Category: Culture

Art Culture

See New York City’s Massive Graffiti Mecca Before It’s Torn Down

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Paul Szoldra Paul Szoldra/Business Insider Just off the 7 train in Long Island City, Queens, you’ll find a 200,000-square-foot warehouse that’s impossible to miss.  It’s called 5 Pointz, and it’s the center of the New York City street art scene. This isn’t your typical tag-your-name-and-run-when-the-cops-come type of place. 5 Pointz is an outdoor exhibit for the absolute best underground art in the city, where artists from around the world show off their…

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Collegefe Launches With Service To Connect Students And Employers, Offers What They Can’t Get At LinkedIn

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As reported on TechCrunch. by ALEX WILLIAMS Collegefeed launched today, offering a social platform for students to connect with each other and employers long before the career fairs and short interviews begin. The service is designed for college kids who do not have the experience yet to have any meaningful use of LinkedIn and need to connect in different ways than people already in the workforce. The platform offers a Facebook-like news feed where students can access…

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Culture

Defense Distributed gets license to make and sell 3D printed guns

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As reported on The Verge. By Adi Robertson Cody Wilson, who heads 3D printed firearms group Defense Distributed, has apparently received a federal firearms license officially allowing him to manufacture or sell the group’s guns. Defense Distributed posted a Facebook photo of the license with a note reading “The work begins!” Wilson tells Ars Technica that his Type 7 license will allow him the same rights as other manufacturers: “I can sell some of the pieces that we’ve been making.…

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The CIA’s eerily accurate technology predictions from 1962

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As reported on The Verge. By Jacob Kastrenakes We’re not too surprised to be using touchscreens or making video calls because it’s long been predicted by science-fiction. But it wasn’t just authors of dystopian novels and pulp films that were making guesses — one CIA analyst’s job was to predict the future as well. Analyst Orrin Clotworthy was tasked with forecasting an accurate report of what the future’s technology would look like, and how it could…

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Business Culture Games

What Games Are: Where Did Wii U Go Wrong?

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As reported on TechCrunch. by TADHG KELLY Two years ago I was very excited by the possibilities of the Wii U. I instantly fell in love with the idea of the tablet/joypad game controller and saw all sorts of possible uses. It seemed like it might well be the console that could do it all, from first-person shooters to real-time strategy, and also lots of funky stuff like drawing games, things to do with cameras and…

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Business Culture

Why Your Marketing Campaign Sucks

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As reported on TechCrunch. by MARK SUSTER Creating awareness for your brand and products is one of the lifebloods of technology startups yet in a world where so many companies are being created it becomes difficult to rise above the noise. Ever notice how some companies tend to be in the press all the time and your big new product launch struggled for inches? Mostly it’s because your marketing campaigns suck. Or more directly – they…

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Cloud Culture Google

Google Confirms Glass Will Eventually Work With Prescription Lenses

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As reported on TechCrunch. by MATT BURNS Geeks rejoice! Hot off exciting news from SXSW, Google just confirmed via the Google Glass G+ page that Glass will, of course, work with prescription lenses — that is, in future models. The design is still in the works. Apparently the Explorer Edition is not compatible with custom lenses, but Google says to expect the new design this year. As noted in the posting, the Google Glass design is modular, allowing for…

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Cloud Culture

Draft cloud editor saves writing in stages, imports from just about anywhere

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As reported on Engadget. By Jon Fingas Although web-based editors like Google Docs are wonderful for writers who don’t have a save shortcut hardwired in their muscle memory, they’re lousy for anyone who’s interested in seeing major revisions on the road to a final copy. Nathan Kontny’s new Draft web app might be far more helpful for those creators who work step by step. It lets writers declare given document versions as mid-progress drafts, and offers editing side-by-side…

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Application Culture

Breathometer lets phone users keep alcohol in check from a keychain (video) Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Jon Fingas Who knew that smartphone owners were suddenly such temperate drinkers? Just days after Alcohoot unveiled its take on a phone-friendly breathalyzer, Breathometer is here with its own way to watch our tipsiness. The namesake, FDA-approved gadget will plug into the headphone jack of an Android or iOS device and warn if our blood is too alcohol-rich, all while staying small enough to fit on a keychain. Plans are underway to eventually let soused…

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Culture Education

Teachers Are the Key to Everyone Learning to Code

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As reported on WebMonkey.com By Scott Gilbertson Code.org recently made a splash with its high-profile supporters — everyone from Bill Gates to Snoop Dogg have offered up their support for Code.org’s premise: that everyone should learn to code. While Code.org’s goals are admirable, the movie above spends near zero time talking about what might be the most important part of the equation: computer science teachers. The Code.org website has info for interested teachers, but the emphasis is still…

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