May 31, 2018

Ticketfly Hacked: Ticketing Service Taken Offline Following ‘Cyber Incident’ (Billboard)

Billboard: Ticketfly Hacked: Ticketing Service Taken Offline Following ‘Cyber Incident’. “Ticketfly, the indie-focused ticketing service that last year was purchased by Eventbrite, has fallen victim to what it describes as a “cyber incident” and has temporarily shut itself down. The company, which handles ticketing for events like Celebrate Brooklyn, Riot Fest and Music Tastes Good, confirmed the hack to Billboard on Thursday morning.”

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May 31, 2018

Digit: YouTuber gets Google Assistant to trigger a gun, makes us ponder the dangers of AI

Digit: YouTuber gets Google Assistant to trigger a gun, makes us ponder the dangers of AI. “In a world that’s progressively ploarising into pro-AI and anti-AI netizens, a video dropped on YouTube by Alexander Reben last week has managed to send reactions of different kinds rippling through the vast internet. The thirty-second-long video shows an air gun mounted on a stand with a string attached to its trigger. The ends of the string are attached to a solenoid, which, in turn is connected to a switch that can be controlled by the Google Assistant. Within the gun’s line of sight is an apple (read: a few centimetres away from the muzzle), also placed on a stand of equal height. So, when a voice commands, ‘Activate Gun’, the gun fires a pellet at the apple, knocking it down to the floor.” Not sure how this is AI more than it’s simple […]

Research & Opinion 0
May 31, 2018

Youth Today: Every State’s Extended Foster Care Policies Now Available in New Database

Youth Today: Every State’s Extended Foster Care Policies Now Available in New Database. “The Juvenile Law Center released a new tool today that could help policymakers and advocates better understand and serve older youth — those over 18 — who are aging out of foster care. The National Extended Foster Care Review is a comprehensive database that catalogues each state’s laws and policies related to extended foster care.”

New Resources 0
May 31, 2018

Amit Agarwal: How to Screen Capture Tweets with a Twitter Bot

Amit Agarwal, back again with a useful tool: How to Screen Capture Tweets with a Twitter Bot . “Introducing Screenshot Guru, a new Twitter bot that will help you easily take high-resolution screenshots of tweets. There are a plethora of screen capture apps available, including the good old Print+Screen combo but with Screenshot Guru, you get crisp and beautiful screenshots sans the clutter.”

Useful Stuff 0
May 31, 2018

Environmental Defense Fund: Hundreds of Golf Courses Tee Up to Help Monarch Butterflies

Environmental Defense Fund: Hundreds of Golf Courses Tee Up to Help Monarch Butterflies. “Audubon International and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) recently partnered to launch Monarchs in the Rough, a program to assist golf courses in the United States, Canada and Mexico in creating habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators in out-of-play areas. The program first rolled out in January 2018 with a goal of enrolling 100 courses. Today, the program has far surpassed its initial goal by enrolling more than 250 courses. The program has set a new goal of enrolling 500 additional courses, and launched a new website to feature participating courses.”

New Resources 0
May 31, 2018

India Times: WeChat Now Allows Chinese Users To Get Divorced Through Just Their Smartphones. No Kidding.

India Times: WeChat Now Allows Chinese Users To Get Divorced Through Just Their Smartphones. No Kidding. . “WeChat is pretty much a core part of people’s lifestyle in China. The app lets users do everything from messaging friends, to paying their utility bills, to catching up on news, and a lot more. Some people may not be too happy about the latest addition however, which apparently lets users get divorced.”

Around the Search & Social Media World 0
May 31, 2018

Popular Science: How to send self-destructing messages

Popular Science: How to send self-destructing messages. “There’s something mysterious and magnetic about a message that disappears after you read it. And this type of communication can be useful too, allowing you to share private words or silly pictures without leaving a digital data trail. We collected five services, from email to instant-messaging, that let you send self-destructing messages. Read about each one, and then find the app that works best for you.” And remember, no digital app can protect you from someone holding up a camera to a screen and taking a picture.

Useful Stuff 0
May 31, 2018

Motherboard: Twitter Is Banning Anyone Whose Date of Birth Says They Joined Before They Were 13

Motherboard: Twitter Is Banning Anyone Whose Date of Birth Says They Joined Before They Were 13. “Since the European Union’s new data privacy laws—the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR—came into effect last week, a ton of people have complained that their Twitter accounts were suspended because Twitter seems to believe they are under the age of 13, even though they’re not. According to Twitter, the company is opting to ban anyone whose date of birth—whether it was provided at the time of sign up or later—indicates they were under the age of 13 when they signed up for the service.”

Tweaks & Updates 0
May 31, 2018

The Daily Beast: What It’s Like When Elon Musk’s Twitter Mob Comes After You

The Daily Beast: What It’s Like When Elon Musk’s Twitter Mob Comes After You. “Female journalists who cover Elon Musk have the same personal rule: Mention his name on Twitter at your peril. That’s because there is an army—mostly young, mostly white, almost entirely men—that marches behind him. These MuskBros, as we call them, make it their mission to descend on women who criticize Musk, and tear them to pieces. I know, because it has happened to me. More than once.” To be clear, Elon Musk himself has tweeted against this kind of behavior and while he’s sometimes acerbic in his tweets I can’t find any indication that he’s abusive. I can find no evidence that he is encouraging or initiating these attacks.

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