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Scrabble Champ Wins with Vowel Movements
On August 19th, 2014 with 12 comments
Hugh Pickens writes:Oliver Roeder writes at 538 that for living-room players,...
Download Wrappers and Unwanted Software are Pure Evil
On August 19th, 2014 with 51 comments
Teckla writes:Call it Adware, Malware, Spyware, Crapware, it's simply...
Entertainment HUDs in Cars: Pros and Cons
On August 19th, 2014 with 18 comments
frojack writes: The Register and The Verge are carrying a story on NAVDY...
Nightly Firefox Android Gets Chromecast Support
On August 20th, 2014 with 19 comments
lhsi writes:The nightly build of Firefox for Android has received support for...
Bruce Schneier: Breaking the NSA is One Way to Save the Internet
On August 20th, 2014 with 24 comments
c0lo writes:In a "How to Save the Internet" series, Wired runs the opinion of...
Users Urged to Shun Beheading Video to Respect James Foley
On August 20th, 2014 with 36 comments
Hugh Pickens writes:Asian Image reports that a campaign has been launched on...
Linux Foundation Introduces New Linux Certification Program
On August 20th, 2014 with 28 comments
Subsentient writes:The Linux Foundation has introduced a new exam-based...
Children Shift to Retrieving Facts from Memory to Solve Math Problems
On August 20th, 2014 with 25 comments
lhsi writes:A study on how children acquire knowledge shows that as children...
Security Flaws in Backscatter X-ray Scanners
On August 21st, 2014 with 12 comments
RobotMonster writes: phys.org reports that Researchers have found security...
Invisible Chair
On August 21st, 2014 with 28 comments
qwerty writes:Exoskeletons are a great idea, but perhaps they are a lot of...
Activists Oppose Solar Plant that Sets Birds on Fire
On August 21st, 2014 with 109 comments
Hugh Pickens writes:AP reports that wildlife investigators who watched as...
How Can One Browse through Posts to a Google Circle Community?
On August 21st, 2014 with 17 comments
WillAdams writes:I've been trying to research 3D printing for a page on the...
Mayor's Minimum Wage Veto Overridden by San Diego City Council
On August 21st, 2014 with 32 comments
gewg_ writes:The San Diego Union-Tribune reports The San Diego City Council...
How to Break Cryptography with Your Bare Hands
On August 22nd, 2014 with 8 comments
AnonTechie writes:With enough technical savvy, simply touching a laptop can...
Surface 3 Review
On August 22nd, 2014 with 21 comments
present_arms writes: The Register has a nice review for the new Microsoft...
Minecraft Players Build Working “Hard Disk”
On August 22nd, 2014 with 18 comments
martyb writes:According to this article on c|net:Two … users have now...
Linus Torvalds Still Wants the Linux Desktop
On August 22nd, 2014 with 59 comments
Hugh Pickens writes:ZDNet reports that from supercomputers to stock markets to...
Yet Another Rogue Antivirus
On August 22nd, 2014 with 13 comments
present_arms writes: The Register reports of a rogue antivirus blocking legit...
JOANA Software Analysis Tool Checks Source Code for Security Flaws:
On August 22nd, 2014 with 8 comments
AnonTechie writes:Instead of trusting "identification documents" in the form...
How to Read a Microbiome Study like a Scientist
On August 22nd, 2014 with 15 comments
kaszz writes:Scientific reports have increasingly linked the bacteria in your...
NSA and GCHQ Agents 'Leak Tor Bugs'
On August 22nd, 2014 with 15 comments
lhsi writes:British and American intelligence agents are undermining their...
Can We Create a Public Internet Space Where the First Amendment, Not Private Terms of Service, Rules
On August 23rd, 2014 with 32 comments
Blackmoore writes:
Mike Masnick over at TechDirt wonders: Can We Create A...
Australian Studio Boycotts Public Discussion Forum on Copyright due to Piracy
On August 23rd, 2014 with 14 comments
lhsi writes:A Hollywood-affiliated studio in Australia has said that they will...
Apple Addresses "Wall Hugging"
On August 23rd, 2014 with 17 comments
frojack writes:It appears that the Samsung's Wall Huggers TV ads and their...
Peak Prosperity: Preparing for the Demise of Growth
On August 24th, 2014 with 126 comments
MickLinux writes:You all hopefully have heard of peak oil: that the easy oil...
Meet F.L.I.P. (the FLoating Instrument Platform)
On August 24th, 2014 with 8 comments
Ethanol-fueled writes:Pitching in with a distraction for a slow news weekend,...
Scientists Study Frequency of Orgasms by Sexual Orientation
On August 25th, 2014 with 39 comments
Hugh Pickens writes:Despite recent advances in understanding orgasm variation,...
"Death is Wrong", Argues Futuristic New Children's Book
On August 25th, 2014 with 62 comments
Anonymous Coward writes:Hoping to inspire life-extending medical research,...
MSFT Quits Reactionary Climate-Change-Denying Lobbyist Group ALEC
On August 25th, 2014 with 32 comments
gewg_ writes:Microsoft News reports Microsoft has announced that they are...
Widespread Methane Seepage off US East Coast
On August 26th, 2014 with 15 comments
c0lo writes:BBC reports:Researchers say they have found more than 500 bubbling...
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