Take us to Istanbul, we want to try the Breaking Bagel!
Breaking Bad Themed Coffeeshop Opens In Istanbul, boingboing
"A recently opened Breaking Bad-themed coffee shop in Istanbul, Turkey features baristas wearing hazmat suits, the periodic table on the wall, and coffee drinks served in beakers. Walter’s Coffee Roastery is the creation of Deniz Kosan, who wanted to create a coffee shop inspired his favorite show, Breaking Bad. The space has a cool “science lab” vibe. Just don't ask them where they store the cash, and duck under a table if you hear someone ring a bell."
Stinking 'Corpse Flower' Blooms For One Day In Berkeley, SFist
"Over at the UC Botanical Garden in Berkeley, a rare Indonesian "corpse flower" specimen that's been blooming every three to four years began spreading its ghastly bloom [last] Saturday night, and was available to be seen by the public all day Sunday before it began to wilt. The garden stayed open late, in fact, until 7 p.m. last night, to accommodate all the visitors."
Google Loosens Ties to Google Plus, NY Times Bits
"For many users, Google Plus accounts don’t get all that many visits. Now, Google seems to be indicating it, too, will be paying less attention to its social network. On Monday, Google said it would move features once integrated into Google Plus out of the social network and into other Google services. Photo features have already been moved to the newly introduced Google Photos. Location-sharing will go to Google Hangouts, the company’s chat app."
Hacker Says He Crashed New York Mag Website Because He Hates NYC, Gothamist
"Last night at 9:00 p.m., New York magazine's website published a cover story that had thousands of shares within an hour—a project 6 months in the making, it compiles the stories and portraits of 35 of the 46 women who have publicly alleged that Bill Cosby raped or sexually assaulted them. Early this morning, the entire website crashed, reportedly the work of a hacker who has directed distaste not at the Cosby rape story, but at New York City itself."
Drug Testing Is Coming to E-Sports, NY Times
"Flouting rules for performance-enhancing drugs has felled some of the biggest names in sports. Now that list could include competitive video game players like Mr. Friesen, after he boasted that he, his teammates and other professional gamers took prescription drugs to help them focus in a competition."
Facebook and Other Tech Giants Expand Internet Access in Africa, NY Times Bits
"Nearly two years ago, Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, announced an ambitious effort to connect the world’s poorest people to the Internet. Mr. Zuckerberg’s vision — carried out with partners through an entity called Internet.org — encompasses a range of strategies, including lasers, drones and satellites beaming Internet signals down from the sky."
