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This Time-Lapse Reveals the Insane Amount of Work That Goes Into Stop Motion Animation
PetaPixel - 30 Dec 2014 01:18Internet Explorer may need to die
Slash Gear - 30 Dec 2014 00:45
Over the past decade, the decline in popularity of Internet Explorer took place in a big way because of the rise of competition. The last big release of Internet Explorer was with Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7. Inte...
Diary of UK nurse with Ebola reveals devastating suffering in Sierra Leone
Mashable - 30 Dec 2014 17:02
The nurse being treated for Ebola in a London hospital described her experiences working in Sierra Leone in a diary published only days earlier in a Scottish newspaper In the piece, published by The Scotsman on Dec. 28, ...
Mouse delays plane for six hours
Mashable - 30 Dec 2014 04:42
A tiny rodent bummed a ride on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Madrid — and the airline took swift action. Passengers on flight 150 saw the mouse running down the center aisle upon landing in Spain, according to lo...
United And Orbitz Sue "Hidden Cities" Flight Search Engine Skiplagged
TechCrunch - 30 Dec 2014 19:18
United Airlines and Orbitz are suing Skiplagged, a small startup founded by Aktarer Zaman that helps travelers hack the airlines’ opaque pricing schemes to get better deals by finding so-called “hidden city” fare...
10 Years In, Mars Rover Opportunity Suffers From Flash Memory Degradation
Slashdot - 30 Dec 2014 16:34
astroengine writes Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has been exploring the Martian surface for over a decade — that's an amazing ten years longer than the 3-month primary mission it began in January 2004. But with it...
Inventor sends smartphones and fireworks into the stratosphere
Mashable - 30 Dec 2014 06:11
He built a bike with wheels of ice. He created a metal suit that can withstand fireworks. So what does amateur inventor Colin Furze have in store this time? He sent 12 balloons up into the air, each carrying between two ...
Mom censors nudity with a towel, helps Reddit clean up the Internet
Mashable - 30 Dec 2014 00:00
When 22-year-old redditor DantesInfernape posted a picture of his mother using a towel to shield his eyes from nudity on their television, he unknowingly created the last great meme of 2014: "Censorship Mom." In the comm...
You can make a 143-megapixel camera using a scanner
Engadget - 30 Dec 2014 23:44
Scanners are really extra-large image sensors at heart, so it stands to reason that you could make a decent camera out of one. Right? Well, Dario Morelli just proved it... and then some. His homebrew medium format camera...
Samsung launches Milk VR to deliver virtual reality video to Gear VR
CNET - 30 Dec 2014 17:00Dawn Spacecraft Begins Approach to Ceres
SpaceRef - 30 Dec 2014 02:23
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has entered an approach phase in which it will continue to close in on Ceres, a Texas-sized dwarf planet never before visited by a spacecraft. Dawn launched in 2007 and is scheduled to enter Ceres ...
Case For Why HTC Has A Future Beyond Smartphones
Forbes - 30 Dec 2014 02:00
The orange periscope that smartphone developer HTC sent me for review looks like a bulky ear thermometer but captures images for the eyes. The tiny, easy-to-hold cylindrical handle curved 90 degrees at one end also resem...
Jessica Chastain Promos Future NASA Exploration | Video
SPACE.com - 30 Dec 2014 01:55
The 'Interstellar' actress talks about the early stages of the space agency's exploration agenda.
Take an 18-minute look at how to fool Touch ID with Tested and fake fingers
TUAW - 30 Dec 2014 01:00
It's possible to fool Touch ID but, as we've been saying since it came out, it isn't easy. The folks at Tested were curious about new methods of fooling the sensor and set out to find the perfect tool, a fake finger to t...
Cool Video: Space Station Flies in Front of the Moon
Universe Today - 30 Dec 2014 00:50
This has been on my bucket list for a while, but I’ve never had the opportunity to witness it myself: seeing the International Space Station transit the Moon. And now thanks to my friend Gadi Eidelheit, I want to see i...
Here are the most pirated movies of 2014: Top 10 films you loved but didn't want to buy
Pocket-lint - 30 Dec 2014 00:27
The year is almost over. And that means it's time to look back at 2014's top moments - or in this case, the top pirated films. Variety has published a complete listing of all the films that were among the most illegally ...
Snowden reveals how to go 'level 5′, give the NSA fits
Slash Gear - 30 Dec 2014 00:17
In the wake of Edward Snowden once again making revelations about the NSA's widespread and troubling spying and information gathering, we're getting a better idea of the lengths the United States Government agency went t...
Bill Nye Has A 'Trashy' New Year's Resolution
The Huffington Post - 30 Dec 2014 23:11Why Sometimes It's Worth Seeing a Dentist More Frequently
Life Hacker - 30 Dec 2014 22:30
We've talked before about the importance of those regular checkups at the dentist , but the usual biannual dental visit isn't perfect for everyone. The Wall Street Journal explains why some people might need to go more f...
3 CEOs share top tips for keeping calm under stress
Mashable - 30 Dec 2014 21:53
This question originally appeared on Quora. How do CEOs stay calm? A few pointers would be great — would also like to hear about personal experiences. Answer below by Jason M. Lemkin, partner at Storm Ventures and CEO ...
U.S. Air Force Awarded Six of a Planned Eight Major Space Contracts in 2014
Space News - 30 Dec 2014 21:24
The U.S. Air Force's space acquisition arm made six of a planned eight major contract awards in 2014. The post U.S. Air Force Awarded Six of a Planned Eight Major Space Contracts in 2014 appeared first on SpaceNews.com.
Samsung ATIV Book 9 2015 Ultrabook gets "blade thin"
Slash Gear - 30 Dec 2014 22:01
This week Samsung is letting loose their newest in top-end notebook hardware with the Samsung ATIV Book 9 Ultrabook. This newest notebook in the ATIV line will come with a 2560 x 1600 (2K) display with LED technology acr...