2048 is a super addictive tile matching game.
I apologize if you lose a few hours of your life.
The insanely high score is that of my girlfriend not me.
José M MCMaldicion!!!
2048 is a super addictive tile matching game.
I apologize if you lose a few hours of your life.
The insanely high score is that of my girlfriend not me.
José M MCgods!
Want to listen to lots of Studio Ghibli music?
Then check out ghibli-playlist.tumblr.com/
It’s a blog dedicated to posting nothing but the music of Studio Ghibli. There’s a fair few favourites already up, and there will be plenty of new songs coming ^_____^ xox
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Polymer absorbs water and expands. It keeps almost the same refractive properties as water and appears invisible.
The polymer is Sodium Polyacrylate (thank you, thecraftychemist!)
José M MCantes estaba solo el "concept" pero ahora hay video y todo de como funciona
Ryno se parece al monociclo de un payaso, o a un segway convertido en moto. Su aire futurista recuerda vagamente a la moto de Akira o las motos futuristas de Dragon Ball. Se llama Ryno Bike.
Con una única rueda impulsada por un motor eléctrico, puede ciruclar a 15 km/h con 120 kg de carga (incluyendo al rynociclista) y las baterías se alimentan con un enchufe normal. La moto Ryno pesa unos 56,7 kg, costará unos 5.000 euros.
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La noticia [Vídeo] Ryno Bike, ¿la motocicleta del futuro? fue publicada originalmente en Xatakaciencia por Sergio Parra.
¿Conocéis a Andy y John? Los que lleven un tiempo en Internet y recuerden la época en la que el MSN Messenger estaba de moda, también recordarán haber recibido cientos de correos de estos dos personajes. Supuestamente, eran “directores del Messenger” y avisaban de que el servicio iba a cerrar a menos de que reenviaras el correo a todos tus contactos (o alguna variación similar). Obviamente ni Andy y John eran quienes decían ser y, por supuesto, esta amenaza no era real.
Cuando el uso de una herramienta se propaga a gran parte de la población, algunos “aprovechados”, por decirlo finalmente, intentan engañar a los usuarios con mentiras tan absurdas como las de “Andy y John”. Muchos no caen en la trampa, pero con que un pequeño sector sí lo haga ya consiguen su objetivo. ¿Adivináis cuál ha sido el objetivo de estos “timadores 2.0” durante los últimos meses, o incluso años? Sí: WhatsApp.
Hasta tal punto hay gente y compañías sin escrúpulos aprovechándose del desconocimiento general sobre WhatsApp que la Policía Nacional y el Ministerio del Interior suelen insistir con frecuencia en que se desconfíe de este tipo de bulos y ya han llegado incluso a realizar detenciones de los estafadores que se aprovechaban económicamente de estas estafas.
Que WhatsApp tiene algunos problemas de seguridad no es un secreto, pero eso no significa que espiar las conversaciones sea algo fácil y, mucho menos, legal. Célebre es ya el caso de WhatsApp Spy, un programa que decía poder obtener las conversaciones de un número de teléfono que el usuario especificase. ¿El resultado? Te suscribía a SMS premium y ni rastro de los supuestos mensajes a los que te iba a dejar acceder. Su creador fue detenido por estafa y, en aquel momento, se había embolsado más de 40.000 euros por este método.
Pese a que WhatsApp Spy ya no está operativo, han surgido multitud de clones que intentan estafar al usuario con una mecánica similar. Olvídate de espiar a tus contactos y centra tus energías en cualquier otra cosa de más provecho. No sólo te podrían estafar, sino que, aunque estas apps no funcionan como tal, espiar conversaciones ajenas es un delito.
Hola, soy German Menafre director de whatsapp, este mensaje es para informarles a todos nuestros usuarios que sólo nos quedan 530 cuentas disponibles para nuevos teléfonos, y que nuestros servidores han estado recientemente muy congestionados, por lo que estamos pidiendo su ayuda para solucionar este problema. Necesitamos que nuestros usuarios activos reenvien este mensaje a cada una de las personas de su lista de contactos a fin de confirmar nuestros usuarios activos que utilizan WhatsApp, si usted no envía este mensaje a todos sus contactos de WhatsApp, entonces su cuenta permanecerá inactiva con la consecuencia de perder todos sus contactos.
