The Galapagos Islands are best known for their giant tortoises, but they’re also the site of one of the most bizarre homesteading misadventures ever, complete with proto-hippies, a polyamorous baroness, potentially poisoned boiled chicken, births in pirate caves, and unsolved deaths that look a lot like murder. Read more…
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The Gruesome History of the Galapagos Islands’ Nietzsche-Fueled Homesteader Death Showdown
An anonymous reader writes: Linux 4.4-rc1 has been released. New features of Linux 4.4 include a Raspberry Pi kernel mode-setting driver, support for 3D acceleration by QEMU guest virtual machines, AMD Stoney APU support, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 support, expanded eBPF virtual machine programs, new hardware peripheral support, file-system fixes, faster SHA crypto support on Intel hardware, and LightNVM / Open-Channel SSD support. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Linux 4.4 Kernel To Bring Raspberry Pi Graphics Driver, Open-Channel SSD Support
A California administrative judge ruled that Uber’s license to operate in California will be suspended in 30 days if it doesn’t appeal or start complying with state laws. Read the rest
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Judge says Uber should be suspended in California and fined $7.3 million
Ubiquitous in many classrooms since the 19th century, chalk and chalkboards are familiar to most of us. White, powdery and prone to sticking to those surfaces where it is put (and just as easy to wipe away), chalk and its accompanying board are excellent instructional aids. Notably, however, most chalk today isn’t technically chalk at all, but gypsum. Read more…
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Blackboard Chalk Isn’t Really Chalk at All
Looking more like a wisp of stellar smoke than anything else, these shockwaves are anything but gentle. The twisted mass is part of the Veil Nebula, the remnants of a star that now tears through space. Read more…
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These Are the Twisted Shockwaves Produced By an Exploding Star
The Prynt case, which lets you print photos directly from your phone, is now available for pre-order on Kickstarter. Read More
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The Case That Turns Your Phone Into A Polaroid Camera Is Now On Kickstarter
We’ve mentioned before that knowing a few words in the native language can help improve your travel experience. Knowing some of the local slang can help, too—though it’s a bit tougher. Natalie Holmes at Conde Nast Traveler lays out local slang for a few major international cities. Read more…
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Learn Some Local Slang for Major International Cities
Although tequila dates back only a few hundred years, people have long used the heart of the agave plant to make delicious, alcoholic beverages. Read more…
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Who Invented Tequila?
Every ounce counts when you’re hoisting several hundred tons of steel into the air and flying it across an ocean. So does every second flight attendants spend waiting on the people inside. Those ounces and seconds add up—and that’s why Virgin Atlantic spent $168 million on a transformative redesign of its meal trays. Read more…
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How a Better Food Tray Is Saving Virgin Atlantic Millions
An app developer says he’s found code in iOS 8’s SpringBoard , the hidden app that manages the homescreen, that offers the ability to run two apps side-by-side. Read more…
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There’s Code in iOS 8 for Split-Screen Multitasking