Saturday 31 December 2016
60fps Feels Good
by Auggernaut88 http://ift.tt/2iS91gk
Healthcare, financial, and energy are the top three sectors facing the highest risk of a DDoS attack, a recent ICIT report found.
by SmartGeek_ http://ift.tt/2iBHX1O
US Govt Data Shows Russia Used Outdated Ukrainian PHP Malware
by majorchamp http://ift.tt/2iqE9ke
Cloudflare 5xx errors due to 2016 leap second bug
by sply http://ift.tt/2iCoGNF
Scumbag Fallout dad
by zojuray http://ift.tt/2ijdW9b
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERY USER ON STEAM!!!!!!!!
by mage260 http://ift.tt/2iS0HgP
This free beer coupon at the local pub. Only a three cost card!
by thank-you-too http://ift.tt/2iQLIPY
New Years Celebration: Video Gaming Edition
by companyhen http://ift.tt/2hEQhzg
Apple Will Reduce iPhone 7 Production By 10% in Early 2017 Due to 'Sluggish' Sales
by HouseBoltonForLife http://ift.tt/2hFqJln
Lavabit, a private and secure webmail service used by Edward Snowden which was shut down by the NSA is returning!
by reidi2000 http://ift.tt/2hXIlXF
At least SOMEBODY cares about net neutrality
by speckz http://ift.tt/2ioQ6Xz
[TitanFall 2] Ejection Failed
by Wiffernubbin http://ift.tt/2iPUP3I
My New Years Resolution.
by Mozzy321 http://ift.tt/2hEf5qU
Solar Panels Now So Cheap Manufacturers Probably Selling at Loss | Bloomberg New Energy Finance
by mvea http://ift.tt/2ijxXfK
Right in the feels everytime
by Sl31gh3r86 http://ift.tt/2hWU3BE
I tell my kid M means no... He brings me these
by Vaedur http://ift.tt/2iQk7OT
When you're a savage
by Dab1029384756 http://ift.tt/2iQ5Txu
VPN Benefits and Usage for Travel
by A_delin http://ift.tt/2hAyAxn
Taking a leap in bioinspired robotics
by Quiglius http://ift.tt/2hzUiBG
Bill and Melinda Gates are now backing a tiny implantable drug pump designed to prevent HIV infection
by edwinksl http://ift.tt/2hF03TO
Think I found a Vault Boy while playing Bioshock.
by The_Golden_Fang http://ift.tt/2hzPdt9
The things people are making in Terraria is insane
by reughdurgem http://ift.tt/2iji0X3
Hiding from police
by qwerty466 http://ift.tt/2isIw0q
What do major tech companies like Apple, Google and Amazon stand to gain from widespread use of their digital assistants?
I don't know a single person who uses Siri or any of those voice controlled assistants. Sometimes on rare occasion or as a novelty, but not enough to justify the extent that they're pushing it out to everyone. Obviously the main goal is always money, but is there some other motives these companies would have to spend so much money on research and development of this stuff?
by Cobra585 http://ift.tt/2hzBG4U
Gene therapy for liver disease advanced to human testing
by mileyscience http://ift.tt/2hEc9wl
I want to ride my chocobo all day
by Justsomeguoy http://ift.tt/2isjazI
That hits a little close for comfort
by kathy126 http://ift.tt/2ismL0K
Wingsuit landing
by Quarante_Deux http://ift.tt/2iA2nIc
I took screenshots from 32 games this year - here's one favorite capture from each game
by Berdu http://ift.tt/2iougmY
Russian operation hacked a Vermont utility, showing risk to U.S. electrical grid security, officials say
by alllie http://ift.tt/2hEs7Xq
French workers win legal right to avoid checking work email out-of-hours
by grepnork http://ift.tt/2hCKKJu
A Dark Souls Christmas
by therap321 http://ift.tt/2is92au
After losing both of my parents before 27, decided to get my first tattoo.
by InsertCleverHandle http://ift.tt/2is2Cbc
Rare seeing this happening
by anuj_z http://ift.tt/2hzd2kX
The original Diablo was released 20 years ago today
by Blue_Three http://ift.tt/2izAjF4
Eh...greetings to you too...i guess.
by UnavailableUsername_ http://ift.tt/2iNC2FT
Friday 30 December 2016
Evidence of Russian malware found on US electrical company laptop
by gazil9 http://ift.tt/2ihRHAB
Facebook is quietly buying information from data brokers about its users' offline lives
by U_Accrete_Me http://ift.tt/2iz2kfP
Such a great intro
by Comicspedia http://ift.tt/2hCPWi6
Anyone know what this button does?
by Charzardborn http://ift.tt/2hybo36
I don't understand...
by sandiegozoo16 http://ift.tt/2imP8uJ
All of NYC’s underground subway stations will have free Wi-Fi by New Year’s Eve
by habichuelacondulce http://ift.tt/2irc0fa
iPhone manufacturer Foxconn plans to replace almost every human worker with robots
by gntrr http://ift.tt/2iOlMbQ
Rejection Hurts
by Roy_Vzla http://ift.tt/2hxmntj
Project Hemisphere: AT&T's Secret Program to Spy on Americans for Profit
by annnnnd_im_banned http://ift.tt/2iyGf0W
Apple to slice iPhone production 10%
by xuqz http://ift.tt/2igjz86
For those of you that wanted to see Sylvanas Windrunner cosplay.
by struglyf3 http://ift.tt/2iNsaQR
When you're playing Kingdom Hearts and trying to follow the story
by 5449 http://ift.tt/2iNGfh4
Consumer Reports stands by its verdict, won't recommend Apple's MacBook Pro
by mepper http://ift.tt/2iNzGXS
Revolver Ocelot 10 years apart now
by chungming http://ift.tt/2hU9WZQ
I'm impressed.
by LolTacoBell http://ift.tt/2ilSU7O
Donald Trump is technology's befuddled (but dangerous) grandfather. The president-elect has repeatedly proven that an understanding of the complex problems presented by technology eludes him, but that hasn’t stopped him tweeting about it. The consequences could be dire.
by trai_dep http://ift.tt/2iqbf6l
SpaceX loads Iridium satellites for first Falcon 9 mission since explosion
by 0Engineer http://ift.tt/2ixv2xF
The $10,500 robot arm that can build its coworkers
by edwinksl http://ift.tt/2iLO6aE
How China Built ‘iPhone City’ With Billions in Perks for Apple’s Partner
by rewardingman http://ift.tt/2hTKvaF
Firewatch physical release has arrived and they knocked it out of the park.
by Nc1212 http://ift.tt/2ikX5ke
4k resolution is already outdated.
by Lustikurre86 http://ift.tt/2iLYsay
Introducing the Cloud selfie stick
by SirCrackwax http://ift.tt/2ieWSkA
In this VR game, you get more powerful the drunker you get
by FactStacks http://ift.tt/2hwKzMk
Someone registered (; DROP TABLE "COMPANIES";-- LTD) in the UK
by grepnork http://ift.tt/2hwOKIo
Governments around the world shut down the internet more than 50 times in 2016 – suppressing elections, slowing economies and limiting free speech
by mepper http://ift.tt/2hTQoVc
Twitter wants to make tweets editable, but it’s complicated
by gazil9 http://ift.tt/2hzB2r8
I just finished a video game for the first time in my life.
I am about to be 46, female, full time job, two kids and even though it was only Yoshi's Wooly World and it took me three days, I finally finished a whole game from start to finish. I of course have other accomplishments in my life that may be more important to others but this was for me alone and i'm really proud that I did it.
by jenhbrooklyn http://ift.tt/2hTyQIN
TV resolution confusion: 1080p, 2K, UHD, 4K, 8K, and what they all mean. Is 4K twice is good as 2K? Is it different from Ultra HD? Is 1080p 1K? What do all these random numbers mean? By Geoffrey Morrison
by MiamiPower http://ift.tt/2ikST48
[Reminder] State Dept. To Direct Its Broadcasting Arm At American Citizens
by WTFppl http://ift.tt/2iovrFH
How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations
by cspan1 http://ift.tt/2ipnccb
Self-Driving Cars Will Exacerbate Organ Shortages Unless We Start Preparing Now - "Currently, 1 in 5 organ donations comes from the victim of a vehicular accident."
by mvea http://ift.tt/2hwj99A
When you fall asleep while watching youtube on your xbox and wake up a hipster
by Bump-4-Trump http://ift.tt/2inWhNV
If 2016 was a game.
by espinaaxel20 http://ift.tt/2inIp6v
Feds Can Unlock Most Devices They Need To Get Into, FBI Admits
by AnonymousAurele http://ift.tt/2iKyWGZ
Check out what my girlfriend painted me.
by TheLastBlasian http://ift.tt/2iL0SGu
Thursday 29 December 2016
This is Living Part 5
by HiRezAjax http://ift.tt/2inwDJc
Big Daddy and Little Sister cosplay
by _Unoriginal_Redditor http://ift.tt/2hAiU29
BBC Finally Admits Its Famous ‘Women Write Better Code’ Story Was Fake News
by JohnKimble111 http://ift.tt/2inCC0F
My wife was pissed when I told her I bought VR. Then she tried it.