Aquí uno de los bulos más clásicos: o reenvías a tus contactos o cerramos WhatsApp. En este caso, el que lo haya ideado ha sido algo más ingenioso. No sólo se inventa el personaje de Germán Menafre (porque el nombre del CEO real, Jan Koum, es menos glamuroso) sino que además asegura que sólo quedan 530 cuentas disponibles en un mensaje repleto de faltas de ortografía. Huele a estafa a kilómetros. Por si había dudas, justo a continuación asegura que WhatsApp comenzará a cobrar los mensajes a 0,37 centavos.
Ni WhatsApp tiene límite de cuentas (si algo ha demostrado la app es su gran capacidad para escalar el registro de usuarios, que ha ido aumentado progresivamente durante los últimos años) ni se plantean cobrar por cada mensaje enviado. Un despropósito de cadena que tan sólo quiere alarmar. Me imagino que el responsable del bulo estará riéndose en su casa o incluso lo habrá como broma a algún Germán Menafre que conozca por ahí. En cualquier caso, no hace falta alarmarse: las cuentas de WhatsApp no están limitadas.
No existe WhatsApp oficial para PC. Así de sencillo. Sí, Line y Telegram, por ejemplo, tienen clientes de escritorio. Aunque sea una de las funcionalidades que más se esperan, WhatsApp actualmente no posee un cliente oficial para tu ordenador. Sí que existen trucos que consisten en emular Android, pero son métodos laboriosos que requieren más que un click.
El funcionamiento de este tipo de webs que ofrecen WhatsApp para PC suele ser siempre el mismo: te obligan a introducir tu número de teléfono, donde supuestamente recibirás un PIN que active el servicio. Lo que en realidad no te dicen es que te van a dar de alta en un servicio de SMS premium, y que a final de mes en la factura podrías ver decenas de euros en cargos de SMS que tú no has pedido. Si en algún momento WhatsApp lanzara su cliente, tranquilo, te enterarías por los canales oficiales. Mientras tanto, desconfía.
Aunque una aplicación lleve “WhatsApp” en el nombre y utilice el mismo logo que WhatsApp, no tiene que ser necesariamente la app oficial. En Eleven Paths denunciaban este hecho el pasado octubre, con varias aplicaciones falsas que replicaban casi por completo a la aplicación real. Una de ellas, incluso, llegaba a tener el mismo nombre: “WhatsApp Messenger”.
Al instalar este tipo de aplicaciones, aceptamos también unos determinados permisos (ojito con esto, hay que comprobar siempre a qué nos piden acceder), con lo que pueden llegar hasta nuestros SMS, a todo lo que tenemos almacenado e incluso… sí, a suscribirnos a SMS premium. En el caso del “WhatsApp Messenger” fake que apareció en Google Play el pasado octubre, no dejaba de mostrar publicidad al usuario.
¿Cómo saber cuál es la app real? Sencillo: entra a la web oficial de WhatsApp y sigue el enlace hasta Google Play. Ademas, WhatsApp tiene millones de valoraciones y su desarrollador es WhatsApp Inc. Todo esto debería servir para que de un vistazo descartes las imitaciones. ¿Te toca pagar el euro anual? Ni se te ocurra intentar librarte con los “WhatsApp Free” o similares. El querer ahorrarte una cantidad tan pequeña podría traerte muchos más disgustos.
Seguro que, navegando por las redes sociales, en más de una ocasión te has encontrado publicidad que promociona algunas páginas en las que se prometen “trucos y secretos” de WhatsApp. No, no hablo de las clásicas e inofensivas recopilaciones que hacen algunas webs y blogs, sino aquellas que prometen funcionalidades que, existan o no, requieren que les des tu número de teléfono primero.
¿Y qué hacen con tu teléfono? Pues lo mismo que hemos explicado en el resto de apartados: te suscriben a SMS premium y prepárate a pagar. No hagas caso de cualquier característica o aplicación que te pida tu número para activar estos “trucos”. Si bien la página de Facebook original donde se intentaba estafar al usuario con este método ya no existe, sí que hay algunas alternativas intentando tomar su relevo.
