Collaborate Disseminate
Reader mspohr writes: Our favorite science guy has an interview (and video) in Quartz where he explains how Louisiana flooding is due to climate change:”As the ocean gets warmer, which it is getting, it expands,” Nye explained. “Molecules spread apart,… Continue reading Bill Nye Explains That the Flooding In Louisiana Is the Result of Climate Change
Let’s talk about Apple, unarguably one of the most remarkable companies on the face of the earth. (Remarkable doesn’t necessarily mean great — it just means that the company is something worth making a remark). You can like it, or hate it, but you can… Continue reading Apple Under Tim Cook: More Socially Responsible, Less Visionary
There’s another Earth out there. For real, this time. Astronomers announced on Wednesday that they had detected a planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest neighbor to our solar system. Intriguingly, the planet is in the star’s “Goldilocks zone,” t… Continue reading Earth-Like Planet, With Ambitious Life Possibility, Found Orbiting the Star Next Door
An anonymous reader shares a Motherboard report:The US Army sees itself in a transitional period. Unlike a decade ago, soldiers are training less today on how to conduct “stability” operations for a counter-insurgency campaign, and more on what the Arm… Continue reading The US Army Has Too Many Video Games
An anonymous reader writes: The Los Angeles Times is estimating that an explosion that occurred at a New Mexico nuclear waste dumping facility in 2014 could cost upwards of $2 billion to clean up. Construction began on the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (… Continue reading Nuclear Waste Accident 2 Years Ago May Cost More Than $2 Billion To Clean Up
An anonymous reader shares a TorrentFreak report: In recent months CloudFlare has been called out repeatedly for offering its services to known pirate sites, including The Pirate Bay. These allegations have now resulted in the first lawsuit after adult… Continue reading Cloudflare Faces Lawsuit For Assisting Pirate Sites
An anonymous reader writes: Over 25 million accounts associated with forums hosted by Russian internet giant Mail.ru have been stolen by hackers. Two hackers carried out attacks on three separate game-related forums in July and August. One forum alone … Continue reading Over 25 Million Accounts Stolen After Mail.ru Forums Hacked
Eric berger, writing for ArsTechnica: As part of a plan to help NASA “modernize” its desktop and laptop computers, the space agency signed a $2.5 billion services contract with HP Enterprise Services in 2011. According to HP (now HPE), part of the Agen… Continue reading NASA’s Outsourced Computer People Are Even Worse Than You Might Expect
Singapore is planning to cut off web access for public servants as a defence against potential cyber attack, Reuters reports. The local government’s move has already been criticized by many, who say that it marks a retreat for a technologically advance… Continue reading Singapore To Cut Off Public Servants From the Internet
Evan Selleck, writing for iPhoneHacks (edited and condensed): For many iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus owners out there in the wild, a design defect is apparently causing some huge issues. Gadget repair firm iFixit has reported about a flaw dubbed “Touch Di… Continue reading A Design Defect Is Plaguing Many iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Units