rants
Science
3:40AM Jesus Diaz | Once upon a time, a President thought that taking humans “to the Moon and the planets beyond” was not only good for the economy of the country, but also would push US technology decades beyond everybody’s else. He was right. More »
Obama Cancels Kennedy’s Dream
3:40AM Jesus Diaz | Once upon a time, a President thought that taking humans “to the Moon and the planets beyond” was not only good for the economy of the country, but also would push US technology decades beyond everybody’s else. He was right. More » 
Entertainment
2:00PM Simon Potts | Working in a management position in the DVD retail/rental industry I see a lot of interesting information pass my way regarding the industry and its efforts to fight piracy. I agree with the general view that piracy is not a victimless crime, and have no doubt that it does have an effect on the industry and the individuals that rely on it for a living, myself included. However I also believe that the effect is not always a negative one. More »
Giz Guest Post: The Question Of Piracy
2:00PM Simon Potts | Working in a management position in the DVD retail/rental industry I see a lot of interesting information pass my way regarding the industry and its efforts to fight piracy. I agree with the general view that piracy is not a victimless crime, and have no doubt that it does have an effect on the industry and the individuals that rely on it for a living, myself included. However I also believe that the effect is not always a negative one. More »
Vehicles
The Danger Of Hackers Getting Into Aeroplane Flight Computers
7:40AM Jesus Diaz | As if we didn’t have enough with crotchbombs and the TSA, the FAA is now saying that “[passenger networking] may result in security vulnerabilities” exposing flight systems to hackers. But, how serious is this danger? More »
Entertainment
Microsoft, Stop Charging For Other Companies’ Content On Xbox
3:25AM John Herrman | If your subscription is paid, you can watch Netflix for free on your computer, your Blu-ray player, your PS3, and soon, your Wii – but not on the Xbox 360. Microsoft, it’s time to kill the Xbox internet tax More »
Software
Apple, It’s Time To Delete Bing From The App Store, Too [NSFW]
7:20AM Jesus Diaz | Bing, Microsoft’s dedicated web searcher, must be deleted from the iTunes App Store at once. Why? Its image browsing mode can be set to watch hardcore porn. If Apple wants to follow their own absurd rules, Bing must be obliterated. More »
Software
Apple, It’s Time To Delete Safari From The iPhone [NSFW]
3:10AM Jesus Diaz | It took only a few hours: Apple has banned forChan from iTunes, a perfectly innocent, web-based, dedicated image browser for the iPhone. Its only sin: It could display porn. Well done, Apple. Let’s delete Safari now. More »
Phones
‘Superphone’ Is Arbitrary And Google Needs To Stop Using It
2:40PM Jason Chen | Superphone. If you weren’t reading our liveblog of the Google event, it’s the term their Android team kept using to describe the Nexus One. But why? More »
Entertainment
9:00AM Wilson Rothman | Like millions of others, I saw Avatar last weekend. I loved it – despite the 3D, not because of it. Admittedly, my seat was shitty and I wear eyeglasses, but if the experience isn’t guaranteed, 3D will fail. More »
Unwatchable Avatar: Hollywood Greed Could Kill 3D
9:00AM Wilson Rothman | Like millions of others, I saw Avatar last weekend. I loved it – despite the 3D, not because of it. Admittedly, my seat was shitty and I wear eyeglasses, but if the experience isn’t guaranteed, 3D will fail. More »
Computers
My Second iMac Is Busted, Too
7:20AM Mark Wilson | My first iMac arrived with a jaundiced screen, so Apple sent me a replacement. After unpacking, it took only moments for me to diagnose this one as being flawed in the exact same manner. Yes friends, I’m two for two! More »
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