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Disney is banning selfie sticks at its theme parks
Jun26
on June 26, 2015
at 1:31 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Disney, Disney World, Disneyland, Gadgets, Insider, Selfie stick, theme parks
Another triumph for sanity! Disney is banning selfie sticks at its theme parks. It’s citing safety concerns, but frankly any reason is good enough in my book. From June 30, the poles used for snapping superior self-portraits won’t make it past the bag check at Disney World and Disneyland. The ban will roll out to the company’s parks in Paris and Hong Kong on July 1. Disney World spokesperson Kim Prunty told the Orlando Sentinel: “We strive to provide a great experience for the entire family, and unfortunately selfie-sticks have become a growing safety concern for both our guests and cast.”…
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With so much data online, security expertise is in demand. This bundle of iCollege courses teaches these skills, and fully prepares you to take four industry-recognized exams. The instruction is based around professional qualifications, so it is not only about the basic principles of security, but also how to put them into practice in the real world. This includes content on managing secure databases and infrastructure, along with cryptography, and systems to help with avoiding human error. The courses work towards ITIL, CISA, CompTIA and CISSP certification — all of which should catch the eye of potential employers — with…
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Reddit has found itself blocked by China’s Great Firewall, joining Google, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in being blocked inside the country. Testing the URL using to Blocked In China shows that the site is unavailable within the country’s provinces and Chinese Firewall Test reports that DNS hasn’t been poisoned, but the URL cannot be loaded. The block was first spotted by The Independent, however it’s unclear exactly why the site would be blocked. It may be part of the “Golden Shield Project” which is expanding in scope and blocking an increasing amount of sites. Chinese internet users are accustomed to sites being blocked by the Great…
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Glastonbury cam from the BBC gives you a bird’s eye view of the festival
Jun26
on June 26, 2015
at 12:39 pm
If you’re far, far away from the fields of Worthy Farm, but still want to get a look at the huge tent city that springs up for the Glastonbury Festival, which kicks off properly today, here’s the answer: The BBC’s Glastonbury Webcam. Using a camera perched high on one of the farm’s barns, it captures a panoramic view of the whole site, which you can explore with or without map pins showing the most important features. There’s also the option to travel in time and see snapshots taken across the day, so you can look at in the peaceful hours around sunrise…
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