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Everything is broken
The Loop - 25 May 2014 14:49
This essay has been making its way around the net like wildfire the past few days. An interesting rant of the "we're doomed" variety.∞ Read this on The Loop
Opportunity Overlooks Ridge for Spectacular Vista of Vast Martian Crater and Habitable Zone Ahead
Universe Today - 25 May 2014 03:38
NASA's incredibly long lived Opportunity rover has driven to the ridgeline of a Martian mountain and captured spectacular panoramic vistas peering down into the vast expanse of huge Endeavour crater and out along the jag...
Delay Tests Video Game Developer
The New York Times - 25 May 2014 23:50
For the game studio Ubisoft, the release of Watch Dogs on Tuesday will begin to answer whether a five-year, $150 million investment was worthwhile.
What does your state Google for? Check out this map and get shocked
Tech Times - 25 May 2014 04:58
Real estate search site Estately digs into the most-searched terms residents from each of the 50 states in the U.S. use on Google. Here's what they got.
Better than Scientology? The new Zuckerberg-based religion
CNET - 25 May 2014 01:15After Knocked-Down Damages Claim, Apple Again Seeks to Ban Some Samsung Phones
Slashdot - 25 May 2014 16:25
Bloomberg reports that after Apple's patent victory in court last week over smart-phone rival Samsung, Apple is seeking a sales ban on several specific phones from Samsung; none of them are currently flagship devices. "T...
YouTube Removes Video Connected to UCSB Shooting
Re/code - 25 May 2014 04:03
In the wake of Friday's shooting, YouTube issued a statement expressing condolences to the victims' families.
iPhones, not clothes, represent social status for teens, says researcher
CNET - 25 May 2014 01:32This Talented Make-Up Artist Can Completely Transform Her Face
Twisted Sifter - 25 May 2014 01:13
Elsa Rhae is a self-taught make-up artist that transforms her face into a multitude of characters from movies, television shows and video games. She’s also a video editor, and you can see her remarkable transformati...
Cancer immunotherapy: Potential new target found
Science Daily - 25 May 2014 21:47
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), are found abundantly in the microenvironment around tumors. They interfere with immune response, promoting cancer progression. Now scientists have found a way to target elusive c...
How signals trigger cancer cells to spread
Science Daily - 25 May 2014 21:47
A signaling pathway in cancer cells that controls their ability to invade nearby tissues in a finely orchestrated manner has been discovered by researchers. The findings offer insights into the early molecular events inv...
4 Mirrorless Cameras Battle the Nikon D4s in an AutoFocus Shootout
PetaPixel - 25 May 2014 18:22Europe's Order to Mute Google Angers US
ABC News - 25 May 2014 17:30
Europe's 'right to be forgotten' cheered in Brussels, but strikes out in the US
iPad and iPhone Kung Fu: Tips, Tricks, Hints, and Hacks for iOS 7 review
AppleTell - 25 May 2014 03:56
Even if you've logged several years on the iPad and/or iPhone as I have, I'd be surprised if you don't find some features of which you weren't previously aware in "iPad and iPhone Kung Fu: Tips, Tricks, Hints, and Hacks ...
Why is Google going backwards with Project Tango tablets?
Slash Gear - 25 May 2014 03:16
Google's Project Tango is set to spawn a new device, so the leaks would have it, with the company tipped to be readying 4,000 prototype 3D scanning tablets just in …
Shape-changing wings inspire more efficient aircraft designs
Gizmag - 25 May 2014 01:50
We tend to think of aeronautical engineering as having left the birds standing still sometime around the First World War, but since jet fighters can't perch and quadcopters can't snag salmon out of a stream, we still hav...
An Augmented Reality Made With Hand-Drawn Cartoons and an iPhone
Gizmodo - 25 May 2014 00:05
Prolific doodler Marty Cooper carries around animation cels, a marker, and some Wite-Out as he wanders the city, creating whimsical scenes that turn mundane background imagery into charming mini-stories. And he painstaki...
Hacker Turned FBI Informant Sabu Will Be Sentenced on Tuesday
Gizmodo - 25 May 2014 00:00
Wired reports that Hector Xavier Monsegur, a.k.a. Sabu, the LulzSec hacker who became an FBI informant and helped take down numerous other hackers , will be sentenced on Tuesday, May 27th. The government will seek a sent...
4 Wildly Colored Galactic HD Wallpapers at 2048--2048 Resolution
OS X Daily - 25 May 2014 23:32
Bored with your current wallpaper? Why not spruce up your home screen or desktop picture background with one of these four galactic-ish abstract spacey-themed images? These wallpapers were hand crafted in Pixelmator to f...
Sony RX100 III vs. Sony RX100 II
Gizmag - 25 May 2014 23:30
The recently announced Sony Cyber-shot RX100 III looks set to be one of the best compact cameras on the market with its fast zoom lens, built-in EVF and large sensor. But how does it stack up against Sony's previous offe...
Psy's "Gangnam Style" Poised to Hit 2 Billion Views
Re/code - 25 May 2014 23:20
Reaching 1 billion views is so 2012.
Mice with 'mohawks' help scientists link autism to two biological pathways in brain
Science Daily - 25 May 2014 21:47
"Aha" moments are rare in medical research, scientists say. As rare, they add, as finding mice with Mohawk-like hairstyles. But both events happened in a lab, months after an international team of neuroscientists bred hu...