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Ivanka Trump's Punk Phase and Ted Cruz's Tweeting Top This Week's Internet News
Following a week in which Twitter announced a schedule to try and make the platform less awful and the Scaramucci Post seemed hellbent on proving all of its critics right, it’s important to take a moment to think about what’s really important in life.
Please remember @catsu as you explore the mixed bag of randomness the internet offered over the last seven days. It might be the only thing that will keep you sane.
Punk as … Huh?
What Happened: Of all the Trump children, which one do you think is the most likely to have listened to Nirvana and really felt bad when Kurt Cobain died? The answer may surprise you, if you were thinking Eric or Donald Jr.
What Really Happened: Even this far into our relationship with the First Daughter, Ivanka Trump knows how to surprise us all, it seems.
The story came from Ivanka’s latest memoir, Raising Trump, in which she writes about her “punk phase in the nineties,” when she was “really into Nirvana.” Twitter was, shall we say, somewhat unconvinced:
https://twitter.com/danieldaviddunn/status/920363023973326848
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https://twitter.com/deepstaterogue/status/920369881823854592
While the media reported on Ivanka’s Twitter dragging, someone realized folks could simply go back and look at photos of Ivanka during this punk phase and see the evidence first-hand:
https://twitter.com/ashleyfeinberg/status/920400702282915840
The Takeaway: Oh, it’s easy to mock, but there are always more layers to the truth than people think.
Thank You for Your Service
What Happened: If there was one issue being discussed more than any other on social media last week, it was the ways in which a president should console grieving military families.
What Really Happened: In one of the stranger moments of political theater in recent months—an increasingly competitive space, let’s be honest—President Trump responded to a question about his lack of comment on the deaths of US soldiers in Niger by criticizing President Obama over whether or not he’d called families of fallen soldiers. Trump, of course, said that he would certainly call the families of the dead soldiers when he felt it was appropriate, which seemingly turned the whole incident into an even bigger embarrassment for all involved.
Wait. What? The report came from US congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-Florida), a friend of the family of Army Sgt. La David Johnson, who heard Trump’s call to his widow on speakerphone. “We were in the car together, in the limousine headed to meet the body at the airport,” Wilson would later tell CNN’s Don Lemon. “So I heard what he said because the phone was on speaker.” Twitter was … not impressed.
https://twitter.com/Kanisha1Jackson/status/920435443535106049
While all of this undoubtedly looked bad for the president, it was almost certain that the White House would announce that he didn’t actually say that…
OK, sure; WH spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders might not have denied it, but the president himself certainly did.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/920611770775064576
How could he have not? After all, it’s the perfect defense for him, considering that the reports had come from a representative of the opposing party. And it’s not as if the widow herself had confirmed the report. Sure, the soldier’s mother did confirm it, but all that really meant was that the back-and-forth was on.
Let’s not forget that the president said he had proof that Wilson was lying. What kind of proof was he talking about?
https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/920724730734313472
It would turn out, days later, that there’s apparently an official transcript of the call which, inexplicably, the president’s family has apparently read. But if White House chief of staff John Kelly was present, surely he—a military veteran who has lost his own son in service—would back up the president.
Oh… Good?
The Takeaway: Well, at least the president didn’t speak to any other grieving parents.
Melania, Is That You?
What Happened: As if 2017 wasn’t strange enough already, last week Americans found themselves asking, “What if the First Lady of the United States wasn’t actually the First Lady of the United States?”
What Really Happened: This one is surreal and wonderful. Early last week, the president made a public appearance accompanied by his wife Melania. Except, to some, she didn’t quite look like Melania.
For whatever reason—paranoia, boredom, the sheer glee of starting such a ridiculous meme—the internet quickly embraced the possibility that Melania Trump had been replaced by someone else in public appearances.
https://twitter.com/prettyfunnymom/status/919996988271214592
https://twitter.com/brokeymcpoverty/status/920704806892777472
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Unsurprisingly, mainstream media couldn’t resist joining in on such a dumb, great idea. One report even claimed credit for the Fake Melania idea in general, suggesting that the real deal is currently hiding in “a small town somewhere in Missouri, where she works on a volunteer basis at a center offering counseling and support to refugees and immigrants.” Well, it’s not impossible…
The Takeaway: If nothing else, it’s a silly enough idea that people want to believe it.
