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'Science Guy' Bill Nye Debates Creationist Ken Ham  |  Does HTTPS Everywhere Make Firefox Most Secure Mobile Browser? To view a web version of this message, click here Send this message to a friend Surveillance Device Helps Your Boss Keep You on a Short Leash 'Science Guy' Bill Nye Debates Creationist Ken Ham Does HTTPS Everywhere Make Firefox Most Secure Mobile Browser? Microsoft Names Satya Nadella as New CEO Verizon Using Net Neutrality Win to Throttle Netflix? Hot Comment: "I don't see it as a 'revolt against change' but a revolt to changes for..." From the Vault: Ubuntu: Where Did the Love Go? Watch It: Ditch Google Maps for OpenStreetMap? Poll Booth: At my current workplace, I've outlasted ... Sponsored Resource: Next-Generation Application Security Surveillance Device Helps Your Boss Keep You on a Short Leash Hitachi has created a "perfect virtual boss," intended to increase efficiency in the workplace. The device, which looks like a typical employee ID badge tracks everything, including how often you get up and walk around the office, where you go, who you talk to and for how long, and if you participate in meetings. Sound Off>> 'Science Guy' Bill Nye Debates Creationist Ken Ham Bill Nye and Ken Ham went head-to-head on the topic "Is creation a viable model of origins in today's modern scientific era?" at the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Ky (of which Ham is the founder). The event was moderated by CNN's Tom Foreman. Sound Off>> Does HTTPS Everywhere Make Firefox Most Secure Mobile Browser? The Electronic Frontier Foundation just released a version of its HTTPS Everywhere extension for Firefox for Android. The organization says that Firefox on Android with HTTPS Everywhere is now by far the most secure browser against dragnet surveillance attacks like those performed by the NSA. Sound Off>> Microsoft Names Satya Nadella as New CEO As widely expected after last week's rumors, Satya Nadella has been named the new CEO of Microsoft. Nadella is Microsoft's third CEO, after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. He's been with the company for more than twenty years, eventually becoming EVP of its Cloud and Enterprise division. Sound Off>> Verizon Using Net Neutrality Win to Throttle Netflix? Is Verizon already waging a war on high-bandwidth services like Netflix after the recent court decision against net neutrality? Blogger Dave Raphael thinks so and his discussion with a Verizon service representative seems to confirm this. Sound Off>> Revolt against changes? "I don't see it as a 'revolt against change' but a revolt to changes for the sake of change (enter gnome 3 and windows 8 as exhibit A and B)." --by Camel Pilot Read More>>   Ubuntu: Where Did the Love Go? Three years ago, inkscapee wrote "Used to be Ubuntu was the big Linux hero, the shining knight that would drive Linux onto every desktop and kick bad old Windows to the curb. But now Ubuntu is the Bad Linux. What's going on, is it typical fanboy fickleness, or is Canonical more into serving their own interests than creating a great Linux distro?" Read More>>  Ditch Google Maps for OpenStreetMap? OpenStreetMap lets you download maps of your area, country or even the whole world--and keep your travels confidential. You can also help create accurate maps of the areas you know best, including points of interest chosen by actual users, not because they paid to have their names on a commercially produced map. Timothy Lord and informal OpenStreetMap spokesman Serge Wroclawski discuss why the world needs OpenStreetMap and whether it is really a viable alternative to Google Maps. Watch the Video>>   At my current workplace, I've outlasted ... No one: I'm a new hire. 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