The Only Way To Steal This Bike Is To Break It
Yerka Project is a bicycle that can´t be stolen without breaking it and is currently being developed by 3 Chilean students. This is their first fully functional prototype.
August 21, 2014 at 9:33AM
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Readers absorb less on Kindles than on paper, study finds
A new study which found that readers using a Kindle were “significantly” worse than paperback readers at recalling when events occurred in a mystery story is part of major new Europe-wide research looking at the impact of digitisation on the reading experience.
August 21, 2014 at 9:33AM
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Let’s Dissect What Fascism, Fashion And Wearable Tech Mean In ‘Kill La Kill’
For all the near-nudity and slapstick silliness of “Kill La Kill” there’s some real philisophical meat to sink your teeth into.
August 21, 2014 at 8:53AM
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Netflix Hack Day
Every summer, Netflix holds a hack day for their developers. Here’s what they came up with this year.
August 21, 2014 at 8:28AM
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Can Susan Orlean Teach You To Write Like Susan Orlean?
If I take Susan Orlean’s class, I will become a good writer. For $19 and 100 minutes of my time, Orlean’s Internet lectures will reveal the secrets of getting Meryl Streep to play me in a movie based on something I wrote.
August 21, 2014 at 7:28AM
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The Great Smartphone Data Wars Have Begun In Earnest
The days of your unlimited data plan are numbered whether you like it or not.
August 21, 2014 at 7:28AM
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In the City That We Love
Jawbone aggregated sleep data from their bands worn by people all around the world.
August 21, 2014 at 4:00AM
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Attention, attention: Satire alert. Please insert laugh here.
Facebook’s “satire tag” is just the latest, saddest defanging of the comedic form, lowering the bar for all.
August 21, 2014 at 3:00AM
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So What Exactly Is a ‘Killer Robot’?
Why so many groups are against them, but haven’t agreed on what they are.
August 21, 2014 at 2:00AM
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Angel Investor (And NFL Hall of Famer) Joe Montana Scouts Y Combinator Startups (Q&A)
Joe Montana is known around the Bay Area for bringing home the hardware — the former NFL quarterback won four Super Bowl rings with the 49ers in the ’80s and ’90s. Now, Montana is looking to add new hardware to his collection — or software, depending on your startup’s business idea.
August 20, 2014 at 11:56PM
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