Feb 28
This week in our time capsule news round-up we have the "other items" from that Steve Jobs capsule, some century-old photos in Oklahoma City, and a signed portrait of FDR that’s been sitting under Oregon soil since 1941.
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Feb 28
The Star Wars movies kind of painted the Sith as evil, unredeemable monsters. But between blowing up planets and wiping out the Jedi, even Darth Vader and the Emperor must need some R&R time, and presumably that involves the occasional BBQ where these lightsaber tongs would be invaluable. In a space station the size of the Death Star, there has to be a deck somewhere, right?
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Feb 28
Microsoft, Apple, Sprint and Verizon have already shelled out millions to help the president bring high-speed broadband to schools and amp up the role technology plays in education. Now Adobe’s on the bandwagon too, and it’s bringing along gobs of…
Feb 28
Thriving doesn't always mean socially networking.
(Credit: Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)
Fathers, don’t let your daughters anywhere near Facebook. Especially when you’ve just come into $80,000.
This is the painful moral from another day in Florida.
The story began so brightly for the Snay family. As the Miami Herald reports, Patrick Snay used to be the headmaster at Miami’s Gulliver Preparatory School.
In 2010, his contract wasn’t renewed. He claimed age discrimination. He also claimed there had been retaliation against his daughter, who was a pupil at the school.
At the end of 2011, Snay won a settlement, with $80,000 going to him personally, as well as $10,000 in previous earnings. But one of the conditions was that everything had to kept confidential.
Snay told his daughter, Dana. She popped along to Facebook to pop off to 1,200 of her closest friends.
She wrote: “Mama and Papa Snay won the case against Gulliver. Gulliver is now officially paying for my vacation to Europe this summer. SUCK IT.”
So, about that confidentiality agreement.
Patrick Snay told the Herald: “We knew what the restrictions were, yet we needed to tell her something.” This is understandable, but surely he also needed to tell her to not shout it to her 1,200 c… [Read more]
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Feb 28
Everyone’s an asshole deep down. We like to gossip, whine and complain
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Feb 28
Colin Delehanty and Sheldon Neill recently hiked over 200 miles through Yosemite National Park with their backpacks filled mostly with camera gear. The effort was worth it based on the spectacular time lapse video they just uploaded to Vimeo.
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Feb 28
Raspberry Pi has claimed itself an early birthday present today (technically it was launched on the 29th, but there’s no such day this year), praising a newly announced move by … Continue reading
Feb 28
Engadget Podcast 386 – 2.28.14
Posted in: Today's Chili
With most of the regular crew away, Terrence decides to call in some heavy-duty reinforcements. Richard joins us with critical insights into HD and the Netflix bottleneck debacle. Meanwhile, Brad is perfect for a providing a rundown of the best from…
Feb 28
At today’s annual shareholder meeting, Apple CEO Tim Cook laid the verbal smack down on conservative investors who want the company to abandon some of its progressive policies.
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Feb 28
Limoncello! That sweet, tart, and refreshingItalian after-dinner digestif can be a wonderful thing. But, typically, when you go for the store-bought stuff it’s cloyingly sweet, and doesn’t have any of that fresh zip to it. Here’s the good news: It’s simple to make at home and customize it to your own taste, giving you the perfect balance of sweet, sour boozeroo.
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