Monday, March 5, 2018

Tech News

From Digg: Splitting ten decks of cards with a hydraulic press:


 The real fun starts at 2:48 into the vid.
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Facebook frequently uses surveys to gauge user opinion about features, changes and ideas. One recent such survey raised more than a few eyebrows as the social network asked whether it was OK for a man to ask a child for sexual pictures.
Seriously?  WTF?
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Having components spring from the edges of electronic devices isn't new. Its history extends back to flash bulbs on analog cameras[.]
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WIRED: Just because you're not paranoid and not being secretly spied upon...doesn't mean you're not.
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From WebOPedia. But, you ask, "WIIFM?" A darn good, comprehensive list of text and chat abbreviations.
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The big three social media giants, Google, Facebook and Twitter, are in process of purging en mass popular anti-media personalities and materials.
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This delights the Technocrat steam-roller because all they need to do is point to those journalistic indiscretions as they crush them, as the rest of the world cheers them on. It doesn’t matter how much truth was presented along the way, they are banned for their non-truths.
So...we should leave "fake news" and journalistic indiscretions (like ex-NBC News anchor Brian Williams?) only to the professionals...like...CNN? ABC? CBS? NBC? NPR? NYT? WaPoo?
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DARPA is kicking off a new research program aiming to explore how molecular biology could be used to slow the speed of living systems, thereby extending the window for treatment after a traumatic injury and increasing the wounded's chances of survival.
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Online privacy, from Extreme Tech20 Tips to improve your online anonymity and privacy.

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