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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 » Researchers Find New Version Of WanaDecrypt0r Ransomware Without A Kill Switch

Saturday 13 May 22:57:00 UTC 2017

Remember that "kill switch" which shut down the WannCry ransomware? An anonymous reader quotes Motherboard: Over Friday and Saturday, samples of the malware emerged without that debilitating feature, meaning that attackers may be able to resume spreading ransomware even though a security researcher cut off the original wave. "I can confirm we've had versions without the kill switch domain connect … [Link]

Mashable » Paul McCartney revealed his 'Pirates 5' character and honestly just WHY?!

Saturday 13 May 22:26:20 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookYo ho yo ho, it's apparently going to be a pirate's life for McCartney!  Paul McCartney — yes, Sir Paul McCartney from The Beatles, that's the guy — on Saturday posted a photo of his Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales character, which was announced last March. McCartney will be starring in the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: … [Link]

Mashable » Some dude wearing an Australian flag jumped onstage at Eurovision and mooned everyone

Saturday 13 May 22:12:46 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookEurovision fans often complain that Australia shouldn't be included in the contest — after all, it's not a European country. But on Saturday, the country was centre stage after a prankster interrupted the show. Here's what went down (under). While last year's winner, Jamala, was performing her number, an enthusiastic man wearing an Australian flag somehow got himself onto the stage. … [Link]

Slashdot » Did The UK Police Hire Foreigners To Hack Hundreds of Activists?

Saturday 13 May 21:55:00 UTC 2017

Big Hairy Ian shared this story from the BBC: Undercover counter-extremism officers used hackers in India to access the emails of journalists and environmental activists, it has been claimed… The Independent Police Complaints Commission said it had received an anonymous letter, which alleged covert officers from the Metropolitan Police's National Domestic Extremism and Disorder Intelligence Unit contacted Indian police officers … [Link]

Mashable » Dog on a roof is having a great time, thanks for asking

Saturday 13 May 21:42:03 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookHey, everyone. This is Huckleberry, a good dog. Cute. Cute.Image: Twitter/@Mabel_HTXHuckleberry likes to hang out on the roof. This is fine, and Huckleberry does it all the time. SEE ALSO: Dogs, ranked Seriously, no worries: Huckleberry has simply learned to jump from his backyard onto the roof. (12/10, good job.) And according to a note posted by his human companions, he is … [Link]

Mashable » Taylor Swift sent a nice gift to a teen who invited her to her graduation party

Saturday 13 May 21:21:55 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookTaylor Swift is very busy doing whatever she is doing right now, so she was not able to attend her fan Ashley's graduation party. But, according to Twitter, she did send the next best thing — flowers and a handwritten note. Ashley — @AshSilv13 on Twitter — tweeted a photo of the gift on Saturday. "I INVITED TAYLOR TO MY GRADUATION … [Link]

Slashdot » French President-Elect Macron Urges Action On Climate Change

Saturday 13 May 20:53:00 UTC 2017

After Sunday's election in France, Macron's victory "is likely to be a boon for the French digital economy and its startup scene," writes a foreign policy think tank blog, "but the country's frosty relationship with U.S. tech companies is likely to remain over the next five years." Yet even before he was elected as France's new president, Emmanuel Macron was … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Daily API RoundUp: Cisco Umbrella, DSYNC, LoopMe

Saturday 13 May 20:11:11 UTC 2017

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. [Link]

Slashdot » Microsoft Finally Bans SHA-1 Certificates In Its Browsers

Saturday 13 May 19:51:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes ZDNet: With this week's monthly Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has also rolled out a new policy for Edge and Internet Explorer that prevents sites that use a SHA-1-signed HTTPS certificate from loading. The move brings Microsoft's browsers in line with Chrome, which dropped support for the SHA-1 cryptographic hash function in January's stable release of Chrome 56, … [Link]

Mashable » A thirsty internet descends upon the South Korean president's hot bodyguard

