Science has long dictated that brains don’t fossilize, so when Nicholas Strausfeld co-authored the first ever report of a fossilized brain in a 2012 edition of Nature, it was met with “a lot of flack.”
Source: 520-million-year-old arthropod brains turn paleontology on its head
3D and 2D renders
DeviantArt is the world’s largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts, allowing people to connect through the creation and sharing of art.
Source: rOEN911’s DeviantArt Gallery
An additional squadron of advanced Boeing F-15s has been revealed as one of the elements of a so-called “compensation package” requested by Israel in exchange for the US government backing a lifting of sanctions against Iran.
Source: Israel requests extra squadron of F-15s
Dan Price decided to pay all 120 employees at least $70,000. Grown men cried. Profits soared. Then things got really crazy.
Source: Here’s What Really Happened at That Company That Set a $70,000 Minimum Wage
Combo Breaker is a motorized, battery powered, 3D printed, Arduino-based combination lock cracking device. It is portable, open source, 3D models provided, and exploits a new technique I’ve discovered for cracking combination locks in 8 attempts or less, but in an even more exciting, automated fashion.
Source: Combo Breaker – combination lock cracking device
With MiGFlug, you can fly a real fighter jet – even if you’ve never flown a plane on your own before! One of our experienced flight instructors will be carefully preparing you for the flight, explaining about the instruments and finally taking off with you. During the jet flight, if you wish to do so, you will even get the chance to operate the jet by yourself and perform stunning manoeuvres in the jet fighter aircraft. The flight consists of manoeuvres like loops, rolls, immelman turns and, depending on the aircraft and location, spectacular low-passes above the airfield as well as supersonic flights. Our pilots will adjust the flight to your wishes whenever possible. Together, you will ensure that your day as a fighter pilot will be the day of your life.
Source: MiGFlug – Jet Fighter Flights in Supersonic Military Fighter Aircraft
$18000 for a 50 minute flight in a MiG-29
Under the radar, Verizon, Sprint, and other carriers have partnered with firms including SAP to manage and sell data.
Source: The $24 Billion Data Business That Telcos Don’t Want to Talk About
Secret, anonymous messages aren’t just for the dastardly. Luckily, a little privacy isn’t difficult to get. With some effort and a spare phone, you’ll be whistleblowing, protecting your privacy from harassers, and staying anonymous when selling on Craigslist or looking for dates on Match. Here’s how.
Source: How to Create an Untraceable Messaging Device With an Old Phone
Basically install Hushed to generate disposable phone numbers, cyberghost / hideman for a free VPN service and someone elses WiFi.
Note – there are limitations to this project 🙂
In an unexpected vote, MEPs narrowly approved a measure that calls on EU member states to “drop any criminal charges against Edward Snowden, grant him protection, and consequently prevent extradition or rendition by third parties, in recognition of his status as whistle-blower and international human rights defender.”
The 285-281 vote came amid a long response from Parliamentarians irritated with the European Commission for not having done enough to respond to the revelations of US mass surveillance first revealed by Snowden back in 2013.
Although it represents a bold statement of support to the former NSA staffer, it does not mean he should pack his bags and catch the next flight to Berlin: the vote is not in any way binding on EU member states, and any European country that welcomed Snowden in would find itself under enormous pressure from the United States government to hand him over. The US has long-standing extradition treaties with all European countries.
Source: European Parliament votes to grant Snowden protection from US
We introduce a technique for 3D printing soft strands, fibers, and bristles using conventional 3D printers. Our work was inspired by the phenomenon that occurs during the operation of a handheld glue gun: when a person extrudes hot glue material and moves the gun away, a “string” of residue often forms unintentionally. The shape, length, and thickness of the resulting stringy material varies based on how much glue was extruded and how fast the user moves away from the extrusion point. This artifact often annoys users, but in this work, we exploit the phenomenon.
Source: Chris Harrison | 3D Printed Hair
The most surprising finding? “Our e-skin picked up sound better than the mic on a smartphone.”
Ko says that exactly how the pressure, texture, temperature, and acoustic signals will be transmitted into the brain is his next challenge.
Source: New artificial fingerprints feel texture, hear sound
Do you want virus outbreaks? Because that’s how you get ’em
But deciding to make the upgrade part of the patching cycle is a grave mistake. True, it’s only going to be an optional upgrade at the moment, but by early next year the pressure is going to be raised, and anyone who automatically installs recommended security patches will find themselves with a new operating system waiting to start.
And just about everyone installs recommended updates automatically because Microsoft insists on it.
Source: Next year’s Windows 10 auto-upgrade is MSFT’s worst idea since Vista
They really really want you to have their privacy trap don’t they.
Researchers at the University of Cambridge on Thursday announced the creation of a laboratory demonstration model of a lithium-oxygen battery that overcomes many of the barriers that have held back the development of this technology.
They said the battery boasts very high energy density, is about 93 percent efficient – better than previous efforts – and can be recharged more than 2,000 times.
Source: Scientists announce progress toward better battery to power cars