Mike Epstein, mashable.com Based on this month’s election, the idea legalizing marijuana seems more popular than ever. Two states, Washington and Colorado, have legalized pot at the state level. With the legal marijuana market looking stronger than ever, th… http://flip.it/cTo9v Marijuana Vending Machine Maker’s Stock Skyrockets Related articles Ready For Marijuana Vending Machines? … Continue reading Marijuana Vending Machine Maker’s Stock Skyrockets
How to Use Creative Commons Visuals on Your Site Nina Frazier, mashable.com Tracking down quality visuals to accompany stories and blog posts can be difficult. Luckily, there are more than 200 million free photos on the web that are available for almost anyone to use — as long as they follow the tenets of Creative … Continue reading How to use Creative Commons visuals
beeeeeenr, youtube.com YouTube http://flip.it/W9TP2 http://flip.it/hVJfB John Hodgman's Apocalypse Survival 101 Related articles Design, explained: John Hodgman at TED2012 (ted.com) Chaos, squeaky toys, and deranged millionaires: 5 TEDx Talks to get you laughing (tedx.com)
For those about to opt-out: a TSA scanning machine cheat-sheet Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net As Cory notes in this pre-Thanksgiving travel day post, some travelers in America will be opting out of scanning machines in TSA lines for privacy concerns, or for health and safety reasons. I wanted to post a reminder, however, tha… RT @xeni: … Continue reading Why you do not need to be irradiated by airport security
Identity fraud more common among LinkedIn users - Salon.com By Natasha Lennard, salon.com The personal information openly shared on social media sites is a goldmine for fraudsters The proliferation of personal information shared via social media correlates with a significant spike in instances of identity fraud. In 201… RT @Salon: “A goldmine for fraudsters”: Identity … Continue reading LinkedIn and identity theft
“Doomsday Preppers”: Living like you’re gonna die tomorrow - Salon.com By Roger Catlin, salon.com Forget “The Walking Dead” and “Revolution.” These National Geographic characters are truly ready for doomsday The envy was fairly palpable among the gathered “Doomsday Preppers” as the 25-ton, 10-foot-tall, 18-inch-thick doors swung open,… RT @NYTjamescobb: Doomsday preppers “imagine they’ll have the … Continue reading Doomsday preppers: Americans stockpiling beans and bullets
Paul Krugman: GOP Plan Only ‘Sounds Serious Because It Hurts Vulnerable People’ Bonnie Kavoussi, huffingtonpost.com In an interview with PBS’ Gwen Ifill on Tuesday, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman tore into the GOP’s fiscal cliff proposal and launched a spirited defense of President Barack Obama. Krugman explained that Obamacare has d… http://flip.it/ZuD2u Related articles Paul … Continue reading Paul Krugman analyzes GOP fiscal cliff proposal on health
Tech Workers See Opportunity as Health-Care Law Kicks In By Jeff Green & Shannon Pettypiece -, bloomberg.com John Tricas said he heard opportunity knocking and learned networking software two decades ago, when it was the “next big thing.” Now he senses a similar opening as the health-care overhaul law takes effect. In September, the… http://flpbd.it/1fR6x … Continue reading Obamacare sparks new jobs for tech workers
Which consultants built Romney’s “Project Orca?” None of them Sean Gallagher, arstechnica.com In the wake of Mitt Romney’s Election Day defeat, frustration with the Romney campaign’s get-out-the-vote effort led to reports of an IT meltdown. Project Orca, the system the Romney campaign used to connect to an army of volunteer… RT @arstechnica: Which consultants built … Continue reading Romney’s orca system caused campaign meltdown
Hands-On With The WalletTrackR, The Gadget That Keeps Tabs On Your Most Valuable Stuff For You Colleen Taylor, techcrunch.com When you’ve got a lot of things going on, it’s easy to lose track of where you left your mobile phone, keychain, wallet, or handbag — and the time you spend trying to find them just … Continue reading Wallet tracker tracks your most precious stuff
Dropcam Updates Their iPad App So You Can Watch Your World In Split-Screen John Biggs, techcrunch.com I’ve used a few wireless, always-on webcams in my day and I’ve found Dropcam to be the best. Suddenly, however, Dropcam just got better. Dropcam cameras connect wirelessly to the Internet, allowing you to connect to them remote… http://flpbd.it/hgblr … Continue reading Dropcam adds split screen
Cyber Corps program trains spies for the digital age By Ken Dilanian, Washington Bureau, latimes.com NATION At the University of Tulsa school, students learn to write computer viruses, hack digital networks and mine data from broken cellphones. Many graduates head to the CIA or NSA. TULSA, Okla. — Jim Thavisay is secretly stalking one of … Continue reading Cyber Corps program trains spies for the digital age
CrashPlan offers Carbonite users a free year of cloud backup | Marketplace Blog - CNET Reviews. Related articles Fastest backup solution for your digital life (technorati.com) How to set up CrashPlan Cloud Backup headless on a Synology NAS - Backup Strategies (hanselman.com) Carbonite Ranked 51st Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte's 2012 Technology … Continue reading CrashPlan offers Carbonite users a free year of cloud backup
As US states legalise marijuana, is this the end of the drugs war? Eugene Jarecki, guardian.co.uk The director of a landmark documentary which chronicles how the current penal approach has resulted in social disaster says the greatest legacy of the US elections may be shifting attitudes towards illegal narcotics Last week was a momentous wee… … Continue reading The end of the ridiculous war on drugs
How The Nokero SunRay Pro Power Solar Charger Saved My Skin & My Sanity During Hurricane Sandy Jill Fehrenbacher, inhabitat.com When Hurricane Sandy hit last week, and the power in my lower Manhattan apartment went out, my first thought, as I dug around for candles and LED lamps was “Well this will be a fun … Continue reading Nokero Sunray solar charger saved my life
Shame on the Republicans Who Curtailed Early Voting James Fallows, theatlantic.com Hours-long election lines stretching many city blocks are a national embarrassment. And those responsible should be condemned across ideological lines. In 32 states and Washington, D.C., voters are eligible to cast their ballot early with … http://flpbd.it/6byNS Related articles From the Director of the … Continue reading Why we need better voting systems
NYC Crime Rate Drops After Storm thedailybeast.com HURRICANE SANDY Hurricane Sandy may have devastated areas of New York City, but there was one silver lining in the otherwise massively destructive storm cloud: the city’s overall crime rate dropped 27 percent compared with the sam… http://flpbd.it/NBBoL Related articles A History of Disaster Capitalism (motherjones.com) How capitalism … Continue reading Do natural disasters redistribute wealth?
