Tuesday, July 19, 2011

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How to Teach Your Dog to Hold an Object

Holding an object without chewing on it is a trick or skill that is very useful for your dog to know. This ability is especially useful if your dog is an obedience dog, hunting dog, retrieving dog or a service dog. But this behaviour is difficult to instill in a dog, especially dogs that don't enjoy having things in their mouths. In this article, a clicker is needed, and some patience.

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Flurry: iPad, Verizon iPhone took wind out of Android sails

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Not So Strange Bedfellows

by Zo� Pollock Pareene peeks under the sheets of ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. Or as he calls it, a "sort of a Match.com for state lawmakers and the nation's worst industry lobbies": Here's how the ALEC process works:...

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Monday, July 18, 2011

Will iPhone 5 bring the perfect storm?

By Joe Wilcox, Betanews

It's a good question to ask now that ChangeWave claims that 46 percent of 4,163 consumers surveyed plan to buy iPhone within 90 days. Apple is expected to release iPhone 5 within that time period.

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Florida Man Guns Down SWAT Team Robot With an AK-47 -- Naked

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What's crazier than locking yourself in your house and threatening to kill anyone that crosses its threshold? Walking out of your house to shoot a robot with an AK-47. Naked. While being videotaped. A Florida man accomplished all of those feats, during a recent standoff with a camera-equipped SWAT team bot. The $65,000 robot bravely attempted to enter the man's house, where it was greeted with nudity and four bullets. The man was taken into custody, and is undergoing psychological evaluations.

Florida Man Guns Down SWAT Team Robot With an AK-47 -- Naked originally appeared on Switched on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Proposed Name for a Retina Display iPad 2: ?iPad Pro?

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Those Left Behind

Lauren Bohn's dour dispatch from Tunisia isn't fun, but it's worth your time: The southern cities have long been the epicenter of violent protest against the regime. Bread riots in December 1983 in the same cities launched the most serious...

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Ping 108: Facebook & Skype, Call of Duty, Baidu, Bing, Office 365

Check in THIS week as as Adam and Paul discuss the hottest news coming out of Microsoft with you!

Facebook and Skype

Baidu and Bing

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Bing Lasso

Skype & Office 365

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Verbatim Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard Review

For many of us, typing on our iPhone or iPad is usually limited to entering passwords or replying text messages. But if you often work on the go and have to bang out emails, picking up an accessory such as the Verbatim Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard will save you a lot of time and frustration. This [...]

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Tony Montana Would Not Approve of a 'Scarface'-Motivated Killing

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Well, this is the world that we live in now: 22-year-old Texan Alejandro Garcia pleaded guilty to shooting his then-17-year-old cousin over who would get the next turn to play 'Scarface: The World Is Yours.' The world certainly doesn't belong to either cousin now; Garcia has a sentence of 30 years, and his cousin was killed in the tragic event. Life imitates art, which sucks when the "art" is Al Pacino with a bad accent, killing people over drug deals gone awry and whoever is shtupping his wife.

Tony Montana Would Not Approve of a 'Scarface'-Motivated Killing originally appeared on Switched on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Rx Workshop: Programming the Cloud

Learn about the special challenges of distributed reactive applications and how to use distributed schedulers to write powerful reactive programs.

Download the Challenge

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Can Sony sell a tablet you'd really want to buy? [poll]

By Patrick Houston

Later this year, Sony plans to take on iPad with two radically different tablet designs. The S2 folds like a book. Have the CE giant's engineers gone too far, or leapt ahead to the next big thing? You tell us.

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AppFabric.tv - Workflow Services Security

Wondering how you can secure your Workflow Service? On this episode, I'm joined by Dave Cliffe who explains how Workflow Security works with WCF Security.

Links:

Ron Jacobs
http://blogs.msdn.com/rjacobs
Twitter: @ronljacobs http://twitter.com/ronljacobs

 

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"The Medium Chill"

David Roberts defines it: We now have a smallish house in a nondescript working class Seattle neighborhood with no sidewalks. We have one car, a battered old minivan with a large dent on one side where you have to bang...

