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Sony's $15 million PSN hacking settlement pays out in free games
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2014-07-24 01:17
Way back in 2011, PlayStation Network services and websites went dark due to "an external intrusion." Anonymous claimed responsibility, names, passwords and possible payment information was lost in a data breach, and everybody in general had a bad time.
Chinese city sealed off after man dies from bubonic plague
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2014-07-24 00:22
The Chinese city of Yumen in Gansu province in China was sealed off Tuesday for nine days (ending today) after a man died of bubonic plague, South China Post reports, based on a report by China Central Television.
“Other reports said the 38-year-old victim had come across a dead marmot on July 13. He is said to have chopped it up to feed to his dog, but developed a fever the same day.
Twitter workforce diversity report: 'We have a lot of work to do'
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2014-07-24 00:21
In the wake of the NSA revelations last year, anyone and everyone in tech started publishing transparency reports about data requests.
Now the thing to do is apparently reveal statistics about corporate diversity -- most of which have not panned out to be the greatest selling points.
Nevertheless, Twitter is the latest in big tech to share the ethnic and gender makeup of its workforce. Simply put, the San Francisco-headquartered business doesn't exactly stand out from the pack.
Man kicked off Southwest flight after tweeting about rude gate agent
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2014-07-24 00:19
Public relations aren't the strong point of most airlines, but Southwest took it to an entirely new level recently after a tense incident between a passenger and a rude Southwest gate agent -- which led to hostilities, thinly veiled threats, and forcibly deleted tweets.
15 Minutes Might Be the Ideal Meeting Length
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2014-07-24 00:18
A meeting that drones on and on is hardly productive. Keeping a meeting to 15 minutes is ideal for the same reason that TED talks are maxed out at 18 minutes: attention span and memory.
You might be thinking that 15 minutes is way too short for a meeting, but Kevan Lee at Fast Company explains a couple reasons why it's perfect: