Ever come across something you think is worthy of submission to SN, but don't have time to research it and write it up into a nice summary? All you have is a news story + its URL and title + a few random thoughts?
I call these proto-submissions, and I'm thinking of using this journal entry to keep track of some. Other people are welcome to add theirs too - one per thread.
In each case, if anyone is willing to actually take the story and make it into a proper submission, then just reply and go for it!
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Tuesday March 04 2014, @04:45PM
2014-03-04: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-26430356 [bbc.com]
Find a text only (non-audio) version of story?
Doesn't seem like a productive use of effort from overall humankind's perspective, though maybe some would argue these people are driving forward the technology and there'll be trickle-down?
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Tuesday March 04 2014, @04:48PM
2014-02-28: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/28/ seven-people-keys-worldwide-internet-security-web [theguardian.com]
"Meet the seven people who hold the keys to worldwide internet security"
ICANN's new-ish initiative
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Tuesday March 04 2014, @04:51PM
2014-02-18: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-2625 0716 [bbc.co.uk]
dupe?
CERN or Cern?
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Tuesday March 04 2014, @05:02PM
http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/uncertainty .html [senseaboutscience.org]
"Making Sense of Uncertainty" / "Think uncertainty is a bad thing? It's actually a mark of sound science."
Released last year. I don't remember seeing it covered at the time on the old site.
senseaboutscience.org is UK based? Also mention efforts in other countries + translations?
`/ ive-got-nothing-to-lose-by-trying-it [senseaboutscience.org]
They've got other good stuff too, like "I've Got Nothing to Lose by Trying It" / "A guide to weighing up claims about cures and treatments" http://www.senseaboutscience.org/resources.php/11
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Tuesday March 04 2014, @05:23PM
2014-03-04: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-264358 09 [bbc.com]
"A highly sensitive magnetic material that could transform computer hard drives and energy storage devices has been discovered."
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Tuesday March 04 2014, @05:26PM
2014-03-04: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26418987 [bbc.com]
"Twitter instructed thousands of users to change passwords due to accounts being "compromised" - but it has since said the emails were sent by mistake."
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Friday March 07 2014, @01:35PM
2014-03-07: http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/mar/0 7/south-park-matt-stone-trey-parker-stick-of-truth -video-game [theguardian.com]
Interview about the new South Park game
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Friday March 07 2014, @01:50PM
2014-03-06: http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-2646388 6 [bbc.com]
free as in beer, and wrapped up tightly
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Monday March 10 2014, @03:52PM
2014-03-08: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-264927 20 [bbc.com]
"Building three "Great Walls" across Tornado Alley in the US could eliminate the disasters, a physicist says.
The barriers - 300m (980ft) high and up to 100 miles long - would act like hill ranges, softening winds before twisters can form."
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Tuesday March 11 2014, @03:26PM
2014-03-11: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-26516458 [bbc.com]
"A Japanese scientist behind a seemingly groundbreaking stem cell study says the findings should be withdrawn amid doubts over its quality.
It was reported in January that dipping cells in acid could cheaply and quickly convert them into stem cells. ..."
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Saturday March 15 2014, @08:57AM
Also ...
2014-03-14: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26576368 [bbc.co.uk]
"Stem cell 'breakthrough data inappropriately handled'"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 01 2014, @09:08AM
Also ...
2014-04-01: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/apr/01/sta p-cells-research-paper-on-stem-cell-breakthrough-w as-partly-falsified [theguardian.com]
"Investigators at Japanese laboratory say lead author manipulated presentation of results to improve their appearance"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 01 2014, @06:11PM
Also ...
2014:04-01: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/apr/01/ste m-cell-scientist-haruko-obokata-guilty-misconduct- committee [theguardian.com]
"Stem cell scientist Haruko Obokata found guilty of misconduct"
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Wednesday March 12 2014, @12:59PM
2014-03-12: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interacti ve/2014/mar/12/a-partial-history-of-the-open-web [theguardian.com]
A bit gimmicky (Flash?) and UK-focussed. But accurate and informative.
