Also was Windows 8 really to blame for the recent steep decline in PC sales? Original post on hexus.net Comments on reddit.com
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Women With Both High Math and Verbal Ability Appear Less Likely to Choose Science Careers Because Their Dual Skills Confer More Career Options
PITTSBURGH—There has been ongoing public discussion about the need to educate and recruit more young Americans for careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Original post on pitt.edu Comments on reddit.com
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg faces $1 billion tax bill – Mar. 28, 2013
Facebook’s IPO left founder Mark Zuckerberg with a $1 billion tax bill. Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
Brits Want Marijuana Reforms, Drug Policy Review
Mega Accepts Bitcoin; Email, Chat, Voice, Video, Mobile Coming
Kim Dotcom knows how to stir up a storm on Twitter. On Saturday, he announced Bitcoin support for his cloud storage service and also sent out a slew of tweets suggesting Mega is going… Original post on thenextweb.com Comments on reddit.com
ScienceDirect.com – Journal of Consumer Psychology – Recycling gone bad: When the option to recycle increases resource consumption
Twitter Starts Rolling Out Option to Download All Your Tweets
Twitter’s option to download an archive of all your tweets is beginning to roll out, after CEO Dick Costolo promised it by the end of 2012. Original post on thenextweb.com Comments on reddit.com
Google Preventing U.S. Users from Disabling SafeSearch [UPDATED]
I’m in London for work and paying $24 for 300 minutes, 3K texts and unlimited data for 30 days on Three U.K. Why don’t we have those types of plans in the Unite States?
We give you tips for getting smartphone service when traveling outside the United States Original post on cell.com Comments on reddit.com
Google finally opts for a ‘Do Not Track’ option
Analysts speculate reasoning behind Google’s ‘Do Not Track’ Chrome addition and question whether legislation will ensue. Original post on dmnews.com Comments on reddit.com
Facebook Handled their IPO Exactly Right
Andrews Ross Sorkin wrote a piece for the NY Times that was just ridiculous. He put the blame squarely on the back of the CFO of FB. Talk about getting it 180 degrees wrong. Have you ever been to a… Original post on blogmaverick.com Comments on reddit.com
Judge strikes down Nevada’s ‘none’ voting option – Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: A quirky Nevada law that Republicans feared could siphon votes from a disgruntled electorate and sway the outcome of close presidential and U.S. Senate races in the state was struck down Wednesday by a federal judge. Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
Game Of Thrones On Track To Be Most Pirated Show Of 2012; Pirates Still Asking HBO For Legitimate Options – Techdirt
Much like the North, Game of Thrones cannot be held—it’s too big and too wild. Matthew Inman warned HBO that they should make their content more accessible or risk driving people to piracy, but that isn’t really HBO’s style… Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
Firefox to introduce click-to-play option to protect against dangerous plugins – Naked Security
Mozilla developer Jared Wein is introducing a new security feature to Firefox 14 called click-to-play. Plugins will not load automatically when visiting websites using things like Flash and Java requiring the user to click before the content is loaded. This could prevent many common drive-by attacks on the web. Original post on sophos.com Comments on reddit.com
MPAA: Ripping DVDs Shouldn’t Be Allowed Because It Takes Away Our Ability To Charge You Multiple Times For The Same Content – Techdirt
It’s that time again when the Librarian of Congress is considering special exemptions to the DMCA’s anti-cicrumvention provisions. One of the key proposals, which we discussed earlier, was Public Knowledge’s request to allow people to… Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
Financial Services Committee Chair Rep. Bachus is Investigated for Insider Trading – AlterNet
Newt Gingrich versus Mitt Romney: A guide to latest charges – The Washington Post
As Florida heads to the polls Tuesday, the two candidates have been bashing each other with new rhetoric. Original post on washingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
2012 Coda Sedan Electric Car Gets Smaller Battery Pack Option
With only one month to go before Californian electric automaker Coda is due to commence sales of its $39,900 Sedan, you’d expect available options and specifications to be set in stone. But at yesterday’s 2012 Detroit Auto Show, Coda announced it had made the decision to offer customers… More