Nearly a decade ago, we talked about how the concept of machinima was becoming more mainstream, and plenty has happened since then. People have made all sorts of cool stuff within video games. Slashdot points us to a short blog post by someone pointi… Continue reading →

Michael Scott points us to a fascinating book chapter by Christopher Slobogin, in which he discusses how the courts have effectively stripped away the Fourth Amendment in a technological era by effectively saying that “virtual” technology-based searche… Continue reading →

One of my favorite Wired articles ever is Neal Stephenson’s insanely long, but wonderfully entertaining account of laying fiber optic cable across oceans from back in 1997. If you’ve never read it, set aside a few hours and dig in. While he mentions,… Continue reading →

Flying is a great mode of transportation. Technically, though, there are a few different kinds of flying. Gliding or soaring like a sparrow (African or European, it doesn’t matter) is fine, but the capabilities of a helicopter are sometimes much more … Continue reading →

In blast from the past, we receive an e-mail from Wal-Mart reminding us how to use those old DRM music files purchased prior to February 2008. Originally posted at MP3 Insider

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Google’s solution to getting the browser out of the way was to turn it into an OS. Mozilla, conversely, wipes the browser interface entirely in a new add-on for Firefox called Home Dash. Originally posted at The Download Blog

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We’ve already discussed the list of companies that have come out in favor of censoring the internet via domain name seizures and laws like COICA which extend the ability to censor the web through breaking the basic DNS system. As some pointed out, one… Continue reading →

It’s always fun to discover some data that reveals some useful info — and the folks over at Netflix have apparently realized that they’re sitting on a treasure trove of data concerning the performance levels of various ISPs, based on all that content … Continue reading →

When Sweden first put in place its IPRED law, which required ISPs to hand over identifying info on people accused of file sharing, one of the first ISPs to respond was Banhof, who immediately put in place a new policy to delete all log files. Now that… Continue reading →

iPhone and Android apps are all the rage, but the rotary toolmaker opted for something that would reach many more devices. Also: promotional QR codes. Originally posted at Deep Tech

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