Mar 6, 2015

Review: ‘The Mind of Mark DeFriest’ Is a Documentary About a Prison Houdini

The mental state and experiences of a Florida inmate known for numerous breakouts (often through outlandish means) are explored in this chronicle.


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Review: ‘The Mind of Mark DeFriest’ Is a Documentary About a Prison Houdini

Signal Keeps Your iPhone Calls And Texts Safe From Government Spies

Don’t want someone else handing your text messages, pictures, video or phone conversations over to the government? There’s an app for that.

An app called Signal is a project out of Open Whisper Systems, a not-for-profit collective of hackers dedicated to making it harder for prying government eyes to get a hold of your information. It gets high marks from both the American Civil… Read More


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Signal Keeps Your iPhone Calls And Texts Safe From Government Spies

Review: ‘Earth’s Golden Playground,’ a Documentary on Prospecting in the Yukon

This film removes any luster from prospecting in the Canada territory where the Klondike gold rush took place more than a century ago.


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Review: ‘Earth’s Golden Playground,’ a Documentary on Prospecting in the Yukon

Apple Pay stung in transactions using data stolen from retailers - WSJ

(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s mobile payment system Apple Pay has been hit by a wave of fraudulent transactions using stolen credit-card data from a spate of breaches at retailers, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.


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Apple Pay stung in transactions using data stolen from retailers - WSJ

HTC's latest videos introduce the One M9 and ponder the Oneness of humanity

HTC has rolled out a couple of new promotional videos today, one of which is narrated by none other than Robert Downey Jr.


Between the two videos, we get a good introduction to the look of the HTC One M9, as well as feel-good message about the oneness of humanity.


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HTC's latest videos introduce the One M9 and ponder the Oneness of humanity

Review: In ‘Unfinished Business,’ Vince Vaughn and Sienna Miller Are Rivals

The slick, innocuous comedy “Unfinished Business” fails to seal the deal.


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Review: In ‘Unfinished Business,’ Vince Vaughn and Sienna Miller Are Rivals

10 things we know about the Apple Watch - Fast Facts

Any last questions we have about the Apple Watch are about to get answered. - Source      



10 things we know about the Apple Watch - Fast Facts

Glenn Beck's top execs quit to form digital media startup

Glenn Beck’s top two lieutenants have left Beck’s Internet and television channel, TheBlaze, and are starting a new venture together. - Source      



Glenn Beck's top execs quit to form digital media startup

Breakthrough in nonlinear optics research

A method to selectively enhance or inhibit optical nonlinearities in a chip-scale device has been developed by scientists. To achieve their result the scientists investigated a specific optical nonlinearity that deals with the interaction between light and sound on chip scale devices. - Source      



Breakthrough in nonlinear optics research

A Stop-Motion Etch A Sketch Made of Dominoes Is Even Harder To Draw With

To help promote its online store that sells nothing but tiny plastic bricks, …


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A Stop-Motion Etch A Sketch Made of Dominoes Is Even Harder To Draw With

Bits Blog: Reaction to Regulation: 1934 vs. Today

Many of the arguments against the F.C.C.’s net neutrality plan echo those made when the Communications Act of 1934, which created the F.C.C., was passed.
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Bits Blog: Reaction to Regulation: 1934 vs. Today

Review: In ‘Two Men in Town,’ a Parolee Is Hounded by a Cop

Forest Whitaker plays an ex-convict who faces formidable obstacles as he tries to rebuild his life.


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Review: In ‘Two Men in Town,’ a Parolee Is Hounded by a Cop

Business Briefing: Allstar to Pay $8 Million for Misleading Ads

The Federal Trade Commission said that the company promised customers buy-one, get-one-free promotions but ended up charging higher fees.
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Business Briefing: Allstar to Pay $8 Million for Misleading Ads