Day: October 4, 2018

Tiny Plotter Is Made Of Strings And Cardboard

If you’ve been hanging around Hackaday for any length of time, you’ve undoubtedly seen the work of [Niklas Roy]. A prolific maker of…everything, we’ve covered his projects for over a decade now. He’s one of an elite group of hackers who can say they’ve been around since Hackaday was still using black & white pictures….


Even if Captain America dies in Avengers 4, he’ll be back (right?) – CNET

Commentary: Chris Evans may or may not be retiring, but the First Avenger will never stay away for long. …read more Source:: CNet


Star Trek: Discovery’s Mary Wiseman introduces Short Treks – CNET

Leading up to season 2 of Discovery, the show returns with online mini episodes and a Klingon-battling expansion to Star Trek Online. …read more Source:: CNet


Bird makes its own e-scooters now, and will deliver one right to your doorstep – CNET

The Bird Zero is more rugged and provides 60 percent more battery life. …read more Source:: CNet


Twitter’s fake news problem is still very much active, study finds – CNET

More than 80 percent of accounts that spread misinformation during the 2016 election are still active, according to a new study. …read more Source:: CNet


Asus teases Oct. 18 event for ROG Phone, US launch incoming? – CNET

You may be able to buy Asus’ gaming phone very soon. …read more Source:: CNet


Whose hack is it anyway? Cyberattack whodunnits harder than ever to solve

Sophisticated groups not always so easy to pick out The growing market for commercial malware, the intermingling of state-sponsored agency’s code and the blurring lines between political and economic attacks are making it harder for researchers to connect attacks with specific groups.… …read more Source:: Register


Google should end work on Dragonfly search engine for China, says Pence – CNET

US Vice President Mike Pence called for Google stop the development of a secretive search project. …read more Source:: CNet


Interest surges in Tim Berners-Lee’s Inrupt, a startup out to remake the web – CNET

But if it catches on we might spend a lot of time micromanaging our data. …read more Source:: CNet


Risky selfies killed 259 people in 6 years, study says – CNET

The deaths happened in 137 incidents worldwide from 2011 to 2017. …read more Source:: CNet