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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