By Emily Elert, popsci.com Good guys can use social media to find out all about bad guys, and bad guys can use social media to find out all about you. In this screencast obtained by The Guardian, an investigator at the defense company Raytheon takes his viewers on … RT @PopSci: Raytheon’s terrifying people-tracking software … Continue reading A Glimpse At Raytheon’s Terrifying People-Tracking Software
The No-Hire Emails That That Incriminate Apple, Google, Adobe and More Jamie Condliffe, gizmodo.com A court filing has just been made public which sheds light on the “no-hire” gentleman’s agreements that have pervaded the tech industry—and reveals how Steve Jobs threatened litigation to prevent companies from stealing his staff.Notably, former P… The No-Hire Emails That … Continue reading The No-Hire Emails That That Incriminate
Safe Shepherd Protects Your Social Networks, Keeps Your Data Off of Creepy People Search Engines Alan Henry, lifehacker.com Safe Shepherd is a privacy protection service that already scrubs your personal data from creepy people search engines, but the service also now keeps tabs on your social networks like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram to make … Continue reading Safe Shepherd Protects Your Social Networks
government movement by Dennis O’Reilly, cnet.com In his first term, President Obama started to make good on his pledge to improve government transparency. But a truly open government depends on citizens actively ensuring that all public agencies share information and respond to feedback. Four… http://flip.it/o2uzr Related articles Has Obama Kept His Open-Government Pledge? (gantdaily.com) Has … Continue reading Open government movement
skyrill.com In democracies1, the driver of change is typically elections; in autocracies, it is typically biology. It is often said that autocratic leaders are therefore less likely to be educated. Leaders’ education level has been fou… How educated are world leaders? http://flip.it/ITeiQ http://flip.it/RfOhA How educated are world leaders? Related articles MECA Day One...In The … Continue reading How educated are world leaders?
Working in America geblogs.com Jobs are definitely a top of mind subject. Did you know that manufacturing jobs were the largest sector of employment in 1960, yet today the category has fallen to 6th place? In this interactive visualization, browse who has bee… RT @Periscopic: Very excited to announce the launch of our latest data … Continue reading Working in America
Can a High-Tech ‘Biological Passport’ End Sports Doping Forever? Sam Laird, mashable.com Lance Armstrong says it helped scare him off performance-enhancing drugs forever. It’s already been implemented in track and field as well as cycling, and world tennis authorities are now considering adding it to their arsenal as well.It’s called … http://flip.it/ZpQkh Related articles WADA … Continue reading Can a High-Tech ‘Biological Passport’ End Sports Doping
Technology Ranks World’s Most-Trusted Industry in 2013 Zoe Fox, mashable.com The technology industry has been ranked most-trusted for the second consecutive year, ahead of the automotive, and food and beverage industries, according to the 2013 Edelman Trust Barometer.”As an industry, I think tech companies pre-anticipate a… http://flip.it/NoiKA Related articles Technology Ranks World's Most-Trusted Industry in … Continue reading Technology Ranks World’s Most-Trusted Industry
Buy or die: The survivalist approach to climate doom By Susie Cagle, grist.org Climate change is coming! Quick, buy more stuff!! That’s the advice from the New York Times Magazine feature “How to Survive Societal Collapse in Suburbia.” Wait, don’t laugh yet — we’ll get to that. First, meet Ron Douglas, a… RT @grist: A … Continue reading Buy or die: The survivalist approach
The world has ended, or just about. Now, what wine do you drink with broiled rats and steamed slug? By Sarah Miller, grist.org Finally, someone has written an important article about something that actually means something to me: what kind of wine we are going to drink with the disgusting vermin we have to eat … Continue reading The world has ended, or just about
Swann Platinum-HD security system packs four 1080p cameras, 2TB DVR for $1,600 Zach Honig, engadget.com We don’t follow the surveillance space as closely as we do, say, smartphones or tablets, but this four-camera HD system from Swann Security does in fact seem to be the first 1080p-capable consumer product of its kind, so we’re here … Continue reading Swann Platinum-HD security system packs four 1080p cameras
(via CES 2013 Shocker: Lowe’s Iris Home Automation Has Legs - CE Pro Article from CE Pro) Related articles SendGrid At CES 2013 (sendgrid.com) What We Learned at CES and What Brands Have to Know - Day 2 Recap (slideshare.net) CES 2013 Shocker: Lowe's Iris Home Automation Has Legs (cepro.com) XShot Camera and iPhone Accessories … Continue reading CES 2013 Shocker: Lowe’s Iris Home Automation Has Legs
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