Google Is Back In Canadian Court to Fight Global Search Censorship
A California court said the 2014 Canadian order “threatens free speech on the global internet.” Continue reading Google Is Back In Canadian Court to Fight Global Search Censorship
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Does Canada Even Have a Huge Piracy Problem?
A coalition of powerful organizations wants to block piracy websites in Canada. Continue reading Does Canada Even Have a Huge Piracy Problem?
Canada’s Telecoms and National Media Want the Government to Block Piracy Websites
Digital rights groups worry that website blocking could cover more than illegal piracy. Continue reading Canada’s Telecoms and National Media Want the Government to Block Piracy Websites
Stripchat bot spells block
Learn why Malwarebytes is blocking a sub-domain of an adult website.
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A Second Bitcoin Fork Is Looming and Battle Lines Are Being Drawn
Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and soon… Bitcoin Gold. Continue reading A Second Bitcoin Fork Is Looming and Battle Lines Are Being Drawn
Enlarged Miniature Forklift
How do you classify something that is gigantic and miniature at the same time? LEGO kit 850, from 1977 when it was known as an Expert Builder set, was 210 modular blocks meant to be transformed into a forklift nearly 140mm tall. [Matt Denton] scaled up the miniature pieces but it still produced a smaller-than-life forklift. This is somewhere in the creamy middle because his eight-year-old nephew can sit on it but most adults would demolish their self-esteem if they attempted the same feat.
[Matt] has been seen before building these modular sets from enlarged LEGO blocks, like his Quintuple-Sized …read more
Corporations Have Utterly Failed to Protect Speech
Facebook and Twitter are hurting those they should be protecting. Continue reading Corporations Have Utterly Failed to Protect Speech
Russia Plans to Block Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Bitcoin takes another hit abroad. Continue reading Russia Plans to Block Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Educational Robot for Under $100
While schools have been using robots to educate students in the art of science and engineering for decades now, not every school or teacher can afford to put one of these robots in the hands of their students. For that reason, it’s important to not only improve the robots themselves, but to help drive the costs down to make them more accessible. The CodiBot does this well, and comes in with a price tag well under $100.
The robot itself comes pre-assembled, and while it might seem like students would miss out on actually building the robot, the goal of …read more
Banana Phone Blocks Robocalls
Despite the implementation of the National Do Not Call Registry in the US (and similar programs in other countries), many robocallers still manage to get around the system. Whether they’re operating outside the law somehow (or they simply don’t care about it) there are some ways you can take action to keep these annoying calls from coming through. [Alex] is among those to take matters into his own hands and built a specialty robocall-blocking device.
Based on a Raspberry Pi, the “Banana Phone” is able to intercept incoming calls on standard land lines or VoIP phones. After playing a short …read more
