Tag Archive | gadgets
Boycott Monsanto with this Shopping App
Buycott Lets You Boycott Koch Brothers, Monsanto And More By Scanning Your Shopping Cart ‘…Burner created a mock interface for her app, but that’s as far as she got. She was waiting to find the right team to build out the back end, which could be complicated given often murky corporate ownership structures. ‘She wasn’t […]
School Privatizers Buy State-Level Elections
‘Billing itself as “the nation’s voice for educational choice,” the American Federation for Children pushes forward students of color as the beneficiaries of its lobbying work, but the politicians they support are not exactly heroes of the civil-rights movement. ‘Dark money for TV and radio ads further obscures the school-choice issue. Often, these are ads […]
Are Facebookers Anti-activists?
Unbelievable. These haters are so cheap they even bully the respected paralyzed professor ‘…Israelis reacted angrily to the decision and Prof Hawking, 71, was subjected to a spate of abusive messages on Facebook mocking his physical disability. ‘Israel Maimon, the conference chairman, called the decision “outrageous and wrong” and added: “The academic boycott against Israel […]
Bill Gates: iPad Users are Frustrated
‘During a CNBC interview this morning, Gates continued to toe the party line insofar as he praised the benefits of Microsoft’s tablets and Windows 8 while explaining that iPad users are frustrated because they have trouble typing and creating documents. With Windows 8, Microsoft is trying to gain share in what has been dominated by […]
Double-trouble for Taking Revenge on ex-Boss
If you will take revenge on one person, target wisely and don’t punish the innocents. This one got his revenge but doubled his troubles ‘Michael Meneses was employed at the company until January 2012, where he specialized in developing and customizing software used by the company to run its business operations, according to the FBI. […]
War Against Personal Photography and Video Coming
‘Are you ready for the imagery war — the war against personal photography and capturing of video? You’d better be. ‘The title of this piece actually isn’t entirely accurate. In some ways, this war isn’t just coming, it’s already begun. Forces are lining up on both sides, under the radar for most of us so […]
Disable Auto Programs When Vehicles are Moving
US DOT: Auto makers should disable in-dash electronics when cars are moving A totally bullet-proof computerized van killed 2 FBI agents instead of saving them. The doors of the van are programmed to open when van makes sudden stops. The agents did that to confront drug goons. When the van doors opened, the goons massacred […]
Why Prefer Paper Over Screens
The Reading Brain in The Digital Age I prefer paper over screens for the simple reason paper is eye-friendly. Here are more reasons ‘E-readers and tablets are becoming more popular as such technologies improve, but research suggests that reading on paper still boasts unique advantages ‘…Jean-Louis Constanza, presents “A Magazine Is an iPad That Does […]
A Great Resource for Avid Photographers
Explore the World’s Oldest Photography Museum See the oldest photos from 1840s ‘The George Eastman House is the first museum of photography to join the Google Art Project, a digital collection for works of art. ‘Without leaving your couch, you can visit Google’s Art Project online and see more than 40,000 works of art from […]
What Cross-site Scripting Is
If you use NoScript, you sometimes get a warning against potential cross-site scripting attempts ‘Cross-site scripting, also known as “XSS,” is a class of security exploit that has gotten a fair bit of attention in the last few years. Many users, and even Web developers, aren’t entirely clear on what the term means, however. I’ll […]
