Following this week’s revelation that Starbucks’ mobile apps store data such as user names, passwords and even location coordinates in plain text, a company executive announced today that a refreshed application is in the works. Curt Garner, the …
The NSA is monitoring thousands upon thousands of offline computers every day
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Doing your taxes can be daunting to say the least, you want to make sure that everything’s copacetic so that the tax man doesn’t have a reason to come knocking. A new change announced today will make the process a little bit easier for Americans. A United States Department of the Treasury official has announced that you can now download tax return transcript from IRS, through its new service aptly called Get Transcript. This announcement was made at White House’s “Datapalooza,” where policy leaders and hackers get together to explore how open government data can aid the U.S. education system.
Through Get Transcript, taxpayers can view, print and download their tax return transcripts going back years. This new service makes getting transcripts very easy, previously taxpayers were required to fill out a questionnaire and wait for up to 10 business days just so the forms could come in the mail, physical mail that is. Some might say that its about time that Americans are finally able to access their own tax returns online, its 2014 after all, and I am sure not a lot of people will disagree with them. The IRS’s Get Transcript service is live now and can be accessed from this link.
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Is the Segway just not doing it for you? Maybe you want a Segway that is a bit more sporty and youthful. The Onewheel may be just what you are looking for.
The Onewheel is a self-balancing, single-wheeled electric skateboard that “gives you the feeling of flying” – or flying at very low speeds at least. This deck can go as fast as 12 MPH, thank its 48V lithium battery. So how much life will you get from that battery? You should be able to keep going for between four and six miles depending on the terrain you are riding over.
The Onewheel is a one-wheeled success, having already hit its Kickstarter target and selling out at the early bird $1,199(USD) price. Latecomers can still get in on the action for $1,299(USD) or more.
This thing definitely looks more fun than a Segway – plus it looks cooler too. Aging skater dudes will be all over this.
[via Likecool]
These days street art has become more popular, and has many more fans than it used to. You can thank Banksy and some other artists for that. And now that it is more accepted, it seems like the installations just keep getting bigger and bigger. Take this gas station for instance.
This incredibly colorful piece of art is in Limerick City, Ireland. Street artist Maser took an abandoned gas station and turned it into a loud and very eye catching public art installation. Even the cars are candy striped.This piece is entitled “No.27- A Nod To Ed Ruscha”. Edward Joseph Ruscha is an American artist associated with the Pop art movement, who is well known for his book Twentysix Gas Stations, so the gas station locale makes sense.
I’ll let the artist explain more about his motivations.:
I converted a derelict petrol station in Limerick city into an interactive installation, as part of a transformative urban art project. My work often boldly juxtaposes old and new, past and present in the architectural elements, the visual grammar and choice of pallet. I hope to create work that surprises people and questions their relationship with the familiar and the norm and also how dissociated we are from the space around us.
I bet this piece is already quite the tourist attraction.
[via Street Art News via Neatorama]
As much as the Olympics are a test of humanity’s physical capabilities, these days the events are also an opportunity for equipment makers to show off their latest technologies designed to enhance an athlete’s performance. And it’s fitting that Under Armour’s new speedskating suit—which the company claims is the fastest in the world—is called the Mach 39, since it was developed with the help of Lockheed Martin.
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Just two weeks after state officials declared 2013 the driest year in California history, a fast-moving wildfire has burned 1,700 acres northeast of Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Times. In winter. When it’s usually raining.
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