Saturday 13 May 19:44:13 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookAs we know, the internet loves hot people. And the latest hot person to capture its attention is South Korean president Moon Jae-in's new bodyguard. To be fair, he is very handsome. Also, since he is a bodyguard, he is never photographed smiling, which makes him seem mysterious. Cool! SEE ALSO: Justin Trudeau enchants the internet by putting on a jacket … [Link]

Mashable » Fired FBI director James Comey gets cookie delivery to take away the pain

Saturday 13 May 19:31:26 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookThe firestorm of political outrage and intrigue following President Trump's firing of FBI director James Comey has led some to call for increased scrutiny and perhaps even official action regarding the move. But in Comey's own neighborhood, the response has been a lot more warm and fuzzy thanks to a local caring mom.  SEE ALSO: White House refuses to deny Trump … [Link]

Slashdot » Google's 'Project Treble' Could Lead To Faster Android Updates

Saturday 13 May 18:49:00 UTC 2017

Thelasko quotes a report from Ars Technica: Ahead of Google I/O, Google has just dropped a bombshell of a blog post that promises, for real this time, that it is finally doing something about Android's update problems. "Project Treble" is a plan to modularize the Android OS, separating the OS framework code from "vendor specific" hardware code. In theory, this … [Link]

Mashable » 'Social influencers' who hyped Fyre Festival could be the next legal target

Saturday 13 May 18:45:40 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookWith great influence comes great accountability. Mark Geragos, the Los Angeles-based power attorney behind the leading class action suit against organizers of the infamous Fyre Festival, now says his firm is investigating whether social media "influencers" who hyped the disastrous event could be dragged into the ever-expanding web of lawsuits. SEE ALSO: After the Fyre Festival disaster, maybe don't trust models … [Link]

Mashable » Paris Jackson defends her love of nudity with a declarative Instagram post

Saturday 13 May 18:35:49 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookParis Jackson loves being naked and she doesn't need her fans' approval. After the 19-year-old model, actress, and daughter of pop icon reportedly came under fire on social media after posting a photograph of herself tanning shirtless, Jackson shared her thoughts on nudity with her Instagram followers to silence her haters once and for all. SEE ALSO: Michael Jackson's daughter just … [Link]

Mashable » Trump finally tweets (and promptly deletes) a unifying message

Saturday 13 May 18:26:49 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookPresident Donald Trump is all about togetherness this weekend. POTUS woke up, skipped his usual vicious Saturday morning tweetstorm, and instead, waited until the afternoon to tweet a simple, yet powerfully unifying two letters in the form of the word: "We." Image: screengrab/twitterNow, we're assuming this was an accidental tweet — which Trump, along with his Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, are … [Link]

Mashable » FaceApp changes old world art models from stoic to stoked

Saturday 13 May 18:04:59 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookIt’s such an obvious idea, but it took a professional artist to think of it: use the FaceApp to give old world art portraits the smiles they deserve.  SEE ALSO: Banksy claims responsibility for new Brexit mural in England UK-based designer Olly Gibbs decided to take the app to the museum and apply its effects to classic paintings and sculptures and … [Link]

Mashable » Swap flats for stilettos in seconds with these interchangeable heels

Saturday 13 May 18:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookMime et moi is revolutionizing the shoe industry with its convertible height heels that offer seven interchangeable bottoms. Read more…More about Fashion, Kickstarter, Shoes, High Heeled Shoe, and High Heels [Link]

Mashable » Stressed about flying? This airport lets people play with adorable mini horses

Saturday 13 May 17:52:18 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookIf there's two things we know for sure, it's that traveling can be extremely stressful and adorable little animals brighten people's days. The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport also realizes this, so they've enlisted the help of Seven Oaks Farm — a non-profit organization in southwest Ohio— to bring miniature therapy horses to the airport to cheer up travelers. SEE ALSO: This … [Link]

Slashdot » As World Reacts To WanaDecrypt0r, Microsoft Issues Patch For Old Windows Systems

Saturday 13 May 17:47:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes the AP: Teams of technicians worked "round the clock" Saturday to restore hospital computer systems in Britain and check bank or transport services in other nations after a global cyberattack hit dozens of countries and crippled the U.K.'s health system. The worldwide attack was so unprecedented that Microsoft quickly changed its policy and announced that it … [Link]

