The Top Three Winners of the Dronestagram 2018 International Drone Photography Contest

View this post on Instagram A post shared by ZEKEDRONE (@zekedrone) on Nov 27, 2018 at 8:28am PST The Dronestagram International Drone Photography Contest | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Nearby Stellar Explosions Could Have Killed Off Large Animals

A new study suggests that subatomic particles called muons streamed through the atmosphere and fatally irradiated megafauna like the monster shark megalodon. | Continue reading


@quantamagazine.org | 5 years ago

Kubernetes Authentication via GitHub OAuth and Dex

In this article I will share with you step-by-step guide for generating kubectl credentials using Dex, dex-k8s-authenticator and GitHub. | Continue reading


@medium.com | 5 years ago

Choice that matters: who is going to write the copy?

The project is ready to launch. Designers are ready to design, developers ready to develop, and... wait a second, who is going to write the copy? | Continue reading


@imaginarycloud.com | 5 years ago

Death of Phone Numbers – Michael Sayman – Medium

How a 20th century revolution turned into verification codes. | Continue reading


@medium.com | 5 years ago

Mozilla to close Firefox Test Pilot program on January 22nd, 2019

For the last three years Firefox has invested heavily in innovation, and our users have been an essential part of this journey. Through the Test Pilot Program, Firefox users have ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 5 years ago

Helping teens root out misinformation and get media savvy

The MediaWise digital literacy project, which aims to teach teens the difference between fact and fiction online, kicked 2019 off with a range of activities. | Continue reading


@blog.google | 5 years ago

Criminalize Fake News

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@joelx.com | 5 years ago

Simon Raffeiner: Updating Micron 1100 Series SSD firmware on Linux

Update your Micron 1100 Series SSD firmware using the Linux command line tool to restore its full performance and improve compatibility | Continue reading


@lieberbiber.de | 5 years ago

Sinclair debuts streaming service for its local TV stations

Sinclair Broadcast wants to "Stirr" up streaming. | Continue reading


@phys.org | 5 years ago

Proteins use a lock and key system to bind to DNA

You can think of DNA as a string of letters—As, Cs, Ts, and Gs—that together spell out the information needed for the construction and function of cells. Each cell in your body shares the same DNA. So, for cells to take on their differing roles, they must be able to turn on and o … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 5 years ago

Working from Home

As an economist, I’m fascinated and intrigued by start-ups and entrepreneurship. In part because they’re so vital to productivity and economic growth. In part because they’re at o… | Continue reading


@oregoneconomicanalysis.com | 5 years ago

Show HN: Aplestro – Personalized Application Network

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@about.aplestro.com | 5 years ago

Potential Employer Cancels Return Flight

A company I was interested in just flew me out for an interview. It was on the other side of the country so they paid for my flight and hotel. Unfortunately, the interview went disastrously. I b... | Continue reading


@workplace.stackexchange.com | 5 years ago

CityLab Daily: Why Detroiters Didn’t Trust the City’s Free Trees

Also: The ‘Childless City’ is mostly a myth, and the shutdown could delay key tax refunds. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 5 years ago

Patreon alternative powered by Bitcoin

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@bitpatron.io | 5 years ago

Loom Systems CEO Discusses AIOps ROI Expectations

Learn how organizations can easily gain from an AIOps solution. We will be discussing the direct effects of AIOps on predicting and solving IT incidents proactively, staff empowerment, skillset gap, negative MTTR, productivity and more. Register to this webinar today! | Continue reading


@loomsystems.com | 5 years ago

United States Lost an Atomic Bomb Over South Carolina

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@avrillion.com | 5 years ago

Quinoa Vegetable Soup with Kale

This healthy homemade vegetable soup recipe is full of veggies, kale and quinoa. It's easy to make and good for you, too! Vegan, vegetarian and gluten free. | Continue reading


@cookieandkate.com | 5 years ago

Show HN: Fill common PDF forms on the web with Anvil

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@useanvil.com | 5 years ago

Autumn (macOS window manager) now available on High Sierra

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@sephware.com | 5 years ago

Fasting can improve overall health

Researchers found evidence that fasting affects circadian clocks in the liver and skeletal muscle, causing them to rewire their metabolism, which can ultimately lead to improved health and protection against aging-associated diseases. | Continue reading


@sciencedaily.com | 5 years ago

Fug Nation Loves Red Coats!

If I learned anything from Duchess Meghan this week, it is that. | Continue reading


@gofugyourself.com | 5 years ago

Growth of desalination plants is a serious problem for marine life

The super salty waste water dumped into the oceans by the world’s 16,000 desalination plants can push marine species beyond what they can tolerate | Continue reading


@newscientist.com | 5 years ago

US Aid to Afghanistan Could Pay Every Household a Average Salary for 14 Yearrs

The largest recipients of US foreign aid are among the most corrupt countries in the world | Continue reading


@thesoundingline.com | 5 years ago

Bitcoin Might Bite the Dust in Another Five Years?

