Today’s Tech: How A Startup Attorney Uses Cloud Computing

Cloud computing software can be great but you need to plan carefully if you want to use it, as technology columnist Nicole Black explains.

How To Not Post Crappy Pics Of Fireworks This Fourth Of July

The temptation will be great. The urge will be strong. Watching sky-based explosions, geared toward entertainment and celebration, can be a powerful experience. And in the Instagram Age, the powerful experiences are the ones we want to share. But the July 5th edition of Instagram usually sucks pretty hard, based mostly on blurry, drunkenly captured photos of fireworks. This guide should help… Read More

Muslim girls design their own basketball uniforms, including velcro hijabs

Finding stylish conservative clothing is one thing, but finding modest athletic wear is nearly impossible

After struggling to play sports in long skirts, a group of young Muslim girls on a community traveling basketball team in Minnesota designed their own uniforms to wear

See also: Uniqlo's new line from Muslim fashion blogger shows modesty can be stylish

Lady Warriors players encountered issues like tripping on skirts and stopping a game to fix a fallen hijab

“The girls quickly learned that traditional dress and basketball don't mix well,” Thul, a volunteer research consultant to the program, told the Associated Press Read more...

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Arcade Dreams

Summer always makes me think of the 7-11 at the end of East Lakeview in Columbus, Ohio. I was about eight. My grandmother took us there every week to get comic books, which were near the front window, by the counter. In the back corner, in darkness, was a Star Wars stand up arcade game. On the day it first appeared it bleated a snippet of the Star Wars theme and my ears perked up. It took a… Read More

Where America's biggest religions stand on same-sex marriage

The Supreme Court's historical 5-4 ruling last week that made same-sex marriage the law of the land was celebrated as a giant victory for the LGBT community, which for years has pushed for the equal right to be married to someone who you love

Now that the initial wave of celebration has died down, it’s clear that the decision to legalize same-sex marriage in all 50 states does not mark the end of the debate. For religious groups, the new law remains particularly controversial.

See also: The most heartwarming reactions to same-sex marriage becoming legal across the U.S.

Some religions openly celebrated the decision. Others, who believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman, have voiced their disapproval. Some are already trying to find loopholes around the law. Read more...

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Google FCC filing may point to next version of Google Glass

The rise and fall of Google Glass from cool edge tech to bar room punchline may be about to take another turn

A new set of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) documents filed by Google offers a peek at an upcoming device that is equipped with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi functionality, just like the first version of Google Glass

See also: Tony Fadell’s task: Define Google Glass 2.0

The documents detailing the device, termed "GG1," doesn't go into great detail about what the device does, but tidbits of information, surfaced by Droid Life, point toward the possibility that it might just be the second version of Google Glass Read more...

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Canada's brave resistance versus America's giant killer robots

Brian K "Saga" Vaughan's new comic We Stand On Guard pits plucky Canadian guerrillas against an invading army of killer American mechas. Read the rest