by Secretfreckel http://ift.tt/2ivBWn5
My new coffee mug with Mario Bros themed map of the world.
by dosequisxx http://ift.tt/2ivi2so
Crazy good Bloodborne cosplay
by Happypants11 http://ift.tt/2iJITQW
Dad tries to punch shark in PSVR and falls over [gif]
by ScarTissueWishYouSaw http://ift.tt/2hwSAEg
US-CERT Releases IP addresses, domains, and malware signatures used by Russian cyber actors
by neomatrix248 http://ift.tt/2hx56UD
2016 was an absolutely disastrous year for Twitter; "They are toast as a company"
by SandyBeaches2016 http://ift.tt/2hzoLVg
Just like in the movies
by InnenTensai http://ift.tt/2ihrSON
This guy is probably the most talented vocalist of all time
by CohnMan http://ift.tt/2hQSchX
I went to visit Valve's offices today. 2017 is gonna be a good year folks!
by MordethMandragoran http://ift.tt/2hzpia2
Republicans propose bill to impose fines for live-streaming from House floor
by ZoneRangerMC http://ift.tt/2iJ6ilq
Classic Samus Aran cosplay
by quadratis http://ift.tt/2hzwT8g
Top secret Snowden document reveals what the NSA knew about previous Russian hacking
by samfbiddle http://ift.tt/2iugyPj
Donald Trump: Don't Blame Russia For Hacking; Blame Computers For Making Life Complicated
by bobsagetfullhouse http://ift.tt/2iugz5P
When your teabagging doesn't quite go as expected
by Spitefulnugma http://ift.tt/2ihmU4L
Yeah... Flamethrower...
by Stealthix http://ift.tt/2iaRVcI
Driverless cars are prone to hacks, but automakers aren't addressing
by jimrosenz http://ift.tt/2ikCbnL
Here are my other two controllers, for the people asking how I did the pink one. It's just a kit you buy to replace everything, takes about an hour.
by Chopper32292 http://ift.tt/2hsgfmn
F* you, Minesweeper...
by DarkWhisperer http://ift.tt/2hs6FzQ
Windows 10 testers will now get a Green Screen of Death
by Lettershort http://ift.tt/2hw5m6d
How Adobe Flash, once the face of the web, fell to the brink of obsolescence
by keeferc http://ift.tt/2hw91Rf
whew... that was -- fuck
by generaltsopizza http://ift.tt/2ijIJTH
Scientists have developed a breathalyzer that could diagnose 17 diseases with one breath from a patient.
by spsheridan http://ift.tt/2iGrFrA
The real challenge of gaming
by Der_Bosewicht http://ift.tt/2igcXEM
When you join a match and someone is blasting music through their mic
by FlySupaFly http://ift.tt/2hv1Uc7
I won a contest sponsored by Pizza Hut and got a free Xbox One, this was the controller that came with it
by FloodCave http://ift.tt/2isJW8u
Wednesday 28 December 2016
Windows 10 Reportedly Adding a Game Mode That Would Improve Game Performance
by _CapR_ http://ift.tt/2iGvdpL
Samsung Galaxy S7 Owners Say Camera Glass Shatters Unexpectedly
by habichuelacondulce http://ift.tt/2i9ZYWX
May the force be with you Carrie Fisher RIP
by seanmac46 http://ift.tt/2ifu3Tf
Secrets, lies and Snowden's email: why I was forced to shut down Lavabit
by _D_I_S_T_R_E_S_S_ http://ift.tt/2hqx2Gs
I said freeze!
by qwerty466 http://ift.tt/2ifuUDc
Amazon Echo Hears Everything You Say, And Police Want To Listen
by aacool http://ift.tt/2ig1eWM
Automatic brakes stopped Berlin truck during Christmas market attack
by mintig http://ift.tt/2hpXyzr
The U.S. spends more on health care than any other country. Here’s what we’re buying.
by Philo1927 http://ift.tt/2i8I9b2
In Florida, no permit needed for driverless cars, Florida senator says
by PoliticalStooge137 http://ift.tt/2irHlvi
South Korea slaps Qualcomm with record-setting $850M fine. Largest-ever penalty said to be warranted by Qualcomm's unfair patent licensing.
by trai_dep http://ift.tt/2ifBgm8
The First Female Lead in Gaming
by JoeMomma96 http://ift.tt/2isb2MR
Solar power at 1¢/kWh by 2025 – “The promise of quasi-infinite and free energy is here”
by johnmountain http://ift.tt/2i8igbn
I don't think he saw m.......fuck
by AdamE89 http://ift.tt/2hpd8eY
Girlfriend and I just exchanged gifts for Christmas...
by TRIPYF1SH http://ift.tt/2iFcqLs
When you say bad words to Gaming Server
by Ex-MachinaGirl http://ift.tt/2hNFH6v
Android Ransomware Infects LG Smart TV
by johnmountain http://ift.tt/2ie0uRW
Got my first Xbox and HDTV. Both secondhand and older, but for me they are perfect! Bring on the sleepless nights!
by phoenixashes07 http://ift.tt/2hNMjCb
Man, I am loving this game already
by SashaJeans http://ift.tt/2ihDTGz
Paying Respect
by TheViolentTurtle http://ift.tt/2htvZbO
This how you americans mean when you say "kobe"??
by DeanoSnips http://ift.tt/2ihLCEn
Amazon Refuses To Comply With Police Request For Amazon Echo Recordings In Murder Case
by notscj http://ift.tt/2ihS4LF
Skellige in The Witcher 3 is a beautiful place, no other location in a game has felt so atmospheric to me.
by LukeyLobster21 http://ift.tt/2hNdtca
The most creative kill I've seen so far in Dishonored 2.
by gokuzzz http://ift.tt/2iqCc73
You see Ivan
by theonewhotests http://ift.tt/2iD4EBF
If Terraria was in Isometric 3D
by reughdurgem http://ift.tt/2hNk7PD
You Could Be Gaming With Kim Jong Un Right Now and Not Know IT
by transformbootless http://ift.tt/2hwjmyz
Nine in ten agree they should be able to encrypt their messages and calls, so they can only be read by the recipient (90%)
by johnmountain http://ift.tt/2idOrUB
More than one-third of schoolchildren are homeless in shadow of Silicon Valley
by Afablulo http://ift.tt/2ht6LKN
Toshiba shares plummet after warning of 'billions' in losses
by Cressida_Sybil http://ift.tt/2i6QlbH
Love that the screws inside the PS4 have the Sony PS symbols on them.
by Pebbleheed http://ift.tt/2iDal6Y
Germany Considers Fining Facebook $522,000 Per Fake News Item
by ShotBot http://ift.tt/2hw8y3c
An achievement unheard of by most BF1 players on Xbox One...
by frostbitevenom http://ift.tt/2iCApuM
Mining 24 Hours a Day with Robots - Mining companies are rolling out autonomous trucks, drills, and trains, which will boost efficiency but also reduce the need for human employees.
by mvea http://ift.tt/2hvvlfv
Assassin’s Creed Paper Parkour
by MulhollandDrive http://ift.tt/2icn9hu
The draw distance of South Park on the Nintendo64
by CripPick http://ift.tt/2i64RjU
The draw distance in Ninja Gaiden...
by FeatheredSun http://ift.tt/2iCX5Ld
Tuesday 27 December 2016
Officer, need a lift?
by qwerty466 http://ift.tt/2hLorii
Skyrim NPC Logic
by 3rdLevelRogue http://ift.tt/2hmbQkR
The walls have ears: Warrant granted for Amazon Echo recordings
by zyklorpthehuman http://ift.tt/2hmiK9N
Amazon refuses to give police the voice data from an Echo owned by a man charged with murder
by Wargreymon153 http://ift.tt/2iBJ1Wz
Tesla Autopilot’s new radar technology predicts an accident caught on dashcam a second later
by pescador7 http://ift.tt/2hm5z8u
I've finally completed my first cross stitch!
by Jayden933 http://ift.tt/2huIjtW
Fallout inspired xbox controller
by effingdb http://ift.tt/2ib2ZUZ
The draw distance of Witcher 3
by Paul_cz http://ift.tt/2iBtpyj
I guess red means stop....
by Download_More_RAM_ http://ift.tt/2hufZbc
Surrounded? No problem, just call in 17 airstrikes.
by N524 http://ift.tt/2iAcuQT
I am the Christmas Noob after all ):
by spiffygriffy2 http://ift.tt/2hkRxnD
I seem to have hit a human in flight.