Mashable » A place for pro athletes to share the selves that fans never see

Saturday 13 May 17:43:58 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookIt can seem like everyone has a podcast these days, but a new series from former NBA player Etan Thomas has been a long time coming — it taps into a concept that got lodged in his brain back during a decade-long NBA career that ended in 2011.  "A lot of the time, people think they know athletes, but they don't … [Link]

Mashable » Loyal Harry Styles fan rushes to get concert tickets in a towel

Saturday 13 May 17:30:30 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookHarry Styles announced an unexpected show in London on Saturday, and one admirable fan was not about to miss out on tickets. Marta — @perfisadis on Twitter — dashed out of her shower and rushed for the train after Styles tweeted details about the surprise show. (We assume she has notifications turned on for Styles' tweets, which is the mark of … [Link]

Popular Science » The week in tech: tunnels, coolers, and bears. Oh my.

Saturday 13 May 17:18:37 UTC 2017

Technology 15 technology stories you might have missed this week Tech stories that caught our eyes this week. [Link]

Mashable » Here's how to remove Facebook from your life and never miss a beat

Saturday 13 May 16:53:44 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookSo you've decided to dump Facebook. But you're worried. Worried about missing out, struggling to stay connected, or getting left behind by the almost 2 billion users on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's platform.  Don't be.  SEE ALSO: The time has come to remove Facebook from your life It has never before been easier to completely remove Facebook from your life — … [Link]

Slashdot » HBO's 'Silicon Valley' Joins The Push For A Decentralized Web

Saturday 13 May 16:34:00 UTC 2017

Tekla Perry writes: HBO's fictional Silicon Valley character Richard Hendricks sets out to reinvent the Internet into something decentralized. ["What if we used all those phones to build a massive network…we could build a completely decentralized version of our current Internet with no firewalls, no tolls, no government regulation, no spying. Information would be totally free in every sense of … [Link]

Mashable » The latest ransomware attack is the type that could kill someone

Saturday 13 May 16:23:30 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookThe ransomware attacks spreading across at least 99 countries on Friday are the type of attack that could one day kill someone.  That sounds like hyperbole, but this attack froze and disrupted computers inside many National Health Service hospitals in the United Kingdom, and it's not hard to see how an attack on hospital computer systems affects patient care or, at … [Link]

Mashable » Teen runs a half-marathon in Crocs, vindicates Croc lovers everywhere

Saturday 13 May 16:10:57 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookCroc lovers, rejoice: your favorite shoe isn't just for gardening anymore. 18-year-old runner Benjamin Pachev completed a half-marathon in the rubber shoes last Saturday, vindicating Croc enthusiasts everywhere. His time wasn't bad, either — 71:53 for a sixteenth place finish. When interviewed by Fox 59 in Indianapolis, Pachev credited the shoes for his speed, asserting that wearing them is "like having … [Link]

Mashable » Congrats, grad: here's how to keep your graduation cap from falling off your head

Saturday 13 May 16:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookGraduation caps, or "mortarboards," are annoying to wear and objectively weird looking. But they're even more annoying when they're constantly falling off your head. If you have to wear one, though (okay, they're a symbol of your hard work and education, so we guess it's kind of cool), here's how to keep it on your head. Not permanently, but for the … [Link]

Mashable » The songs that take us back to the last days of high school, by class year

Saturday 13 May 15:56:18 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookEveryone has one song that brings them back to those late June evenings when they realized their hormone-fueled high school days were over. We asked Mashable staffers to share the songs that remind them most of their last days of high school. (And yes, someone chose Vitamin C, but don't hold it against him.) Class of 2000: "Rocks Tonic Juice Magic" … [Link]