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Tony Montana Would Not Approve of a 'Scarface'-Motivated Killing

'scarface: the world is yours'
Well, this is the world that we live in now: 22-year-old Texan Alejandro Garcia pleaded guilty to shooting his then-17-year-old cousin over who would get the next turn to play 'Scarface: The World Is Yours.' The world certainly doesn't belong to either cousin now; Garcia has a sentence of 30 years, and his cousin was killed in the tragic event. Life imitates art, which sucks when the "art" is Al Pacino with a bad accent, killing people over drug deals gone awry and whoever is shtupping his wife.

Tony Montana Would Not Approve of a 'Scarface'-Motivated Killing originally appeared on Switched on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sen. Inhofe Pushes His Luck

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Android 3.2 Honeycomb SDK released

Bored Android developer looking for something to do with your Monday morning? Google has you covered, releasing the Android 3.2 Honeycomb SDK. Tipped as fast-incoming back in late June, and since arriving for XOOM users, the updated version adds support for 7-inch Honeycomb tablets in addition to official microSD compatibility�and other functionality. The screen size [...]

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10+ Tips for an Awesome Road Trip

No matter your age or occupation, everyone could use a little fresh air from time to time. Taking a road trip with your friends or family can be an excellent way to shed some old skin and live a little, destress and forget your troubles for a while, and to make some fond memories along the way. It's also one of the rites of passage for those who live in a country large enough to make road trips truly exciting, such as the USA, Canada and Australia ? at least one road trip in a lifetime is essential before you can truly feel that you understand the pulse of your country better. Here is how to rejuvenate your spirit by hitting the road...

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'Mountaineer': Sobering News out of West Virginia

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Joe Mullin On The Righthaven Saga And Democratic Underground's Win

Although it isn’t the end of Righthaven’s legal battles, it’s likely that the company has suffered a mortal blow from Democratic Underground’s recent win. On his second visit to WNYC’s On The Media on NPR, our legal reporter Joe Mullin explains that the Nevada court ruled Righthaven didn’t own enough of the copyright to sue for infringement and later discusses the possibility of an appeal. The full audio is available for streaming and download here on OnTheMedia.org.

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How to Sew a Yoga Mat Bag

If you want to make a yoga mat bag quickly, this article will explain just how to do that. Once you've figure out the method and the best measurements, you can create your own bag in about two hours or so.

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Epiphany Acoustics EHP-1 headphone amp is packing

If you’re an audiophile, prefer headphones to speakers and gain particular pleasure from visitors complimenting you on your shapely knob, Epiphany Acoustics might have the headphone amp for you. The British-based startup is kicking things off with the walnut-fronted EHP-1, a compact hand-made amp promising minimal noise and distortion along with a distinctive aluminum volume [...]

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Is Jiang Zemin Dead? Real-time Illustration of News Control in China

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Sunday, July 17, 2011

A RIM Apple TV Competitor is the Worst Idea Ever

This past week, I was just surfing the web, looking at news stories, and came across what might be the most shocking report I?ve seen in a long time: Research In Motion is working on an Apple TV competitor. The product is apparently codenamed ?BlackBerry Cyclone? and could launch later this year. The device will [...]

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Episode 51 - Web Deploy and the Windows Azure Accelerator for Web Roles

Join Wade and Steve each week as they cover the Windows Azure Platform. You can follow and interact with the show at @CloudCoverShow.

In this episode, Nathan Totten?Technical Evangelist for Windows Azure?talks to Steve about using the Windows Azure Accelerator for Web Roles to quickly and easily deploy one or more websites across multiple Web Role instances using Web Deploy. When using this accelerator with Web Deploy, deployments only take about 30 seconds and are durably stored in Windows Azure storage.

In the news:

Be sure to check out http://windowsazure.com/events to see events where Windows Azure will be present!

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How many iPhones did Apple sell last quarter?

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SlashGear Weekly Roundup Video ? July 17, 2011

It was a disappointing week for Apple fans eager to pick up a new MacBook Air and OS X Lion, as both were no-shows with a launch looking to be next Thursday or Friday instead. The much anticipated Spotify music streaming service did open its doors to the US finally, although by invite-only. Google had [...]

