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Snowden reports NSA employees intercept, share private nude photos
Edward Snowden is currently holed up in Russia, but the Guardian recently paid him a visit, and today published an interview today in which the former government contractor discussed numerous privacy violations, including the "routine enough" practice of intercepting nude photos shared privately through email and other means. According to Snowden, NSA employees come across nude photos on a regular basis, but rather than labeling such content as irrelevant, they often pass it along to colleagues. "They turn around in their chair and they show their co-worker. And their co-worker says: 'Oh hey, that's great. Send that to Bill down the way.' And then Bill sends it to George, George sends it to Tom. And sooner or later this person's whole life has been seen by all of these other people."
Keyboard overkill
I won't lie: I've used a full-sized Bluetooth keyboard with my iPhone before. And yes, it feels just as ridiculous as it looks. [Photo credit: Miki Yoshihito]
Accepting the inevitable
Sometimes you just have to admit that you're not longer the best tool for your job. You can download the full, wallpaper-worthy version of this photo here. [Photo credit: Dnilo]
Browsing Flickr on a 1989 Mac
According to the owner of the Macintosh SE/30 used to capture this image, it took approximately five minutes to load a single Flickr web page. That's actually not that bad, considering the late-80s power of the computer. [Photo credit: Jeff Jackson]
Air to the Iron Throne
What do you do with dozens and dozens of brand new iPads? Turn them into a throne fit for the king of Westeros, of course. [via Nerd Approved]
Not the iMac store you were looking for
I'm not sure what this IMAC building in Denver, CO actually makes, but that doesn't really matter. I'm much happier just imagining that it's a strange Apple computer knockoff manufacturer. [Photo credit: Paul Sableman]
The loneliest iMac
I don't know the back story behind how or why this iMac is just chilling out on a random sidewalk with a set of golf clubs. Either it's being sent to the landfill with some outdated metal poles, or it's waiting for a friend to pick it up and take it the the country club. I'll choose to believe the latter. [Photo credit: Traci Lawson]
Chromecast can finally mirror your Android device's screen
Which is better, huddling around a 5-inch screen or a 50-inch TV? Google is making that answer a lot easier with a few upgrades to its HDMI dongle. Chromecast can mirror your device's screen to the flat-panel in your living room. The stage demo included using Google Earth and even Android's video camera app. Even more than that, the HDMI dongle is getting a little more personalized too. You know those pretty-looking images that populate your TV screen when you're using the device? You'll soon be able to customize the images of that ambient feed (seen when idle) with your own personal Google+ photo albums.
New Google Glass headsets ship with more memory, everyone gets help with photos
Two years after it was introduced, Google Glass hasn't gotten any cheaper -- although it is a bit more stylish with Diane von Furstenberg frames and international now that it's launched in the UK -- but it is getting better. Not just through one of the many software updates that have reached the headset since its debut either, as its hardware has undergone a mild revision. Google announced that new units are shipping with 2GB of RAM, double the amount previously available, among other tweaks that have improved battery life and made voice search better.
The iMac II
Probably one of the coolest marriages of old and new Apple hardware I've ever seen, not to mention the Apple II seems to make the perfect monitor stand. [Photo credit: Francesco Zaia]
A tablet so intuitive even a baby can use it
"Hang on guys, just let me check my Facebook notifications and then we'll get to that weird green bean paste you keep trying to feed me." [Photo credit: Steve Paine]
Well, that's one way to make an iWatch
I'm not 100% sure, but this doesn't seem super comfortable. Just a guess, really. Also, I think that Livestrong band is cutting off circulation to the hand. [Photo credit: Gletham]
The 80s Apple desk you used to dream of
If you were an Apple fan in the 80s, a desk this chock-full of Apple gear would probably have made you swoon. In fact, it still might. According to the photo's description, the shot contains the following: Mac SE Apple IIgs w/20meg Apple-Sider hard drive Apple II+ with dual disk drives BOCA 2400bps modem [Photo credit: Adrian Black]
A precarious perch
On the list of "Places I wouldn't want to use my Apple notebook" this would be near the top. Maybe I'm just not brave enough to handle it. Have you ever used your MacBook (or PowerBook) next to a large quantity of water? [Photo credit: Ondra Soukup]
A very Apple office
"I looked around my office and realized I have a few 'books from Apple," reads Christian M. M. Brady's photo caption for the snapshot above. "A few" is an understatement, and bonus points for the trio of retro Apple desktop bookends on the shelves. [Photo credit: Christian M. M. Brady]
An iPad execution
I have no idea why this poor Apple tablet was fired upon, what its crimes were, or who decided it needed to meet its end at the end of a gun barrel. The photo has no description, making the mystery even more... mysterious? Anyway, the iPad seems to have managed to stop the small-caliber round in its tracks, as there doesn't appear to be a clean hole through the device, so bravo Apple engineers! Your creation can take a bullet. [Photo credit: Anthony DiLaura]
How many stickers is too many?
We ran a poll back in April asking how you feel about stickers on your MacBook. Not surprisingly, a whopping 41% of you said you'd never consider such a thing, while just 19% embraced the practice enthusiastically. But how much is too much? I have a feeling that the MacBook Pro pictured above falls into the "WHY!?" category, but I'll leave you to decide. I count at least 35 stickers here, which is quite an achievement in its own right, but I can't help but feel that the little glowing Apple logo smothered underneath them is crying out for help. [Photo credit: Roo Reynolds]
Posing by Steve's whip
The peculiar parking habits of Steve Jobs are quite legendary. Seeing his license-plate-free Mercedes parked in the handicapped stall of Apple HQ was a seemingly regular occurrence. So much so, in fact, that visitors treated it as a photo op. Anywhere else in the world, taking a photo next to a random vehicle might be treated as strange, but this is Cupertino. [Photo credit: Claire L. Evans]
A Mac SE becomes a store sign
This is some fantastically creative use of an old Mac that still has some life left. Bonus points for using it at what appears to be a retro clothes shop, since the Mac SE is a bit of an antique in its own right. I wonder if the Mac is for sale too? [Photo credit: Maduarte]
Inconsiderate iMac disposal
Apparently these poor, defenseless iMacs were just chucked into a snowy ditch when they had outlived their usefulness. That's a horrible end to an otherwise colorful life. Shame on whoever did this, and may you forever be cursed with dropped calls and Safari crashes. [Photo: Jason Matthews]
