Judge: It’s OK for cops to create fake Instagram accounts
A federal judge in New Jersey has signed off on the practice of law enforcement using a fake Instagram account in order to become “friends” with a suspect— thus obtaining photos and other information that a person posts to their account.
December 23, 2014 at 09:21PM
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The New York Times
Instead of narrowing gender gaps, the technology industry created vast new ones for Stanford University’s pioneering class of 1994.
December 23, 2014 at 07:02PM
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The Illusion of Star Wars Technology – Lovesick Cyborg
“Star Wars” technologies have inspired young girls and boys to become scientists and engineers, and have even helped spawn several U.S. military projects. Yet the Star Wars films manage to dazzle us with their technological fantasies without having much meaningful to say about how technology actually works.
December 23, 2014 at 07:02PM
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Holiday Cooking with Soylent
One intrepid food writer attempts to make a meal out of a meal replacement.
December 23, 2014 at 05:13PM
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What’s Really Wrong With Facebook
Facebook can and has drastically changed how your data is presented without necessarily changing its policies to do it. And whether it’s a change to policy or functionality, Facebook is largely unaccountable due to its massive size.
December 23, 2014 at 03:09PM
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Who Is Watching You?
Companies and institutions track us almost indiscriminately. Is this the world we want to live in?
December 23, 2014 at 03:09PM
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How Facebook and Candy Crush Got You Hooked
Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. “World of Warcraft.” “Angry Birds.” The most successful tech products have one thing in common: They’re addictive. And users don’t get hooked by accident.
December 23, 2014 at 09:42AM
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Understanding “New Power”
Old power works like a currency. It is held by few. It is jealously guarded. It is closed, inaccessible, and leader-driven. It downloads, and it captures. New power operates differently, like a current. It is made by many. It is open, participatory, and peer-driven. It uploads, and it distributes. Like water or electricity, it’s most forceful when it surges. The goal with new power is not to hoard it but to channel it.
December 23, 2014 at 08:34AM
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The day the Pintupi Nine entered the modern world
In 1984 a group of Australian Aboriginal people living a traditional nomadic life were encountered in the heart of the Gibson desert in Western Australia. They had been unaware of the arrival of Europeans on the continent, until that fateful day.
December 23, 2014 at 06:40AM
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Barilla Announces Their 3D Printed Pasta Contest Winners
Thingarage says they’ve selected the three winners of “Printeat,” a modeling competition for new 3D printable pasta shapes.
December 23, 2014 at 05:42AM
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