With the arrival of Superman in the lineup for Supergirl season two, it’s not too surprising that the show’s sophomore season will also include a few more classic Superman villains—and now we have confirmation one of the Man of Steel’s oldest foes is heading to the small screen.
Source: io9 – Supergirl and Superman Will Beat the Crap Out of Metallo in Season 2
I’m a list maker when it comes to getting things done, so much so that my lists have lists. But who will hold me accountable or remind me if I forget a task? I took some inspiration from our developers to set up an alert using Todoist, Zapier, and Dead Man’s Snitch.
Source: LifeHacker – How I Keep Myself Accountable Using Dead Man’s Snitch
Sony has confirmed its next game system, the PlayStation Neo, and will probably formally introduce it at an event on September 7th. But the console maker was heavily rumored to have a new thinner version of their current system, the PS4 Slim, but has…
Source: Engadget – Alleged PS4 Slim leak reveals incremental changes to console
An anonymous reader writes from a report via Business Insider: According to a survey of 526 random Facebook users conducted by Spot.IM, 33% of Facebook users in the U.S. want to see fewer news articles in their feeds. The survey comes at a time when Facebook is desperately trying to improve the quality of publisher articles that gain traction on its platform. Here are some important takeaways from the study: Older people are likelier to want less news in their Facebook feeds. While 33% of all respondents indicated there was too much news and shared links in their Facebook feeds, the majority of this group was individuals aged 30 or older. Those 30-44 (37%), 45-59 (36%), and 60+ (36%) said they want less news in their feeds. Young Facebook users enjoy consuming news on social media. While middle-aged and older Facebook users don’t like seeing news in their feeds, those aged 18-29 were much more interested and excited to see even more news articles on Facebook. 32% of respondents in this group wanted to see more news, while just 21% wanted less. This is an encouraging sign for publishers who want to reach a new generation of news consumers. The majority of people don’t care about how much news they see on Facebook. Overall, 51% of all surveyed said they simply don’t care if more or less news shows up in their Facebook feeds. A study conducted in June by Columbia University says that 59% of people don’t even read the articles they share.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Study: 33% of Facebook Users Want Less News In Their Feed
Just as Casper upended the mattress industry, and Warby Parker exposed the eyeglass cabal, Away hopes to disrupt the luggage world with its direct-to-consumer hardside bags.
Source: LifeHacker – Travel Like a Pro With Away’s Direct-to-Consumer Luggage
When you’re chilling on the couch watching your favorite esports stream on Twitch and hunger hits, pizza is just a few keystrokes away.
Source: Engadget – Order pizza right from your Twitch stream with Hungrybot
Bryce Harrington announced the release today of Wayland 1.12 beta and the associated Wayland compositor update…
Source: Phoronix – Wayland 1.12 Beta Released
Remember Supergirl stuntwoman Jessie Graff’s impressive performance at the American Ninja Warrior qualifying course in Los Angeles? She made it look easy. And this is a very worthwhile video of her becoming the first woman to complete the American Ninja Warrior stage one course. She also makes this one look easy, even without a belly button. Plus there’s a 2:20 time limit and she beats the course with just 12 seconds left with no breaks for resting. It’s hard not to feel the excitement building as she gets closer and closer to finishing. I could train for 100 years and never come close to completing that course, and not just because I’d be over 130 years old, because I would have had the foresight to take a youth serum. In hindsight though I probably should have just taken a ninja potion.
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Source: Geekologie – Supergirl Stuntwoman Becomes 1st Female To Complete American Ninja Warrior Stage One
Justice Monsters Five, the game that’s supposedly wildly popular in the fictional world of Final Fantasy XV, is now available as a downloadable free-to-play mobile game for iOS and Android.
Source: Kotaku – That Final Fantasy XV Mobile Pinball Thing Is Out
Most of us have a habit or two we’d like to break, but we lie to ourselves so those bad habits don’t seem as bad as they are. If you want to give a jump start to the unlearning process, begin by showing yourself hard evidence that your habit really is affecting you in a negative way.
