Press Secretary finally emerged from the bushes and agreed … [Link]

Mashable » Trump has been talking to Al Gore about the Paris Climate Agreement. Seriously.

Wednesday 10 May 16:40:29 UTC 2017

President Donald Trump can't seem to make up his mind about whether to keep the U.S. in the landmark Paris Climate Agreement or pull out of the pact altogether, but there are signs he is getting advice from across the ideological spectrum.  According to a source close to Gore, the president and the Nobel Prize-winning climate activist spoke by phone about … [Link]

Slashdot » A Bot Is Flooding the FCC's Website With Fake Anti-net Neutrality Comments

Wednesday 10 May 16:40:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader writes: A bot is thought to be behind the posting of thousands of messages to the FCC's website, in an apparent attempt to influence the results of a public solicitation for feedback on net neutrality. A sizable portion of those comments are fake, and are repeating the same manufactured response again and again, ZDNet reports. So much … [Link]

Mashable » There's a Harry Styles filter on Snapchat but nobody noticed

Wednesday 10 May 16:38:34 UTC 2017

Harry Styles fans literally cannot wait for his debut solo album, coming Friday. But in all the anticipation, it looks like a lot of One Directioners have missed a key clue on Snapchat. Along with his first solo video for the soaring "Sign of the Times," Styles released an elaborate art cover. It shows Styles standing waist-deep in water staring at … [Link]

Popular Science » The best travel apps to install on your phone

Wednesday 10 May 16:15:11 UTC 2017

DIY Don't hit the road without them These essential smartphone apps for your next vacation will let you find your way around town, speak the local language, save money on your trip, and more. [Link]

Mashable » Uber's new feature makes it so you never have to memorize an address again

Wednesday 10 May 16:13:39 UTC 2017

Uber’s now giving us new ways to get to our favorite places even faster — and finally saving us from having to memorize an address ever again.  The ride hailing app just introduced some new personalization options that will allow users to fine-tune the Uber app experience, giving them the option to bookmark their most-visited locations with Saved Places. The new … [Link]

Popular Science » This new species of dinosaur looks like Zuul from Ghostbusters

Wednesday 10 May 16:05:32 UTC 2017

Animals I am become Zuul, Destroyer of Shins This so-called "destroyer of shins" could help us piece together more puzzling dinosaur fossils. Read on. [Link]

Mashable » Extremely lit sign language interpreter steals the show at Snoop Dogg's concert

Wednesday 10 May 16:03:24 UTC 2017

It’s hard to upstage a celebrity, but this sign language interpreter made it look extremely easy. Holly Maniatty — sign language interpreter and the internet's new standard of "it's lit" — completely stole the show during Snoop Dogg's concert in New Orleans with her enthusiastic translating. SEE ALSO: Martha Stewart made her feelings known standing between Trump and Snoop Dogg The … [Link]

Popular Science » Cassini spotted some breezy summer methane clouds on Titan

Wednesday 10 May 16:00:53 UTC 2017

Space You won’t need sunblock, but you’ll definitely want a blanket or two It’s summer in the northern hemisphere and you know what that means: clouds of methane. Welcome to Titan. [Link]

Mashable » 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' has too many partings in both book and movie

Wednesday 10 May 16:00:00 UTC 2017

The third and final installment of our saga about Peter Jackson's saga based on J.R.R. Tolkein's saga is here! Without further adieu and no restraint on spoilers, What's the Difference?! Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content. Read more…More about Entertainment, Cinefix, What S The Difference, Lord Of The Rings The Return Of The King, and J.R.R. Tolkien [Link]

Slashdot » Draft Horses Are Helping Upgrade Cell Towers In Wisconsin

Wednesday 10 May 16:00:00 UTC 2017

Companies that provide cell phone service are constantly racing to provide the most reliable signal. In Wisconsin, one of the providers has turned to a surprising option to get the job done: draft horses. From a report on NPR: The horses are helping U.S. Cellular upgrade equipment on about 200 cell towers in Wisconsin, some of which are served by … [Link]

Mashable » 'Deadpool' is getting an adult animated series and Donald Glover's running it, OMG OMG

Wednesday 10 May 15:59:41 UTC 2017

Hold on to your chimichangas, folks, because Deadpool is getting an animated adult comedy series on FXX, and Atlanta's Donald Glover is showrunning it. Let that sink in for a minute, because we're still screaming. FXX has ordered 10 episodes of an untitled Marvel's Deadpool animated series, which will debut on the cable network in 2018.  Atlanta's Donald Glover and Stephen … [Link]

