Le Internet Meme Medley [Video]
Apparently, Le Internet Song by the guys from the GAG Quartet features over forty Internet memes. Can you spot them all? [Via Neatorama]
Category Archives: Web
Solved: Google Reader slowdown/freezes
If you’re a regular user of the Google Reader RSS tool, you may have noticed that the most recent revamp hasn’t just attracted the usual complaints when any user interface is changed but, for some people, has caused serious performance problems. In my case I found that at one point (when I was scrolling through […]
Stuff To Do When The Internet Is Down [Picture]
I repeatedly hit “refresh”… what about you guys? :) [Via CB]
Apple’s App store security breached
A man who created a bogus stock price tracker app for the iPhone that was in fact malware has been thrown out of Apple’s developer program. That would seem uncontroversial until you discover the app was designed to highlight a security flaw rather than cause damage or steal data. Charlie Miller was told his right […]
Google has no power in search market, boss claims
Not only is Google not dominant in the search market, but it doesn’t hold market power. Or at least that’s what chairman Eric Schmidt now claims. The freshly-published comments come in the wake of Schmidt’s appearance before the Senate’s Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights subcommittee in September. Back then he agreed that when it […]
Google Easter Eggs
I saw the “barrel roll” thing yesterday, and thought it was pretty sweet. It also made me feel a little sick. Haven’t tried it yet? Just go to Google and type in “Do a Barrel Roll” in the search field. Here are some more nifty and geeky Easter eggs from Google. [Via C-Net]
Wolverine’s Musical Past [Video]
[via IndyMogul]
The #SciFund Challenge: Crowdfunding for Science
Science funding is a little hard to come by in the US as of late. The good news is that in this Age of the Internet, the opportunity to help researchers get the support they need is just a click away. The SciFund Challenge is best described as Kickstarter for scientists: research teams post their […]
How Much Does the Internet Weigh? [Video]
Did you know that the Internet (apparently) weighs about 50 grams? I didn’t! [vsauce]
Comic Previews: What Comes Out This Week (Nov. 2, 2011)
Tomorrow is Wednesday and that means new comic book day! I recently had a friend tell me he is giving up smoking, and using all this cigarette money on comics. I told him he’d still need to come up with more money for all the titles he likes to read. Luckily this will be a […]