It sounds like the search for the missing flight 370 may be shifting west, into the Indian Ocean. So how hard is it to find a Boeing 777 in the Indian Ocean*? Since we humans are so bad at contemplating things at massive scale (the solar system, for example), Rob Cockerham has helpfully translated this […]
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Fox News Goes Big
Bwah ha ha ha ha ha ha. Fox News has unveiled their new “news deck” which must be seen to be be believed. Their “information specialists” have 55″ touch screen tablets that can display UP TO 4 TWEETS AT ONCE! Watch their introduction and explanation of the “thinking” behind this instant failure. It’s everything wrong […]
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In Case You Wanted to Never Eat Hot Dogs Again
For the first half, I was repulsed, but by the end, I kinda wanted one again. USA! via Kottke
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“I Do Not Have the Money to Pay For This!”
At around 10:30pm last night we noticed a couple of cop cars and and ambulance on our block. Didn’t seem like anything too serious, we could hear the cops talking to an agitated and possibly mentally ill man, the usual talking-him-down stuff. No lights or sirens or weapons or anything. After a few minutes, they […]
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On Passwords, Backups, and Your Inevitable Hacking
Have you read the harrowing account of tech writer Mat Honan’s epic hacking yet? Go read it. Then read James Fallows’ similar tale from last year. If you’re not on top of your online security, this shit should scare you. It should scare you even if you are on top of it. We’re putting more […]
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What God Thinks about the God Particle
The discovery of the Higgs Boson is big news indeed, but it may make your head hurt the day after drinking all day in the sun. So if you just want some laughs, make sure to follow @HerpDerpParticle on Twitter, as they retweet religious people interpreting the discovery of the so-called “God Particle” as proof […]
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The Wire: The Musical
It’s bound to happen. The Wire: The Musical with Michael Kenneth Williams from Michael Kenneth Williams
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Mike Daisey and the This American Life Retraction
If you haven’t yet, I highly recommend listening to This American Life‘s episode about Mike Daisey’s The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs. The full audio has been posted here. A lot of people have talked about it, but it’s definitely worth listening to TAL’s dissection. It’s riveting to hear the dead air as […]
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It Gets Better Special
The It Gets Better Project’s special on MTV aired last weekend, and now you can watch it online too. I just finished watching it, and it’s just great. Dan and Terry have really done something incredible with this. Watch: Get More: It Gets Better, Full Episodes
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The Truth About the Impact of Piracy
In news story after news story about the horrible SOPA/PIPA bills, you see things like this: But with piracy costing up to $775 billion a year, virtually everyone agrees the bills in some form will survive. Marketplace Tech The pro-legislation Copyright Alliance cites a report from the International Chamber of Commerce saying that piracy and […]
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Facebook Bug Lets People See Your “Private” Photos
ZDNet reports that a bug in Facebook’s “report abuse” tool can let people see photos in your account that you thought you had made private. For example! Here someone has pulled out a bunch of Mark Zuckerberg’s “private” photos. Nothing scandalous, just the life of a boy-zillionaire. Surprisingly ordinary, really. Friends, food, Halloween candy, the […]
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Flight of the Frenchies
In honor of 11/11/11 and stomach butterflies everywhere, filmmaker Sebastien Montaz-Rosset has put up the whole 40 minutes of his film I Believe I Can Fly, today only. The film follows a group of French crazies as they slackline across the Alps, between buildings, and do other stupid things. It’s beautiful. Here’s the trailer: Watch […]