Lull in the conversation? Looking for something to do between courses at dinner? Enjoy extorting money from your friends? Play the 50 states game! Ask another person to write down all 50 US states in under 15 minutes. It sounds easy, but due to the limitations of human memory, and a general disinterest in geographic [...]
You’ve tried linguistic devices (email AT server DOT com) and cognitive tricks (email@REMOVETHISYOUIDIOTserver.com), but somehow those little f*&*ers keep getting you on their lists. No matter how hard you try to conceal yourself, they always seem to have the upper hand. How do they do it? Spammers are not islands of email addresses, but actually [...]
Today Altavista rolled out a shiny new query refinement system, codenamed ‘Prisma.’ By giving users an assortment of possible query expansions, they’re hoping to close the search loop which usually ends either in success or complete failure:
AltaVista Prisma offers users a wise array of closely related words, phrases, concepts and/or names, to help users rapidly [...]
Ex-hacker Kevin Mitnick’s book-writing escapades might be more interesting than the book itself:
Terms of Mitnick’s three years of probation — which ends in January — require that he keep his hands off all computers, software, modems, cell phones and any devices that would give him access to the Internet. His travel and employment are also [...]
The PS1 Gallery of Long Island City is starting up it’s ultra fresh Warm Up Series this weekend by hosting S.F. samplophile Twerk. For those that missed this series last year, it’s a perfect combination of art and ambience, drawing great talent for an alternative electronic music experience (at an exceptional price).
Apple announced today that it has acquired Emagic, makers of the ever-popular Logic, SoundDiver and USB Audio devices. This will affect the Windows users by.. umm.. making them disappear. As a musician, I’m not particularly fond of Logic, but it has provided cross-platform support for industry professionals for decades.
Not anymore. In an industry where standardization [...]
National Geographic reporters and Kodak representatives concur: new airport x-ray machines for checked luggage are the anti-film.