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The Artform of Machinima

info@pookymedia.com (Pooky Amsterdam) — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:19:01 -0700

by Richard Kastelein and Pooky Amsterdam Machinima, it's a lovely four syllable word that rolls off the tongue beautifully. And it's a word which has crept into the public's mental zipper by virtue of some huge numbers and stats. The Numbers - Machinima Channel on Youtube (culled in May 2013) Network... [Appmarket TV] [Read More]

Police arrest 12 after large group converges on Gold Coast

By Jonathan Bullington and Carlos Sadovi — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:17:00 -0700

Eleven juveniles and one adult were arrested last night after a large group converged near the Gold Coast and were blocking traffic, police said. [Chicago Tribune - Technology] [Read More]

Particle vs. Antiparticle

Lisa Grossman — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:15:00 -0700

Leo Kouwenhoven is a professor of physics at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. He ended the 75-year hunt for the Majorana fermion a particle that is its own antiparticle by creating it on a chip. [Slate Magazine - Technology] [Read More]

Winning ticket for $590.5M Powerball lottery sold in Florida

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:01:00 -0700

A single winning ticket for a record Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said. [Chicago Tribune - Technology] [Read More]

Could humans be cloned

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:40 -0700

The news that researchers have used cloning to make human embryos for the purpose of producing stem cells may have some people wondering if it would ever be possible to clone a person. [FOXNews] [Read More]

Tech Q&A: How to buy refurbished gear, wipe a phone, stay healthy and more

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:17 -0700

You've got tech questions, we've found the answers. We help you make the most of your technology by answering your thorniest tech questions. So if you're wondering what to buy, how to plug it in, or how to fix it, we can help. [FOXNews] [Read More]

Speed Dating Watch Your Mouth

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:27:00 -0700

Do you know how long it takes for a guy and a gal to 'click' in the first stage of building a bond that may lead to a lasting relationship? Seconds, according to numerous studies. [ABC News: Technology] [Read More]

Why sign up for a one-way Mars trip Three applicants explain the appeal

Alan Boyle, Science Editor, NBC News — Sun, 19 May 2013 02:22:35 -0700

A one-way trip to Mars sounds like something you'd wish on your worst enemy so why would more than 78,000 people from around the world pay up to $75 for a chance to die on another planet?'I can say I have an ulterior motive,' said David Brin, who has written more than a dozen science-fiction novels including 'The... [MSNBC - Top Headlines] [Read More]

Digital Cannes: Meet the IMDb guy Colin Needham

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:53:49 -0700

Just like it has newspapers, magazines, and television, digital technology is poised to change the way people consume movies. The Netflix-ization of your favorite films means that more and more, you can stream what movies you want, when you want, straight to whatever device you want. [FOXNews] [Read More]

David Karp's Dilemma

Alexia Tsotsis — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:48:29 -0700

As the Tumblr/Yahoo deal continues to be negotiated by press , and the world gears up for whatever is being announced Monday morning, Tumblr founder David Karp is probably having a very interesting weekend. It's likely, in between multiple discussions with his board members and Marissa Mayer, that he'll take a... [TechCrunch] [Read More]

Fluoridated water Not all Portlanders will drink to that

By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:41:00 -0700

A ballot measure that would add fluoride to the water supply in Portland, Ore., has divided the city's powerful progressive community. Voters go to the polls Tuesday. PORTLAND, Ore. Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in... [Los Angeles Times - Science] [Read More]

Backed Or Whacked: Reading And Writing Through Crowdfunding

Ross Rubin — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:30:36 -0700

Editor's note: Ross Rubin is principal analyst at Reticle Research and blogs at Techspressive. An ancient and once-sacred bond between author and audience, reading and writing have become but two more tasks along with a multitude of other things that we do on a host of digital devices -- watcing videos, listening... [TechCrunch] [Read More]

UC Berkeley commencement: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak gives graduates a happiness equation

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:42:18 -0700

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, the keynote speaker for the 2013 UC Berkeley commencement, tells students: Happiness = Smiles -- Frowns. [Mercury News] [Read More]

Mark Suster Talks Founder CEOs, The Acqui-Hire Frenzy, And Much More [TCTV]

Colleen Taylor — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:05:47 -0700

Mark Suster of Los Angeles' GRP Partners is known for his unique insights on the tech and digital media worlds, having famously had success on ' both sides of the table ' as a repeat entrepreneur turned investor over nearly two decades in the industry. And he hit headlines several times this week, with his... [TechCrunch] [Read More]

Surf report: A breathalyzer for the iPhone and more

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:40:03 -0700

It was only a matter of time before someone designed a breathalyzer for the iPhone. [USATODAY.com Tech - Top Stories] [Read More]