by Cody610 http://ift.tt/2hKjer7
Hands-down the best gift I got this Christmas, from my brother
by space_montaine http://ift.tt/2hkudGN
Turkey Bans Uber
by turkicc http://ift.tt/2iArzh7
Researchers use world's smallest diamonds to make wires three atoms wide
by yurt6 http://ift.tt/2i3uB0o
Police seek Amazon Echo data in murder case
by im-the-stig http://ift.tt/2i3LjNf
Panasonic to Invest More Than $256 Million in Tesla's U.S. Plant for Solar Cells
by mossbergGT http://ift.tt/2iADRWR
When burst finally pays off
by AdamE89 http://ift.tt/2iA29V1
Canon Tokki has near monopoly on machines making OLED screens and a 2-year order backlog, raising questions over supply of OLED screens for next year's iPhones
by speckz http://ift.tt/2i3tqho
I asked for a PS4 controller for Christmas, but all I got was an empty box.
by RoosterShield http://ift.tt/2i3G28r
It's a Halo classic
by Conner-Hector http://ift.tt/2hpxJmo
Yay, Watch Dogs gets it right
by killingme12 http://ift.tt/2idiP43
Nathan can relate
by DothrakiLovechild http://ift.tt/2hJxy2X
Player 2 at my house gets this controller.
by RegionFree http://ift.tt/2htoxyV
Apple Gets Lazy on Encryption, Extends HTTPS Enforcement Deadline for iOS Apps Indefinitely
by johnmountain http://ift.tt/2iarfXw
Poor innocent clementine..
by Barthlomew http://ift.tt/2icsrMa
Cuba inaugurates first computer factory
by YanKotova http://ift.tt/2hpuMlY
How a 2011 Hack You’ve Never Heard of Changed the Internet’s Infrastructure
by Imnaha2 http://ift.tt/2iz58gu
Skyrim Nightingale armor cosplay
by ModWife http://ift.tt/2imTeTx
Real Old School Cool
by Archiballd http://ift.tt/2imNyc9
Panasonic, Tesla to start production of solar cells in New York
by Matthew7776785 http://ift.tt/2izsmyS
Clearing the Air on Ad Blocking: Why Filtering Internet Traffic is Necessary
Hello everyone,
I often see flamewars on this site about the topic of adblocking, often publishers v. users and thought I could chip in my two cents to bring up another angle: An operational/administrative one. This post may be long, but has been several days in the making.
To run a successful international communications infrastructure, be it radio, Internet, phone, or whatever there needs to be operational cooperation among all stakeholders to keep the infrastructure and all of its endpoints healthy. Communication systems are almost constantly operated on the precipice of destruction due to the precarious nature of having everyone's cooperation in ensuring that health.
The key issue is that a huge number of publishers and those in advertisement approach the Internet as a publication platform and data farm — a simple vehicle, not a multi-stakeholder communications infrastructure. They don't see an operational angle to what they're doing, just design, content, products, services and business. They just see the Internet as a vehicle to their end goal of getting their content out there and income flowing through advertisements. Doing so in an operationally responsible manner just isn't in their sights.
This is why radio communications has such strict licensing requirements because it is known that those who simply use it as a vehicle would be negligent to the point it would become abuse and trample upon carefully engineered standards. Internet publishing and advertising proves that licensing correct for existing. It proves publishers and advertisement industry can't be left to their own devices to be responsible.
The Internet also has a mechanism to deal with negligence and abuse: Filters.
From the advent of the Internet, even before the web as a publication medium was a glimmer, there has always been selective filtering of traffic. Filtering can take place in the form of firewalls, routing rules, filtering proxy servers, mail/spam filters, killfiles, ban lists, access control lists (ACLs), and a multitude of other manners including ad blockers. It's how the Internet community seeks to regulate and marginalize bad behavior and seek to correct that behavior or at minimum reduce the impact.
In my opinion, the Internet has three unwritten operational core tenets: Stability, Security and Accountability centering around an element of Trust. If you end up in someone's filters, chances are, something you did violated at least one of the three and damaged others' trust in you.
If you dig in your heels and refuse to cooperate with the community and that causes you to lose money in doing so, the Internet's internal methods of correcting bad behavior are working. Legitimate mail server operators who are on spammer blacklists are losing money too, but they don't get the special treatment that publishers feel entitled to. Everyone needs to follow the same processes to earn trust and mend it after it is broken.
Publishers and AdTech companies, we need to talk:
You have broken everyone's trust in you and now you need to mend it. Stop side-stepping, stop talking about revenue. It's been talked about to death — we know you need revenue, but you need to respect the community.
The community has begged and pleaded with you to fix issues. Yet you chronically ignore these issues and treat them as non-existent because fixing them involves change.
You're not the only one on the Internet who gets filtered but you are making the biggest, most public scene about it. As I said, mail servers end up on blacklists all the time and lose money the longer they are filtered. Normally the operators of those servers are able to simmer their anger and contact those who blacklisted them to discuss how things can be fixed or contact mailing lists and forums for advice. Don't lament on how "greedy" your users are and how they are stealing from you, your hands aren't clean enough to lament about that.
Let me plead with you again with issues I've compiled from this site and other sources, excuse any overlap as some issues are complex and multi-part and some of these points bring up different angles, in no particular order:
- Can your terms of service, privacy policy documents, contact and help sections be accessed without any third party involvement, advertisements, tracking or volunteering information? If not, why not?
- Front-line services like your publications among others often anonymize third parties in your Terms of Service with phrases like "Third Party Partners", "Associates", "Contractors" or the like and people cannot make knowledgeable consent with that anonymization in place. Why can't people know who these third parties are in full detail with contact information.. addresses, email addresses, phone numbers (to actual people who work there) should they have concerns?
- Advertising, marketing and data mining is collectively a clandestine, opaque collective of middlemen upon middlemen. How can the community trust these massive networks of "John Does 1 through ~30,000,000" that we don't even know?
- Advertising, marketing and data mining isn't compartmentalized enough. This is why I said "John Does 1 through ~30,000,000". Once you share data with one party in advertising/marketing, you don't know who else will have access to that data or how. How can this obscure network of businesses be trusted if the travel of personal information can't be limited to a given scope and have that scope be known?
- AdTech works only from a "big picture" perspective, Google and Facebook being the prime examples of this. They work based on mass-statistics, details are rendered irrelevant. They operate from an altitude where the Grand Canyon is a mere scratch. How can we trust a big picture data-driven industry to respect individual choice and not to simply render it irrelevant in their quest for becoming ubiquitous?
- In tandem with that "big picture" perspective, AdTech tends not to care about malicious advertisements trying to push malware and scams. They are often played off as "minor incidents" simply because statistically they aren't the majority of ads. How can the public trust ads at all if they are processed through organizations that aren't accountable or secure for the minority because "it's insignificant"? It's like a police department saying since the majority of people aren't murdering that murder is irrelevant and practicing street safety is "being paranoid".
- Advertisements don't seem to be about informing anymore, but rather be about psychological exploitation and a "legitimized" form of stalking. Have you considered that people feel personally under attack and unsafe around anything to do with AdTech? Have you considered that people may feel that their computers are under constant attack in the quest for tracking and exploitation from unknown parties? Consider how the New York Times the had a partner that was actively using a WebRTC exploit. How can we trust that you aren't doing the same?
- Bloated advertisements that use heavy Flash, Javascript or HTML5 advanced features can cause stability issues for people with lower-end computers and devices. As the "Internet Is For Everyone" RFC 3271 highlights, the Internet should be made accessible for everyone. Some people who are on fixed income can't gain access to the devices you target your sites/ads for. Why can't you be more forgiving?
- Websites have naturally become more complex over time. However the amount of different components your website references and asks people's computers to download and execute automatically without being asked without prior disclosure or option is definitely concerning. You're asking people to sign a blank cheque to trust it all and allow any and all code to run unquestioned without first being allowed to inspect your "product" with all of its attachments for defects first. "My website can't possibly do anything wrong" is an unacceptable response.
- You're asking people to transfer secondary content from your server they may not even want like your autoplaying videos attached to text articles — making it a pointless expense for not only your users, but yourself and other service operators too (who like you also have bills to pay). Why insist on making things pointlessly expensive for everyone?
- By having posted third party elements on your website without their contact information for operational concerns, you are announcing that you want the buck to stop with you should accountability be required and are further announcing that you have control over the servers your those elements are served from to fix any problems.
- The Internet has many massive hierachial systems with multiple tiers like DNS, IP address allocations and routing databases where there is accountability at all levels and the "who's who" of operations is public. There's no reason why the web should be an exception except but to avoid accountability. Can we "whois" an advertisement to discover the chain of custody? Why not?
- AdTech routinely moves to work around filters much like spammers routinely do. How are you any better than spammers in not addressing why you are filtered?
- Many advertisements exceed the data size of the actual media or content being accessed. It's in no way proportional. How is this acceptable in a day and age where metered Internet connections are becoming more and more prevalent?
- With Youtube in particular among other video streaming service, if the video streaming experience is incomplete and it stops transferring due to packet loss or another network condition, users are often required to watch another advertisement to reload just to continue your singluar experience. It's understandable from a technical perspective why this happens, and may bring more income but it's wasteful and borderline abusive to people's data transfer to transfer yet another advertisement since you already have your revenue on the original view that wasn't completed.
