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1. Equifax fooled again! Company tweets out links to parody website
(English/TheRegister)

Tim on the social media team will need a new job You'd have thought that Equifax staff would be on their toes ever since the megahack that exposed the private data of over 143 million Americans but the ...

2. Walnut Slab Farm House Dining Table
(English/instructables)

... specific to this project. They are covered in the video and full article at my website at: https://www... By: YouCanMakeThisToo Continue Reading » Read all  ...

3. Amazon says it's reviewing its website after its algorithms suggested bomb-making ingredients in "Frequently bought together" section (Amie Tsang/New York Times)
(English/Techmeme)

Amie Tsang / New York Times: Amazon says it's reviewing its website after its algorithms suggested bomb-making ingredients in “Frequently bought together” section  —  LONDON ...

4. Equifax customer service, tweeting from @Equifax, accidentally directed customers to a critic's phishing site for over a week in at least three Twitter replies (Dani Deahl/The Verge)
(English/Techmeme)

Dani Deahl / The Verge: Equifax customer service, tweeting from @Equifax, accidentally directed customers to a critic's phishing site for over a week in at least three Twitter replies  —  ...

5. Airbnb wants to help you book a restaurant reservation, too
(English/engadget)

Airbnb just added a new feature that allows users to book restaurant reservations directly through its app and website. It's powered by Resy and is currently available in 16 US cities. Airbnb now ...

6. IT fraudster facing four years' bird time for $10k blackmail
(English/TheRegister)

Blackmailed former employer, redirected company website for porn portal An IT contractor who sabotaged a client's website and demanded $10,000 to restore it was this week convicted of wire fraud and sentenced ...

7. Geological Sample in Presentation Case
(English/instructables)

A geologist friend left a small rock sample in my car when he visited.So I could havethrown it awaywrapped it up and send it to himhand-crafted a needlessly complex presentation case for it.I chose option ...

8. Privacy: With iOS 11 and Safari's cookie blocking, Apple is kicking advertisers in the teeth
(English/Betanews)

... Tracking Prevention. Enabled by default, the feature blocks certain cookies from websites, making it harder for advertisers to follow users around the web. Users and privacy advocates are happy; advertisers,… ...

9. How to use Let's Encrypt to secure your website
(English/Linuxtoday)

ZDnet: Let's Encrypt is easy to use and free -- no wonder it's the most popular Certificate Authority for securing websites. Read all  ...

10. The Pirate Bay Takes Heat for Testing Monero Mining
(English/Linuxinsider)

The Pirate Bay has come under fire for testing a Monero javascript miner as a possible means for generating new revenue to replace its current model of making money through advertising on the site. It ...

11. Dead man sat in truck for 8 months in airport parking lot before someone found him
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... truck had been listed in the missing person flyers circulated by Lenexa police. The family had visited the airport early on. Kansas City spokesman Chris Hernandez said city officials were gathering facts ...

12. Shutterstock Adobe Creative Cloud plugin gets video support, comes to Premiere Pro, Illustrator, and InDesign
(English/Betanews)

When you need to use an image or video for a website, advertising campaign, or other project, you can't simply grab something from the web and use it. Well, you can, but that isn't a smart idea. Why? Someone ...

13. Open source tool aims to deliver more efficient web development
(English/Betanews)

Websites are essential for businesses in the modern world, which puts web development teams under pressure to deliver results. Open source tool specialist DRUD Tech is launching a new tool called ddev ...

14. Keybase launches alpha version of Teams, an open source and end-to-end encrypted Slack-like tool for collaboration amongst groups (Robert Hackett/Fortune)
(English/Techmeme)

... are going for the hat trick.  —  The two entrepreneurs, who are co-founders of the literature summary site SparkNotes and dating service OkCupid … Read all  ...

15. Going Green: Making a Glider Out of a Raffia Stick Only
(English/instructables)

A glider is an lightweight aircraft designed to fly without an engine. Like the name, it glides in the air, as graceful as a bird. Gliders used today are made of of aluminum composites and other metals. ...

16. Microsoft confirms Outlook.com is down for some people
(English/Betanews)

... remain in the Draft folder rather than reaching the intended recipient. The problem-detecting site downdetector shows that there are large number of people experiencing problems with either accessing the ...

17. Net Neutrality Advocates Planning Two Days of Protest in Washington DC
(English/CircleID)

... internet. The event organizer, Fight for the Future, is running a dedicated website 'battleforthenet.com/dc' in which it states in part: "On September 26-27 Internet users from across the country will ...

18. CNC Machine
(English/instructables)

... Pi related projects go to my website https://www.neuralnetworks26.com/ You can also visit our of... By: Manan Thareja Continue Reading » Read all  ...

19. Downtown LA: high vacancy rates and catastrophic homelessness
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Downtown LA's vacancy rate is 12%, which is the highest it's been since 2000 and triple the overall rate for LA -- and downtown LA is also the site of LA's skid row, whose population surged by 20% last ...

20. Microsoft enters the fight against fake news as Bing gains Fact Check label
(English/Betanews)

The "fake news" moniker may be a relatively recent one, but the phenomenon is not exactly new. Search engines and social media sites have long fought a battle against rogue news sources, and Microsoft's ...

21. Solar Thermoelectric Generator - Sunflower
(English/instructables)

... water to cool the opposite side. Thermoelectric Power Generation Solar Thermoelectric Power ... By: jiovine Continue Reading » Read all  ...

22. 3D Printed Robot Gripper - LittleBot Gripper
(English/instructables)

... files can be found on the LittleBots WebsiteThe Servo is an MG90S micro servo. However since th... By: Slant Concepts Continue Reading » Read all  ...