Reversible USB Could Be iPhone 6’s Biggest Little New Feature
When the iPhone 6 arrives, likely in September at Apple’s upcoming special event, a lot of people will be looking for a larger screen as the core feature to get excited about. But one change that could actually have more of an impact in terms of daily use could be a new, rumored reversible USB-to-Lightning cable that has been leaked a couple of times this week. The leaks, which… Read More
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Reversible USB Could Be iPhone 6’s Biggest Little New Feature
Financial Services Group WCS Sues Online Forum Over Negative Post
First time accepted submitter kavzee writes The popular Australian online discussion forum, Whirlpool, is being sued by a financial services group for refusing to remove a negative review about its services. A similar story occurred a number of years ago when another company by the name of 2Clix attempted to sue Whirlpool for the same reasons but later withdrew their case. "A financial services business licenced through National Australia Bank is suing an online forum for refusing to remove an allegedly fake and negative post about its services, claiming it has damaged its reputation with would-be clients. It is the latest legal action launched against an online forum or review website for publishing negative comments, following several high profile cases in Australia and overseas. Financial advice group WCS Group has initiated action against Whirlpool in the Supreme Court of Victoria, seeking unspecified damages and costs, despite the fact the forum generates no revenue."
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Missouri authorities tell ACLU that people can record police in Ferguson
Police instructed to allow protesters and journalists to videotape their activities.
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Missouri authorities tell ACLU that people can record police in Ferguson
Guardians of the Galaxy Awesome Mix Vol. 1
GAU-8 Avenger
You can never get tired of seeing or hearing about the A-10 Thunderbolt and the weapon it was built around. The GAU-8 Avenger. “It is essentially a flying cannon providing 30mm worth of American air power” Here is a video released by the 127th Wing giving us some great eye candy of the A-10 and […]
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Chrome’s Safe Browsing Blocks Expanded to “Deceptive” Downloads
Chrome: Google already uses its Chrome browser to warn users about potentially malicious software. Soon, the browser will begin blocking downloads that do annoying things like changing browser settings.
Presumably the new filters won’t apply to the Chrome Store itself, nor will the blacklist include known safe software like Firefox. However, the existing Safe Browsing feature–which currently displays a red circle like the one above when it detects an unsafe download–will be expanded to include "programs disguised as a helpful download that actually make unexpected changes to your computer."
That’s not the download you’re looking for… | Google Chrome Blog
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Chrome’s Safe Browsing Blocks Expanded to “Deceptive” Downloads
Turns Out When Police Act Cordial, Rather Than As An Oppressive Military Force, Things Work Out Better
After covering the militarized police fiasco in Ferguson, Missouri the past few days, including highlighting Anil Dash’s rather simple point that the way to deal with angry protestors isn’t to make them angrier, it appears that someone finally got the message. Missouri’s governor kicked out the St. Louis County police, who were responsible for much of the previous escalation, and sent in the Missouri State Highway Patrol, who almost immediately set a very different tone — one that involved a much smaller police presence, and one that was a lot friendlier. It even involved talking with (not just to) protestors in a cordial manner. The most striking image — a complete reversal of the day before — has to be Captain Ron Johnson, who was put in charge, walking with the protestors (in ordinary police garb) rather than having militarized police aiming high powered weaponry at them.
Capt. Ron Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol walks along with the Ferguson march. Compare this to Wednesday. http://ift.tt/1yC1QWd
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) August 14, 2014
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Turns Out When Police Act Cordial, Rather Than As An Oppressive Military Force, Things Work Out Better
P5.js
new JS library inspired by Processing, with add-ons for HTML5 video, webcams, and sound
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P5.js
EtreCheck Produces a Bare Bones Diagnostic Report of Your Mac
Mac: Diagnostics utilities don’t really need to be feature-packed. In fact, since their main purpose is to give you information about a busted Mac, it’s actually best if they’re very simple. EtreCheck fits that bill.
EtreCheck collects a ton of statistics about your Mac. This includes your hardware, software, installed apps, kernel extensions, and just about anything else that can cause your Mac to stop working. When it’s done collecting information, EtreCheck gives you a simple, text-based report of everything it learned so you can easily send that info to someone for help (or troubleshoot your own computer). It’s a super easy way to figure out what’s going on with your Mac without running any complex utilities.
EtreCheck (Free) | via Macworld
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EtreCheck Produces a Bare Bones Diagnostic Report of Your Mac