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Your China News Roundup of the Day

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Advanced marshmallow skills: How to Fluff Up Marshmallows

Fluffing up marshmallows prevents the crusty sides that normally form when toasting or cooking a marshmallow. This method warms up the marshmallow quickly and keeps it light and fluffy.

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Harry Potter iPad App Hits It Big Despite Hefty Price

Would you pay $12.99 for a Harry Potter book app? Probably, if you’re one of the people who helped shatter records for the midnight screening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($43.5 million!). ScrollMotion and Insight Editions’ Harry Potter Film Wizardry is the iPad app of the week. And hey: included in the cost is an invitation to the Yule Ball.

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Josh Topolsky Interviews HP?s Stephen DeWitt and Jon Rubinstein on WebOS, the Death of Palm, and Partnering With Amazon

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Lessons Learned On The Job, Ctd

by Zo� Pollock This week readers remembered some of their first jobs and how it changed them. One reader contemplates the idea of service: I've never thought about it this way, but I think that my two years working at...

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Turn Your Friends Into Stock With Empire Avenue's Social Game

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Social networking is a numbers game. Not only do you try to get the "right" amount of friends on Facebook and a good follower/followed ratio on Twitter, but it's all about wielding some social currency: who knows whom, where you get invited, if you'll get the scoop on the latest celeb death. Nowadays, social networking is quantifying the power of your friendships.

But talking analytics will make the average Facebooker's eyes glaze over. Transitioning it into a buy/sell/trade stock market game, however, suddenly turns your socialite friend into a hot commodity. Empire Avenue, a "social influence stock market" has now launched its Facebook app, which allows players to "buy and sell" the people they know, leveraging profit. The idea is that active, socially "fluent" people are worth more -- the more you tweet, post and share, the higher your value is. Then, you can take the game's currency, called "eaves," and purchase in-game items, which can also increase your value. The more people you invite, the greater access you'll have.

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iPod Sales Expected to Decline 7.2 Percent Year Over Year

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Why big data is suddenly sexy

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10+ Tips for an Awesome Road Trip

No matter your age or occupation, everyone could use a little fresh air from time to time. Taking a road trip with your friends or family can be an excellent way to shed some old skin and live a little, destress and forget your troubles for a while, and to make some fond memories along the way. It's also one of the rites of passage for those who live in a country large enough to make road trips truly exciting, such as the USA, Canada and Australia ? at least one road trip in a lifetime is essential before you can truly feel that you understand the pulse of your country better. Here is how to rejuvenate your spirit by hitting the road...

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EA Buys PopCap for $750 Million in Cash and Stock

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Grieving With T&A

by Chris Bodenner First divorce parties in Japan, now funeral strippers in Taiwan: Funeral strippers work on Electric Flower Cars (EFC) which are trucks that have been converted to moving stages so that women can perform as the vehicles follow...

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Episode 50 - Matt Winkler Builds an AppFabric Application

Join Wade and Steve each week as they cover the Windows Azure Platform. You can follow and interact with the show at @CloudCoverShow.

In this episode, Matthew Winkler?Senior Program Manager Lead on the AppFabric Team?talks to Steve and Wade about building AppFabric Applications. AppFabric Applications bring new ways of building, running, and managing applications at scale in Windows Azure. The June CTP of AppFabric includes support for AppFabric Applications, and you can start by downloading the new SDK and Developer Tools and by signing up for a free account at the AppFabric Labs portal.

In the news:

Be sure to check out http://windowsazure.com/events to see events where Windows Azure will be present!

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How To Handle Breasts In The 17th Century

by Zo� Pollock A generous guide. I love this bit from the Ladies' Dictionary, published in 1694: Breasts that hang loose, and are of an extraordinary largeness, lose their charms, and have their Beauty buried in the grave of uncomeliness,...

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Analysts: iPod sales expected to decline 7.2% year over year

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Saturday, July 16, 2011

Pentagon admits to losing 24,000 files in major network breach

2011 has certainly been the year of the hacker so far. The number of hacks and attacks that have been perpetrated against the US government and businesses is staggering and shows no sign of letting up. Perhaps the most disturbing of all the hacks this year was one perpetrated against the US government that the [...]

