Report: Screen-Time App Developers Say Apple Is Systematically Kicking Them Off App Store

Apple CEO Tim Cookrecently claimedthe company has never been about maximizing phone usage. He has found Apples tool more complicated and less restrictive. Can you really trust that Apple wants people to spend less time on their phones? Photo: Patrick Semansky (AP) Apple then refused to initiate any meaningful negotiations, Kapersky added. Meanwhile, Apple has at times seemed to bend its own supposedly strict rules to promoteits own in-house offerings....

April 27, 2019 · 1 min · 133 words · Christine Perry

This Guy Injected His Dick With Stem Cells to Try to Make It Bigger

I live my life as an N=1, he told Gizmodo, referencing research studies with just one subject. In November, Greenfield visited U.S. Stem Cell, a controversial clinic in Florida, to have his penis injected with his own stem cells. In August 2017, the Food and Drug Administration sent U.S. Stem Cell did not respond to repeated requests for comment.) I wanted to go from good to great, and to get a bigger dick, he told Gizmodo....

February 27, 2018 · 2 min · 425 words · Robert Hill

Users Looking for Child Pornography Are Gathering on Periscope, Twitter’s Forgotten Video Service

(CPsometimes further obfuscated as cheese pizzais awell-wornshorthand for child pornography.) If deleted, Periscope declined to quantify how long content is stored on Periscopes servers. Coexisting on Periscope alongside these users are, worryingly, accounts operated by actual children. Image: Jim Cooke/Gizmodo Their response is reproduced below: Thanks for reaching out. We recently shared an update on our safety effortshere. All content on Periscope must followthe community guidelines. Anyone can report a live or replay broadcast;this articlehas more details on how to report a broadcast....

December 15, 2017 · 1 min · 141 words · Kelly Hamilton

How to Tell If You’re a Neo-Nazi

Internet personalities Baked Alaska and Millennial Matt had a lot of fun at this past weekends white supremacist rallies. Well, until Baked Alaskawas maced, I guess. They used tools like Twitter and YouTube to bring their online followers into the heart of the racist action. But curiously, the two still insist that theyre not neo-Nazis. So what the hell is a neo-Nazi? It left one woman, 32-year-old Heather Heyer, dead and dozens more injured....

August 15, 2017 · 5 min · 1041 words · James Powell

Actually, Cannibalism Can Be Good

Sometimes, we humans let our dumb values prevent us from taking biological realities seriously. Now, some scientists think that even cannibalism is worth another hard look. Cannibalism naturally occurs in lots of species of insects, fish, and even mammals. And despite our aversion to it as a so-called civilized species, cannibalism seems to serve a purpose. Were not advocating that cannibalism is good, but instead that cannibalism is not automatically detrimental....

July 14, 2017 · 1 min · 184 words · Cody Wells

Everything You Need to Know About Lord Buckethead, the Spacelord Star of the UK General Election

But if American audiences tuned in, they have been less perplexed by the electoral system than Lord Buckethead. The UK has a long, fabled history of independent political candidates being a little… lets say strange. After all, a recurring feature at our Elections is a party literally called theMonster Raving Loony Party. So who the hell is Lord Buckethead? Well, he (or they?) But no one really knows if its the same Buckethead, because they never reveal their identity....

June 9, 2017 · 1 min · 122 words · Dominic Ortiz

This Bong Vape Is Not Only Ridiculous, It’s Smooth as Hell

Its a… bape? I dunno, man, but the Hydrology 9 produces the smoothest vapor Ive ever tasted. The Hydrology 9 is the first portable liquid filtration vaporizer. Its roughly the size and shape of a Red Bull can, but two inches taller. The combination of brushed aluminum and glass gives it a handsome, sophisticated look. The water does a little filtering, too. The combination makes for a smoother, less harsh hit....

May 31, 2017 · 2 min · 323 words · Tammy Brown

You Don’t Really Need an Anti-Virus App Anymore

Yet things have changed dramatically. Below are the scant few software software packages you really need, and where to find them. With so much of our computing directed through the online window now, keeping itsafeandsecureshould be a priority. Thats not to say antivirus packages are entirely worthless. Do you need antivirus software on a macOS system? The best free option, as it always has been, isZoneAlarm. Most vulnerabilities appear in shady apps installed through unofficial channels, orin older code....

March 17, 2017 · 1 min · 115 words · Chelsea Mann

For True Cyber Security, Using a USB Firewall Is Essential

Using a USB firewall could be your best defense. Hackers can use malicious code thats injected to the USBs drivers that will compromise a system. But who hasnt bought a cheap thumb drive in a hurry. Enter Robert FisksGitHub project, the USG. From Fisks description: Antivirus scanners cannot detect BadUSB because there is no virus to detect. you’re free to protect yourself from BadUSB by using virtualised operating systems such asQubes....

March 5, 2017 · 2 min · 216 words · Nancy West

The 2016 Nexus: Everything We Think We Know About Google’s Next Phones (Updated)

Heres everything we think we know (so far). Name A truism for smartphones nowadays is that flagships come in twos. Its likely to repeat the formula again by introducing one big phone and one small phone. Last years Nexus 6P was codenamed Angler, for instance. However, these phones official names are much less certain. Update 09/20/16: Google hassent out invitesfor an event on October 4. Also earlier this month, aleaked APKof theGoogle Pixel Launchermade its way to the Internet....

August 16, 2016 · 3 min · 449 words · James Bell

Damn, There’s a Lot of Nipple Bacon Out There

Good morning, everyone. Fancy waking up to some delicious, sizzling bacon? Sometimes, the fleshy animal goodness we consume reminds us that its just thatanimal body parts. And sometimes, it reminds us by having a nipple still attached. https://twitter.com/embed/status/763315294358102016 Urban Dictionarydesignatesnipple bacon as a sex act, but thats not real nipple bacon. Real nipple bacon is exactly what it sounds like: a fucking nipple on a piece of bacon. And, as an ill-advised Google search proved, its everywhere!...

August 10, 2016 · 1 min · 122 words · Veronica Wright

The Fascinating Physics of Blood Splatters

The end result was a hung jury, forcing the presiding judge to declare a mistrial. Spector was convicted after a retrial in 2009 and is serving a sentence of 19 years to life. Butthe caseserves as an example of the uncertainty that still surrounds blood pattern analysis. They describe their work ina new paperinPhysical Review Fluids. Its their job to interpret those patterns and use that data for the reconstruction phase of the process....

August 3, 2016 · 1 min · 199 words · Joann Thomas

Corn Sweat Will Make the Midwest’s Abysmal Heat Wave Even Worse

The heat is coming, and the corn is sweating. Plants are in a bit of a bind in the heat. But when the air is too hot, this means losing lots of water vapor. They start to sweat. As a result, the heat index, or effective temperature we feel, starts to soar. A several degree uptick in the dew-point will cause a several degree uptick in the heat index. Naturally, all this talk of corn sweat has got Floridians clamoring aboutsugar cane sweat....

July 21, 2016 · 1 min · 95 words · Johnathan Carney