Doctor Who, Season 7, Part 2

Mac Rogers — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:36:17 -0700

In Slate ' s Doctor Who TV Club, Mac Rogers discusses the Doctor's travels via IM every week with the show's bloggers and fans. This week he's chatting about the season finale 'The Name of the Doctor' with Phil Sandifer, who writes TARDIS Eruditorum . [Slate Magazine - Technology] [Read More]

Why Yahoo Doesn't Think Tumblr Has a Porn Problem

Peter Kafka — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:12:11 -0700

Does Tumblr host a lot of pictures of naked people? Yep. But they've got an ad plan that deals with that. [All Things Digital] [Read More]

Joseph Farman, 82, Is Dead; Discovered Ozone Hole

By PAUL VITELLO — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:02:00 -0700

Mr. Farman's single-minded and at times officially derided study of atmospheric changes in the Antarctic led to one of the most important environmental discoveries of the 20th century. [NYT Science] [Read More]

The Texas Tribune: With Consensus and Money, State Takes on Mental Health Care

By BRANDI GRISSOM and ALANA ROCHA — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:28:09 -0700

As Republicans and Democrats in Texas House and Senate hash out the details of the state's 2014-15 budget, one issue they are not arguing about is support for mental health. [Health & Science - International Herald Tribune] [Read More]

The Future Of Mobile-Social Could Spell The End For Social Networks

Keith Teare — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:16:41 -0700

Editor's note: Keith Teare is the founder of just.me and a partner at Archimedes Labs. He is also the co-founder of TechCrunch. This was a momentous week for those of us who are watching the rapid transition that is taking place from desktop computing to mobile., and particularly for those focused on... [TechCrunch] [Read More]

Oxbow dashes Triple Crown hopes

By Chris Korman , Tribune newspapers — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:16:00 -0700

Oxbow, a 15-1 longshot, cruised to victory in the $1 million Preakness Stakes Saturday. Gary Stevens, a 50-year-old grandfather who came out of a seven-year retirement this year, clinched an anti-climatic second leg of the Triple Crown at Pimlico Race Course. [Chicago Tribune - Technology] [Read More]

Marijuana Bill Advances in Illinois

By REUTERS — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:04 -0700

The Illinois Senate has voted to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes, which if signed into law would make it the second-most-populous state after California to do so. [Health & Science - International Herald Tribune] [Read More]

Google engineers talk fragmentation, how to make Android work for emerging markets

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:57:44 -0700

This week's Google I/O saw no announcements of any new versions of the company's mobile operating system, Android, and that may be because the team that is building the system is working to address the platform's biggest problem: fragmentation. [Apple Insider] [Read More]

Shinseki Faces Mounting Criticism Over Backlog of Benefit Claims

By JAMES DAO — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:21:24 -0700

The secretary, Eric Shinseki, is being held accountable for his overwhelmed agency's problems dealing with claims for disability compensation. [Health & Science - International Herald Tribune] [Read More]

Win a dream vacation or thousands in cash in this week's social ways to win

Francis Bea — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:45:17 -0700

This week you can win a vacation, thousands in cash, or even a full year's supply of Dunkin' Donuts Iced Coffee in this week's social ways to win. [Digital Trends - Most Recent News] [Read More]

Bungle in the jungle: John McAfee's Belize home burns to ground

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:41:00 -0700

Just when you thought the strange story of John McAfee was over.... [FOXNews] [Read More]

The Health Toll of Immigration

By SABRINA TAVERNISE — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:28:44 -0700

A growing body of mortality research on immigrants has shown that the longer they live in the United States, the worse their rates of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. [Health & Science - International Herald Tribune] [Read More]

Hell No, Tumblr Users Won't Go To Yahoo!

Ingrid Lunden — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:14:47 -0700

We've all by now heard about how Yahoo is trying to get some cool with a supposed $1 billion purchase of hip blogging platform Tumblr, but it may be a moot point if Tumblr's users fail to stick around post-sale. Microsoft and Facebook may be trying to make a move ahead of Yahoo, Tumblr may be inching ever closer to... [TechCrunch] [Read More]

Editorial: Apple's billions are building an empire for the future

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:05:00 -0700

Given that Apple now sits on well over $144.7 billion in liquid resources, there's lots of discussion about how the company could or should be spending it. What Apple is already doing with its cash is actually more interesting. [Apple Insider] [Read More]

How Facebook Has Changed Since Going Public 1 Year Ago

Seth Fiegerman — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:50:32 -0700

