Monday, June 3, 2013
Facebook may boost self-esteem — but there's a downside, says study
[ Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:38:32 GMT ]
Even if you're not living your best life you can make it look like you are on Facebook, and just glimpsing this idealized version of yourself can provide a rush of self-esteem, a new study shows. But there may be a downside to those positive feelings. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, measured Facebook users' self-esteem after they looked at their own profiles. The research...
[ Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:38:32 GMT ]
Even if you're not living your best life you can make it look like you are on Facebook, and just glimpsing this idealized version of yourself can provide a rush of self-esteem, a new study shows. But there may be a downside to those positive feelings. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, measured Facebook users' self-esteem after they looked at their own profiles. The research...
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Strange asteroid has a tail 620,000 miles long!
[ Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:55:13 GMT ]
By Mike WallSpace.comAn odd asteroid's peculiar tail is far longer than previously thought, stretching nearly three times the distance from Earth to the moon, scientists say.The surprising tail of dust streaming from the asteroid P/2010 A2 is about 620,000 miles (1 million kilometers) long, new photos taken by the One Degree Imager (ODI) camera at the WIYN telescope in Arizona reveal."Previous ima...
[ Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:55:13 GMT ]
By Mike WallSpace.comAn odd asteroid's peculiar tail is far longer than previously thought, stretching nearly three times the distance from Earth to the moon, scientists say.The surprising tail of dust streaming from the asteroid P/2010 A2 is about 620,000 miles (1 million kilometers) long, new photos taken by the One Degree Imager (ODI) camera at the WIYN telescope in Arizona reveal."Previous ima...
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Sunday, June 2, 2013
Judge orders Google to turn over data to FBI
[ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 16:31:25 GMT ]
A federal judge has ruled that Google Inc. must comply with the FBI's warrantless demands for customer data, rejecting the company's argument that the government's practice of issuing so-called national security letters to telecommunication companies, Internet service providers, banks and others was unconstitutional and unnecessary. FBI counter-terrorism agents began issuing the secret letter...
[ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 16:31:25 GMT ]
A federal judge has ruled that Google Inc. must comply with the FBI's warrantless demands for customer data, rejecting the company's argument that the government's practice of issuing so-called national security letters to telecommunication companies, Internet service providers, banks and others was unconstitutional and unnecessary. FBI counter-terrorism agents began issuing the secret letter...
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'Mars rat' taking Internet by storm
[ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:21:04 GMT ]
A Mars rock that bears a passing resemblance to a rodent is scuttling across the Internet with gusto, even inspiring some fans to set up a Twitter account in its name.UFO buffs spotted the purported "Mars rat" in a panoramic photo snapped in September 2012 by NASA's Curiosity rover. Zooming in on a portion of the image reveals what appears to be a rodent crouching between two rocks, its nose t...
[ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:21:04 GMT ]
A Mars rock that bears a passing resemblance to a rodent is scuttling across the Internet with gusto, even inspiring some fans to set up a Twitter account in its name.UFO buffs spotted the purported "Mars rat" in a panoramic photo snapped in September 2012 by NASA's Curiosity rover. Zooming in on a portion of the image reveals what appears to be a rodent crouching between two rocks, its nose t...
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Why sharks generate more money alive than dead
[ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 21:26:39 GMT ]
Sharks that are free to swim around in their natural habitats are a valuable part of tourism around the world, a new study finds, which suggests sharks are worth more in the world's oceans than they are on restaurant menus.The new research provides evidence of the value of conservation against the rampant killing of sharks for food, said study lead author Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor, a Ph.D. ca...
[ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 21:26:39 GMT ]
Sharks that are free to swim around in their natural habitats are a valuable part of tourism around the world, a new study finds, which suggests sharks are worth more in the world's oceans than they are on restaurant menus.The new research provides evidence of the value of conservation against the rampant killing of sharks for food, said study lead author Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor, a Ph.D. ca...
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Frogs fading? Amphibian census may guide recovery leaps
[ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 22:10:59 GMT ]
Karen Lips, an amphibian ecologist and tropical biologist, is an associate professor at the University of Maryland in College Park. She contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.It was a dark and steamy night and clouds of insects were biting our faces and hands as we carefully examined a tiny emerald glass frog. I was with my team of researchers in the midd...
[ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 22:10:59 GMT ]
Karen Lips, an amphibian ecologist and tropical biologist, is an associate professor at the University of Maryland in College Park. She contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.It was a dark and steamy night and clouds of insects were biting our faces and hands as we carefully examined a tiny emerald glass frog. I was with my team of researchers in the midd...
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How to clean out your overflowing hard drive and get your space back
[ Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:23:23 GMT ]
Hard drives get messy. You save files and forget them, download huge chunks of data that pile up, and change your naming schemes a hundred times. It's spring, though, so why not do a little tidying up?To make things simpler, we're going to look at this from the perspective of cleaning up a secondary drive that doesn't have an OS installed on it. You can use these same tactics for any drive, but th...
[ Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:23:23 GMT ]
Hard drives get messy. You save files and forget them, download huge chunks of data that pile up, and change your naming schemes a hundred times. It's spring, though, so why not do a little tidying up?To make things simpler, we're going to look at this from the perspective of cleaning up a secondary drive that doesn't have an OS installed on it. You can use these same tactics for any drive, but th...