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Convicted Hacker Says He Committed Credit Card Heist for U.S. Government

albery gonzalezThe hacker who orchestrated the biggest computer crime operation in U.S. history is alleging that the American government authorized him to do so.

Last year, 29-year-old Albert Gonzalez pleaded guilty to hacking into computer systems at TJX, Office Max, Dave & Busters, Heartland Payment Systems and other companies, in order to steal some 130 million credit card numbers. He received a 20-year prison sentence, which he's currently serving at a low-security facility in Michigan.

Continue reading Convicted Hacker Says He Committed Credit Card Heist for U.S. Government

Convicted Hacker Says He Committed Credit Card Heist for U.S. Government originally appeared on Switched on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Chart Of The Day

by Zo� Pollock Clashes between countries are on the rise. Researchers Mark Harrison and Nikolaus Wolf found that conflicts arose irrespective of economic growth: Thinkers of the Enlightenment believed, and many political scientists still believe today, that the political leaders...

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6 Tips for Understanding Cattle

Cattle have a different way of communicating themselves and their intentions than other animals, such as humans, dogs, cats and horses.�Most of the time the behaviour of the cow is misinterpreted or misread by the person who is trying to interpret it.�
Bovine psychology and behaviour is something that every cattle producer must know in order to own, work around and handle these animals. Understand bovine behaviour is also important for those who do not understand or who have a fear of cattle, because understanding can allay the reasons for fear and hopefully, will help you to build more respect for these animals.

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Apple vs. Google: Inside an Android patent violation

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'Lesbian Spider-Queens of Mars' Is More Retro Than Risque

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This week we're showing love to the latest games from some of our favorite designers. These are creators from whom we've come to expect the best -- and this week's picks certainly live up to our expectations.

Self-professed "dot matrix dominatrix" Anna Anthropy (a.k.a. Auntie Pixelante) has consistently wowed us in the past. Her latest game is the intriguingly titled 'Lesbian Spider-Queens of Mars.' Modeled after the classic arcade game 'Wizard of Wor,' it perfectly recreates the feel of a greasy, soda-stained arcade cabinet. Simplistic yet addictive, 'Lesbian Spider-Queens of Mars' is a brilliant example of retro gaming done right.

'Lesbian Spider-Queens of Mars' Is More Retro Than Risque originally appeared on Switched on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Rx Workshop: Introduction

What is Reactive Extensions? What is reactive programming? How is it used in the real world?

Welcome to the Rx Workshop! Rx developers (they design and implement Rx) Wes Dyer and Bart De Smet will guide you through a series of sessions that will get you up to speed with Rx fundamentals rather quickly. Tune in!

See the rest of the Rx Workshop tutorials.

2 -> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Rx-Workshop/Rx-Workshop-Observables-versus-Events
3 -> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Rx-Workshop/Rx-Workshop-Event-Processing
4 -> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Rx-Workshop/Rx-Workshop-Unified-Programming-Model
5- > http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Rx-Workshop/Rx-Workshop-Writing-Queries
6 -> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Rx-Workshop/Rx-Workshop-Schedulers

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? On Attribution and Credit

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Patch My PC Free: Easy updates for handful of apps

By Mike Williams, Betanews

The best of the competition knows about hundreds of thousands of tools, so the 30 or so supported here won't get you very far. But it's a new project, and numbers will increase.

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Fortune Examines IDC?s Pessimistic Tablet Sale Numbers

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How to Manage Saved Passwords in Google Chrome

Google Chrome has a built-in feature in which it saves website passwords for you, which can be pretty handy. Do you want to delete some of the passwords that Google Chrome has stored? Or have you forgotten a password for something? Luckily there is a way to access, view and delete the stored passwords. Just read on to find out how!

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Harry Potter iPad App Hits It Big Despite Hefty Price

Would you pay $12.99 for a Harry Potter book app? Probably, if you’re one of the people who helped shatter records for the midnight screening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($43.5 million!). ScrollMotion and Insight Editions’ Harry Potter Film Wizardry is the iPad app of the week. And hey: included in the cost is an invitation to the Yule Ball.