Slashdot » Google Found Over 1,000 Bugs In 47 Open Source Projects

Saturday 13 May 15:34:00 UTC 2017

Orome1 writes: In the last five months, Google's OSS-Fuzz program has unearthed over 1,000 bugs in 47 open source software projects… So far, OSS-Fuzz has found a total of 264 potential security vulnerabilities: 7 in Wireshark, 33 in LibreOffice, 8 in SQLite 3, 17 in FFmpeg — and the list goes on… Google launched the program in December and wants … [Link]

Mashable » Stephen Colbert explains why Comey's firing was kinda like 'The Godfather'

Saturday 13 May 15:32:56 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook Morale at the FBI isn't so high right now, and it's not just because of James Comey's firing, says Stephen Colbert. It's because of how Trump did it — by sending his private security guard to deliver the news in a manila envelope. And this "thuggish and humiliating" methodry reminded one senior intelligence official of a particular scene from The … [Link]

Mashable » Jumping from drones is your newest extreme sport

Saturday 13 May 15:11:05 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook Whattup, James Bond? Here's a new, incredibly dangerous but totally on trend stunt idea for your next film: drone jumping.   A drone company in Latvia has executed what it calls the "the world's first drone jump." Aerones's 28-propeller drone hoisted a man over a 1,000 feet in the air after which he let go of the drone and coasted … [Link]

Mashable » Make your life easy with this piggyback child carrier

Saturday 13 May 15:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookSomeone invented a device that is completely redefining the meaning of a piggyback.  Read more…More about Lifestyle, Children, Child, Parents, and Carrier [Link]

Mashable » Microsoft releases Windows XP patch for WannaCrypt ransomware

Saturday 13 May 14:53:42 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookStill stubbornly running an ancient version of Windows, despite the security threats? You're in luck, this time. The ransomware attack known as WannaCrypt that sent organizations and individual users around the world scrambling for security cover has been addressed by Microsoft, the company behind the most widely used operating system on the planet, with a new software update.  And, to the … [Link]

Slashdot » The Woman Who Saved Manhattan From a Freeway Running Through It

Saturday 13 May 14:34:00 UTC 2017

dryriver quotes a report from BBC: A massive freeway project dreamed up by city planner Robert Moses would have destroyed Greenwich Village and altered much of Lower Manhattan if not for one woman's efforts — those of Jane Jacobs. As vast tracts of this U.S. journalist's adopted New York were razed to make way for theoretically fast-flowing urban freeways potted … [Link]

Mashable » A 'Gilmore Girls' lego set might be coming and my wallet is so ready

Saturday 13 May 14:14:33 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookOy with the completely perfect Lego sets already! The company that enhanced everyone's childhood could be creating a product that will make Gilmore Girls fans of all ages weep with joy: a Luke's Diner Lego set. *passes out* SEE ALSO: 'Lego Movie's' Unikitty is getting an animated show and everything is awesome Now hold up — before you get too excited … [Link]

Popular Science » Behind the scenes of the most beautiful botanical sketches

Saturday 13 May 14:00:00 UTC 2017

Entertainment Excerpt: Botanical Sketchbooks The original nature-inspired coloring book. Read on. [Link]

Mashable » A WWII portrait series records Army truckers who carried critical supplies across Iran

Saturday 13 May 14:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookPrivate First Class Romeo K. Bisson of Rochester, Vermont, a trucker with 16 years experience in civilian life.Image: Library of CongressIn the summer of 1941, Nazi Germany reneged on its non-aggression pact with the USSR and initiated an invasion of the Soviet Union.Without a military toehold in western Europe, the Allies recognized the need to make the Eastern Front as bloody … [Link]

Mashable » The 50 most stellar graduation caps of 2017

Saturday 13 May 14:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookCongratulations, graduates! You have survived the grand journey people call education, even though at times it felt less grand and more like a nightmarish hellscape. But never mind all that now because you made it through. So let the great traditions of graduation commence! Our favorite is when graduates decorate the top of their graduation caps with something that represents them, … [Link]

Mashable » Eric Wareheim on the too-real 'Master of None' online dating episode

Saturday 13 May 13:53:24 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookMaster of None is nothing if not almost painfully relatable. Season 2 Episode 4, "First Date" is a sweet but contemplative portrait of modern dating, directed by Eric Wareheim who plays Dev's (Aziz Ansari) best friend Arnold.  "The idea was that when you’re doing a lot of online dating, it feels like you’re meeting all these people and its'…the same kind … [Link]

