Kill the Password: Why a String of Characters Can’t Protect Us Anymore
This five pages Wired article (one single page) talks about Mat Honan's online security history with passwords.
View ArticleA chart showing 24,000 video games to determine percentages of genre and...
Reddit shared a big image chart showing a Redditor's scraped database of 24,000 videogames to determine percentages of genre and platform releases since 1975...
View ArticleLife Before and After Cell(ular)/Mobile Phones
Reddit shared a _twenty/20pixels/px comic strip showing "Life Before and After Cell Phones".Your old overlord rarely goes out and has Internet at homes/nests to communicate, but still use landlines....
View ArticleDune II/2 - History and Remakes
Blue's News shared an Indie Retro News article on "Dune 2/II - History and Remakes".Your old overlord loved this first real time strategy (RTS) game as a teen(ager) on an IBM Personal System (PS)/2...
View ArticleWork-Space Evolution / The Evolution of Your Workspace
FailDesk shared a C-Section Comics strip showing "Work-Space Evolution"/"The Evolution of Your Workspace".Your old overlord still uses one monitor per desktop computer and prefers a big one instead...
View ArticleYour Father/Pa/Dad Asks iPhone Questions
FailDesk shared a funny 3.25 minutes SuperNews!YouTube video showing "Your Dad Asks iPhone Questions -- ... dad just doesn't understand technology."Your overlord has been there with his own...
View ArticleHow computer geeks/nerds get their tans...
Phurie's Reddit comment share a funny Webcomics Nation comic strip showing how computer geeks/nerds, including your overlord at work, get their tans.
View ArticleNew Tablet Computer
FailDesk shares a funny The Dog House Diaries' comic strip showing tablets.Why need a tablet when a netbook/laptop/notebook already can do this? :P
View ArticleTwo old Abstruse Goose comic strips of the day.
FailDesk shows two funny Abstruse Goose comic strips: software phoning home and pings outside of computer networks.
View ArticleMicrosoft (MS)'s 13 worst missteps of all time.
This eight pages/one print page InfoWorld article on "Microsoft's 13/thirteen worst missteps of all time ... the landmarks among 25 years of failures Redmond-style..."Seen on OSNews.
View ArticleThe Cutting Room Floor (TCRF) -- A web site dedicated to unearthing and...
The Verge mentioned "The Cutting Room Floor (TCRF) is a site dedicated to unearthing and researching unused and cut content from video games. From debug menus, to unused music, graphics, enemies, or...
View ArticleFacebook Police - Facebook is Losing Users
VideoSift shares a funny and could happen 1.75 minutes Jimmy Kimmel Live's YouTube video showing "Facebook Police -- Facebook is Losing Users" skit/sketch.
View ArticleCritical and Significant Dates.
Sebastopol /. comment mentioned "Critical and Significant Dates" showing a huge list of important dates relevant to computer programs, algorithms, and operating systems (OSes).
View Article4/Four Funny Videos: iPhone versus/vs. ePhone
Over 3.5 years ago, VideoSift shared a funny 42 seconds YouTube video showing the differences between iPhone and ePhone. There are three more episodes/skits/sketches in its playlist.Your overlord would...
View ArticleWhy is it so hard to make a phone call in emergency situations?
Boing Boing reports on why "why is it so hard to make a phone call in emergency situations? ... But it is a fact that, whenever disaster strikes, it becomes difficult to reach the people you care...
View ArticleSixteen Colors Draw: ANSI Editor (Online)
... 05:53PM [grifter (remove AQFL to e-mail)] /topic http://draw.sixteencolors.net/ ... It is basically TheDraw, but online for old (and new?) school artists! Your old school overlord made a few simple...
View ArticleNew iPhones are like New Girlfriends
VideoSift shared a funny 2.5 minutes CollegeHumor video showing a spoof/parody sketch/skit of "New iPhones are Like New Girlfriends -- We explore the similarities between these two fragile...
View ArticleDo you still use instant messages (IMs)?
Yes, all the time. Yes, sometimes/it depends. Yes, but rarely. No, not anymore. What are instant messages (IMs)?
View ArticleThe Internet's 15 Greatest Hidden Gems.
EHow UK shows a seventeen/17 slides of "The Internet's 15 greatest hidden gems -- Software developers are a creative lot, and they often like to surprise users with unexpected gifts. These hidden...
View ArticleWhich mobile operating system (OS) do you currently use for your mobile...
Apple iOS! Google Android! Both above. Others/Unlisted. None! I have no idea/don't know. [gets slimed]
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