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After Katy Perry, is dumping by text standard practice?

from News.com - 45 min 56 sec ago
The famous singer says that her former husband, comedian Russell Brand, ended their union by text. Is this an indication that this is now de rigueur? [Read more]    

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Sony gives brief look at the PlayStation 4 experience

from News.com - 58 min 42 sec ago
This over-the-top video will certainly inspire some eye rolls, but still serves up some valuable footage that shows how gamers may interact on the PS4. [Read more]    

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Five predictions for (Bit)coin

Slashdot - 59 min 3 sec ago
Contributor Tom Geller writes: "I recently wrote an article about Bitcoin and the law for Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery. In researching it I ran into plenty of wishful thinkers, ridiculous greedheads, and out-and-out nutbags promising a rosy future. I also found the expected blowback from vehement naysayers who think the best way to combat crazy is with more crazy. But despite that, I walked away believing that Bitcoin — or a decentralized cryptocurrency like it (let's call it "Coin") — is here to stay. As an interested outsider to the Coin economy, and a long-time technology commentator, here's what I think its future holds." Read on for Tom's predictions.

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The 404 1287: Where we just need a green bed (podcast)

from News.com - 1 hour 29 sec ago
Polygon's Russ Frushtick joins Jeff in the studio to talk about the new Anchorman 2 trailer and the best food he had last week in Los Angeles. [Read more]    

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Google's JavaScript challenger gains better tools, performance

The Register - 1 hour 9 min ago
Dart enters beta with beefed up editor, compiler

Hot on the heels of Microsoft's latest TypeScript release, Google has shipped the first beta SDK for Dart, its own JavaScript killer alternative web language, including bug fixes, performance enhancements, and an improved editor.…

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Watch the latest hand-picked videos in Boing Boing's video archives

Boing Boing - 1 hour 14 min ago

Among the most recent video posts you will find on our video archive page:

• HOWTO: DIY bike helmet LED nav to Citi Bike stations
• Wireless restoration of sight to the blind (rats)
• Enigma Variations
• "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," animated and accelerated
• Virtual dissection table
• Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" played by 5 pianists on one piano, all at once

Boing Boing: Video archives    

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Researchers Crack iOS Mobile Hotspot Passwords In Less Than a Minute

Slashdot - 1 hour 19 min ago
msm1267 writes "Business travelers who tether their iPhones as mobile hotspots beware. Researchers at the University of Erlanger-Nuremberg in Germany have discovered a weakness in the way iOS generates default passwords for such connections that can leave a user's device vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks, information leakage or abuse of the user's Internet connection. Andreas Kurtz, Felix Freiling and Daniel Metz published a paper (PDF) that describes the inner workings of how an attacker can exploit the PSK (pre-shared key) authentication iOS uses to establish a secure WPA2 connection when using the Apple smartphone as a hotspot. The researchers said that attackers would find the least resistance attacking the PSK setup rather than trying their hand at beating the operating system's complex programming layers."

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John McAfee explains how to uninstall McAfee virus scan software

Boing Boing - 1 hour 24 min ago
Dangerous Minds has the video. But what some really want to know is, how might we uninstall John McAfee?    

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More to watch on Apple TV

from News.com - 1 hour 26 min ago
Apple's streaming-media gadget gets ESPN and HBO programming, Facebook for iOS adds emoticons, and Sony works to fix a buggy PS3 update. [Read more]    

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Aviary for Android jumps to 3.0, gets better photo enhancer

from News.com - 1 hour 34 min ago
One of the more popular photo editors for Android now looks a lot different and has a handful of new features. [Read more]    

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Vintage nightmare teeth

Boing Boing - 1 hour 36 min ago


You know what you missed? You missed the chance to buy this amazing set of vintage derpface choppers ("Authentic original used dental school teaching device."), which sold on eBay for $400.

Dental mannequin steampunk old device vintage dentiform head face teeth antique (via JWZ)     

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U.S. House Wants 'Sustained Human Presence On the Moon and the Surface of Mars'

Slashdot - 1 hour 40 min ago
MarkWhittington writes "Politico reports in a June 18, 2013 story that House Republicans have added a Mars base to its demands for a lunar base in the draft 2013 NASA Authorization bill. Both the Bush-era Constellation program and President Obama space plan envisioned eventual human expeditions to Mars. But if Politico is correct, the new bill will be the first time an official piece of legislation will call for permanent habitation of the Red Planet. The actual legislative language states, 'The [NASA] Administrator shall establish a program to develop a sustained human presence on the Moon and the surface of Mars.'"

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3D-printing giant bugs out of titanium... for science!

from News.com - 1 hour 40 min ago
Australia's national science agency is printing out magnified 3D copies of tiny insects in a bid to study them more closely. [Read more]    

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Lytro unlocks Wi-Fi for shoot-and-share iOS app

from News.com - 1 hour 45 min ago
It's the same camera it's always been, but a firmware update will now make it possible to share your living pictures on the go. [Read more]    

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Snapcat: Because cats like selfies too?

from News.com - 2 hours 3 min ago
A new free Android photo-snapping app lets your feline friend take its own self-portraits. [Read more]    

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Facebook launches photo comments

from News.com - 2 hours 6 min ago
The social network has begun the global rollout of a new feature for attaching photos in comment threads. [Read more]    

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HOWTO: DIY bike helmet LED nav to Citi Bike stations

Boing Boing - 2 hours 7 min ago

Inspired by NYC's newly-launched Citi Bike sharing program, Becky Stern tricked out a bike helmet with LED strips linked to Adafruit Industries' wearable electronics platform and GPS unit to guide you to the nearest Citi Bike station for drop off. "Citi Bike Helmet"    

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Intellectual Ventures sues Motorola Mobility, again

from News.com - 2 hours 13 min ago
IV launches another lawsuit against Google-owned Motorola Mobility over patents, the latest in series of lawsuits in recent months. [Read more]    

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FBI Admits To Domestic Surveillance Drone Use

Slashdot - 2 hours 22 min ago
An anonymous reader writes "At a hearing today before the Senate Judiciary Committee, FBI director Robert Mueller confirmed the agency is using unmanned drones for surveillance within the U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley asked, 'Does the FBI own or currently use drones and for what purpose?' Mueller replied, 'Yes, for surveillance.' Grassley then asked, 'Does the FBI use drones for surveillance on U.S. soil?' Mueller said, 'Yes, in a very, very minimal way, and seldom.' With regard to restricting the use of drones to protect citizens' privacy, Mueller said, 'It is still in nascent stages but it is worthy of debate and legislation down the road.' According to article, 'Dianne Feinstein, who is also chair of the Senate intelligence committee, said the issue of drones worried her far more than telephone and internet surveillance, which she believes are subject to sufficient legal oversight.'"

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What is it like at Guantanamo? Jason Leopold visited, and can tell you.

Boing Boing - 2 hours 24 min ago
In an Al Jazeera report, in vivid detail, Jason Leopold describes daily life for both the detainees and guards at the Guantánamo detention facility in Cuba.    

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