Day: January 24, 2013

Politics

Iran Says War Is The Only Thing That Can Stop Them Now

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Agence France Presse AP Photo/IRNA, Mostafa Qotbi The United States has nothing left to pressure Tehran over its nuclear programme except for war, and if it chooses conflict Iran could close a key energy chokepoint, its envoy to Baghdad told AFP on Thursday.  Ambassador Hassan Danaie-Far insisted in an interview that Tehran retained the right to close the Strait of Hormuz, through which a third of the world’s traded oil…

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Culture

Write Down Three Positive Things About Each Day, Every Day

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As reported on LifeHacker. by Alan Henry It’s difficult enough to stay motivated and upbeat without the rest of the world weighing on your shoulders. If you’re feeling unmotivated or starting to feel a bit down, Zack Shapiro, an engineer at previously mentioned Taskrabbit has a suggestion for you: take some time each day to write down three positive things that have happened to you. It improves your mood, and gets you thinking positively, which in itself can be a…

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Culture

How to Pick a Career You Actually Like

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As reported on LifeHacker. by Penelope Trunk Most career problems stem from the fact that we are terrible at picking jobs. We think we are picking a good job and then it turns out to be a bad job. It’s almost impossible to pick a good job on the first try, actually. So don’t think you’ll be the exception. Economist Neil Howe says that only 5% of people pick the right job on the first try. He calls those…

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Space Story

The Solar System’s Most Spectacular Geology Revealed by 50 Years of Robotic Exploration

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As reported on Wired. BY ADAM MANN Before 1962, most of the planets in our solar system appeared as hardly more than blurry dots in some astronomer’s telescope. The most that scientists knew about Mercury, Venus, or Jupiter was their size, surface temperature, and atmospheric composition. But on Dec. 14, 1962, the Mariner 2 spacecraft flew by Venus. For the first time, researchers had detailed and up-close information about another world, helping spawn new scientific fields…

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Science

How Scientists Stalked a Lethal Superbug — With the Killer’s Own DNA

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As reported on Wired. BY CARL ZIMMER Klebsiella pneumoniae Photo: Dan Forbes A lethal bacterium was running rampant at an NIH hospital. Antibiotics were useless. Then two scientists began a frantic race to track down the killer—with the superbug’s own DNA. On September 19, 2011, Evan Snitkin sat staring at a computer monitor, its screen cluttered with Perl script and row after row of 0s sprinkled with the occasional 1. To Snitkin, a bioinformatician at the National…

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Business Games

THQ dissolved, studios sold off, CEO announces in letter to staff

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As reported on Polygon. By BRIAN CRECENTE THQ will be broken apart, its games sold off to at least five different publishers, according to a letter sent to employees today from Brian Farrell, THQ CEO, and Jason Rubin, the company’s president. In a hearing in open court today, lawyers for those involved presented the seven sales to five publishers to U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Mary F. Walrath. The hearing ending without a final decision, but it…

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Business

‘Dell Dude’ wants to save Dell by bringing back the ‘Dell Dude’

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As reported on The Verge. By Amar Toor Ben Curtis is probably best known as the half baked star of the “Dude, you’re getting a Dell” from the early 2000s. In Curtis’ mind, though, he’s the answer to all of Dell’s problems. With the once-proud PC maker currently going through a financial transition, Curtis, now 32, says he has a simple solution to all of Dell’s woes, as he explained in an e-mail toBloomberg: “I think they’re making…

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Apple How To

Instantly share screenshots on your Mac for free (how-to)

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As reported on The Verge. by Zenonas Kyprianou Have you ever wanted a speedy way to share screenshots, that is free, and doesn’t require you to give away your privacy? I have been on the market for a product that fits these criteria. I’ve gone through multiple sharing apps, such as GrabBox, puush, or Slingshot — some worked fine, some didn’t, others wanted me to pay, or register to a service. I never really managed to…

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Hacking Legal

Feds arrest masterminds behind ‘Gozi’ banking virus that infected thousands of computers

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As reported on The Verge. By Amar Toor Stealthy malware is believed to have caused tens of millions of dollars in losses. Federal prosecutors this week charged three Eastern European men with using the so-called Gozi virus to infiltrate more than one million computers worldwide, including more than 160 at NASA. According to court documents unsealed Wednesday, the three hackers used their malware to steal banking information from tens of thousands of individuals, resulting in losses in the…

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Legal Microsoft

Journalists and activists report having their Skype calls tapped

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As reported on The Verge. By Russell Brandom EFF and others call out the service for lack of transparency and collaborating with Chinese censors In an open letter this morning, a group including EFF, Greatfire.org and Reporters Without Borders called out Skype for “persistently unclear and confusing statements about the confidentiality of Skype conversations.” The signers cite an increased need for transparency reports as Skype integrates more deeply into the services of its new owner, Microsoft.…

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