'Facebook was not originally created to be a company,' CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in his SEC Registration letter a little more than three months before Facebook went public on May 18, 2012. 'It was built to accomplish a social mission to make the world more open and connected.' In the year since the Facebook IPO,... [Mashable!] [Read More]

Giant Stop Sign Is Laser-Projected Onto a Sheet of Water

Charlie White — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:37:25 -0700

Imagine you're a truck driver. You're coming up to a tunnel that might be too low for your truck to fit under, but you're not sure. Suddenly, a gigantic red stop sign appears to obstruct the road in front of the tunnel entrance, giving you no doubt. Stop! You're not going to overlook that explicit warning What is... [Mashable!] [Read More]

FACEBOOK IS NOT GOING TO MAKE AN OFFER: Tumblr Is Yahoo's For The Taking, Say Sources

Nicholas Carlson — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:27:00 -0700

There have been reports that Yahoo 's board will meet tomorrow to decide whether or not to make a $1.1 billion cash offer to buy Tumblr . There have been other reports that Facebook may swoop in with its own offer. After having conversations with two sources, we believe Facebook is not going to make an offer. ... [Silicon Alley Insider] [Read More]

Love museums Hate pants Try these virtual museum tours from your PC

Meghan McDonough — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:15:11 -0700

Numerous museums have put parts of their collections online and easy to explore with the click of a mouse. Here are some of the best online tours and collections of the famous museums in the world. [Digital Trends - Most Recent News] [Read More]

AOL, Yahoo Were Better Investments This Year Than Facebook Stock

Lauren Indvik — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:07:08 -0700

Ah, the benefit of hindsight. Those who rushed to buy Facebook stock at its initial public offering price of $38 per share on May 18, 2012, are likely a little disappointed with their investment one year later. Though the stock has recovered from its $17.55 September 4 low, the price of the stock today, at a little... [Mashable!] [Read More]

The Winklevoss twins are Bitcoin bulls

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:03:29 -0700

Winklevoss Capital is dabbling in backing Bitcoin startups. [Technology news - CNNMoney.com] [Read More]

What Games Are: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Xbox

Tadhg Kelly — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:00:13 -0700

With Xbox 360 having started well but ended in a very confused state, I worry that Microsoft is about to carry over much of its baggage to the new console. Will the company make the same mistake of not listening to the market that it has often made in recent years? Will it continue to believe that there is a burgeoning... [TechCrunch] [Read More]

Nasty, home-wrecking 'crazy' ants even drive out fire ants in Southeast

Science — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:48:37 -0700

Invasive fire ants have been a thorn in the sides of Southerners for years. But another invasive species, the so-called 'crazy' ant which many describe as being worse has arrived and is displacing fire ants in several places.'When you talk to folks who live in the invaded areas, they tell you they want their fire... [MSNBC - Top Headlines] [Read More]

Puzzling! Swine flu virus detected in elephant seals off West Coast

Megan Gannon, LiveScience — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:32:16 -0700

The H1N1 virus strain that caused a 2009 swine flu outbreak in humans was detected in northern elephant seals off the coast of central California.Scientists say this is the first time marine mammals have been found to carry the H1N1 flu strain, which originated in pigs. The seals seem to have picked up the virus while... [MSNBC - Top Headlines] [Read More]

Controversial Video Campaign Sparks Conversation and Other Top Comments

Jessica Fee — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:30:50 -0700

There are two sides to every story, even a viral video. In the top comments above, we've highlighted our readers' reactions to the contentious campaign against Abercrombie and Fitch . After the company's CEO Mike Jeffries publicly stated that he 'doesn't want larger people shopping in his store,' Greg Karber... [Mashable!] [Read More]

Bowie in space, atrocious local commercials and more in this week's Staff Picks

Digital Trends Staff — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:15:59 -0700

Andrew Couts: 3D-printed guns are for wussy elites So, 3D-printed guns are now a thing. The Texan libertarians at Defense Distributed unveiled last week their so-called Liberator pistol, a funny-looking all-plastic firearm created with a fancy 3D printer that costs $8,000 ... used. They even put the designs up online for... [Digital Trends - Most Recent News] [Read More]

The Evolution Of Hacker News

Leena Rao — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:02:43 -0700

The idea of a VC having its own news aggregator was a bit outlandish in 2007. But Y Combinator was in an unusual position in those days anyway. Startup incubators had been a highly visible part of the dot-com crash, and Silicon Valley was still skeptical of the concept nearly a decade later. So YC set out to be... [TechCrunch] [Read More]