Mashable » Everyone wants John Wall to run for president now

Saturday 13 May 13:38:25 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookIn case you haven't heard by now, John Wall had one of the most epic Friday nights in history. So epic, in fact, that people are now totally down for the Wizards point guard to run for president. In Game 6 between the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards, not only did wall shut down critics by making a phenomenal game-winning shot, … [Link]

Mashable » Apple Watch adds Mother's Day fitness achievement

Saturday 13 May 13:24:36 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookIt’s Mother's Day weekend, and in case you haven't called your mom yet, Apple has a handy way you can pester her to get on the jogging track with you a little more often: digital flowers!  SEE ALSO: Apple's self-driving car reportedly spotted on the streets in California An update to Apple's Activity app now shows a Mother's Day achievement badge … [Link]

Mashable » This week in Apps: Gagamoji, Mother's Day and an all new Shazam

Saturday 13 May 13:23:13 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookReading about Elon Musk's latest announcement about his Boring company and the expanded laptop ban may have kept you too busy to keep up with this week's app news. We've kept up for you. SEE ALSO: It's easier than ever to delete old apps from your Android phone Each week we round up the most important app news along with some … [Link]

Slashdot » FSF Supports Today's Boston March Against DRM In HTML5

Saturday 13 May 13:00:00 UTC 2017

Atticus Rex writes: A small artist-led group called Ethics in Tech is joining the long-simmering struggle between streaming video giants and Internet freedom activists over whether the Web should include Digital Rights Management in its technical standards. This Saturday, Ethics in Tech will lead a march on the W3C, the body — led by Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee — that … [Link]

Mashable » The radical history of Mother's Day you never knew about

Saturday 13 May 12:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookIf you thought Mother's Day started out as a ploy by greeting card companies to pocket your hard-earned money, you're in for a big surprise.  Though the annual American holiday became a commercial affair years after its founding, it actually began in 1905 as a way to honor the legacy of activist Ann Reeves Jarvis.  SEE ALSO: Ivanka Trump is not … [Link]

Mashable » What to write in your Mother's Day card to claim your spot as the favorite child

Saturday 13 May 12:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookMother’s Day is this Sunday, and it's time to show our appreciation for all the amazing moms out there. They pay for our stuff, they listen to us whine, and they put up with all of our shit longer than they really should.  Although it's a day all about celebrating mom, for those of us with siblings, it's also a day … [Link]

Slashdot » NASA Won't Fly Astronauts On First Orion-SLS Test Flight Around the Moon

Saturday 13 May 10:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Space.com: The first flight of NASA's next-generation heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), is now scheduled for 2019 and will not include a human crew, agency officials said today (May 12). As of 2016, NASA had planned for the SLS' first flight to take place in 2018, without a crew on board. … [Link]

Mashable » 9 of the best British films you've never seen

Saturday 13 May 8:30:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookFair warning: when I started this list I wasn't planning to fill it solely with dark and depressing films, but that's definitely what's ended up happening. SEE ALSO: 'Broadchurch' is the best British crime show you're not watching It might be that I've always been drawn to films with challenging subject matters, or it might be that British directors are just … [Link]

Slashdot » 'Accidental Hero' Finds Kill Switch To Stop Wana Decrypt0r Ransomware

Saturday 13 May 7:00:00 UTC 2017

"An 'accidental hero' has halted the global spread of the WannaCry ransomware that has wreaked havoc on organizations…" writes The Guardian. An anonymous reader quotes their report: A cybersecurity researcher tweeting as @malwaretechblog, with the help of Darien Huss from security firm Proofpoint, found and implemented a "kill switch" in the malicious software that was based on a cyber-weapon stolen … [Link]

Slashdot » China Is On Track To Fully Phase Out Cash

Saturday 13 May 3:30:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from a report via Motherboard: Experts believe it won't be long before China, the first country to introduce paper money, becomes the first to go totally cashless. In a poky sex toy shop in Sanlitun shopping district in central Beijing, a placard with a QR code is strategically placed next to a pink, vein-knobbled … [Link]

Mashable » 'Rent' the musical will be performed live on TV, and will you light my candle?

