av Mikael Winterkvist | jun 24, 2016 | Notiser
Democrat gun control sit-in sparks social media sensation
A blackout of television cameras in the U.S. House Representatives during the Democrats’ gun control sit-in may have spurred public interest in the protest as it forced the demonstrators to use social media to broadcast their message.Democrats leapt on Facebook Live and Twitter’s Periscope after the cameras, controlled by the House, went dark Wednesday when presiding House officer and Republican Representative Ted Poe declared the chamber not in order during the protest.As Democrats took to alternative forms of video broadcasting, their message gained tremendous momentum from social media. On Twitter, the hashtags #NoBillNoBreak and #HoldTheFloor have been tweeted at least 1.4 million times.Of the roughly 20 members of Congress who remained at the sit-in overnight, 19 of them used Facebook Live for a total combined viewership of 3 million.
Källa: Democrat gun control sit-in sparks social media sensation | Reuters
av Mikael Winterkvist | jun 24, 2016 | Notiser
Time Warner Cable is expected to overcharge Americans $2 million
Sick and tired of dealing with your cable company? You’re not alone. Some top members of Congress are with you and they’re calling out the industry in a blistering new report finding that tens of thousands of Americans are being overcharged for their service and may not even know it.
The report, published Thursday by Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), reflects the struggle that many consumers face when trying to talk to their TV company. It sheds light on some of the corporate incentives that drive the firms. And it finds that one provider alone, Time Warner Cable, is expected to overcharge its customers this year to the tune of $2 million. Already this year, TWC has collected nearly $640,000 in unnecessary fees.
“The company just kept the money,” said Portman in a Senate hearing Thursday accompanying the report. “In my view, that’s a ripoff.”
The practice isn’t limited to TWC. Portman and McCaskill’s investigation also reveals that Charter Communications whoch now owns TWC earned more than $1.3 million in overcharges between January and April of this year.
Källa: Senate report: Time Warner Cable is expected to overcharge Americans $2 million this year alone – The Washington Post
av Mikael Winterkvist | jun 24, 2016 | Nöje
Man in Phone
En dag vaknar han inne i sin telefon.
An experimental short about a Japanese man who mysteriously wakes up inside of his phone and is forced to confront the destruction his addiction to technology has wreaked on his life.
VOTD WINNER Video of the Day!
Official selection at Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia, Tokyo 2016.
Young Director Award at Cannes 2016.
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Director: Mackenzie Sheppard
Executive Producer: Nick Johnston
Writer: Oyl Miller
Producer: Georgina Pope
DOP: Oliver Millar
Casting Director: Ko Iwagami
Production Designer: Kikuo Ohta
Anam Sekiguchi
Misaki Ayame
av Mikael Winterkvist | jun 24, 2016 | Nyheter
Apple värvar medicinsk expert
Apple har värvat Stephen Friend, medicinsk expert och cancerforskare. Exakt vad Friend ska göra inom Apple är hemligt men han torde ingå i en växande skara experter som jobbar med ResearchKit och CareKit.
Beskedet har meddelats på Sage Bionetworks hemsida, Friends nuvarande arbetsgivare:
We are delighted to announce that Stephen Friend has transitioned from his role as President of Sage Bionetworks to Chairman of the Board, and the promotion of Lara Mangravite to President. As chairman of the Board, Dr. Friend will continue to work with Sage at a strategic level while stepping away from responsibility for day to day operations. Dr. Friend has accepted a position with Apple Inc. where he will work on health related projects.
ResearchKit är Apple plattform för att använda appar i forskning. CareKit är en snarlik plattform för att använda appar och Apples övriga plattformar i vården.
av Mikael Winterkvist | jun 24, 2016 | Nyheter
Gratistipset: Elemental Rage
Elemental Rage är ett äventyrs- och plattformsspel för din iPhone och iPad.
Gratis idag 19/6.
Free the Elemental Spirits and save a dying world! Elemental Rage is an adventure platformer that every metroidvania fan will love.
= = = = = IMPORTANT – READ BEFORE BUYING = = = = =
Due to performance requirements, only download this game if you have one of the following devices: iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4. Older devices won’t work properly with this game.
Devan, a powerful dark sorcerer, has captured the Elemental Spirits, source of all life in the planet, and created an army of soulless dark creatures that spread his reign of evil.
Only a small group of brave soldiers lead by Talis, the Spirit Guide of Water, is putting up a fight against Devan’s tyranny.
They are just a handful, but they have a secret weapon – you. Take the role of Huna, a young Spirit Guide in training, free the Elemental Spirits and save the world from a dismal fate.
FEATURES:
– Explore large platforming levels, full of action, puzzles and secret passages
– Fight vicious dark creatures, collect items and upgrade your weapons
– Free the Elemental Spirits to level up each element (air, earth, water and fire), get powerful moves and reach new areas
– Fully customizable controls
– Beautifully rendered characters and environments
– Epic original soundtrack
What’s New
– Improved performance
– Bugfixes
Elemental Rage