- Often times you run inefficient content infrastructure because it "takes too much time" to do things right and you feel it takes away from your business. Ergo your servers are working harder and doing less than if you were to correctly set up with appropreate caching. To put a point to this, I wager if you were in charge of Wikipedia, you'd make it require at least an entire Google or Amazon-scale datacenter and require the appropriate ad revenue to cover it all. Why make your infrastructure cost so much to run with so little return?
- People often do not subscribe to your websites because they see all kinds of services getting compromised and feel that perhaps with your inattention to operational and security concerns, that you may be foolish with their personal information and you may get their information stolen and when that happens you'll just say "Oops".
- People often do not subscribe because likewise they may feel you don't want them to subscribe because you don't make it a valuable thing to have. Many online newspapers often don't remove their ads for subscribers for instance, wanting to double-dip. This is unacceptable.
- Some sites completely reject the notion at all of subscription because it makes their users actual customers they have to listen to as opposed to "mere users" who can be pushed around with errant Terms of Service updates that seek to strip those users of rights. Your only customers and the only people you deem it acceptable to be accountable to are your advertisement partners.
- Your collective opaqueness has given rise to those scammers who run sites that can look structurally legitimate, but are in fact abusive ad/link farms that in fact take money away from legitimate businesses like you.
Leaving my address to you in closing,
It's no wonder publishers and AdTech companies aren't trusted and as such are filtered. They don't seek trust, they seek to "own" "their" printing press and data farm that the Internet is to them. Filtration is inconvenient as it reminds them that they don't own it and need to respect others.
The Internet is not a printing press nor a data farm, it's a living, breathing complex network of networks governed by its participants that needs care in its operation. Everyone needs to do their part in that operation. That includes publishers who need to step up and start caring and addressing concerns with more than just "Users are greedy and are stealing from us!"
Without that care publishers and AdTech operators become like the cheap "Internet of Things" manufacturers who create cheap, substandard products that gave rise to the Mirai botnet. The same attitude that made their own or their colleague's sites unavailable with the Dyn attack. While those manufacturers can claim "We didn't do that", they are indeed part of the contribution to the Mirai botnet, and likewise publishers are a part of the security and accountability problem the Internet faces as they contribute to it with self-serving practices.
The community is trying to prevent that destabilization by blocking the unaccountable, unstable, opaque ads since publishers and AdTech companies are intent on not addressing operational and privacy concerns. It is unacceptable that publishers, advertisers, data mining companies, advertisement networks, social networks and whomever else is trying to side-step the tenets that make the network great. Terms of service don't trump those tenets and it's fully in everyone's right to moderate exploitative behavior.
Publishers, AdTech and their partners: You've created this problem. Everyone else has been sitting at the table patiently waiting for you to show up, but you've been in the hallway throwing a temper tantrum about "your revenue", so we've held the meeting without you and ad-blockers and the like are the result. We've held many discussions since and every time your reaction has been the same. Can you actually come to the table and be civil?
by Kaizyx http://ift.tt/2i2ckR3
Monday 26 December 2016
China plans to land probes on far side of moon, Mars by 2020
by mvea http://ift.tt/2hsJzhg
NES + Christmas: Then vs. Now
by TwistedViking22 http://ift.tt/2i1x5wd
The farmer who built her own broadband
by temporarycreature http://ift.tt/2ilHSPG
Apple leaps into AI research with improved simulated + unsupervised learning
by 0Engineer http://ift.tt/2hI3Uew
Encryption is a human rights issue: Your privacy and free speech depend on it
by punkthesystem http://ift.tt/2ilfih6
Firing a missile through another ship. Star Citizen.
by FPSKiwii http://ift.tt/2hrMwPd
Finally a review I can trust...
by Colacubeninja http://ift.tt/2iwrrmT
My Okami watercolor tattoo is healed!
by shamseen http://ift.tt/2i0jO6S
HandBrake 1.0.0 Released
by nascentt http://ift.tt/2hhUBRp
Microsoft could be first tech company to reach trillion-dollar market value, analyst predicts
by BasselDamra http://ift.tt/2ibswA1
Being a fighter during the diplomacy talks
by Amiharrison http://ift.tt/2iwskvz
Technical developments in Cryptography: 2016 in Review
by BobsBurgers3Bitcoin http://ift.tt/2hnscg0
"Your Cock is too intense for me"
by camoure http://ift.tt/2i8saYg
me_irl
by emmerr1 http://ift.tt/2ixmk1I
...says the man who brought a torch to bed
by martinfisherman http://ift.tt/2iwnyhG
Head Of Computer Vision Engineer At Oculus Arrested In Sting After Soliciting Sex From 15 Year Old Female
by DonutPills http://ift.tt/2hrF6eZ
I think my uncle misunderstood when he heard the NES Classic was the hot toy this year. Not complaining!
by Just_some_n00b http://ift.tt/2hHkk6W
An elegant weapon for a more civilized age
by therap321 http://ift.tt/2hgbpbv
My favorite Wind Waker face.
by Amandagunnrup http://ift.tt/2ianhQP
Hahaha, like anyone believes this.
by nhelweg http://ift.tt/2hZZdzZ
Google is spying on me
Background to this story, I bought the new Google Pixel just last week because my old phone bit the dust. I'm visiting my family for Christmas, and on Boxing Day morning we are attempting the Christmas cross word in the newspaper.
One of the questions is the term for "a seed that is able to germinate". None of my family can remember what that is called so we have a think for a few minutes, then move on. A few minutes later I go onto my phone to search something, and I type: "what is". The first suggested search is "what is the term for a seed that is able to germinate".
Following on from yesterdays post about how OP had become scared of Facebook, this totally freaked me out, it seems my phone is listening to me and what I'm saying.
by jshwrd89 http://ift.tt/2hgy5bG
I spotted Jimmy leaving the house on a pedal bike, so I followed him until I got bored and ran into him. [GTA 5]
by reammachine http://ift.tt/2ia9Dxg
Home made Portals.
by Nuiofrd http://ift.tt/2hgPn8w
My son's 1st build. We spent hours getting it up and running, (family things were also happening). This morning I wake up and he gifted me Fallout 4 to say thank you. PCMR didn't like this post.
by thedudesews http://ift.tt/2iajO4R
Solar was the cheapest source of electricity in 2016, and it will further undercut fossil fuels in 2017
by Doener23 http://ift.tt/2hnlUNw
Senior leader at Facebook's Oculus arrested after allegedly soliciting sex from cop posing as underage girl
by DougDante http://ift.tt/2hHt8d2
My sister designed this for Christmas!
by Gage-Griffin http://ift.tt/2iwf0Ua
PayPal seems glitched. Logs users into random accounts
As far as i can tell for now there is some weird stuff going on at Paypal.
6 hours ago i got charged 15,50$ from WISH.com (the app). Weird thing is - i didn't make that purchase. I thought i was hacked until a few minutes ago when i actually purchased something off Zalando. I was "soft-logged-in" to someone elses account!
As you can see here other Redditors complain about the exact same problem. OP even had the choice to pay via some Germans bank wire. There might be a corelation since im also from Germany.
I already talked to someone at customer service who said he's going to forward it to his supervisor (which probably won't happen).
Did anyone else had the same thing happen to him?
There seems to be a HUGE security problem at PayPal.
by TransgenderBinary http://ift.tt/2hgBIP2
Hacked Sony Music accounts spread false news of Britney Spears’ death
by kebinappies http://ift.tt/2hr2jh1
Online privacy and safety: best practices?
As I'm learning more about the digital footprint I leave, I'm becoming more concerned about protecting my data and generally uncomfortable with what online companies do with that data.