Mashable » Opera adds WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger right into the browser

Wednesday 10 May 15:50:09 UTC 2017

Opera wants to make your browser social. Earlier this year, Opera launched a new experimental browser called Neon, which imagined a complete redesign of Opera. Now, the company is adding some of Neon's features into their main browser in a redesign codenamed "Reborn." Reborn was built with the idea of multitasking at its core and a focus on incorporating messaging apps. … [Link]

Mashable » Everyone's favorite retro phone, the Nokia 3310, finally has a release date

Wednesday 10 May 15:48:36 UTC 2017

If you are overwhelmed with 2000s nostalgia and can't wait for the re-release of the most indestructible phone ever, the Nokia 3310, we have good news for you — the phone will be here a lot sooner than you think. SEE ALSO: There's a Nokia 3310 with a gold Putin face on it waiting for you Finnish startup HMD Global, which … [Link]

Mashable » 'Snatched' review round up: Amy Schumer's latest is a far cry from 'Trainwreck'

Wednesday 10 May 15:47:46 UTC 2017

It's been two years' since Amy Schumer's critically-acclaimed Trainwreck, and the comedian has hardly become complacent. In the interim, Schumer won an Emmy and then wrapped a season of  Inside Amy Schumer, published The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo, and wrote a screenplay with Jennifer Lawrence. Her latest film venture, the mother-daughter buddy-com Snatched, co-starring Goldie Hawn, isn't a … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Spray-on touch controls give an interactive twist to any surface

Wednesday 10 May 15:46:44 UTC 2017

Armed with a can of conductive paint, you can now give walls, guitars, steering wheels and even jellies an interactive surface [Link]

New Scientist – News » Snowball Earth melting led to freshwater ocean 2 kilometres deep

Wednesday 10 May 15:46:43 UTC 2017

A freshwater layer up to 2 kilometres deep floated on our planet’s oceans for some 50,000 years after the end of an extreme ice age [Link]

Mashable » Microsoft CEO: It's our job to prevent '1984' from coming true

Wednesday 10 May 15:39:17 UTC 2017

If we keep heading down the path we're going, there's a decent chance the surveillance state from George Orwell's 1984 future will come true. Kicking off Microsoft's Build developers conference on Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said it's up to developers to prevent that from happening. SEE ALSO: Microsoft HoloLens inventor says the 'phone is already dead' First borrowing a line … [Link]

Mashable » Weed saves the day in this clutch 'Destiny' Trials win

Wednesday 10 May 15:39:01 UTC 2017

Most pot smokers would agree: weed and video games go together like peanut butter and jelly (and banana slices, and an ice cold glass of milk, and M&Ms, and maybe some Funyons, too). You can definitely get good without Mary Jane at your side, but would you believe that a few tokes might make you better? SEE ALSO: Kid buys used … [Link]

Mashable » Weird Neil deGrasse Tyson 'pants' tweet was an accident, which makes it even stranger tbh

Wednesday 10 May 15:28:47 UTC 2017

Accidental tweets are the silent curse of all Twitter users, the looming threat that knows not how to discriminate. Not even astrophysicists are safe. Case in point: Neil deGrasse Tyson's truly strange "I have pretty good balance for my body size" tweet from Tuesday morning.  SEE ALSO: Researchers want to know the effects of taking small doses of LSD to self-medicate … [Link]

Slashdot » Slashdot Asks: Which Tech Giant You Can't Live Without?

Wednesday 10 May 15:20:00 UTC 2017

In this week's column of NYTimes, Farhad Manjoo writes about the five largest technology companies in the world: Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft and Alphabet, the parent company of Google. As he notes, these companies have become the most powerful firms of any kind, essentially inescapable for any consumer or business that wants to participate in the modern world. This brings … [Link]

Mashable » Win the Bow Wow Challenge by creating a fake lavish lifestyle on Twitter

Wednesday 10 May 15:17:41 UTC 2017

Who says that you can't have a private jet too? After posting a picture claiming to be flying on a private jet yesterday, Bow Wow was exposed on Twitter for being on a commercial flight and staging the Instagram picture. SEE ALSO: Once and for all, people: Stop bringing snakes on planes, because stuff like this happens Lmfaooooo who's mans is … [Link]

