STEM – Page 6 – Into the West

Article: Chromecast turns one: why this small streaming stick became such a big deal

Chromecast turns one: why this small streaming stick became such a big deal

http://gigaom.com/2014/07/24/chromecast-turns-one-why-this-small-streaming-stick-became-such-a-big-deal/

Happy Birthday Chromecast!

Best $35 I ever spent. I’m looking forward to the updates promised in the article above.

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Article: What happens to your online accounts when you die?

What happens to your online accounts when you die?

http://www.apnewsarchive.com/2014/Digital-afterlife:-What-happens-to-your-email,-other-accounts-when-you-die-and-don’t-specify?%2Fid-07bd94e6e92c4333bb8f4dd1bfe7e844

I need to read my Terms of Service more closely. I had planned on passing on my password archive to my descendants but that may actually be prevented according to the ToS.

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Article: Y2K bug triggers army conscription notices sent to 14,000 dead men

Y2K bug triggers army conscription notices sent to 14,000 dead men

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/11/y2k-bug-us-army-conscription-1800s-pennsylvania

Only the government or the military could suffer from a Y2K bug fifteen years after the fact.

I am not surprised.

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Article: Finally, A Way To Find Movies Worth Watching On Netflix

Finally, A Way To Find Movies Worth Watching On Netflix

http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/09/finally-a-way-to-find-movies-worth-watching-on-netflix/?ncid=rss

I’ll give this site a try this weekend. This is exactly why i don’t like Netflix streaming: I am not going to waste my time slogging through the slush pile of Rotten Tomatoes to find that one priceless pearl of a movie to watch. There’s always a great book waiting on my shelf to read commercial free and quiet.

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This Rule About Drone Surveillance Is Just Plain Absurd — And Scary

http://io9.com/this-rule-about-drone-surveillance-is-just-plain-absurd-1599350343?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Io9 posted this article via Facebook with the tag line “I can’t believe this is legal.” Neither can I. I’m starting to feel like I need to develop a dome for my back yard to foil the government peeping Toms.

Time to write my elected officials.

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