There are those who see the glass as half full, and those who see it as half empty, while some of us wonder whether or not in the next five years, the glass can be bought with digital currency. As bizarre as that may sound, people do actually predict and… | Continue reading


@btcwires.com | 5 years ago

Type 2 diabetes may not be a lifelong condition

New evidence shows that weight loss can push the condition into remission, offering hope for patients, says Elizabeth Robertson | Continue reading


@newscientist.com | 5 years ago

Robot version of our distant ancestor hints at how we learned to walk

A robotic version of a four-legged animal that lived 290 million years ago suggests it had an efficient walking style despite spending some of its life in water | Continue reading


@newscientist.com | 5 years ago

Scientists discover novel process to convert visible light into infrared light

Columbia University scientists, in collaboration with researchers from Harvard, have succeeded in developing a chemical process to convert infrared energy into visible light, allowing innocuous radiation to penetrate living tissue and other materials without the damage caused by … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 5 years ago

High-speed supernova reveals earliest moments of a dying star

An international team of scientists, including astronomers from the Universities of Leicester, Bath and Warwick, have found evidence for the existence of a 'hot cocoon' of material enveloping a relativistic jet escaping a dying star. This research is been published online today a … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 5 years ago

How stem cells self-organize in the developing embryo

Embryonic development is a process of profound physical transformation, one that has challenged researchers for centuries. How do genes and molecules control forces and tissue stiffness to orchestrate the emergence of form in the developing embryo? How are the precise mechanics u … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 5 years ago

Ready for the Galaxy S10? Samsung to host 'Unpacked' press event on Feb. 20

Ten years ago, Samsung unveiled its very first Galaxy smartphone. On Feb. 20 at San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, Samsung hopes to celebrate the milestone with the expected launch of the S10 flagship handset. | Continue reading


@phys.org | 5 years ago

'We'll die before we find the answer': Crisis at the heart of physics

Ambitious new theories dreamed up to explain reality have led us nowhere. Meet the hardcore physicists trying to think their way out of this black hole | Continue reading


@newscientist.com | 5 years ago

Why doing more exercise won't help you burn more calories

Forget the idea that to lose weight you just need to work off more calories than you consume. The truth is far weirder | Continue reading


@newscientist.com | 5 years ago

Clean Power Plan Replacement Could Lead to Increased Emissions

The EPA’s proposed new rule could be worse than having no climate rule at all | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 5 years ago

The Dream review – a podcast tale of how firms manipulate our brains

A shocking podcast tells the story of how poor people are being exploited by new kinds of companies that have turned the insights of cognitive science on them | Continue reading


@newscientist.com | 5 years ago

Earth in 2050: This is what a world warmed by 1.5°C looks like

From wild weather to huge ecosystem shifts, dramatic effects from global warming are already baked in – but by acting now we can prevent the worst | Continue reading


@newscientist.com | 5 years ago

How Organizations Are Failing Black Workers — and How to Do Better

From hiring to inclusion to work assignments. | Continue reading


@hbr.org | 5 years ago

Genes reveal clues about people's potential life expectancy

Scientists say they can predict whether a person can expect to live longer or die sooner than average, by looking at their DNA. Experts have analyzed the combined effect of genetic variations that influence lifespan to produce a scoring system. People who score in the top ten per … | Continue reading


@sciencedaily.com | 5 years ago

Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System (1999) [pdf]

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@donellameadows.org | 5 years ago

WordPress to show warnings on servers running outdated PHP versions

WordPress PHP minimum requirement to change to PHP 5.6 in April and PHP 7.0 in December. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

NanoCore Trojan is protected in memory from being killed off

If you are infected with this malware, you might find it is more difficult to eradicate than standard Trojans. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Is `Array` the only option for storing elements in Ruby?

Even though using `Array` is very idiomatic for Ruby, there are other handy classes. `Set` and `SortedSet` are parts of the language for some valid reasons. | Continue reading


@frontdeveloper.pl | 5 years ago

Over 140 International Airlines Affected by Major Security Breach

Potential attackers could view and change private information in flight bookings made by millions of customers of major international airlines because of a security issue in the Amadeus online booking system | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 5 years ago

Show HN: Clean Boostrap Dashboard

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@dashboardpack.com | 5 years ago

Investing in stoners inadvertently

The Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund shows that its fifth largest holding is Canopy Growth Corp. Some sort of real estate holding company? Wikipedia: “Canopy Growth Corporat… | Continue reading


@philip.greenspun.com | 5 years ago

Astranis (YC W16) lands anchor customer for its first small GEO satellite

Astranis, a startup designing small geostationary satellites for internet connectivity, has signed an Alaskan telecommunications provider as its first customer. | Continue reading


@spacenews.com | 5 years ago

Fascinating Macro Footage of the Pupil of an Eye Constricting and Dilating in Slow Motion

Gavin Free of the Slo Mo Guys decided to forego British societal norms and look partner Dan Gruchy right in the left eye. Free used a long lens to capture | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago