Because otherwise they might have to slow down or watch where they are going.
Source: TreeHugger – Automobile Association wants kids dressed up in high-viz for Hallowe’en
Monthly Archives: October 2016
Man Dresses Up As His Dog's Favorite Toy, Dog Is Thrilled About It
This is a sweet video of Ben Mesches surprising his dog Jolene by dressing up as her favorite dog toy, Gumby. She’s super thrilled about it. Of course, there is the possibility that she doesn’t even recognize he’s dressed as Gumby, she’s just stoked he’s not an intruder. My dog doesn’t like strangers either. Honestly, she doesn’t even like the people that she DOES know very much. *tussles hair* Just like her father.
Keep going for the video while I try to put Margaret’s princess costume on her.
Source: Geekologie – Man Dresses Up As His Dog’s Favorite Toy, Dog Is Thrilled About It
A Board Game Where Everything Is Permanent
Gamers are a funny bunch. Board gamers, doubly so. We treasure our board games. We put plastic sleeves on our cards to keep our games immaculate and pristine. We do not tolerate spilled drinks. So writing on the board (in permanent marker!), placing stickers, and ripping up cards is both incredibly disturbing, and therapeutically cathartic.
Source: Kotaku – A Board Game Where Everything Is Permanent
Uber and Lyft aren't immune to racial discrimination by drivers
For a while, ridesharing has been seen as a possible solution to the racial discrimination you sometimes see with taxis. If drivers can’t always see or hear you first, they’re less likely to reject your request, right? Unfortunately, the industry i…
Source: Engadget – Uber and Lyft aren’t immune to racial discrimination by drivers
Generating CPU Flame Graphs Automatically When Benchmarking With The Phoronix Test Suite
The Phoronix Test Suite has offered basic Linux perf subsystem integration for being able to record automatically various perf metrics when running any of the hundreds of benchmarks available via our open-source benchmarking software/framework. Now with the latest development code, there is support for generating CPU Flame Graphs (FlameGraph) for each of the tests still in a fully-automated manner while benchmarking with PTS…
Source: Phoronix – Generating CPU Flame Graphs Automatically When Benchmarking With The Phoronix Test Suite
CenturyLink to buy Level 3, get another 200,000 miles of fiber
Enlarge / CenturyLink servers. (credit: CenturyLink)
CenturyLink today announced a deal to purchase Level 3 Communications in a merger that would give CenturyLink another 200,000 miles of fiber and make it a bigger player in the business network market. CenturyLink will reportedly pay $25 billion, and the deal is valued at $34 billion when accounting for the Level 3 debt that will be assumed by CenturyLink.
CenturyLink has nearly 6 million residential Internet customers in the US but makes about 60 percent of its revenue selling network services to businesses. Level 3 sells only to businesses, and 76 percent of the combined company’s revenue will come from business customers.
The companies hope to complete the merger by the third quarter of 2017. If approved by the Federal Communications Commission and other regulators, the deal will greatly expand CenturyLink’s fiber footprint in the US and overseas.
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Source: Ars Technica – CenturyLink to buy Level 3, get another 200,000 miles of fiber
This 30 oz. RTIC Tumbler Is Just As Good as a YETI, and Only $12 Today
Before you go out and flush $30 down the drain on a Yeti Rambler, check out this RTIC alternative for just $12 on Amazon today, matching a Gold Box deal from several weeks ago. It uses the same vacuum-insulated stainless steel construction, and according to this YouTube video at least, actually keeps ice frozen for longer. No-brainer.
Source: Gizmodo – This 30 oz. RTIC Tumbler Is Just As Good as a YETI, and Only Today
Parents' fear of Halloween is the scariest thing of all
Can we please stop bubble-wrapping our kids on their single, most glorious day of independence? Parents are stressing about the wrong things.
Source: TreeHugger – Parents’ fear of Halloween is the scariest thing of all
Filming Westworld 's Orgy Scene Was a Lot of Hard Work (No Pun Intended)
In last night’s episode of Westworld, “Contrapasso,” Billy (Jimmi Simpson), Logan (Ben Barnes), and Delores (Evan Rachel Wood) made it to the town at the edge of the park, Pariah. If the name wasn’t enough of a clue about what kind of town it was, there was a big old orgy to make it clear.
Source: io9 – Filming Westworld ‘s Orgy Scene Was a Lot of Hard Work (No Pun Intended)
NSA Hackers The Shadow Brokers Dump More Files
The hacker (or a group of hackers) who call themselves The Shadow Brokers today published more files. From an article on Motherboard: This latest release comes while Hal Martin, an NSA contractor and, according to The Washington Post , the prime suspect in The Shadow Brokers case sits in detention after being arrested for allegedly stealing swaths of classified material. “TheShadowBrokers is having special trick or treat for Amerikanskis tonight,” a message from the hackers posted to Medium reads. The message is signed with the same PGP key used to sign several previous posts, including the group’s original announcement that came with links to a slew of NSA exploits. As for the files, The Shadow Brokers claim they reveal IP addresses linked to the Equation Group, a hacking unit widely believed to be tied to the NSA. “This is being equation group pitchimpair (redirector) keys, many missions into your network is/was coming from these ip addresses,” The Shadow Brokers’ post continues.The report adds that the dump contains 300 folders of files — all corresponding to different domains and IP addresses. Security researcher who goes by the alias Hacker Fantastic the dump contains 306 domains and 352 IP addresses relating to 49 countries in total. “If accurate, victims of the Equation Group may be able to use these files to determine if they were potentially targeted by the NSA-linked unit.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – NSA Hackers The Shadow Brokers Dump More Files
Cool 'Hot Ice' Home Experiment of the Day
If you have baking soda, vinegar, water and a little free time, you can do this neat little experiment at home to impress your friends and family.
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Source: [H]ardOCP – Cool ‘Hot Ice’ Home Experiment of the Day
How to Make Hot Ice That Magically Freezes at Room Temperature
Here’s a simple experiment you can try at home that produces a unique substance called sodium acetate from baking soda and vinegar. It’s also often referred to as “hot ice” because at room temperature it forms crystals just like ice does—but without the need for a freezer.
Source: Gizmodo – How to Make Hot Ice That Magically Freezes at Room Temperature
How to Limit How Much Candy Your Kids Eat Without Ruining Halloween
Candy is either the best or second-best part of a kid’s Halloween, depending on how much they love costumes. But what do you do when your kid brings home mountains of gut-busting, tooth-rotting sugar? Here are your options for shrinking the pile without sucking all the fun out of the holiday.
Source: LifeHacker – How to Limit How Much Candy Your Kids Eat Without Ruining Halloween
The Venom From This Snake Will Make Your Life a Living Hell
The menacingly beautiful blue coral snake preys on other fast moving, venomous snakes. To immobilize its prey, this reptile employs a particularly nasty venom—one that makes the last moments of the victim’s life a living hell.
Source: Gizmodo – The Venom From This Snake Will Make Your Life a Living Hell
'I Expect You To Die' will come to PlayStation VR this year
Schell Games has announced that its forthcoming title I Expect You To Die will arrive on PlayStation VR in time for the holidays. Previously the game was announced for the Oculus Rift, and was designed to work with that platform’s touch controls. I E…
Source: Engadget – ‘I Expect You To Die’ will come to PlayStation VR this year
'Battlefield 1' reminded me that before war was a game, it was hell
The Battlefield games aren’t exactly known for having the best single-player modes. In fact, players ignore the series’ solo experiences so routinely that this was actually a reason we didn’t see a campaign mode in Star Wars: Battlefront last year. “…
Source: Engadget – ‘Battlefield 1’ reminded me that before war was a game, it was hell
Titanfall 2: The Kotaku Review
When I finished Titanfall 2‘s campaign, my body felt numb. I left my apartment, walked to the street corner and bummed a cigarette. I needed to calm myself. I’d just been through an astounding experience.
Source: Kotaku – Titanfall 2: The Kotaku Review
The Always Up-to-Date Guide to Building a Hackintosh (macOS Sierra)
Building a hackintosh—that is, installing macOS on non-Apple hardware—used to require extremely restricted hardware choices and quite a bit of know-how. Now your options are vast and the installation process is fairly simple. With that in mind, here is our always up-to-date guide to building a hackintosh that will walk you through purchasing compatible parts, building your machine, and installing macOS all on your own.
Source: LifeHacker – The Always Up-to-Date Guide to Building a Hackintosh (macOS Sierra)
Apple Design Chief Jony Ive Again Dismisses Mac Touch Screen Displays
Apple’s newest MacBook Pros are ambitious for a handful of reasons, but not all of those are going to be universally agreed-upon as being “good”. We covered the new MBP’s graphics solutions last week, equating them to Pintos when others are stocking Porsches. Some launches have hits and misses, but this latest one from Apple seems to have
Source: Hot Hardware – Apple Design Chief Jony Ive Again Dismisses Mac Touch Screen Displays
Of Course There Will Be Stranger Things Funko Pops
Even if Stranger Things wasn’t one of the biggest pop culture sensations of the years, it would be inevitable—just as the heat death of the universe is—that Funko would turn Eleven and friends into cutesy, giant-headed figurines, same as they have with almost everything else. But the Netflix show is one of the biggest sensations of the year, it’s happening more quickly than usual.
Source: io9 – Of Course There Will Be Stranger Things Funko Pops