Pero no todas las estafas se realizan con WhatsApp como plataforma. Una de las que más ha estado sonando durante las últimas semanas es el engaño del SMS premium. “Te estoy escribiendo por wasap. Dime si te llegan mis mensajes. Me agregaste el otro día?”, reza el mensaje de texto que muchos usuarios han recibido. Al leerlo, algunos sospecharían inmediatamente por el número del remitente. Otros, sin fijarse, caen en la trampa.
Lo que intentan conseguir es que el usuario responda, y para ello utilizan el gancho del “wasap”. Si alguien envía un SMS de réplica o incluso llama, los estafadores consiguen su objetivo, ya que se trata de un número de SMS premium que además suscribe al usuario, sin su permiso. ¿Resultado final? Sorpresa desagradable en la factura, con cargos por SMS recibidos (a 1,50 euros cada mensaje) de un servicio al que el usuario nunca se ha suscrito.
¿Cómo evitar caer en estas trampas? Sencillo: desconfía. Es lo más importante. Desconfía de cualquier app o característica que no sea oficial. Aquí tan sólo hemos hecho una recopilación de las estafas más sonadas, pero seguro que existen más y que, con el paso del tiempo, irán apareciendo nuevos engaños. Desconfía de cualquier herramienta o app que no proceda de WhatsApp. Además, otros consejos que recomendamos tener en cuenta son los siguientes:
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En Genbeta | Cazadores de fakes
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La noticia Cazadores de fakes: los mil y un intentos de engañar con WhatsApp como cebo fue publicada originalmente en Genbeta por María González.
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Huawei has launched the Talkband B1, a wearable wrist-based device, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It tracks your fitness and incorporates a Bluetooth headset with dual microphone.
By: Katie Collins,
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An entrepreneurial porn studio is using post-production techniques to re-create the look of a bareback movie while complying with a Los Angeles County law requiring adult film actors to wear condoms.
At the end of 2012, Los Angeles County passed a law -- Measure B -- that requires all adult film actors to wear condoms on film. This led to an exodus of porn filmmakers, who fled to less regimented places such as Las Vegas and Miami. According to FilmLA, the non-profit that processes permits for movies and television across Los Angeles, the number of permits filed for porn movies has fallen by as much as 95 percent -- from 500 per year before the amendment to the law, to just 24 in 2013.
By: Olivia Solon,
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In what sounds like a chapter from Journey to the Centre of the Earth, the chemical makeup of a tiny, extremely rare gemstone has made researchers think that there are oceans that exist hundreds of miles beneath the Earth.
The gemstone in question is called ringwoodite, which is created when olivine, a material that is extremely common in the mantle, is highly pressurized; when it’s exposed to less pressurized environments, it reverts into olivine. It has previously been seen in meteorites and created in a laboratory, but until now had never been found in a sample of the Earth’s mantle.
Diamond expert Graham Pearson of the University of Alberta came across a seemingly worthless, 3 millimeter piece of brown diamond that had been found in Mato Grosso, Brazil while he was researching another type of mineral. Within that diamond, he and his team found ringwoodite—and they found that roughly 1.5 percent of the ringwoodite’s weight was made up of trapped water. The findings are published in Nature.
That water had to get in there somehow, and, using analyses of its depth and its water makeup, Pearson suggests that there's water deep beneath the Earth's surface—a lot of it.
The finding “confirms predictions from high-pressure laboratory experiments that a water reservoir comparable in size to all the oceans combined is hidden deep in Earth’s mantle,” according to an analysis of Pearson’s findings by Hans Keppler of the University of Bayreuth in Germany.
The Earth’s crust, including the deepest parts of the oceans, reach depths of roughly 100 kilometers. From there, the upper mantle takes up about another 300 kilometers. Between there and the lower mantle is where this piece of ringwoodite was originally from—an area between 410 and 660 kilometers beneath the Earth’s surface known as the “transition zone.”
