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Haddie and Dan talk about drone container ships, Snapchat's security flaw, a plus size Barbie, an HTC exec indicted, the most popular lightbulb in America will be banned in 2014, Wisconsin is using cheese brine to deice streets, 20 of the best Netflix titles that will disappear on January 1, 2014, and more!
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- Almost Human: The Surreal, Cyborg Future of Telemarketing - Alexis C. Madrigal - The Atlantic
While the man on the couch might was just sitting there talking, the Avatar agent would have been sitting in the Filipino city of Jaro Iloilo, staring at an interface. The keyboard has hotkeys that can play different sound clips that were recorded by a perfect English speaker. - "Patent Pending?" iA's Militant Stance on Syntax Control in Writer Pro [UPDATED] | The Verge Forums
Syntax Control is a solid innovation, one we’ve been working on for more than four years. As with every serious design, once you have seen how it works, you can figure out cheap ways to copy it. We’ve trademarked and obtained patent pending for Syntax Control. If you want it in your text editor, you can get a license from us. It’s going to be a fair deal. - AirShow - Asymco
- Plus Size Barbie On Modeling Site Sparks Debate Over Body Image (PHOTOS)
So if we have plus-size women modeling clothes, why not have plus-size Barbies? That's the question posed recently by Plus-Size-Modeling.com on Facebook, when the group posted an illustration of a plus-size Barbie-like doll: - The most popular lightbulb in America will be banned on Jan. 1 - Quartz
Come Jan. 1, US businesses will no longer be able to import or manufacture 40 and 60 Watt incandescent bulbs—the most popular lightbulbs in America. The regulation follows the phaseout of the 75W incandescent bulb last year and the 100W incandescent bulb the year before. - HTC executive indicted for leaking upcoming smartphone interface | The Verge
7inShareSeveral HTC employees, including a senior executive, have been indicted in Taiwan for leaking company secrets, falsifying expenses, and taking kickbacks, reports The Wall Street Journal. - Watch Today's ISS Spacewalk Live, Right Here, Right Now
Two Russian cosmonauts have just begun a seven-hour spacewalk to install equipment on the exterior of the International Space Station. Watch them, live — because no matter what you do, their work day is way cooler than yours. - QuizUp aims to go from fad to force with $22 million in funding | The Verge
- APP OF THE WEEK: QuizUp
- Snapchat Has A Huge Security Hole That Allows Hackers To Identify Exactly Who You Are | Elite Daily
A group of young Australian hackers called Gibson Security posted information on Christmas Eve exploiting loopholes in Snapchat‘s security that “allows mass matching of phone numbers with names and mass creation of bogus accounts,” reports ZDNet. - Chinese 'Snow Dragon' icebreaker close to rescuing Academic Shokalskiy trapped in Antarctic ice | Mail Online
A rescue mission is today expected to reach the tourist ship submerged in Antarctic ice since Christmas Day. - The next revolution in cargo will be the container ship drone - Quartz
Drones will revolutionize transportation. Driverless cars are expected to be on the streets by the end of the decade, and as discussed ad infinitum this month, Amazon wants to deliver products to your doorstep using unmanned aerial systems. - Dialect Quiz Map
- ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Breaking Bad’ were the most pirated TV shows of 2013 - Quartz
Jeff Bewkes, the CEO of Time Warner, which owns HBO, has said that having the most pirated show on the internet is “better than an Emmy.” - Wisconsin fights frozen streets with leftover cheese brine | The Verge
Salt for deicing roads is expensive, so the state of Wisconsin is employing a new trick to fight slicks. - The 20 Best Movies Disappearing From Netflix on New Year's Day
When the clock strikes its last midnight in 2013—or somewhere around there, anyway—dozens of movies will disappear from Netflix streaming. Fortunately, you've still got some time to churn through the ones you'll miss the most. Here's a list of the very best of the movies that'll be gone in 2014. - VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Monkey In A Snow Suit
YouTube video of Monkey In A Snow Suit - The Altered States of America (a scifi/fantasy map of the USA) by Chopping Block on The Bazaar
An illustrated map of America populated with the legendary events and characters from popular science-fiction, horror and fantasy.
Sponsored by Squarespace (use code FREQUENCY12 for 10% off).
