Windows 10's Privacy Policy Is The New Normal
Isn't it funny how companies want to know everything about you but couldn't care less about you? Microsoft gets a lot of data out of Windows 10, and it's really no surprise in a world where big data means big bucks. Sure, data collection is inescapable in the current climate of assistants and other personalized applications, but it's scary to think about where everything is going and how your data is being used.
It's probably fair to say that Windows 10 goes further in this kind of thing than previous operating systems. But it does so not as an outlier or some major break from past behaviors, but as a next step in a continuous process of making operating systems more connected, and to make data collection and analysis more extensive.
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Ten Jobs That Automation Won't Kill Off
Robots are bad news. If they can't kill you, they'll take your job instead. This writer seems to think that people like CEOs and marketing managers will be immune. That actually makes a lot of sense, since most of them seem to be emotionless, cutthroat robots anyway. In any case, I'm sure Tech-Com will be hiring.
There's not much room at the top, especially for automation. I've met a CEO or two with a robotic personality, but machines are unlikely to possess the leadership, interpersonal skills, and intuition that characterize the head of a successful company. These future leaders will, however, have a cadre of machines that provide rapid insights into the health of the companies they command.
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See Real-Time Weather Patterns With NOAA's WeatherView
The geniuses at NOAA's Visualization Lab have come up with an impressive web app that delivers an enormous amount of weather data to you in real time. See everything from global winds to temperature maps and pressure readings with the flick of a virtual switch. Can you find all the current typhoons and other significant weather events?
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Here Are Some Eye-Popping Home Office Setups
Some of these are pretty interesting, like the wall-mounted water-cooled rig. Who would have thought that a row of SSDs could look good on a wall? It also seems that the number of displays are never enough for people. Are there any show-offs from our display forum who have a setup that can match these?
Enter the era of the "battlestation," a high-end rig that's given a position of prominence in the home. The 11 techheads in this article have elevated their home offices to temples of technology, and the extent they go to establish PC superiority is truly amazing.
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New Aircraft Seats Will Make Flights Slightly More Bearable
Flying is a terrible experience for many, and one of the biggest reasons is that there's not enough leg room. B/E Aerospace has patented a new type of adjustable aircraft seat that should improve the comfort of both taller and shorter passengers. Now someone just needs to fix the dry air, dry food, and dry entertainment.
The innovative system places seats on the same grooves as standard aircraft seat tracks, but standard seat fasteners are mounted on gears which would let airlines adjust the seats forward or back as needed. Other adjustable seating seat proposals exist, but all depend on the installation of special seat tracks which would complicate adoption, installation, and maintenance, and that's a factor working in favour of this a-bit-further-out concept.
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The EPA Accidentally Turned This River Toxic And Orange
The EPA normally responds to disasters, but this week, they did the complete opposite and accidentally let out a million gallons of contaminated mine water into the Animas River near Durango, Colorado. Considering the fact that contamination is persistent and rivers don't respect borders, the EPA has a huge problem on their hands.
The EPA also revealed their test results---the mine water contains high levels of lead, arsenic, cadmium, and aluminum. The bright orange color comes from sediment. The EPA said the local sheriff's decision to close the river to kayakers and tubers was appropriate given their numbers, though the agency didn't give specifics. The city of Durango has also stopped pumping water from the Animas River into its reservoir.
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Too Lazy To Walk? The WalkCar Is For You
Those crazy Japanese have done it again. This portable Segway seems like a real engineering marvel; it weighs under 6 pounds and can reach top speeds of 6 miles per hour, for distances of up to 7 miles, after three hours of charging. I feel kind of conflicted, though, because this kind of thing is also the epitome of laziness.
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Fantastic Four Director Kills His Own Film On Twitter
The reception of the new Fantastic Four film has been nothing short of an utter disaster. It became a sinking ship as early as its premiere two days ago, largely in part to director Josh Trank, who essentially trashed his own film on Twitter and set off a firestorm of criticism and conspiracy theories between him and Fox. Despite contradictive reports of who is to blame, one thing we can be certain of is that things went terribly on set.
