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Apple's Security Expert Joined the ACLU to Tackle 'Authoritarian Fever'
VICE - Kim Zetter
Apple security expert Jon Callas, who helped build protection for billions of computers and smartphones against criminal hackers and government surveillance, is now taking on government and corporate in
Technology
Elon Musk says Tesla vehicles will soon get a ‘Sentry Mode’
TechCrunch - Kirsten Korosec
Tesla owners may soon have a way to see (and record) damage that happens to their vehicles when they’re unattended. Tesla will roll out “Tesla Sentry Mode” for all cars with Enhanced Autopilot, CEO Elon
Technology
Police license plate readers are still exposed on the internet
TechCrunch - Zack Whittaker
Smile! You’re on camera. At least, your license plate is. You might have heard of automatic license plate recognition — known as ALPR (or ANPR in the U.K. for number plates). These cameras are dotted the
Creative Writing
Starting out: a Writers Guide for Beginners
writingcooperative.com - itz_cher ezenwa
So you want to write? For reasons best known to you, you want to put pen to paper, put fingers on that keyboard. You want to make amazing stories, …
Apple, can we please talk about your documentation?
hackingwithswift.com - Paul Hudson @twostraws
Every year Apple wows us with hundreds if not thousands of new APIs to deliver increasingly amazing apps to our users. Sadly, though, their …
News
'The only thing we can do is adapt': Greenland ice melt reaching 'tipping point,' study finds
CNN - By Joshua Berlinger, CNN
(CNN) — Climate change is causing Greenland's massive ice sheets to melt much faster than previously thought, a new study has found, and it may be "too late" to do anything about it. The findings could
Apple
Apple’s new iOS 12.1.3 update fixes annoying Messages and CarPlay bugs
The Verge - Chris Welch
If you were having trouble scrolling through photos in Messages, that should be fixed Apple is today releasing iOS 12.1.3 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The update doesn’t contain any new features,
Public Health
Measles outbreaks make 2018 a near-record year for U.S.
NBC News - By Maggie Fox
Measles has been declared a public health emergency in one Portland-area county. Health officials in one county near Portland, Oregon have declared a public health emergency because of an outbreak of that
Long-form Journalism
The Secrets of Lyndon Johnson’s Archives
The New Yorker - Robert A. Caro
On a Presidential paper trail. I. Mr. Hathway In 1959, when I went to work for Newsday, on Long Island, the paper had a managing editor named Alan Hathway, who was an old-time newspaperman from the nineteen-twenties.
Tesla
Tesla Cuts 3,000 Jobs as It Braces for an Uncertain Future
WIRED - Jack Stewart
In an open letter to Tesla staff today, CEO Elon Musk announced the automaker is laying off 7 percent of its full-time work force, more than 3,000 …
News
They left food and water for migrants in the desert. Now they might go to prison.
The Washington Post - By Kristine Phillips
During the summer of 2017, when temperatures reached triple digits in Arizona, four women drove to a vast desert wilderness along the southwestern border with Mexico. They brought water jugs and canned
Top 3 Compact Cameras for the Photo Enthusiast
WIRED - Michael Calore
Your talent—and Instagram following—has outgrown your phonecam. Start the new year by getting serious about your photography with one of these …
Castles
A Race Across Japan to See its Last Original Castles
gaijinpot.com - Audrey Foo
Centuries ago, hundreds of castles sprawled across Japan. Today, we can still tread the polished, pristine floorboards of a few of these surviving …
Marie Kondo
Here’s What Japanese People Really Think About Marie Kondo
gaijinpot.com
It’s hard to find any fault with everyone’s favorite kawaii tidying expert, Marie Kondo. Her approach to cleaning, dubbed the “KonMari” method, has …
Apple
Why Apple Will Be Late to Foldable Phones (and Still Win)
Tom's Guide - Jason Snell
It looks like the display industry's equivalent of the personal jetpack or flying car may actually be traveling from the future into the present. The …
NASA
Scientists Finally Know What Time It Is on Saturn
nasa.gov
Using new data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, researchers believe they have solved a longstanding mystery of solar system science: the length of a …
News
Teens in Make America Great Again hats taunted a Native American elder at the Lincoln Memorial
CNN - By David Williams and Emanuella Grinberg, CNN
(CNN) — A crowd of teenagers surrounded a Native American elder and other activists and appeared to mock them after Friday's Indigenous Peoples March at the Lincoln Memorial. Videos of the confrontation
Opinion (UK)
You don’t need to be a computer scientist to work out why iPhone sales are down
The Guardian - John Naughton
It must be tough being Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple. Well, perhaps we shouldn’t be too sympathetic: in 2018 he took home $15,682,219, and his earnings since 2011 are estimated to be not far south of three
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe’s greatest mystery was his death
pbs.org - Dr. Howard Markel
On this day we celebrate the birthday of one of America’s most celebrated if also creepiest writers: Edgar Allan Poe. I lived in Baltimore, Maryland, …
Technology
I Mentored Mark Zuckerberg. I Loved Facebook. But I Can't Stay Silent About What's Happening.
TIME - By Roger McNamee
I am really sad about Facebook. I got involved with the company more than a decade ago and have taken great pride and joy in the company’s success … …
Auto Racing
A rare insight into why Max Verstappen is 'almost impossible to imitate'
autosport.com - Scott Mitchell
Max Verstappen's growing presence in sim racing has given those close to the Red Bull Formula 1 star an insight into driving ability that is "almost …
Streaming
How to Find Your Netflix Freeloaders—and Kick Them Out
WIRED - Lily Hay Newman
With Netflix's recent price hike announcement, you may be taking stock of all the streaming accounts you pay for every month. It's no secret that the …
Opinion (UK)
The shutdown has exposed Trumponomics for what it is: a disaster
The Guardian - Robert Reich
The tax-cut steroid wore off within six months of its passage Trumponomics is an abject failure because its premises are flawed One of the least talked-about consequences of the partial shutdown of the
Cybersecurity
Mother of All Breaches Exposes 773 Million Emails, 21 Million Passwords
Gizmodo - Victoria Song
There’s no shortage of data breaches these days, but this one should make you sit up and pay attention. The newly discovered “Collection #1" is the …
Wi-Fi
The curious case of the Raspberry Pi in the network closet
haschek.at - Christian Haschek
Last week I got a message from a co-worker with an image attached. I asked him to unplug it, store it in a safe location, take photos of all parts and …
Motorsport
Pierre Gasly insists he won't be 'second driver' at Red Bull in 2019
autosport.com - Oleg Karpov and Lewis Duncan
Incoming Red Bull Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly says he is not going to the team in 2019 to be "second driver" to Max Verstappen. Red Bull junior …
Mick Schumacher
Mick Schumacher Has Joined The Ferrari Driver Academy
wtf1.com - Dan Thorn
Ferrari has announced that Mick Schumacher will be a part of the team's junior programme
Tesla
Tesla Cuts 3,000 Jobs, Bracing for an Uncertain Future
WIRED - Jack Stewart
In an open letter to Tesla staff today, CEO Elon Musk announced the automaker is laying off 7 percent of its full-time work force, more than 3,000 …
Gear & Gadgets
GPS tracking device found under reputed NYC mobster's car after he was executed, feds say
Fox News - Robert Gearty
Federal agents investigating a New York City mob-style hit found a GPS tracking device beneath the victim’s car, according to reports. Reputed Mafia associate Sylvster (Sally Daz) Zottola, 71, was sitting
Technology
WiFi firmware bug affects laptops, smartphones, routers, gaming devices
ZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu
List of impacted devices includes PS4, Xbox One, Samsung Chromebooks, and Microsoft Surface devices. Details have been published today about a …

