Slate recently posted an opinion piece about the fact that Uber, the cab-dispatching smartphone app, has a secret rating of its passengers, based on cab driver ratings. Passengers are rated on a scale of one to five. Three More Detailed Scales… Read More ›
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Good Luck Convincing Those Bots Following You To Retweet Your Tweets!
Quartz reports that a recent filing by Twitter reveals about 8.5% of “active” Twitter accounts, amounting to 23 million accounts are actually bots. #WhenWillTheMadnessEnd 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. What does it take for a “Bot” to be… Read More ›
News Team Van Robbed In Sketchy Neighborhood, After Doing Story On App That Rates Sketchy Neighborhoods
Reuters reports that a D.C. area TV news team’s van was robbed while investigating whether an app that rates neighborhoods based on “sketchiness” was accurate. 3 More Dumb Ways To Get Robbed Using Apps 1. Post a status update on Facebook… Read More ›
Report Says Spies Listened To Secretary of State Kerry’s Phone Calls
Yahoo News Digest reports that according to the German newspaper, Der Spiegel, telephone calls made on ordinary telephones last year by Secretary of State John Kerry were eavesdropped upon by intelligence agencies including Israel, and possibly Russia and China. Apparently this… Read More ›
The Hackernet Of Everything
CNN Money reports that researchers believe that hackers may be able to hack some new cars and do something like slam on someone else’s brakes. A sketch can be viewed here, showing how areas including a vehicle’s Bluetooth and passive-anti-theft systems… Read More ›
Dating Web Site Intentionally Mismatched Users To Test Its Technology
Yahoo News Digest reports that dating web site OKCupid has admitted to intentionally mismatching users to test its technology. 3 Slogans We Propose For OKCupid 1. “Hey, we’re not called ‘Olympic Archery Gold Medalist Cupid’ for a reason. Because we’re going… Read More ›
Allegedly Stolen Clothing Does Not Look Good On You!
The Associated Press reports that an Illinois woman was arrested after she allegedly posted selfies on Facebook wearing a stolen dress. She was caught after the store owner posted photos asking if anyone on Facebook had seen stolen clothing items. 3… Read More ›
Toaster Allows You To Post Selfies On Toast
Petapixel reports that for $75 you can buy a toaster a.k.a. “The Selfie Toaster,” that burns an image of a selfie, provided by you, into your toast. 3 More Images We’d Like To See Burnt Into Toast 1. The Phrase: “Can’t Toast… Read More ›
Restaurant Blames Smart Phones On Slower Service
Dineability reports that according to information on Cragislist, a NYC restaurant compared surveillance tapes of its establishment from 2004 to 2014 and found… …that people using smart phones, including to ask the wait staff help them connect to WiFi; taking photos… Read More ›
Potato Salad Kickstarter Campaign Exceeds $10 Goal
A man who goes by the name Zack Danger Brown has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $10 to achieve his goal of making potato salad. So far, he has raised over $47,000 and has 21 days to raise more money…. Read More ›
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