Scientists have long been divided about what, exactly, is in the transition zone. We’ve known that much of the upper mantle is made up of olivine, and, as Keppler said, scientists have long thought that Earth contained reservoirs of water deep beneath the crust. But they weren’t sure whether the water existed as low as the transition zone—the area between the upper and lower mantles. While some say that much of the oceans’ water may have originated there, others have said it is likely completely dry.
Pearson’s finding changes that. In the paper, he says that there are two possible explanations for water within the ringwoodite.
“In one, water within the ringwoodite reflects inheritance from a hydrous, diamond-forming fluid, from which the inclusion grew as a syngenetic phase. In this model, the hydrous fluid must originate locally, from the transition zone, because there is no evidence that the lower mantle contains a significant amount of water,” he wrote. Essentially, the extreme pressure and chemical makeup at those depths spontaneously creates water.
“Alternatively, the ringwoodite is ‘protogenetic,’ that is, it was present before encapsulation by the diamond and its water content reflects that of the ambient transition zone," Pearson wrote. In that model, the water and the ringwoodite are already there, and the ringwoodite absorbs some of the water. Either way you slice it, there is a lot of water in the transition zone: “Both models implicate a transition zone that is at least locally water-rich,” he wrote.
So, how does a piece of ringwoodite that’s from at least 410 miles beneath the surface get up to a riverbed in Brazil? According to Keppler—and the fact that Pearson was looking for volcanic rocks—suggests that something, probably a volcanic eruption, quickly pushed it up to the surface. It was just a coincidence that Pearson was able to analyze it before the ringwoodite turned back into its non pressurized form.
“It was a piece of luck, this discovery, as are many scientific discoveries,” Pearson said.
And now we can imagine oceans beneath the oceans, where fantasy beings could exist.
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"So now, as you can see, I am slicing fruit with my eyes," says Anders Bo Pedersen, mobile lead and partner at The Eye Tribe, as oranges and pineapples splatter all across the screen of an Android phone.
A tiny module has been plugged into the Micro-USB socket on the phone and after calibrating it, Pedersen can perform a variety of tasks simply by ogling in the right direction. Eye tracking has started to gain traction in the 3D gaming community, but there are multiple scenarios in which it would be appreciated by consumers, says Pedersen. Everything from simple scrolling, to flicking over the pages of a Kindle to playing games like Fruit Ninja -- as demoed to Wired.co.uk -- could be controlled using only your eyes.
By: Katie Collins,
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The Roku set-top box is one of our favorite streamers. Now it's shrinking down and moving to the back of your TV.
The new Roku Streaming Stick, like Google's Chromecast, is a 1080p streaming stick that plugs directly into an HDMI port. The stick has the same streaming media software features as the rest of the current Roku line, with multiple apps arranged as a grid and persistent search available across channels like Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, and Hulu Plus. Like Roku's previous boxes, it also comes with an RF remote. This, along with the massive library of apps, is really what sets Roku's new streamer apart from Google's offering.
By: Roberto Baldwin,
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Holy crap those are some impressive names. But wait! There’s more!
BBC America has just announced an awesome four-part docu-series called The Real History of Science Fiction to premiere on April 19th (the same night as Orphan Black Season 2 kicks off!) And it’s going to be narrated by none other than Mark Gatiss. “From Star Wars to 2001: A Space Odyssey, and from Jurassic Park to Doctor Who, each program is packed with contributors behind these creations and traces the developments of Robots, Space, Invasion and Time.,” says the press release, “the series determines why science fiction is not merely a genre… for its audience it’s a portal to a multi-verse – one that is all too easy to get lost in.
Are you ready for who they’ll be speaking to?
Among those taking part are: William Shatner (Star Trek), Nathan Fillion (Firefly), Zoe Saldana (Avatar, Star Trek), Steven Moffat (Doctor Who), Richard Dreyfuss (Close Encounters of the Third Kind), Chris Carter (The X-Files), Ronald D Moore (Battlestar Galactica), John Landis (An American Werewolf in London, Schlock), David Tennant (Doctor Who), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner), John Carpenter (Dark Star, The Thing), Karen Gillan (Doctor Who), Neil Gaiman (The Sandman, Stardust), Kim Stanley Robinson (Mars Trilogy), Scott Bakula (Quantum Leap, Star Trek: Enterprise), Ursula K Le Guin (The Left Hand of Darkness), Syd Mead (Blade Runner), Kenny Baker (Star Wars), Anthony Daniels (Star Wars), Nichelle Nichols (Star Trek), Peter Weller(Robocop), Edward James Olmos (Blade Runner, Battlestar Galactica) and many more.
