WASHINGTON — The source had instructed his media contacts to come to Hong Kong, visit a particular out-of-the-way corner of a certain hotel, and ask — loudly — for directions to another part of the hotel. If all seemed well, the source would walk past holding a Rubik’s Cube. So three people — Glenn…

Alan Kay Kids using Dynabooks, in a drawing from Alan Kay's 1972 paper "A Personal Computer for Children of All Ages" Follow @techland Born in 1940, computer scientist Alan Curtis Kay is one of a handful of visionaries most responsible for the concepts which have propelled personal computing forward…

from the this-is-getting-bigger... dept While we've seen some politicians in Congress speak out about the prosecution against Aaron Swartz, for the most part, it had been the "usual crew" of folks who had formed the core of the anti-SOPA alliance -- Reps. Lofgren, Issa and Polis. That's great, but…

General William Shelton, commander of the US Air Force Space Command, told reporters in a press briefing for the Defense Writers Group that he believes Iran's growing "cyber" capabilities will be a "force to be reckoned with," thanks in part to Iran's response to the Stuxnet attacks on its nuclear…

Blog Bio The Technician No Imperfections Noted The Jeff and Casey Show Jeff and Casey Time Casey Muratori Seattle, WA The Next Twenty Years Why the closed distribution model of Windows 8 must be changed for the sake of developers, consumers, and Microsoft itself. For the first time in the history of…

Self-employed. Freelancer. Entrepreneur. Business owner. However you label it, these people are making an independent living by themselves and their businesses they have built. These “labels” often blend into one another: those who are self-employed consider themselves business owners, business…

Yup, Jailbreaking Your iPad Really Is Illegal Posted on October 28, 2012 in Hack Contributing Writer Want to play old school Nintendo games on your iPad? Download Google Play apps from foreign countries to your Galaxy Tab? If so, you’ll have to break the law. That’s because under new rules issued by…

The buzz on “growth hacking” has spread all across the world. Classes on growth hacking are being taught in Singapore . Companies from San Francisco to London are recruiting growth hackers. The first Growth Hacking Conference popped up a few weeks ago. This rapid craze beseeches an explanation. Why…

Last week Glassdoor published its most recent software engineering salary report . Short version: it pays to code. Google and Facebook employees earn a base salary of ~$125K, not counting benefits, 401k matching, stock options/grants, etc., and even Yahoo! developers pull in six figures. Everyone…

This series is supported by Rackspace , the better way to do hosting. Learn more about Rackspace's hosting solutions here . As smartphone sales continue to soar, more and more developers are focusing their efforts on building applications for mobile devices. Whether it is a native application or a…

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Sticky TOC engaged! Do not remove this! History has proven that tossing out a familiar platform that prints money for your business and starting anew isn't easy: just ask Apple and Microsoft, whose next-generation desktop operating systems in the 1990s (codenamed "Copland" and "Cairo," respectively)…

This is a guest post from NF community member Dakao, who trains in all kinds of awesomely nerdy things like weapon making, martial arts, and parkour. I’m fascinated with the concept of parkour but haven’t tried it yet, so I asked Dakao to put together a guide for people who want to get started but…

Science Researchers are developing a laser that can tell your fruit and vegetable intake by measuring biomarkers in the palm of your hand. By Andrew Webster May 31, 2012, 9:47a Yale veggie laser For those of us that often forget — sometimes conveniently — how many fruits and vegetables we eat each…

Apps Facebook Page users can now schedule posts and assign administrators one of five levels of access. By Justin Rubio May 31, 2012, 12:19p facebook logo 1020 A pair of features has been added to Facebook Pages — the social network's service for businesses, organizations, and brands — to help users…

Today, we’re announcing the App Center, a new place for people to find social apps. The App Center gives developers an additional way to grow their apps and creates opportunities for more types of apps to be successful. In the coming weeks, people will be able to access the App Center on the web and…

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يعد هذا العمل عملاً توثيقياً لمختلف أنواع الغرافيتي والرسوم على جدران بيروت يهدف هذا العمل الى مواكبة الوعي الشعبي عبر الفن يصلح هذا العمل السمعي-البصري لان يكون مادةً تحريضية لكي يتحد اللبنانيون في سبيل حركة شعبية جماهيرية تكسر القيود المفروضة من النظام السياسي-الاقتصادي .. إذاً انها الثورة…

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The Latest Samsung Tech Samsung: ‘about half’ of dangerous Note 7s have been exchanged in the US By Dieter Bohn @backlon Sep 22, 2016, 9:38p Samsung is claiming that “about half” of the Galaxy Note 7 devices that could potentially explode have been exchanged for new phones — at least in the US.…