The Guardian reports that without a security patch, following a few steps including adding a very, very long Password into certain Android phones will lead to the phone crashing and lead you to an unlocked home screen. Three Passwords That… Read More ›
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CNN: Sarah Palin Urges Legal Immigrants To “Speak American”
In an interview on CNN today, when asked about Donald Trump’s comments about Jeb Bush speaking Spanish, Sarah Palin said: “On the other hand, I think we can send a message and say, ‘You want to be in America, A,… Read More ›
3 Observations From Last Night’s “Fear The Walking Dead” Premiere
AMC debuted the latest in the Walking Dead franchise, “Fear The Walking Dead” last night. We have several observations: Nobody called the zombies “walkers.” We assume that’s because the show is set in car-centric L.A., where the word “walker” isn’t… Read More ›
Margaret Atwood Claims National Post Censored Her Article… Guess There’s No Way Anyone Will Ever Find Out What It Originally Said In This Digital Media Age…
Canadaland reports that Canadian author Margaret Atwood claims that the National Post censored a piece she wrote criticizing Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. A journalist made a list of tweets of the alleged edits that can be found here. Oh,… Read More ›
Facebook Confirms Nobody LOLs Any More. What’s Your Excuse Texas And California?
Business Insider reports Facebook conducted a study in which they studied posts and comments in the last week of May. The most popular way of laughing online was: “Haha.” “LOL” was used by just 2% of users, and saw highest… Read More ›
3 Tips For A Globe and Mail Writer On Writing A Piece About A Debate
The Globe and Mail published a piece by Kate Taylor today in which she rants about her inability to watch last night’s Republican Candidate Debate on a television. Taylor wrote: “The debate was airing on a channel well above the… Read More ›
Study: Retirement Is Good For Your Health… Unless You Retire While Driving In A NASCAR Race
Yahoo Finance reports that a recent scientific study proves that retiring is good for your health, although the effects may not be noticeable for a few years. 3 Times We Suspect Retirement May Be Bad For Your Health 1. Retiring right… Read More ›
We Try To Guess Who Twitter’s Two Million New Users Are
Yahoo Finance reports that Twitter announced today that it’s monthly active users rose from 302 million to 304 million. Who are these new users? Here are three guesses. 1. Writers trying to get Twitter followers by following other writers back…. Read More ›
Shark Falls From Sky. What Movie Plot Will Come True Next?
Yahoo News reports that a shark has fallen from the sky onto a woman’s garden in Virginia Beach. Experts reportedly believe that no Sharknado was involved – they believe the shark likely was picked up by and dropped by an… Read More ›
Google Has Funny Definition of “Unsend”
ArsTechnica reports that Google has introduced an optional “unsend” button for its Gmail users. How does it work? When you hit “send” it doesn’t really send the message, and waits five to thirty seconds, during which time you can click… Read More ›
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