One question I'd like to ask is is there a good established set of best practices to mitigate privacy risks (password manager an unique passwords for everything, as one example)? Also, is there a good resource that reports on the practices and security of different technology (software i.e. Chrome, website i.e. Facebook, hardware i.e. iPhone)?
by bl1tzen http://ift.tt/2hGuhlf
The drought is over… a torrent of tech IPOs is expected in 2017
by troopkevin http://ift.tt/2ivpWFt
Microsoft finally admits that its malware-style Get Windows 10 upgrade campaign went too far
by readyou http://ift.tt/2ijF0Tg
This is too true (PC:Gamology)
by Kaptain_IV http://ift.tt/2i9mT52
Chinese electronics firm LeEco won’t be able to close its Vizio purchase this year
by bradballerz http://ift.tt/2ijLSQr
My girlfriends ex boyfriend stole her PS4 so I got her a new one
by cinnamonbaconbits http://ift.tt/2hq6AS1
The 25TH ANNUAL Tecmo Super Bowl Tournament. Our Christmas tradition.
by bshooter1 http://ift.tt/2hflrtB
True Christmas spirit
by packetloss http://ift.tt/2hFzfi4
My Brother Built us Raspberry Pie Emulators because Nintendo Classic were hard to get. Its the size of my phone, HDMI out. 4 usb ports for controllers. Emulates and has every single NES, SNES, GB and GBC games preloaded. Im so excited!
by Zoogleboogle http://ift.tt/2itEghT
There have now been over 540,000 electric vehicles sold in the U.S.
by alexk111 http://ift.tt/2hYCaWe
Sunday 25 December 2016
When you finally confront Bethesda with the truth.
by RagingBelligerence http://ift.tt/2hlNVFe
Nostalgic Xmas present from the wife. (I'm 5'10 for scale)
by xRIDICULEx http://ift.tt/2itBZ6e
Trying to wake up my Wife
by WaterDrop24 http://ift.tt/2iht0Sm
It's not the newest, but it's her first.
by IThinkThings http://ift.tt/2i8HAyh
Mac Pro is ‘very likely dead’, developer Marco Arment says
by homepregnancykit http://ift.tt/2i6xBqE
When you tell your girlfriend to try out a game on your new computer and she goes to coolmathgames.com
by trey_k47 http://ift.tt/2hf9V1m
Surprised my boyfriend with all of this for Christmas. He had no idea.
by Suikasen http://ift.tt/2hpFjip
Airbnb Is Building a Flight-Booking Tool
by habichuelacondulce http://ift.tt/2hpUqIW
Got my 51 year old dad the new ratchet and clank for Christmas. He hasn't moved in hours.
by super_slide http://ift.tt/2hptRDI
Brothers xmas gift to me
by DeadSending http://ift.tt/2hWOJkD
Best Present Ever
by AkatsukiEUNE http://ift.tt/2hezcZr
7-Eleven beats Google and Amazon to the first regular commercial drone delivery service in the U.S.
by habichuelacondulce http://ift.tt/2itjE9x
Revealed: British councils used Ripa to secretly spy on public
by Wagamaga http://ift.tt/2i8owjx
Thought you guys would appreciate the look on my nephews face. We all remember the elation of our first gaming system.
by boldequity http://ift.tt/2hliGtV
This is why Prompto dies so often in battle
by Epic_Daydream http://ift.tt/2hoQl7J
Murder Claus
by RobbazTube http://ift.tt/2hEtgKe
Congressional Encryption Working Group says encryption backdoors are near unworkable
by mepper http://ift.tt/2i5RRIT
Christmas morning 1998. I had no idea I was holding pure gold
by Retroman360 http://ift.tt/2hlh43s
Former ISP employer explained how your ISP sees what you are doing
by donadaso http://ift.tt/2iuhNwU
Obama signs defence bill calling for space-based missile systems
by johnmountain http://ift.tt/2igHodx
Why have you forsaken me?
by singh_sahil24 http://ift.tt/2itXpMu
I was just trying to be nice and sneaky.
by WindsRequiem http://ift.tt/2iskxPC
Wishing you all a Merry Crit Miss
by pinkiedash417 http://ift.tt/2hllPtF
Experts call for official guidelines on child screen use
by Wagamaga http://ift.tt/2hl5W6t
Google's Improbable Deal to Recreate the Real World in VR
by profcyclist http://ift.tt/2iskVgY
My best friend and I have been calling each other cousins ever since we started playing GTA IV. This is what I got for Christmas.
by incredax http://ift.tt/2isqonR
My wife stood in line for 2 hours at 5am in the cold for this....Best. Wife. EVER.
by DarkCaje http://ift.tt/2hEv5H9
Mum tried :')
by deadpiratejames http://ift.tt/2isUYtm
This is awesome!
by LastManStandingThere http://ift.tt/2irhM0Q
Microsoft Admits Overly Aggressive Windows 10 Upgrade Campaign Was ‘Pretty Painful’ And Obnoxious
by johnmountain http://ift.tt/2is9ANI
Isn't that just called... buying a game?
by haqoo http://ift.tt/2i6ZG3J
World’s first solar road opens in France: at $5.2 million a kilometer, it’s ridiculously expensive
by grepnork http://ift.tt/2he8BM2
Installed a wood floor, this was my payment... I'd say it's more than fair!
by rico_wore_a_diamond http://ift.tt/2i6cAPb
Exclusivity.
by bobilesh http://ift.tt/2i6H3ww
Six more radio signals from deep space deepen mystery; they were thought to be coming from neutron-star collisions, but are too regular for that
by yumcentral http://ift.tt/2hnZb5D
Saturday 24 December 2016
Had my 6 year old nephew sleep over for first time. Introduced him to an old friend.
by GlovesaveNABeaut http://ift.tt/2iqtMQi
Thank you, DOOM -I shall treasure this forever.
by ademnus http://ift.tt/2iqq09B
S.O. bought me my favorite game from my childhood. Best $4 anybody has ever spent on me. Time to break out the ole' PS2.
by DimitriVOS http://ift.tt/2iqgeUU
When EA makes you work on the Holidays...
by UnLeadedApe http://ift.tt/2ieHcLB
Which game should I play?
by vishalb777 http://ift.tt/2ieXRz1
Oh wait... today is christmas...
by LastManStandingThere http://ift.tt/2ieypJM
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Confirms Internet Restored At Ecuadorian Embassy
by Swansong_2002 http://ift.tt/2iqfQp8
Link, the trucker
by errordownloading http://ift.tt/2hCLs72
Canada Calls Broadband a 'Basic' Service, Funds Rural Expansion
by golden430 http://ift.tt/2is6Z2o
HE KNOWS
by petbud http://ift.tt/2i5UIE7
GTA shitpost banter.
by BestDianaEUW http://ift.tt/2hnsl51
Despite the holiday season, "Cory in the House" is still in stock!
by TheVanillaThrilla http://ift.tt/2ipvz7W
Link
by Jovann1 http://ift.tt/2i3r9k7
Well this explains everything (The Witcher 3)
by VasOrtGrav http://ift.tt/2irrZ9g
Google employees confess all the things they hated most about working at Google
by Hrodebert54 http://ift.tt/2hjcpPA
Michael Bay: The Game
by Fit_Guy_With_Snacks http://ift.tt/2ir4fCv
Google's self-driving cars have driven over 2 million miles — but they still need work in one key area - "the tech giant has yet to test its self-driving cars in cold weather or snowy conditions."
by mvea http://ift.tt/2hcQYMF
Dutch regulators order T-Mobile to stop offering free music streaming over net neutrality concerns
by redmichal http://ift.tt/2i5wVEv
Witchcraft!!!
by IamEclipse http://ift.tt/2i5GaV6
Last time we told /r/gaming about AirConsole, you said we needed more and better games - we now offer 45 local multiplayer games that you can play for free in your browser, using your smartphones as controllers. Merry Christmas everyone!
by AliceTheGamedev http://ift.tt/2i2HW7f
30 hours of work, wasted or not?
by driveskull http://ift.tt/2irfH0O
Chun Li Cosplay
by martinfisherman http://ift.tt/2irjZFA
I'm becoming scared of Facebook.
Has anyone else noticed, in the last few months especially, a huge uptick in Facebook's ability to know everything about you?
Facebook is sending me reminders about people I've snapchatted but not spoken to on Facebook yet.
Facebook is advertising products to me based on conversations I've had in bars or over my microphone while using Curse at home. Things I've never mentioned or even searched for on my phone, Facebook knows about.
Every aspect of my life that I have kept disconnected from the internet and social media, Facebook knows about. I don't want to say that Facebook is recording our phone microphones at all time, but how else could they know about things that I have kept very personal and never even mentioned online?
Even for those things I do search online - Facebook knows. I can do a google search for a service using Chrome, open Facebook, and the advertisement for that service is there. It's like they are reading all input and output from my phone.
I guess I agreed to it by accepting their TOS, but isn't this a bit ridiculous? They shouldn't be profiling their users to the extent they are.
There's no way to keep anything private anymore. Facebook can "hear" conversations that it was never meant to. I don't want to delete it because I do use it fairly frequently to check in on people, but it's becoming less and less worth the threat to my privacy.
by BryAallDay http://ift.tt/2hUkwCW
Clearly we listened.
by G_man252 http://ift.tt/2hmGLSJ
Quantum Leap: Researchers Send Information Using a Single Particle of Light
by campuscodi http://ift.tt/2i5oUPI
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year... Not if you're a Deer
by Axeslashed http://ift.tt/2hBvPgo
The gave me $10 for 15 games when I was a kid
by Haydeeni16 http://ift.tt/2irrFaN
When people compliment my holiday cheer
by megalomaster http://ift.tt/2idIqHc
Impressive Limbo ink
by Caddwell http://ift.tt/2i1RHCu
Male sex robots with 'bionic penis' to offer ultimate experience
by ShotBot http://ift.tt/2hmp7yF
President Obama should pardon Edward Snowden
by johnmountain http://ift.tt/2iqZvgd
My fiancee got our wedding bands in the mail. She surprised me with this engraving!
by frank0127 http://ift.tt/2hisCED
Cyanogen pulls the plug on its services and OS next week
by Lettershort http://ift.tt/2hBnngU
Are you serious, FragHero?
by SirBrooks http://ift.tt/2hT5jSv
Can you say 'Petty'? In response to Nokia lawsuit, Apple pulls all Withings products
by Vippero http://ift.tt/2hiAo15
Kids today be like...
by Bowensey http://ift.tt/2i1OHpB
Oculus engineering leader arrested near Seattle, charged with soliciting sex from cop posing as 15-year-old girl
by mvea http://ift.tt/2hi4hP9
President Obama signs defense bill that could spur new space-based arms race
by mvea http://ift.tt/2i1Y1tJ
Why are 6TB drives the same price as they were 18 months ago?