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Good News From Steve Dorner

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C9 Lectures: Stephan T Lavavej - Advanced STL, 6 of n

There are two STLs: the Standard Template Library and Stephan T. Lavavej Smiley

Advanced STL covers the gory details of the STL's implementation -> you will therefore need to be versed in the basics of STL, competent in C++ (of course), and be able to pay attention! Stephan is a great teacher and we are so happy to have him on Channel 9?the only place you'll find this level of technical detail regarding the internals of the STL. There are no books. There are no websites. This is Stephan taking us into what is uncharted territory for most, even those with a more advanced STL skill set.

This is a very special episode?it was driven by you!

In Part 5, Niner KerrekSB commented that a great topic for this advanced series would be developing a generic mechanism for printing out STL containers (like a vector of ints). Then Sven Groot helped out with his usual brilliance. I love this Niner interaction!

You got STL to lecture on this stuff! That is HUGE Smiley

In fact, STL was so impressed that he decided to try it out himself and see how generic he could make it. He uses only those STL features available in VC10 SP1 (for example, variadic templates are not used in his solution because the feature is not implemented in VC 2010 SP1...).

What did Stephan come up with? Get STL's PrettyPrinter implementation, then watch this great episode to learn the details behind the code. Thanks STL, KerrekSB, and Sven Groot for an excellent exercise!


See Part 1 -> shared_ptr and friends

See Part 2 -> Algorithm optimization
See Part 3 -> STL's comprehensive correctness checks
See Part 4 -> rvalue references, perfect forwarding, associative containers
See Part 5 -> Boost Library

Watch STL's great introductory series on the STL

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Printing A Wrench

by Patrick Appel This incredible video on 3D printing went viral a couple weeks ago: Alex Tabarrok, quoting Arthur C. Clarke, writes that "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." XKCD imagines real-world applications.

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The View From Your Window

Malibu, California, 12.58 am

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How to Use the Custom Brush Tool in Project Dogwaffle

Project Dogwaffle is 'all about' its brushes, and it has an extremely wide variety of brushes that you can both make and use. Project Dogwaffle has a tool that can help you make a quick custom brush 'on the fly' ? read this article to learn how to do it.

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Dinos and Trenches in '1916 - The War You Never Knew'

1916 - The War You Never Knew
This week's batch of games take its inspiration from real life, but twists your expectations in weird and wonderful ways. Consider it an alchemical transformation that results in gaming gold.

We're no history buffs, but we're fairly certain that World War I did not involve ferocious velociraptors stalking hapless soldiers through the trenches. (But who knows? Maybe we were absent the day it was covered in history class.) The creators of '1916 - The War You Never Knew' -- a first-person survival horror experience set in the dingy trenches of the Great War -- clearly took inspiration from indie sensation 'Amnesia: The Dark Descent.' Setting this type of game in this type of environment is brilliant; it allows for a claustrophobic world that doesn't feel artificially constrained, and makes for a genuinely scary experience, notwithstanding the addition of deadly dinosaurs.

Continue reading Dinos and Trenches in '1916 - The War You Never Knew'

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Convicted Hacker Says He Committed Credit Card Heist for U.S. Government

albery gonzalezThe hacker who orchestrated the biggest computer crime operation in U.S. history is alleging that the American government authorized him to do so.

Last year, 29-year-old Albert Gonzalez pleaded guilty to hacking into computer systems at TJX, Office Max, Dave & Busters, Heartland Payment Systems and other companies, in order to steal some 130 million credit card numbers. He received a 20-year prison sentence, which he's currently serving at a low-security facility in Michigan.

Continue reading Convicted Hacker Says He Committed Credit Card Heist for U.S. Government

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Episode 50 - Matt Winkler Builds an AppFabric Application

Join Wade and Steve each week as they cover the Windows Azure Platform. You can follow and interact with the show at @CloudCoverShow.

In this episode, Matthew Winkler?Senior Program Manager Lead on the AppFabric Team?talks to Steve and Wade about building AppFabric Applications. AppFabric Applications bring new ways of building, running, and managing applications at scale in Windows Azure. The June CTP of AppFabric includes support for AppFabric Applications, and you can start by downloading the new SDK and Developer Tools and by signing up for a free account at the AppFabric Labs portal.

