“I Lied To You A Few Days Ago”: The Leak Messaging App And Anonymous Honesty
“I lied to you a few days ago. Telling you anonymously makes me feel better. Sorry.”
That was the message I received yesterday from someone through Leak, a tool for making anonymous confessions. It may have made its sender feel better, but it made me feel anything but.
August 4, 2014 at 6:33AM
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Behold! The Most Insane Crowdfunding Campaign Ever
Hold on to your hats, because this is a good one. It’s a tale of disregarding the laws of physics, cancelled crowdfunding campaigns and a menagerie of blogs who take press releases at face value.
August 3, 2014 at 9:06PM
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How hackers could slam on your car’s brakes
Modern cars are increasingly controlled by computers. And where there are computers, there are hackers.
August 3, 2014 at 2:02PM
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International Wave at the Surveillance Cameras Day Is the Laziest Protest Ever
On August 16th, people across the world will be encouraged to kill the global surveillance state with sarcastic kindness, as part of the fourth annual International Wave at the Surveillance Cameras Day.
August 2, 2014 at 2:34PM
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The X Games of Vaping Exists And It’s Kind Of Impressive
Competitive Vaping started as a west-coast trend. Now, all over the country, enthusiasts are modifying their vaporizers to see who can blow the biggest, coolest clouds.
August 2, 2014 at 1:06PM
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Your brain is your joystick in neurogaming
Although the market for neurogaming is lightly populated now, the neuroscience industry is hoping that such games could be a catalyst that turns brain-wave-reading gadgets into mainstream consumer products.
August 2, 2014 at 9:23AM
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Flappy Bird is back, and now you can play with friends
The creator of Flappy Bird has made good on his promise to bring the incredibly popular mobile game back, this time with a two-player option.
August 2, 2014 at 2:09AM
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The Next Mars Rover Will Have Better Lasers and X-Ray Vision
NASA announced today that its next Mars rover will have advanced cameras, more sophisticated lasers, and the ability to see underground as it explores the Red Planet starting in 2020.
August 1, 2014 at 6:57PM
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Hong Kong Television Show Warns About The Dangers Of Bitcoin
This dramatization of Bitcoin’s flaws is like every bad movie you watched in high school. Except it was produced by the Hong Kong Police Department, and is in Chinese, and it deals with very serious crimes happening to real people.
August 1, 2014 at 3:38PM
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The Tomahawk Missile Gets Smarter and Deadlier
Congress throws money at the venerable cruise missile, seeing a big future in long-distance precision warfare.
August 1, 2014 at 2:11PM
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