Mashable » Armie Hammer's Jackson Storm talks trash in the latest 'Cars 3' trailer

Wednesday 10 May 15:09:22 UTC 2017

Is Cars growing up? Compared to the rest of Pixar's output, the Cars franchise has always skewed young. But it looks like Lightning McQueen may be heading in a more mature direction in Cars 3.  SEE ALSO: The world of 'Cars' has a dark and terrifying origin theory For starters, there was that shockingly dark first teaser, which sent McQueen … [Link]

Mashable » South Korea tracked their election by turning candidates into 'Game of Thrones' characters

Wednesday 10 May 15:01:52 UTC 2017

It may still be too soon to talk about anything election related, but here we go. America's election night coverage traditionally involves a lot of political analysts walking around a brightly lit set swathed in some sort of red, white, and blue color scheme. There's a lot of talking while standing next to touch screen TVs, gesturing at demographic maps and … [Link]

Mashable » Microsoft's newest video tech can ID emotions, and see into your soul

Wednesday 10 May 15:00:00 UTC 2017

What if you could understand everything about a video without ever having to watch it? That may sound contradictory, but Microsoft has created a tool that can analyze videos and make their contents searchable, potentially saving you the trouble of watching the footage yourself. SEE ALSO: Whoa, Microsoft just beat Apple in tablet satisfaction Called Video Indexer, the software, which debuted … [Link]

Mashable » Microsoft's newest PowerPoint update is your first step to taking over the world

Wednesday 10 May 15:00:00 UTC 2017

Read more… {"player":{"descript~ "universal translator" is coming to PowerPoint.","image"~ Translator translates presentations","sources&q~ 2017","sec0":null,&q~ 2017","videoSeriesName&qu~ More about Microsoft, Translation, Languages, Powerpoint, and Build 2017 [Link]

Mashable » Microsoft is going full on 'Minority Report' in Windows 10

Wednesday 10 May 15:00:00 UTC 2017

Read more… {"player":{"descript~ your mouse behind.","image":&qu~ controlled with Microsoft's new Gesture API","sources":[{&qu~ 10,build 2017,gesture-control","se~ 10,build 2017,gesture-control","vi~ More about Microsoft, Windows 10, Build 2017, Gesture Control, and Tech [Link]

Mashable » Windows 10 now has half a billion users

Wednesday 10 May 15:00:00 UTC 2017

It’s always good to kick off a big conference with some good news and, for Microsoft, 500 million monthly active devices for Windows 10 is the best kind of news. Microsoft announced the milestone during the keynote address at the company's annual Build Developers Conference in Seattle.  SEE ALSO: How to watch the Microsoft Build keynotes In short, the world appears … [Link]

Mashable » Facebook is going to do something about those terrible ads on your website

Wednesday 10 May 14:59:00 UTC 2017

Facebook is tweaking its algorithm again, and issuing a warning to "low-quality web page experiences" with terrible advertising: We're coming for you.  Facebook announced on Wednesday that the company will start using artificial intelligence to identify links to websites that have deceptive or malicious ads — and then show those posts to fewer users.  Changes to Facebook's News Feed have a … [Link]

Mashable » Things escalate quickly when Aziz Ansari dramatically reads yelp reviews

Wednesday 10 May 14:52:30 UTC 2017

Reading Yelp reviews is always helpful for finding out other opinions about businesses, discovering the best item on a menu, or for just having a laugh at all the ridiculous things people complain about. Aziz Ansari and Jimmy Fallon perform a dramatic reading of Yelp reviews and their replies, and things get heated fast. Jimmy plays everyone from an unsatisfied … [Link]

Mashable » Apple's new acquisition wants to watch you while you sleep (but not in a creepy way)

Wednesday 10 May 14:45:43 UTC 2017

Apple wants to come into your bedroom to keep an eye on you while you sleep … but not in a creepy way, of course. The company just acquired sleep tracker Beddit, according to a CNBC report. The news organization spotted a change on Beddit's online privacy portal, dated May 8, that alerted the company's customers of Apple's acquisition and that … [Link]

Slashdot » Police To Test App That Assesses Suspects

Wednesday 10 May 14:42:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader writes: Police in Durham are preparing to go live with an artificial intelligence (AI) system designed to help officers decide whether or not a suspect should be kept in custody, BBC is reporting. The system classifies suspects at a low, medium or high risk of offending and has been tested by the force. It has been trained … [Link]

