• Worst Daytona 500 EVAR (2020)

    So Fox decided to queue up last years race (2019) and obscure the fact that the real race hasn’t even started yet. We’re watching last year’s 2019 race on broadcast TV. This sux. How are they going to get the season opener done? Are they running it tomorrow? seems like they shoulda started the race…

  • Another Windows 10 bug: Now it seems the search bar doesn’t work – CNET — CNET News

    The search service built into Windows 10 appears to be malfunctioning. Microsoft has yet to issue a fix. Another Windows 10 bug: Now it seems the search bar doesn’t work – CNET — CNET News Funny thing happened at work today for me. At ~10:00am EST my Search Box stopped working. The thing MS got me…

  • State of the Union? absolutely yes!

  • Police video shows Cellebrite device in action, says it ‘minimizes intrusion’ — 9to5Mac

    The police service in Scotland has posted a video showing a Cellebrite device in action, accessing text messages, photos, and calendar entries from a smartphone. The same device is used by many US law enforcement agencies… more… The post Police video shows Cellebrite device in action, says it ‘minimizes intrusion’ appeared first on 9to5Mac. Police video…

  • Computing Education Lessons Learned from the 2010’s: What I Got Wrong

    Originally posted on Computing Ed Research – Guzdial's Take: There’s a trend on Twitter over the last few weeks where people (especially the academics I follow) tweet about their accomplishments over the last 10 years. They write about the number of papers published, the number of PhD students graduated, and the amount of grant money…

  • The Odyssey Project – A Domains Origin Story — Gardner Writes

    For all that follows, there’s much more to be said–but if I try to say it all, the post will never be written or shared. So let’s get started with this beginning. Recently a Twitter thread emerged on the origins of the “Domain of One’s Own” project (usually abbreviated DoOO). Jon Udell’s epic talk at… The…

  • Deeper Insights Emerge into How Memories Form — Scientific American News

    Forming lasting memories appears to depend on an interaction between glial cells and brain waves that are produced during sleep — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Deeper Insights Emerge into How Memories Form — Scientific American News Fascinating read from SA on new study done by researchers looking at the critical role myelin sheaths perform in making…

  • Can Livestreaming Lift China Out of Poverty by 2020? — Sixth Tone RSS

    China’s video and e-commerce platforms say they’re putting rural content creators on the path to fame and fortune, but questions persist about whether their poverty-busting initiatives can actually make a difference. Can Livestreaming Lift China Out of Poverty by 2020? — Sixth Tone RSS In Spring 2019 I watched a program on PBS about the live…

  • Love this pull quote from the article on Apple+

    The Morning Show is one of the flagship Apple TV+ original shows, starring Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and Steve Carell. In a new interview with Variety, Jennifer Aniston offers new details on working with Apple, the show’s inspiration, and more. more… The post Jennifer Aniston explains selling ‘The Morning Show’ when Apple TV+ ‘didn’t have… Jennifer…

  • Mark the time (10/08/2019 11:28PM EDT)

    I deactivated my Twitter account after reading this article on both Slashdot and The Register: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/09/twitter_data_leak/ Twitter attempted to gain phone numbers of folks with accounts claiming it was for security purposes. This happened also to me on Facebook when they shutdown my account back in 2015. FB Support wanted my phone number to reinstate…