bisa fwf from nra - apols x posting| iainflett@hotmail.com |Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2016 11:52:19 -0500From: pakurilecz@GMAIL.COMSubject: Archive offers a backstage pass to six decades of Canadian music historyTo: ARCHIVES-NRA@JISCMAIL.AC.UKOn March 31, 2016, the University of Calgary … | Continue reading
bisa fwd from nra - apols x postingiainflett@hotmail.com |Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2016 12:04:45 -0500From: pakurilecz@GMAIL.COMSubject: Massive digital archiving project means these unique musical recordings will live foreverTo: ARCHIVES-NRA@JISCMAIL.AC.UKThe Montreux Jazz Festival has … | Continue reading
GUEST: The “venture recession” of 2016 is in full swing. Combined with the usual summer slowdown, some are already raising the spectre of 2001 or 2008. Recession or not, what is universal is the bewilderment of many entrepreneurs on how negative VCs have become over the past nine … | Continue reading
Last week, the FBI arrested a pair of Israeli teenagers who allegedly ran an online booter service called vDOS, as reported by Brian Krebs.vDOS was an online service that helped carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against websites. The business allowed buyers t … | Continue reading
Japanese company Prodrone showed off a new drone his week called The PD6B-AW-ARM. Its main feature? Terrifying arms. The claws can grab anything up to 44 pounds and deliver it. It is very cool and very scary looking. I’ll never own this drone because it’s for commercial use, but … | Continue reading
GUEST: The bot revolution is upon us. They are taking over the majority of our conversations – whether fitting or not. Does this mean we should rejoice as the weight of tedious tasks is lifted off of our shoulders, or should we be worried of these software applications and what t … | Continue reading
Pretty Little Liars, the teen version of Desperate Housewives but with fewer Emmys for some reason, is coming to an end after seven seasons. "After seven seasons" is being used loosely here since every season was broken up into two half-seasons that were each 10 to 12 hours long. … | Continue reading
Should a 'trustless-ness' be a requirement for transacting safely in a free-market economy? | Continue reading
Amanda Knox found herself in the tabloids yet again this past weekend, when she arrived at the Toronto airport for TIFF, accompanied by her current boyfriend, author Christopher Robinson. Robinson was called out for his Riff Raff-esque appearance: cheetah-print pants, Terry Richa … | Continue reading
In this week's episode, we talk about a milestone for Pokemon Go, a big announcement from Nintendo, the latest Humble Bundle, and more Android apps news! | Continue reading
Leah Reich was one of the first internet advice columnists. Her column "Ask Leah" ran on IGN, where she gave advice to gamers for two and a half years. During the day, Leah is Slack’s user researcher, but her views here do not represent her employer. You can write to her at askle … | Continue reading
Provenance, a UK based blockchain supply chain traceability solution provider intends to fight illegal fishing and associated human rights violations. | Continue reading
On Thursday, the Dutch publisher of Playboy won a major legal victory concerning photographs that had been uploaded to the internet without its permission on a file sharing site. The ruling handed down by the European Union Court of Justice could have enormous consequences for us … | Continue reading
At the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday night, two back-to-back screenings of Nate Parker’s The Birth Of A Nation were met with standing ovations from both audiences. The crowd was there to see the first festival screening of the lightning-rod film since its Sundance … | Continue reading
Thrustmaster launched a flight throttle that brought back memories for me this week. The Thrust Master Weapon Control System Throttle is aimed at virtual pilots who enjoy flight simulator games. This new throttle controls your speed and has buttons so you can fire a variety of we … | Continue reading
A philanthropist asked a racecar designer to make an all-terrain vehicle suitable for humanitarian missions in Africa. The result was the Ox, “the world’s first flatpack truck” — meaning it can be packed up into a flat box and shipped like Ikea furniture. The truck is absurdly si … | Continue reading
If you can't explain something in a few words, try fewer. ― Robert Brault When Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage appeared i... | Continue reading
Getting your site to rank in Google can be a tough slog. It requires knowledge of current ranking factors, as well as the time and ability to optimize your content for those factors. Any SEO hacks or “secrets” you can figure out can also go a long toward helping you. While Google … | Continue reading
If the Sundance Film Festival is the germinating seed of the year in film, a place where indie films make their first stop before slowly finding their way to audiences over the ensuing months, TIFF is its polar opposite. Every year Toronto plays host to a showcase of star-studded … | Continue reading
President Barack Obama on Sunday paid tribute to the relatives and friends of the victims of the 9/11 attacks. Photo: AP | Continue reading
All the rest from IFA, the LG V20 in many ways, and more - here are the Android and computing-related videos you don't want to miss this week. | Continue reading
Empty Google docs. Empty editorial calendars. Empty WordPress posts. Sometimes content marketers have to deal with a lot of emptiness, and turn all that blank space into content that attracts, and engages, and converts. But no pressure, right? How do you keep the ideas and creati … | Continue reading
It’s actually unfortunate that The Birth Of A Nation was received with so much enthusiasm when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2016. Eight months before its intended release date, the hype machine embraced Nate Parker’s biopic as an Oscar front-runner. Its s … | Continue reading
