Author Archive for Cynicow

FEMA not the only agency to misrepresent

The fake October news conference held by the Federal Emergency Management Agency was not the first time a Homeland Security public affairs official has acted like a reporter by asking questions during a briefing.

FEMA not the only agency to misrepresent - Yahoo! News

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Fake Photos Alter Real Memories

Some researchers are worried that digitally altered photos could alter our perceptions and memories of public events.

Fake Photos Alter Real Memories - Yahoo! News

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It’s How Much You Think You Have

People spend money, in large part, based on how much they think they have; and that perception, it seems, is easily manipulated. A series of experiments reported in The Journal of Consumer Research tested the malleability of people’s understandings of how much money, or other resources, they have on hand, and explored the effects on consumption.

It’s How Much You Think You Have - New York Times

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The Germiest Places in America

Germs opener

We call them the dirty dozen. It’s our laundry list of the germiest places you’re likely to encounter.
by Ginny Graves

The Germiest Places in America - Health.com

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China waxes lyrical over moon mission pictures

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Even as hundreds of millions of Chinese struggle in rural hardship, the ruling Communist Party is committed to clambering into the select ranks of global space powers, and Chang’e 1’s journey has been accompanied by a stream of patriotic propaganda.

China waxes lyrical over moon mission pictures - Yahoo! News

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Is Security Software Becoming a Security Risk?

“People think that putting one AV engine after another is somehow defense in depth. They think that if one engine doesn’t catch the worm, the other will catch it,” he said. “You haven’t decreased your attack surface; you’ve increased it, because every AV engine has bugs”

Is Security Software Becoming a Security Risk? - Yahoo! News

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The Secret Strategies Behind Many “Viral” Videos

Have you ever watched a video with 100,000 views on YouTube and thought to yourself: “How the hell did that video get so many views?” Chances are pretty good that this didn’t happen naturally, but rather that some company worked hard to make it happen – some company like mine.

The Secret Strategies Behind Many “Viral” Videos via TechCrunch

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What Michael Moore didn’t tell you

I suspect he left it out because it would appear he was advocating for high taxes.

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Amazon Kindle

Am I the only one that thinks the Amazon Kindle is less about making it easier for you to read books, and more about making it easy for Amazon to sell you books?

A Video Demonstration of Amazon Kindle

LATER: According to Slashdot, Amazon’s Kindle Sells Out In 5.5 Hours, and according to TechCrunch, Kindle: Web Browsing Experience Is Horrible

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