June 15, 2015

Entertainment June 15, 2015

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Business June 15, 2015

Emoji Passwords Could Be Coming Your Way. Is That A Good Thing?

A UK banking services provider says emoji passwords will be easier to remember and safer than numeric or letter-based codes. Intelligent Environments hide caption

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Soon, you might be able to log into your bank account with a litany of smiling poo emojis, or a string of little chicken wing images, or multiple little monkeys holding their hands over their eyes.

On Monday, a UK online banking service provider called Intelligent Environments announced what they’re calling the “world’s first emoji-only passcode.” Intelligent Environments says the emoji passcode system will allow users to use codes from a bank of 44 emojis — and don’t worry, it includes that lady in the red dress salsa dancing.

IE argues the emoji passcodes make sense, because images are easier to remember than combinations of letters and numbers. The company also says that when compared to number-only PINs and passwords, their emoji passcode system is more secure, because it has “480 times more permutations using enojis over traditional four digit passcodes.”

And, IE says this is what young people want. David Webber, manager director of engagement at the company said in a statement, “We’ve had input from lots of millennials when we developed the technology. What’s clear is that the younger generation is communicating in new ways.” He continued, “Our research shows 64% of millennials regularly communicate only using emojis. So we decided to reinvent the passcode for a new generation…”

Worth The Hype?

Cybersecurity experts say emoji passwords might not be any safer than other types of codes. Intelligent Environments hide caption

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But not everyone thinks emoji passwords are that great. Lorrie Cranor, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University who studies cybersecurity and passwords, told NPR, “I think it’s a gimmick. I’m not sure that it will make a difference as far as security goes.”

And Cranor says it’s not particularly a new idea. “Maybe it’s fun for people, but I’m not sure it’s a big breakthrough,” she said. “For years now, people have been proposing various graphical password schemes. Some of them have your password be photographs of faces, and some of them are pictures. Emoji is just another variation on this.”

Cranor says the argument that people will remember images better than they will numbers is true to a certain extent, but the reality is that we all use a lot of different passwords in our digital lives, so they’d be hard to remember whether they were pictures or numbers.

And that need to remember multiple passwords makes us lazy with our passwords, Cranor says, using the same patterns over and over. “We all do the same things with numbers and with regular passwords.”

Michael Orosz, a behavioral decision-making expert at the University of Southern California, agrees. “The majority of your users are going to use basically the same patterns as everybody else. We think alike. 1-2-3-4? There’s gonna be the equivalent of that, in that domain. In theory, a lot more combinations, therefore a lot more security. But in a practical sense, doubtful.”

Four smiling poops in a row instead of A-B-C-D might be a bit more fun, but not particularly safer.

Cranor says that’s actually not our fault. “We’re lazy but part of it is actual rational laziness,” she said. “Most of us have dozens of passwords and PINs to remember and if we had to come up with unique and interesting passwords for all of those things we’d have to spend a lot of our time memorizing them the way we memorize spelling words in elementary school. We can blame the people, but actually, maybe we should blame the system and the technology that forces us to do this.”

Or you could celebrate the technology that allows you to see your banking statements by typing in a series of smiling suns, pigs and tiny little men on bicycles. Intelligent Environments says they hope to have emoji passcodes rolled out in the next year. The company isn’t a bank itself, so it will have to find a banking partner, but it says those talks are already taking place.

Entertainment June 15, 2015

Arnold Schwarzenegger Explains His New “Guardian” Terminator in 'Terminator: Genisys'

Imagine going back in time to 1984 and telling fans of The Terminator that Arnold Schwarzenegger would become the hero of the franchise. Not just that, but he would be a father figure to John Connor and later Sarah Connor in sequels spread out over nearly 25 years. Not only that but his good Terminator would eventually go back in time to literally and figuratively all but erase the existence of his bad Terminator from the first movie, and make null all the events that play out in that original installment.

They’d look at you like you’re crazy. Mostly just for claiming to be from the future.

But all of it is where we’re at with Terminator: Genisys, a movie that might at least make you feel like you’ve gone back in time yourself and helped changed the past. Schwarzenegger plays another good Terminator, as he did in the second and third installments, this time as a surrogate father for Sarah (played as an adult by Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke). The parental position begins when she’s a little girl (actress unknown), as he saves young Sarah after her parents are nearly (?) killed by some other Terminator.

These details are confirmed in a new featurette promoting Terminator: Genisys, in which Schwarzenegger and Clarke clarify the role of “Guardian,” as this new good Terminator is named. The video shows footage of young Sarah’s rescue and other scenes showcasing their relationship while the actors explain that he’s glued to her 24/7 and how it’s really a father/daughter dynamic. He even makes sure she wears her seatbelt, like a good dad ought to.

If you’re looking to stay as spoiler-free as possible before seeing Terminator: Genisys (opening July 1), this is not a video for you, as brief as it is. The thing begins with a fight scene between Guardian and grown-up John Connor, played by Jason Clarke.

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Sports June 15, 2015

Chicago Blackhawks Take Home 3rd Stanley Cup In 6 Years With 2-0 Win

Duncan Keith of the Chicago Blackhawks scores a goal Monday in the second period against goalie Ben Bishop of the Tampa Bay Lightning during Game 6 of the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Final in Chicago. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images hide caption

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Updated 10:55 p.m. ET:

For the third time in six years, the Chicago Blackhawks have won the Stanley Cup. Their 2-0 victory Monday night over the Tampa Bay Lightning even offered an opportunity the team didn’t have the two previous times — the chance to celebrate the title on its home ice.

