F-Secure has created this interesting infographic that explains and rates some of the most notable viruses the world has seen in the last 25 years. Time for your Friday factoids, space invader style! (via F-Secure) … [Read more...]
Reddit is Down and Blaming Amazon [Updated]
It's no secret that Reddit has been running slow and has had its intermittent downtime for a while now. Today, the problem seems to be worse than normal and Amazon is getting the blame. … [Read more...]
IL Governor Quinn Signs “Amazon Tax” Into Law, Overstock and Amazon Terminate All Illinois Associates
I previously reported on the "Amazon Tax" Bill (HB 3659) making its way through Illinois Legislation and landing on the Governor's desk. Two months later, Governor Pat Quinn (recently elected Governor by .9%) has signed the bill into Public Act 096-1544. The Act "closes the loophole" (a.k.a. twists the law in lobbying groups' favor) so that the same law that requires businesses … [Read more...]
TinEye – Search By Image To Find The Source
Unfortunately, this sort of thing happens all the time these days. Somebody will find an image online funny, say a comic or a piece of artwork, and want to share it. They then take the time to download the image, crop off any identifying logos or watermarks, and then upload the image to imgur or min.us. The creator has lost all credit and won't benefit from the traffic (ad … [Read more...]
Google Sloppy – What If Google Search Was A Lazy Human?
What if Google Search was a lazy, incompetent human? The Sloppy Google project tries to show how good we've got it. What if a textfield is a lazy operator who types keywords for you? What if buttons are operators who help you submit requests? What if user interfaces have their own consciousness, senses, and gestures? "The Search Operators" is the sloppy twin of Google search. … [Read more...]