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Submission + - CmdrTaco Launches Trove, a Curated News Startup (theverge.com)

Submitted by jigamo
jigamo writes: The Verge reports:

A long list of startups have put forth a Herculean effort to find the best way to suggest new things for people to read, and former Slashdot editor-in-chief Rob Malda, also known as CmdrTaco, just unveiled his: Trove, a people-powered app initially available on the web and for iPhone and iPad.

Trove basically lets users opt in to feeds of stories that align with their interests. Users are encouraged to curate "troves," collections of stories that relate to a particular theme. You could create a trove for "Ukrainian Politics," "Dog Heroes," or "Best of The Verge," for example, to which other Trove users can subscribe.

"The core of the product is that people have many interests and rather than just giving them information through pure algorithms and picking particular publications, we want to connect them with people who share those interests, who can pick the best content in those topical areas," says Vijay Ravindran, CEO of Trove.

Feed Engadget: Nexus 5 torn down, easily put back together again (engadget.com)

From feed by feedfeeder
There are few things worse than doing a full product teardown, only to find that, well, you're not likely to get that thing back in one piece anytime soon. By all accounts, however, it was pretty smooth sailing for the folks at iFixit when they took the new Nexus 5 to the surgical whitebox (one ...

Comment Re:Gasland II (Score 1) 237

by jigamo (#44351335) Attached to: Study Finds Fracking Chemicals Didn't Pollute Water

I didn't realize I was logged out and wasn't intending to post it anonymously. Sorry for the repost:

Have you looked into the credibility of the creator of Gasland and the facts that are presented? I'd recommend you take a look a documentary that was produced in response to it called FrackNation (a Kickstarter funded project). I wouldn't say that everything in the movie is excellent (there are some interesting conspiracy theories as to what's propelling the media portrayal of fracking), but I found it to be incredibly informative. From what I've seen, most people railing against fracking (and oil/gas drilling in general) are incredibly uneducated about the process.

Submission + - Pebble Developers Make All the Difference (itworld.com)

Submitted by itwbennett
itwbennett writes: When it first launched, the Pebble smartwatch was a nifty, if pricey, way to get notifications from your phone without having to go to the effort of pulling your phone out of your pocket. As previously posted on Slashdot, the real promise of the watch wouldn't be realized until developers got their hands on the SDK. Now, a few months after launch the apps are starting to roll in and Pebble wearer Kevin Purdy has rounded up some of the best apps and projects — and also where to find them.

Comment Re:Petition (Score 1) 386

by jigamo (#43172661) Attached to: Google Reader Being Retired

This article has an interview with an early creator of Google Reader. I found it to be really informative. In discussing what it takes from Google to make reader work, it says:

Wetherell said that it took a lot to make Google Reader work.

For instance, it was Google Crawler that gave the system ability to make lightning-fast connections and bring up recommendations. It is one of the main reasons it cannot be open sourced. The systems are too intertwined with Google’s search and other infrastructure to be sold as well.

I think that explains why Google Reader won't be sold (or open sourced).
Google

Submission + - Google privacy chief blasts Microsoft's "Scroogled" campaign at RSA Conference (networkworld.com)

Submitted by alphadogg
alphadogg writes: Google chief privacy officer Keith Enright, speaking on an RSA Conference panel this week featuring fellow chief privacy officers from Microsoft, Facebook and Mozilla, took the opportunity to shoot back at Microsoft’s "Scroogled" advertising campaign, which features people talking about how using gmail will result in getting advertising from marketers. The "don’t get Scroogled" campaign, which is running on primetime television and as an online petition against Google, is "misleading" and "intellectually dishonest," Enright said.
Microsoft’s Brendon Lynch countered that it was helping consumers "make an informed choice."
Programming

Submission + - Ask Slashdot - Monitor setup for programmers

Submitted by oxidus60659
oxidus60659 writes: I currently work as a programmer for a small business. They have provided me with a laptop and a 27" BenQ monitor on a Neo-Flex stand. The problem is that my main screen is the tiny laptop right in front of me. The 27" monitor is on the left at a very different height position. I want to put the 27" monitor directly above my laptop so I'm looking UP rather than to the LEFT for all my coding on the bigger monitor. The stand does not have a high enough setting to accommodate this.

