Stephen Hawking Has Died at 76
Hawking was one of humanity’s most important scientists and leaves behind an ongoing project to send a small spacecraft to Earth’s closest star system. Continue reading Stephen Hawking Has Died at 76
Author Archives: Jason Koebler
Apple Must Explain Why It Doesn’t Want You to Fix Your Own iPhone, California Lawmaker Says
Susan Talamantes-Eggman, who introduced a right to repair bill in California, says Apple can’t play politics behind the scenes: “The onus is on them to explain why we can’t repair our own things and what damage or danger it causes them.” Continue reading Apple Must Explain Why It Doesn’t Want You to Fix Your Own iPhone, California Lawmaker Says
The Right to Repair Battle Has Come to Silicon Valley
A California lawmaker is making the state the 18th in the country to consider legislation that would make it easier to fix your things. Continue reading The Right to Repair Battle Has Come to Silicon Valley
Senator Introduces Fake Net Neutrality Bill Championed By ISPs Then Pretends He’s Fighting Against Them
The bill, introduced by Louisiana Senator John Kennedy, mirrors legislation that has been pushed in the House that would enshrine the ability for ISPs to screw you over. Continue reading Senator Introduces Fake Net Neutrality Bill Championed By ISPs Then Pretends He’s Fighting Against Them
We Made Better Versions of the New ‘Ready Player One’ Posters
Steven Spielberg made homages to posters from ‘The Matrix,’ ‘Blade Runner,’ and a bunch of other Motherboard favorites. Continue reading We Made Better Versions of the New ‘Ready Player One’ Posters
Just .69 Percent of Americans Use Opera, Which Is a Bummer Because it’s Like Chrome But Better
Opera is built on the same engine as Chrome but is optimized to use less memory, which has made life much less frustrating for tab-obsessed users. Continue reading Just .69 Percent of Americans Use Opera, Which Is a Bummer Because it’s Like Chrome But Better
Reddit CEO ‘Aware’ of Community That Makes Memes of Dead Children
A subreddit full of videos of people burning to death and memes of mutilated, dead children evaded a crackdown on violent content; Reddit says it’s now “under review.” Continue reading Reddit CEO ‘Aware’ of Community That Makes Memes of Dead Children
How to Ditch the News Feed Algorithm and Take Back Facebook
Facebook is better if you completely ignore the News Feed. Continue reading How to Ditch the News Feed Algorithm and Take Back Facebook
Bloggers, Rejoice: Gage Skidmore Is at CPAC
America’s favorite Creative Commons photographer is attending the year’s most concentrated gathering of Republican politicians, ensuring the media will be able to properly illustrate their blogs. Continue reading Bloggers, Rejoice: Gage Skidmore Is at CPAC
Where the ‘Crisis Actor’ Conspiracy Theory Comes From
Victims of the Parkland shooting have been baselessly accused of being paid actors, thanks to a series of conspiracy theory bloggers after the Sandy Hook massacre. Continue reading Where the ‘Crisis Actor’ Conspiracy Theory Comes From