Beer!?, Yo, and the attack of single-use apps
Like Yo, Beer!? sends its titular word to whoever you choose. In short, there’s really no reason for it to exist if you have a phone capable of sending text messages already, but I’ll admit that it has a strange appeal that isn’t easily explained away.
September 29, 2014 at 09:35AM
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Downtown Las Vegas Is the Great American Techtopia
Tony Hsieh, the charismatic founder of Zappos.com, invested $350 million into turning Las Vegas into a startup. It is strange. And it is struggling. But it’s the most ambitious experiment in building a 21st century utopian city in the U.S.
September 29, 2014 at 07:38AM
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My coworkers made me use Mac OS 9 for their (and your) amusement
If you want to appreciate the present, try living in the past for a few days.
September 29, 2014 at 06:40AM
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Why Big Data Missed the Early Warning Signs of Ebola
It turns out that monitoring the spread of Ebola can teach us a lot about what we missed — and how data mining, translation, and the non-Western world can help to provide better early warning tools.
September 29, 2014 at 06:40AM
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iOS 8 How-to: Customize and disable the contacts section in the multitasking interface
By default, the app switcher is designed to display pictures of your contacts in your address book. Chances are most users do not have pictures assigned to their contacts.
September 28, 2014 at 08:59PM
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Social Media Website Ello Experiences Its First DDoS Attack
Ello, the social media website that’s grown in massive popularity of the past week, is currently down. Whether for maintenance or more nefarious purposes, it isn’t outwardly explicit.
September 28, 2014 at 04:41PM
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The World’s First Genetically Modified Babies Will Graduate High School This Year
These teens could potentially pass on their genetically modified material to the next generation. So even if no other humans are legally able to be created this way in the future, we’ve already introduced biologically modified genetic material into the population.
September 28, 2014 at 04:32PM
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Facebook Messenger is actually a monster hit
Facebook’s controversial plan to split its messaging feature into a separate mobile app is working.
September 28, 2014 at 01:31PM
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Mining Bitcoin with pencil and paper: 0.67 hashes per day
I decided to see how practical it would be to mine Bitcoin with pencil and paper. It turns out that the SHA-256 algorithm used for mining is pretty simple and can in fact be done by hand. Not surprisingly, the process is extremely slow compared to hardware mining and is entirely impractical.
September 28, 2014 at 12:25PM
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Getaround
The difference between Getaround and Zipcar is you’re only renting other people’s cars, not vehicles owned by the company. Those who put their cars up for sharing get a cut of each rental fee too. Getaround is just the platform that makes the sharing possible.
September 28, 2014 at 12:25PM
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