29 Glorious Takedowns Of #SafetyTipsForLadies
Twitter users are taking on the depressing topic of women's safety tips and flipping it into absurdist realtalk with the hashtag #SafetyTipsForLadies . View Entire List ›
View ArticleThe 7 Most God-Awful Websites In The Senate
Hey, senators: 2002 is calling, and it wants its web designers back. The Senate webpage of Dick "I Love Gradients" Durbin (D-IL): It's kind of like you're squinting, kind of like you're blacking out....
View ArticleThe 17-Year-Old Tech Millionaire
More than a hint of despair in writeups about Yahoo's $30m acquisition of Summly. This one, however, explains it best. LINK: The 17-Year-Old Tech Millionaire More than a hint of despair in writeups...
View ArticleThe 6 Best GIFs From The IRS "Star Trek" Parody Video
$60,000 of taxpayer money was spent on this Star Trek parody IRS employee training video — here's what America got in exchange. Watch the IRS Star Trek training video. "Space: the final frontierThese...
View ArticleWhen Crowdfunding Is A Matter Of Life And Death
With the health-care system in crisis, a growing number of people are turning to crowdfunding sites to pay their treatment bills. When Matt Fahey, a cameraman for Deadliest Catch, was diagnosed with...
View ArticleWhat It's Like Being The First Game Developer In Your Entire Country
Leti Games is the only game studio in Ghana. “We are on the verge of creating not just a game company, but an entire industry,” says a founder. SAN FRANCISCO — Among the throngs of speakers at this...
View ArticleWelcome To Post-Facebook Facebook
The social network is slowly getting more comfortable treating users like what they really are: a way to make money. Starting today, Facebook will undergo a subtle but critical change as it continues...
View ArticleThe 33 Most Beautiful Abandoned Places In The World
Can't wait until the world ends and EVERYTHING looks like this. Christ of the Abyss at San Fruttuoso, Liguria Via: en.www.lensart.ru Kolmanskop in the Namib Desert Via:...
View Article14 Incredibly Dark Takes On Pac-Man
Who knew Pac-Man was secretly an existential treatise? Pac-Man as a metaphor for life. Source: pinterest.com Pac-Man as a live action horror movie. Source: youtube.com / via: kotaku.com Pac-Man the...
View ArticleHow To Turn Instagram Into An Animated Flip Book
The Toronto Silent Film Festival shows you how to recreate the magic of 19th century cinema…on your phone! Via: @AdFreak
View ArticleWatch 17 Full Minutes Of "Battlefield 4" Gameplay
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View ArticleThe 30 Absolute Worst Facebook Overshares
What's the difference between Facebook and your diary? For some people, ZERO. Source: lamebook.com Source: freecodesource.com Source: lamebook.com Source: collegehumor.com View Entire List ›
View ArticleFlipboard Wants To Redesign The Entire Internet
The battle to become the next front page of the internet. Last night, Flipboard launched a new version of its reader app that lets anyone with a smartphone or tablet to create custom "magazines" from...
View ArticleThe Ancient Origins Of Autocorrect
The iPhone's funniest feature owes a lot to Microsoft. Here's what autocorrect looked like in 1993. By now, we're all pretty well acquainted with the wonders of autocorrect: Via:...
View ArticleDoes Anyone Know How To Write A Video Game?
At gaming's most prestigious conference, everyone thinks they have the key to game narrative. The only thing they can agree on: “We suck.” Image by Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO — Yesterday at the Game...
View ArticleGoogle Glass Will Be Made In America
The first run will be small and the headsets cost $1500, interesting nonetheless. Here, by the way, is a list of people who've been approved for the pilot program. It includes, amazingly, Gary...
View ArticleThe Only Dating App Marriage-Seeking Mormons Will Use
“It's not seen in a weird light like I think most online dating is,” one BYU student said. Source: gotinder.com Dating has always been an important part of student life at Brigham Young University,...
View ArticleThe 20 Most Terribly Placed YouTube Ads Ever
YouTube's ad placement algorithm is either way smarter than we thought, or way, way dumber. Via: reddit.com Via: reddit.com Via: reddit.com Via: reddit.com View Entire List ›
View ArticleHere's What Next-Generation Games Will Look Like
Video games are about to get real. Very real. Rockstar's L.A. Noire set the gold standard for facial capture technology in 2011, but some of the new renderings coming out of this year's Game...
View ArticleHow Venture Capitalists See Women
A new study suggests that female entrepreneurs are significantly less likely to get funding than their male counterparts — unless they come from a technical background. Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg...
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