177 episodes
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Manage episode 35076713 series 18856
Haddie and Dan talk about drone container ships, Snapchat's security flaw, a plus size Barbie, an HTC exec indicted, the most popular lightbulb in America will be banned in 2014, Wisconsin is using cheese brine to deice streets, 20 of the best Netflix titles that will disappear on January 1, 2014, and more!
Links for this episode:
- Almost Human: The Surreal, Cyborg Future of Telemarketing - Alexis C. Madrigal - The Atlantic
While the man on the couch might was just sitting there talking, the Avatar agent would have been sitting in the Filipino city of Jaro Iloilo, staring at an interface. The keyboard has hotkeys that can play different sound clips that were recorded by a perfect English speaker. - "Patent Pending?" iA's Militant Stance on Syntax Control in Writer Pro [UPDATED] | The Verge Forums
Syntax Control is a solid innovation, one we’ve been working on for more than four years. As with every serious design, once you have seen how it works, you can figure out cheap ways to copy it. We’ve trademarked and obtained patent pending for Syntax Control. If you want it in your text editor, you can get a license from us. It’s going to be a fair deal. - AirShow - Asymco
- Plus Size Barbie On Modeling Site Sparks Debate Over Body Image (PHOTOS)
So if we have plus-size women modeling clothes, why not have plus-size Barbies? That's the question posed recently by Plus-Size-Modeling.com on Facebook, when the group posted an illustration of a plus-size Barbie-like doll: - The most popular lightbulb in America will be banned on Jan. 1 - Quartz
Come Jan. 1, US businesses will no longer be able to import or manufacture 40 and 60 Watt incandescent bulbs—the most popular lightbulbs in America. The regulation follows the phaseout of the 75W incandescent bulb last year and the 100W incandescent bulb the year before. - HTC executive indicted for leaking upcoming smartphone interface | The Verge
7inShareSeveral HTC employees, including a senior executive, have been indicted in Taiwan for leaking company secrets, falsifying expenses, and taking kickbacks, reports The Wall Street Journal. - Watch Today's ISS Spacewalk Live, Right Here, Right Now
Two Russian cosmonauts have just begun a seven-hour spacewalk to install equipment on the exterior of the International Space Station. Watch them, live — because no matter what you do, their work day is way cooler than yours. - QuizUp aims to go from fad to force with $22 million in funding | The Verge
- APP OF THE WEEK: QuizUp
- Snapchat Has A Huge Security Hole That Allows Hackers To Identify Exactly Who You Are | Elite Daily
A group of young Australian hackers called Gibson Security posted information on Christmas Eve exploiting loopholes in Snapchat‘s security that “allows mass matching of phone numbers with names and mass creation of bogus accounts,” reports ZDNet. - Chinese 'Snow Dragon' icebreaker close to rescuing Academic Shokalskiy trapped in Antarctic ice | Mail Online
A rescue mission is today expected to reach the tourist ship submerged in Antarctic ice since Christmas Day. - The next revolution in cargo will be the container ship drone - Quartz
Drones will revolutionize transportation. Driverless cars are expected to be on the streets by the end of the decade, and as discussed ad infinitum this month, Amazon wants to deliver products to your doorstep using unmanned aerial systems. - Dialect Quiz Map
- ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Breaking Bad’ were the most pirated TV shows of 2013 - Quartz
Jeff Bewkes, the CEO of Time Warner, which owns HBO, has said that having the most pirated show on the internet is “better than an Emmy.” - Wisconsin fights frozen streets with leftover cheese brine | The Verge
Salt for deicing roads is expensive, so the state of Wisconsin is employing a new trick to fight slicks. - The 20 Best Movies Disappearing From Netflix on New Year's Day
When the clock strikes its last midnight in 2013—or somewhere around there, anyway—dozens of movies will disappear from Netflix streaming. Fortunately, you've still got some time to churn through the ones you'll miss the most. Here's a list of the very best of the movies that'll be gone in 2014. - VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Monkey In A Snow Suit
YouTube video of Monkey In A Snow Suit - The Altered States of America (a scifi/fantasy map of the USA) by Chopping Block on The Bazaar
An illustrated map of America populated with the legendary events and characters from popular science-fiction, horror and fantasy.
Sponsored by Squarespace (use code FREQUENCY12 for 10% off).
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