GUEST: One is a mobile game app. One is a discount shopping site. For all their differences, Pokémon Go and Groupon may share a similar fate: a rocketlike takeoff that burns through fuel without a plan to keep the company aloft. Pokémon Go and Groupon share other similarities. Bo … | Continue reading
NEWS OF THE MORNING Next up for HOF consideration | LeBron continues Hollywood expansion | Brooks sees no chemistry issues for Wizards No. 1: Next up for HOF consideration? — Now that the star-studded Hall of Fame class of 2016 has been praised and inducted, it’s time to look for … | Continue reading
If you’ve never had to edit a PDF, consider yourself lucky. It’s usually a painful task involving multiple third party apps, clenched fists, and crushed dreams. Until now. PDF Expert 2.0 for Mac has changed the game, and for its efforts it’s even received the Apple Editors’ Choic … | Continue reading
Cyber security is becoming a huge industry. After all, the data breaches, cyber espionage, and ransomware infections you read about the news are hardly good things. Companies are now making big investments in putting a stop to these problems. That means jobs. And cyber security j … | Continue reading
George Samman, former CMO of Fuzo, looks at how solutions like zero knowledge proofs could preserve privacy on blockchain platforms. | Continue reading
Es ist mal wieder soweit. Android hat gleich zwei große Android-Sicherheitslücken gestopft. Die Lücken sollen eine ähnliche Gefahr bergen wie damals Stagefright und sind mit dem Security-Update vom 6.9.2016 endgültig dicht.Ein... | Continue reading
Fire up the Bat Signal; we now have VR’s first official 3D, 360 degree comic book. Oniride today launches the first issue of Magnetique, a new comic series for Gear VR (Oculus Store). This isn’t your traditional book simply digitized like some sort of VR e-reader. It’s a complete … | Continue reading
For a quarter of a century, I willfully deceived myself into believing that hair care was simple. I’d used the same Pantene 2-in-1 for a decade, didn’t own a blow dryer, and until two months ago thought Drybar — a fancy salon that does "blowouts" — was a place that sold Dippin’ … | Continue reading
The concept was designed for a young couple who has recently purchased a mezzanine apartment in the renowned London spot. | Continue reading
Motorola macht sich in einer Werbung für das Moto Z Droid über die Konkurrenz (gemeint ist wohl Samsung) lustig."Bei Motorola ist unsere Priorität: Sicherheit zuerst. Anders als andere Hersteller halten wir uns an die höchsten... | Continue reading
If anyone needed more validation of Bitcoin being useful in the remittance sector, look no further. A new post on Quartz goes to show a lot of money is flowing through Bitcoin right now. KakaoTalk, a company with 93% market penetration in South Korea, invested in SCI not too long … | Continue reading
Marine Parade House is a single-family house renovated and expanded by Auckland-based Dorrington Atcheson Architects. | Continue reading
Just weeks after Sports Illustrated partnered with GameOn to make a bot for the final days of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, SI announced the launch of new bots to help NFL fans stay up to date, follow their favorite teams, and, oh yes, talk trash to friends and family. The Sports I … | Continue reading
Mazzini House is a vacation home renovated by Chicago-based Studio F Design. Mazzini House 31 is a truly unique vacation destination | Continue reading
Throughout the years, there have been a few people in the Bitcoin world who generate a lot of negative friction. Even though their intentions may be good, the way they go about things leaves much to be desired. Censorship in the Bitcoin world is unacceptable, and many people see … | Continue reading
Man kann Samsung nicht vorwerfen, dass sie scheu im Umgang mit dem Batterieproblem des Galaxy Note 7 sind. Jetzt empfehlen sie Nutzern sogar das Note 7 einfach ganz auszuschalten. Am 19. soll es ja endlich Ersatz geben."Kunden, die schon ein Galaxy... | Continue reading
A new WSJ/NBC/Marist poll shows Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are close in states that usually favor one party over the other, including Arizona and Georgia for the GOP and Nevada and New Hampshire for the Democrats. WSJ's Aaron Zitner assesses the electoral map. Photo: Getty | Continue reading
Highlights of the week in the world of Android: the new LG V20 looks very promising, the Note 7 drama is unfolding, the iPhone 7 left us unfazed, and an all-angle look at the new Pixel phone. | Continue reading
Li Daxiao has become one of China's most popular stock prognosticators, through the colorful tips and videos he distributes on social media. Photo: Sean Gallagher for The Wall Street Journal | Continue reading
Canadian firm Electra Meccanica Vehicles is the latest to try to market a small, three-wheeled commuter vehicle. Unveiled today, the Electra Meccanica Solo features an all-electric powertrain and seating for one person. The company is now taking fully refundable deposits for the … | Continue reading
Im Rahmen des 50-jährigen Geburtstages stösst man derzeit immer wieder auf Artikel, die einem zeigen, wie Star Trek die Zukunft vorweggenommen hat. Zuletzt z.B. bei Arstechnica in einem schön wiederaufgelegten Artikel über die Geschichte... | Continue reading
Introduction In the C++11 standard several concurrency related classes were added. I will talk about thread, future and promise. Yes, I know there are others more useful than these three. However, I think that it is really important to know well the bases to be able to use the mo … | Continue reading
Kumpel im Anmarsch: Wie vor einer Woche angekündigt, wird Pokémon Go nun auf die Version 0.37.0 für Android und 1.7.0 für iOS-Geräte aktualisiert. Sobald das Update bei euch eingetrudelt ist, könnt ihr ein Pokémon... | Continue reading
Each year on 9/11 I remember my friend Todd Weaver who died in Tower 2 on September 11, 2001. This post is about real social media and what that means to me. | Continue reading
The Grand Canyon wasn't created by an earthquake. While it's tempting to imagine that the world changes via sudden shocks, that our culture is shifted by dramatic changes in leadership, that grand gestures make all the difference... It turns out... | Continue reading