Okay, I’m going to be the first to admit it. There’s quite a few things I don’t like about Pinterest. I’ve written about it elsewhere, but I think I may have given the wrong impression. It’s not that I think Pinterest sucks. On the contrary: I think it’s awesome. I spend an inordinate amount of […]
With a tagline of “symptoms to solutions” you can easily guess what Symcat does. You plug in a bunch of symptoms and it then gives you a selection of ailments you may have, with percentages. You answer a few questions about yourself and your medical history and input as many symptoms as you can to […]
Could you imagine your life without the Internet? If the massive information network went away from one day to the other, how do you think people would react? The worst part for me would be the loss of access to all those awesome cat videos on Youtube. That would be totally awful. ;) Via: OnlineEducation.net
I don’t know about you, but as a guy who works around 40 hours per week on the Internet, I can’t help but feel a little concerned about this. According to this infographic, the areas of my brain responsible for speech, memory, motor control, and other important areas could be 10 to 20% smaller than […]
A 5-minute compilation of all that is awesome on the web right now: Cats, dogs, sharks, jets, explosions, stunts, extreme sports, and so much more! [Zapatou]
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom’s attempts to get back into business outside the reaches of US officials have taken a hit. The African country of Gabon has cancelled his registration of a new domain name and appear to have handed it over to critics. Dotcom is currently in New Zealand fighting extradition to the US over […]
Twitter says that in future when it receives a copyright takedown notice, it won’t simply pretend the tweet was never posted. Instead it will highlight the removal and link to the details that are available. In the past Twitter simply deleted contentious posts and left no trace they’d ever existed. Under the new policy it […]
An AWESOME new parody by our friends over at Comediva, the sexiest, most amazing, intelligent, witty, and hilarious ladies you can find online. [Comediva]
A British government official has urged the public to use fake personal details when registering with websites — except of course when dealing with the government. Andy Smith is a cybersecurity manager at the Cabinet Office. That’s a government department that doesn’t deal with a particular subject (such as energy or transport) but rather looks […]
Ok fellow writing nerds – time to put those creative writing degrees to work. Many geeks will shun you for your arts degree with a major in creative writing and tell you you’re not a real geek. Here’s time to prove them wrong. The Twitter Fiction Festival is about using technology to change the way […]