Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
With the release of Marvel’s Ant-Man drawing nearer, we finally know what one of the movie’s main characters looks like. On Thursday, Entertainment Weekly debuted a look at the supervillain Yellow Jacket, played by Corey Stoll. He’s, er, very shiny. For comparison, here’s how the original costume looked in the comic: Although the photo may not look like much,…
When Billy Rios needed emergency surgery last summer after cerebral spinal fluid began leaking through his nose, he was only partly focused on his life-threatening condition. That’s because Rios was distracted by the computerized drug-infusion pumps Stanford Medical Center used to administer medication to him and other patients. As a security researcher, Rios realized he’d…
Despite what the recent Apple Watch hype would have you believe, the next great technological frontier isn’t your wrist. It’s your home. Specifically, it’s getting all of your connected devices—the Wi-Fi equipped lights, outlets, crockpots, whatever—to communicate both with you and with each other. It’s an area that both Apple and Google have poked at…
.headline_area WOLF HALL HENRY VIII: who let all these dang wolves in my hall WOLF IN TUDOR HAT: aaroo *** THOMAS CROMWELL: Thomas More you stand at risk of losing your head do you or do you not affirm the Act of Succession, the coronation of Anne Boleyn, and the king’s right to annul his…
And so continues one of the most confusing relationships of my adult life: that between myself and Fox News’ Megyn Kelly. Once again Kelly brought out her “sensible adult” side during an interview with Rand Paul, taking him (as well as other male journalists) to task for sexism. You’ll recall Rand Paul’s dickhead interview with…
Sulinh Lafontaine looks athletic and confident posing next to the Challenger from Furious 7. And why shouldn’t she? As she’s said publicly a number of times, she was the only female stunt driver in the blockbuster movie. There’s only one issue: that’s total bullshit. The only stunt she’s done is insulted the entire stunt community…
We have seen the real cause of the California drought, and it’s one crunchy inch tall. One gallon of water to grow a single nut? BAN THEM ALL, writes everyone. But almond outrage is misplaced. We shouldn’t stop eating any fruit or vegetable due to how much water it takes to grow it. Especially when…
1. By now, you know that California has been in a horrible drought for years. Justin Sullivan / Getty 2. I’m not exaggerating when I say the deadliest and most morally sinister cause of our water shortage is ALMONDS. 3. California is the only state that produces almonds commercially, according to the Agricultural Marketing Resource…
My joy of tech and innovation discovery is back. First, check out my new 360-degree video of Dan Shine showing me around San Francisco’s Innovation Hangar (you’ll need Google Chrome or a modern Android phone to properly view these, sorry, iPhones don’t yet work). What a place! More on the Innovation Hanger later and we’ll…
LUCKNOW: Drones will soon perform a special task in the state capital apart from functioning as eyes in the sky with the Lucknow Police planning to use them for dispersing mobs.These little unmanned mini-choppers are already in use in various sensitive parts of Uttar Pradesh for taking aerial snaps, but for the first time the…