Like life insurance, most people aren’t keen to talk about what should happen to their digital selves after they die. Morbidity, the macabre, creepy—pick your poison. Nevertheless, there exist companies that deal with such things once you check out. More »
An ancient Viking tradition was to burn their dead on pyre out of respect. The modern day equivalent must be this display of 320,000 firecrackers going off at once as “a memorial to a family member.” Say it with me now: Went. Out. With. A. Bang. [Geekologie] More »
Jody Lynn Bennett, 37, of Mentcle, Pa. was apparently in need of a Game Boy on Wednesday. So he popped by the local funeral home and allegedly picked a couple up—from the open casket of a dead 17-year-old. More »
We have seen evidence of this in the past, but it seems that burying loved ones with mobile phones and other gadgets is more common than you might think.
