Day: December 24, 2016

Mozilla mulls end of Firefox support for Windows XP and Vista in 2017

While it has been known for a number of years that Mozilla planned to drop support for Windows XP from its Firefox browser, it made sense for that to occur sometime after Microsoft officially ended support for the aging operating system . Now, almost two years after Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows XP, Mozilla has clarified its intentions for ongoing support.

Re: Always some not trusting robots

I rather believe in the society postulated in the movie The Sleep Dealer: millions of robots with fallable AI,and the solution was to link a human operator to each robot. The person served no longer had to see the person serving, because impoverished peoples worked by telepresence over the internet, and never had to leave their villages.

toxicbuild 0.4.0a1

ToxicBuild is a simple but flexible distributed continuous integration tool that enables you to configure your ci process using the power of the Python programming language.

Tech the halls with the best gadgets

Samsung’s Gear 360 lets you film and photograph with 360-degree coverage thanks to its back-to-back wide-lens cameras. The Roberts R100 internet radio not only connects to any radio station, but also to other speakers around your house.

French website supposedly breaks Ryzen NDA, posts benchmarks

My take is that AMD is probably focusing the HPC market, which is very lucrative and profitable and the associated workloads are well threaded and benefit greatly from high core counts. The long and short of it is, if true, that Ryzen is slightly slower than a 6900k and faster than a 6800k but what is likely to disappoint many is that in gaming benchmarks it performs on par with an i5 6600, though power consumption is great for an AMD cpu.

IRCTC to soon run a multi-cuisine eatery

In an attempt to make the National Rail Museum as a prominent tourist destination in the national capital, by 2017, a multi-cuisine restaurant is going to be operational there. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has been entrusted with the task of running the restaurant, said a senior Railway Ministry official involved with the heritage wing of the public transporter.

Why is NHL hiding valuable stats and keeping fans in the dark?

Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but the most galling aspect of this so-called analytical age of hockey information – so called by Slapshots, that is – is that there is so little actual information available to lay people who don’t worship at the altar of shot attempts. But by the way, let’s start with shot attempts and shooting percentages.

CyberCrime: how to stay safe

Frequently checking of outgoings allows you to react quickly if targeted. n 1. Monitor your bank account – as we make a large number of purchases, it is easy for fraudulent activity to go unnoticed.

Why Amazon Has a Massive Lead in Online Retail

The e-commerce market in the U.S. has witnessed rapid growth in the last 10 years, reaching $341 billion in annual sales in 2015. Despite the wildfire increase, according to data, U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the third quarter of 2016 were $101.3 billion, while total retail sales were estimated at $1,212.5 billion.

SCMP.com’s top five video games of 2016

In a year when virtual reality began transforming the gaming universe, the retro graphics of Hyper Light Drifter and minimalism of Superhot captivated Pavan Shamdasani. He liked some next-gen stuff too Virtual reality, the rise of indie games, ultra-powerful consoles, uber-ambitious releases – 2016 was a great year for gaming.

Crush Studio’s “President Crush” Brings Light-Hearted Presidential Fun…

Crush Studio are proud to announce the release of President Crush, allowing game players worldwide to to put their money where their mouth is on the Presidency of the United States of America. Crush Studio are proud to announce the release of President Crush, allowing game players worldwide to to put their money where their mouth is on the Presidency of the United States of America.

Tech #101 – change your passwords now

Tech #101 – change your passwords now Tips for keeping hackers away Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2hiHuTB Tips on how not to fall for clicking a bogus link in an e-mail and losing your online identity, in this edition of #Tech 101 with Jefferson Graham. LOS ANGELES – If recent news that more than 1 billion Yahoo users may have had their e-mails hacked won’t get you to update your passwords- what will? On a recent #TalkingTech podcast, we offered tips and tricks on password management, and debated the use of password managers.

40% off WeMo Wi-Fi Smart Plug, Works with Amazon Alexa – Deal Alert

Did you forget to turn off the window A.C.? How about that curling iron? Want the living room lamp to turn on when the sun goes down-automatically? The Wemo Switch gives you control of your lamps and small appliances whenever you want, wherever you choose, with tons of options for scheduling and automation. Paired with Amazon Alexa, you can control your lamps and appliances with just the power of your voice.

