All of its outgoing connections are routed through Tor, and it even blocks non-anonymous connections. You can carry it around on a USB stick, and Edward Snowden uses it.
Month: February 2017
Here’s What One Gym Class Looks Like In 2017
The Interactive Gym , the latest project from the Canadian tech company SAGA, takes the traditional idea of gym class and adds a layer of augmented reality, turning the walls into giant games of skee-ball. Videos of the collaboration recently posted on Youtube give a basic demonstration of how it works .
An Inuit Actor Contemplates A Big Break Gone Small
When Orto Ignatiussen landed a part in a Hollywood blockbuster in 2011, he thought it might be his big break. At the time, he was the director of a community theater in the small town of Tasiilaq, Greenland, already middle-aged and still hoping he might have a career as a serious actor.
San Jose: Volunteers help homeless brave the winter
Keith Saldivar, 55, right, hugs Emily after she receives blankets and water from the organization Sleeping Bags for the Homeless of Silicon Valley in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. Saldivar, who was formerly homeless, is helping the organization by distributing food, water, blankets and sleeping bags.
Milo Yiannopoulos plans to return to Berkeley
Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos announced on Facebook Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 that he plans to return to Berkeley to speak, following violent protests earlier in the week that prompted UC Berkeley officials to cancel his speaking event at the campus. Controversial provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos announced Saturday morning via Facebook that he has plans to return to Berkeley, following violent demonstrations that prompted UC Berkeley to cancel his speaking event there earlier this week .
Mobile app helps China recover hundreds of missing children
A mobile app helped Chinese authorities recover hundreds of missing children last year, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday, in a country where child trafficking is rampant. Child trafficking is rampant in China, where population control policies have contributed to a preference for male offspring.
Swiss Dating App Blinq Acquired By Outdoor Ad Firm APG|SGA
Feb 3 – The price of the deal wasn’t disclosed, but given Blinq’s limited traction, it probably wasn’t very high. The dating app, that was incorporating beacon proximity technology, and the algorithm to judge physical attractiveness, also develped by the startup, will be both shut down within two weeks.
The Gita is your rolling robot porter
Though robots are increasingly making their way into factories, offices and even airports, they’re still not something you’d encounter walking down a city street — and definitely not in a way that’s personally useful to you. We’d all love to have our own personal BB-8 droid to follow us around and help get things done, but so far we’ve had to settle for robotic vacuums and airport greeters .
The Americans are searching for Putin’s bunker
U.S. intelligence is studying Russia’s capabilities for a retaliatory strike in the event of a nuclear war. Special attention is paid to bunkers that the Russian military plans to use to hide the country’s top leadership if the need arises.
Super Bowl online: See the game, learn some new taunts
You can watch the Super Bowl online for free, but there are a few catches. For starters, you’re out of luck on phones unless you’re a Verizon customer.
Astronauts roast Trump from outer space
When Donald Trump tweeted Friday night , “We must keep ‘evil’ out of our country,” astronauts at the International Space Station replied, “We have space for you up here. Come join us.”
NOSTALGIA: Entrepreneur’s wacky invention fails to get lift off
INVENTOR Peter Brown, of Cheddon Fitzpaine, was certain he hadn’t boobed with his latest creation – a water-filled bra – although he can’t make people take him seriously. Speaking in the week of February 7, 1992, he said he had the idea ten years before, but not until the health scare over silicone implants did he decide to take it further.
‘The Space Between Us’ Review: Star-Crossed Lovers Cross the Stars in YA Romance
Teen travels from Mars and risks his life to find his Earth-dwelling beloved in this science fiction-inflected tearjerker ‘The Space Between Us’ takes YA romance into interstellar overdrive with this literal tale of star-crossed lovers – read our review. Space – the final YA-romance frontier.
A Hacker Just Pwned Over 150,000 Printers Exposed Online
Last year an attacker forced thousands of unsecured printers to spew racist and anti-semitic messages . But this year’s attack is even bigger.
