They Have Seen the Future of the Internet, and It Is Dark
The Pew Research Center, one of the better-known think tanks, on Thursday published the third in a series called “Digital Life in 2025.” Even taken as a snapshot of today and not the world to come, the report, titled “Net Threats,” is pretty dark reading.
July 7, 2014 at 3:06AM
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Dear Google, please fix plain text emails in Gmail
Dear Gmail team, please consider Quoted-Printable-encoding plain text emails composed using the Gmail web interface, just like you do for HTML emails. Thanks!
July 6, 2014 at 8:15PM
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U.S. Plans for Power-Grid-Crippling Sun Storms
U.S. plans for power-grid-crippling sun storms.
July 6, 2014 at 2:14PM
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The Webcam “Zoos of the Future” Are Adorably Voyeuristic
Nonprofit explore.org has established dozens of live feeds in wildlife preserves around the world, giving the public a close-up look at animals in their native habitats.
July 6, 2014 at 2:14PM
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A Google Employee Says Googlers Are Too Confident
“Smart people have a problem, especially (although not only) when you put them in large groups. That problem is an ability to convincingly rationalize nearly anything.”
July 6, 2014 at 12:14PM
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$1,099 iMac review: lose 50% of your performance to save 18% of the money
The MacBook-turned-desktop isn’t bad, but it only makes sense if you’re buying in bulk.
July 6, 2014 at 9:09AM
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Google Now Is The Killer App For Android Wear
While I’ve had Google Now on my phone for a long time now, the more I use Wear, the more I feel like it was custom-made for Google Now. Indeed, this is the first time I really feel Now is living up to its promise.
July 6, 2014 at 8:04AM
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These bricks are like Lego for full-sized buildings
A company called Kite Bricks is making a bid to increase construction efficiency.
July 6, 2014 at 8:04AM
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Facebook Becomes A Local Party Discovery Tool With “Events For You” Redesign
Facebook Events on the web got a slick visual overhaul today that includes a new “Events For You” tab that recommends gatherings it thinks you’ll enjoy, even if no one invited you, friends aren’t going, and you’ve never been to the venue.
July 6, 2014 at 3:09AM
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Hackers promise to break Tor on a $3,000 budget
Two hackers are promising to show how they’re able to deanonymize Tor users with a measly $3,000 budget at Black Hat 2014, a major hacking conference in Las Vegas next month.
July 5, 2014 at 5:00PM
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