Month: June 2014
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Video: Delete Your #FaceBook
A real issue is people who are oblivious to what they are giving up. Not everyone is informed and educated, this video aims to start a conversation so that users can educate themselves and then make informed decisions. Remember how many kids use these services, many of which don’t even know what TOS stands for.…
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#China Is Literally Moving Mountains to Build New Cities
from gizmodo.com: China is on a giant building spree and nothing is going to stop it—not even mountains. Entire mountaintops are being razed to fill in valleys, paving the way for future cities. The problem is that no one really knows what they’re doing. “Earth-moving on this scale without scientific support is folly,” warn three…
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Food-Waste Recycling Faces Hiccups
from online.wsj.com: More states want to recycle their food waste instead of dumping it into landfills, but they have run into a snag: The infrastructure needed to turn huge quantities of table scraps into fertilizer or electricity isn’t ready.
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#OpenSSL Bug Allows Hackers to See Private Communication
from engadget.com: The world hasn’t yet recovered from the Heartbleed vulnerability in OpenSSL and now there’s news of a new bug affecting the popular open-source security package. This recently announced, and already patched, exploit could allow an attacker to see and modify traffic between an OpenSSL client and an OpenSSL server. This sounds worse than…
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New Health Secretary Never Far From Her #WestVirginia Roots
Burwell Builds Relationships From West Virginia to Washington* from nytimes.com: When President Bill Clinton had thrashed out his first difficult budget with advisers, he turned to one of his younger aides for the final word, a seal of approval. “Sylvia, are the folks in Hinton going to think we’ve done right by them?” he said.
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Mystery Sculpture Found Inside Garden Gnome Gets International Notice
from al.com: Pete the Gnome has his own Facebook page with fans from across the continental U.S., as well as Puerto Rico, Germany and England, despite the fact that “he” is a broken statue whose pieces have since been thrown away. That’s because Pete’s remains, recorded with photos, contained a mystery: Behind his colorful cap,…
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode196 – Hunger Games Thai Style, Van Gogh’s Ear, DIY Internet
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode196 – Hunger Games Thai Style, Van Gogh’s Ear, DIY Internet Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: ‘Hunger Games’ Salute Used as Protest in Thailand Thailand Junta:…
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Facial recognition up to 30% more accurate now than in 2010
from biometricupdate.com: Facial recognition algorithms are up to 30 percent more accurate than they were in 2010, according to a recent NIST report. The report by Patrick Grother and Mei Ngan, Performance of Face Identification Algorithms, includes results from algorithms submitted by 16 organizations. Performance was defined by recognition accuracy, as well as the time…
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#Samsung Says Smart Society Will Replace ‘Analogue Britain’
from techweekeurope.co.uk: Samsung says its products will help the UK move from a digital to a ‘smart society’, claiming the public want connected technology that will make work and home life more efficient. The Korean manufacturer, along with the Big Innovation Centre think tank, has published research suggesting that two thirds of Brits believe the UK is…
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OR-7: Biologists Confirm Oregon Wolf Has At Least 2 Pups
from oregonlive.com: OR-7’s long trek has ended as wildlife biologists had suspected, and as wolf lovers had hoped: with offspring. Oregon and U.S. wildlife biologists confirmed this week that Oregon’s erstwhile wandering wolf has fathered at least two pups.
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Saudi Study Strengthens Case Against Camel Snot in MERS Outbreak
from reuters.com: A Saudi man who became infected with and died of the new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus contracted the disease from a camel in his own herd which was also sick, scientists said on Wednesday. In a study which reinforces the case against camels as the prime suspects for transmitting the deadly…
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Apple’s Next Big Move: iPhone-controlled ‘Smart Homes’
from asia.nikkei.com: Apple has thrown its hat into the ring in smart homes, detailing plans to launch a service for remote control of appliances this autumn by tying up with electronics manufacturers. The move by the company behind the iPhone is expected to add momentum to an emerging field that already includes Google and Microsoft.…
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Man Drives 100s of Miles With Corpse Passenger
from abcnews.go.com: A Detroit-area man was so determined to return to Michigan from Arizona that he refused to stop and contact authorities even after one of his passengers died en route, police said Wednesday. The man, a 62-year-old Clinton Township resident, has not been charged and authorities were awaiting toxicology results from an autopsy performed…
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New York Kills Mysterious Phrostie
from dailydot.com: Like Four Loko, the sugary-sweet, fruit-flavored, turbo-alcoholic concoctions known as “Phrosties” were too beautiful for this world. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has announced his intention to clamp down on the unregulated drink, and New York State’s Liquor Authority is currently investigating the delivery business, which [was] run through a shady Instagram account.
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Ecigs Market Boom Targets Youth
from washingtontimes.com: While tobacco products have long been banned from the nation’s airwaves, the booming electronic cigarette market is proving happy to fill the void. The lure of a glowing television screen now provides the e-cigarette industry its best method of reaching America’s youth and young adults, according to a new report released Monday charting…