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Saturday, June 1, 2013
Hands on with 'TheLast of Us,' a zombie game with a very human face
[ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:28:26 GMT ]
Immediately after I first stepped into Joel's shoes to play "The Last of Us," a new post-apocalyptic zombie game being published by Sony and developed by Naughty Dog, I died. Joel and Ellie, his young female ward, had just been ambushed by a group of "Mad Max"-style raiders when trying to drive a car through a desolate, overgrown version of Pittsburgh, and the confrontation forced their car off th...
[ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:28:26 GMT ]
Immediately after I first stepped into Joel's shoes to play "The Last of Us," a new post-apocalyptic zombie game being published by Sony and developed by Naughty Dog, I died. Joel and Ellie, his young female ward, had just been ambushed by a group of "Mad Max"-style raiders when trying to drive a car through a desolate, overgrown version of Pittsburgh, and the confrontation forced their car off th...
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More Oklahoma twisters!? Latest outbreak fits Tornado Alley's pattern
[ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 02:23:18 GMT ]
Friday's tornado emergency sent a chill through Oklahoma City and its environs, in large part because it came less than two weeks after a powerful twister drove through the same area. The attention given to the weather pummeling America's midsection plays off the devastation left behind on May 20 in Moore, Okla. — and that contributes to the perception that this year's storm season has been far wo...
[ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 02:23:18 GMT ]
Friday's tornado emergency sent a chill through Oklahoma City and its environs, in large part because it came less than two weeks after a powerful twister drove through the same area. The attention given to the weather pummeling America's midsection plays off the devastation left behind on May 20 in Moore, Okla. — and that contributes to the perception that this year's storm season has been far wo...
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Cicadas can survive a superstorm — but not changes wrought by humans
[ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 15:41:48 GMT ]
The march of the cicadas is hitting prime time on the East Coast, and that means researchers are getting their best opportunities to study how the burrowing insects have weathered the past 17 years. They're finding some amazing comebacks, and some puzzling absences as well.Over the past few weeks, billions of cicadas have been rising out of the ground, over a swath of territory ranging from Georgi...
[ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 15:41:48 GMT ]
The march of the cicadas is hitting prime time on the East Coast, and that means researchers are getting their best opportunities to study how the burrowing insects have weathered the past 17 years. They're finding some amazing comebacks, and some puzzling absences as well.Over the past few weeks, billions of cicadas have been rising out of the ground, over a swath of territory ranging from Georgi...
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How and why to teach your kids to code
[ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 15:58:07 GMT ]
Whether or not your child grows up to be the next Zuckerberg, programming is a highly useful skill for him or her to learn. It teaches vital problem-solving, creativity, and communication skills. Plus, it can be downright fun for you both. Here are some of the best tried-and-true apps for teaching kids of all ages how to code.There's no time like the presentPerhaps there's no better group to teach...
[ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 15:58:07 GMT ]
Whether or not your child grows up to be the next Zuckerberg, programming is a highly useful skill for him or her to learn. It teaches vital problem-solving, creativity, and communication skills. Plus, it can be downright fun for you both. Here are some of the best tried-and-true apps for teaching kids of all ages how to code.There's no time like the presentPerhaps there's no better group to teach...
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'Minority Report' in waiting: Wearable tech on the cusp of going mainstream?
[ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]
If past is prologue, wearable computers will soon be the dominant technology we all use. Even if the hype's getting ahead of the reality, a nascent market is notching measurable progress. [Read more]
[ Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]
If past is prologue, wearable computers will soon be the dominant technology we all use. Even if the hype's getting ahead of the reality, a nascent market is notching measurable progress. [Read more]
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Friday, May 31, 2013
Pre-caffeine tech: Grumpy Cat, secret pigs
[ Fri, 31 May 2013 14:13:01 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Grumpy Cat is going to the big screen.Evernote now offers two-factor verification in wake of a recent hack.Researchers say they've recovered blood samples from a 10,000-year-old mammoth, but outside experts are skeptical about the claims — and particularly about suggestions that the mammoth ...
[ Fri, 31 May 2013 14:13:01 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Grumpy Cat is going to the big screen.Evernote now offers two-factor verification in wake of a recent hack.Researchers say they've recovered blood samples from a 10,000-year-old mammoth, but outside experts are skeptical about the claims — and particularly about suggestions that the mammoth ...
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Shaman 'rainmaking' center discovered in South Africa
[ Fri, 31 May 2013 15:38:36 GMT ]
By Owen JarusLiveScience A towering "rain control" site, where shamans would have asked the gods to open up the skies centuries ago, has been discovered in South Africa.Located in a semiarid area of the country, near Botswana and Zimbabwe, the site of Ratho Kroonkop (RKK) sits atop a 1,000-foot-tall (300 meters) hill and contains two naturally formed "rock tanks." These tanks are depressions in th...
[ Fri, 31 May 2013 15:38:36 GMT ]
By Owen JarusLiveScience A towering "rain control" site, where shamans would have asked the gods to open up the skies centuries ago, has been discovered in South Africa.Located in a semiarid area of the country, near Botswana and Zimbabwe, the site of Ratho Kroonkop (RKK) sits atop a 1,000-foot-tall (300 meters) hill and contains two naturally formed "rock tanks." These tanks are depressions in th...
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