In the news:

Be sure to check out http://windowsazure.com/events to see events where Windows Azure will be present!

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'Mountaineer': Sobering News out of West Virginia

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PCs: Apple jumps to No. 3 in the U.S., even without the iPad

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What Happens If We Don't Raise The Debt Ceiling?

by Patrick Appel Howard Gleckman runs the numbers: The [Bipartisan Policy Center] looked at what would happen if the government tried to preserve its bond rating by paying the $29 billion in interest it will owe on Treasury securities in...

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Friday, July 15, 2011

Florida Man Guns Down SWAT Team Robot With an AK-47 -- Naked

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What's crazier than locking yourself in your house and threatening to kill anyone that crosses its threshold? Walking out of your house to shoot a robot with an AK-47. Naked. While being videotaped. A Florida man accomplished all of those feats, during a recent standoff with a camera-equipped SWAT team bot. The $65,000 robot bravely attempted to enter the man's house, where it was greeted with nudity and four bullets. The man was taken into custody, and is undergoing psychological evaluations.

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A Lovely Little Forgotten War

by Alex Massie I'm glad the kinetic military action faux-war in Libya has gone so well. What's that? Oh. Nevertheless, the war has this to be said for it: very few people seem to care one way or the other...

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Josh Topolsky Interviews HP?s Stephen DeWitt and Jon Rubinstein on WebOS, the Death of Palm, and Partnering With Amazon

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BlackBerry Torch 2 Hits The FCC, Heading To AT&T

RIM had just announced earlier this week that it will be launching seven new BlackBerry OS 7 smartphones this year in an attempt to assuage the concerns of shareholders. They include the BlackBerry Bold 9900, the BlackBerry Monza, and the BlackBerry Torch 2, which has just passed through the FCC. The BlackBerry Torch 2 is [...]

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Future of Online Customer Support Looks Like 'Minority Report'

Online shopping can be a pretty solitary endeavor, unless you're shopping at B Reel's 3Live Shop. On the 3Live Shop, shoppers are invited to start video calls with sales reps, who can guide them through their purchases, using touchscreens to drag different products into the frame. According to B Reel, it's a "simple and personal" approach to online shopping -- assuming you're not averse to human interaction.

Future of Online Customer Support Looks Like 'Minority Report' originally appeared on Switched on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google Shares Surge Amid Blockbuster Earnings

Early Friday saw a surge in share prices for the internet giant Google after a rather important earning’s call the day before. This Q2 earnings call saw several announcements burst forth including $9 billion in revenue, this beating their expected $8.6 billion in earnings by a significant among. This revenue growth, being a 32% jump [...]

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Shawn Blanc Reviews the HP TouchPad

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Shawn Blanc Reviews the HP TouchPad

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Microsoft: Windows 7 Hits 400 Million Licenses Sold

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Google's New Crossword-Style Trivia Game Wants Puzzlers to Search

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Fellow puzzle fans, Google has brought us joy. The engine's newest venture, A Google a Day, asks cunning participants not to use the knowledge they have but rather the knowledge they can unearth with Google search to solve riddles. Much like crossword puzzles (possibly your author's favorite pastime), the questions ask the solver to change the way they think. For today's riddle, searching "two presidents signed" automatically gives some good hints -- but the Google Gods seem to want us to rely more on search suggestions rather than our own acquired trivia.

Using agoogleaday.com instead of the regular Google shields you from real-time questions and answers, so your network and top hits won't spoil the fun. Searching down the 'Net's rabbit hole is kind of interesting, but Google really needs a way to track your success. After all, puzzle fiends solve for the glory and the feeling of completion, not the quiet satisfaction of "knowing things." Duh.

Google's New Crossword-Style Trivia Game Wants Puzzlers to Search originally appeared on Switched on Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What Happens If We Don't Raise The Debt Ceiling?

by Patrick Appel Howard Gleckman runs the numbers: The [Bipartisan Policy Center] looked at what would happen if the government tried to preserve its bond rating by paying the $29 billion in interest it will owe on Treasury securities in...