Outstanding. Though I will point out how funny it is two out of the four women they list here both played Uhura. The press release also gives short bios for Charlie Jane Anders, Veronica Cartwright, Gale Anne Hurd, Ursula K. Le Guin, Audrey Niffenegger, Janet Peoples, presumably also featured in the documentary.
Here’s how the episodes will break down:
EPISODE 1 – ROBOTS
What if our creations turn against us? The idea of creating life has fascinated society since the earliest days of science fiction. The first installment of the four-part series, Robots transports viewers from the first steps of Frankenstein’s monster to the threat provided by the Terminator and the world of Cyberspace. Find out how Rutger Hauer created one of the greatest speeches in all of science fiction for Blade Runner. Discover from Kenny Baker the challenge of acting in Star Wars while inside the body of R2D2, and learn how Anthony Daniels was drawn to the role of C-3PO by concept art modeled closely on the robot from the silent classic Metropolis. Douglas Trumbull (2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner) discusses how he managed to create a whole new approach to robot design. The creators of the originalRobocop describe how its hidden depths have given it enduring appeal and William Gibson reveals the origins of his seminal novel Neuromancer. From HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey to the Cylons of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica and the world of The Matrix, this is a journey that asks – what does it mean to be human?
Episode 1 premieres Saturday, April 19, 10:00pm ET
EPISODE 2 – SPACE
What if we could explore the vastness of Space? Science fiction has always fed upon our need to explore – to wonder what is out there. Space journeys from Jules Verne’s earliest ideas about attempts to leave our planet, to the Star Wars far away galaxy through to Nichelle Nichols revealing how her groundbreaking role as Lt. Uhura in Star Trek led to her participation in the recruitment of NASA’s astronauts. It explores the deep sea inspiration for Avatar, finds out why Ursula K Le Guin wrote The Left Hand of Darkness and discovers how Stanley Kubrick was able to make 2001: A Space Odyssey seem so believable. In addition, the program looks at the way Dune and The Mars Trilogy embraced the challenge of world building and discusses the appeal of the beaten up ‘dirty space’ of Dark Star and Firefly. From the horrifying scenes of Alien, to the epic spectacle of Star Wars, this is a journey to the stars and the alien encounters that await us there.
Episode 2 premieres Saturday, April 26, 10:00pm ET
EPISODE 3 – INVASION
What if aliens landed on Earth? Much of science fiction explores the moment of first contact – what will people do when the aliens land? From H. G. Wells’ pioneeringThe War of the Worlds to Independence Day, Men in Black and District 9, Invasion deals with our fears of alien invasions of earth. David Tennant explains the appeal ofDoctor Who’s Daleks and Cybermen while John Carpenter and Chris Carter explore the rich appeal of the paranoia fuelled by hidden aliens with The Thing and The X-Files. It also asks, what if the monsters were our own creation? With the aid of rarely seen animation tests, Phil Tippett takes us behind the scenes in the creation of the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park. But not all invasions are hostile. Peter Coyote and Richard Dreyfuss discuss the creation of Spielberg’s spellbinding classics E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. There is more than one kind of invasion.
Episode 3 premieres Saturday, May 3, 10:00pm ET
EPISODE 4 – TIME
What if we could travel not just through space, but through time itself? If you could travel through time, would you change the past or the future? What if you found it couldn’t be changed? What price does the time traveller – and the people they are closest to – pay? This is a journey from H. G. Wells The Time Machine through ideas like The Grandfather Paradox and The Butterfly Effect to the professional time traveller that is the ever popular Doctor Who. Steven Moffat, David Tennant, Karen Gillan and Neil Gaiman offer a unique perspective on the Doctor. Edward James Olmos reveals the hidden meaning of the language he created for the vision of the future that is Blade Runner. Bob Gale and Christopher Lloyd take us behind the scenes of Back to the Future, while Ed Solomon describes the joy of solving a time travel conundrum for Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. But what would be the physical and emotional cost to the time traveller? Audrey Niffenegger explains what inspired her novel The Time Traveller’s Wife. And what if someone from the future tried to travel back in time to warn us? Would we believe them? From the apocalyptic tones of 12 Monkeysto the drama of Quantum Leap and the comedy of Groundhog Day, time travel is a subject that has been irresistible to the creators of every type of science fiction.
