Tag: BESTOFTHEWEEK

Net blunders have somewhat lost their shock value recently. Ridiculous stories about stupid people getting in trouble doing stupid things sometimes elicit nothing more than an unenthusiastic "meh" from the reading public. Last week, though, the Net idiocy genre experienced a few dramatic twists. Accidental e-mail inclusions and the old 'Reply All' mishap have created infinite amounts of ...

Like pet-of-the-week Pinky the Cat, even the most adorable and innocent of critters can turn into vicious terrors when hiding behind the anonymous wall of technology. Once peaceful people can suddenly turn violent when sheltered by the Net, a cell phone, or even a large, exo-suit cargo loader. Imagine, if you will, happy-go-lucky Mickey Mouse suddenly taking a turn for the rogue thanks to a new ...

(Cue spooky intro music.) Good evening, ghouls, ghosts, and geeks. It's Halloween week, and though there's not much more frightening than nerds dressed in creepy comic book costumes, the days preceding All Hallow's Eve are rife with terrifying tales of Internet death and despair. We learned that Walmart will actually begin catering to the dead, and the undead with a new series of caskets, ...

Ah, yes. The Internet. Giving the keyboard playing super cat within us a moment to shine, allowing every innocent-seeming, TV-shattering faux pas circulate the Net worldwide because one little camera caught your moronic Wiimote slip up.Or having your good, Dolce and Gabbana name smeared all over the Web tabloids simply because you decided to check your exes voicemail a couple (hundred) times. Not ...

Our Land of Opportunity allows anyone with a little capitalistic ingenuity, or a complete lack of shame, to score 15 minutes in the spotlight. She may be from across the pond, but psychic Jayne Wallace will attempt to capitalize on Twitter and fame-obsessed Americans when she holds a Halloween 'Tweance' to tweet with dead celebs. At the opposite end of the longevity spectrum, designer Matthew ...

Thank Zod it's Friday. Even though the air is growing crisp and the foliage is beginning to colorfully explode, the sweet, welcome relief of autumn has unfortunately been marred by evil phishers, grifters, and scam artists. The first full week of October began with news that 10,000 stolen Hotmail passwords had appeared on the Web, quickly followed by the discovery of an additional 20,000 ...

This week, it was as if the world was trying to demonstrate how not to behave on the Internet. Sure, sometimes it can be a communication, text-based, streaming video free-for-all, but it's more than obvious that trying to sell your grandma is definitely not okay. No one, no matter the forum, looks too kindly on impersonation, racism, or slander (especially not all three), and it certainly ...

Weird, super bizarre, uncanny things have been happening since the dawn of time, but with the advent of hyper connectivity, the world witnesses strange happenings faster than ever. And, as with anything, the deeper you dig, the stranger things get. Sure, a Jedi hanging out in a supermarket is a little odd, but not as creepy as, say, a vampiric lamp from hell. And with a couple simple Google ...

Yo, last week, you were good and all, and I'm gonna let you finish, but this week was the best week ever. Things happened this week. Big things. The last seven days have brought a flurry of activity, like Kanye West interrupting poor Taylor Swift at the VMAs inspiring a hugely popular Kanye meme. Or the epic battle between a man, his beloved garlic, and an ISP as a metaphor for rural society ...

Technology makes strange bedfellows, especially when used in the most curious ways, like exploring uninhabitable environments or turning a pigeon into a FTP. Even parents, those old-fashioned fuddy-duddies, have found ways to turn advanced communication into an omnipotent grasp on their kids. Even the stylish and in vogue turn to geek culture for inspiration, now and again. Just remember, ...

As another long work week comes to a close, it's time once again to look back at the most significant, ridiculous, and awesome stories that we could find during our travels through the Tubes. Some of these you may have missed the first time, but others are definitely worth a second look, so, read on, and enjoy the holiday weekend! ...

Here's is what we've learned this week: We all need technology. All of us. Luddites no more, we've become dependent on devices as we daily increase in 'dork-dom.' A paralyzed graffiti writer uses tech to draw again, or a frantic violinist uses GPS to track down his priceless instrument in a cab. Vital uses, no doubt, but other individuals have come up with not-so-crucial ways to modernize their ...

This week saw the birthdays of two computing legends: PowerPoint, the bane of cubicle dwellers everywhere, turned 25, and the Unix operating system celebrated a fabulous 40. In news of the disturbing, scientists found that robots learned to selfishly mislead each other, and a gory Wales' public service announcement (featuring neck snaps, blood, and horror-movie screaming) warned teens of the ...

Every second, millions of people log on, browse blogs, chat online, do research on a project or a topic they fancy. All Web users want to make a connection: to a band, an old friend, or a new love. Or a poor lady who will unsuspectingly cater to a baby-fetish, or even an extra-terrestrial who happens to have the same cell-provider as you. Whatever, we don't judge. Maybe you have bigger plans, ...

Inalienable truth: The Web makes its users feel good. There is nothing like finding like-minded individuals out there and connecting with them, even if it's due to similar little-people fetishes or 'Star Trek' obsessions. This week, the Net has found ways to make its users feel even better, literally, over long distances and using touch-based light receptors. The cyber-joy brought to the world ...