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CSI: Afghanistan

by Zack Beauchamp Michael Yon reports on how forensics help counterinsurgency in Afghanistan: In the early days of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, if a bomb blew up our people, we would be apt to arrest every male in the...

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Righthaven Ordered To Pay $5,000 Fine

Righthaven founded its controversial copyright-enforcement business by hoping to collect money from websites that copied newspaper content, several thousand dollars at a time. But it looks like money is about to start flowing out of Righthaven’s pockets, not into them. Today, the judge in charge of the company’s lawsuit against the Democratic Underground has ordered Righthaven to pay $5,000 for not disclosing the fact that it was splitting its revenues 50/50 with Stephens Media, owner of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

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Face Of The Day

Photographers aim their cameras at News Corporation Chief Rupert Murdoch through his car window as he leaves his London home on July 14, 2011. Britain's deputy prime minister urged Rupert Murdoch Thursday to face questioning by lawmakers over the phone...

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Ping 108: Facebook & Skype, Call of Duty, Baidu, Bing, Office 365

Check in THIS week as as Adam and Paul discuss the hottest news coming out of Microsoft with you!

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Bing Lasso

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Upper Deck Evolution 'Cards' Use LCD Screens to Play Highlight Reels


We thought collecting baseball cards went out with grunge, but apparently we were wrong. Upper Deck (one of the card companies that isn't Topps) is still clinging to life and pushing the envelope of what can legitimately be called a "card." The half-inch thick Evolution Series holds a battery and a small LCD, which loops a 60-second highlight real of one of four NFL players. Check out the video above.

Upper Deck Evolution 'Cards' Use LCD Screens to Play Highlight Reels originally appeared on Switched on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When Gaydar Becomes A Bullshit Detector

The Daily Show - Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook by Chris Bodenner Dan Savage cites a fascinating study on gaydar from a few years...

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Today in Tech: Cisco cutting 10,000 jobs?

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Sony Ericsson blames Japan earthquake for big Q2 losses

Sony Ericsson‘s 2011 range of handsets have marked a real change in direction from the dross of the previous year, but it hasn’t been enough to save the company from a dreary Q2 2011. Blaming “supply chain constraints from the Japan earthquake,” Sony Ericsson has announced a net loss of ?50m ($71m) for the three [...]

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Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 2: Web Workers Demo

Ari Bixhorn provides a quick look at a demo of Web Workers.  This sample and the second IE10 Platform preview are available on the IE Test Drive.   

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Stupid Ad Watch

by Zo� Pollock Rebecca Cullers rages against a new milk ad that suggests boyfriends buy it for their bitchy girlfriends, since milk can help "reduce the symptoms of PMS": Let's put my gender aside and consider this as a long-term...

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The Office Show: Office 365 - Part One

So what is Office 365 and how can it help your small business? This Office Show answers those questions with a special two-part episode, wherein our heroines Laura and Tina start a business from scratch with Office 365. Like many of you, they're strapped for resources and face some nasty competition. Office 365 is their key to surviving and thriving. And stay tuned, we'll post Part II soon.

 

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Move your data to Access and Office 365

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Swedish File Sharers Get Religious About Stealing

Missionary Church of Kopimism
Swedish philosophy student Isaac Gerson thinks that file sharing is sacred. The 19-year-old leader of the Missionary Church of Kopimism believes that stealing and sharing are signs of appreciation, and has compared closed-source software to slavery. Last year, Sweden rejected the church's application to be recognized as a religion, but Gerson isn't giving up so easily. He'll be reapplying after meeting with government officials.

Swedish File Sharers Get Religious About Stealing originally appeared on Switched on Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When the Internet Turns Vicious

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Murdoch Closing Tabloid Linked to British Hacking Scandal

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The proper way to use a scale

Most people assume that they should get on a scale every so often to check their weight, but it is better to do this in an organized fashion. Learn how to properly utilize your scale so that you can gauge your weight fluctuations accurately.

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Take control of batch files with WinAPIExec

By Mike Williams, Betanews

WinAPIExec is a tiny program (3.5KB) that allows you to call any Windows API function from the command line.

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