Episode 4 premiere TBC.
You can keep up to date at their official site. The Real History of Science Fiction premieres Saturday, April 19, 10:00pm ET.
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You've probably seen this image making the rounds on social media. It shows a method of doing basic subtraction that's intended to appear wildly nonsensical and much harder to follow than the "Old Fashion" [sic] way of just putting the 12 under the 32 and coming up with an answer. This method of teaching is often attributed to Common Core, a set of educational standards recently rolled out in the US.
But, explains math teacher and skeptic blogger Hemant Mehta, this image actually makes a lot more sense than it may seem to on first glance. In fact, for one thing, this method of teaching math isn't really new (our producer Jason Weisberger remembers learning it in high school). It's also not much different from the math you learned back when you were learning how to count change. It's meant to help kids be able to do math in their heads, without borrowing or scratch-paper notations or counting on fingers. What's more, he says, it has absolutely nothing to do with Common Core, which doesn't specify how subjects have to be taught.
I admit it’s totally confusing but here’s what it’s saying:
If you want to subtract 12 from 32, there’s a better way to think about it. Forget the algorithm. Instead, count up from 12 to an “easier” number like 15. (You’ve gone up 3.) Then, go up to 20. (You’ve gone up another 5.) Then jump to 30. (Another 10). Then, finally, to 32. (Another 2.)
I know. That’s still ridiculous. Well, consider this: Suppose you buy coffee and it costs $4.30 but all you have is a $20 bill. How much change should the barista give you back? (Assume for a second the register is broken.)
You sure as hell aren’t going to get out a sheet of paper ...
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Amazon acaba de anunciar que ya están disponibles los "puntos de recogida" en España, permitiendo enviar los pedidos a uno de los 1.200 establecimientos actuales.
Amazon acaba de anunciar el lanzamiento de "puntos de recogida" en España, permitiendo a sus clientes recoger sus paquetes en más de 1.200 tiendas físicas. De esta manera, los usuarios de la plataforma podrán elegir entre enviar sus compras a su domicilio (o indicar otra dirección) o solicitar que lo dejen en un establecimiento de su localidad.
Es una muy buena noticia para los que usamos esta plataforma, ya que a partir de ahora no tendremos que estar sujetos a un horario de recogida, pudiendo seguir con tu actividad diaria y teniendo un lugar físico donde ir a recoger tus pedidos cuando tengas tiempo, aunque lo podrán almacenar durante 14 días. Ya está disponible a través de las 1.200 tiendas en la Península y Baleares de la red Kiala, una compañía de UPS.
Este servicio tendrá el mismo coste que el resto de envíos. Al seleccionar la tienda de destino se mostrará la localización de la misma y el horario de apertura. Posteriormente, sólo habrá que presentarse con el documento de identidad para recoger el pedido, aunque se pueden autorizar a terceras personas.
Ya hemos visto algunas veces las ventajas de un streaming de vídeo basado en redes P2P: cuantos más quieran verlo, mejor es la calidad de la distribución. Entonces… ¿por qué esperar a la descarga completa de estos vídeos cuando podemos aprovechar los datos de los archivos .torrent? Esa es la pregunta que se formularon los desarrolladores de Popcorn Time, una aplicación que parece haber llegado justo a tiempo tras el cierre de SeriesYonkis.
Popcorn Time busca los archivos .torrent de las películas más populares, localiza la versión a más calidad y nos la reproduce en streaming saltándose el proceso de descarga gracias al que clientes como Transmission o uTorrent se han hecho tan conocidos. Todo ello en una aplicación gratuita y con una interfaz que no puede ser más sencilla.
