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"I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned" Richard Feynman
"The penalty good people pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by people worse than themselves."
- Plato, Greek philosopher.
Global internet and technology company LeEco is giving users more
compelling reason to own LeEco Superphones this festive season. Amid the
clutter of...
On Friday, a video of Saeed surfaced in which he was heard threatening
Zee News over its fearless coverage of Indian para commandos' surgical
strikes...
Hours
after Pakistan's UN representative met Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
over the issue of surgical strikes in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, India
on...
Pope
Francis on Saturday (Sep 1) called for Christian unity as he visited
the seat of Georgia's ancient Orthodox Church on the second day of his
peace...
Thailand's
88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest reigning
monarch, is recovering after a respiratory infection, the palace said
in...
Join
us for the biggest AFL match Sydney's seen. The battle-hardened Bloods
vs upstart GWS on neutral ground. Tough to pick, plenty to savour.
Bring...
While
in most other aspects of society we encourage equality, inclusivity and
accessibility, it seems public primary schools could be locking out
some...
The
forces of good will ensure the Sharks beat the Storm, but even the
hardiest Sydneysider must have a soft spot for the Western Bulldogs
against the...
High-profile
Conservatives outlined proposals for a post-Brexit system of work
permits on Saturday, highlighting the pressure Prime Minister Theresa...
English: A re-creation of the Jesusland map internet meme graphic "United States of Canada", Canada plus blue states in 2004 "Jesusland", red states in 2004 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
( Just to add to the obvious mental confusion in differentiating between the two arms of the corporate War Party, usage in Canada is blue for the Cons..i.e. The Reich Wing )
Photo of the Adopt a Highway sign just west of the intersection of State Route 63 and U.S. Route 25E illustrating the TotalFARK UFIA internet meme. The sign was removed by the Tennessee Department of Transportation a few days later, as soon as they were notified of the true origins of the UFIA acronym. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Anonymous protests the Church of Scientology in Washington, DC. 15 March 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Animation loop from the visual novel Popotan, used in the internet meme known as "Caramelldansen". (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Virtual reality looks to its adolescence
After more than two years of heavy public hyping since Facebook’s 2014
acquisition of Oculus for $2 billion, virtual reality is reaching an
important turning point. VR has been promoted up and down the street and
consumers seem to have grown oversaturated with all the media coverage
of expensive te...
Shazam is finally profitable after a billion downloads
Shazam, the mobile and desktop app that acts as a digital ear and song
identifier, crossed the 1 billion download mark recently, according to a
report from Billboard on Thursday. The London-based company, Shazam
Entertainment Ltd., also announced that it has achieved
profitability, at long last, th...
WhatsApp’s privacy U-turn on sharing data with Facebook draws more heat in Europe
A dramatic privacy about-face by messaging app WhatsApp this summer,
in which it revealed an update to its T&Cs would for the first time
allow the sharing of its user data with parent company Facebook, is
getting the pair into hot water in Europe. Read More
Just a few hours left to save big on Disrupt London tickets
Alright, procrastinators. You have just hours a few hours left to save
£400 on tickets to the hottest startup show in Europe — Disrupt London
2016. Extra early-bird tickets are available now for just £800 apiece,
or just £700 each when you purchase multiple tickets. Time is running
out, so get on o...
Print and ebook revenue down as Amazon slashes prices
It’s good news and bad news for the publishing industry. The good news
is that print revenue was up 3.4 percent in April, primarily in trade
paperbacks, with some solid grown in young adult print and religious
titles. The bad news is that revenue is down 4.3 percent year-to-date
with a 7 percent lo...
Camp David, from the makers of Milk Studios, brings co-working to BK’s Industry City
Brooklynites looking for a place to build their wares now have yet
another option in the form of Camp David.
Camp David comes to us via Milk Studios founders Mazdack Rassi and Erez
Shternlicht, who have experience in bringing this type of space to life
in the studio production world. With Camp Davi...
Yahoo open sources its porn-detecting neural network
Ever wonder how things get marked NSFW on the internet? It’s Yahoo.
Yahoo does it — with their special-made, smut-trained, porn-detecting
neural network. And now you can, too, because the team behind the system
has made it open source. I guess you could say they’re down to fork.
Read More
Atomic is like Google Docs for interface prototyping
Meet Atomic, a prototyping service for your next mobile app or
website. It works in your browser, but it’s a lot more powerful than
you’d expect. Atomic handles animations and lets you make interactive
designs. And you can collaborate on your designs with your team in real
time. The startup launche...
Twitch announces Twitch Prime, Loyalty Badges and video uploads
Twitch, the video game live-streaming service acquired by Amazon for
nearly a billion dollars back in 2014, kicked off its annual TwitchCon
conference this afternoon with a keynote. With keynotes generally come a
bit of news… and sure enough, here’s what’s new: Twitch Prime: As we
scooped right bef...
Rosetta goes out in a blaze of glory — and science
Let’s all take a moment and pour one out metaphorically for Rosetta,
the pioneering spacecraft that gave our newly spacefaring race its first
comet landing. The orbiter performed its final task early this morning,
making a controlled crash into the comet’s surface, destroying itself
in the process ...
SurveyMonkey CEO Zander Lurie: IPO, yes; 2017, not likely
On Thursday night, at a StrictlyVC event at SurveyMonkey in Palo Alto,
this editor sat down with CEO Zander Lurie to learn more about the
direction of the 17-year-old company, known for the roughly 90 million
surveys that the outfit and its customers create for their various
constituents each month...
You might be surprised to learn who’s collecting your data
Most people understand that in order for digital services to work
properly or stay free they may need to allow the services to track some
of their data. It’s time to demand that all third parties hold
themselves to a higher standard and disclose what they do with
consumers’ data. Those that resist ...
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