Post Overview
-
Expression
10 years ago+15 15 0Animals Can Consent to Sex with Humans, Claims Human Accused of Running Animal Brothel | VICE United States
Former cocaine smuggler Douglas Spink briefly dominated headlines in 2010 when police raided his property in Whatcom County, Washington, and found an animal brothel, replete with mice covered in Vasel…
-
Current Event
10 years ago+10 10 0A chat with Microsoft's CEO: why Apple and Google haven't won yet
Satya Nadella has been CEO of Microsoft for five months, and he's made it clear he intends to change and re-focus the software behemoth as it navigates the next generation of technological change....
-
Current Event
10 years ago+20 20 0Supreme Court said Aereo is a cable company, so now it wants to be treated like one
Despite Aereo's best efforts, the Supreme Court decided that its service was too much like cable TV and therefore its unlicensed streaming of TV broadcasts were illegal. Now, after putting its service on pause, Aereo has filed a letter with the ...
-
Current Event
10 years ago+15 16 1LIFE BEHIND BARS: Matthew Kluger reveals all
He received the longest sentence ever for insider trading; now former Wall Street lawyer Matthew Kluger speaks to Fortune about what life is really like in a so-called "Club Fed" prison.
-
Expression
10 years ago+25 25 0 x 1Woz explains why early Apple employees vowed to 'never, ever work for Steve Jobs again'
It's no secret that Steve Jobs had a mixed reputation during his tenure at Apple, but there are few individuals with a better understanding of the man than Steve Wozniak. In a recent interview with...
0 comment(s) via bgr.com -
Current Event
10 years ago+18 18 0 x 1Report: Prostitute arrested in fatal overdose death of Google executive Forrest Hayes
Police say Alix Catherine Tichelman, 26, injected 51-year-old Forrest Hayes with heroin she provided, and fled as Hayes suffered medical problems, passed out and eventually died in an incident caught on surveillance video last November.
-
Current Event
10 years ago+34 34 0 x 1Ray Nagin, former New Orleans mayor, sentenced to 10 years in prison
Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin , who portrayed himself as a straight-talking anti-politician determined to clean up the city’s notoriously corrupt culture, was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for bribery, money laundering and other cor ...
-
Analysis
10 years ago+15 15 0What you need to know about DARPA, the Pentagon's mad science division
There's a certain entity within the Pentagon that's quite (in)famous for developing terrifying robots, advanced weapons and futuristic tech. It's called
-
Current Event
10 years ago+15 15 0Samsung factory robbed at gunpoint, $36 million in smartphones, tablets and laptops stolen
A group of about 20 men armed with submachine guns raided a factory in the Brazilian city of Campinas on Monday, escaping with approximately $36 million in stolen Samsung products. Among the items ...
-
Current Event
10 years ago+17 17 0Judge rules against creationist teacher who called Buddhist student’s faith ‘stupid’
The parents of a Buddhist student in Louisiana ridiculed by a creationist teacher won their lawsuit against the school district, the American Civil Liberties Union revealed Friday.
-
Current Event
10 years ago+8 8 0Charge Your Phone Before Flying! TSA Will Now Block Dead Devices At Some Airports
We've all been there: you're standing in the security line at the airport. The TSA agent is mad at you about a water bottle, or a pair of scissors, or some.. This afternoon, the TSA published an announcement stating that passengers boardin ...
-
Current Event
10 years ago+17 17 0Android Wear Is Here, and It’s Ready to Rule Your Wrist
The first two smart watches running Android Wear are being made available to consumers this week. They still have some rough edges, but both are pretty amazing anyway.
-
Video/Audio
10 years ago+17 17 0We Went Inside a Maximum Security Prison That's Rehabilitating Criminals
Murder, mayhem, and meditation at Salinas Valley State Prison.
-
Current Event
10 years ago+18 18 0Blizzard CCO, lead WoW designer Rob Pardo retires
Ends 17-year run that began with the original Starcraft, hints at future. "Every ending is a beginning and today marks a new beginning for me. After 17 years at Blizzard, with long and careful contemplation, I have made a difficult and bitter ...
-
Expression
10 years ago+16 16 0You Will Never Want To Do Drugs After Seeing These Faces Of Meth
These faces speak for themselves.
-
Current Event
10 years ago+24 24 0Pixel art games aren't retro, they're the future
About half a year ago, Sony and Microsoft started trying to convince people to spend several hundred dollars on powerful new consoles. Generational shifts don’t happen that often in the video games industry, so when they do, it’s natural for people t ...
-
Current Event
10 years ago+9 9 0UFC 175 preview show
MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani and Chuck Mindenhall break down the top storylines for Saturday's event.
-
Current Event
10 years ago+15 15 0Tor Project responds to NSA’s Xkeyscore tracking of visitors
The Tor Project's Andrew Lewman responded to my questions about reports of the NSA's tracking of Tor Project users with the following statement, posted on Tor's website:
-
Current Event
10 years ago+23 23 0The Jet With a 17-Ton Telescope That NASA Uses as a Flying Observatory
SOFIA is a heavily modified Boeing 747, with a 17-ton, 8-foot telescope mounted behind a 16-by-23-foot sliding door that reveals the infrared telescope to the skies. The plane’s ability to fly near the edges of the atmosphere gives it better visibil ...
-
Current Event
10 years ago+16 16 0Kaboom! 10 Facts About Firecrackers That Will Blow You Away
Firecrackers are essentially un-American, even though we associate them our most deeply patriotic celebration, the Fourth of July. The fact ...