Friday, February 28, 2014

Make Your Predictions for Oscars 2014

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In the week leading up to the Academy Awards, we all like to put on our film critic hats and confidently predict which movies will win big.


And while none of us can know for certain which films and actors will take home the evening's major awards, there are indicators that can give us a sense of each film's relative chances. The results of other events during "awards season," such as the Golden Globes, the Screen Actor's Guild Awards and the Producer's Guild Awards, help us get a sense for who has the right momentum leading up to Oscars night.



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Google's 'show me the menu' search brings the most important restaurant info up first

No matter how good the food is, it seems like many restaurants hide the most important info (what's cooking, and how much does it cost?) under a slew of sub pages, outdated Flash interfaces or bizarre PDF scans of printed pages. Google Search users...



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When Google Glass Haters Attack

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One of the more troubling technology stories to come out of the past week is the assault on Sarah Slocum, a San Francisco-based tech enthusiast and writer, who was apparently targeted because she was wearing Google Glass in a bar.


Like many incidents of this nature, the exact account of what happened is a little fuzzy. Slocum said she was merely showing friends how the connected headset works when other bar patrons began hurling insults her way. One witness told local media she was "running around very excited," which annoyed some of the people around her. But it's revealing that Slocum has publicly come forward with her account, while the people who confronted her have not. Read more...


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App lets you attach digital messages to real-world objects... for fun?

For those who don't know, Project Tango is a Google-built prototype smartphone jam packed with Kinect-like 3D sensors and components. One of Mountain View's software partners involved in the project, FlyBy Media, has built what it's calling the first...



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How to Avoid Spreading Myths and Misinformation Online

How to Avoid Spreading Myths and Misinformation Online


Even if you've never embarrassed yourself by unknowingly spreading an urban legend as fact to friends and family, you've at least been on the receiving end of one of these misinformed messages. Next time an email, tweet, or link seems a little fishy, here's how to spot it before your itchy trigger finger sends it to all your friends or followers.


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Tim Cook to Climate Change Deniers: Get Out of Apple Stock

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Apple CEO Tim Cook has not been known for taking a strong stand on, well, just about anything. Caution has been the watchword of Cook's three-year tenure at the top of the world's wealthiest technology company. So far his legacy is largely comprised of incremental improvements in established products, tweaks to the supply chain, and more corporate transparency.


But Cook does care about the environment — and that became very clear on Friday, when the CEO had a terse exchange with an anti-environmental lobbying group



Apple has made vast improvements in its use of renewable energy since Cook took over from Steve Jobs. More than three-quarters of the company's facilities worldwide, including all of its data centers and its Cupertino HQ, now run on solar, wind, geothermal or hydro power, up from about a quarter under Jobs. Last year, Cook hired Lisa Jackson, former head of the EPA, to lead the company's sustainability efforts. Read more...


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Jon Stewart Has Some Fraud Advice for Mt. Gox

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As the collapse of Mt. Gox continues — the world's best-known bitcoin exchange filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday — the Daily Show offered their take on the situation.


Jon Stewart's message for the embattled digital bankers? If you want to engage in real fraud, you need to have it sanctioned by the government



Stewart draws parallels between allegations of Fraud at Mt. Gox and tax dodging accusations leveled at Credit Suisse as well as the general distaste for Goldman Sachs, which evidently also now on its way to becoming a nuclear power. Read more...


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