The Guardian reports that numerous fans observed a film documentary crew recover hundreds of cartridges of the 1980s Atari game based on the movie E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial from a New Mexico landfill. Ah, remember the good old days when people flocked… Read More ›
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Facebook Survey Allows You To Say Which Kinds Of Posts You Don’t Like. Here’s 3 Things We’d Like To See Less…
Marketwatch reports that Facebook has created an optional survey, where users can look at posts, and rate them on whether they would like to see similar posts in their news feeds. The goal is apparently to reduce the priority and… Read More ›
3 More Smileys We Want To See On Facebook Messenger
The New York Times reports that Facebook will require users who use its mobile messaging app on their Facebook App to download a separate mobile messaging app. One of the benefits of the new messenger app is more elaborate smileys…… Read More ›
High Frequency Traders Allegedly Use Underground Cable To Try To Outwit Investors Out Of Billions
In a 60 Minutes report that aired recently, Moneyball author Michael Lewis explained how he believes high-frequency traders profit from other investors, while discussing his new book about the topic, Flash Boys. It allegedly works something like this: you place… Read More ›
Study Shows Abercrombie & Fitch Font Will Solve All Of The Government’s Problems. We Suggest 3 More Things The Government Can Learn From Abercrombie.
CNN reports that a middle school whiz has been able to figure out how to save the U.S. federal and state governments hundreds of millions of dollars: print documents with a font that uses less ink. And the ink saving… Read More ›
Advertisers Upset They Can’t Make Your Facebook Newsfeed Full Of Ads For Free
Business Insider reports that a recent change to Facebook that affects the number of users who see a status update from a page they like has some advertisers unhappy. According to a study, average brand pages with fewer than 500,000… Read More ›
Bar Making Patrons Who Use Smart Phones Buy Round For Their Friends
Yahoo reports that a bar in Vancouver is installing lock-boxes for patrons to lock their smart phones in during their visit, so they actually have to talk to each other. Once a table’s phones are locked in the box, if… Read More ›
Don’t Wear Your Beer Googles To Some San Fran Bars!
CNN reports that some bars in San Francisco are banning wearing Google Glass, the “smart” eyewear with a camera and other technology on it. The report indicates that wearing the product is viewed by some as being a member of… Read More ›
NewAppWillLetUReadFster
Elite Daily reports that a new app (that you can see demonstrated by clicking here) may allow you to read books at a rate of 500 words per minute. It manipulates the words so that your brain can process them… Read More ›
But Will You Be Able To Use Drones To Finally End Your 2007 Poke Wars?
The LA Times reports that numerous other reports state that Facebook is buying a Mexican company that makes drones. This follows a December CNN report that Google acquired a company with “strong ties to the U.S. Military” that makes “animal-like”… Read More ›
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