Submissions by Oatseller

Monkey Skin, Elephant’s Breath, and Kitten’s Ear: History of Color Naming

Scary New Ways the Internet Profiles You

FTC: ASUS case suggests 6 things to watch for in the Internet of Things

Little Known Pentagon Office Key to U.S. Military Competition with China, Russia

“Where Are Your Guts?”: Johnny Cash’s Little-Known Fight for Native Americans

“Super Engine” may fundamentally change the way internal combustion engines work

Yahoo Releases Password Stats of 70M Users for Cybersecurity Studies

Introducing the Maker Show

Scientists Blueprint Promising Antimicrobial Candidate

CTB-Locker for Websites: Reinventing an Old Ransomware

How a matchmaking algorithm saved lives

The Price of Free: Privacy Leakage in Personalized Mobile In-App Ads [pdf]

Papers of the “Father of GIS” Come to the Library of Congress

Who Runs Silicon Valley Boards?

The IRS spent $2.7M on a tool that shelled out $39M to crooks

Papers of the “Father of GIS” Come to the Library of Congress

Doomsday cult

Antarctic Journal: Life on the ice

'No Camping,' and Other Laws That Sneakily Push the Homeless Away

Sharing or shaming? Tracking homelessness on social media

Patent suit filed in New Jersey targets Yahoo

FTC, PA, and CT Sue Tech Support Scammers That Took More Than $17M from Consumers

The NSA worried about whether spying would backfire

Liquid Expulsion from an Orifice – Apple Inc. – Patent Application 20150326959