“If human history is the story of a creature who molts from ape to angel – or, as Nietzsche claimed,
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It’s Now Super Easy to Jump from Google Reader to the Best Alternative
With Google Reader about to meet its maker, everyone’s looking for a good alternative. Well, Feedly just rolled out an entirely cloud-based version of its reader, which makes it easier than ever to jump the Google ship—and it seems well worth checking out. -
Wearing a mask at a riot becomes a crime today – Politics – CBC News
The bill that bans the wearing of masks or disguises during a riot or unlawful assembly is scheduled to become law today when it gets royal assent. -
Holy crap, did the Enterprise just fly past the moon?
Romanian photographer Maximilian Teodorescu recently captured this dramatic photo of the International Space Station (ISS) as it drifted across the surface of the Moon. But looking at it a bit closer, you could be forgiven for thinking it was the starship Enterprise. -
A Disturbed John McAfee Teaches You to Uninstall His Software (NSFW)
John McAfee is one weird guy, and this video only serves to bolster that reputation. Uploaded to YouTube last night, it’s a hilarious—and entirely NSFW—video which sees the man himself teach you how to uninstall McAfee Antivirus. -
Here we go again, writer hired to pen Prometheus 2
Cue the yakety sax music, we’re getting another Prometheus movie! What crazy hijinks are the aliens from planet No-Sun-Crossfit up to now? -
How to Create a Wi-Fi Heatmap for Network Analysis, Better Coverage, and Geek Cred Galore
Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could see exactly where your Wi-Fi coverage was hot, cold, and somewhere in between? Stop guesstimating where you might need better Wi-Fi coverage and see exactly where with today’s Wi-Fi heatmap tutorial. -
Growing popularity of OS X attracts cybercriminals
Security specialist Kaspersky is warning of the increased vulnerability of Mac systems to malware. It points out that there are now more than 63 million OS X users in the world and that since 2010 the number of antivirus signatures for Macs has increased more than six times. -
Sweet deal! I just hope they’re at least as good as the first one. #spiderman
Sweet deal! I just hope they're at least as good as the first one. #spiderman
We have no idea if The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will be good — but we do know that there will be at least two more movies before Peter Parker is too old to pull off “angsty teen.” That’s right Sony has announced that they are making Amazing 3 and 4. -
Google expands retail availability of Chromebooks to new store partners | Android Central
With the somewhat quiet success of Chromebook sales through its original sales channels of Amazon and Best Buy continuing, Google announced today that it is expanding retail availability of the laptops to three times the number of stores. -
[Video] Google Posts 8-Minute Crash-Course On Google Play For Education Geared At Developers
Google Play for Education, unveiled during Google I/O, is a program to get Nexus tablets into the hands of students and provide a curated app store offerin… by Bertel King, Jr. in News -
Seven months after release, the Nexus 4 is still the best way to experience Android | Android Central
The Nexus 4 may not do everything some of the others do, but it has one thing going for it — the Android Jelly Bean experience -
Happy Father’s Day to all the great dad’s, grandpa’s and substitute dad’s out there today!
Happy Father's Day to all the great dad's, grandpa's and substitute dad's out there today!
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Minuum beta for Android set for release “early next week” | MobileSyrup.com
Toronto-based Whirlscape developed Minuum, the one-dimensional simplified keyboard for smartphones, tablets and wearable technology. This idea gained a great -
Ice Sheets Were Terrifyingly Thick 20,000 Years Ago
Since our planet was born, it’s gone through periods of extreme cold known as ice ages—but you might not realise just how of the cold stuff came with them. Spoiler: a lot. -
I’m confused, aren’t teachers supposed to be part of the front lines in dealing with bullies? So many…
I'm confused, aren't teachers supposed to be part of the front lines in dealing with bullies? So many great teachers out there but these two should be ashamed of themselves.
A 15-year-old boy in Upstate New York alleges that two of his teachers teased him so much about being Canadian that he became depressed, prompting his mother to pull him out of school. -
Google+ Update Coming Later Today, Brings Enhanced Notifications, New Menu, And More
Google has been adding a lot of new features and design tweaks to the G+ app as of late, and today an update will be rolling out that puts focus on the wa… by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News -
Reality check: The truth about iOS vs. Android upgrades
Apple wants you to think its OS upgrade system is immaculate while Android’s is a fragmented mess — but numbers alone don’t tell the whole story. -
Xbox Live Gold Is Still One of the Biggest Ripoffs in Tech
A lot of mud has been slung Microsoft’s way this week, much of it deserved. Used game restrictions, mandatory internet check-ins; these new impositions don’t sit well. But they also distract from the single worst thing about the Xbox One, which was also the single worst thing about Xbox 360: The tyranny of Xbox Live Gold subscriptions. -
Google Likely To Shatter The Price Of Glass Ahead Of Widespread Release
Photo credit: Catwig The tinkerers over at Catwig have performed what is believed to the first complete third-party teardown of Google Glass. While much of the reveal is just “gadget porn” for those into seeing the internals of new devices, perhaps what’s most fascinating is how unremarkable the insides really are in terms […]