Mashable » James Corden mocks Trump's James Comey decision in comical rant

Wednesday 10 May 14:30:35 UTC 2017

Last night on the Late Late Show, James Corden weighed in on Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey.  SEE ALSO: James Corden and Stephen Curry singing along to 'Frozen' is a joy to behold The exact reason for Comey's demise might be unclear to the rest of the world, but Corden seems to have the whole thing figured … [Link]

Mashable » Elon Musk: Pre-orders for Tesla's solar roof tiles to go up today

Wednesday 10 May 14:28:09 UTC 2017

Originally, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company's new solar roof tiles would be coming in April.  While that timeline slipped slightly, Musk tweeted Wednesday morning that the orders would open sometime on Wednesday. The company's solar roof tiles, which blend more seamlessly into home designs that traditional photovoltaic panels, have the potential to revolutionize the market for residential solar.  SEE … [Link]

Mashable » Live Blog: Follow Mashable at Microsoft Build 2017

Wednesday 10 May 14:26:06 UTC 2017

FOLLOW US LIVE ON THE GROUNDMicrosoft's biggest event of the year is about to get underway. Build, the company's annual developer conference, kicks off Wednesday morning when CEO Satya Nadella will take the stage at the Washington State Convention Center in SeattleWe're expecting to hear about what's next for Windows, Cortana, and Microsoft's plans for AI. Check back here for all … [Link]

Mashable » Twitter comedian Mike Huckabee burns CNN with 100% flawless joke

Wednesday 10 May 14:13:52 UTC 2017

Mike Huckabee, the former Governor of Arkansas and current Twitter comedian, is back with another pitch-perfect burn — this one aimed at CNN in the aftermath of President Trump's firing of FBI director James Comey. No one is safe from Huckabee's famous spoofs, goofs, and gags. The bigwigs at CNN are surely reeling from this one. SEE ALSO: I am Donald … [Link]

Mashable » We tried to make cloud eggs and they were eggcellent

Wednesday 10 May 14:11:58 UTC 2017

Cloud eggs are basically fluffy eggs cooked to look like clouds. All you need are some eggs, parmesan cheese, and a good electric whisker. Read more…More about Trending, Instagram, Food, Mashable Video, and Trends [Link]

Slashdot » Opera Rethinks What a Browser In 2017 Should Do: Adds Quick Access To WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger in v45

Wednesday 10 May 14:00:00 UTC 2017

Opera says it has been working on a complete redesign of its desktop browser for a few months. Codenamed "Reborn", the new version of the browser focuses on one feature that it thinks many people desire in 2017: a way to stay connected with friends and be able to swiftly share things. The Verge adds: The latest addition is a … [Link]

Mashable » Robots are getting better at teaching other robots how to do things. Oh.

Wednesday 10 May 14:00:00 UTC 2017

Teaching a robot how to do something is usually done by either programming it to perform a specific task, or demonstrating that task for the robot to observe and imitate. The latter method, however, so far hasn't been accurate enough for robots to be able to transfer their knowledge to other robots.  That's changing, however, thanks to researchers from MIT’s Computer … [Link]

Mashable » Wow, look at this inspiring image of two students supporting each other during finals week

Wednesday 10 May 13:22:30 UTC 2017

During a time as stressful as finals week, college students have to support each other. Support can come in many forms, of course. Whether it's studying together, encouraging each other to finish that last paper or reminding each other to eat — peer to peer support is key to success. As an alternative to all that, though, you can also just … [Link]

Mashable » Harry Styles hasn't quite mastered the stage dive yet, but his solo music sparkles live

Wednesday 10 May 13:21:24 UTC 2017

Finally, we have the definitive answer to the age-old question, "Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?" Because despite what feels true in your heart, Harry Styles cannot fly.  A few short hours after premiering his first solo video for the soaring "Sign of the Times," Styles played an intimate gig for some lucky fans at Rough Trade in Brooklyn, … [Link]

Mashable » Amy Schumer's 'Snatched' wants to be funny and emotional, but only succeeds at one of those things

Wednesday 10 May 13:17:59 UTC 2017

The big selling point of Snatched is that it's a mother-daughter comedy starring Amy Schumer, a white-hot A-lister at the peak of her career; and Goldie Hawn, a living legend back from hiatus. What a disappointment, then, that that central pairing is one of the least successful things about it. SEE ALSO: Summer movie preview: What to watch if you're in … [Link]

