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...the new wireless AirPods (which will be available for purchase as a premium accessory) will effectively put radio transceivers in your ears, a decision that could impact your health.

Obviously this means there will be no other option other than costly wireless headphones that everyone will be forced to pay for.

With all new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus purchases, Apple says it will include wired Lightning headphones, as well as an adapter for those consumers who wish to continue using their existing 3.5mm wired headphones.

#CNN #Betteridge's Law

How often does this happen and what happens next?

The quarterback for the New England Patriots of National Football League (NFL) recently sliced his thumb in a scissors accident.

I think Forbes just won clickbait.

#Forbes #masterstroke

Two new polls show contradictions and partisan divides in the public's opinion of education.

Or, when you click on on it...

Americans Like Their Schools Just Fine — But Not Yours

Which says...

However, public opinion of the nation's schools overall, as opposed to one's local school, is much lower: Just 25 percent would give an A or B grade to American schools as a whole.

...although the Gallup poll found public approval of U.S. education at a low ebb, parents like their own kids' schools. Seventy-six percent say they are satisfied with the education their oldest child has been receiving. That figure has been pretty stable for 16 years.

In conclusion, my town is at least 3X better than whatever shithole you harken from.

#npr #mere-exposure

Unplugging the Colorado River

But Jim Lochhead, chief executive of Denver’s water utility, said decommissioning the dam would probably require an act of Congress, a new agreement among seven state legislatures, a revised treaty with Mexico, and a lengthy federal environmental impact analysis.

I am going to go out on a limb here, and say “no”.

#New York Times #Betteridge's Law

KITT-like auto-cruise and auto-steer are equal parts mesmerizing and disturbing.

The technology isn't infallible. It still sometimes lunges a bit at freeway exits, and of course it’s not fully autonomous in any way, shape, or form. You have to keep your hands on the wheel and be mindful that you might have to take over if the computer interprets the road markings incorrectly or if someone swerves at you from the sides—or if, for some reason, the computer reboots mid-drive.

Sounds more like a “trust, but verify” situation to me.

#Ars Technica #trust but verify

Apple Inc. has cut the approval time for new submissions to its App Store from more than a week to less than two days, part of a broader push to increase revenue from services including mobile applications.

The acceleration comes a month before Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, where the company is likely to introduce a 10th generation of iOS. Marketing head Phil Schiller, who has long been responsible for developer relations, took charge of the App Store from services chief Eddy Cue in December. Since then, Apple has scaled back its iAd advertising platform and moved 100 employees onto a team to improve App Store search, Bloomberg News reported last month. As part of the project, it is considering charging developers to have their apps more prominently displayed, people familiar with the plan said at the time.

Headline Ideas

Based on what's on the page...

Apple Shortens App Review Times in Lead-up to Developer Conference

Apple Shortens Review App Times under New App Store Leadership

Apple Shortens App Review Times as Part of Larger Improvement Iniative

If we assume Apple is beleagured...

Apple Shortens App Review Times in Push to Boost Service Sales

Bingo! Still got it.

#Bloomberg #Reporter's Notebook

A wash of a week.

Hope arrives in the form of sun and warmer weather (think 70s) early next week...

#NYMag #Weatherpocolypse

Half of teenagers in the United States feel addicted to their mobile phones, with most checking the devices at least every hour and feeling pressured to respond immediately to messages, a survey released on Tuesday found.

The majority of parents concurred, with 59 percent of those with children between ages 12 and 18 saying their kids cannot give up their phones...

And...

Fifty-six percent of adults surveyed said they check their mobile phones while driving...

And...

...the poll, which had a margin of error of 4 percentage points...

So while U.S. families struggle with teen phone addiction, the same amount of parent phone addiction is perfectly natural.

#Reuters #I learned it from you!#Think of the children

In five minutes, a single person faked a fingerprint and broke into my phone. It was simple, a trick the biometrics firm Vkansee has been playing at trade shows for months now. All it took was some...

All it took was some dental mold to take a cast, some play-dough to fill it, and then a little trial and error to line up the play-dough on the fingerprint reader.

Never mind those vulnerabilities that can do things remotely, like fuck with your house. What you should really be worrying about are ones that require physical access to your phone and fingerprint.

#The Verge #Dentistry #FUD

The process is tricky enough that, combined with the limited number of attempts that Apple allows to access the phone, Touch ID is an effective countermeasure against theft.

Also, check out the bonus url thumb.

...arstechnica.com/security/2014/09/fake-fingerprint-fools-iphone-6-touch-id-why-its-not-so-serious

#arstechnica #whysoserious

...but there's still no word on access for Android devices, iPhones, or other mobile platforms.

This relies on the assumption that anyone still wants to watch CNN.

#CNN #relevence #engadget

Well, not really. Wade is a multi-millionaire who has won 3 NBA rings and is marrying Gabrielle Union. He doesn’t need your pity.

Nothing to see here.

#USA Today #takebacks

Here's Budweiser getting patriotic: It's win or go home. Time to get HYPED. Let's do this, @ussoccer: http://t.co/yiR6EldhUM #AreYouReady #BELvsUSA pic.twitter.com/7kdQZxU8Li— Budweiser...

Sneaky? Maybe, but I have to applaud InBev here. I mean, how often do you see a global conglomerate pander to local markets?

(Rollover for answer.)All the goddamned time!

#vox

Lately, President Obama has increasingly shown signs he's feeling claustrophobic in the presidential bubble.

6. Cheeseburgers

In recent weeks, Obama has visited a Shake Shack in Washington, D.C., the Fireflies restaurant in Alexandria, Va. (where he got a "tasty burger"), and most recently Matt's Bar, home of the Jucy Lucy. It's like the Twinkie of burgers, with cheese stuffed into the beef patty.

What's next? Chinese? Pizza? Tune in next week to find out.

#npr #hard hitting

While there is no imminent threat of poisoning yourself with your own urine...

#ArsTechnica #Speechless

Just incase you are wondering if MyFoxNY is above trafficking photos of inebriated minors performing lewd acts...

The pictures posted on the feed are so crude and inappropriate that Fox 5 has to blur most of them out for this report.

They also provide a direct link to the uncensored party feed, now defunct.

#MyFoxNY #Local News #Promoting and Trafficking Underage Pornogrophy

Since gas is a combustible, it's perfect for heating a building or cooking — you only need to burn a small amount to generate a lot of heat. Unfortunately, it's that same property that makes it prone to causing massive explosions like the one in Harlem.

Next up— How does water cause drownings?

#The Verge #common sense

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