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Apple's Security Expert Joined the ACLU to Tackle 'Authoritarian Fever'

Elon Musk says Tesla vehicles will soon get a ‘Sentry Mode’

Police license plate readers are still exposed on the internet

Starting out: a Writers Guide for Beginners

Apple, can we please talk about your documentation?

'The only thing we can do is adapt': Greenland ice melt reaching 'tipping point,' study finds

Apple’s new iOS 12.1.3 update fixes annoying Messages and CarPlay bugs

Measles outbreaks make 2018 a near-record year for U.S.

The Secrets of Lyndon Johnson’s Archives

Tesla Cuts 3,000 Jobs as It Braces for an Uncertain Future

They left food and water for migrants in the desert. Now they might go to prison.

Top 3 Compact Cameras for the Photo Enthusiast

A Race Across Japan to See its Last Original Castles

Here’s What Japanese People Really Think About Marie Kondo

Why Apple Will Be Late to Foldable Phones (and Still Win)

Scientists Finally Know What Time It Is on Saturn

Teens in Make America Great Again hats taunted a Native American elder at the Lincoln Memorial

You don’t need to be a computer scientist to work out why iPhone sales are down

Edgar Allan Poe’s greatest mystery was his death

I Mentored Mark Zuckerberg. I Loved Facebook. But I Can't Stay Silent About What's Happening.

A rare insight into why Max Verstappen is 'almost impossible to imitate'

How to Find Your Netflix Freeloaders—and Kick Them Out

The shutdown has exposed Trumponomics for what it is: a disaster

Mother of All Breaches Exposes 773 Million Emails, 21 Million Passwords

The curious case of the Raspberry Pi in the network closet

Pierre Gasly insists he won't be 'second driver' at Red Bull in 2019

Mick Schumacher Has Joined The Ferrari Driver Academy

Tesla Cuts 3,000 Jobs, Bracing for an Uncertain Future

GPS tracking device found under reputed NYC mobster's car after he was executed, feds say

WiFi firmware bug affects laptops, smartphones, routers, gaming devices