Mashable » People can't get enough of this guy doing data entry in a convenience store

Wednesday 10 May 13:15:13 UTC 2017

Hell yeah. This video of a man entering numbers very quickly on a keypad in the refrigerated section of a convenience store is officially BLOWING UP. What is the man doing? Well, he's entering numbers on a keypad, of course! Maybe he's taking inventory, maybe he's doing something else. Honestly, who knows. The important thing to take note of here … [Link]

Mashable » Mac n' Cheetos are back at Burger King for a cheesy round 2

Wednesday 10 May 13:09:04 UTC 2017

Get your stomachs ready – back by popular demand, Mac n' Cheetos are returning to Burger King restaurants near you. Image: burger kingMac n' Cheetos, originally introduced to the world in June 2016, are an indulgent snack of small logs of macaroni and cheese deep-fried in a crispy shell of orange Cheeto dust, closely resembling Cheetos Puffs. The portable snack sold … [Link]

Mashable » 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' movie definitely messed with the book's structure

Wednesday 10 May 13:00:00 UTC 2017

The third and final installment of our saga about Peter Jackson's saga based on J.R.R. Tolkien's saga is here. Without further adieu and no restraint on spoilers, What's the Difference?! Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content. Read more… More about Entertainment, Movies, Cinefix, What S The Difference, and Lord Of The Rings The Return Of The King [Link]

Slashdot » The Intelligent Intersection Could Banish Traffic Lights Forever

Wednesday 10 May 13:00:00 UTC 2017

Jonathan M. Gitlin reports via Ars Technica: With a degree of coordination — between vehicles, and with traffic infrastructure — traffic chaos should theoretically be banished, and less congestion means fewer pollutants. Clemson researcher Ali Reza Fayazi has provided a tantalizing glimpse at that future, a proof-of-concept study showing that a fully autonomous four-way traffic intersection is a hundred times … [Link]

Mashable » Not even 'American Idol' fans want 'American Idol' to come back

Wednesday 10 May 12:00:00 UTC 2017

You know the old adage, "If you love something, let it go?"  Yeah, TV networks haven't heard that one, which is why ABC just revived American Idol little more than a year after Ryan Seacrest ominously declared, "Goodnight America … for now." It's safe to say that no one was missing American Idol yet — we didn't have time to; 13 … [Link]

Mashable » Woman slams random ‘social experiments,' says what we’re all thinking

Wednesday 10 May 11:56:21 UTC 2017

When you're sitting alone in a public space, the last thing you want is to become the unwitting subject of a social experiment. But, that's what happened to one Reddit user, who's penned an open letter calling out the man for harassing her despite her requests to be left alone.  SEE ALSO: Woman groped on plane seeks advice on Twitter Reddit … [Link]

Mashable » This 'Peaky Blinders' supercut of Tom Hardy swearing is a masterpiece

Wednesday 10 May 11:43:26 UTC 2017

There are some YouTube edits that are so spectacular they pretty much speak for themselves. The video above is a glorious four-minute supercut of Tom Hardy swearing in the BBC crime drama Peaky Blinders, courtesy of YouTuber Furegious. SEE ALSO: 'Peaky Blinders' is the best TV show you're not watching If you've never seen Peaky Blinders, it's a nice little … [Link]

Mashable » Put your smartphone away, you're missing the entire history of you

Wednesday 10 May 11:15:00 UTC 2017

No, you're not that important or busy. Put your smartphone away and pay more attention to the world around you. Better yet, leave your smartphone over there, where you can't get to it for a few hours.  Now breathe deep and try not to panic. The world (probably) isn’t going to end while you're deprived of your mobile pacifier. That's what … [Link]

Mashable » Dog desperately trying to catch ball gets the Photoshop battle he deserves

Wednesday 10 May 11:08:55 UTC 2017

There are some pictures that are simply crying out to be Photoshopped. SEE ALSO: Dog valiantly trying to catch a toy gets the Photoshop battle he deserves As the good people of Reddit demonstrated on Tuesday, the below image of a dog attempting to catch a call definitely falls into this category. Here's the original, in all its glory. Image: imgur/marmite_badgerSort … [Link]

Mashable » This awkwardly worded ad makes this otherwise innocent poster feel very wrong

