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 […]
Twitter has removed offensive material from posters in both France and Germany. But the specific response and the reasoning behind it varies significantly. Yesterday Twitter confirmed that, for the first time since introducing such a policy in January, it had chosen to block an account in one country only. The idea of the policy is […]
If you’re a fan of San Fran, or a fan of some clever Photoshopping, then you’ll find this video pretty cool, if a little bit haunting. Inspired by the “Empty LA” photography series by Matt Logue, this is the first of a series called “Empty America” by Ross Ching. He didn’t have the budget to […]
Down under, a war is being waged on the trolls of cyberspace. For the last few months, the Australian media has put the Internet trolling subculture under the media spotlight, in an attempt to bring down what most view as a despicable pastime. However, there are those who are self-proclaimed trolls who care to challenge […]
That’s it, farmers. The Kraay Family Farm in Alberta, Canada, just set a new bar. Keep the hayrides and scarecrows, but don’t act like fall fun can’t get a 21st-century update. This corn maze, which covers an area of 15 acres total, has a 7-square-acre QR code right in the middle. You can scan it, […]
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