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Wednesday March 12 2014, @01:09PM
Also various other "25th birthday of the Web" articles:/ online-magna-carta-berners-lee-web [theguardian.com]/ 25-years-web-tim-berners-lee [theguardian.com]/ 25-years-of-the-web-what-were-your-first-impressio ns-of-the-internet [theguardian.com]
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/12
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/09
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/12
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Wednesday March 12 2014, @01:47PM
Wellcome Image Awards 2014
http://www.wellcomeimageawards.org/ [wellcomeimageawards.org]
Awards by the Wellcome Trust (a science body). All magnified.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 14 2014, @02:03PM
2014-03-12: http://www.itworld.com/internet/409504/google-test ing-new-results-layout-does-it-make-ads-less-obvio us [itworld.com]
~~~~Open4D
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Friday March 14 2014, @02:31PM
"Cosmos: how Seth Macfarlane has remade Carl Sagan's classic TV series"
2014-03-09: http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/shortcuts/ 2014/mar/09/cosmos-seth-macfarlane-remade-carl-sag an-tv-series [theguardian.com]
Article has UK screening times at the bottom, so submission needs to include USA and other jurisdictions.
How does it compare to Prof Brian Cox?
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Wednesday March 19 2014, @02:26PM
2014-03-19: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-25554192 [bbc.com]
"Cloak 'anti-social' app helps you avoid your friends"
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Thursday March 20 2014, @09:28AM
2014-03-20: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26658892 [bbc.com]
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Friday March 21 2014, @10:39AM
2014-03-21: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-26677607 [bbc.com]
Scroogled!
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Friday March 21 2014, @02:16PM
2014-03-21: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/21/ microsoft-tightens-privacy-policy-journalists-emai ls [theguardian.com]
"Microsoft tightens privacy policy after admitting to reading journalist's emails"
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Sunday March 30 2014, @04:11PM
2014-03-27: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26764929 [bbc.co.uk]
"He was dismayed at suggestions he had photo-shopped the whole thing. Not a penny, he stressed, was paid for any of the photos. "
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Saturday March 22 2014, @08:09PM
2014-03-22: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/22/miche lle-obama-internet-access-universal-right [theguardian.com]
Michelle Obama says internet access should be 'universal right'
2014-03-22: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/22/miche lle-obama-china-freedom-of-speech-crucial [theguardian.com]
Michelle Obama in China: internet freedom should be universal right
Even the professionals have dupes! (Grauniad)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 24 2014, @03:07PM
140319: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/19/china -uranium-nuclear-plants-smog-thorium [theguardian.com]
"China working on uranium-free nuclear plants in attempt to combat smog"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 24 2014, @03:09PM
140321: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-con sensus-97-per-cent/2014/mar/21/contrarians-bully-c limate-change-journal-retraction [theguardian.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 24 2014, @03:19PM
140323: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26648270 [bbc.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 24 2014, @03:24PM
140323: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26680993 [bbc.com]
"Did Hyman Minsky find the secret behind financial crashes?"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 24 2014, @03:51PM
140323: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26717490 [bbc.com]
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Wednesday March 26 2014, @04:07PM
2014-03-26: http://www.theguardian.com/science/head-quarters/2 014/mar/26/brain-imaging-scan-fmri-academic-gimmic k [theguardian.com]
"You can’t dismiss brain imaging as just an academic gimmick"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 26 2014, @04:38PM
http://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?sid=739&cid=215 87 [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 27 2014, @02:00PM
2014-03-26: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26748338 [bbc.com]
Chris Hadfield
"The BBC talked to him afterwards and he revealed that getting a broadband connection to the ISS was similar to the slow progress towards connectivity on Earth." etc.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 27 2014, @02:33PM
2014-03-27: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-26751949 [bbc.com]
"Chemistry of love: Using pheromones to find your match"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 28 2014, @11:14PM
2014-03-28: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/28/ bitcoin-payment-service-stripe [theguardian.com]
"Bitcoin to be accepted by startup payment service Stripe
The payment processor has announced its first bitcoin customer - the encrypted backup service Tarsnap"
And Tarsnap [tarsnap.com] is interesting in its own right. Deduplication & compression, yet also local encryption. I can't think of any other paid-for service where you have to build the client software yourself!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 30 2014, @01:32PM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 01 2014, @01:33PM
2014-04-01: http://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2014/apr/ 01/robotic-exoskeleton-world-cup-debut-video [theguardian.com]
"Robotic exoskeleton gears up for World Cup debut - video"
What about security [soylentnews.org]?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 01 2014, @02:19PM
2014-04-01: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26833863 [bbc.co.uk]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 02 2014, @12:48PM
2014-04-02: http://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/20 14/apr/02/why-do-zebras-have-stripes-scientists-ha ve-the-answer [theguardian.com]
"Why do zebras have stripes? Scientists have the answer"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 03 2014, @11:30AM
2014-04-03: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/03/julia n-assange-book-clash-google-eric-schmidt [theguardian.com]
"Julian Assange book to recount clash with Google chief Eric Schmidt"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 03 2014, @03:37PM
2014-04-03: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-26872866 [bbc.com]
No mention of Snowden! Because it wasn't the NSA, but actually USAID!
