I’m not sure I love anything as much as Rob Liefeld loves pop culture. The famous comic artist is extremely passionate not just about comics, but also about movies, TV, toys, pretty much everything. It all comes exploding out in this wonderful video.
Source: Gizmodo – Deadpool’s Creator Freaking Out About Toys Is the Best
Nintendo wants to make sure it “does better” next time when it comes to launching its NX platform.
Source: Engadget – Nintendo opines on where it went wrong with the Wii U
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV is what you’d get if you took two hours of JRPG cutscenes and edited them into a movie: It’s oddly paced, confusing, and full of corny dialogue. It’s also surprisingly fun to watch.
Source: Kotaku – Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV: The Kotaku Review
iOS: Simplenote’s long been one of our favorite syncing notes apps
, and the iOS version is getting a little better with an update that adds in support for Markdown
.
Source: LifeHacker – Simplenote for iOS Adds Support for Markdown
Having teenagers nearly die through the complicated machinations of adults is a tried and tested storyline. For a while, it felt like every book, movie, and TV show was based on this idea. And you’ve seen and read them all. So the question is: Am I living in a young adult dystopia? We’re here to help you figure that out.
Source: io9 – Signs You’re Stuck in a Young Adult Dystopia
Twitter has spent an entire year working on a common sense tool that would help users protect themselves from harassment and abuse, according to Bloomberg. So where is it?
Source: Gizmodo – If Twitter Is Working So Hard on Abuse Why Is It Still So Broken?
Titanfall 2‘s tech test has started a second weekend of testing on the Playstation 4 and Xbox One. Earlier this week, Respawn Entertainment promised key changes
after mixed reception to the first weekend test. Movement speed has been increased and players will enjoy more time in their Titans now their mech’s spawn meeter partially fills up over time. Players will also get to test a new 6v6 game mode called “Amped Hardpoint” and play on a new map, Forward Base Kodai.
Source: Kotaku – Titanfall 2’s tech test has started a second weekend of testing on the Playstation 4 and Xbox One.
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AT&T is fighting a recent punishment handed down by the Federal Communications Commission. Last month, the FCC issued a Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) that says AT&T overcharged the Florida school districts of Orange and Dixie by nearly 400 percent.
AT&T filed its response today, saying that there is “no legal or factual basis for liability against AT&T.”
The phone service in question is paid for by US citizens through surcharges on phone bills. Those surcharges fund the E-rate program that subsidizes telecommunications for schools and libraries. Under this program, the FCC says AT&T is required to charge schools and libraries the lowest available rates. The commission says AT&T should repay $63,760 it improperly received from the FCC in subsidies and pay an additional fine of $106,425.
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Source: Ars Technica – AT&T fights for right to charge some schools more for phone service
The biggest name in online retail is looking to get into the car business. When it comes to online shopping there is no greater juggernaut than Amazon.com. Wouldn’t it be great to buy car, just like you buy anything esle? That’s not likely to happen in the near future.
Source: Gizmodo – Here Is Why A “One Click” Car Purchase From Amazon Won’t Happen Anytime Soon
Snapchat is bringing behavioral targeting, or advertisement based on data gathered from user activity, to the app in the near future.
Source: Engadget – Snapchat is rolling out behavioral targeting later this year
This is Ontario based plumber Nick Huckson showing off the custom car decal he had made to promote his business. And apparently it’s been working like a charm. And why wouldn’t it? If someone has to choose between plumbers who wouldn’t choose the guy you saw taking a shit in his truck?
Keep going for a couple more shots, one of which they got the angle all wrong. Now pretend like you’re reading a magazine.
Source: Geekologie – Nailed It: Plumber’s Custom Car Decal That Makes Him Look Like He’s On The Toilet
Curious about the latest trend? You’ve come to the right place.
