Unidentified Flying Objects: A Tale From The Great War Blog
Here is another cross-post from my World War One blog, a diary of our modern world being born in blood and fire a century ago. 14 February 1915 – Unidentified…
Twitter CEO Ashamed For His Failures, Claims His Company Sucks
Twitter CEO Dick Costello now claims he is taking personal responsibility for his companies failures to deal with abusive trolls. He said that Twitter sucked at taking care of the…
Uber Claims Credit for Drop in Drunk Driving Accidents. But Where’s the Evidence?
Last week Uber revealed another way the ridesharing service is revolutionizing travel: Cities that use Uber see a reduction in drunk driving accidents among young people, acompany report showed. “When…
Barrett Brown’s sentence is unjust, but it may become the norm for journalists
Interesting take on the sentencing of Barrett Brown below from Boing Boing. I know with all the right wing hatred about Barrett people want to just forget about him or…
Apple Pulls ‘After School’ Smartphone App From Itunes Marketplace After Threats
After School, a smartphone app used by high schoolers to post their thoughts and ideas anonymously and broadcast them to others at school, has been pulled from the Apple Itunes…
Mobile Money Helps Disaster Victims In Phillipines Recover
A year after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines, Mercy Corps is helping expand mobile banking solutions in remote, low-income communities hardest hit by the storm. Mobile technology is cheap, and…
RFID Technology Brings Us One Step Closer To Robot Maids
When you think of the future, it’s hard to forget the many objects that were predicted by the Jetsons. So far we’ve seen the advent of mobile phones and microwaves,…
In The Future, Your SmartPhone Could Be Powered By Your Sweat
In the future, working up a sweat by exercising may not only be good for your health — but it could also power your small electronic devices through new technology.…
This Is Your Brain On Sound
Survival tools meet acoustics in this new video from Acoustic Geometry, which illustrates how our ears and brain are affected by rooms, their treatments and the acoustics within them. Featuring…
A Playbook to Help the U.S. Regain Its Innovative Edge
(NewsUSA) – Can the man who invented an insulin pump, the iBOT wheelchair and the “Luke Arm” prosthesis help end all the handwringing about whether America has lost its competitive…