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• Hey #deletefacebook, here's how to stop being tracked as an ex-user

  After a stormy couple of months, lots of people seem to be fed up with Facebook. The self-explanatory hashtag #deletefacebook is all over Twitter, another company that makes its money primarily by selling your data. Not here to judge though, just to inform. There could be one thing ...

  • Alejandro Tauber

• The first Vatican hackathon made a lot of sense, actually

  I'm generally not a fan of institutionalized religion. But that doesn’t mean it can’t put its vast resources – however gained – to good use. VHacks, the very first hackathon organized by the Holy See in history was a great example of that. The hackathon invited 120 students ...

  • Alejandro Tauber

• Electric clocks in Europe have been running slow for over a month

  Have you noticed your clocks are lagging? It's not an anomaly in the spacetime continuum, fortunately. The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSOE), the body that sets up the internal energy market and ensures its optimal functioning, put out ...

  • Alejandro Tauber

• Video

  So, here’s a robotic cat you can 3D print

  • Alejandro Tauber

• 10 ways my robot vacuum cleaner is a way better version of my cat

  In at least ten ways, having a robot vacuum cleaner is like having a more useful cat. Ever since I got sent the DEEBOT N79S, a cheap robot vacuum cleaner made by Chinese manufacturer Ecovacs, I've been taking note of the similarities and differences - ending up with more of the former ...

  • Alejandro Tauber

• This AI checks NDAs for free - and offers a grim glimpse of the future

  NDA Lynn, an AI that can evaluate confidentiality agreements for free, is a perfect example of the role artificial intelligence will probably play in our life. For the past decade or so, Arnoud Engelfriet has been the Netherland’s go-to guy for any question regarding internet ...

  • Alejandro Tauber

• The Vatican (yes, the Holy City) is organizing its first ever hackathon

  “No, I did not have to pitch the idea to the Pope,” laughs Jakub Florkiewicz, the co-initiator of the first Vatican Hackathon in history. “But the participants of the event hopefully will,” he adds. So how did this unlikely event come to be? Florkiewicz explains. "Passionate ...

  • Alejandro Tauber

• This killer whale trying to say 'Hello' in English is the best thing

  Rarely, very rarely, the internet can still make a human deleriously happy. Today is such a day, thanks to research published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Earlier this week, researchers from the Complutense University of Madrid and Pontificia Universidad Católica ...

  • Alejandro Tauber

• Let Tim Ferriss outfit your productive life with this amazing Apple Dream Setup Giveaway

  Just drop in a simple online entry and you’ll be in the running for an Apple Dream Setup Prize, a package of goodies that’ll ...

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• Crack computer systems and pull information from any system... with White Hacker Bundle

  Plenty of hackers are serving on the side of the just and right...and you can learn how to be one of those noble web warriors ...

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• Learn how to earn a six-figure salary as an Agile and Scrum Project expert for under $30

  You can uncover how to become one of those fully-trained and certified Agile (and its popular Scrum framework) masters with ...

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• How a little bit of drugs can make your boss a better boss

  Sure, taking psychedelics to work more effectively sounds counter-intuitive. But could microdosing be the solution to becoming ...

  • Camille Charluet