"the Associated Press report could undermine USAID's longstanding claims that it does not take covert action in the countries where it operates aid programmes."
Bizarre claim "As the money dried up, US officials reportedly approached Twitter founder Jack Dorsey for funding."C UBAN_TWITTER_ABRIDGED?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLAT E=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-04-03-09-34-52 [ap.org]
Doesn't quite match AP's own report:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SECRET_
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 04 2014, @12:28PM
2014-04-04: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26879987 [bbc.com]
"Google-owned Nest halts sales of its Protect fire alarm"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 07 2014, @02:43PM
2014-04-07: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26886579 [bbc.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 07 2014, @02:57PM
2014-04-07: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26881734 [bbc.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 09 2014, @03:36PM
2014-04-09: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/09/ facebook-privacy-checkup-for-users-sharing-publicl y [theguardian.com]
"Facebook implementing ‘privacy checkup’ for users sharing publicly"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 09 2014, @03:39PM
2014-04-09: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-269567 98 [bbc.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 09 2014, @03:48PM
2014-04-09: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26954540 [bbc.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 09 2014, @04:39PM
2014-04-09: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/09/ heartbleed-dont-rush-to-update-passwords-security- experts-warn [theguardian.com]
"Heartbleed: don't rush to update passwords, security experts warn"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 09 2014, @03:50PM
2014-04-09: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2014/a pr/09/google-android-os-open-tech-weekly-podcast [theguardian.com]
"Why Google's Android OS is not all that open: Tech Weekly podcast"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 09 2014, @04:48PM
2014-04-09: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-269575 69 [bbc.com]
"Map illustrates 'Russian GPS' failure"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 11 2014, @01:39PM
2014-04-11: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/apr/1 1/socibot-the-social-robot-that-knows-how-you-feel [theguardian.com]
SociBot: the 'social robot' that knows how you feel
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 15 2014, @11:29AM
http://voices.suntimes.com/news/sick-of-web-commen ts-us-too-heres-what-were-doing-about-it/ [suntimes.com]
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/ 15/do-you-like-below-the-line-online-communities [theguardian.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 17 2014, @02:57PM
2014-04-16: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/16/ google-building-digital-superstate-german-media-do pfner [theguardian.com]
"Google is building up a digital superstate, says German media boss"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 20 2014, @01:52PM
2014-03-27: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26643823 [bbc.co.uk] ... with gestures.
