Category: Internet

The First Cyber Security Election?

Most recent US Presidential elections get tagged as the first “something” – the first TV election, the first Internet election, etc. I think it’s pretty clear that 2016

Friday Fun Link – The World Wide Web is 25 Years Old, Here Are The 25 Funniest Things To Ever Happen Online

I can’t decide if I should feel special or like a giant nerd that I remember seeing most of these when they went viral.

Pokemania!

So you have to be living under a rock to have not heard about the new augmented reality map-based game, Pokemon Go!. I first heard about it when

Friday Fun Link – What The World’s Biggest Sites Looked Like At Launch

This is pretty interesting featuring screenshots of the original version of sites such as Google, Yahoo, Amazon, etc. For comparison’s sake, here’s what my very first web page

Gord Downie Taught Me To Dance: Memories of A Band That Defined Me and My Country

So I woke up today to the very sad news that Gord Downie, lead singer of the Tragically Hip, has terminal brain cancer. Obviously, as you age, it’s

Some Nerd Tracked His Drinking For A Full Year

And no, it wasn’t me! But it’s got me thinking about what a full project this could be! (This guy was more focused on consumption but I think

Friday Fun Link – Another New Social Network For You To Join

Saw this on The Daily Show the other night – Li.st is a new social network by author and actor, BJ Novak. It’s got all the usual social

A Math Puzzle That Went Viral in Japan

So I saw this on Facebook then looked up a more detailed explanation on YouTube to try to understand why this is getting so much attention. I’m not

A Selfie A Day For 8.5 Years

Following yesterday’s post about a guy who created a montage of him singing a single song over five years, here’s a new record holder – one selfie every

A Few Thoughts On @BernieSanders Use of Technology #feelthebern #primaryday #newyork

So today was a pretty big day in the United States as born and raised Brooklyn boy, Bernie Sanders went up against adopted hometown gal, Hillary Clinton in

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