What would be a good stand that can mount to a desk high enough to be above a laptop? What kind of monitor setup do you use when programming?
Microsoft

Submission + - Ask Slashdot: Does the Surface Pro's low 'repairability' rating matter to you? (networkworld.com)

Submitted by colinneagle
colinneagle writes: Microsoft's new Surface Pro tablet was almost impossible to open for the traditional tear-down by iFixIt.

It all begs the question of how open should it be. There are times when you need to be able to do just that, like adding memory or storage. Laptops are designed with the memory located behind one specific door on the underside (usually) to make upgrades simple. But given that the Surface loses much of its storage to Windows 8 to begin with, you'd think they would want to make it somewhat upgradeable.

Does it matter to you that the Surface Pro is virtually inaccessible and upgradable? Do you want to be able to replace and upgrade, like on a laptop, or would you prefer it stay sealed?
Politics

Submission + - New Jersey to Allow Voting by Email (arstechnica.com)

Submitted by sl4shd0rk
sl4shd0rk writes: In what could be quite possibly the most epic disaster outside of hurricane Sandy, New Jersey has decided to allow email voting in Tuesday's elections. With experts listing many of the ways this could possibly go wrong, it looks like email voting "may be the best of some bad options.". In TFA, it's mentioned voters may also opt to go to an alternative voting place in lieu of email voting.
Microsoft

Submission + - Windows RT uses almost 1/2 the storage on 32GB Surface Tablet

Submitted by jigamo
jigamo writes: Microsoft's newly released Surface tablets are available in 32 and 64 GB capacities. The company has disclosed how much of that space is available to the user. After taking into account Windows RT, Microsoft Office, built-in apps, and Windows recovery tools, nearly 13 GB of the available space is eliminated from user accessible storage. Microsoft's recommendations for adding additional capacity are to use cloud storage, a memory card, or a USB storage device.
Android

Submission + - Google Doubts Apple Will Approve Its New Maps Application (ibtimes.com)

Submitted by
redletterdave
redletterdave writes: "Even though Apple's App Store has also been friendly enough to offer alternative mapping applications to ameliorate customers upset with Apple's new default Maps app, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company may not be so friendly as to approve a Maps app submission from Google, which used to be responsible for the Maps experience in iOS until the iPhone 5. On Monday, sources at Google familiar with its mapping plans said the chances of Apple approving a dedicated Google Maps app on iOS 6 are "not optimistic." Specifically, they pointed to the lack of any mapping app in the 'Find maps for your iPhone' section of the App Store — accessible only via iPhones or iPads — that use the Google Maps APIs to call wirelessly for location, routing or point-of-interest (POI) data."

Comment Re:One good reason for a landline (Score 2) 267

by jigamo (#41883625) Attached to: Is It Time To Commit To Ongoing Payphone Availability?

Not necessarily. The Panasonic system I have uses power from the handsets to power the base station in the event of a power outage. The system has 5 handsets, each of which will provide about 2-3 hours of talk time to the system. That should cover you for emergency calls during most power outages (and even some non-emergency ones).

Comment Re:I'm Optimistic (Score 5, Interesting) 816

by jigamo (#41823247) Attached to: Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm, <em>Star Wars</em> Episode 7 Due In 2015

Disney has confirmed plans for a new trilogy (Episodes 7-9), and the movies are currently in "early stage development." They're looking to release a movie every other year, with 2015, 2017, and 2019 as the current target dates.

I'm personally rooting for expanding into some of Timothy Zahn's books as they move beyond those. I wonder how they'll treat the Extended Universe?

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