Here’s Another Clue for You All
What Happened: Sometimes, it might not be the best idea to try and reclaim a meme that involves you being a serial killer.
What Really Happened: Hey, remember that meme that perpetuated the idea that US senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was the Zodiac Killer? Well, last week Cruz himself got in on the joke.
…Yes, really. That’s not a mistake, or even the kind of thing that is claimed to be a mistake after the fact; Ted Cruz actually tweeted out a letter from the Zodiac Killer. There is, of course, context for why he did this, but why ruin everything by looking at facts?
Not everyone was a fan of Cruz participating in his own meme, however.
Certainly, while the media was thrilled Cruz was joining in, some believed that he had killed the joke by doing so. Then again, maybe there was an entirely different reason for Cruz to post the meme.
Does he? And how has that worked out for him?
https://twitter.com/vincentvanngoth/status/920805025177247745
So, yes. It’s all going swimmingly, if that was his intent. Good job, Ted!
The Takeaway: Before we leave Cruz to ponder how much the senator has embarrassed himself here, let’s appreciate the very best response of all.
(Get it? No? Read this.)
Louder Than Bombs
What Happened: In the case of Florida v. Richard Spencer, the Sunshine State came out on top.
What Really Happened: White supremacist, alt-right leader, and punch receiver Richard Spencer had a public appearance at the University of Florida last Thursday. It was certainly something that seemed like a big deal ahead of time, with the state governor declaring a state of emergency before the event, fearful of violent protests. And, sure enough, ahead of the actual appearance, everyone was very aware of the possibility of something going down.
Sure enough, at the event itself, there were protests—but they didn’t go the way anyone expected.
https://twitter.com/martindvassolo/status/921089221351346176
https://twitter.com/martindvassolo/status/921104897826803713
Also: Campus bells played “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as Spencer prepared to take the stage. Only two arrests were made, according to local police, and Spencer was stymied and humiliated.
The Takeaway: Still. White supremacist speech? There has to be a better way to describe that…
Exclusive: Former HPE Executive Named CEO of This Cloud Company
Saar Gillai brings years of networking experience from Cisco, HP, and HPE to Teridion.
Saar Gillai, a former Hewlett-Packard Enterprise senior vice president, is now CEO of Teridion, an Israeli-American cloud-based networking company.
Teridion, with offices in San Francisco and Israel, aims to speed up the transit of content and data from one data cloud to another. The four-year-old company puts its software on rented servers in Amazon amzn Web Services, IBM ibm SoftLayer, Microsoft msft Azure, and Google goog Cloud Platform. There it acts as a traffic cop for data that needs to move. Teridion’s technology finds the best route between any clouds at a given time, Gillai tells Fortune.
“We map the Internet in real time and change routes on the fly, so if there’s an outage in one area, we route around it,” he said.
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Teridion customers include Box box and Egnyte, both of which rent cloud storage capacity to customers. Those companies use their own data centers as well as data centers run by the big cloud providers as needed. That means it’s necessary for them to be able to move data between cloud data centers to get the best price. The major cloud players often cut prices to compete with each other. That makes such data transferring a key concern to cost-conscious customers.
Related: Welcome to the Era of Data Center Consolidation
Gillai has a lot of experience in networking. He was at Cisco csco from 1998 to 2005 before joining 3Com, a Cisco rival that was acquired by pre-split Hewlett Packard in 2010. As senior vice president, he helped lead HP’s cloud computing effort for two years. Then in 2014, when HP split into HP Inc., hpq and HPE hpe , he went with HPE where he remained until last year.
As CEO, Gillai succeeds Chris Keene, who held that position for a year.
“Saar Gillai is well respected in both the cloud and networking worlds,” Teridion chairman Ronnie Kenneth said in a statement. “He brings more than 20 years of building innovative and successful businesses,”
Space Photos of the Week: This Isn't the Saturn You're Looking For
Behold all the wonders of space with these glorious photos! First up is a two-galaxy collision that formed the system known as Arp 269, captured by the Hubble space telescope. The pair became entangled when galaxy NGC 4490’s gravity drew in the much smaller galaxy NGC 4485 over millions of years. Eventually, they merged becoming one massive star-making event. The celestial neighbors are now slowly drifting apart, but will inevitably collide again.