Drives used to get cheaper when larger ones showed up. Now, drives double in size way less often, and apparently the smaller ones don't get cheaper when they do.
by bustduster http://ift.tt/2hSofAZ
"It's a Tank, what do you plan to do?" Hammer it to death, what else would you do?
by AdamE89 http://ift.tt/2hAccVY
Starry Night - Mario edition
by eavu http://ift.tt/2hasGD8
Friday 23 December 2016
Denied...
by martinfisherman http://ift.tt/2im66MD
How do I attack again?
by timblers http://ift.tt/2imGoaU
Unlimited Internet To Become Standard (New CRTC Rules)
by SqyWalk3r http://ift.tt/2ibwGVo
Solar power is now the cheapest form of energy in almost 60 countries
by mvea http://ift.tt/2hkO8tR
Didn't expect that
by AdamE89 http://ift.tt/2ilN6On
Well folks another year and another set of kids getting games they shouldn't...
by MaverickWolfe http://ift.tt/2i0SYd3
If only schools worked like this today...
by captiansnugglepants http://ift.tt/2hzvdHQ
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Nier Automata: If you manage to place the camera under 2B's skirt she pushes it away. Platinum Games knows its audience!
by Bosargin http://ift.tt/2ilhGI7
To anyone in need of holiday cheer!
by reughdurgem http://ift.tt/2i2QKwe
Smart Vibrator Company Settles Lawsuit For Over-Collection Of, Uh, Personal Data
by notscj http://ift.tt/2i2ELyM
Betrayed by his own gun [Rainbow 6 Siege]
by itman290 http://ift.tt/2ia5IOg
What repeated head trauma looks like
by Trollashnikov http://ift.tt/2i2u7rM
Meanwhile In Just Cause 3
by therap321 http://ift.tt/2ia4fY5
The FBI is investigating how hackers infiltrated computers at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for several years beginning in 2010 in a breach senior FDIC officials believe was sponsored by China's military, people with knowledge of the matter said.
by GuacamoleFanatic http://ift.tt/2ia9ruZ
Why it takes me so long to finish a game.
by holy_shott http://ift.tt/2i00ox9
Some real bargains in my local Gamestop ''sale''
by fragilemetal http://ift.tt/2ikiJrD
Victory! Court Rejects Government’s Secrecy Claims in EFF’s Hemisphere Suit
by johnmountain http://ift.tt/2hjR3Dl
Comcast technicians found not-at-fault for accidents caused in Indiana
by SgtQuack http://ift.tt/2h9MfeU
The electric stars set to light up 2017
by Samanreddit http://ift.tt/2hg7e2O
Utah, Colorado & Nevada team up to create 2000-mile network of charging stations “from Denver to Salt Lake City to Las Vegas”
by ZoneRangerMC http://ift.tt/2inEt1F
This Is Why I Don't Wear Headphones In Public
by therap321 http://ift.tt/2hOGAyD
Merry almost christmas from the Vault!
by tonytoasted http://ift.tt/2hPeTpr
Me, at the end of the year
by googlerider http://ift.tt/2hfEpUg
First thing I thought of with that new Wonder Woman screenshot...
by fortytwoblaqk http://ift.tt/2ijOy3Q
Dutch market regulator bans T-Mobile's 'free' streaming music service
by ZoneRangerMC http://ift.tt/2hyU9zq
U.S. Customs begin asking foreign travelers about their presence on social media
by el_muchacho http://ift.tt/2hQ0jOy
Apple iOS 10.2 Is Causing New Problems
by MavraSay http://ift.tt/2ikk6Xz
Britain and Japan sign nuclear energy cooperation agreement - "paves the way for Japanese companies to construct nuclear plants in the UK."
by mvea http://ift.tt/2hjDwf0
Consumer Reports: Don't buy the new MacBook Pro
by masterarts http://ift.tt/2hg6zye
Good Guy Bethesda. Always appreciated this.
by Choose-p http://ift.tt/2ijJ0q3
How gaming has evolved
by fahimmawa http://ift.tt/2heG904
Trust me, I'm an engineer.
by ZeroSquare http://ift.tt/2i7BvPz
"Not your typical girl"
by Est_17 http://ift.tt/2hiT4iT
US State Police Have Spent Millions on Israeli Phone Cracking Tech
by Maxcactus http://ift.tt/2ijJaOi
Leaked files reveal scope of Israeli firm's phone cracking tech
by Denaxin http://ift.tt/2inf08B
Steam fined $3 million for refusing refunds
by tre3211 http://ift.tt/2hxS2vw
Every call of duty/battlefield game you play.
by usmian20 http://ift.tt/2im63wB
She tried..
by mtndewyo http://ift.tt/2hYBvSl
Thursday 22 December 2016
New MacBook Pro 2016 First MacBook To Not Get Consumer Reports Recommendation: Battery Life Problems To Blame
by letmeshitpostinpeace http://ift.tt/2hNCuqw
Younglings vs. Sith
by TheIronicTea http://ift.tt/2hhpCdb
Bitcoin Now Worth More Than Twitter
by chang2301 http://ift.tt/2hwUfYa
A flight was late because someone named their Wi-Fi hotspot ‘Galaxy Note 7’
by habichuelacondulce http://ift.tt/2hYlFrb
Well that's one way to win.
by SmileyFace-_- http://ift.tt/2igCAIh
New MacBook Pros Fail to Earn Consumer Reports Recommendation
by b0red http://ift.tt/2hNJljO
Hedge fund developing AI intended to replace management of their firm including hiring, firing and strategic decisions.
by carbonarbonoxide http://ift.tt/2i0eaST
Makes perfect sense
by IHackySackI http://ift.tt/2hhChgb
A kid at the mall today called this Minecraft Luigi.
by crimsonblade55 http://ift.tt/2h6wjdf
Different controllers meanings
by masterhaneef http://ift.tt/2hgZnUm
What me and my bro will be doing this Christmas.
by Crayge http://ift.tt/2hvvMTi
In case anyone doesn't know, Rollercoaster Tycoon Classic is out on iOS today. Finally Atari does something right with the Tycoon series.
by ShaggyHairJay http://ift.tt/2ifvXG6
Rockstar Games logic
by khurafati-wah http://ift.tt/2hX8jLP
Scientists discover water exists in two states in the cross-over temperature range of 50 ± 10°C.
by spsheridan http://ift.tt/2i5EOae
Decided against getting a car in favour spending £1500 on gifts for kids charities every xmas until I die. Did I pick good games for them?
by jimih4223 http://ift.tt/2hvKhGE
Will stop at nothing to finish that sentence
by ArkadiusBear http://ift.tt/2h5NHyR
Yeah that's about right.
by PurpleHayes321 http://ift.tt/2hX326W
Aliens Did 9/11
by Fit_Guy_With_Snacks http://ift.tt/2hLGpnA
I would play this
by chuchi-moi http://ift.tt/2hLvL0a
Worldwide game industry hits $91 billion in revenues in 2016, with mobile the clear leader
by lebcas http://ift.tt/2hgHuF3
China proposes foreign automakers to produce electric vehicles in the country amidst air pollution issues
by Portis403 http://ift.tt/2hgv9R7
Nokia sues Apple for infringing patents, industry back on war footing
by k4lifrag http://ift.tt/2hvyesM
Us in 5 Hours
by pauliusdud http://ift.tt/2huQ8fl
OddPortals, Fairly OddPortals!
by shoopdahoop22 http://ift.tt/2ifyujv
Bruh, you need some help?
by therap321 http://ift.tt/2huIBNA
Woah
by therap321 http://ift.tt/2i4oZ3B
Brother Killed it at Christmas Exchange [xpost /r/Pics]
by LictalonPrime http://ift.tt/2hJzMCp
Go Bessy, Go...
by saby-john http://ift.tt/2if1yaR
Google's Larry Page Got Bored Of Disrupting The Telecom Sector With Google Fiber
by johnmountain http://ift.tt/2hZ9KMd
Tesla updates Autopilot technology to follow speed limits on roads
by Portis403 http://ift.tt/2hgshnz
Cheers everybody.
by Kleinbeertjie http://ift.tt/2hKBJyi
Raspberry Pi makers release version of the OS that can run on desktop computers
by mossbergGT http://ift.tt/2h5tWHK
Canada declares ‘high-speed’ internet essential for quality of life
by Throwaway___Jones http://ift.tt/2ieRaA8
Oracle executive publicly resigns after CEO joins Trump's transition team
by pa_one http://ift.tt/2hWJz6l
Had to get'em all..
