The inventor of the Konami Code has passed away
Kazuhisa Hashimoto has passed away. You may not know the name but you absolutely know the button sequence: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? …
Author: Victor Marks
Download the new Office app immediately
If you use Microsoft Office on a computer or phone, download the new Office app to your phone immediately. This is not a drill, this …
The T-Mobile/Sprint merger is a shit sandwich
Southern District of New York judge Victor Marrero is allowing T-Mobile US and Sprint to merge. This is bad for you if you’re a customer …
Samsung Flip comes back
Retro is a thing right now. History isn’t repeating, but it’s trying to rhyme. The Moto Razr returned to so-far disappointing reports. Maybe Samsung Flip …
TEMPEST, the personal weather station is better than sticking your head out the window
You have a phone. You have a ridiculous number of weather apps. Why would you want a personalized weather station? For accuracy and personalized automation. …
Tesla sucks
Another day, another example shitty behavior from a big, popular company. This time it’s Tesla who basically shut down autopilot for a purchaser who picked …
Foundations of Rome: the epic board game on Kickstarter
I’m sure someone else has used this line: Rome wasn’t built in a day, but you could build it in 60 minutes. I mean, you …
Amazon, again: Ring giving away your privacy to third parties
Amazon can’t win. Whether it’s shady deals with law enforcement, trying to create a surveillance network they control, or just plain allowing their developers full …
Hippies lobby to open source Windows 7. It’s never going to happen.
The FSF (Free Software Foundation) has created a petition to open source Windows 7. Windows 7 has reached EOL status, but there are extended support …
36 years ago, Steve Jobs launched the Macintosh, and changed the course of computers forever
Everyone at a computer uses a mouse (or trackpad) to point an arrow on a screen with icons and windows with applications. It’s easy to …