Imagine a future. A near future where everyone has all the latest gadgets. One where iPhones fall from trees, MP3 players are rectally inserted at birth, and Disney monitors your children’s every movement via OnStar. Phones run for 12 hours at a time on a single charge and have cancer-curing batteries. American-designed hybrid cars get […]
If the military conflicts of the last decade have taught us anything, it’s that the computer is one of the most dangerous weapons in the history of warfare. Computers have proven invaluable in offensive and defensive systems, simplified the gathering of real time intelligence, and have granted militaries with the technology that has the ability […]
During the foreign policy debate leading up to the presidential election, grumblings were heard over President Obama and Governor Romney both giving their full support to the expanded use of drone technology in military operations. Politics are like that. In their quest to show that they are different from that other guy, campaigns prefer for […]
Despite the hope that technology could soon bring voting out of the age of paper ballots, it hasn’t really materialized in 2012. For starters, email proved to be problematic yesterday as New Jersey voters found issues with systems put together after Hurricane Sandy. Buzzfeed reports Essex County voters attempting to request ballots using an official […]
Laaaaaadies, I know you think you don’t care about cars, but Honda is forcing the subject by making one just for you! Yes, ma’am, you girls (and the most stereotypically effeminate gay boys and poor unfortunate dudes who get handed the keys by Hurtz) finally get the car of your dreams. Honda has made the […]
Joss Whedon’s viral endorsement makes some interesting points, especially the one where my brains are eaten because I voted incorrectly. The short video exemplifies the utility and ease of spreading information, especially political news, but also encapsulates the charm and personality of the internet. [yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TiXUF9xbTo’] The internet, in its essence, is creative freedom in […]
Newsweek and Daily Beast Editor in Chief Tina Brown announced today that the venerable magazine will cease print publication at the end of 2012, moving to an all-digital, partially-subscription model. Brown made the official announcement (I’m not sure if this is ironic or just telling) on the Daily Beast blog. Newsweek Global, as the all-digital […]
For those unfamiliar with how Facebook works (i.e. my parents), the site looks at your existing connections and suggests new ones under the heading “People You May Know” on the right hand sidebar. This can be based on many factors, including location, mutual friends, work history, and other variables. Like many, I sort of tune […]
Want to know who got turned down for a gun permit? Turns out that there’s an app for that, at least in Philadelphia. There, the Department of Licenses and Inspection decided to release a web app that shows an insane amount of detail, on a handy-dandy, easy to use map. You can use the map […]
When Northeastern Washington D.C. resident Seth Horvitz placed his order on Amazon for a new flat panel television, the transaction misfired in a big way. Instead of finding his new TV waiting for him on his doorstep on Wednesday, Horvitz found a long, oddly shaped box that contained a Sig Sauer SIG716 semi-automatic assault rifle! […]
