You, and most of the planet, have been hacked. Thankfully, instead of stealing your identity or files off of your computer, the hacker’s main goal was to define a visual representation of what the internet looks like as people log on and off of it. By scanning the IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4), the anonymous […]
In a move guaranteed to help speed along humanity’s eventual downfall at the appendages of robots, Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers have created a giant, autonomous robotic jellyfish. At 5 feet 7 inches in length and weighing in at 170 pounds, the prototype robot named Cyro is part of a U.S. Navy-funded project. The […]
The idea that cable companies are regularly losing viewers to the increasing number of streaming options open to them isn’t a new one. However, Netflix strengthens those theories with each new announcement of a television series, comedy special, or exclusive feature. By now, if you’re a Netflix user, you’ve at least heard of House of […]
April Fools’ Day has become a time when corporations let their marketing and creative departments loose to create online trickery and fake headlines with the orders of, “Make this go viral.” It’s also the time of year when many people refuse to check their email, get on Facebook, log on to Twitter, and now avoid […]
Thanks to hair-brained Twitter schemes by those who thankfully don’t know any better than to offend, an angry feminist can also be a funny feminist when making pointed social commentary. Back in February, those who lead the MRA (men’s rights activists) movement created the hashtag #Ineedmasculism as a way to show solidarity in the idea […]
Without any fanfare, Tumblr managed to tick up to and past the 100 million blog mark this week. The burgeoning internet giant, founded in 2007 by David Karp, has gone on to have more than 44.6 billion posts by its many users. Blogs range from the celebrity-run kind to social movements to fandom-obsessed (Hello, Whovians, […]
It’s undeniable that Joseph Gordon-Levitt has become an entertainment powerhouse in the last few years. Most known for his appearance in movies such as Looper, The Dark Knight Rises, 50/50, Inception, JGL recently made his full-length feature directorial and screenwriting debut with Don Jon. The quickly rising star (who’s been rising since before he had […]
If you’ve noticed a perceptible slowdown in internet speeds lately, that may not just be your local internet provider trying to cap your download speeds. A massive attack on anti-spam guardian, Spamhaus, has had major repercussions on the rest of the internet. Spamhaus, based out of London and Geneva, tracks spam back to its sources […]
To help capture and build on the excitement generated by the upcoming release of Star Trek Into Darkness (May 17, 2013), Hulu is offering every single episode of every live-action Star Trek series to date for free. Whether your favorite captian is Kirk, Picard, Sisko, Janeway, or even Archer, you can revisit every incarnation of […]
The show may have lasted only four seasons, but DuckTales firmly entrenched itself into the American subconscious during its short run from 1987 to 1990. Disney’s after school show featured the globe-trotting adventures of Uncle Scrooge, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Scrooge’s pilot Launchpad McQuack (who later starred in the other Disney favorite Darkwing Duck), the […]
