Last minute geek

1. Poll shows Warren now leading in Iowa
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

...  Former Vice President Biden, who had led each of the Register’s three previous 2020 cycle polls, follows her at 20%. Sanders, the U.S. senator from Vermont, has fallen to third place with 11%. Read ...

2. I need ideas for a platform bed with shelves and legs
(English/ikeahacker)

Help me hack a platform bed with shelves and legs I have seen the great KALLAX / EXPEDIT hacks to platform beds. While I love the storage, I do wish they were on legs. Also, I have fallen in love with ...

3. Digital hearing aids are producing sound as lousy as MP3s
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... fallen leaves, birdsong, the Beatles: All of these have been rendered and reshaped so that the listener perceives a wholly synthetic world. For those who are unable to adjust, it is alienating on a neurological ...

4. An old Instagram hoax is back, and it's duping celebrities
(English/engadget)

An Instagram hoax that first circulated in 2012 is back, and celebrities from Usher to Waka Flocka Flame, Julianne Moore, Julia Roberts and Rob Lowe have allegedly fallen for it. The post claims Instagram ...

5. EP Design Lab E.P.Light review
(English/the-gadgeteer)

... incandescents have fallen out of favor due to their inherent energy inefficiency and have been all but replaced by LED bulbs.  These satisfy our … EP Design Lab E.P.Light review Read More Read ...

6. Los Angeles: The Tony Martini Variety Hour
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... takes the stage this Saturday night in the city of fallen angels! Amazing performers put everything they can into an art form we thought went away with the Star Wars Holiday Special! Come and marvel at ...

7. Man waited 9 years to pounce on squatted domain name
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... might have been sniped within seconds by a bot slurping up every dropped .com that contains English words or common names. Fortunately the assumed value of whatever dot com seems to have fallen off a cliff. ...

8. Lyft acknowledges its response to sexual harassment has fallen short
(English/engadget)

Lyft acknowledges that its response to sexual harassment has fallen short in some instances. Despite the ridesharing company's attempts to position itself as a mission-driven brand with a "friendly, ...

9. Scan of a 1921 book about insects
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... the joy of life by lighting a lantern at its tail-end. We all know it, at least by name, even if we have not seen it roaming through the grass, like a spark fallen from the full moon. The Greeks of old ...

10. The rent's less damned high: rents falling in most of America's most expensive cities
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

In all but a few of the most expensive cities in the USA, median rents on one- and two-bedroom apartments have fallen, sometimes quite sharply (for example, in NYC median asking rents on a one bedroom ...

11. Study: Acceptance of queer folk falls sharply among young Americans
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

A GLAAD study claims that the number of young Americans comfortable with LGBTQ people has fallen from 53% to 45%, the second consecutive annual drop. Variety: Scenarios for the survey included learning ...

12. Independent audit finds Facebook activity has fallen by 20% since Cambridge Analytica
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

The "business analytics" firm Mixpanel has released its figures estimating the total usage of Facebook (liking, sharing and posting) since the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke; they showed usage falling ...

13. South Korea's government will switch to Linux over cost concerns
(English/engadget)

Some governments might have fallen out of love with Linux, but South Korea appears ready to start a torrid affair. The country's Ministry of the Interior and Safety has outlined plans to switch government ...

14. Dive Underwater With This Toy Star Destroyer Submarine Hack
(English/makezine)

... all fallen in love with on the big screen. He’s delighted crowds at many Maker Faires, and […] Read more on MAKE The post Dive Underwater With This Toy Star Destroyer Submarine Hack ...

15. What it's like in a scam call center
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... of people who will be his next potential victims. All are numbers of people who have previously fallen victim to a popup scam." These guys are a particularly nasty group from Kolkata in India. They run ...

16. Scagli la prima pietra il router senza falle…
(Italiano/webnews)

Vodafone Italia ha individuato vulnerabilità a bordo dei router a marchio Huawei nel 2011, come accaduto già in passato per decine di altri marchi. The post Scagli la prima pietra il router senza falle… ...

17. Respawn's 'Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order' arrives November 15th
(English/engadget)

Respawn has pulled back the curtains on Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order after months of teases. The single-player game is now due to launch on November 15th and follows Cal Kestis, a Padawan trying to survive ...

18. The Boston Globe on breaking up Big Tech falls into the trap of tech exceptionalism
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... the proponents for it have fallen into the trap of tech exceptionalism, the idea that tech is either intrinsically monopolistic (something you hear from Big Tech itself, as they insist that "network effects" ...

19. Leaked Sonic the Hedgehog movie design looks like a dollar-store cereal mascot
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

The live-action Sonic was expected to be overly "realistic" in a possibly-unwholesome way, perhaps even hinting at the unofficial internet life of Sega's "fallen" mascot. But a leaked "style guide" from ...

20. Respawn will premiere its 'Star Wars' game on April 13th
(English/engadget)

After years of work, Respawn is nearly ready to show what its Star Wars game is all about. Lucasfilm has announced that EA and Respawn will formally reveal Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order at a Celebration ...

21. WRZ S8 Bluetooth Wireless Stereo Magnetic Earbuds review
(English/the-gadgeteer)

REVIEW – Here at the Gadgeteer I have reviewed numerous earbuds/headphones, both large and small, wired and wireless.  I have never really fallen in love with any one product when it comes to this category.  ...

22. Twitter says abuse reports have fallen by 16 percent
(English/engadget)

Twitter's attempts to improve the "health" of its conversation are paying dividends, according to the company's latest financial figures. The company is reporting a 16 percent fall ...

23. Alphabet is exploring smart shoes that know when you fall
(English/engadget)

... detect when you've fallen -- not a novel concept, but s... Read all  ...

24. How to: make up swears
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... Is it a hat that has fallen out of fashion and is now only good for…? There’s no discernible meaning behind the word; it only expresses contempt and the author’s vain originality. I submit that this aspect ...

25. After $4.1 billion subsidy, Foxconn cancels plan to build Wisconsin "factory," now proposing a small R&D facility
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... The company originally promised to create some 13,000 jobs in the state, but it has already fallen short of modest targets. Read the rest Read all  ...