There's a reason Trank's tweet has caused such an uproar and raised so many questions. Until now, everyone involved in Fantastic Four has been so busy denying there was any disruption or chaos on set or between the filmmaking team that Trank's burst of truth and despair is difficult to interpret – even by those who have been trying to follow the developments on the film closely. Is this merely more evidence of the erratic behavior those who worked on the movie have discussed anonymously in the press?
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Create Custom Tiles For Windows 10 With TileCreator
Does the default look of pinned Win32 programs rub you the wrong way? Well, now there's an app that lets you create and customize the look of practically any tile on the Windows 10 Start menu. Keep in mind that TileCreator is fairly new and a work in progress, but it does seem to work as advertised.
With the TileCreator app, you can pin images, files, folders, and traditional desktop programs to the Start menu of Windows 10. Like OblyTile, it gives you the liberty to choose tile background color and text color.
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Verizon Kills Off Service Contracts. What Does This Mean For You?
I think we can all thank T-Mobile for this shake up at Verizon. The largest network is doing away with contracts and offering four options inspired by their competitor's Simple Choice plans. But what does this mean for you? Well, this is Verizon we're talking about, so it's not all sunshine and rainbows.
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Starbreeze Developing Virtual Reality John Wick FPS
John Wick really blew up after its debut in October. A sequel was quickly greenlighted and slated for next year, and the Keanu Reeves film is now getting its own game. The John Wick character has already made an appearance in Starbreeze's Payday 2, so this seems like a natural decision.
The film's producer Basil Iwanyk and some of its production team will also collaborate on its development. The studio has said in addition that it plans to introduce the John Wick IP into its Payday series, so as to "facilitate cross promotion and integration of the two games," apparently.
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American Airlines Hit In China-Tied Hacks?
According to this report, American Airlines was the victim of a group of China-linked hackers. The airline had no comment other than to say it is investigating the matter.
A group of China-linked hackers that has mowed through the databanks of major American health insurers and stolen personnel records of U.S. military and intelligence agencies has struck at the heart of the nation's air-travel system, say people familiar with investigations of the attacks.
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FBI: Retweeting Terrorist Organizations Could Get You Arrested
I'm not so sure arresting people for retweeting terrorists is the right thing to do, but a good old fashioned ass whuppin' might do the trick.
So, what kind of Tweets will get you arrested? Statements, retweets and links that support and feed resources to terrorist organizations. Ali Shukri Amin, a 17-year old who used Twitter to promote Bitcoin donations to ISIS and ISIL and Bilal Abood, who publicly declared his allegiance to Baghdadi on the social network.
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Intel Skylake Core i7-6700K IPC & Overclocking Review
Today we finally get to share with you our Intel Skylake experiences. As we like to, we are going to focus on Instructions Per Clock / IPC and overclocking this new CPU architecture. We hope to give our readers a definitive answer to whether or not it is time to make the jump to a new desktop PC platform.
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MSI GeForce GTX 960 GAMING 4G Video Card Review
Today we are examining the MSI GeForce GTX 960 GAMING 4G model, which features a custom build from MSI with the Twin Frozr V thermal design. We will compare the MSI GTX 960 4G to the XFX R9 380 4G, including the highest obtained overclock. Additionally we will examine the GTX 960 2GB and 4GB models clock-for-clock.
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GIGABYTE X99-SLI LGA 2011v3 Motherboard Review
GIGABYTE's X99-SLI promises to be a multi-GPU capable power house for enthusiasts on a budget. The design is very similar to the X99-UD4P which was an excellent motherboard so the X99-SLI has a lot to live up to as expectations for it run high. Does $240 get you a solid X99 motherboard?
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Corsair Obsidian Series 750D Airflow Series Review
It's big. It's black. In fact it's "Obsidian!" Corsair's new 750D computer case is actually all steel and brushed aluminum, not volcanic rock. Corsair's take on the 750D Airflow Series is that it is easy to build in and has all the features you need rather than a plethora of bells and whistles that only look good on a spec sheet.
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