Wednesday 10 May 10:55:20 UTC 2017

Please proofread your advertisements for potentially awkward innuendos. SEE ALSO: Watch Londoners fall hard for this brutal phone wiping prank A redditor called MangyRunt snapped a picture of a London Metropolitan University advertisement on a London bus stop and shared it in the r/London subreddit. The advertisement read, "Demi — London Met graduate. Loves his mum, fried chicken, and his Biomedical … [Link]

O'Reilly News and Commentary » #Ebook Deal/Day: Automating Junos Administration – $21.49 (Save 50%) Use code DEAL

Wednesday 10 May 10:26:42 UTC 2017

Get "Automating Junos Administration" today using code DEAL and save 50%!This sale ends at 2:00 AM 2017-05-11 (PDT, GMT-8:00). [Link]

Mashable » Theresa May claimed her shoes inspired a woman to enter politics and the internet's having none of it

Wednesday 10 May 10:26:22 UTC 2017

It’s the final countdown to the UK's snap General Election. So, naturally, politicians are out in force, attempting to convince the general public to vote for them.Prime Minister Theresa May appeared on BBC's The One Show on Tuesday evening and claimed that her shoes inspired someone to get into politics. And, suffice it to say, viewers were not convinced.  SEE ALSO: … [Link]

Mashable » All the reasons why that James Comey's 'pee tape' tweet is fake

Wednesday 10 May 10:21:39 UTC 2017

For every big news announcement there are at least 10 fake news popping up — it's rule.  In this case, after President Donald Trump fired FBI director James Comey, a tweet from his alleged Twitter account said: "Disappointed to leave the FBI, a career I've loved for 27 years. During this difficult time I just want all of America to know … [Link]

Mashable » Bow Wow gets dragged by the internet for lying about his lavish lifestyle

Wednesday 10 May 10:04:48 UTC 2017

It’s one of the basic rules of the internet — don't lie because you will inevitably be called out, especially if you're a public figure. SEE ALSO: Parent lovingly embarrasses their teen with a custom Snapchat filter Bow Wow seemed to have forgotten his internet handbook when he posted this picture of luxury cars and a private jet to his social … [Link]

Slashdot » Qualcomm Announces New Snapdragon 630, 660 Midrange Chips

Wednesday 10 May 10:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from ExtremeTech: Qualcomm's new upper-midrange and midrange Snapdragon 600 refreshes were announced today, and both parts are a solid improvement over their predecessors. Both the Snapdragon 630 and 660 are being upgraded with the X12 LTE modem that debuted with the Snapdragon 820 last year. You don't need to sweat the technical details too … [Link]

Mashable » HP's new Elite x2 might as well be the Surface Pro 5 that Microsoft won't sell

Wednesday 10 May 10:00:00 UTC 2017

With Microsoft seemingly uninterested in releasing a new 2-in-1 Surface Pro, other PC makers like HP are stepping in to fill the void. HP's Elite x2 1012 G2 (yeah it's a mouthful) is the latest Surface Pro clone and it packs quite the punch. SEE ALSO: Microsoft's future phones might not even look like phones You want premium looks in a … [Link]

Mashable » How to watch the Microsoft Build keynotes

Wednesday 10 May 10:00:00 UTC 2017

Microsoft will soon kick off the beginning of developer conference season with its event: Build. In addition to annual updates on the performance of Windows, Office and the Surface devices, Microsoft is expected to comment on a new Windows design language, codenamed "Project Neon" and share updates to the company's AI research.  SEE ALSO: Windows, AI and Cortana in your house: … [Link]

Mashable » Man parodies Ed Sheeran in the style of a pop punk band, totally nails it

Wednesday 10 May 9:28:53 UTC 2017

If, for some reason, you've ever found yourself wondering what it would sound like if Sum 41 covered Ed Sheeran, you now have your answer. SEE ALSO: Ed Sheeran and Saoirse Ronan go on a wild night out in new music video Last week YouTuber and musician Dave Days shared a video titled "If Ed Sheeran Was Pop Punk". It … [Link]

Mashable » Stephen Colbert's 'Daily Show' reunion was just as glorious as we'd all hoped

Wednesday 10 May 9:08:53 UTC 2017

We were promised a reunion of "the best f*ckin news team ever," and that's exactly what we received. SEE ALSO: Stephen Colbert has a brilliant explanation of why Donald Trump fired James Comey During a special episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night, Samantha Bee, Jon Stewart, Ed Helms, Rob Corddry and John Oliver joined Colbert on … [Link]