Former All-Pro NFL Fullback Ovie Mughelli’s Big Game Party Fun
The Former Pro Bowl NFL Veteran & Current Network TV Football Analyst Shares his Secrets for Having a Good Time Supporting his Super Team was a bruising fullback for more than a decade in the NFL. The former All-Pro player was known for punishing linebackers, but also for his engaging personality and ability to have fun with his teammates both on and off the field.
Former Clevelander researching feasibility of living on Mars
This photo provided by the University of Hawai’i News shows the six astronaut-like crew members entered a geodesic dome at approximately 4:50 p.m. on Jan. 19, 2017, at a site located 8,200 feet above sea level on Mauna Loa on the island of HawaiE i, which will serve as their home for the next eight months. From left, Joshua Ehrlich, Laura Lark, Sam Payler, Brian Ramos, Jay Bevington and Ansley Barnar.
GTX 480 with q9500?9
HI I have GA-G41M-ES2L,Intel Q9500,and psu Lc 600h-12 600w,and will GTX 480 work well with this CPU,will it be bottleneck?And to ask is there any difference between “MSI GTX 480 TwinFrozer”,”Asus GTX480″ and normal “Nvidia GTX 480” except fans,and cooling system.And just to tell my psu have 6×8 pin. According to game-debate, both of these parts have a performance rating of 7/10.
Want To Throw A Football More than 500,000 Yards? Just Head To Space
The Atlanta Falcons quarterback, who will be vying for Super Bowl LI on Sunday, drew plaudits all year for what many have called an MVP-caliber season. By the end of the season, Ryan racked up 4,944 passing yards .
Making knowledge work visible
Invisibility is an accidental and troublesome characteristic of knowledge work in a digital world. What makes it invisible? Why does it matter? What can you do about it? As a knowledge worker, I get paid for what happens inside my head but not until I get the work outside where it can be seen.
Sex robots RealDoll RealBotix Matt McMullen press buttons real women bedroom sex tips
The hot androids will be “immensely intoxicating” lovers who self-lubricate and ogle their human companions, upping the sexual chemistry in the bedroom. In turn, blokes will be able to “take something away” from the steamy sexual encounters with the love machines teaching them the ropes in bed.
Will Wal-Mart’s New Shipping Plan Punish Amazon?
With Wal-Mart continuing to struggle to gain market share from Amazon in the e-commerce side of its business, it continues to try different things out to see if they work, with the latest being the shelving of its “Shipping Pass” program and the introduction of a two-day plan that requires no subscription, and includes a minimum order of $35.00. Shipping Pass was an annual membership program costing consumers $49.00, which also included a two-day shipping mechanism in the deal, which has become the retail industry baseline.
Morgan Stanley Cuts Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Price Target to $900.00
The brokerage currently has an “overweight” rating on the e-commerce giant’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s price objective points to a potential upside of 11.08% from the company’s current price.
Amazon to Build $1.5B Prime Air Cargo Hub in Kentucky
You worked hard to earn your customers. Now don’t let a “one size fits all” marketing approach prevent you from meaningfully connecting with them.
Innovative Healthcare: Unique Cleveland Clinic is ahead of its time
The multispecialty hospital – Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi – has all it needs to deliver high-quality healthcare services to patients visiting the facility not only from the UAE but more than 60 countries but its real success lies in its “patient first” philosophy. Cutting-edge technologies can save lives and cure complicated chronic disease provided that they are supported by relentless, sincere team of qualified physicians.
Robots vs. Humans: 20 Small Business Jobs That Cannot Be Automated
Automation is making its mark on a number of different industries . But there are still some jobs that require a human presence.
Bill Nye Bolt EV, 3-liter VW diesel deal, Tesla Model 3 volume, sidewalk robots: The Week in Reverse
What will happen to more than 80,000 Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen vehicles powered by 3.0-liter V-6 diesels that were sold from 2009 through 2016? And just how far off base was Ford CEO Mark Fields in claiming that up to 1 million jobs could be lost under the fuel-economy standards now in place? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse-right here at Green Car Reports-for the week ending on Friday, February 3, 2017. Friday, we talked to Science Guy Bill Nye about his new 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, which turns out to be the seventh electric car he’s driven.
