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How Do I Deal with a Frustratingly Dumb Coworker?
Life Hacker - 17 Dec 2013 20:00
Dear Lifehacker,I have a coworker who, for lack of a better word, is really stupid. He asks me how to do the same thing several times per day, regularly makes inane comments, and screws up projects for the whole team. I ...
Samsung's HomeSync media hub will play nice with non-Samsung Android devices
Engadget - 17 Dec 2013 14:40
If ever a product needed to work harder to justify its price tag, it'd be Samsung's new $299 HomeSync box. Fortunately, the manufacturer seems to be self-aware enough to make some changes: the Android-powered storage, st...
Preorder an unofficial Iron Man suit for $2,000
CNET - 17 Dec 2013 22:33
Iron Man Factory is looking to crowdfund its way into full production of unofficial Iron Man armor suits.
Rumor: Google Is Trialling New Smart-Thermostats
Gizmodo - 17 Dec 2013 12:00
The Information is reporting that Google is testing a new kind of internet-connected thermostat, which allows homeowners to track energy activity and adjust usage remotely.
Billion-dollar 'discovery machine' set for launch
Phys.org - 17 Dec 2013 11:27
Europe on Thursday will place a billion-dollar bet on a space telescope designed to provide the biggest and most detailed 3-D map of the Milky Way.
Sub-Earth-Mass Moon Orbiting a Gas Giant Primary or a High Velocity Planetary System in the Galactic Bulge
SpaceRef - 17 Dec 2013 04:37
We present the first microlensing candidate for a free-floating exoplanet-exomoon system, MOA-2011-BLG-262, with a primary lens mass of M_host ~ 4 Jupiter masses hosting a sub-Earth mass moon....
Samsung set to copy Apple retail stores
The Loop - 17 Dec 2013 23:56
Samsung is said to be planning its own Apple-like retail push across the U.S., as the company recently hired an ex-Apple senior store designer, according to a new report. Why the fuck not, they copied everything else App...
Agadir Canyon: the Underwater 'Grand Canyon'
Live Science - 17 Dec 2013 20:33
A five-week expedition to a vast undersea canyon revealed how sediment flows have sculpted the deep-sea landscape over millions of years.
NASA Engineers Crush Fuel Tank to Build Better Rockets
NASA Breaking news - 17 Dec 2013 18:00
NASA completed a series of high-tech can-crushing tests last week as an enormous fuel tank crumbled under the pressure of almost a million pounds of force, all in the name of building lighter, more affordable rockets.
That iPhone 5s 'marketing gimmick' apparently 'set off panic in the industry'
BGR - 17 Dec 2013 12:00
Apple's 64-bit A7 chip found inside the iPhone 5s, but also the 2013 family of iPads, is the feature that surprised the competition, setting off “panic in the industry," according to an unnamed Qualcomm employee interv...
Mission control ready for Gaia launch
PTTU - 17 Dec 2013 10:28
ESA Top News: Shortly after a powerful Soyuz launcher lofts Gaia, ESA's new star mapper, into space on Thursday, teams on the ground will establish initial radio contact. Even then, tension will run high in ESA's mission...
Scientists discover double meaning in genetic code
Medical News Today - 17 Dec 2013 10:00
Scientists have discovered a second code hiding within DNA. This second code contains information that changes how scientists read the instructions contained in DNA and interpret mutations to make sense of health and dis...
How 'Ninjas' Are Fighting Superbugs
The Huffington Post - 17 Dec 2013 02:26This Keyboard Turns a Dial Up Modem's Screeches Into "Beautiful" Music
Gizmodo - 17 Dec 2013 23:20
Not so long ago, hopping onto the internet required more than just opening a browser. In the dial up days you'd have to wait for your modem to screech and squawk as it connected. Looking back through years of nostalgia, ...
Moto X wood back arrives: adds a bill and a week
Slash Gear - 17 Dec 2013 22:33
Users waiting for the wood back for the Moto X will be glad to see that it’s finally arrived. Appearing ready for attachment to the customizing Moto Maker engine to the Moto X, this Bamboo back is the first “Natural�...
Moto G shipping slips again
Slash Gear - 17 Dec 2013 22:11
The Motorola Moto G was originally slated for release inside January of 2014 for the United States, but upon hearing of the smartphone’s availability here in December of 2013, potential users were eager to put their ha...
Android 4.3 update hitting AT&T Galaxy Note 2
Android Central - 17 Dec 2013 18:56
OTA brings Galaxy Gear support, KNOX security and new TouchWiz features The AT&T Galaxy Note 2 is the latest Samsung device to receive an update to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean which. And as we've come to expect from Samsung u...
Purdue urges parents to ignore toy gender roles
Miami Herald - 17 Dec 2013 18:42
Purdue University experts are challenging the toy aisles this holiday season.
Comet Tourism Flight Trades ISON For Lovejoy
Universe Today - 17 Dec 2013 18:31
When Comet ISON entered its zombie stage a few weeks ago, the effects were not only felt in the astronomical community, but also on astronomy tourists as the comet faded from the view of amateurs. German company ”Eclip...
Samsung: Apple blinded jurors with 'appeals to racial prejudice'
BGR - 17 Dec 2013 18:15
Sure, Samsung has now seen two juries slap it with gigantic penalties for allegedly infringing upon Apple’s patents. That isn’t stopping the company from hoping that a third jury might somehow let it off easy, howeve...
4K goes wide: LG to introduce cinematic UltraHD PC monitor at CES 2014
PC World - 17 Dec 2013 17:11
Forget about the holidays that are fast approaching! LG Electronics is already looking ahead to 2014 and the first big tech gadget event of the year: the Consumer Electronics Show in January. During CES, LG will debut th...
Samyang says five of its full frame lenses now available in Sony E mount
DP Review - 17 Dec 2013 12:50
Samyang has announced that, as promised in October, five of its full frame lenses are now available in Sony E-mount, and are therefore the first third-party optics with native mounts for the Sony A7 and A7R. The lenses a...