TwitPic, one of the most popular image hosting services that many users use alongside Twitter, recently changed its terms of service in probably the most horrible way possible: they now have rights to use and re-use the photos that you…
Site Highlight :: CiviliNation is Working to Stop Online Bullying
A while ago, I wrote a piece about why snark is the mindkiller, and how it’s wrecking online discourse and discussion. I stand by that point, and still believe it entirely. Sadly, civil conversation and intelligent discussion is a trait…
PC Mag :: The Five Most Influential Tech Products of All Time
PC Mag took your votes in multiple categories to come up with a definitive list of the most influential products of all time. From mobile devices to gaming to desktops to operating systems, they laid out the candidates and the…
The iPad is Already More Popular than Linux
According to a report by Royal Pingdom, the iPad is already a more popular computing platform than Linux. Ouch – I know a lot of Linux evangelists that are going to be mad about this – and are likely already…
Site Highlight :: Scrollbar Hosts The Portal Bar!
Today is Portal 2 day, and those of us here in North America aren’t the only people celebrating. Over at the University of Copenhagen, a geeky bar called the ScrollBar is celebrating as well by opening their own little Portal…
Google Unveils +1
I have to say, the concept of “+1” is actually pretty geeky. Lots of people have pointed out how close to net-speak +1 really is, although Google has the right idea with it. Saying “+1” is usually a way to…
Blastr: 13 Wonderfully Geeky 404 Error Pages
I’m a big fan of two things about the above photo: Admiral Ackbar, and the sadly now-defunct microblogging and messaging service Pownce, which got sold to Six Apart, found itself tossed in the dustbin along with all of the other…
Boston.com – The Big Picture :: For Discovery, A Farewell Spin
(photo by Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images, originally published at Boston.com) If you didn’t know, Space Shuttle Discovery just returned to Earth from its final journey to space. In tribute, the folks at Boston.com, known not only for their news…