Nintendo Needs Apple, but Apple Also Needs Nintendo

Super Mario Run — Nintendo’s first mobile app devoted to its signature side-scrolling gaming franchise — made its debut exclusively on devices running Apple’s iOS last week with record-setting success. This week we saw Pokemon Go introduced for Apple Watch, also exclusively for Apple’s smartwatch.

BWW Photo Flash: Houston Gets Early Screening of Hidden Figures This Christmas

HIDDEN FIGURES screens in select cities and theaters this Christmas, including Houston’s Edwards Greenway Grand Palace Stadium 24 & RPX. See the trailer and the photos from the film below! HIDDEN FIGURES uncovers the incredible, untold story of a Katherine G. Johnson , Dorothy Vaughan , and Mary Jackson — three brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world.

Former astronaut Piers Sellers dead at 61

Former astronaut Piers Sellers, a climate scientist whose commentary about the earth’s fragility and his own cancer diagnosis touched millions, died Friday in Houston. He was 61. The British-born Sellers was deputy director for sciences and exploration at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

‘Hidden Figures’ review: Formulaic feel-good movie fun for all

It makes sense that the dramatic Hidden Figures is a math movie, because it follows the classic feel-good formula to a tee. That’s not to say it doesn’t have its merits; in fact, if you’re not rushing out of the theatre after the movie’s over to look up Katherine Johnson , Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan , then we didn’t see the same movie.

World’s Largest Hedge Fund To Replace Managers With Artificial Intelligence

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The world’s largest hedge fund is building a piece of software to automate the day-to-day management of the firm , including hiring, firing and other strategic decision-making. Bridgewater Associates has a team of software engineers working on the project at the request of billionaire founder Ray Dalio, who wants to ensure the company can run according to his vision even when he’s not there, the Wall Street Journal reported .

In 2016, emoji kept it Y’

Who needs words when you have Y Y Y Y Y Y’ Y’ Y Y’ Y 3 4 Y’ Y Y Y Y ‘ Y’ Y’ ? In addition to everything else that happened in tech this year, something small, cute and unassuming wormed its way into your smartphone, your social network and even your MacBook keyboard. While emoji have been around a while, this was the year these pictographs firmly lodged themselves into our lives.

In 2016, emoji kept it Y’

Who needs words when you have Y Y Y Y Y Y’ Y’ Y Y’ Y 3 4 Y’ Y Y Y Y ‘ Y’ Y’ ? In addition to everything else that happened in tech this year, something small, cute and unassuming wormed its way into your smartphone, your social network and even your MacBook keyboard. While emoji have been around a while, this was the year these pictographs firmly lodged themselves into our lives.

LeEco Le Pro3 Ecophone Review

When Julie surveyed who would be interested in testing an Android phone I was intrigued. Recently Julie evaluated the iPhone 7 and found that she preferred the Android environment over the iPhone.

LeEco Le Pro3 Ecophone Review

When Julie surveyed who would be interested in testing an Android phone I was intrigued. Recently Julie evaluated the iPhone 7 and found that she preferred the Android environment over the iPhone.

Director of the Primate Genetics Research Section

The successful applicant will conduct both independent and collaborative research with a focus on genomic medicine or statistical genetics. In addition, this position will oversee the Primate Genetics Service Unit which provides services to support the genetic and genomic characterization of the nonhuman primate population and colony genetic management, as well as biostatics and bioinformatics services.

Director of the Primate Genetics Research Section

The successful applicant will conduct both independent and collaborative research with a focus on genomic medicine or statistical genetics. In addition, this position will oversee the Primate Genetics Service Unit which provides services to support the genetic and genomic characterization of the nonhuman primate population and colony genetic management, as well as biostatics and bioinformatics services.

Ask Ethan: Could We Reach The Speed Of Light By Christmas? (Synopsis) [Starts With A Bang]

A multistage rocket that lost and jettisoned mass as it moved faster and faster would be required to reach speeds approaching the speed of light, like the Super Haas rocket shown here. Image credit: Dragos muresan, under c.c.a.-s.a.-3.0. “The very closest stars would require many years to visit, even traveling at the speed of light, which is impossible according to Einstein’s theory of relativity.

Learning to trust the machines: AI and company culture

We all like to believe we are rational human beings, and can understand the power of machine learning, just as we understand the simple logic of an A/B test. But how will company cultures react to machines that could be seen to undermine your star copywriter or best biz dev guy? Though in some areas such as search and advertising, machine learning has been working in the background for a while and is an implicit part of their functionality, in other areas the rise of machines presents a cultural issue.