Mashable » The moment a woman with alopecia took off her wig during a date had the internet in tears

Wednesday 10 May 9:05:40 UTC 2017

A woman with alopecia's appearance on British dating show First Dates moved viewers after she removed her wig during a first date"I don't have any hair. I wear a wig," said Eve shortly before taking off her wig at the table. "I've got alopecia so my hair, it just falls out.""It suits you," her date said. "Keep it off." So, … [Link]

Mashable » Stephen Colbert has a brilliant explanation of why Donald Trump fired James Comey

Wednesday 10 May 8:18:56 UTC 2017

The big news everyone is talking about is Donald Trump firing FBI director James Comey.  It happened just 10 minutes before Stephen Colbert taped The Late Show, but the late night host had plenty of rounds to fire.  “That shows no gratitude at all. Did Trump forget about the Hillary emails that Comey talked about?" Colbert said.  Trump said in … [Link]

Slashdot » FCC Should Prove DDoS Attacks Stopped Net Neutrality Comments

Wednesday 10 May 7:00:00 UTC 2017

New submitter Michelle Davidson writes: After John Oliver urged viewers of HBO's Last Week Tonight to fight again for net neutrality and post comments in support of it, people hit a wall — the FCC's site essentially crashed. Originally, it was believed that the number of people trying to access the site caused the problem, but then the FCC released … [Link]

Mashable » Netflix TV ad tricks people into supporting very fake politician Frank Underwood

Wednesday 10 May 6:18:37 UTC 2017

Tuesday was budget night in Australia, where people who cared about what the government was going to spend money on were glued to their television screens. Interrupting the scintillating analysis on TV was an ad by Netflix, promoting the upcoming season of House of Cards.  But instead of it being about the show, it was styled like your typical Aussie political … [Link]

Mashable » New Zealand's Prime Minister doesn't find John Oliver's Kiwi jokes very funny 🙁

Wednesday 10 May 4:04:40 UTC 2017

We’d consider being made fun of by John Oliver on Last Week Tonight an honour, but of course, there are people who don't quite appreciate the joke. Like New Zealand's Prime Minister and creator of the world's most disgusting pizza, Bill English. Turns out he does not think the British comedian is that funny, what with his impression of a New … [Link]

Mashable » Jimmy Kimmel on Trump firing Comey: 'This is the kind of thing dictators do'

Wednesday 10 May 3:46:52 UTC 2017

After taking on Republicans over health care, it turns out Jimmy Kimmel isn't done being political.  On Tuesday night, he talked about Donald Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey. "This is the kind of things dictators do," he said.  It was a stinging statement to sandwich between an OJ and Meat Loaf joke, but hey, welcome to 2017.  … [Link]

Slashdot » The Vatican Invites World's Leading Scientists To Discuss Cosmology

Wednesday 10 May 3:30:00 UTC 2017

In 2014, Pope Francis declared that God is not "a magician with a magic wand" and that evolution and the Big Bang theory are real. Now, the Vatican has sent an invitation to the world's leading scientists and cosmologists to try and understand the Big Bang. The Independent reports: Astrophysicists and other experts will attend the Vatican Observatory to discuss … [Link]

Mashable » Thanks to Amazon, it's time to kill your landline

Wednesday 10 May 3:11:32 UTC 2017

Every single time I go back to my parents' home I try to get them to cancel their home phone line. And every time I fail. I don't know how much they pay for their phone bill off the top of my head, but whatever it is, it's too much — especially since they rarely use it, and they have smartphones … [Link]

Mashable » The surprising place life on Earth could have started 3.5 billion years ago

Wednesday 10 May 2:37:31 UTC 2017

Life on Earth might have started billions of years ago on land, not in the sea, according to a new study.   A group of researchers found that the red rocks of the Pilbarra in Western Australia contain terrestrial hot spring deposits, and in them, the earliest known remnants of life on land.  SEE ALSO: 7 obvious reasons why you shouldn't … [Link]

The Joy of Tech » JoT #2416: The Amazon Echo Show!

