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• 2016 Saw A Massive Increase In Encrypted Web Traffic (eff.org)
  Yro · Eff · 2016-12-31 20:30 · posted by EditorDavid · from the securing-the-electronic-frontier dept. · 91 comments
• Slashdot's 10 Most-Visited Stories of 2016 (slashdot.org)
  Tech · Stats · 2016-12-31 17:40 · posted by EditorDavid · from the happy-New-Year dept. · 35 comments
• Can Learning Smalltalk Make You A Better Programmer?
  Developers · Programming · 2016-12-31 14:52 · posted by EditorDavid · from the ghost-of-PARC dept. · 343 comments
• Google and Facebook Dominate The List of 2016's Top Ten Apps (betanews.com)
  Mobile · Cellphones · 2016-12-31 11:39 · posted by EditorDavid · from the fast-away-the-old-year-passes dept. · 37 comments
• Let's Raise A Glass To The Many Tech Pioneers Who Died In 2016 (slashdot.org)
  Science · Science · 2016-12-31 10:01 · posted by EditorDavid · from the moment-of-memory dept. · 64 comments
• Creepy Site Claims To Reveal Torrenting Histories (iknowwhatyoudownload.com)
  Yro · Piracy · 2016-12-31 07:59 · posted by EditorDavid · from the I-know-what-you-downloaded-last-summer dept. · 211 comments
• Pull Requests Are Accepted At About The Same Rate, Regardless of Gender (techinasia.com)
  Developers · Opensource · 2016-12-31 06:57 · posted by EditorDavid · from the code-is-blind dept. · 94 comments
• Astronomers Detect Mysterious Radio Signals Coming From Outside Our Galaxy (sciencealert.com)
  Science · Space · 2016-12-31 05:55 · posted by EditorDavid · from the first-contact dept. · 205 comments
• 'Watership Down' Author Richard Adams Died On Christmas Eve At Age 96 (theguardian.com)
  News · Books · 2016-12-31 04:36 · posted by EditorDavid · from the reading-about-rabbits dept. · 46 comments
• Microsoft Patent Suggests HoloLens Could Keep Track of Your Small Items (theverge.com)
  Yro · Microsoft · 2016-12-31 01:00 · posted by BeauHD · from the where-did-I-place-my-keys dept. · 62 comments
• Foxconn and Sharp Team Up To Build $8.8 Billion LCD Plant In China (reuters.com)
  Hardware · Business · 2016-12-30 22:00 · posted by BeauHD · from the how-it's-made dept. · 66 comments
• NASA Designs 'Ice Dome' For Astronauts On Mars (phys.org)
  Science · Mars · 2016-12-30 19:00 · posted by BeauHD · from the cold-as-ice dept. · 126 comments
• How Russia Recruited Elite Hackers For Its Cyberwar (nypost.com)
  It · Security · 2016-12-30 15:30 · posted by BeauHD · from the how-it-came-to-be dept. · 236 comments
• China Says It Will Shut Down Ivory Trade By End of 2017 (go.com)
  Yro · China · 2016-12-30 13:40 · posted by BeauHD · from the endangered-species dept. · 67 comments
• Apple Patent Hints At Magnetic Ear Hooks To Keep Future AirPods In Your Ears (digitaltrends.com)
  Apple · Patents · 2016-12-30 13:00 · posted by BeauHD · from the over-priced-accessories dept. · 73 comments
• Self-Driving Cars Will Make Organ Shortages Even Worse (slate.com)
  Science · Transportation · 2016-12-30 12:20 · posted by BeauHD · from the wait-until-your-number-is-called dept. · 295 comments
• Smart Electricity Meters Can Be Dangerously Insecure, Warns Expert (theguardian.com)
  It · Power · 2016-12-30 11:40 · posted by BeauHD · from the consider-this-a-warning dept. · 163 comments
• Ask Slashdot: Why Are Some Great Games Panned and Some Inferior Games Praised? (soldnersecretwars.de)
  Games · Software · 2016-12-30 11:00 · posted by BeauHD · from the power-of-marketing dept. · 145 comments
• Apple To Cut iPhone Production By 10%: Nikkei (nikkei.com)
  Apple · Iphone · 2016-12-30 10:20 · posted by BeauHD · from the slice-and-dice dept. · 113 comments
• Postal, the Legendarily Violent Video Game by Running With Scissors, Is Now Open Source (ndtv.com)
  Games · Opensource · 2016-12-30 09:50 · posted by msmash · from the affinity-for-open-source dept. · 66 comments
• Microsoft Is No Longer Selling Any Lumia Windows Phones On Its US Store (neowin.net)
  Mobile · Microsoft · 2016-12-30 09:20 · posted by BeauHD · from the end-of-the-road dept. · 85 comments
• Sonos Alarms Are Waking Users a Day Early (engadget.com)
  Tech · Humor · 2016-12-30 08:40 · posted by msmash · from the technical-glitch dept. · 38 comments
• Bad Year For Piracy: 2016 Was The Year Torrent Giants Fell (torrentfreak.com)
  Yro · Piracy · 2016-12-30 08:00 · posted by msmash · from the struggle-continues dept. · 116 comments
• Foxconn Boosting Automated Production in China (digitimes.com)
  Apple · Business · 2016-12-30 07:20 · posted by msmash · from the times,-they-are-changin' dept. · 71 comments
• Consumer Reports Stands By Its Verdict, Won't Recommend Apple's MacBook Pro (mashable.com)
  Apple · Applelaptop · 2016-12-30 06:40 · posted by msmash · from the nope,-no-sir dept. · 268 comments