CBR REVIEW: "Iron Man 3"

CBR REVIEW: "Iron Man 3": Marvel and Disney's "Iron Man 3" is a genius action flick from director/screenwriter Shane Black that is as good, if not better, than the first "Iron Man" film.

OS X 10.9 to Bring Enhancements to Finder, Safari, Multiple Monitor Support, and Multitasking

OS X 10.9 to Bring Enhancements to Finder, Safari, Multiple Monitor Support, and Multitasking: 9to5Mac shares some details on Apple's upcoming OS X 10.9 operating system, noting that the update will focus in large part on "power-user" features while also incorporating a few more concepts from the company's iOS operating system. Among the enhancements said to be included in OS X 10.9, codenamed "Cabaret":

Open Your Mind to the New Psychedelic Science

Open Your Mind to the New Psychedelic Science: In recent years, a small cadre of scientists has cautiously rekindled the scientific study of psychedelics. At a recent conference, they reported new findings on how these drugs scramble brain activity in ways that might help explain their mind-bending effects. They're also slowly building a case that these drugs might help people with depression, anxiety and other disorders.

The iTunes Store at 10: How Apple reinvented the music business

The iTunes Store at 10: How Apple reinvented the music business: It was only ten years ago—on April 28, 2003—that Apple opened the iTunes Store (then called the iTunes Music Store) and changed the way we buy music. The store arrived with just 200,000 tracks; in the ensuing decade, that library has grown to more than 35 million songs, from the Beatles to Jay-Z. You can even download those tracks over your phone if you want—no computer needed. That was not possible before the iTunes Store opened.

Text of SXSW2013 closing remarks by Bruce Sterling | Beyond The Beyond | Wired.com

Text of SXSW2013 closing remarks by Bruce Sterling | Beyond The Beyond | Wired.com: It’s the same thing over and over. Basically, the only ones making money are the ones that have big, legal stone castles surrounded with all kinds of regulatory thorns. Meaning: the sickness industry, the bank gangsters, and the military contractors. Gothic High-Tech.

If more computation, and more networking, was going to make the world prosperous, we’d be living in a prosperous world. And we’re not. Obviously we’re living in a Depression.

Google Glass is not a platform for literary expression. It’s a platform designed for shared visual experience in near real time, and verbal communication with a search engine that has voice recognition. That’s what it’s for. And those are OK things to do, but they’re just not paper-based analog media. They’re nowhere near it. They’re electronic. They’re participative.

I have seen disruption in music, literature, the arts, entertainment publishing, the fourth estate, the military, political parties, manufacturing — pretty much everywhere except finance, health, the law, and the prison/military industry. Which is why they’ve got all the money now and the rest of us are pretty much reduced to disrupted global peons.

Life of Alfred Jarry

Life of Alfred Jarry:

You couldn’t invent a character like Alfred Jarry, the absinthe-drinking, excrement-smearing playwright and star of Parisian literary life… more»

New teeny-tiny battery charges in less than a second

New teeny-tiny battery charges in less than a second: A lithium ion micro-battery out of the University of Illinois is just millimeters in size, can jump-start a car battery, and recharges in less than a second. It's not ready for market just yet, though. [Read more]

Review: Roku 3 Media Streamer

Review: Roku 3 Media Streamer: For local streaming, I used the aforementioned — and free — Plex app. The Plex media server, also free, will have to be installed on your primary computer. After pointing to the correct folders where all your (legally backed-up) DVD and Blu-ray rips are stored, fire up the app on the Roku and you’re ready to enjoy your bounty.

King of All Media

King of All Media: The Roku 3 is the official must-have device for cord-cutters. It's the one set-top box you need if you're getting your media from the internet.

Boeing Bills Its Massive Hydrogen-Powered Drone as a Flying Cell Tower

Boeing Bills Its Massive Hydrogen-Powered Drone as a Flying Cell Tower: One of the biggest drones ever built isn't going to kill you. Its manufacturer wants it to act as a communications relay station -- 60,000 feet in the air.

Watch the Navy's New Ship-Mounted Laser Cannon Kill a Drone

Watch the Navy's New Ship-Mounted Laser Cannon Kill a Drone: The Navy just went 12-for-12 in shooting down spy drones and fast boats with a laser aboard a U.S. warship. It's now all-in on making the era of laser weapons a reality.

WC13: Jim Steranko Spotlight

WC13: Jim Steranko Spotlight: Comics legend Jim Steranko discussed his start in comics, his tumultuous relationship with Marvel's Stan Lee and bringing new color to his noir classic "Red Tide."

Carmine Infantino Passes Away At Age 87

Carmine Infantino Passes Away At Age 87: Legendary comic book artist and former DC Comics editorial director Carmine Infantino, who designed the Silver Age Flash costume and other incredible contributions to comics, has passed away at age 87.

Plex Media Server 0.9.7.22 - Seamlessly connect your Plex clients with your local media. (Free)

Plex Media Server 0.9.7.22 - Seamlessly connect your Plex clients with your local media. (Free): Plex Media Server seamlessly connects your Plex clients with all of your local and online media. The combination of centralized library management, streaming of online content, and powerful transcoding functionality provides an unrivaled level of flexibility and ease of use.
Plex Media Server runs on your Mac, PC, or compatible NAS device and serves your media to all of your Plex clients including Plex-enabled mobile devices and 2011 LG Smart TVs.

Murray rallies past Ferrer for Sony Open title (Yahoo! Sports)

Murray rallies past Ferrer for Sony Open title (Yahoo! Sports):

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) -- As a dramatic men's final at the Sony Open neared its conclusion in a winner-take-all tiebreaker, Andy Murray waged a 28-shot exchange with David Ferrer, who was left so exhausted by the rally he crumpled to the court.

The Future of CSS: Flexbox Is a Game Changer

The Future of CSS: Flexbox Is a Game Changer: It might be a little early to throw away your CSS floats, but thanks to the new CSS Flexible Box Model -- better known as Flexbox -- simple, sane layout tools will soon be part of your web development arsenal. Browser support isn't complete yet, but for those who'd like to push the envelope, Flexbox already works in three major browsers, with more coming soon.