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*Copyright Redux* A sestina for free culture by William Carleton, who writes that "the form itself, where the same six words are repeated in each stanza, lends itself to the subject of copying and transformative use." Read the rest... Court orders man to stop pretending to fall over English magistrates have told a 51-year old man that he will be in trouble if he lies on the ground anywhere in the country in order to attract attention. Read the rest... Easily find top rated movies on Netflix What Is On Netflix? ranks movies based on ratings from Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB and presents a simple list. This will come in handy. Read the rest... UK military slang from Afghanistan "ALLY Term for a battlefield fashionista - desirables include having a beard, using a different rifle, carrying vast amounts of ammunition, being dusty and having obscene amounts of tattoos and hair. Read the rest... YouTube now supports 60 frames per second More versatility for videographers in search of smooth performance, not least among them those recording video games and sports, where 60fps is the standard. Read the rest... Microsoft announces Health platform In anticipation of "wearable devices with smart sensors that are telling us more about our lives," should anyone fancy making such a thing. Read the rest... Nicely preserved teenage wooly mammoth carcass to be cloned into new wooly mammoths A 40,000 year old teenage wooly mammoth "in surprisingly good shape" has gone on display in Moscow. Scientists want to bring her back to life, by cloning her DNA. Read the rest... Colbert tackles Gamergate Feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian was Stephen Colbert's guest last night. Can you guess what they discussed? "One man, one joystick—it's right there in Sega Genesis" Read the rest... Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep – A graphic novel of Philip K. Dick’s original story that inspired Blade Runner This will take some ‘splaining. This is a series of 6 graphic novels based on the novel by Philip K. Dick that became the seminal movie Blade Runner. Read the rest... What is energy? As long as there's been a universe, there has been energy. But what is energy? The YouTube SciShow answers that in this short video from their “World's Most Asked Questions” series. Read the rest... Color palette generator for designers in a hurry Coolors is "the super fast color scheme generator for cool designers." Just hit the space bar to see a new palette, and get inspired. Read the rest... Neighbors unhappy about mothball-covered driveway A Florida woman covered her driveway with at least 400 mothballs in the hope that it will prevent dogs from crapping in her yard. Read the rest... How many people are on Tinder? A fuckload An awful lot of love-hungry people use Tinder, and they use it intensely and compulsively. reports Nick Bilton in a New York Times profile. Read the rest... Leaks to US news media are as bad as terrorism, says new Defense directive "Unauthorized disclosures of classified information, leaks to the news media, acts of espionage, and certain other information security offenses are now to be collectively designated as 'serious security incidents,' according to a Department of Defense directive that was published this week." [FAS] Read the rest... FBI cut off internet to hotel room, posed as repair guys to record video without warrant FBI agents cut off Internet access to three luxury villas at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, then "impersonated repair technicians to surreptitiously get inside and collect evidence in an investigation of online sports betting," reports the AP. Read the rest... Glif Smartphone Mount The Glif is one of the more invaluable video accessories in my collection, when used in tandem with a small tripod. Read the rest... Selfie from 1910s The selfie from 1909 post inspired this look at Joseph "Joe" Byron's selfies from 1909 and the following decade. Below is a group selfie with the same camera showing Joe Byron, Pirie MacDonald, Colonel Marceau, Pop Core, and Ben Falk, all of whom were involved in Broadway theatre promotion in various capacities. And here's a shot from a different session in 1920 showing the camera they used: The Byron Company Collection at the Museum of the City of New York is worth a look if you enjoy vintage photography. Read the rest... Gadgets: 3-in-1 multi-cooker, magician's card press, iPhone 6 Plus Listen to Mark, Xeni and Jason talk about what's cooking with their favorite gadgets in and out of the kitchen. Read the rest... Tim Cook proud to be gay In an editorial published at Bloomberg Businessweek, Apple CEO Tim Cook explains that he is gay. For years, I’ve been open with many people about my sexual orientation. Read the rest... The Seed Lives Forever A short story by Ivan Hernandez concerning a sticky corpse and a feminist private investigator.Read the rest... 100K Hungarians march against Internet tax When Hungary's government announced a per-megabyte tax on Internet traffic, people were pissed; a week later, 100,000 people took to the streets to let Prime Minister Viktor Orbán know how they felt about the proposal. Read the rest... The Joy of Fix: Fixing and making feels good "Inspired by the life-changing sex manual of the 1970s, [Sugru] wants to help millions more people experience the true joy that comes from a fulfilling fix life." Read the rest... How to kickstart your indie band's album Beloved nerd troubadours The Doubleclicks, fresh off their successful, oversubscribed, $80,000Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a new album, offer some incredibly sensible advice on making a go of it with