‘Longest Hail Mary Pass Ever’: Football In Space
NASA has released video from the International Space Station showing an astronaut throwing a football to mark Sunday’s Super Bowl. The ball traveled 564,664 yards in zero gravity, according to NASA, who called it the “Longest Hail Mary Pass Ever”.
Head-To-Head: Dell XPS 13 Vs. Apple MacBook Pro
Apple generated plenty of interest, and even some controversy, with the fall release of a new MacBook Pro; it was the first overhaul to the much-loved laptop in four years. Meanwhile, Dell launched a major update to one of its own popular laptops, the XPS 13, in the fall as well.
Weekend Box Office preview
While much of America is focused on this weekend’s Super Bowl, there are those who do “not” have interest in the game. But there are still entertaining options to be found in this week’s Box Office preview with Raphael Seth.
Guitarists Who Forged Their Own Axes [News]
In the world of successful bands and professional guitarists, getting an endorsement from a big name company is a dream come true -and getting a signature model from your endorser would definitely be the best part. These days though, it seems like everyone’s got a signature guitar on the shelves.
A new exhibit takes you on a Journey to Mars-sort of
I wasn’t sure what to expect when walking into the new Mars exhibit at Space Center Houston. For technical and financial reasons, as well as a flagging national commitment, NASA just doesn’t seem like it will send humans to Mars any time soon.
David Pannell: Near-reality of robotics drives humans into ‘uncanny valley’
When I was a little kid, our family went to Disney World. Somewhere in our family archive, there’s a picture of me in the Swiss Family Robinson treehouse, beaming.
10-year-old Texas boy invents device to prevent hot car deaths
Bishop Curry V, a 10-year-old Texas boy, has invented a device that could eventually save the lives of babies across the country by alerting parents and keeping the child cool if for some reason it were to be forgotten in a hot car. Photo: Curry Bishop GoFundMe Bishop Curry V, a 10-year-old Texas boy, has invented a device that could eventually save the lives of babies across the country by alerting parents and keeping the child cool if for some reason it were to be … more Aug. 24, 2013: A third mirror is installed into the Giant Megellan Telescope, which, when completed, will produce images 10 times sharper than the Hubble Telescope.
Last chance to get this Windows 10 pocket PC for under $200
This is a paid placement and if you buy something through this article or on the BGR Store we will receive compensation from retail partners. Technology has evolved to make portability an especially important feature, and the Ockel Sirius B Windows 10 Pocket PC is just about the pinnacle of portability.
Why Self-Driving Cars Will Be Baidu’s Next Big Opportunity
Morgan Stanley analysts recently said that Baidu won’t be delivering much upside this year as its growth will be restricted by tight advertising laws in China. Also, as the likes of Tencent Holdings raise their content game by investing in online video, Baidu will find it difficult to boost revenue.
From 20th Century Metabolic Wall Charts to 21st Century Systems…
To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document. The organization of the mammalian genome into gene subsets corresponding to specific functional classes has provided key tools for systems biology research.
NPR News Nuggets: Super Bowl LI Prep, New State Flags & Science On The Catwalk
Here’s a quick roundup of some of the mini-moments you may have missed on this week’s Morning Edition. As those at Houston’s NRG Stadium, and the rest of Space City, get ready for the madness that is Super Bowl LI to overtake the town, the players of both the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots are preparing, too.
Wildebeest chess a fine variant
As promised last week, this time around the game of the week is Wildebeest Chess. Wildebeest Chess is a chess variant created by R. Wayne Schmittberger in 1987.
New Image Reveals Swirling Spirals on Mars North Pole
Many features on Martian surface look similar to the ones we find on Earth like volcanoes, canyons, valleys and impact basins. But Mars is a strange world, too.
EasyAcc Flexible Phone and Tablet Stand Review
When you’re working with or just using an iPad for long periods, a stand is essential. Whether it’s part of your case, or your keyboard, or just something you have around, it’s necessary.