The photo half way down helps explain.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 25 2014, @10:18AM
140424: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/24/ email-notifications-delivered-by-scented-bubbles [theguardian.com]
"Get email notifications delivered by scented bubbles"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 13 2014, @11:49AM
2014-05-11: http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/10/jann- mardenborough-motor-racing-gp3 [theguardian.com]
"Videogame champion Jann Mardenborough takes step towards F1"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 16 2014, @01:36PM
2014-05-16: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27426942 [bbc.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 23 2014, @09:52AM
2014-05-22: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/22/world/asia/twitt er-agrees-to-block-blasphemous-tweets-in-pakistan. html?smid=tw-nytimes [nytimes.com]
Twitter Agrees to Block 'Blasphemous' Tweets in Pakistan
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Friday May 23 2014, @02:29PM
2014-05-23: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/may/23/polit ics-technology-save-world-david-runciman [theguardian.com]
"The internet, the mobile phone and now the self-driving car - technology is revolutionising people's lives in ways that make politics seem obsolete. So should we put the techies in charge?"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 03 2014, @08:31AM
2014-06-02: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/us/james-risen-faces-jail-time-for-refusing-to-identify-a-confidential-source.html [nytimes.com]
"Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Reporter Over Identity of Source"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 06 2014, @12:00PM
2014-06-06: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/06/vapourware-software-54-years-xanadu-ted-nelson-chapman [theguardian.com]
"World's most delayed software released after 54 years of development"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 25 2014, @08:43AM
2014-06-22: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jun/22/mystery-object-lake-saturn-titan-scientists-nasa [theguardian.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 04 2014, @02:33PM
2014-07-04: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/04/bmw-3d-prints-new-thumbs-for-factory-workers [theguardian.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 04 2014, @02:37PM
2014-07-04: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jul/03/electric-shock-preferable-to-thinking-says-study [theguardian.com]
"Students prefer jolt of pain than being made to sit and think"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 04 2014, @05:01PM
2014-07-04: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jul/03/cubed-secret-history-workplace-nikil-saval-review [theguardian.com]
"Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace by Nikil Saval - review"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 08 2014, @11:58AM
2014-07-08: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/08/new-doctor-who-scripts-leak-deep-breath [theguardian.com]
"How did new Doctor Who scripts including Deep Breath leak online?"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 08 2014, @12:04PM
2014-07-08: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/08/kyrgyzstan-bitcoin-experiment-migrant-savings [theguardian.com]
"Kyrgyzstan bitcoin experiment promises migrant workers big savings"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 08 2014, @09:47PM
2014-07-08: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/08/steve-wozniakr-steve-jobs-apple [theguardian.com]
"Steve Wozniak: No one wanted to work under Steve Jobs ever again"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 21 2014, @08:58PM
2014-07-13: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/13/clayton-m-christensen-theory-disruptive-innovation-debunked [theguardian.com]
"Clayton M Christensen's theory of 'disruption' has been debunked. Can we all move on now, please?"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 22 2014, @02:36PM
2014-07-22: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/22/is-tor-truly-anonymising-conference-cancelled [theguardian.com]
"Researchers: Lawyers blocked our Black hat demo on de-anonymising Tor / Shelved Black Hat presentation would have explained why you don't have to be the NSA to break Tor"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 24 2014, @02:03PM
2014-07-24: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2014/jul/24/thieves-world-warcraft-real-prisons-tory-mike-weatherley [theguardian.com]
"Should thieves in World of Warcraft be sent to real prisons?"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 19 2014, @09:33AM
Why Far-Flung Parts of the Internet Broke Today - Renesys
http://www.renesys.com/2014/09/why-the-internet-broke-today/ [renesys.com]
(BGP)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 03 2014, @05:39PM
2014-10-03: http://www.theguardian.com/science/neurophilosophy/2014/oct/01/your-nose-knows-death-is-imminent [theguardian.com]
"Losing the sense of smell predicts death within five years, according to new research."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 06 2014, @03:26PM
2014-10-06: http://www.theguardian.com/science/shortcuts/2014/oct/05/galaxys-guardians-make-the-case-upgrade-pluto-back-to-planet-size [theguardian.com]
"Eight years ago it was relegated to dwarf planet status. But Harvard astrophysicists are arguing that being small shouldn’t disqualify it"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 14 2014, @05:42PM
2014-11-13: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2014/nov/12/dyslexie-new-font-that-makes-reading-easier-with-dyslexia [theguardian.com]
"Dyslexie: the chubby-ankled font that makes reading easier for dyslexics"
While we're talking fonts ...
2014-11-14: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/14/sweden-sans-designers-create-national-font [theguardian.com]
"Sweden Sans: designers create national font"
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Wednesday March 18 2015, @01:42PM
2015-03-17: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31918215 [bbc.co.uk]