by Dumbcaveman http://ift.tt/2htzNay
Peter Thiel's startup helps authorities track illegal immigrants
by Braydenlogan36 http://ift.tt/2hcSHoD
Tesla Autopilot’s vision neural net is ‘now working well’, but it needs to get real-world road data, says Elon Musk
by chang2301 http://ift.tt/2hXtZdb
Fucking cheeky cunt
by CRASH____BANDICOOT http://ift.tt/2hesXts
macOS is becoming legacy software
by Lettershort http://ift.tt/2hIPDkA
Amazing example of what VR is all about
by Billiam2468 http://ift.tt/2hei1Mu
Worst feeling ever.
by Shockfin97 http://ift.tt/2id0aWs
4 years ago, My 60 y/o father beat Red Dead Redemption and wanted to share the ending with me. I told him no spoilers "old man" and promised to play - it but I never found the time. My dad died last year. (Sigh) Fast forward to now. I just finished RDR and have tears in my eyes. That was beautiful.
by acrobat2126 http://ift.tt/2h4hHLp
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Michael De Santa embarrassing his daughter
by Vapenayshson http://ift.tt/2h3hRCJ
Oracle executive publicly resigns after CEO joins Trump's transition team
by F22Rapture http://ift.tt/2htMcLF
[Ark: Survival Evolved] NEVER set the poop interval to "0"
by Zmoc http://ift.tt/2hUzU09
Trump Team Says They'll Kill the Open Internet "As Soon As Possible"
by gw2re http://ift.tt/2hbV0Io
Dear Santa, I've been a really good boy this year and I want ... no need this!
by Death_Machine_ http://ift.tt/2ig6UPh
PC gaming market worth $36 billion in 2016
by speckz http://ift.tt/2i2px9U
Twitter is ‘toast’ and the stock is not even worth $10: Analyst
by AkaviriSnake http://ift.tt/2hUmKjz
I don't know what I was expecting.
by Just-afridi http://ift.tt/2hsAt06
Obama administration warns that A.I.—not China or Mexico—could destroy “millions” of jobs
by NinjaDiscoJesus http://ift.tt/2i1Wm79
Psst... Hey kid, wanna buy some Deku Leaves?
by Tikaani91 http://ift.tt/2ifXNhs
Yahoo Inc's secret scanning of customer emails at the behest of a U.S. spy agency is part of a growing push by officials to loosen constitutional protections Americans have against arbitrary governmental searches, according to legal documents and people briefed on closed court hearings.
by johnmountain http://ift.tt/2i1YImz
Canada's telecom and broadcast regulator has declared that broadband internet access should be deemed a basic telecommunications service for all Canadians
by luciddrummer http://ift.tt/2hWw0pD
Skyrim logic
by martinfisherman http://ift.tt/2h2j65h
Memories...
by martinfisherman http://ift.tt/2ib8FBt
Someone didn't get the memo
by xxHazzer http://ift.tt/2hVvYyD
I hope you all like bioshock! Poor Mr. B...
by graceandgoose http://ift.tt/2hayjEr
Since so many of you enjoyed my Mario I thought I would share the 5ft Megaman 2 Dragon I made out of perler beads:)
by smashley0408 http://ift.tt/2ig3RGT
When cosplay is too sexy
by tastefulchrist http://ift.tt/2i17Doh
Skyrim for Ants.
by offshootuk http://ift.tt/2ieNrhY
Limited Edition Corgikin came in.
by corean1786 http://ift.tt/2ify6gQ
Snoopers' Charter 'not justified in a democracy', rules EU court
by -Gavin- http://ift.tt/2has9UV
Unexpected
by therap321 http://ift.tt/2hqcoHh
John Deere Really Doesn’t Want You to Own That Tractor
by sigbhu http://ift.tt/2hd7WiI
Google sued by its own employee for running an internal "spying program"
by jaymz668 http://ift.tt/2iflhDy
Samsung: Allow us to put ads on your TV or no smart features
by champybaby http://ift.tt/2hd13hx
Letsa skate!
by ArkadiusBear http://ift.tt/2i9TxEn
Rejoice! Robots are coming for our jobs
by middleeastnewsman http://ift.tt/2i0tz2L
India predicts it will exceed Paris renewable energy target by half - Government forecasts 57% of electricity will come from renewable sources by 2027, above 40% target agreed at climate summit
by Canal_Volphied http://ift.tt/2h9TNkS
So I renewed my WoW account and I noticed a pet was missing...
by johneasytoo http://ift.tt/2h1mKMw
GTA SA IRL.
by saby-john http://ift.tt/2i9KO56
Just two dudes having a great time in a bus watching two ripped dudes go at it on the street
by therap321 http://ift.tt/2hGGDMM
EU's highest court delivers blow to UK snooper's charter
by alibix http://ift.tt/2hGVpmI
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled blanket communications data collection, as in the UK's IP Act, illegal
by ghalfacree http://ift.tt/2hbCktQ
Google employee sues company for 'illegal' confidentiality policies that violate labor laws
by RedditGreenit http://ift.tt/2h8WDH3
Just got done making this awesome MARIO out of perler beads! Took me 35 hours.
by smashley0408 http://ift.tt/2hRQtto
The world is just a game.
by rowanbladex http://ift.tt/2hRLZTu
Tuesday 20 December 2016
Apple is losing its focus again — and this time, there's no Steve Jobs coming to the rescue
by pizza_delivery_ http://ift.tt/2h812K1
Amazing Zelda Cosplay
by rectanglebot http://ift.tt/2habyC5
Why I have 400+ hours in Witcher 3
by the_humeister http://ift.tt/2gZK4dt
Kaspersky releases decryptor for latest version of CryptXXX ransomware (version 3)
by crookedsmoker http://ift.tt/2hF57Gg
AT&T criticized for opting out of government program to give internet subsidies to the poor
by HenryCorp http://ift.tt/2gZFgFb
The White House says the U.S. will need a stronger social safety net to help workers displaced by robots
by mvea http://ift.tt/2hY45Dc
Battlefield, the game that keeps on giving
by AdamE89 http://ift.tt/2hWYJb4
Has technology gone too far?
by mustangll http://ift.tt/2h7xHzu
Bullseye
by foresttravestys http://ift.tt/2hRJDGC
Microsoft Surface sales skyrocket, thanks in part to 'disappointing' Macbook Pros
by HouseBoltonForLife http://ift.tt/2i6ZXno
Everytime I get the Dark Brotherhood warning in Skyrim
by ariat_cowboy http://ift.tt/2hWUHjb
Honda's next-gen Clarity hydrogen cars land in California
by DubTeeDub http://ift.tt/2h6omYI
He was really sad about his horse dying.
by richierich27 http://ift.tt/2hRisvz
Man, traffic sure is heavy today
by Fit_Guy_With_Snacks http://ift.tt/2hQ34NS
How to advertise memory cards
by martinfisherman http://ift.tt/2i6fBQ7
So That's How It Happened
by choof3199 http://ift.tt/2hn1xOj
FCC Republicans vow to gut net neutrality rules “as soon as possible”
by LittleWhiteDragon http://ift.tt/2hWjd3E
I Don't Like Candy
by therap321 http://ift.tt/2gX6Ti6
ARMA 3 is a realistic military shooter.
by saby-john http://ift.tt/2gYhjy8
South Carolina law would install porn-blocking ransomware on all PCs to ‘protect the children’
by themineboss http://ift.tt/2gY1Fme
Las Vegas’s city government is now powered by 100% renewable energy, and more cities will follow using solar, wind, hydroelectric and other sources
by pnewell http://ift.tt/2hQvNV7
Trump’s pick to head the CIA wants the government to spy on virtually everything we do
by maxwellhill http://ift.tt/2hnwMIP
I drew Trico from The Last Guardian!
by geckoinyourface http://ift.tt/2hmKGLo
Fable 3: The first game that really got inside my head.
by Corte-Real http://ift.tt/2hVlTik
Engineering Fallout Style
by outroversion http://ift.tt/2hViz6M
First Aussie Pirate Bay Block Gets Defeated in Seconds
by -Gavin- http://ift.tt/2hQubKZ
How Many Hours Do You Spend a Day on Gaming?
by nathan_baker http://ift.tt/2h7Eivn
Facebook Gets EU Antitrust Complaint Over WhatsApp Takeover Bid
by Gurney_Halleck_ http://ift.tt/2h5RiAg
Facebook charged with misleading EU on $22 billion WhatsApp merger
by golden430 http://ift.tt/2i5bdB3
One thing about Ac II i don't miss
by Nitroxx20 http://ift.tt/2hlyf2l
Super Mario Run Controller
by rectanglebot http://ift.tt/2gVLzto
Didn't see that one coming
by browns_backer http://ift.tt/2hCq9FF
Who ever took the time to do this is amazing.
by itsjosh18 http://ift.tt/2i3t8Im
Ham-fisted: Chap's radio app killed remotely after posting bad review
by skidmark-steve http://ift.tt/2hO7owM
Prostate cancer laser treatment 'truly transformative'
by Philo1927 http://ift.tt/2h6vpCx
Monday 19 December 2016
KickassTorrents Is Back From the Dead
by EarlymanX215 http://ift.tt/2i9r51n
Uber on track to lose 2.6 billion dollars this year worldwide
by rwbombc http://ift.tt/2h4CnGh
ERHMAGEHRD ITS BERTMEN
by jdenaro http://ift.tt/2hMt7VX
Navy’s Stealth Destroyer Program Failure
by jimrosenz http://ift.tt/2hTckAt
Marsha Blackburn’s solution to fake news is really bad - She believes that internet service providers should be responsible for scrubbing the internet of fake news
by johnmountain http://ift.tt/2gUXd7C
Way too smooth
by AdamE89 http://ift.tt/2i8t45W
PSA: If you've ever experienced pain in your wrist / hand after a gaming session, DO NOT IGNORE IT.
