This NASA image of Mercury has been making the internet rounds anew this week, but has been widely reposted with some not-entirely-accurate information. Read the rest
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The clearest image of our nearest planet: Mercury as you’ve never seen it
An anonymous reader writes Mozilla has released version 31 of its Firefox web browser for desktops and Android devices. According to the release notes, major new features include malware blocking for file downloads, automatic handling of PDF and OGG files if no other software is available to do so, and a new certificate verification library. Smaller features include a search field on the new tab page, better support for parental controls, and partial implementation of the OpenType MATH table. Firefox 31 is also loaded with new features for developers. Mozilla also took the opportunity to note the launch of a new game, Dungeon Defenders Eternity, which will run at near-native speeds on the web using asm.js, WebGL, and Web Audio. “We’re pleased to see more developers using asm.js to distribute and now monetize their plug-in free games on the Web as it strengthens support for Mozilla’s vision of a high performance, plugin-free Web.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Eight hours of sleep. Six hours of sleep. Seven hours of sleep. It seems like every year we see a study that claims that some amount of hours is better than another. The Wall Street Journal collects together a few studies that show data suggests that seven hours might be the sweet spot these days. Read more…
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Research Shows that Seven Hours of Sleep Might Be the Sweet Spot
Here’s an insanely scary roller coaster for those who need to feel like they’re close to dying in order to feel like they’re living: the Sky Tower in Tivoli Friheden in Denmark. The ride isn’t a ride at all but actually a fall. That is, the safety rope you’re connected to cuts off and you free fall from a 100 foot tower at 55 mph down to the ground. For fun. Read more…
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Roller coaster cuts the safety rope and makes people plummet 100 feet
Chuck Palahniuk is writing the second part of Fight Club. It won’t be a new film (yet?)— Dark Horse is publishing this new story in a 10-issue maxiseries illustrated by Cameron Stewart, starting in 2015. Read more…
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Fight Club 2 is coming in 2015
Apple just released the latest build of OS X Yosemite, including a brand new iTunes. It’s only a little bit anti-climactic. Version 12.0 does indeed look a lot like Version 11.3, the version that’s probably on your computer. But it’s got some neat little treats nevertheless. Read more…
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Everything That’s Changed in the New iTunes 12.0
Apple’s iOS 8 beta 4 just hit the interwebs today, and among the new features found therein, there’s a cool new visualization of the iOS dictation feature (seen in the MacRumors video above) that shows your words being transcribed almost in real-time as you say them. It’s a feature that previously appeared in Siri, but it’s new to the dictate option found in Messages… Read More
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Watch iOS 8′s Latest Beta Transcribe Voice To Text In Near-Real Time
The advent of online file sharing made it easy for anyone to copy and distribute media for free, and many feel—and fear—that 3D printing will eventually do the same for physical products. So it’s surprisingly refreshing to hear that a corporation like Hasbro has decided to embrace 3D printing, and will work with Shapeways to allow fans to design and sell their own toys based on the company’s properties. Read more…
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Hasbro Won’t Mind If You Design (And Sell) Your Own 3D-Printed Toys
jfruh writes While several U.S. judges have refused overly broad warrants that sought to grant police access to a suspects complete Gmail account, a federal judge in New York State OK’d such an order this week. Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein argued that a search of this type was no more invasive than the long-established practice of granting a warrant to copy and search the entire contents of a hard drive, and that alternatives, like asking Google employees to locate messages based on narrowly tailored criteria, risked excluding information that trained investigators could locate. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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New York Judge OKs Warrant To Search Entire Gmail Account
The unstylish but ultra-compatible console promises a nostalgic treat for casual and committed gamers alike, writes Brian Easton . Read the rest
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With 10 consoles in one, does the Retron 5 have what it takes?