Saturday 13 May 2:07:46 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookFive-hundred twenty-five thousand six-hundred minutes, how do you measure a  — live musical television event? SEE ALSO: Biggest problem with Fox's live 'Rocky Horror': It's not live The latest live event for the small screen on Fox is the long-running Broadway musical Rent, Variety reported Friday.  You might know the musical, created by the deceased Jonathan Larson, for its earworm "Seasons … [Link]

Slashdot » Human Sense of Smell Rivals That of Dogs, Says Study

Saturday 13 May 1:25:00 UTC 2017

One scientific analysis is arguing that the human sense of smell has not only been underestimated over the years, but that it may rival that of dogs and rodents. John McGann, a neuroscientist at Rutgers University in New Jersey and the paper's author, said: "For so long people failed to stop and question this claim, even people who study the … [Link]

Mashable » Michelle Obama expertly blasts Trump without even mentioning his name

Saturday 13 May 1:17:52 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookFormer first lady Michelle Obama was back on stage doing what she's known to do: talking about childhood obesity and making Americans healthier. But this talk had some bite to it. SEE ALSO: Trump shows his ‘tremendous respect for women’ by scrapping Michelle Obama’s girls education program Naturally, the recent decision by Donald Trump's administration to not push forward with federal … [Link]

Mashable » Dude wrestles 16-foot python with his bare hands, because Florida

Saturday 13 May 0:46:45 UTC 2017

Twitter Facebook When you think of Florida wildlife, you probably think of alligators. Well, the sunshine state also has 16-foot pythons creeping around, NBD. While Florida is well, Florida, the invasion of Burmese pythons in the Everglades National Park is a huge problem. The snakes are not natural to the area. The National Parks Service believes they were introduced either accidentally or … [Link]

Slashdot » Cable Lobby Survey Backfires; Most Americans Support Net Neutrality

Saturday 13 May 0:45:00 UTC 2017

New submitter Rick Schumann writes from a report via Consumerist: The NCTA hired polling firm Morning Consult to survey people about their attitudes toward net neutrality. In the results and a blog post about the survey, the organization crows that clearly, everyone thinks regulation is bad. Here's the "TL;DR" version: The NCTA claims Americans want "light touch" regulation of the … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Test combo could distinguish Alzheimer’s earlier than ever

Saturday 13 May 0:08:47 UTC 2017

A variety of tests can predict at an early stage who might develop Alzheimer’s and who might develop dementia with Lewy bodies – which could improve intervention [Link]

Mashable » Trump wants aircraft carriers to stop using 'the digital'

Saturday 13 May 0:08:33 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookThe digital, it is bad.  President Donald Trump recently revealed he wants Navy aircraft carriers to go back to steam-powered catapult systems, according to a Time interview published on Thursday. And he insisted they would no longer be using "the digital." SEE ALSO: Trump's Russian income is not being mocked at all. With few exceptions. Aircraft carriers use what's known as … [Link]

Slashdot » Google Maps Now Uses Street View To Show You Exactly Where To Make Turns

Saturday 13 May 0:05:00 UTC 2017

Google Maps has received a small design update that will show Street View images of every road you're supposed to turn onto. "If you tap the image, Street View will open up to that location, showing an arrow in the direction you're meant to turn," reports The Verge. From the report: It's a small change, but it could make a … [Link]

Mashable » 7 movies to watch if your mother-daughter relationship isn't all that

Saturday 13 May 0:00:00 UTC 2017

Twitter FacebookMother’s Day is great when your relationship with your mom is… also great. Is that everyone? No. The waves of social media posts proudly proclaiming "my mom is my best friend!" can be heartwarming if you're a Gilmore, but for a lot of people, they turn into guilty reminders of a relationship gone sour, either over time or from the beginning.  … [Link]

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