Source: LifeHacker – Make Breaking a Bad Habit Easier by Proving Yourself Wrong
On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal said a “person familiar with the matter” confirmed that Google would be moving into the ride-sharing market currently dominated by Uber and, to a lesser extent, Lyft. The source said that since May, Google has been testing a feature that lets Google employees and employees of other nearby firms in the Bay Area organize carpools through Waze, a mapping and traffic app purchased by Google in 2013.
The report noted that this new service would be different from Uber and Lyft in that it would only try to connect people who are already going in the same direction, offering rates low enough to discourage drivers from operating like taxis. The service will only be available in San Francisco at the beginning.
According to the WSJ, Waze’s drivers in the closed pilot test only make 54 cents a mile, although Google doesn’t take a cut as Uber and Lyft do.
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Source: Ars Technica – Google to undercut Uber in San Francisco with new ride-sharing service
Twitter’s finally giving creators a good reason to upload videos to its platform rather than YouTube by allowing individuals to monetize content.
Source: Engadget – Twitter’s making it easy for content creators to show you ads
Finally, a major company is planning to compete with Uber in the ride-sharing service space. The Wall Street Journal reports today that Google is planning to debut its own ride-hailing service in San Francisco at “far cheaper rates.” (Editor’s note: the link could be paywalled, here’s an alternate source.) The Mountain View-based company began a pilot program around its California headquarters in May, and enabled several thousand area workers at specific firms to use the Waze navigation app to connect with fellow commuters. Expect Google’s service in the coming weeks, says the report. One key difference in Google’s approach is that it aims to connect riders with drivers who are already headed in the same direction. The project is in compliance with Waze’s aims to “make fares low enough to discourage drivers from operating as taxi drivers.” From the report: Still, Google’s push into ride-sharing could portend a clash with Uber, a seven-year-old firm valued at roughly $68 billion that largely invented the concept of summoning a car with a smartphone app. Google and Uber were once allies — Google invested $258 million in Uber in 2013 — but increasingly see each other as rivals. Alphabet executive David Drummond said Monday that he resigned from Uber’s board because of the increasing competition between the companies. Uber, which has long used Google’s mapping software for its ride-hailing service, recently began developing its own maps.Game on, Uber.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Google To Take On Uber With New Ride-Share Service
You guys have been saying this would happen for months since we first heard about this case and it looks like you were right. Common sense prevailed, the lawsuit was thrown out and the petsitter responsible for the lawsuit now has to pay the defendant’s attorney fees and court sanctions.
Levy says that by “seeking to silence negative criticism,” the petsitters may have ended up risking the future of their entire company. “Not only did the company lose business when customers were disgusted over the non-disparagement lawsuit, it now is responsible to pay attorney fees and sanctions,” he explains.
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Source: [H]ardOCP – M Negative Yelp Review Lawsuit Dismissed
It was written 40 years ago, but reads like this afternoon.
Source: TreeHugger – A very late book review: John D. MacDonald’s Condominium
The sky is blue. Water is wet. And Warner Bros., the same studio that turned The Hobbit into a trilogy of epic-length movies, allegedly would not just like to make the new Harry Potter play into a movie trilogy of its own, but chase down Daniel Radcliffe and get him to return as the bespectacled wizard. Shocking!
Source: io9 – Reports: WB Wants to Make a Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Movie Trilogy and Oh My God Why Is Anyone Surprised by This
Black Flag Get A Load Of All The Insane Things In NASCAR’s Leaked Complaints File
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Source: Gizmodo – Black Flag Get A Load Of All The Insane Things In NASCAR’s Leaked Complaints File | Vitals Sports Dr
Today, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt gets a Game of the Year edition. It comes with all the updates, patches, DLC and expansions released over the last year. It’s also the rare “Game of the Year” edition that is appropriately named.
Source: Kotaku – A Year’s Worth Of Articles About The Witcher 3
For the second time in five months, the Transmission BitTorrent client for Mac has been infected with malware.
Source: Gizmodo – Mac BitTorrent Client Transmission Gets Infected With Malware Again
One of the better features in Snapchat is the often goofy geofilters that pop up when you’re making a snap from a specific location. Today, Snapchat’s making it easy to make your own filters for special events. Provided you don’t mind shelling out a few bucks, that is.
Source: LifeHacker – Snapchat’s New Web Tool Makes It Easy for Everyone to Create Their Own Location Filters
