A Queer History Of Computing
A history of modern technology as told through the lives of five largely forgotten — and often shunned — luminaries. LINK: A Queer History Of Computing A history of modern technology as told...
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Somebody Needs To Stop Pickup Artists From Making Dating Apps
On The Rebound is a new app that guesses which among your Facebook friends is primed for a new relationship…with you. Make it stop! Another day, another essentially functionless "dating app" made by a...
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The Only Post You Need To Read About The PlayStation 4
Sony's first new console in seven years. Image by Brendan Mcdermid / Reuters So, before we start, a reminder: This came out 19 years ago. This came out 13 years ago. And this came out 7 years ago....
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The Sublime Storm On The Surface Of The Sun
NASA has captured perhaps the most beautiful footage of the sun ever recorded. Every second of this video represents six minutes: On July 19, 2012, an eruption occurred on the sun that produced all...
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The Saddest Groupons Of Washington, D.C.
This is a city that couldn't have fun if you bought it a coupon and told it to. These are the type of Groupons people in D.C. get as "Top Sellers" in their email inboxes: Source: groupon.com That same...
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How Teens Are Taking Over The Tech World
After Snapchat took the app world by surprise, a new motto for tech: the teens are always right The pitch for Albumatic is short: It's a photo-sharing app similar in functionality to Instagram, except...
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Do You Believe In The Playstation 4?
Last night, Sony didn't announce a new console, it founded a new religion. And from what we saw, it's only for the true believers. People attend the PlayStation 4 launch event in New York, February...
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11 Problems People Had In The '00s
It's crazy that people actually lived like this. They had monthly texting limits. Source: internethistory They had to look up directions on their computer and print them out. Source:...
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What Are Our Butts Trying To Say?
“It was a butt tweet” is the cool new explainer for things you tweeted but probably shouldn't have. But what if it really WAS a butt tweet? What if our butts have something to tell us? Here are just...
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The First Killer App For The PlayStation 4
Please, dampen your excitement. Last night at the PS4 announcement, we saw a glimpse of the first great PS4 game. THIS is that game. Via: i.imgur.com
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The Site That Wants To Kill The Credit Score
A little-known lending program skirts financial institutions — and the credit agencies that police them. Kiva, the online micro-lending organization, has been criticized for two main reasons: ignoring...
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Yes, Facebook Is For Talking To Your High School Friends
Science proves it. Source: Paul Matthew Photography / via: shutterstock.com Most research about Facebook these days paints a picture of a depressing place where people who don't really know you make...
View ArticleIt Took Four Hours To Make The First Vine Resume
Dawn Siff explains how she made her viral video resume using Vine. Vine, the iPhone app that allows you to make six-second videos and upload them to a social network, has been used to capture fashion...
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Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry Figure Out Windows 95 Together
This is what happened when Jen and Matthew starred in the “world's first cyber sitcom.” In 1995, Microsoft needed to find a way to explain its game changing new operating system, Windows 95. The...
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Emoji Art History
Because emojis are the ultimate form of expression, and this was bound to happen. The internet turns fine art into emoticons. It all started with a harmless Tumblr post: Source: ladiesupfront Source:...
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How “Golden Eagle Snatches Kid” Ruled The Internet
It's one depressingly typical minute of the 6.2 million uploaded to YouTube every day: In a Montreal park, nothing much is happening. The camera pans around a clear blue sky, tracing the arc of a...
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The Most Terrifying Button On Facebook
Buried deep in your profile is a button that shows all your activity, including who you search for. Facebook knows your deepest secrets — and it's not letting you forget it. On your profile page,...
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How Do I Make My Friend Stop Taking Creepshots Of Me?
You can either stand up or stand down. Plus, what to do with that Facebook update you weren't supposed to see. My friend is constantly taking creepshots of me on Snapchat or just the camera and...
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