Sunday, 1 May 2016
#29 Willie T. Ribbs becomes first African American to qualify for Indy 500
Countdown to Indy: 100 headlines that shaped the greatest spectacle in racing
Although this year marks the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, “firsts” are still happening.
One of those firsts came back in 1991, when Willy T. Ribbs became the first African American driver to qualify for the race.
Ribbs qualified 29th for Walker Racing out of a field of 33 cars.
He finished 32nd after engine failure on the fifth lap.
#29 Willie T. Ribbs becomes first African American to qualify for Indy 500
The original Ghostbusters is heading back to theaters
The Ghostbusters franchise has a big summer planned already, but Fathom Films just added another event for fans to mark in their calendars. Ghostbusters, the original 1984 comedy, will screen in theaters nationwide this June, in honor of its 34th anniversary.
That’s the reason that Fathom Films claims is behind the theatrical re-release, anyway. Tickets are available starting May 6 for both dates: June 8, with an encore on June 12. But it’s just as likely that Ghostbusters 1.0 is screening in anticipation of the franchise’s new movie, in theaters just…
The original Ghostbusters is heading back to theaters
Good, Bad and Indifferent Inventions from 1866
Axle Gauge: Manufacturing in 1866 still had to rely on “the unreliableness of manual dexterity.” This measuring device was supposed to help the blacksmith make more precise wagon axles. Image: Scientific American, September 29, 1866
Adjustable Mirror: With two mirrors, you can see the back of your coiffure…
Good, Bad and Indifferent Inventions from 1866
Tesla Model S "Elizabeta" By LARTE Design Underscores Lightning Performance
No matter how you look at it, the Model S is a sleeper, its unassuming looks hiding an electric powerhouse waiting to be unleashed.
It is no supercar, but the P90D can mix it with the best of them and win. The looks might be too restrained for some owners who want to make its performance credentials a bit more obvious.
This is where Larte Design comes in, as the tuner prepared a striking aerodynamic package that emphasizes the vehicle’s grunt.
Larte named this project the Elizabeta, and the package includes redesigned front and rear bumpers highlighted by a…
Tesla Model S "Elizabeta" By LARTE Design Underscores Lightning Performance
Hated encryption bill should prompt U.S. intelligence reform
You don’t need anything decrypted to see that nobody likes the Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016, the draft encryption bill released two weeks ago. Coauthored by Senators Richard Burr and Dianne Feinstein, the bill would allow courts to order companies to break encryption on communications and devices for law enforcement purposes.
There are plenty of reasons to dislike it. Here are mine, along with some thoughts about what the bill reveals about our government’s approach to intelligence.
1. The proposed bill won’t work as a deterrent to unlawful…
Hated encryption bill should prompt U.S. intelligence reform
‘The Division’ cheaters face new detection methods, exploit sanctions
Ubisoft is cracking down on “The Division” cheaters, saying in a statement today that it is strengthening its anti-cheaters efforts to deal with the issue. Gamers have been vocal in their outcry about the issue; to satisfy them, Ubisoft has new cheat detection methods for hunting down a greater number of unfair gamers. As well, Ubisoft says those who are caught cheating will also face a longer first-offense suspension and won’t be given a second chance.
Says Ubisoft, players have been vocal about the issue of cheaters in the…
‘The Division’ cheaters face new detection methods, exploit sanctions
How to Stream Drake’s Views Online
The month of April has been great for the music world as it has seen several high profile releases from some of the biggest stars in the industry. Beyonce released her Lemonade album and now another male rapper has taken the spotlight as Drake shocked the music world when he suddenly dropped his much awaited album “Views”.
The latest album sent the whole world of social media in a frenzy and everyone quickly tried to find out how they can stream Drake’s “Views” online so that they can finally listen to the new album from the 6 God. The…
How to Stream Drake’s Views Online
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US Spy Court Didn't Reject a Single Government Surveillance Request In 2015
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US Spy Court Didn"t Reject a Single Government Surveillance Request In 2015
This device could determine if you were texting and driving
Texting and driving continues to be a major problem on today’s roadways and let’s be honest with ourselves – public service announcements alone aren’t going to reverse the trend. Fully autonomous vehicles will negate the issue but those are still many years away.
In the interim, New York lawmakers have proposed implementing a test that would determine if a driver involved in an accident was texting or otherwise using their phone in a manner that may have been distracting and ultimately caused said accident.
The test, dubbed the Textalyzer,…
This device could determine if you were texting and driving
Gunning for Google, Comcast Preps Gigabit Internet That Works With Regular Cable
Comcast, the Internet provider everyone loves to hate, is gearing up to offer one-gigabit-per-second Internet service in five U.S. cities this year. The first five cities to see the blazing speed are Nashville, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, and Miami. In line with Google Fiber, Verizon FiOs, and municipal offerings at one-gigabit speeds to the home, the new Comcast service will dramatically increase download speeds. Most subscribers currently receive download speeds of 25-100 megabits per second. For the customers with a 100Mbps connection, the increase boosts their…
Gunning for Google, Comcast Preps Gigabit Internet That Works With Regular Cable
New initiatives emerge to help refugees
Prompted by the ongoing refugee crisis affecting much of the western world, new initiatives have emerged to provide solutions to the many challenges facing the beleaguered masses. As Rahm Emanuel once famously said, “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.”
