Full-fat Windows tablets are taking their sweet time catching on with the general public, but if you’re not pulling the trigger because they aren’t quite versatile enough, Lenovo’s master-of-all-trades Thinkpad X1 could be the ticket.
Sunday, January 3, 2016
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Check Out The USS Constellation's Super Diverse Carrier Air Wing From 1967
It is always interesting to look at the Carrier Air Wings of the past. Today America’s super carrier decks look far more homogeneous, with variants of the F/A-18 Hornet doing all the fixed-wing tactical work.. The photo above is shot aboard the USS Constellation in 1967, at the height of the Vietnam War
Friday, January 1, 2016
Why You Will Never Be Safe from Spoilers on the Internet
A couple years ago, I wanted to find out the name of the actor who played my favorite character on House of Cards, so I googled the character. Big mistake. The very first Google search result was the character’s House of Cards Wikia page—including date of death. I didn’t even have to click on the link. Spoiled.
This Year, VR Finally Comes of Age
Samsung's Gear VR and Google Cardboard were just the beginning of the revolution: Three major VR platforms hit the market in 2016.
There's one thing that inevitably happens whenever someone gets their first taste of virtual reality.
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Microsoft Didn't Notify 1,000 Victims of Chinese State Hotmail Hack: Report
The company will now join Google, Facebook in alerting victims of suspected state-sponsored hacks
Microsoft failed to notify more than 1,000 users that they were victims of a hacking attack that the company's own investigators determined was sponsored by the Chinese government, according to Reuters.
Politwoops is back to show you all the embarrassing tweets politicians delete
Twitter has a message for politicians: You can delete tweets, but you can't hide.
Politwoops, a tool developed by the Sunlight Foundation that archives the tweets politicians fire off and then quickly delete, is back after a seven-month hiatus. The tool went dark earlier this year after Twitter removed Politwoops' access to the API on June 3, stopping the ability to track deleted tweets.
A release from Twitter announcing the service's return quoted CEO Jack Dorsey from a conference in October:
More about Twitter, Politics, Social Media, and 2016 ElectionWe have a responsibility to communicate our roadmap in a clear and transparent way to everyone in this community. We have a responsibility to have an open dialogue with you to make sure we are serving you in the best way. We have a responsibility to continue to empower organizations that bring more transparency to public dialogue, such as Politwoops. We need to make sure we are serving all these organizations and developers in the best way, because that is what will make Twitter great. We need to listen, we need to learn, and we need to have this conversation with you. We want to start that today. Read more...
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
What Happens to the Human Body in Space?
Gravity does a number on your body. But in space with zero gravity, your body changes and reacts differently than it does on Earth. So what happens to your body in Space? As astronaut Leland Melvin tells it, you actually gain an inch of height! Also, your heart gets a little bit smaller while changing shape, your bones become brittle, and your eyesight gets all funky. But it’s all absolutely worth it because like, space.
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