Security Questions Too Predictable Or Too Forgettable

Google says security questions on accounts are “neither secure nor reliable enough” to use in cases of forgotten passwords. It’s urging other firms to follow its lead by making such questions solely a last resort. In a paper presented this week at a World Wide Web conference in Italy, five Google researchers detailed their study […]

9 Great Science Fiction Books For People Who Don’t Like Science Fiction

Although a great many of us geeks truly love science fiction and the science fiction genre, we sometimes need to remember it is not easily accessible by all. Some can find all the future and tech talk quite jarring and confusing. So are there still science fiction books out there that can appeal to a […]



Happy 35th Anniversary, Pac-Man!

On May 22, 1980, Midway and Namco released Pac-Man, the highest-grossing video game of all time. The insanely popular maze game was the first of its genre and blew reigning champs Space Invaders and Asteroids out of the arcade—350,000 arcade cabinets were sold in the game’s first 18 months. It also introduced the power-up and […]

Rick Baker’s “Joker” Design Is The Sickest (and Coolest) Thing Ever

The Joker is one of the greatest (if not THE greatest) fictional bad guy of all time. From his iconic looks to the many ways he has been represented on-screen and in comics, there is no one on this planet who does not know who the Joker is. And while many may be talking about […]

The Story Behind The Flamethrower Guitarist from ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’

Okay, the one thing everyone who walks away from the new Mad Max: Fury Road movie is talking about is the flamethrower guitarist guy. Well, honestly, they are talking a lot about how badass Charlize Theron was, but after that, they talk about flamethrower guy, also known as Doof. You just knew the minute you […]