via Boing Boing
LulzSec announced Thursday evening the publication at Pirate Bay of a trove of leaked material from Arizona law enforcement … Read More >>
Jargon Watch: Infovegans versus Cookie Monsters
via Boing Boing
Two coinages from my Twitter feed this morning: Infovegan: One who refuses cookies* (@cjoh via @carlmalamud — see … Read More >>
Skynet: It began in Vegas
CopWatch and OpenWatch: covert recording apps for interactions with authority figures
via Boing Boing
OpenWatch is a project that publishes open/free apps for Android and iOS; the apps (called “OpenWatch Recorder” and … Read More >>
Volkswagen Temporary Auto Pilot brings hands-free driving to the highway
via Engadget
Would you feel comfortable driving down the highway with a Temporary Auto Pilot (TAP) behind the wheel of your next … Read More >>
Campus hookups: college sex isn’t new, but hookups are different
via Boing Boing
Lisa Wade, a sociology prof at Occidental College, presented a talk on “The Promise and Perils of Hook-Up Culture” at Franklin … Read More >>
J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore reveal: Harry Potter e-books and more
via Ars Technica
Harry Potter fans, hold on to your broomsticks: After a week of frenzied … Read More >>
WATCH: Jimmy Fallon’s Strange, Awkward, Wonderful Interview With Sean Parker
via SAI
Jimmy Fallon interviewed Sean Parker at the NExTWORK Conference, and the results were strange and magical.
Fallon’s first … Read More >>
"Louie’s" hilarious, poignant return
via Salon
Comedic one-man band Louis C.K.’s comedy series comes back with another rumpled, honest season Read More >>
Happy 15th Birthday, Quake
via CrunchGear
On June 22nd, 1996, id Software released Quake, the true successor to the Doom franchise and among the first games (certainly … Read More >>