Wednesday 10 May 2:04:12 UTC 2017

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Mashable » Lightning strike leaves a surprise for an unsuspecting motorist

Wednesday 10 May 2:02:56 UTC 2017

Thanks to the rise of cheap and reliable dashcams, the internet is filled with random occurrences people have witnessed behind the wheel. While we've seen plenty of meteor strikes, instant justice delivered to bad drivers, and even plane crashes, this clip of a bolt of lighting hitting a bird and whacking it right out of the sky is one for … [Link]

Mashable » 'Hooning' is the latest obscure term confusing and delighting the internet

Wednesday 10 May 2:02:24 UTC 2017

So, if you didn't know, Australia's car culture is pretty hugeMad Max-esque, even. And just like in Mad Max world, there's an odd-sounding name, especially granted to drivers who race up and down public streets like Furiosa, partaking in "burnouts," and "donuts." They're called "hoons," and people are baffled by it. SEE ALSO: 'That was a cracker!': Aussies should voiceover all … [Link]

Mashable » Anderson Cooper throws Kellyanne Conway a brutal eye roll

Wednesday 10 May 1:41:04 UTC 2017

Rolling eyes is a fine art, which CNN's Anderson Cooper has mastered. Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Trump, emerged from the shadows to do a little bit of damage control on Anderson Cooper 360 on Tuesday. News broke that Trump had fired FBI Director James Comey, and what do you know, Kellyanne Conway was available for a TV appearance.  SEE ALSO: … [Link]

Slashdot » IT Worker Who Trained H-1B-Visa-Holding Replacement Aims For Congress

Wednesday 10 May 1:25:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Computerworld: Craig Diangelo was an IT worker at Northeast Utilities in Connecticut until he completed training his H-1B-visa-holding replacement. He was one of about 200 who lost their jobs in 2014 after two India-based IT offshore outsourcing firms took over their work at what is now called Eversource. Diangelo, at first, was quiet, … [Link]

Mashable » Curious cat investigates plastic bag, immediately regrets it

Wednesday 10 May 1:13:31 UTC 2017

We all know the old saying about curiosity and cats. Also, the saying about cats and bags.  This video combines both clichés. Here we have a cat who was very curious about the inside of a plastic bag. So very cautiously, the cat crept inside. Unfortunately, the cat was not cautious enough. SEE ALSO: Carry your kitty in this adorable kangaroo … [Link]

Mashable » James Comey found out about his firing just like you did

Wednesday 10 May 0:49:47 UTC 2017

Getting fired sucks. Learning about it on TV while talking to your employees? Even worse. Turns out FBI Director James Comey  "learned from news reports that he had been fired while addressing bureau employees in Los Angeles," according to the New York Times.  "While Mr. Comey spoke, television screens in the background began flashing the news that he had been fired." … [Link]

Slashdot » Microsoft Thinks USB-C Isn't Ready For the Mainstream

Wednesday 10 May 0:45:00 UTC 2017

When Microsoft unveiled the Surface Laptop last week, it left many customers and members of the press scratching their heads over its lack of a USB Type-C port. According to general manager of Surface Engineering, Pete Kyriacou, Microsoft seems to think that the technology isn't ready for the mainstream. Digital Trends reports: Microsoft does not want customers to deal with … [Link]

Slashdot » Apple Becomes First US Company To Top $800 Billion Value

Wednesday 10 May 0:23:00 UTC 2017

According to Bloomberg, "Apple became the first U.S. company with a market value of more than $800 billion as investors bet the next iPhone will spur a resurgence in sales." From the report: The stock rose 1 percent Tuesday to close at $153.99 in New York, giving it a market capitalization of about $803 billion. The shares have gained 33 … [Link]

Mashable » Even Edward Snowden thinks Trump firing James Comey was messed up

Wednesday 10 May 0:05:11 UTC 2017

President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, which came as shocking news, even in the times of President Trump. While countless people of all kinds called out Trump for suddenly firing Comey, so did one of Comey's most notorious rivals, Edward Snowden. SEE ALSO: Obama's White House photographer trolls Trump after FBI director gets fired Set aside politics: … [Link]

Slashdot » Only 36 Percent of Indian Engineers Can Write Compilable Code, Says Study

Wednesday 10 May 0:05:00 UTC 2017

New submitter troublemaker_23 quotes a report from ITWire: Only 36% of software engineers in India can write compilable code based on measurements by an automated tool that is used across the world, the Indian skills assessment company Aspiring Minds says in a report. The report is based on a sample of 36,800 from more than 500 colleges across India. Aspiring … [Link]

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