Tag Archive | gaming
Why Prefer Paper Over Screens
The Reading Brain in The Digital Age I prefer paper over screens for the simple reason paper is eye-friendly. Here are more reasons ‘E-readers and tablets are becoming more popular as such technologies improve, but research suggests that reading on paper still boasts unique advantages ‘…Jean-Louis Constanza, presents “A Magazine Is an iPad That Does […]
Use Your USB to Evade Censorship
Cubans turned the humble and tiny memory sticks into a powerful tool to evade censorship by exchanging them with one another ‘Dissident Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez on Saturday told newspaper publishers from around the Western Hemisphere that “nothing is changing” in Cuba’s ossified political system and that “the situation of press freedom in my country […]
Facebook Is Using You to Annoy Your Friends
How to Stop It When FB suspended my account without giving any reason, I wondered what it was doing with my FB page. Lifehacker gave the answer I suspected all along. ‘Facebook is using you, whether you know it or not. Sometimes it’s obvious: you like a page, you click share, Facebook benefits. Other times, […]
Canadians’ Right to Google While Under Arrest
Googling for a lawyer while under arrest is a right, rules Canadian judge ‘A Canadian judge ruled in a recent case that arrested individuals have the right to search for legal counsel with Google — going so far as to say that all police stations should have internet access and computers to let them do […]
Stop Game Addicts with Virtual Assasins
A new job for online game wizards Chinese dad hires virtual assassins to harass video game-obsessed son ‘What would you do if your adult son was playing video games all day instead of looking for work? Well, one Chinese father resorted to desperate measures when he reportedly hired in-game hitmen to attack his son whenever […]
How Your Smartphone Will Become Deadlier
Your Murder Weapon of the Future Phones can disable cars, homes, electrical systems ‘…Barnaby Jack is a man who is quite literally looking for trouble. This is a guy who had demonstrated the year before how he could wirelessly direct an implantable insulin pump to deliver a lethal dose. The year before that, he hacked […]
Commit Suicide with Mars One Mission
Over 1000 volunteers for ‘suicide’ mission to Mars A very nice way to commit suicide if you’re determined to do so ‘Since the launch of its website in June 2012, Mars One has enjoyed a profound, international following. With more than 850,000 unique visitors to the website, Mars One has received thousands of emails. Among […]
The ECPA Act and Your eMail Privacy
When Will Your Email Betray You? ‘…ECPA is hopelessly out of date, and fails to provide the protections we need in a modern era. Your email privacy should be simple: it should receive the same protection the Fourth Amendmentprovides for your home. ‘So why hasn’t Congress done anything to update the law? They’ve tried a […]
The FBI’s “Cyber Surf Island” Game
It aims to promote internet safety among students ‘Cyber Surf Island is a playable, web-based game world for school children from grades 3 to 8. By playing simple games, the children learn about online threats ranging from malware to internet predators to cyber bullies. Schools can compete against each other for points and winning schools […]
Why Theater Gunman’s Ammo Purchase Wasn’t Tracked
‘Nor do Americans have the stomach to grant the government such intrusive powers.’ – Gov ex-officials ‘Government officials do not have the hardware or the authority to collect and analyze the artillery receipts, health records and other data that could have signaled a threat was headed toward a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., last week, […]
