This Is What Happens When You Connect A 27-Year-Old Mac To Today's Internet...
From the don't-try-this-at-home category we give you a fun video showing a 27-year-old Mac PC navigating the modern Internet.Given how fast technology changes, 27-years in tech is like over 100 human...
View ArticleWWII Story Shows How Badly NSA May Have Hurt US Tech Brands
Since June, fugitive NSA analyst Edward Snowden has been leaking Top Secret documents about the tactics, techniques, and procedures of America's top surveillance wing — some of which include details of...
View ArticleSome Tips For Winter Survival From The US Marine Corps
James Glanton "did everything right" when he and his family suffered a slow-rollover of their vehicle and became stuck in sub-zero Nevada temperatures for two days this week.Glanton helped his family...
View ArticleChina's Fuzzy Vision For Greater Beijing
The spectacular rise of the Pearl and Yangtze River deltas over the past several decades has inspired city leaders around the country to try and emulate their success by building up city clusters of...
View ArticleWhy Ukraine Isn't 'The Ukraine,' And Why That Matters Now
Chances are if you find yourself talking about the ongoing protests in Kyiv, you'll slip up and refer to the country in which Kyiv is situated as "the Ukraine."It's an understandable mistake, perhaps —...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Is Living Inside A Bubble Of Tone-Deaf Arrogance
AngelHack CEO Greg Gopman apologized last week for a series of posts on Facebook in which he said that homeless "trash" had no place in the "heart of our city," San Francisco. He wrote:The difference...
View ArticleTinder Isn't A Superficial Dating App — If You Think It Is Then Its Founder...
Tinder is a popular meet-up app that resembles Hot or Not. Its CEO Sean Rad doesn't like to say it's for dating, even though that's what most people think it's for. Rad even met his girlfriend on...
View ArticleJohn Goodman Sings 'All I Want For Christmas Is Booty' In 'SNL' Monologue
John Goodman opened his 13th time hosting "Saturday Night Live" by saying how much he loves his wife, especially during the holiday season.He and Kenan Thompson then broke into a bluesy song titled,...
View ArticleJohn Goodman Plays Woman 'Fired For Being Too Hot' On SNL
"Saturday Night Live" host John Goodman played awoman who’s “fired for being too hot” and suing her employer."He found my appearance distracting," claims a lawyer in court. "Because of your body, you...
View ArticleGeena Davis Found Crazy Low Stats On Women In Kid-Friendly Films And Here's...
About a decade ago, actress Geena Davis was alarmed by the lack of female characters in film while watching G-rated movies with her daughter.The realization led Davis to create her namesake Institute...
View ArticleThis Map Shows How Many Countries Contribute To A Single Jar Of Nutella
Nutella has a huge global fanbase, but it turns out its ingredients come from everywhere as well. The hazelnut spread is such a global product, in fact, that the Organization for Economic Co-operation...
View ArticleHere's Who Makes The Money In This Country — And Who Pays The Income Taxes
One of the most challenging and important issues in the U.S. right now is the rise of income inequality.The country's highest earners are taking home a bigger percentage of the national income than...
View ArticleVideo Shows How Hilariously Awful It Could Be To Wear 'Microsoft Glass'
If Microsoft came out with Glass, what would it be like?It'd be full of lots of terrible pop-ups, one videographer posits.Wearable tech became a thing in 2013 and is sure to be a bigger thing in 2014....
View ArticleThe World's Most Innovative People Use These 3 Tech Tools
The tech industry is all about finding that Next Big Thing, the idea that launches a new company or industry and changes the world.Most people look at successful innovators, like Steve Jobs or Jeff...
View ArticleGamification Will Drive Billions In Economic Value, But What Consumers Expect...
Gamification, the use of game elements to promote desired behaviors among customers and employees, has been a popular business strategy for decades. But the always-on digital and smartphone age has...
View ArticleHere Are The Big Stories That Traders Are Talking About This Weekend
Dave Lutz of Stifel, Nicolaus kindly passes along the top stories that traders are reading about this weekend:The Guardian: China has condemned Shinzo Abe, the Japanese prime minister, for "maliciously...
View ArticlePaul Ryan Says There Will Be A Debt Ceiling Fight
Ugh. Paul Ryan says there will be a debt ceiling fight.From POLITICO:House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said on “Fox News Sunday” Senate and House Republicans will soon huddle at their...
View ArticleUber Asked Customers — Including TV Host Michelle Beadle — To Pay 8 Times...
When there is too much demand and too few cars on the road, on-demand car service Uber raises its prices.Friday evening, while sleet and snow pounded the East Coast, Uber's surge pricing kicked into...
View ArticleHere's What The '80s Were Like In America's Prisons
The blog "Prison Photography" recently reported on a phenomenal Facebook album of colorful photos of American prisoners in the '80s taken by photographer Stephen Milanowski.Join the conversation about...
View ArticleHow Fox News Reporter Jana Winter's Life Was Turned Upside Down — For Just...
For the better part of the past year and a half, Fox News investigative reporter Jana Winter's life has been turned upside down — simply for doing her job. She, her brother, and her father all received...
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