To Splunk’s worldwide user’s conference, .conf2013…….

Scientists are now convinced that the ready availability of images from the past and the present makes getting over a break-up more difficult. It also affects our ability to forgive…….

Lyft’s quirky car ornament had made it the most recognized ride-sharing service in the industry. CEO John Zimmer talks to CNET about the power of the stache…….

dryriver writes “We’ve seen real laser guns before pulling off tricks like starting small fires, or popping black balloons. That’s cool, sure, but it’s got nothing—on this handheld laser rifle. Developed by TWI this laser-cutter was initially designed for use by robots, but a few recent tweaks including a pistol-grip and a trigger made it…

Jaime Clarke, a Boston-based author and independent bookstore owner, sends out a public plea for readers to resist buying his new novel from the e-commerce giant…….

cartechboy writes “Whether its the Mayan calendar, a rough economy, or a fear of zombies, there are people who are currently preparing for the end of the world, coming, like, soon. And they can attract some fringe elements. So maybe those elements are worth a little truck marketing. Yesterday at the Texas State Fair, Chevrolet…

The Audiophiliac ponders the staggering success of a rather mediocre design…….

wiredmikey writes “Vulnerability management software company Rapid7 has launched an ambitious community project to scan the public Internet, organize the results and share the data with the IT security industry. The brainchild of Metasploit creator HD Moore, the overall goal of Project Sonar is to crowdsource the discovery and reporting of security vulnerabilities of affected…

An anonymous reader writes “Orbital Sciences Corp’s robotic Cygnus spacecraft made history by docking with the International Space Station early Sunday. From the article: ‘The robotic Cygnus spacecraft was captured by space station astronauts using the outpost’s robotic arm at 7 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT) as the two spacecraft sailed over the Indian Ocean. The…

McGruber writes “The New York Times is reporting on yet another NSA revelation: for the last three years, the National Security Agency has been exploiting its huge collections of data to create sophisticated graphs of some Americans’ social connections that can identify their associates, their locations at certain times, their traveling companions and other personal…