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Saturn's Southern Hemisphere
SpaceRef - 29 Dec 2013 23:57
Winter is approaching in the southern hemisphere of Saturn and with this cold season has come the familiar blue hue that was present in the northern winter hemisphere at the start of NASA's Cassini mission....
10 Hiring Tips for Your Small Business
Mashable - 29 Dec 2013 03:14
Hiring is one of the most important things an entrepreneur will do to grow her company. For a small business, each new hire has a tremendous impact and influences the company's culture far more than a new hire at a 200- ...
Editors' top accessories: Andrew's picks for 2013
Android Central - 29 Dec 2013 22:41
The best add-ons that kept our devices charged, safe and productive Being into smartphones is about more than just the phones themselves. You'll be hard-pressed to find someone that has a phone and hasn't gone out and pu...
Google Street View case headed to court (again)
CNET - 29 Dec 2013 03:10
It's good news, bad news for Google. A federal appeals court agrees to rehear the Street View case but also affirms its earlier ruling that tech giant violated wiretap laws when collecting data for Street View.
Magnificent Time-Lapse Captures California Like You've Never Seen it Before
PetaPixel - 29 Dec 2013 19:00
When National Geographic not only picks up your time-lapse, but also insists on interviewing you about it, you know you’re doing something right. Then again, when you’re time-lapse master Michael Shainblum, you proba...
13 Obvious Scientific Discoveries In 2013 That Will Make You Just Shake Your Head
The Huffington Post - 29 Dec 2013 18:02RSA's Deal With The NSA Reflects A General Mistrust
TechCrunch - 29 Dec 2013 07:00
Here's how it works when a big company believes that its power is in its girth: They enter this bizarre world that leads them to believe that what comes from their PR organs is enough to float their troubles away. It's a...
Mother and Son Blow Bubbles in Freezing Cold and Discover Something Beautiful
Twisted Sifter - 29 Dec 2013 21:56
Earlier this month, photographer Angela Kelly and her 7-year-old son decided to venture outdoors amidst freezing temperatures to blow some bubbles. After finding a soap bubble recipe online that consisted of dish soap...
Tech Startup Buffer Publishes Every Employee's Salary, Right Up To the CEO
Slashdot - 29 Dec 2013 15:27
Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes "Paul Szoldra reports at Business Insider that Joel Gascoigne, CEO of social media startup Buffer, reveals his salary along with the salary of every single employee in the company, and include...
This Japanese Pickled Turnip Might Be a Cure for the Flu
Mashable - 29 Dec 2013 07:00
Japanese scientists have discovered that a strain of bacteria found in “suguki,” a horrifying-looking pickled turnip being lauded by people as a “superfood,” could actually stop you from getting the flu. It’s s...
Juno Gets a Little Boost from Home
SpaceRef - 29 Dec 2013 23:54
In October 2013, NASA's Juno spacecraft flew past the Earth to steal some energy for a ride to Jupiter. Along the way, it also stole some glimpses of home....
LG: Knock twice for service on Optimus L Series II starting in January
Slash Gear - 29 Dec 2013 23:53
LG is expanding the "Knock" feature to its entire ecosystem of smartphones and tablets, the company announced today. The feature lets users tap the screen twice as an alternative way …
California to End Year as Driest on Record
Live Science - 29 Dec 2013 23:42
With 2013 quickly coming to a close, it's shaping up to be one of the driest calendar years on record for many places in California.
Create a "Do" Folder for Apps to Boost Productivity
Life Hacker - 29 Dec 2013 00:00
There are plenty of great productivity apps for every platform, but actually using and tracking those apps can be a hurdle to getting things done. Sean Oliver solved it by creating a "Do folder" of apps, and making some ...
Tone Deaf? Science Can Probably Give You Perfect Pitch
Mashable - 29 Dec 2013 23:56
If you’re one of the many people in this world who can’t distinguish between musical notes or carry a tune to save your life, get excited -– science may have found a way to make you a musical genius. With just a li...
Author of 'Steve Jobs' using online crowdsourcing to edit his new book
The Verge - 29 Dec 2013 23:46
As a follow-up to his biography of Steve Jobs, author Walter Isaacson is writing about the origins and emergence of our modern digital era — and he's using online collaborators to make it the best book it can be. As ...
2013 As Told By Top BitTorrent Searches
Gizmodo - 29 Dec 2013 23:43
There isn't one central BitTorrent search engine to release top searches queries of the year, but Kickass Torrents is pretty close. It's definitely a go-to for standard stuff. And the most searched terms in 2013 were all...
Australian Icebreaker Tries To Get Through To Stranded Antarctic Research Ship
Slashdot - 29 Dec 2013 23:32
The shipload of researchers and tourists stuck in the Antarctic ice are still stuck. A Chinese icebreaker, the Xue Long, or Snow Dragon, has gotten tantalizingly close but was hampered by "unusually thick ice." Now, an A...
95 Funny and Downright Stupid Siri Commands to Make You Laugh
OS X Daily - 29 Dec 2013 23:27
Siri, the lovable semi-intelligent virtual assistant that lives on our iPhones, has plenty of useful tricks and an enormous commands list up his/her sleeve, but not everything Siri does must be helpful. If you’re looki...
Cash, trash, or karma: How to get rid of your old gadgets
Digital Trends - 29 Dec 2013 23:15
Each holiday season leaves obsolete and replaced devices and electronics gathering dust in closets, drawers, spare rooms, and basements. Here's how to get it out of your life for good. The post Cash, trash, or karma: How...
First Stanford code poetry slam reveals the literary side of computer code
Phys.org - 29 Dec 2013 23:09
Leslie Wu, a doctoral student in computer science at Stanford, took an appropriately high-tech approach to presenting her poem "Say 23" at the first Stanford Code Poetry Slam.
Are Family Photos Still a Thing?
Gizmodo - 29 Dec 2013 22:16
Family photos can happen any time, but all-clan snaps seem like an imperative around the holidays. Does your family still do them? Is it a last-minute smartphone camera affair or do you have an aunt who busts out a DSLR?...