I recently switched from an iPhone to Android, and discovered shortly thereafter that my phone number was still associated with iMessage, meaning that any time someone with an iPhone tried texting me, I’d receive nothing, and they’d get a “Delivered” receipt in their Messages app as though everything were working as expected. Read more…
Tag: earth
Police finds priceless Van Gogh taken by Nazis hidden in bank vault
Agents from the Agencia Tributaria— the Spanish IRS—announced the find of a priceless Van Gogh which disappeared from the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Vienna, Austria. Dated in 1889, the painting “Cypr ess, sky and field” was discovered in a safe deposit box that belonged to a Spanish fraudster. Read more…
Continued here:
Police finds priceless Van Gogh taken by Nazis hidden in bank vault
Beijing’s Giant New Desalination Plant Will Give Water to the People
Beijing is one thirsty city. Its population of 22 million consumes barely 100 cubic meters of water per capita—one fifth the international water-shortage level—thanks to a chronic drought in the nation’s north. But this massive desalination plant could help supply a third of the city’s water singlehandedly. Read more…
View article:
Beijing’s Giant New Desalination Plant Will Give Water to the People
The Man Who Designed Verdana and Georgia Describes a Life Making Fonts
Read a magazine, book or website and you’ll see the product of Matthew Carter’s labors all over it—because he’s the guy who designed hundreds of fonts, including Verdana and Georgia. In this video, he describes the interaction between technology and design in the creation of typefaces. Read more…
Continue Reading:
The Man Who Designed Verdana and Georgia Describes a Life Making Fonts
What We Know About the First Earth-Sized Planet In a Habitable Zone
When you’re looking for alien life, the best place to look is somewhere like Earth; the only place we know of that life exists. Kepler-186f , the first Earth-sized planet to be found in the habitable zone of a star, is the best bet we’ve ever found. Read more…
Read More:
What We Know About the First Earth-Sized Planet In a Habitable Zone
This Photosynthetic Algae Roof Filters the Neighborhood Air
Let’s take rooftop farming to a whole new level—a microscopic level. Unveiled at Expo Milan this week, the Urban Algae Canopy is a living, breathing alternative to our inert roofs and facades. Could algae be the next hip trend in urban agriculture? Read more…
More:
This Photosynthetic Algae Roof Filters the Neighborhood Air
Police Are Testing a "Live Google Earth" To Watch Crime As It Happens
In Compton last year, police began quietly testing a system that allowed them to do something incredible: Watch every car and person in real time as they ebbed and flowed around the city. Every assault, every purse snatched, every car speeding away was on record—all thanks to an Ohio company that monitors cities from the air. Read more…
Continue reading here:
Police Are Testing a "Live Google Earth" To Watch Crime As It Happens
This Plane Will Circle the World Using Only the Power of the Sun
You’ve probably heard about the ambitious, almost impossible-sounding project to fly a solar-powered plane around the world without refueling . But now, about a year before the voyage is scheduled to begin, you get your first look at the plane itself. It’s unlike any plane you’ve seen before. Read more…
Follow this link:
This Plane Will Circle the World Using Only the Power of the Sun
ATM Hackers Have Figured Out How to Withdraw Unlimited Amounts of Cash
Federal regulators just alerted banks across the country of a very dangerous new skill ATM hackers have picked up. They can trick ATMs into spitting out unlimited amounts of cash, regardless of the customer’s balance. Not only that, but also schedule the illicit withdrawals for holidays and weekends, when the ATMs are extra flush. Read more…
See the original article here:
ATM Hackers Have Figured Out How to Withdraw Unlimited Amounts of Cash
Use Your Favorite USB Keyboard On Your Phone With This Backup Battery
It can be hard to choose a backup battery when the market is as flooded as Bluetooth speakers and iPhone cases have become. Manufacturers are now finding ways to include added value with their emergency power supplies, like Cerevo’s new EneBrick that can turn your favorite USB keyboard into a wireless Bluetooth accessory for your tablet or smartphone. Read more…
Excerpt from:
Use Your Favorite USB Keyboard On Your Phone With This Backup Battery