crowdfunded support for your art. Read the rest... Knit brain hats Pandora Wilson in Las Vegas will make you a custom knit brain hat -- also comes in grey andbaby). (via Geekymerch) Read the rest... Potato-chip surveillance: once you start, you just can't stop The ongoing revelations about UK domestic spying on political activists, continued in some case for decades, and which included an incident in which an undercover police officer fathered a child with the woman he was spying on, illustrate an important point: once you decide someone is suspicious enough to follow around, there's no evidence that you can gather to dispel that suspicion. Read the rest... HOWTO make a low-poly Kim Jong Un Hallowe'en head Tim writes, "I made a giant wearable low-polygon Kim Jong Un head for Halloween, and you should too!" The head is about 2 1/2 feet tall, is more or less like a cardboard geodesic dome with a flat bottom. Read the rest... Dissecting the arguments of liberal apologists for Obama's surveillance and secret war Democratic party partisans like Sean Wilentz, George Packer and Michael Kinsley spent the Bush years condemning the tactics they now defend under Obama -- apart from sheer intellectual dishonesty, how can this be explained? Read the rest... Baman and Piderman, Season 3 Thanks to the generous Kickstarter funding of Boing Boing readers and others, the delightful Baman and Piderman cartoon is back for another season! (Thanks, Lindsay!) Read the rest... The Art of Jane Mai Jane Mai is an artist specializing in food, eye patches, and bugs. Her work stands at the intersection of cute and disturbing. Read the rest... Opsec, Snowden style Micah Lee, the former EFF staffer whom Edward Snowden reached out to in order to establish secure connections to Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras, shares the methodology he and Snowden employed to stay secure and secret in the face of overwhelming risk and scrutiny. Read the rest...

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More empathy needed in tech; Photo-recognition for wine; Seven tips for SEO success

HOME | ADVERTISE | CONTACT US Dear StartupSmart reader, With a little more empathy, the technology industry might actually fulfil its promise to make the world a better place, according to Dan Hon speaking at Web Directions yesterday. An Australian startup is using photo-recognition technology to make it easier for Australians to note and share their favourite wines. Sydney-based startup Divvy is expanding into Melbourne in a bid to solve people’s parking woes Australia-wide. The Victorian government and Airbnb have announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the provision of accommodation for people displaced in emergencies and natural disasters. Google’s Android operating system extended its market share lead over Apple in the September quarter, despite the launch of the iPhone 6, according to figures released by Kantar Worldpanel. SEO may seem like a complex concept, but it’s actually pretty simple. Just think of Google as a concierge whose job is to connect its users with what they are looking for. Here are seven tips for SEO success. Farming cattle in northern Australia can be tough, especially in times of drought, but producers are increasingly turning to digital technologies to help them look after their herds. The federal government this morning introduced legislation for a mandatory data retention scheme which requires telecommunications companies to store customers' records for two years. Web Directions is currently on in Sydney, and we’re blogging all the highlights here. Bronwen Clune, Editor The case for more empathy in tech by Kye White With a little more empathy, the technology industry might actually fulfil its promise to make the world a better place. VIEW ALL NEWS     Wine app uses photo-recognition software to note your favourite wines by Broede Carmody A Sydney-based startup is using photo-recognition technology to make it easier for Australians to note and share their favourite wines. Turnbull introduces surprise data retention legislation by Cara Waters The federal government this morning introduced legislation for a mandatory data retention scheme which requires telecommunications companies to store customers' records for two years. Technology is changing the face of northern Australian cattle farming  by Dave Swain Farming cattle in northern Australia can be tough, especially in times of drought, but producers are increasingly turning to digital technologies to help them look after their herds. Car-park startup Divvy announces Melbourne expansion by Broede Carmody Sydney-based startup Divvy is expanding into Melbourne in a bid to solve people’s parking woes Australia-wide. THE NEWS WRAP: Xiaomi now the world’s third-largest smartphone maker by Andrew Sadauskas Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is now the third largest smartphone manufacturer in the world after Samsung and Apple, according to new figures. READ MORE Five startups that shook the scene Brought to you by Sensis Disrupting an entire market takes grit and determination. Here are five startups that successfully challenged the status quo and forged a new path. READ MORE Google Android extends Australian market share lead over Apple despite iPhone 6 release by Andrew Sadauskas Google’s Android operating system extended its market share lead over Apple in the September quarter, despite the launch of the iPhone 6. READ MORE Airbnb partners with Victorian government to prepare for emergencies by StartupSmart The Victorian government and Airbnb have announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the provision of accommodation for people displaced in emergencies and natural disasters. READ MORE