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Analysis
11 years ago
+21 21 0As trail reopens, we recall edits to the Hollywood sign: Save the Pood?
A hiking path reopened Monday offering superb views of the Hollywood sign. As visitors flock to the trail, they might want to remember those who have gone before them -- some of whom have tampered with the sign.
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11 years ago
+10 11 1How Software in Half of NYC Cabs Generates $5.2 Million a Year in Extra Tips
So a story in Businessweek caught my eye the other day. It discussed NYC taxi rider tipping habits and concluded that riders usually tip between 20% and 25% using the histogram below...
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11 years ago
+21 21 0L.A. police to get Tasers that activate body cameras when used
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles police on Tuesday ordered Tasers that, when used, automatically activate cameras on officers' uniforms, which will create visual records of incidents at a time of mounting
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11 years ago
+23 23 0 x 1AT&T is the next US carrier to let you roll over unused mobile data
It didn't take long for other US carriers to match T-Mobile's rollover data, apparently -- AT&T is offering its own take on the strategy. As of Janua
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11 years ago
+21 21 0The Single Most Important Object in the Global Economy
Earlier this spring, the Washington Conservation Corps faced a sudden influx of beach debris on the state’s southwestern shore. Time and tide were beginning to deposit the aftereffects of Japan’s March 11, 2011, tsunami. One of the myriad objects ret ...
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11 years ago
+8 8 0AT&T has 10 businesses paying for data cap exemptions, and wants more
AT&T also has a plan to make money off Wi-Fi-only iPads.
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11 years ago
+20 20 0Browsing in privacy mode? Super Cookies can track you anyway
New technique allows websites to bypass privacy mode unless users take special care.
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11 years ago
+16 16 0Feds find border drones don’t actually make border more secure
DHS OIG: "There is no reason to invest additional taxpayer funds at this time."
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11 years ago
+14 14 0Tech Issues With NASA’s Robonaut
The idea of robotic technology, specifically the kind that can think for themselves and act, may be a terrifying thought to many.
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11 years ago
+5 5 0Leap second: French time lords add one second to 2015
Software companies are bracing themselves for glitches after the Paris Observatory announced it will add a leap second to 2015
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11 years ago
+3 3 0Why Apple Could Leave Ports Behind
While rumors of a 12-inch MacBook Air have been merrily percolating these last few months, the most interesting aspect of Apple's upcoming redesign turns out not to be the size after all. It's the apparent abandonment of ports.
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11 years ago
+8 8 0There's Now a Netflix for People Who Listen to Music the Old-Fashioned Way
If you love music, you need these services.
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11 years ago
+22 22 0Composite Helicopters releases accident video, investigation findings
The catastrophic failure of a third-party rod end caused the Nov. 8 crash of Composite Helicopters’ experimental helicopter during flight testing in New Zealand, the manufacturer revealed this week.
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+17 17 0 x 2Hubble Goes High Def to Revisit the Iconic 'Pillars of Creation'
Although NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken many breathtaking images of the universe, one snapshot stands out from the rest: the iconic view of the so-called "Pillars of Creation." The jaw-dropping photo, taken in 1995, revealed ...
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11 years ago
+18 18 0Liftoff Aborted: SpaceX Attempt at Historic Landing Delayed
paceX had to scrub Tuesday's attempt to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying cargo to the International Space Station and make a historic rocket landing in the process. The landing experiment would have involved bringing the first stage of the two- ...
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11 years ago
+18 18 0Netflix wants cable TV to be just another app
When it comes to the living room, Netflix has a problem. Sure, it's ridiculously simple to get Netflix on your TV: Virtually every smart set offers the s
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11 years ago
+25 25 0 x 1SpaceX’s Next Frontier: Landing a Rocket on Earth
In rocketry, what goes up usually comes down in pieces. The cost of getting to orbit is exorbitant, because the rocket, with its multimillion-dollar engines, ends up as trash in the ocean after one launching.
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11 years ago
0 2 2Dish's pitch to cord-cutters: ESPN and more for $20 a month
One possible future of cable: Dish's "personal subscription service" with a small bundle of channels delivered to phones, tablets and TV sets.
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11 years ago
+1 2 1Ice floe serves as lab for drifting Arctic explorers
Two Norwegians are enduring darkness for months on end as they conduct experiments from a hovercraft floating on Arctic ice
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11 years ago
+19 19 0FCC Launches Slick New Public Comment Site, 8 Months Too Late
Last year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) famously botched the record-breaking public comment period on net neutrality thanks to its crapy technology. Now, the agency has launched a slick new system to ensure that doesn't happen aga ...




















