Last minute geek

1. How to Abandon iOS and Switch to Android
(Italiano/gizmodo)

Having guided you through the not-all-that-straightforward process of switching from Android to iOS, we’re back to tell you how to go in the opposite direction. (Make your mind up will you?) Going from ...

2. Time-lapse of Juno's Jupiter fly-by
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iryExfFgrqI Composited by Sean Doran from images taken by NASA's Juno probe. Previously: Jupiter's south pole. Read all  ...

3. Play ATM for Kids
(English/instructables)

Hi All,Buying electronics, mobile, accessories, software and now even groceries via e-commerce sites, is new way of life... With Apps it is even easier than before. Every time we order an item online, ...

4. A new bug allows any website to crash a Windows Vista, 7, or 8 PC
(English/Neowin)

The as-yet unfixed bug was recently discovered and allows any website to significantly slow down PCs running older versions of Microsoft's OS, possibly even to the point of crashing. Read more... Read ...

5. What It Takes to Prove Common Law Rights in UDRP Complaints
(English/CircleID)

... the mark because the prior owner of the business denied it: Its (sic) pretty obvious to everyone that Ive (sic) basically ignored this site for the last year. Truth be told, I lost my interest long before ...

6. Oops, man panics and snitches on himself about $500 million opium poppy field
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... at the site and charged with manufacturing a Schedule II drug and trafficking in opium, both felonies. He was later released from jail after posting $45,000 bail. Image: Magnus Manske Read all ...

7. Google will work with Vietnam to remove ‘toxic’ content
(English/engadget)

... from its sites. The announcement came today following a meetin... Read all  ...

8. Change.org raises $30M led by LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman; Sam Altman and Bill Gates invest too (Leena Rao/Fortune)
(English/Techmeme)

... in Silicon Valley, pitching LinkedIn founder and early Facebook investor Reid Hoffman to fund his idea for a political website. Read all  ...

9. The hold is filled with storage news! Grab a bucket and BAIL
(English/TheRegister)

Keelhauling through the week's movers and shakers Behind every great enterprise and technology news website lies storage, humming away in the background heeded by no one. But the industry never stands ...

10. IKEA KALLAX Queen Storage Bed
(English/ikeahacker)

I built this prior to knowing this website existed, this probably would have saved some contemplation. For difficulty reference, I am no carpenter (electrician actually) and I built it with my right hand ...

11. 'Pokémon Go' update gives cheaters lousy monsters
(English/engadget)

With a new update, Pokémon Go cheaters won't be banned, but instead thrown into a depressing purgatory. As spotted by Reddit's hardcore Pokémon Go site, Silph Road, Niantic ...

12. Home Automation Using Web App With Raspberry Pi
(English/instructables)

... We can trigger the relay from anywhere in the world using a website. In each trigger of rela... By: deligence Continue Reading » Read all  ...

13. Check out Frederik Vanhoutte's experiments in generative graphics
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Frederik Vanhoutte describes himself as a creative coder who works in the field of generative art. His site W:BLUT has lots of cool little experiments. Above, Big Red I, a longer fractal experiment ...

14. NTFS bug allows any website to crash Windows 7, 8.1
(English/Betanews)

Users of older versions of Windows aren’t having the best time of it lately. Last week it was discovered that over 98 percent of those affected by the WannaCry ransomware were running Windows 7, and now ...

15. Error'd: The Developer Test
(English/WTF)

"Apparently, if AMEX's site knows that you're a developer, it will present a REGEX challenge before allowing you to reset your password," Jim wrote.   Stuart writes, "Wait, I have a network drive!? ...

16. Google launches Data Gif Maker so you can create animated GIFs to illustrate data
(English/Betanews)

... free tool is aimed at journalists, but anyone with a website is able to use it however they want. The idea is simple. Rather than just saying Android is more popular than iPhone, you can let a graphic ...

17. Al-Jazeera, HuffPost Arabi Among 21 News Sites Blocked by Egypt, Plus Possible Legal Action
(English/CircleID)

At least 21 news sites critical of the government in Egypt, including the Qatari channel Al-Jazeera and Huffington Post’s Arabic-language site HuffPost Arabi, have been blocked. Ruth Michaelson reporting ...

18. Get 'Sexy Web Design' ebook ($29 value) FREE for a limited time
(English/Betanews)

... usable website by applying the timeless principles of user-centered design. Even if you're short on design skills, with this book you'll be creating your own stunning websites in no time at all. By downloading ...

19. Domains tainted by RoughTed malvertising reap half a billion hits
(English/TheRegister)

Some of which comes from Alexa top 500 websites A strain of adblocker-aware malvertising is responsible for a range of scams, exploits and general skulduggery.… Read all  ...

20. Get the "Sexy Web Design" a $25 value, time-limited free eBook by SitePoint
(English/Neowin)

An easy-to-follow guide that reveals the secrets of how to build your own breathtaking web interfaces from scratch. Thanks to our partners, you can grab this eBook for free, for a limited time. Read more... ...

21. Imzy, the nice Reddit, is shutting down
(English/engadget)

Imzy, an online community that billed itself as Reddit, but for nice people, has announced that it will be closing down. In a statement, CEO Dan McComas admitted that after two years, the site was unable ...

22. Noose tightens for piracy-enabled Kodi boxes
(English/Neowin)

Facebook has introduced a new clause on its Commerce Policy which bans the sale of piracy-enabling devices on its website. The move tightens the means users can acquire pre-configured devices. Read more... ...

23. Op-ed recommendation: “Why Straight Men Kill The Trans Women They Love”
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... The full article is well worth a read and is available on Logo’s New Now Next website. Read all  ...

24. Europe approves rules that would force Facebook and other social sites to tackle hate-speech
(English/Betanews)

... number of hoops for the proposed regulations to pass through -- including the European Parliament -- before they become law, but it may not be long until social media sites are obliged… [Continue ...

25. Samba vulnerability could lead to the next WannaCry
(English/Betanews)

... but it is reliant on a number of prerequisites. The vulnerability has been assigned the ID CVE-2017-7494 and is described as "remote code execution from a writable share" which could allow "malicious clients ...