Uber's Kalanick Claims He'll Pull a Steve Jobs (opens the source in a new tab)
Somehow, I don't think that's going to happen.
One-Shots
Profile of Claude Shannon, Inventor of Information Theory (opens the source in a new tab)
Good profile from SciAm.
Japanese Tits Speak in Sentences (opens the source in a new tab)
Remarkable. Still hate birds though.
First Human Embryos Edited in US (opens the source in a new tab)
And so it begins.
Defcon Hackers Break 'Secure' Voting Machines in Minutes (opens the source in a new tab)
Voting machine security has long been a joke. Now it's just funnier.
Nuclear Power Safest (opens the source in a new tab)
I'm sure all the birds killed by windmills would agree.
The Booze-Miners of Aldebaran (opens the source in a new tab)
Alcohol, in space! This is more proof that god exists, and loves us
Stagnant Supercivilizations and Interstellar Travel (opens the source in a new tab)
How long can an interstellar civilization live? Fascinating
First B-29 Formation Flight in 50 Years - Video (opens the source in a new tab)
Great history, beautiful video.
Automattic Releases National Security Letters (opens the source in a new tab)
NSA still gagging most all of them
TSA Behavioral Detection Program is Bunk (opens the source in a new tab)
What would have been surprising is the TSA doing *anything* right
HomePod firmware reveals iPhone 8 Details (opens the source in a new tab)
5.15" display, 2436x1125 resolution.
SpaceX Valuation Jumps to $21B (opens the source in a new tab)
This puts his personal worth north of $22B along with his Tesla shares
Falcon Heavy Launch Announced for November (opens the source in a new tab)
Can't wait. This will change the face of space travel.
Rick Perry Winning the Fight with Climate Scientists, (opens the source in a new tab)
Given their propensity to hide the data, this is less than surprising
Apple, China and VPN Apps (opens the source in a new tab)
Good 'splainer from Tim Culpan
All You Need Is the Detonator (opens the source in a new tab)
Via Isegoria. This is the wave of the future. There will be lots more.
History of the IBM PC (opens the source in a new tab)
Nice history from Ars. Also part two
Trump to Ban Transgenders from Military (opens the source in a new tab)
"must be focused on decisive and overwhelming … victory"