Superstorm Shines A Light On Power Grid Vulnerabilities Scott Neuman, npr.org The storm that has spawned so many worst-ever superlatives managed a few more when it comes to electricity, with record-breaking power outages across 18 states stretching from Michigan and Indiana to Maine and North Carolina, according… http://flpbd.it/hDP1l Related articles Preparing The Grid For The … Continue reading Power grid flaws exposed by Sandy hurricane
Tech Trends: Tools for Managing Contacts John Brandon, inc.com TECH REPORT We tried out two basic CRM tools that help organize contacts—and stay in touch with them. I always thought customer relationship management software was strictly for salespeople. Recently, I’ve been reading a lot abou… http://flpbd.it/fzw6u Related articles CRMs that have launched or been updated … Continue reading How to wrangle control over your contacts
A Computer You Can Talk To Monitors Your Home And Helps With Chores BY ZAK STONE, fastcoexist.com The Ubi, a ubiquitous computer you plug into a socket, can do things like read you your email or tell you the temperature in the room. All you have to do is ask. You probably have at least … Continue reading Ubi monitors home and chores
Cooking, fast and slow Blogus scientificus by Alex Reshanov, earthsky.org Europeans are so fashion forward. While people in the U.S. are still bickering over soft drink sizes and calorie labeling for Big Macs, the European Union is already tackling a chemical many of us have never heard of: acrylamide. The… http://flpbd.it/k6HkE Related articles The Onion: … Continue reading Europe decides to get rid of acrylamide while we argue about soft drinks
FYI: Why Does Salt Water Make Hurricane Damage So Much Worse? By Colin Lecher, popsci.com The white stuff can stick around and ruin, well, pretty much everything. That puts the officials trying to fix it on a ticking clock. Sandy crippled the NYC subway system this week, knocking out power, damaging switches, and dumping… http://flpbd.it/udDia … Continue reading Why you should not build expensive cities near salt water
The Battle Over Climate Science By Tom Clynes, popsci.com Climate scientists routinely face death threats, hate mail, nuisance lawsuits and political attacks. How much worse can it get? There’s no police tape across Michael Mann’s office doorway this morning. “Always a good start,” he says, juggling… http://flpbd.it/ibrtZ Related articles Climate Scientist Describes Death Threats And … Continue reading Climate scientists face death threats
Security Researchers Warn New Jersey’s Emergency Email Voting Could Be An Insecure, Illegal Nightmare Andy Greenberg, forbes.com New Jersey’s decision to allow voters stranded by superstorm Sandy to vote by email in Tuesday’s election may be an innovative experimental response to a badly-timed natural disaster. But security researchers are warning that t… http://flpbd.it/7DWj0 Related articles … Continue reading New Jersey’s trial by fire of electronic voting
Belkin’s NetCam WiFi Camera with Night Vision keeps an eye out for ghosts while you’re out, hooks up with iOS / Android Ben Gilbert, engadget.com Out of town for Halloween and worried that your empty house is getting filled with ethereal catburglars? You can’t even see what they’re taking! Belkin’s got a solution for you … Continue reading Belkin’s NetCam WiFi Camera is Mac compatible
New York City in post-storm darkness: photos by Randy Scott Slavin Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net NYC UNPLUGGED, a series by photographer Randy Scott Slavin documenting the darkness in New York City after Hurricane Sandy caused widespread power outages: New York City is always bright. Street lights, business marquees, ligh… http://flpbd.it/4inHF Related articles A Study of Shadows … Continue reading See what the world will look like without power
TSA Taking Controversial X-Ray Scanners Out Of Big Airports And Shipping Them Off To Smaller Ones Chris Morran, consumerist.com Image from a backscatter machine According to reports, the TSA is removing backscatter full-body scanners, which use very small amounts of ionizing radiation, from major airports and replacing them with less-controversial millimeter… http://flpbd.it/CHJnN Related articles TSA … Continue reading TSA Taking Controversial X-Ray Scanners Out
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