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16 May 01:40
May 14, 2014
Tree Pose
Photograph by Mohn Khorshid
"A short-eared owl is in stretching and relaxing mode in a Kuwait natural reserve," says Mohn Khorshid, who submitted this photo to the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest. The picture was featured in the Spontaneous Moments gallery compiled by our editors.
This photo was submitted to the 2014 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.
15 May 16:16
On the Street…..via Sant’Andrea, Milan
by The Sartorialist
None!hai.
Leigh and -1 others like this
15 May 14:46
May 7, 2014
Fuji Blossoms
Photograph by Yuga Kurita, National Geographic Your Shot
"I live on the north side of Fuji, and spring comes earlier on the south side, so I traveled to the south to admire the cherry blossoms with Fuji before spring came to my town," says Yuga Kurita, a member of our Your Shot community.
"I left my house after midnight to get there in the morning, when the air is clearer and the cherry blossoms look more beautiful. When I was at the border between Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures, the sun was dawning, and I saw that Fuji was hiding behind clouds. So I parked and slept in my car for a while, planning to go back home after waking up. An hour later, I sensed something and woke. What I saw was Fuji emerging from the clouds. I was very delighted and drove south to capture the scene. I didn't try to focus the scene perfectly because I liked the slight bokeh effect on Mount Fuji in the background."
This photo was submitted to Your Shot. Check out the new and improved website, where you can share photos, take part in assignments, lend your voice to stories, and connect with fellow photographers from around the globe.
15 May 14:45
May 10, 2014
Sunrise at Wadi Doan
Photograph by Paul Nevin, National Geographic Your Shot
"With my police escort I had arrived at my lodgings at dusk, perched on the edge of a massive escarpment in Yemen's Wadi Doan," says Your Shot contributor Paul Nevin. "In the fading light and on the valley floor I could see this fortresslike village. Having imagined how it might present under a rising sun, I was up at first light. Below me, shepherds and their goats made the only sounds. The sun rose, bathing the escarpment in golden light. It seemed like an eternity before it finally gilded the top of the villagemagic."
This photo was submitted to Your Shot. Check out the new and improved website, where you can share photos, take part in assignments, lend your voice to stories, and connect with fellow photographers from around the globe.
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15 May 14:44
May 12, 2014
Crabby Boarder
Photograph by Thomas Bannenberg, National Geographic Your Shot
A porcelain crab peers out from a sea anemone in this picture by Your Shot member Thomas Bannenberg, who captured the creatures in waters off the Philippines. Despite its name, the porcelain crab has a strong exoskeleton that it periodically sheds and regrows.
This photo was submitted to Your Shot. Check out the new and improved website, where you can share photos, take part in assignments, lend your voice to stories, and connect with fellow photographers from around the globe.
14 May 11:50
Only neutrality will keep net free, says Franken
by Tobin Low
The Democrat says an internet "fast lane" violates the first amendment.
13 May 22:06
Why green olives come in jars, but black ones come in cans
by Ariana Tobin
None!worth a click through.
A tale of economics, dinner parties and death.
13 May 12:43
Boxers, briefs or radiation underwear? Silicon Tally!
by Tobin Low
None!for the ladies, and Phil.
Play Silicon Tally to find out how well you've kept up on this week's tech news.
13 May 00:47
Yogurt: Not just for breakfast anymore
by joshua.woo
Who knew Greek yogurt could be a cream cheese substitute?
12 May 23:17
Georgia latest state to drug-test welfare applicants
by Gina Martinez
A bill signed in Georgia this week will allow drug testing of some welfare applicants. How has this worked in other states?
12 May 23:16
Target CEO steps down in security breach aftermath
by dweinberg
None!guy made a cool $20M last year.
Gregg Steinhafel resigns as company seeks to rebuild its reputation.
07 May 10:48
Traveling to space? There's an agent for that
by John Haas
None!Still $250k. Sorry Phil.
Roughly 100 travel agents work as "accredited space agents" to sell seats for Virgin Galactic.
07 May 02:16
Why Domino's is replacing pizza crust with chicken
by joshua.woo
Who comes up with stuff like the chicken crust pizza? These guys.
06 May 15:53
May 6, 2014
Peter Out
Photograph by Kyle Behrend, National Geographic Your Shot
Rescued sheep Peter relaxes in the afternoon sun at Edgars Mission Farm Sanctuary Australia. "I'm very lucky to work at this sanctuary, which is home to over 300 rescued farm animals," says Your Shot contributor Kyle Behrend.
"I've recently been inspired by backlit images and had to try it for myself, so I waited for the sun to start setting and ran down to the sheep in the back paddock to try to capture this moment. When I arrived there were thousands of insects flying around in the sky, and I worried they were going to ruin the shot, but after a quick test I was amazed at how they caught the light and created these beautiful pockets of light throughout the photo. I squatted down and positioned myself slightly off from the sun and waited until the curious Peter Sheep wandered over to take a look. And as a result I was able to capture this beautiful image."
This photo was submitted to Your Shot. Check out the new and improved website, where you can share photos, take part in assignments, lend your voice to stories, and connect with fellow photographers from around the globe.
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06 May 15:50
Google, Amazon compete on same-day delivery
by mhartman
Retailers and e-tailers are going after impatient shoppers.
06 May 14:11
Goodbye Norton anti-virus software
by Gina Martinez
None!According to Symantec, maker of Norton anti-virus software, anti-virus software is "dead." At least, that's what an executive at the company told the Wall Street Journal.
"We at Symantec and Norton have known that the era of AV-only protection has been over for quite some time," says Fran Rosch, Senior Vice President of security products and services at Symantec. (AV, by the way, is short for "anti-virus," not, as I initially assumed, short for "Audio/Visual"... a typical COE mistake ("Child of the Eighties").
Rosch says AV is no longer enough to stop cyber-criminals. Now, you've got a whole new acronym: "ATP, as we like to call it," says Rosch. "Advanced Threat Protection. We can see a file that’s starting to do something really weird, like reaching into an address book. We can then say, “Huh, suspicious, block it right there.”
If the old virus protection software was akin to building a wall around your computer, the new software goes a step further.
"You want to make sure that the data on your computer isn’t the soft, gooey center any longer," says Barrett Lyon, founder of Defense.net. Take the Target data breach, says Lyon. "If that information was stored in a way that was encrypted and secured better, even though the bad guys got in, they wouldn’t be able to get to the actual information."
The data security industry is expected to balloon to $80 billion in the next few years.
"It’s certainly the busiest time of my career and I’ve been doing this for close to 20 years," says Chester Wisniewski, a senior security advisor at Sophos. "Many of these criminals are making millions of dollars a month and with that kind of resource on the line, they’re not going to roll over and lie down, right?"
Which means the online security business, in one form or another, won’t be dead anytime soon.
The demise of anti-virus software.
