N=2 is a important milestone in any empirical data set. I’ve now successfully tried two “Galaxy compatible” headphones with volume buttons with my Nexus 5 and I can now say with confidence:
All “Galaxy compatible” headphones work with a Nexus 5. 😉
I’ve actually tried the following headphones:
Both the call/mute and the volume buttons work.
Forscher der TU Berlin haben herausgefunden, dass die Frontkameras von Smartphones so gut auflösen, dass man an den Reflexionen in den Augen oder Brillen Passwörter auslesen kann.
Außerdem gelang es auch Fingerabdrücke mittels Rückkamera beim Greifen nach dem Gerät abzufilmen.
… man kann es auch als Nachtrag zu diesem Paper sehen.
You have an obsession … it intrigues you … there is a mystery … you have a hunch … you consult experts … you try it … you succeed. It’s still not a proof … but you’re convinced … you feel good. 😀
Tim’s Vermeer is an awesome documentary following Tim Jenison trying to figure out what technique 17th century painter Johannes Vermeer may have used to capture lighting, color and minute details of the painted scenes. It’s an awesome way to watch the geek’s mind at work. 😉
Benjamin Mako Hill has followed up on an interesting thought: in a world where many people use Gmail, just how many of your daily emails also land on Google’s servers even if you aren’t using their services? … For him it turns out more than 50%. o.O
A study shows “users who try to talk about politics on Facebook are often surprised by the political opinions of their acquaintances“.
Because Facebook not only has a low threshold for “friending” another person but also can bridge together many social groups with a single person’s post, it can be a breeding ground for alienation and resentment.
Yay, it’s working. 😀
Interesting chart about the lexical distance among the languages of Europe.
I get a murky feeling finding things like this. Pictures have quite a high resolution. So much so that researchers can recognize faces reflected in the eyes of people in pictures. :/
https://alpha.app.net/riyad/post/17764524
https://alpha.app.net/riyad/post/16864080
Forensic Architeture is an interesting research project analyzing target sites of drone strikes from publicly available information. They remodel and reconstruct the architectural features of those sites and provide necessary context for human rights violation investigations carried out by UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights (UNSRCT) Ben Emmerson.
