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Feminist blogger posts 157 abusive tweets — from just one week
Mashable - 29 Jan 2015 03:28
Warning: Many will find the language in the screenshots below extremely offensive. Anita Sarkeesian, a blogger and critic, has faced a deluge of online hate on a daily basis ever since she began pointing out sexism in th...
NASA, Boeing and SpaceX to Launch 1st Commercial Crew Ships to Space Station in 2017
Universe Today - 29 Jan 2015 02:44
After a hiatus of six long years, US astronauts will finally launch to space in a revolutionary new pair of private crew capsules under development by Boeing and SpaceX, starting in 2017, that will end our sole source re...
Apple and Samsung Tied as World's Largest Smartphone Makers in Q4 2014
Mac Rumors - 29 Jan 2015 05:28
The latest numbers from Strategy Analytics reveal that Apple tied Samsung during Q4 2014 to become the world's largest smartphone maker based on global shipments. According to the report, both Apple and Samsung shipped 7...
Skull shows earliest Humans and Neanderthals cross-breed
Slash Gear - 29 Jan 2015 00:35
A 55,000-year-old skull has been discovered in a cave in western Galilee, one that's going by the name "Manot." According to a study published this week in Nature, this is the oldest representation of human life in a pla...
Cat Clouds Cat Shelves from The Refined Feline
The Gadget Flow - 29 Jan 2015 09:00
Give your kitties a super strong metal platform to rest in air with the help of these Cat Clouds Cat Shelves from The Refined Feline. They are equipped with soft comfortable pads which are covered in faux sheepskin fabri...
Gadgetwise: The New Pleasures of Photo Printing
The New York Times - 29 Jan 2015 03:39
The Canon Pixma Pro-100 sells for around half the price of a top-of-the-line model and still delivers luscious color photos.
Space Station Gets a New Laser, Fruit Flies and Wriggly Worms, Too
SPACE.com - 29 Jan 2015 01:40
On Jan. 22, operators on the ground used two robotic arms to install NASA's Cloud Aerosol Transport System (CATS) instrument on the exterior of the International Space Station.
The IBM Axe Starts Chopping--Widespread Layoffs Begin
Forbes - 29 Jan 2015 03:36
When it was first suggested that IBM was considering mass layoffs, the company was quick to suggest that the allegations were without substance. In a follow-on post, it was suggested that the 100,000+ figure might not co...
Google's surprising problem is out
USA Today - 29 Jan 2015 23:34
Google has a surprising problem. And it's becoming less of a secret.
Weight loss: A burden shared
The Economist - 29 Jan 2015 14:57
SHEDDING kilos is harder than putting them on, which is why the weight-loss industry is so big. Its latest manifestation is online weight-management sites: social networks for the plump in which participants can set a ta...
Comcast Changed Customer's Name to "Asshole Brown" But Is Totally Sorry
Gizmodo - 29 Jan 2015 01:17
When Ricardo Brown from Spokane, Washington got his most recent bill from Comcast, he had an extra special reason to be dismayed. It wasn't the pricey charges--we're all used to that by now. No, it was that on this parti...
The Silk Road Trial Lawyers Are Fighting Over Emoticons :0
Gizmodo - 29 Jan 2015 00:30
Is there a difference between "Yep" and "Yep :)" when you chat online? Seems like an odd quibble to focus on during the biggest drug trial of the decade, but it's not trivial. The meaning of internet-speak cuts to the he...
European Satellites Still Heavily Dependent on U.S. Parts
Space News - 29 Jan 2015 21:01
More than one-third of the critical components embedded in European satellites, when measured by cost, are non-European, most of them provided by U.S. companies. The post European Satellites Still Heavily Dependent on U....
Ex-Opera CEO Makes Browser For Power Users. Vivaldi May Spark New Battle Of The Browsers
Tech Times - 29 Jan 2015 01:01
A new web browser wants users to throw as many tabs at it as they want. Vivaldi, Opera's spiritual successor, looks to leverage the niche market of power users.
DoD 'Wedded' to Commercial Satellites, Lawmaker Assured
Space News - 29 Jan 2015 00:17
Rep. Jim Bridenstine took advantage of one of the committee's first hearings of the year to ping Pentagon acquisition czar Frank Kendall -- and the three-star U.S. Air Force general testifying alongside him -- about the ...
Watch a Rotten Orange Full of Fireworks Explode at 62,000 FPS
Gizmodo - 29 Jan 2015 23:30
Every wonder what it would look like if you exploded an orange and filmed the carnage at 62,000 frames per second? Turns out, it looks a lot like the end of a very small world.
Libyan Archaeology Threatened by Years of Conflict
Live Science - 29 Jan 2015 00:04
Archaeological work has come to a halt in Libya, and researchers are worried about the country's ancient sites, from Roman ruins that have suffered rocket attacks to prehistoric rock paintings that have been vandalized.
Cells from stressed-out mice act as an antidepressant
New Scientist - 29 Jan 2015 00:00
Lethargic mice unexpectedly perk up when injected with immune cells from bullied mice, a discovery which could point to new depression treatments
US Spike in Measles Cases Due to People Skipping Vaccinations
Live Science - 29 Jan 2015 23:46
The sharp rise in measles cases in the U.S. infected with measles is due to people not being vaccinated against the disease, officials say.
All About the Bass: How Baleen Whales Hear Very Low Frequencies
Live Science - 29 Jan 2015 23:21
Little is known about how baleen whales process low-frequency sounds. Now, researchers have found that baleen whales have specialized skulls that can capture the energy of low frequencies and direct it toward their ear b...
Generating Möbius strips of light
e! Science News - 29 Jan 2015 22:54
A collaboration of researchers from Canada, Europe and the USA have experimentally produced Möbius strips from the polarization of light, confirming a theoretical prediction that it is possible for light's electromagnet...
New clues about a brain protein with high affinity for Valium
e! Science News - 29 Jan 2015 22:54
Valium, one of the best known antianxiety drugs, produces its calming effects by binding with a particular protein in the brain. But the drug has an almost equally strong affinity for a completely different protein. Unde...