Felling a tree properly is a skill that takes some practice to master, especially without causing any injuries or property damage. Getting the tree cut down though is sometimes only half of the battle, as the stump and roots need to be addressed as well. Unless you have a few years to wait for them…

The Call of Duty publisher is under fire for their “abhorrent and insulting” response to allegations. …read more Source:: CNet

‘It was pretty convincing until the very end,’ says host Jim Browning The Tech Support Scams YouTube channel has been erased from existence in a blaze of irony as host and creator Jim Browning fell victim to a tech support scam that convinced him to secure his account – by deleting it.… …read more Source::…

Harvard’s controversial astronomer Avi Loeb is leading a new initiative, dubbed the Galileo Project, to check Earth’s skies and the rest of the solar system for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence. From a report: The longtime astronomy professor, who became well-known for his belief that interstellar object Oumuamua was likely an alien probe, announced the details…

CommVault’s CEO, Sanjay Mirchandani, said managed service providers are increasingly an avenue to selling to small and medium businesses. …read more Source:: ZDNet

The lunar rovers of Apollo 15, 16 and 17 parked American automotive culture on the lunar surface, and expanded the scientific range of the missions’ astronaut explorers. From a report: Dave Scott was not about to pass by an interesting rock without stopping. It was July 31, 1971, and he and Jim Irwin, his fellow…

A new report from NTT Application Security found that the window of exposure for many companies’ vulnerabilities is growing. …read more Source:: ZDNet

3D printers are quite common nowadays, but we’re still far from exhausting new ideas to try with them. [Angus] of [Maker’s Muse] recently got interested in 3D printing small mechanical assemblies that can be put together by folding them up, and also depend on folding linkages for the moving parts. (Video, embedded below.) The result…

If you’re looking for an environmentally friendly “green” iPhone case, here’s a selection of options, some of which are made out of recycled plastic, while others are compostable. …read more Source:: CNet

The photos in question show a rear camera bump, two color choices, and lack the fingerprint reader of the first. …read more Source:: CNet