Category Archives: Interesting

Things I find Interesting or peak my interest

Splash Drone shrugs off water and launches rescue flares

When drone meets water, the videos can be amazing — except that most drones hate water and can’t even be flown in the rain. However, there’s a new product on Kickstarter called the Splash Drone that isn’t deterred by a … Continue reading

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9 Facts About Computer Security That Experts Wish You Knew

Every day, you hear about security flaws, viruses, and evil hacker gangs that could leave you destitute — or, worse, bring your country to its knees. But what’s the truth about these digital dangers? We asked computer security experts to … Continue reading

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Found: A Legendary Lost Civilization Buried In the Honduran Rainforest

The City of the Monkey God. La Ciudad Blanca, or The White City. All the names given to the lost city rumored to exist in a pristine Honduran rainforest sound mythical, but National Geographic reports that now we have evidence … Continue reading

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Productivity Future Vision

How could emerging technologies transform the way we get things done 5-10 years in the future? Watch Kat, a young independent marine biologist, and Lola, a corporate executive, work together in a highly interconnected and information rich future. Productivity Future … Continue reading

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Proposed privacy bill protects industry more than it does people

If the return of Frank Underwood stoked a thirst for real drama from the nation’s capitol, perhaps the White House’s late-Friday news dump of the proposed Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights will whet your whistle. Alongside common-sense things like Congress … Continue reading

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FCC approves net neutrality rules, reclassifies broadband as a utility

It’s a good day for proponents of an open internet: The Federal Communications Commission just approved its long-awaited network neutrality plan, which reclassifies broadband internet as a Title II public utility and gives the agency more regulatory power in the … Continue reading

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Spam Alert!

Several variations of DHL spam have been seen today. Some are linked to hacked websites. Others have malware attached (e.g., in a zip file). They include subject lines like “DHL TRACKING PARCEL — PLEASE LOGIN TO TRACK PARCEL ” Some … Continue reading

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Amazing video shows how dust moves from the Sahara Desert to Brazil

Here’s an awesome 3D visualization from NASA that shows how the Sahara Desert helps fertilize the Amazon rainforest even though they’re on two different continents that are separated by an entire ocean. The Saharan dust is carried over by wind … Continue reading

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Graphene Could Be Used to Neutralize Cancer Stem Cells

Graphene has a frankly overwhelming array of amazing possible uses, from body armor to seeing through walls. To that list, you can perhaps add the ability to fight cancer, too. Researchers at the University of Manchester in the UK—the birthplace … Continue reading

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Five miles of Hyperloop test track will be built in California

If you were worried that Hyperloop was nothing more than a fantasy, you might be happy to learn that some companies are taking the idea very seriously. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, one of the companies inspired by Elon Musk’s idea of … Continue reading

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