Popular mobile phone applications are sharing sensitive information about users, including their location, with advertising companies, a study has found — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The founder of the Wikileaks website, Julian Assange, has been denied residency in Sweden — via redwolf.newsvine.com
For some years, I presumed all the better art deco-styled houses were in the south of Great Britain. But of late, we’ve found some cracking properties up north
, including this five-bedroom art deco house in Ilkley, West Yorkshire.
It’s an incredibly imposing house. Built back in 1937, it nestles into woodland, overlooking the West Yorkshire countryside and its own grounds, with that 1930s exterior looking faithful to the original design — via Retro To Go
Wunderlich’s mechanical thinking is more sensible than its marketing though, and focuses on reducing weight and improving ergonomics rather than increasing the already stupendous power of the stock S 1000 RR — via Bike EXIF
An ingredient of dark chocolate may help diabetics control dangerously high cholesterol levels, it is claimed — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Independent Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie has introduced the first private member’s bill of the new Parliament – legislation to toughen protections for whistleblowers and journalists — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Organised criminals are stealing Australians’ identities by plundering the information they place on websites and using it to commit fraud, according to the head of the nation’s elite criminal intelligence agency — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The Book Depository Group is the UK’s largest dedicated online bookseller offering the largest range of titles in the world, available for dispatch within 48 hours, with free worldwide shipping. Founded in 2004 to make All Books To All
we focus on selling less of more
rather than more of less
, differentiating ourself from other retailers who increasingly focus on bestsellers
Mobile carriers would be forced to notify customers before slugging them with excess usage fees and other extra charges under tough new rules being considered by the Australian government and regulators.
The US communications regulator, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has proposed new laws aimed at dramatically reducing “bill shock”. These have been supported by Australian regulators but the mobile industry is already fighting back against any extra regulations — via redwolf.newsvine.com
As WikiLeaks prepares to release 400,000 Iraq war documents, two former government security officials argue that WikiLeaks could have prevented 9-11, if the website had been around in 2001.
The two ought to know: Coleen Rowley, the Minneapolis FBI agent who tried to sound the alarm a month before 9-11, and Bogdan Dzakovic, a special agent for the FAA’s security division, who was a leader of the agency’s Red Team
that was warning officials about vulnerabilities in airport security just before 9-11 — via redwolf.newsvine.com
MoVas stands for movements of Asia
. Currently, all MoVas watches use Chinese movements. there is a very specific reason for this. Sean has no interest in making simple three-handed watches. He likes complications and prefers the less cost intensive route of Chinese movements to experiment with his designs. The movement in this watch has a subsidiary GMT hand, power reserve indicator, and the time. Using a Swiss movement with these complications would raise the price of the watch more than substantially — via A Blog to Read
Blue-Ringed Octopus, Mabul Island, Malaysia, originally uploaded by ronis99.
Octopus, Amsterdam zoo, originally uploaded by Ziuek.
A small piece I did to promote an upcoming group show at the Nucleus Gallery in LA. The show is a tribute to the horror writer, HP Lovecraft. Cthulhu is Lovecraft’s most well known character, and I thought he would be the perfect iconic image to introduce the show. Apart from this, I will be doing another, more substantial piece for the show as well. More details here — via Jeremy Enecio
This 36-inch monster from the deep is sure to spark hours of creative play — via The Big Zoo
This Stephen Douglas octopus ring one is shown in 14kt white gold, .02ct diamond eyes and 8-9mm Tahiatian pearl. Custom made one at a time — via Seawear
US actress, Barbara Billingsley, best known as TV mum June Cleaver in the 1950s sitcom Leave it to Beaver, has died aged 94.
She died at her home after suffering from a rheumatoid disease — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Having recently had surgery, the professor could not be bothered to drop off his backpack in his apartment before first going to the laundry room.
He instead left the bag behind a door in the stairwell, thinking it would be safe for a few minutes.
But when he returned a short time later, the bag was missing, along with the computer, keys, calendar and other documents inside.
The professor was most upset by the loss of his calendar.
It is my life. I have documented everything in it that has happened in the last 10 years and beyond,
he told the newspaper.
He then called the police to report the incident and blocked the credit cards which were also in the bag.
But when he went down to the stairwell a short time later, he couldn’t believe his eyes.
The backpack was there again. With all the papers, calendar and credit cards. It was just the computer that was missing,
he explained.
Unfortunately, I have been bad at backing up my computer
— via carloz.newsvine.com
This is how the US government and American media jointly disseminate propaganda: in the immediate wake of some newsworthy War on Terror event, US Government officials (usually anonymous) make wild and reckless — though unverifiable — claims. The US media mindlessly trumpets them around the world without question or challenge. Those claims become consecrated as widely accepted fact. And then weeks, months or years later, those claims get quietly exposed as being utter falsehoods, by which point it does not matter, because the goal is already well-achieved: the falsehoods are ingrained as accepted truth — via spudpundit.newsvine.com
Just when you thought you’d seen every possible version of Honda’s iconic CB750, here’s another: the super-rare CB750P/K0 Police model. The exquisite bike shown here is a 1970 example owned by a collector in Japan, and it’s a delicate antidote to the overblown style of its Harley-Davidson and Moto Guzzi contemporaries — via Bike EXIF
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