Art Clokey was the artist behind the beloved Gumby and Pokey claymation characters. He passed away last year and Google is paying tribute to his 90th birthday with an interactive, animated Google Doodle today. You can click on the balls of clay to have them come to life with some recognizable characters. I wonder if kids today know who Gumby is? … [Read more...]
Netflix Backtracks- DVDs Not Going Anywhere, Qwikster Who?
Netflix continued the hilarity of watching them spin in circles with a blog post this morning that announces they will NOT be spinning off their DVD-by-mail services into another company called Qwikster. The original plan called for splitting off the company so Netflix could focus on Instant Streaming while Qwikster would continue the DVD-by-mail operations. So what's … [Read more...]
Gamers Opt Out – A Full-Service Opt Out System For Class-Action Prevention Clauses in EULAs
Following the recent change by Sony to remove your rights to participate in a class action lawsuit in their Terms of Services, a number of other game companies have followed suit. We shared a little form that would fill out a form letter for your convenience to send off to Sony in order to retain your rights. Now, taking things one step further, a website has formed around this … [Read more...]
BoingBoing and Wired Pay Tribute to Steve Jobs
BoingBoing, a popular news site, is paying homage to Steve Jobs by changing their WordPress theme to a custom theme called Retro MacOS. … [Read more...]
Native HTTPS Comes To Wikipedia
Wikimedia announced today that all Wikimedia Foundations wikis are now enabled to use native HTTPS. This means that while visiting the popular Wikipedia, others won't be able to eavesdrop on what you're reading or editing. This is of great importance for oppressed countries where Wikipedia might be blocked or controversial topics are off limits. Wikimedia previously provided a … [Read more...]