Hubble also photographed Comet C/2017 K2 PANSTARRS, the farthest active inbound comet ever spotted, located 1.5 billion miles away. The ball of ice and dust traveled millions of years after being tossed from the Oort Cloud, a region known for producing many of our solar system’s comets. The European Space Agency also released comet photos this week with a montage of highlights from the Rosetta space probe. The 210 black-and-white images showcase the many facets of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko during Rosetta’s two-year mission.
And finally, the European Space Observatory’s Very Large Telescope captured the stunning Saturn Nebula. While it looks almost nothing like the planet Saturn, the formerly low-mass star does boast glittering rings of dust and gas.
If you’re still not finished admiring the incredible cosmos, check out the entire collection.
I Do Not Understand What Is Happening In This Guardians Of The Galaxy Disco Video
The ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ gang just released a disco video starring David Hasselhof and I have questions.
Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/3029220/guardians-of-the-galaxy-space-disco-music-video/
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Photos | “Michael Jackson’s This Is It”
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NYRA Bets Presents Preakness Countdown: This Year's Yosemite Sams
Cloud Computing: Another colt who didn’t race as a juvenile, Cloud Computing won his debut in February at Aqueduct and has subsequently hit the …
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Security News This Week: Hoo-Boy, Mar-a-Lago’s Internet Is Insecure
Each weekend we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth but that still deserve your attention. The post Security News This Week: Hoo-Boy, Mar-a-Lago’s Internet Is Insecure appeared first on WIRED.
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Security News This Week: Hoo-Boy, Mar-a-Lago’s Internet Is Insecure
Each weekend we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth but that still deserve your attention. The post Security News This Week: Hoo-Boy, Mar-a-Lago’s Internet Is Insecure appeared first on WIRED.
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This week in apps: Instagram face filters, Medium audio stories, Google Assistant on iOS and more
Reading all the news from Google I/O may have kept you too busy to keep up with this week’s app news. We’ve kept up for you.
Each week we round up the most important app news along with some of the coolest new and updated apps to help you stay in the loop with everything you need on your phone.Here’s what caught our eye this week. If you’re looking for more, make sure to check out last week’s roundup of top apps.
Google Assistant comes to iOS
Starting today, we’re bringing the #GoogleAssistant to iPhones. Whether at home or on the go, your Assistant is here to help#io17 pic.twitter.com/a6T20HwnU9
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Fat girls dance. This beautiful Dove video shows why that’s so radical
Fat girls dance.
That three word statement may seem simple and declarative. Yet, the assertion that fat girls do dance challenges a ton of assumptions and stigma around what plus-size people can and can’t do.
Cathleen Meredith, a self-proclaimed “fat girl,” knows the importance of dancing while people are watching. Meredith is the subject of the first video in an anticipated partnership between acclaimed producer Shonda Rhimes and Dove, called Dove Real Beauty Productions. The series spotlights real women redefining beauty — and Meredith is no doubt doing just that through her brainchild Fat Girls Dance. Read more…
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If This Orchestral Version of the ’60s Spider-Man Theme Isn’t in Homecoming, It Goddamn Should Be
Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Homecoming composer Michael Giacchino (Up) just put up a lovely 30-second video on Twitter of the orchestra currently recording the score to the film. They’re playing a wonderful arrangement of the classic theme song from the ‘70s Spider-Man cartoon, and it’s so good we can’t stop listening…
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Cloud Computing wins again; this time, as a 13-1 shot at the Preakness
Cloud Computing, which went off as a 13-1 shot, denied Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming a chance at the Triple Crown and likely confused …
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This Game of Thrones Fan Film May Be the Only Prequel We Need
As George R.R. Martin and HBO try to figure out which (and how many!) of the five Game of Thrones spin-offs they’re working on a small group of indie filmmaker in Belfast have taken it upon themselves to make their own prequel, titled “The Wild Wolf,” a short depicting Ned’s doomed brother Brandon Stark and Catelyn…
io9 Co-Founder Charlie Jane Anders Wins Best Novel at This Year’s Nebula Awards
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announced the winners of the Nebula Awards for 2016 over the weekend. There are some impressive and talented works in the mix, including an award for Arrival. But, of course, io9 can’t help but be a little extra thrilled that our co-founder, Charlie Jane Anders, took…
How Did Security Stocks Do This Quarter?