Source: Kotaku – Thousands Are Poorly Explaining Their Furry Personae On Twitter
Okay, it’s probably hell if you actually tried it. Alex Gorosh visited 13 museums in London, saw more than 140,000 works of art, and walked more than 22 miles in one day in an attempt to see all the art there is to see in London. He didn’t even see more than 1 percent of the art in the city. That’s because London has 92 museums and more than 20 million works of art.
Source: Gizmodo – Trying to See All the Art in All the Museums in London in One Day Looks Like a Fun Time
Amazon is planning a pilot program in which a select group of workers will need to work for 30 hours a week, instead of the usual 40 to 70 hours, and make 75 percent of the salary + benefits (alternate source). From the report:Currently, the pilot program will be small, consisting of a few dozen people. These teams will work on tech products within the human resources division of the company, working Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with additional flex hours. Their salaries will be lower than 40-hour workers, but they will have the option to transition to full-time if they choose. Team members will be hired from inside and outside the company. As of now, Amazon does not have plans to alter the 40-hour workweek on a companywide level, the spokesman said.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Amazon Is Testing a 30-Hour, 75% Salary Workweek
Last year, VSP, the nation’s largest vision care provider, unveiled what it thinks is the eyewear of the future. It’s called Project Genesis and it comes from The Shop, a thinktank innovation lab within VSP. Project Genesis is essentially a pair of g…
Source: Engadget – Level is a pair of glasses that doubles as an activity tracker
Sharp-eyed [H] reader Jorona noticed that, while playing Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, there was something extra special about Václav Koller the underground augmentation specialist. I’ll give you a hint, look at his left arm.
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Source: [H]ardOCP – Random [H] Sighting In Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Sharp-eyed [H] reader Jorona noticed that, while playing Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, there was something extra special about Václav Koller the underground augmentation specialist. I’ll give you a hint, look at his left arm.
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Source: [H]ardOCP – Radon [H] Sighting In Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
SS7 allows an attacker to use just a phone number to gain access to calls and texts to and from that phone—and can be used to undermine the security of WhatsApp and Telegram. (credit: Petr Kolář (modified by Ars))
A documented weakness in Signaling System 7 has been shown to allow widespread interception of phone calls and text messages (SS7 is the public switched telephone network signaling protocol used to set up and route phone calls; it also allows for things like phone number portability). This weakness in SS7 can even undermine the security of encrypted messaging systems such as WhatsApp and Telegram.
In an April segment of 60 Minutes, Democratic Congressman Ted Lieu of California allowed hackers to demonstrate how they could listen in on his calls. In light of the mass leak of congressional staffers’ contact information by hackers, Congressman Lieu is now urging the Federal Communications Commission to take action quickly to fix the problem with SS7. The hackers are purportedly tied to Russian intelligence.
The vulnerability in SS7 was revealed in a presentation at the RSA security conference in March. It exploits the use of SS7 by cellular networks to handle billing and phone location data for call routing. The vulnerability is open to anyone with access to SS7 signaling. This includes not just telecommunications companies that have “roaming” relationships with a phone’s primary carrier, but any state actor or hacker who has access to those companies’ networks. Using SS7, an attacker could create a proxy to route calls and text messages. He could intercept them and record them without the knowledge of the people on either end of the communications. An attacker could also spoof texts and calls from a number.
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Source: Ars Technica – Congressman to FCC: Fix phone network flaw that allows eavesdropping
It’s been over a week since our list of Netflix recommendations
, so here’s another stack of movies to add to your binge-watch pile. This time, they’re all on Hulu, which (added bonus) also contains all 11 seasons of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, in case you get too freaked out by any of the following.
Source: Gizmodo – 12 Awesome Cult Movies to Watch on Hulu
The Olympic Games is a massively multiplayer event wherein local champions from various territories convene in a single geographic location to compete in a wide variety of mini-games within larger categories (aquatic, track, gymnastics, cycling, and others). Winners in each event acquire a gold medal. Second prize is a silver medal; third prize is a bronze medal. Fourth prize is the disappointment of everyone you love.
Source: Kotaku – The Olympic Summer Games: The Kotaku Review