Hey guys!
This is a topic I don't see much discussion nor coverage on, so I thought I'd shed some light on it. I myself have experienced wrist pain from gaming, ignored it and narrowly avoided a fate where the damage would become irreparable.
I've been a gamer since my childhood (started on qBasic games and Snake) and as such I've developed a stamina for long gaming sessions - or so I thought. Fast forward to adulthood and 50% of the day I'm working on PC, keyboard & mouse and 50% playing Overwatch or something, keyboard & mouse again.
It wasn't long before I started experiencing discomfort and pain in my right hand and wrist. I thought about just toughing it out, maybe resting the hand for a day. Well, I rested the hand as a true gamer would - by playing with my iPad, which didn't help at all (how surprising).
When the pain didn't get better and I started getting pain spikes + muscle spasms in the hand, I started researching the subject and realized that if I didn't immediately do something, I was very close to developing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, which isn't very treatable when it fully develops.
What helped me was:
- 1) Changing my hardware to ergonomic
- 2) Starting with hand and wrist exercises here's a youtube link with some
- 3) Keeping my right hand warm in a glove
- 4) Improving posture and getting some supplements
If you're interested in the whole story, you can check the whole post I've written about it
Don't ignore the pain, it's dangerous!
by pepsodont http://ift.tt/2hAnFHY
In the latest chapter of the "fake news" saga, Facebook is now facing off against an entire country as German officials want to fine the social media platform for every fake story that makes its way to the newsfeed.
by ucccft http://ift.tt/2gVcu8y
He REALLY likes his setup
by potatoesgalor http://ift.tt/2hMXVZd
Super Mario Level 1-1 Stop motion on a cake
by outroversion http://ift.tt/2hLWIRL
Solar is top source of new capacity on the US grid in 2016
by speckz http://ift.tt/2i8gsf1
This is how you do a 10hr charter bus ride.
by AirmanElmo http://ift.tt/2hiY0jG
My first "wow" moment in gaming
by vacuumeverything http://ift.tt/2hiYMNI
You see, Ivan...
by Bell_PC http://ift.tt/2i6aX0A
Feds indict two lawyers who bought copyright rights to porn movies, uploaded them to torrent sites, and then shook down people who downloaded them
by Balkan4 http://ift.tt/2hAQx2H
Paul Krugman in 1998: Internet’s Economic Impact No Greater Than Fax Machine
by johnmountain http://ift.tt/2hRByyU
Now Germany Wants To Criminalize Fake News
by johnmountain http://ift.tt/2i1OGF1
"Dude where's my car?"
by AdamE89 http://ift.tt/2h2kkAw
Problem Solving
by Edward-afridi http://ift.tt/2hMb1WB
Sleeping Dogs never got the love it deserves.
by brinsey http://ift.tt/2hMeqVj
Life's going great.
by saby-john http://ift.tt/2hMig0H
Tank Attack GTA V
by Edward-afridi http://ift.tt/2hKLeOx
Pac-Man graffiti.
by maddy6655 http://ift.tt/2hzNvvv
Charizard made from seasonal leaves
by outroversion http://ift.tt/2hzH9MM
AT&T, Verizon Laugh At The FCC's Last-Minute Attempt To Crack Down On Zero Rating
by maxwellhill http://ift.tt/2hLT3RC
German law would fine social media sites “publishing” fake news
by golden430 http://ift.tt/2hAd7s5
Las Vegas now run entirely on renewable energy -- It's estimated that this switch is saving the city around $5 million every year. Since 2008, energy consumption across the city has also been reduced by nearly a third
by pnewell http://ift.tt/2hinoX1
Will Signal, an open source and encrypted messaging service, catch on?
by ernhede http://ift.tt/2h35FqC
10 minutes into my no-death run of The Last Guardian
by JC_Moose http://ift.tt/2hP9BrJ
Google launches Waymo and moves closer to self-driving cars
by discodolly http://ift.tt/2hLiBAV
Mark Cuban publicly asks Trump to become the robotics president: "I would take 100 billion of the proposed $1 trillion dollars in infrastructure investment and invest it in robotics"
by mvea http://ift.tt/2gQEj1U
Just hold "forward"
by Just-afridi http://ift.tt/2hPN2Dg
Thanks for reminding me
by SlashmanSG http://ift.tt/2hXSoPQ
Sunday 18 December 2016
When you get a Steam notification at 11pm on a Sunday saying a friend has fired up Civ
by milkymoocowmoo http://ift.tt/2hKC4BE
To buy Train Simulator 17" and all DLC, or a used car?
by Capnlanky http://ift.tt/2hKa8xP
Number of Chicago taxi drivers hits 10-year low as ride-share companies take off
by SAT0725 http://ift.tt/2h1uXFk
Counter Strike: Kitten Offensive
by Voxel__ http://ift.tt/2i4JZX6
Japan’s Rust Belt Counting on Robonomics to Run Assembly Lines - Abe wants to make robotics a $20 billion industry by 2020
by mvea http://ift.tt/2h14dVq
34 Users Who Paid for DDoS Attacks Arrested by Police, 101 More Questioned
by josourcing http://ift.tt/2i4EIih
Probably one of the most WTF catch phrases I've heard in a video game
by martinfisherman http://ift.tt/2gZXM3g
Skyrim trickshot
by Edward-afridi http://ift.tt/2hOkxFL
Bill introduced in South Carolina aimed at preventing access to online pornography
by 17_irons http://ift.tt/2h0Detl
If Soul Edge had a natural form
by ImMrSneezy http://ift.tt/2hJo09j
Galileo navigation satellite system goes live.
by davidklemke http://ift.tt/2h0OaqD
Dropbox killing off Public folders in 2017
by tiffanylan http://ift.tt/2hgd2Hg
My Very First "Oh Shit" Moment as a Child
by martinfisherman http://ift.tt/2hJnvMk
Good Guy Splatoon
by bigboxman8 http://ift.tt/2gZlJaU
Wolfenstein 3D for Gameboy Color
by Doener23 http://ift.tt/2hJq1Sz
Nintendo Power's First and Final Issue Side by Side
by Anonymous__Account http://ift.tt/2gZEY4i
Pokemon Crystal Pokeballs
by Anonymous__Account http://ift.tt/2gZpIEx
If magazines were the same size as they are in Hollywood films
by ArkadiusBear http://ift.tt/2i3Q46f
It's high noon
by DontSpeakJapanese http://ift.tt/2hVDFoX
Oracle finally targets Java non-payers – six years after plucking Sun
by josourcing http://ift.tt/2gZyTEQ
The cleantech conspiracy - "For Russia and Saudi Arabia, especially, cleantech arguably threatens to become an existential threat."
by mvea http://ift.tt/2i3QQjk
When you're the barbarian in a social encounter
by PhiliDips http://ift.tt/2hITlZo
CD Projekt RED Gets $7 Million from Polish Government To Research Seamless Multiplayer, City Creation
by pingalpsingh http://ift.tt/2hIEjpf
Hacked Yahoo data worth $300,000 sold on the dark web
by readyou http://ift.tt/2hJ32Hx
I'll be the one in the kitchen =D
by UndisguisedAsianerin http://ift.tt/2hUQaAX
When RockStar notices you haven't crashed in the last 20 minutes
by Just-afridi http://ift.tt/2hIRjeq
Some people should start using headphones. [Rainbow Six Siege]
by boomership http://ift.tt/2hx3UAO
Inside Amazon's clickworker platform: How half a million people are being paid pennies to train AI
by lebcas http://ift.tt/2hfdyFb
Only in Fallout 4
by Marc586-Alexis http://ift.tt/2hVnF6a
The apparent end of CyanogenMod
by dieter_naturlich http://ift.tt/2hxkWyT
Tor blocked in Turkey as government cracks down on VPN use
by Doener23 http://ift.tt/2gZIzRD
GTA5 Supercop
by Just-afridi http://ift.tt/2gYIRGG