The shift to cloud computing hasn’t reduced the demand for end-point security because there are still a large number of organizations and individuals …
Turn selfies into latte art with this magical machine
The Ripple Maker can print text and images on your coffee. Read more…
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This automatic smart lock is both convenient and secure
‘I LOCK IT‘ could make locking your bike a whole lot easier. It uses Bluetooth to lock and unlock your bike. It even has an alarm that goes off when it senses someone tampering with your bike. Read more…
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This app lets you donate wish list items to homeless people you pass every day
Marcellus has lived on the streets of Philadelphia for more than four years, and he wants you to know that being homeless isn’t easy.
“It’s, like, waking up hungry. Going to sleep hungry,” he says in a new video, as he fiddles with a small piece of blue plastic in his hands. “But this right here — this got me some food. This got me clothes. This got me a shower and all that.”
It’s not just any piece of plastic. Marcellus is holding a Bluetooth-connected beacon — a small component of an app called StreetChange that could transform how passersby help curb homelessness in their cities.
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This lightweight plastic ribbon has steel-like strength and can lift concrete blocks
‘Braeön’ is a lightweight plastic ribbon that’s as strong as steel. It can be styled into several different useful shapes like a splint or even a mouth guard. Read more…
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Yes, this detailed 3D-printed model was sculpted in VR, and it’s just the start
Getting people to believe that high-end virtual reality is truly immersive can be difficult if they haven’t tried devices like the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive first-hand.
That gap of disbelief gets even wider when you try to convince the uninitiated that incredibly detailed, near retail-ready 3D-printed models are being born in VR, but this week we got our best example of exactly what’s possible.
On Tuesday, Oculus character artist Giovanni Nakpil posted an amazingly detailed, 3D-printed model of an ogre modeled in Oculus Medium, the VR sculpting app, and then output via 3D printer. Read more…
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This driverless car will hit South Korea roads this year
While Uber and Tesla grab headlines in self-driving car tech, Korean engineers are building an autonomous vehicle that is planned for roadworthiness by the middle of this year.
A team at the Seoul National University have been building their self-driving car — cleverly named SNUber — for the past couple of years. While it’s been available for use on campus via an app, the team is ready to test the outside terrain, thanks to Korea recently opening downtown roads to self-driving cars.
In a ride I had with two engineers, the car safely maneuvered through traffic on the Seoul campus, stopping for pedestrians, slowing traffic and oncoming buses that poked into its lane. Read more…
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This tiny 2 TB personal cloud could solve all your storage problems
We’re all used to using cloud services like Dropbox and Google Drive, but sometimes it would be nice if you could take your files with you, without messing with wires. That’s what the Fasetto Link sets out to do. What is it? The Link is basically a wireless hard drive that can act as a personal cloud, a wireless hotspot, and backup device all in a square unit just 2 inches wide. It can integrate with your existing cloud services, and it boasts impressive specs for something so small: 256 GB/ 512 GB / 2 TB of V-Nand storage Up…
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Intel Corporation (INTC): This Could Send Intel Stock Soaring
Cloud computing is one of the hottest fields in tech today. It allows businesses to operate massive amounts of software without having to set up their …
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‘Dragon Ball Fusions’ Is Finally Released In The US This December
Released in August of this year in Japan, the role-playing game Dragon Ball Fusions on 3DS is finally getting its U.S. release this December.
iPhone 7 Review: Ready or Not, This Is the Future
At a glance, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus might be confused for their predecessors, the 6s and 6s Plus. It’s deceptive. The iPhone 7 is perhaps the most drastic revision of the phone since it was first released nearly a decade ago. It’s not just the missing headphone jack. There are several other big ideas, including a new dual camera system (on the 7 Plus), a new touch sensor home button, and mercifully, newly added water resistance. These are substantial changes, and they hint at what we can expect from the future of Apple phones.
This Drone Can Fly Forever Without a Battery
Want a drone to fly longer and farther? Give it a bigger battery. But that adds weight, which in turn reduces the drone’s flight time. It’s quite a conundrum. It seems like an unresolvable catch-twenty-two, except that someone has finally found a way to use wireless power to keep a drone flying.