Todo dependerá de qué ancho de banda tengas, pero he hecho una prueba con mi conexión de 100 Mbps de fibra y la reproducción en alta definición de las películas es perfecta. Hay que esperar unos segundos antes, pero en cuanto la empecemos a ver podremos saltar a cualquier momento del vídeo sin problemas. En algunos momentos he tenido “saltos” en los fotogramas, pero nada grave. Incluso podemos seleccionar la inclusión de subtítulos.
Desde luego, este programa es algo a tener en cuenta y una mala noticia para las distribuidoras, que ven cómo la tecnología P2P se sigue utilizando en beneficio de la piratería. Ya no importa el tamaño de la película: son unos segundos de espera puedes empezar a verla. Popcorn Time es compatible con OS X, Windows y Linux, y es gratuito.
Sitio oficial y descarga | Popcorn Time
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La noticia Popcorn Time: ¿para qué descargar un torrent cuando puedes reproducirlo en streaming? fue publicada originalmente en Genbeta por Miguel López.
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If you follow me on Twitter you might know that I moved to London last September. You might also know that since then I’ve had nothing but trouble trying to get an Internet connection set up in my home. Fortunately, last week I finally got everything up and running and to mark my triumphant return to the world of the Internet I went a little crazy and shared 30 of my favourite websites on Twitter.
The majority of them are single-serving sites. Some are very useful while others, others just plain entertaining. Bobby enjoyed the list so much that he suggested I share it with you. So, without much further ado, I present (in no particular order) 30 great links for your enjoyment.
1. Noisli
They say that white-noise can enhance creativity and productivity. This site presents a selection of background noises for both working and relaxing.
2. Down For Everyone Or Just Me?
Ever found yourself wondering if a website is down for everyone or if it’s just down for you? This website is a godsend for those moments.
3. Fbomb
Watch in real time how often people tweet the F-Bomb around the globe.
4. NoJPEG
Ever wondered why you shouldn’t use a JPEG for your logo or need a handy way to explain why to a client? Look no further.
5. Cloudpaint
Finally you can re-live the magic of MacPaint online!
6. Un hear It
Suffering from an ear worm? Have a particular song stuck in your head? Don’t worry, the best cure for that is to replace it with an other catchy song. Fortunately there’s a website for that!
7. Colourcode
If your in search of the perfect colour scheme, perhaps Colourcode is the right tool for you.
8. How Many People Are In Space Right Now?
Find out how many people are currently living in space.
9. NameChk
Check to see if your desired username is still available on dozens of popular Social Networking and Social Bookmarking websites. Perhaps the ideal tool for an expectant parent looking for the best name for their child?
10. Here Is Today
Get some perspective on your day with this great interactive infographic that examines time.
11. The 90s Button
Need to quickly relive the 90s? Check out The 90′s Button, offering instant music from the 90s at the click of a button.
12. CandyBox
Have you played CandyBox? It’s a pathetically addictive ASCII web game. You’ve been warned!
13. Winning Solitaire
Why bother trying to win a game of solitaire on your computer when you can simply visit this webpage and get an instant win!
14. Our World From the ISS
How about an interactive map that shows all the spots on Earth that have been photographed from the International Space Station? You got it!
15. Monocle Ipsum
Ever feel that your dummy text lacks style and panache? Why not make it more like an issue of Monocle with this fantastically tongue-in-cheek Lorem Ipsum generator.
16. I Wanted To See All Of The News From Today
I can’t even begin to understand how this project by Martin John Callanan works. Click on the webpage and you’ll instantly get hundred’s of front page news stories from today’s papers. It’s an incredible site and a wonderful portrait of our global world.
17. Every Last Drop
This is a nicely illustrated website that talks about the importance of saving water in a fun and interactive way.
18. 500 Letters
Artists. Why spend hours worrying about how to best justify your work through the limiting medium of words? Take all the hassle out of writing your bio with this handy tool.
19. Windows of New York
I’ve featured José Guizar’s beautiful weekly atlas of illustrated New York windows on this site before, but it’s always worth revisiting. It’s a wonderful project and I hope it continues for many years.
