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Answer Two Questions, Get A Free Pop Sci Magazine [Updated]
9:00AM Kym Weathersten | If you’re a fan of the recently launched Popular Science magazine, then this one’s for you. The science, tech and gadget mag, famous for blowing up buses, freezing phones and all those things we love, is giving away an issue of your choice to every person who completes a reader survey. Of course the offer is only until stock runs out, and is strictly one per person. But in these economic times, who’s going to turn down a free read of a quality magazine? [Pop Sci] More »
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The JJ Abrams Issue of Wired
11:26AM Brian Lam | In honour of the topic of Wired’s May issue—Mystery—I will try not to reveal too much about it. Maybe just enough to explain to you why you shouldn’t miss reading it. [Wired] More »
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10 Ways Tech Magazines Are Failing Readers
5:59AM Brian Lam | Mike Elgan, former editor-in-chief for Windows Magazine, writes a great column on how gadgets blogs fail readers. It’s solid feedback and tough love. Here’s my list on why Tech Magazines are failing readers: More »
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Josef Fritzl Pleads Guilty to Imprisoning Daughter and Kids in Secret Basement
12:40PM Adrian Covert | Yeah, that guy is back in the news again, currently on trial. After locking his daughter in a secret, electronically sealed basement for 24 years, turning her into a sex slave, and fathering children with her (bleck), Fritzl finally pleaded guilty to charges of imprisonment and murder, among others. today in the third day of his trial. Fritzl is facing a sentence of 10 to life. Good riddance. [Reuters] More »
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The Unforeseen Downside of Using Your Head for Your Password
4:00AM Mark Wilson | Lenovo’s IdeaPad face recognition sounds like a good idea, that is, until someone abruptly minimises the password field. [Ads of the World via walyou] More »
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This is What a Ransacked Diamond Vault Looks Like After The Heist of the Century
12:36PM Brian Lam | My good friend Josh Davis has written another whopper of a story for Wired. This one is about the world’s biggest diamond heist and how the thieves circumvented 10 layers of tech security. More »
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Virgin America Flight Timetables Now Have Wi-Fi Ready Status
4:20AM Jesus Diaz | Frankly, aeroplane Wi-Fi access is overrated. At least compared to Aeroflot’s in-flight entertainment. Those who like it, however, can now check what Virgin flights have Wi-Fi before booking. [Virgin via Crunchgear] More »
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What Not To Do When Electronically Robbing a Bank
1:40PM Wilson Rothman | A gang of European blokes just landed in gaol after trying to steal over $US300 million in what would’ve been the greatest techno-heist in history. What stopped them? A remarkable string of amazingly stupid decisions. More »
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My House Is a Mess
11:20AM Brian Lam | Apartment therapy’s Unplggd did a post about my working habits and work place. How nice of them! [Unplggd] More »
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