It’s Chicago’s sixth Stanley Cup overall, having previously also won in 1934, 1938 and 1961, as well as the two recent titles in 2010 and 2013.

Defender Duncan Keith scored the first goal, putting in his own rebound in the second period. It was only his third goal of the playoffs and his 13th of the season. After the game, he was named the most valuable player of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the first defender given the honor since the Anaheim Ducks’ Scott Niedermayer in 2007.

Star winger Patrick Kane added a wide-open insurance goal late in the third period off a Brad Richards pass. Center Jonathan Toews, who captained all three of the Blackhawks’ recent title winners and who was named most valuable player of the 2010 playoffs, was the first to hoist the cup.

The Lightning offense struggled in the game, getting off just 24 shots on goal against Corey Crawford, the fewest the Blackhawks goalie had faced in a game since first-round games against the Nashville Predators. Even playing six-on-four for a minute as the game wound down, Tampa Bay got few good opportunities.

The Blackhawks won more than twice as many faceoffs as the Lightning, and had two penalty minutes to Tampa Bay’s six.

The Lightning and Blackhawks battle in the Tampa Bay crease during Game 5 on Saturday, with Chicago eventually winning and taking a three games to two lead in the Stanley Cup Final. Game 6 is Monday night in Chicago. John Raoux/AP hide caption

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Despite allowing the goals, Tampa Bay goalie Ben Bishop had a good game, with 30 saves on 32 shots.

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Chicago has a lot to play for in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final Monday night. A victory will not only clinch the team’s third championship in the past six years; more important, it would be the Hawks’ first Cup win on home ice since 1938.

“Obviously there’s a lot of buzz, a lot of excitement,” said Chicago captain Jonathan Toews.

As of late Monday afternoon, the cheapest ticket available for the game on StubHub was listed at just over $1,000, and that was standing room. If you wanted to sit and watch the game, that was over $1,600.

For the Lightning, who played hard but suffered their second straight 2-1 loss to Chicago on Saturday, the challenge in trying to force a Game 7 looks huge.

Chicago’s United Center is already, arguably, the loudest arena in professional hockey. It will be decibels louder than ever tonight. And there is no question that this veteran Chicago team, which looks to be broken up this summer over salary cap issues, will want to win this one at home.

“It’s tough to put your mind off that and think about other things that don’t include the end result of winning here tonight. It’s going to be in your mind no matter what,” Chicago veteran forward Patrick Kane told reporters Monday.

But Tampa Bay captain Steve Stamkos says they’re ready to be spoilers.

“We’ll find a way,” he said, “There’s really no choice that we have.”

I guess you can call that cornered-animal optimism. And Stamkos is more cornered than most on his team. A power forward who is regularly among the league’s scoring leaders, Stamkos has scored exactly zero goals in this Final.

The result is that even his home-team paper, the Tampa Bay Times, is calling him out, with sports columnist Tom Jones writing:

“Has Stamkos been good enough in this series? And the answer is absolutely not. … This is the game Stamkos has to show up.”

But there are signs of hope for the Lightning. The team’s second leading scorer, Nikita Kucherov, looks likely to play Monday night. Part of the high-scoring “Triplets” line, Kucherov left Saturday’s game after colliding first with Chicago goalie Corey Crawford and then with the goalpost.

“You can’t keep Kuch out for long,” says line mate and the playoffs’ leading scorer, Tyler Johnson, who appears to be nursing injuries of his own.

And Lightning goalie Ben Bishop, who missed Game 4 with an undisclosed injury, also says that whatever it is ailing him is “getting better every day.”

Also consider the fact that this is the first Stanely Cup Final ever to be decided by one goal in the first five games. Neither team has had a two-goal lead. With games this close, missed chances and lucky bounces can make the difference. It could easily go either way.

Game 6 is at 8 p.m. ET.

Health June 15, 2015

Supreme Court Denies N.C. Appeal On State's Ultrasound Abortion Law

A North Carolina law that would require women who want an abortion to have an ultrasound scan prior to the procedure suffered a final defeat Monday, when the Supreme Court refused to review the case. A federal judge declared the law illegal in early 2014.

The controversial law had been placed under an injunction soon after it took effect back in 2011. It was struck down on the grounds that it reflected ideological, rather than medical, priorities and violated doctors’ right of free speech.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sustained the earlier ruling last December. Member station WUNC quotes the three-judge panel’s opinion:

“Transforming the physician into the mouthpiece of the state undermines the trust that is necessary for facilitating healthy doctor-patient relationships and, through them, successful treatment outcomes.”

Here’s how we described the North Carolina law last year:

“The state’s law required that the women have a medical professional tell them what the image depicts. It also said the women should ‘listen to the heartbeat of the unborn child.’

“U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles issued her ruling in Greensboro, N.C., where the News Observer reports the judge ‘called the law “overbroad” and said it didn’t sufficiently protect women who didn’t want to be exposed to that information.’ “

In the Supreme Court’s list of orders including the one that denied North Carolina’s petition, Justice Antonin Scalia was named as the lone dissenting justice.

At SCOTUSblog, Lyle Denniston notes: “Because the Court, as usual, provided no explanation for its vote not to review … North Carolina’s 2011 ultrasound law, its action was not a reliable indicator of how the Justices would have ruled on the issue had they taken it on.”

Business June 15, 2015

How An African-American Ad Man Changed The Face Of Advertising

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In the 1960s, Tom Burrell became the first black man in Chicago advertising. In this “Planet Money” report, we hear how he changed the way people think about ads, and how advertising thinks about us.

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