20. Where The Fuck Should I Go To Eat?
Need to eat nearby but don’t know where? This foul-mouthed website will quickly find you a good place to eat at the click of a button. Prefer to just go for drinks? Don’t worry, they have this site too.
21. Daily Routines
Last year Daily Routines ended as a blog and became a wonderful looking book called Daily Rituals. Fortunately the site still holds 4 years worth of posts that look at the daily routines of writers, artists and other interesting people from around the world.
22. Exquisite Corpse
Ever played that old surrealist’s game Exquisite Corpse? This online version has spawned into an epic piece of art. Go check it out!
23. Random Street View
I don’t know about you but I am still flabbergasted that something like Google Street View exists. This website picks you up and drops you in a random place on the globe. It’s a good reminder of how we are truly living in the future.
24. Mapnificent
Fugitives, escapists and commuters unite! This website is for you. It shows a map of the world and lets you know exactly what areas you can reach with public transport in any given time.
25. Falling Falling
This is a great looking site and a wonderful example of the “Shepard Tone”, an auditory illusion that appears to keep descending in pitch.
26. Quotes and Accents
I couldn’t write a list like this and not include one of Jessica Hische’s websites. This is a guide which I really need to pay more attention to. It offers a handy guide on how to type quotes and accents on your Mac.
27. Terms of Service; Didn’t Read
I like to imagine that we’re all guilty of agreeing to a website’s Terms of Service without ever actually reading them. Fortunately there’s a website that aims to make them easier to understand!
28. What The Fuck Should I Make For Dinner?
Another food-loving foul-mouthed website. This time, the site offers advice on what to cook for dinner. You can even tell it what you don’t like or if you don’t eat meat. Very handy!
29. Just Delete Me
Looking to unsubscribe from a website. This webpage makes it easy.
30. The Useless Web
Still looking for more websites to see? There’s even a website for that! The Useless Web will find you a useless website with one easy click.
UK Bonus Tracks
As a cheeky extra here’s some extra links I tweeted which are pretty cool for those like me who live in London:
Are the any good films on iPlayer?
BBC iPlayer films ordered by Rotten Tomatoes’ critic scores.
Live Map of London Underground Trains
Exactly as the name suggests.
The London Bookshop Map
A site set up to promote independent bookshops.
I hope you’ve enjoyed the list. Feel free to follow me on Twitter and share some of your own favourite sites!
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Dos investigadores españoles han creado un dispositivo que permite hackear un coche en tan solo 5 minutos y manipularlo vía Bluetooth. De todos modos, ya trabajan en un modelo que utilice red GSM.
Los fabricantes de automóviles llevan años actualizando la tecnología de los coches, buscando automatizar al máximo todas las tareas. La sombra de la seguridad siempre planea sobre este tipo de avances y ahora, dos españoles han desarrollado un dispositivo que afirman que es capaz de hackear un coche en tan solo cinco minutos.
Se puede fabricar por tan solo 20 dólares
Javier Vázquez-Vidal y Alberto García Illera acaban de ser entrevistados en Forbes, donde afirman presentarán este producto durante las conferencias Black Hat que se celebrarán en Singapur el mes que viene. Bajo el nombre de "CAN Hacking Tool" (CHT) se encuentra un dispositivo que puede ser fabricado por tan solo 20 dólares.
Dependiendo del modelo del coche, habría que acceder al maletero, capó o en la parte inferior del mismo. Se conecta al CAN bus del automóvil y en pocos minutos se tomaría control del mismo: poder activar o desactivar alarmas, ventanillas, el sistema de frenado, luces, etc. Todo esto puede ser activado remotamente desde una computadora, algo que suena muy peligroso y preocupante.
Puede llevarte cinco minutos o menos conectarlo y marcharte
Para hacerse con el control del coche, es necesario hacerlo vía Bluetooth, lo que limita un poco el alcance. De todos modos, afirman que en el Black Hat quieren presentar un modelo que utilice conexión GSM. Como vemos, se vuelve a poner en entredicho la seguridad de los coches en la actualidad, un problema muy serio al que los fabricantes ya tienen que empezar a enfrentarse.