David Lidsky's Blog, page 3002
April 22, 2015
You'll Never Look At An Apple Watch The Same Way After This "Pulp Fiction" Parody
You already know where this is going. (Hint: Christopher Walken's caboose.)
The Apple Watch goes on sale April 24 but there's been one waiting just for you…for two years…up Christopher Walken's ass.
Most Valuable Followers: How SocialRank Wants Your Brand To Get Closer To Its Audience
Today, the social analytics company adds Instagram to its engagement-tracking galaxy. You follow?
You tweet. And then you tweet again.
Google Reveals A Pay-Per-GB Wireless Service
Google's "Project Fi" will use Sprint and T-Mobile networks and charge you only for the data you use.
Update 2:40 p.m. ET: As TechCrunch reports, Google has just confirmed its wireless service, called Project Fi. For now, Project Fi is invite only and available only on Nexus 6 phones. For $20 a month, you get unlimited talk and text. The data plan works a little differently that most others on the market: you pay $10 per gigabyte of data, and if you don't use all the data you purchased by the end of the month, Google refunds you for the unused data.
The Post-Sony World: Why A Defense Contractor Bought A Cybersecurity Firm For $1.9 Billion
Welcome To The Post-Sony World: Why A Defense Contractor Bought A Cybersecurity Firm For $1.9 Billion
Ikea And Ideo Tease A Kitchen For The End Of The World
Interactive cooktops and drought-friendly dishwashers.The future is bright and Doomsday-ready.
There always seem to be two potential futures: In one, we have Marty McFly flying around on hoverboards like everything's wonderful. In the other, we have Katniss Everdeen slitting throats for the world's last Manwich. Which one will it be?
Everything Science Knows Right Now About Standing Desks
Which active desk designs are best for your body and mind? Read on.
If it wasn't already clear through common sense, it's become painfully clear through science that sitting all day is terrible for your health. What's especially alarming about this evidence is that extra physical activity doesn't seem to offset the costs of what researchers call "prolonged sedentary time." Just as jogging and tomato juice don't make up for a night of smoking and drinking, a little evening exercise doesn't erase the physical damage done by a full work day at your desk.
How Your Grandparents' Lives Affect Your Resilience To Stress
A body of research shows that your DNA may contain a biological memory of the stress your grandparents endured.
Can trauma, stress, and even nightmares be passed down from generation to generation?
The Hidden Gender Bias In Google Image Search
A new study finds that the stereotypes and underrepresentation in Google image searches for some careers affect unconscious bias.
Just when you thought biases were a completely human construct, more evidence suggests that both algorithms and interfaces could be biased, too.
Why Already Busy People Are More Likely To Get More Things Done
You know "if you want something done, ask a busy person," but what makes those with too much to do the most likely to get things done?
Someone recently posed this question to me: we all know that "if you want something done, ask a busy person." But why is that? Why exactly do busy people seem so reliable?
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