Walter Cronkite Gives A Tour Of The 21st Century Office (In 1967)
“With equipment like this in the home of the future, we may not have to go to work. The work would come to us.” From a CBS show called “The 21st Century.” LINK: Click here to read more at the...
View ArticleThe Most Interesting Twitter Stat Of The Super Bowl
About half the people talking about the Super Bowl don't quite know what it's called. And about 1 in 700 made the same (kind of wonderful) pun. "Super Bowl" is two words. But according to Twitter data...
View ArticleWhat's The Real Story Behind The New York Times Buyouts?
No one outside the building really knows — but maybe because no one really cares anymore. The Times building at 40th Street and 8th Avenue in Manhattan Image by Richard Drew / AP Late Friday...
View ArticleIs Ni No Kuni The Last Great Japanese Role-Playing Game?
The Studio Ghibli game fixes everything wrong with the modern JRPG . They might be the only ones who can. Whenever I hear someone refer to gamers as uncultured, or incurious, or aggression-addled, or...
View ArticleThe Earliest Adopters
Would there be a Facebook without Mark Zuckerberg? Nine years later, his Harvard classmates weigh in. It was the winter of 2003, and I was a pre-frosh. On my high school guidance counselor's list of...
View ArticleThe First 25 People On Facebook
Today is Facebook's ninth birthday. Meet the students who celebrated its birth — and find out where they are now. Amie Broder Broder, two years ahead of the Facebook founders at Harvard, went on to...
View ArticleThis Is What The Internet Did To A Photo Of Obama Shooting A Gun
The White House asked that the picture not be photoshopped. The internet responded with… this. The White House released this photo on Saturday, with a standard request not to photoshop. This is the...
View ArticleWhy Ron Paul's Twitter Is Getting A Little More Interesting
The former great libertarian hope has started running his own Twitter feed since he left office. Former Texas Rep. Ron Paul has been attracting negative attention all day for a tweet he sent Monday...
View ArticleThe Most Advanced Motion Capture In Gaming History: The Blooper Reel
Two years later, we finally get to see the cast of L.A. Noire mess up L.A. Noire, the 2011 sandbox murder mystery set in a 1940s, Raymond Chandler-and-Chinatown-inspired City of Angels, became famous...
View ArticleHow Monoprice Is Eating The Tech World From The Inside Out
An empire built on cheap HDMI cables stretches its reach. Monoprice is angling to be the next huge electronics brand. Five years ago, Monoprice was associated with two things: HDMI cables and nerds....
View ArticleThere Really Is A Dating Site For Everyone
They say there's someone out there for everyone. That may or may not be true, but this Valentine's Day, there's definitely a dating site or two for you. SeaCaptainDate.com "My mistress may be the sea,...
View ArticleA Comprehensive List Of What Americans Want To Know
From A to Z. I would say I'm most disappointed that not enough people care about Xzibit. View Entire List ›
View ArticleThe Story Behind...The Etch A Sketch
The inventor of one of America's most iconic toys has passed away. Here, Etch A Sketch's cool and intriguing history. André Cassagnes, Inventor of the Etch A Sketch (1926-2013) A French electrician,...
View ArticleWill Your Partner Leak Your Secrets?
Twelve percent of people have had their passwords, bank account numbers, or sexy photos leaked by an angry ex, according to a survey by McAfee. The top reason: lying. Data via McAfee. Source: Design...
View ArticleA Survival Guide To Online Dating
Because the internet doesn't have to be as scary as 20/20 makes it seem. Someone you think is kind of cute will start to poke/message/make virtual eyes that suggest they might be interested. Source:...
View ArticlePlay This Game, Get A MoMA Exhibition*
*Sort of. The video game maker and academic Pippin Barr is best known to the wider world as the creator of The Artist is Present, a digital recreation of the performance artist Marina Ambramovic's...
View ArticleThe Icon You'll See When Facebook Ads Are Tracking You
And how to opt out. Image by Robert Galbraith / Reuters One of the major ways that Facebook sells ads now is through its ad exchange, FBX. You know that weird feeling you get when you were just...
View Article9 Ancient Game Websites That Are Somehow Still Around
Caution! Shockwave required. If these sites were humans, they'd be Bar Mitzvah age. Mazel! Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (1999) Via: reddit.com Age of Empires II: Age of Kings (1999) Breaking news from...
View ArticleInstagram Isn't Just An App Anymore
Your feed lives online now too. Go to Instagram dot com, log in, and consider what you see and how it makes you feel. Your Instagram feed, once guarded behind the lock screen of your phone, is now in...
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