In a sea of clueless government bureaucrats and fearful…
New initiatives emerge to help refugees
BIZ DEV: Fox Home Entertainment Names Cohn & Wolfe As Lead Corporate Agency
Cohn & Wolfe was named lead corporate agency for Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, charged with supporting a corporate strategy, platform and activation campaign in the U.S. The agency
will also promote Fox’s Innovation Lab, which concentrates on next generation platforms, including mobile content and virtual reality. Fox Home Entertainment spent $48.8 million on measured media in
2014 and $22.1 million in 2015, per Kantar Media.
BIZ DEV: Fox Home Entertainment Names Cohn & Wolfe As Lead Corporate Agency
Scientists find a tailless comet from Earth's early days
It’s well-established that the many asteroids and comets in the Solar System are the result of its violent early history, but finding an untouched example from the inner system is difficult. However, an astronomy team has discovered just that — and it might shed a lot of light on our homeworld’s early days. Thanks to both Pan-STARRS 1 and the Very Large Telescope, they’ve spotted a tailless, predominantly rocky comet (C/2014 S3) that has all the telltale signs of a “pristine” asteroid formed in the inner Solar System around the same time…
Scientists find a tailless comet from Earth"s early days
SeeNote is a digital replacement for your sticky notes
Sure, you may have calendar reminders, mobile notes, and plenty of other ways to tell you about the stuff you need to get done, but there’s something charming about the analog sticky note pasted to the fridge (or wherever else). SeeNote wants to bridge that gap between the past and the future with an e-paper, touchscreen device that displays appointments, traffic, communal notes, and more.
It’s not quite as colorful as your standard sticky, and at $100 for a pre-order, it’s just a bit more expensive. But the Wi-Fi-connected device is plenty versatile, hooking…
SeeNote is a digital replacement for your sticky notes
'Hell on Wheels' Kicks Off 'End of the Line' in Final Season Trailer
Hell on Wheels fans have known for some time that the adventures of Cullen Bohannon would drive that final golden spike in 2016, and the closing stretch of track is officially before us. Now that we know when Hell on Wheels’ final seven episodes will premiere, so too do we have a look at the first trailer.
Beginning the first of seven final Hell on Wheels episodes on Saturday, June 11 at 9:00 P.M., AMC has released the first official ‘End of the Line’ footage as well. The premiere of Robert Redford’s The American West…
"Hell on Wheels" Kicks Off "End of the Line" in Final Season Trailer
The original Ghostbusters is heading back to theaters
The Ghostbusters franchise has a big summer planned already, but Fathom Films just added another event for fans to mark in their calendars. Ghostbusters, the original 1984 comedy, will screen in theaters nationwide this June, in honor of its 34th anniversary.
That’s the reason that Fathom Films claims is behind the theatrical re-release, anyway. Tickets are available starting May 6 for both dates: June 8, with an encore on June 12. But it’s just as likely that Ghostbusters 1.0 is screening in anticipation of the franchise’s new movie, in theaters just…
The original Ghostbusters is heading back to theaters
Good, Bad and Indifferent Inventions from 1866
Axle Gauge: Manufacturing in 1866 still had to rely on “the unreliableness of manual dexterity.” This measuring device was supposed to help the blacksmith make more precise wagon axles. Image: Scientific American, September 29, 1866
Adjustable Mirror: With two mirrors, you can see the back of your coiffure…
Good, Bad and Indifferent Inventions from 1866
Candace Cameron Bure on the Beauty Problem That Constantly Plagues Her
Between
gearing up for season two of Fuller House and co-hosting The View, 40-year-old Candace Cameron Bure has a beyond busy schedule. And now the mom of
three is adding one more role to her resume: Advocate for recycling, teaming up
with Unilever to bring attention to way
bottle—namely, our beauty bottles—are recycled in the U.S. The scary stat: 56
percent of Americans recycle their kitchen items, yet only 14 percent do the
same for the bottles in their bathroom.
On her “A-ha”
moment to get involved with the campaign:
“It’s funny because I didn’t…
Candace Cameron Bure on the Beauty Problem That Constantly Plagues Her
Intel Cancels Low-Power Chips Aimed at Mobile Devices
As part of a restructuring announced last week, Intel reportedly is ending its SoFIA and Broxton projects and shifting the money to its 5G efforts.
Intel reportedly is ending its efforts around some chips aimed at smartphones and tablets as part of larger strategy to shift to areas that promise more growth.
The chip maker, which last week announced it is cutting 12,0000 jobs and refocusing its efforts around such markets as the data center, Internet of things (IoT) and the cloud while reducing its reliance on PCs, is…
Intel Cancels Low-Power Chips Aimed at Mobile Devices
Are Firefox Add-on Collections dead?
Mozilla introduced Collections to its Firefox Add-ons website (AMO) back in 2009 to provide users of the web browser with options to keep track of add-ons, and to showcase add-ons, for instance by creating themed collections.
It allowed anyone with an account to create and maintain collections by adding add-ons (which included themes) to them.
Creators could add and remove add-ons from collections, and others could follow them to receive notifications about changes made to these collections.
Firefox users benefit from Collections in two ways: collections may help…
Are Firefox Add-on Collections dead?
Microsoft develops IFTTT rival called Flow for connecting apps and services
Apps like IFTTT (If This Then That) connect services in logical ways: texting your spouse, for example, when you leave work. Microsoft has created a business-oriented preview service called Flow that acts in much the same way, but with its own software and partner apps.
Flow isn’t an app, but a way to connect apps and ask them to do specific tasks. To help users get started, Microsoft has created a series of “templates” of common use cases: for example, having Twitter tweets saved in a CSV file in OneDrive, or having a text sent to yourself when you receive an…
Microsoft develops IFTTT rival called Flow for connecting apps and services