To discourage users from jailbreaking their iPhones (which is legal now, btw), Apple recently filed a patent for spyware that would detect unlocked phones and enable them to remotely lock out unauthorized iOS users. The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) has lashed out at Apple’s patent application, coining a new term “traitorware” for software that goes beyond spyware to activate your devices on the sly and use them against you.
European astronomers on Tuesday said they had found a distant star orbited by at least five planets in the biggest discovery of so-called exoplanets since the first was logged 15 years ago. The star is similar to our sun and its planetary lineup has an intriguing parallel with own solar system, although no clue has so far been found to suggest it could be a home from home, they said.
Not all sex-related laws make sense. Here’s a collection of 20 of the weirdest sex laws from around the world. (Click the image for a larger version)
Jon Stewart continued his coverage of the “Ground Zero Mosque” debate last night, focusing on Fox News’ incongruities harder than he ever has. In a segment called “The Parent Company Trap,” Stewart shared with his viewers how Fox News’ plan to “follow the money” from mosque builder Imam Rauf to terrorists will be a tricky one because it leads right back to Fox News. View Media ›
What makes a movie a box office “bomb”? Just losing money doesn’t make it qualify. It’s the amount of loss from the production costs to ticket receipts that makes the difference. There are plenty of films that did lose staggering amounts to qualify as box office bombs. When adjusted for inflation many of the biggest losses exceed $100 million according to BoxOfficeMojo.com. Click through the image below to see the top 15.
A car tears down the middle of a highway and disintegrates on impact with the underpass. It was captured on camera by a guy whose other home videos now seem even more boring. View Media ›
It’s happening all over, in all sorts of families, not just young people moving back home but also young people taking longer to reach adulthood overall. It’s a development that predates the current economic doldrums, and no one knows yet what the impact will be.
It’s a good thing I work for the internet or I’d never get anything done.
Political spying is nearly as bad now as it was during the Cold War. The ACLU reports that Americans are harassed and under surveillance for exercising their First Amendment rights.
Since making its rounds yesterday on digg , the woman in question was spotted…
A chalkboard drawing by the janitor in a 4th grade classroom.
An interactive poster for Amnesty International. The camera detects when…
If this is this real kid he’s going to be a bastard when he’s older.…
Or maybe Jesus deer.
Stephen Hawking and his first wife, Jane, 1965
Conan spend $1.5 million on a Bugatti Veyron Mouse and the master recording to…
Mustard came on the Opie & Anthony show to do a radio promo, and then they…
The sex tape everyone has been waiting for is finally here. You won’t…
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Get it together, America.
This night is gonna rule.
Was there a law that every recital costume had to have sequins?
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