CrunchWeek: Google I/O Madness And Square's New iPad Hardware For Merchants

Leena Rao — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:00:14 -0700

It's that time of the week for CrunchWeek, the show where a few of us writers chat up the most interesting stories from the past seven days. Ryan Lawler , Drew Olanoff (clad in his Google Glass), and I discussed all things Google I/O, including Larry Page's keynote, Google+'s new photo features, and the latest... [TechCrunch] [Read More]

The Fabulous Life Of David Karp, 26-Year-Old Founder Of The $1 Billion Tumblr Empire

Alyson Shontell — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:54:00 -0700

In 2007, David Karp started a creative blogging platform, Tumblr . Now, it's a behemoth. It's home to more than 86 million blogs and it receives about 5 billion monthly pageviews, according to Quantcast . Recent reports state that Facebook and Yahoo are both interested in acquiring Karp's company for $1... [Silicon Alley Insider] [Read More]

One Year After IPO, Facebook's Biggest Bets Could Take a Long Time to Pay Off

Mike Isaac — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:53:32 -0700

The products that could do well for Facebook's bottom line still have a long way to go. Will Wall Street stay patient? [All Things Digital] [Read More]

Kanye West Debuts New Slaves On The Side Of Buildings

Chris Richardson — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:53:24 -0700

If you've attained a notable level of fame in the entertainment industry, and are a known commodity, it is becoming more and more commonplace to try and make an incredible splash when debuting a new product. If done correctly, the ... [WebProNews] [Read More]

Oxbow wins the Preakness

By Chris Korman , The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:53:00 -0700

'Really, it always comes down to the horse,' co-owner Janney says Orb didn't make it win number two. Instead Oxbow takes the win at this year's Preakness race. [Chicago Tribune - Technology] [Read More]

Scientists create world's tiniest drops of liquid in biggest atom smasher

Clara Moskowitz, Space.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:48:32 -0700

Scientists think they've created the smallest drops of liquid ever the size of only three to five protons.The droplets were made inside the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, where particles are sped up to near light speed and then smashed together. When researchers... [MSNBC - Top Headlines] [Read More]

Yahoo Falls For Tumblr, Google I/O, and Bill Gates on Steve Jobs 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week

Eric Johnson — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:42:49 -0700

The week in AllThingsD, in one convenient post. You're welcome! [All Things Digital] [Read More]

8 Freaky Animals With Human Parts

Christine Erickson — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:42:39 -0700

Many animals are so in tune with the human species, that it might freak you out. Dogs can sense danger or sadness Monkeys can use iPads . Honey badgers are all, ' IDGAF ,' and eating pistachios . SEE ALSO: 20 Animals So Ugly They're Cute If you think that's crazy, you haven't seen the worst of it. We took... [Mashable!] [Read More]

Attacking MRSA with metals from antibacterial clays

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:37:37 -0700

Medical researchers have come up with a new approach for developing effective, topical antibacterial agents -- one that draws on a naturally occurring substance recognized since antiquity for its medicinal properties: clay. [Science Daily] [Read More]

Now we know why old scizophrenia medicine works on antibiotics-resistant bacteria

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:37:37 -0700

An old medicine for schizophrenia is effective at treating something completely different than it was designed for: antibiotic-resistant bacteria. So far it has been a mystery how this old schizophrenia medicine works, but now researchers have figured it out. This can lead to a new medicine against the increasingly... [Science Daily] [Read More]

Rising level of car tech opening door to mobile cyberattacks Federal agency taking pre-emptive action

Marcus Amick — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:15:36 -0700

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's announcement that it will open an office specifically devoted to car-centered cybersecurity threats raises a number of concerns about the future of in-car technology. [Digital Trends - Most Recent News] [Read More]

Porsche reveals new 918 Spyder hybrid specs and tech; it'll go 93mph on electricity alone

Stephen Edelstein — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:15:31 -0700

Active aerodynamics, four-wheel steering, and five driving modes will make the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid supercar a terror on the track. [Digital Trends - Most Recent News] [Read More]

I/Overload

Josh Constine — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:05:07 -0700

Did Google's conference succeed? It launched dozens of products in its 205-minute keynote, but did the world understand them? I saw some of the smartest journalists in technology struggling to handle the information density. But what's the alternative? Break it up across multiple days, or even multiple conferences?... [TechCrunch] [Read More]

Watch the 6-Second 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Homemade Vine Trailer

Brian Anthony Hernandez — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:04:16 -0700

Low-budget recreations of movie trailers are nothing new . We've seen plenty on YouTube, but one Star Trek Into Darkness fan this week leveraged Twitter's six-second video service, Vine , in a crafty way to imitate the new film's trailer Frank Danna of Texas spent three hours storyboarding scenes, cutting craft... [Mashable!] [Read More]