Archive for October, 2013
7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Off Coast of Japan
October 26th, 2013Via: Independent: The operators of Japan’s crippled nuclear power plant said there was no further damage caused to the wrecked plant early on Saturday, despite a magnitude 7.1 to 7.3 earthquake striking offshore and triggering a small tsunami. An earthquake official with the Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake was an aftershock of the magnitude […]
The PC is Not Dead, We Just Don’t Need New Ones
October 26th, 2013Unless you plan on playing Star Citizen. *chortle* Via: Idiallo: When was the last time you needed to buy a new PC? Two years ago? Three years ago? The last PC I built was in 2009. I had to upgrade because I pushed the previous one I built to the limit and that was in […]
Filesharing Site Revealed to be Anti-Piracy ‘Honeypot’
October 26th, 2013Via: Guardian: A high-profile file-sharing site has been revealed to be a year-long pirate “honeypot”, collecting data on users, file hosters and websites. The revelation, which had users of the forum up in arms, accompanied the purchase of the UploaderTalk (UT) site by US-based anti-piracy company Nuke Piracy. A honeypot is a facility, in this […]
A 140-Acre Forest Is About to Materialize in the Middle of Detroit
October 26th, 2013The Hantz Forest Burbclave. Via: The Atlantic Cities: After nearly five years of planning, a large-scale attempt to turn a big chunk of Detroit into an urban forest is now underway. The purchase of more than 1,500 vacant city-owned lots on the city’s lower east side – a total of more than 140 acres – […]
Is Google Building a Large Floating Data Center in San Francisco Bay?
October 26th, 2013It’s made out of shipping containers and will possibly harness the motion of waves to generate electricity. Great reporting, Cnet! Via: Cnet: Something big and mysterious is rising from a floating barge at the end of Treasure Island, a former Navy base in the middle of San Francisco Bay. And Google’s fingerprints are all over […]
In Almost Every European Country, Bikes Are Outselling New Cars
October 25th, 2013Via: NPR: We know that Europeans love their bicycles — think or . Denmark specifically for cyclists. Indeed, earlier this month, , which has long had a love affair with cars, is embracing the bicycle: For the first time on record, Lauren noted, bicycles outsold cars in the country. But it’s becoming a Continent-wide phenomenon. […]
Meet the Private Companies Helping Cops Spy on Protesters
October 25th, 2013Via: Rolling Stone: While the specifics of which police departments utilize what surveillance technologies is often unclear, there is evidence to suggest that use of mass surveillance against individuals not under direct investigation is common. “The default is mass surveillance, the same as NSA’s ‘collect it all’ mindset,” says King. “There’s not a single company […]
Most Americans Accumulating Debt Faster Than They’re Saving for Retirement
October 25th, 2013Via: Washington Post: A majority of Americans with 401(k)-type savings accounts are accumulating debt faster than they are setting aside money for retirement, further undermining the nation’s troubled system for old-age saving, a new report has found. Three in five workers with defined contribution accounts are “debt savers,” according to the report released Thursday, meaning […]
Mozilla’s Lightbeam Tool
October 25th, 2013Update: Supported by the Ford Foundation Sent in by bretwalda. — It’s interesting to compare the graphs on sites when you have your browser shields up vs. browser shields down. Via: Independent: Just who is looking over your shoulder when you browse the Internet? Tomorrow, web users will be given a new tool to shine […]
The Fat-Is-Bad-For-You Myth
October 25th, 2013Via: Catalyst: For the last four decades, dietary fat and cholesterol have been the villains in heart disease. Dr Michael Eades You very seldom see the words ‘saturated fat’ in the public press when they’re not associated with artery clogging. So it’s like it’s all one term – ‘artery clogging saturated fats’. NARRATION But now […]
