Want to Make a Bot That'll Write a Novel? November is the Time to do it.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
November is National Novel Writing Month. This year, for the second time, it's also National Novel Generation Month
#38 - Ask Leah
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Leah Reich was a 24-year old writing for a video game website who accidentally became Advisor-in-Chief to thousands of lonely teenaged boys. Including reporter PJ Vogt.
A Pop Song Written Using iOS's Predictive Text Feature
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
YouTuber Jonathan Mann has written a pretty solid pop song using only the predictive text function on his iPhone.
The World's Greatest First Name is Back, as an App
Friday, October 10, 2014
Specifically, an app to allow you to talk to one guy named Ethan.
Imgur Attempts To Break Our Dependency on the GIF
Thursday, October 09, 2014
One of the biggest image hosting sites is trying to wean the internet off of the .gif format.
Californians Shame Their Neighbors With a New "Drought Shaming" App.
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
The data revolution is upon us, folks, and we are using it to shame our neighbors for wasting water during a drought.
Men Can Finally Pay Someone to Explain Feminism to Them
Monday, October 06, 2014
Artist Elizabeth Simins made something to draw attention to a particular and often ignored form of abuse.
Weev Is A White Nationalist. He Still Shouldn't Have Gone To Jail
Monday, October 06, 2014
A convicted hacker has gone public as a white supremacist. His views are terrible, but he still shouldn't have gone to jail.
Facebook Announces Reforms To Its Research Policies
Friday, October 03, 2014
Yesterday, Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer announced updates to the way that Facebook conducts research.
Lawyer Threatens Google With $100 Million Lawsuit Over Nude Stolen Celeb Photos
Thursday, October 02, 2014
Lawyer Threatens Google With $100 Million Lawsuit Over Nude Stolen Celeb Photos
Facebook Apologizes to LGBT Community and Promises Better Authentication Tools
Wednesday, October 01, 2014
Chris Cox — Facebook’s Chief Product Officer — apologized for account suspensions following weeks of protest over the social media company's name policy.
There is Now a "Mutual Consent" App
Monday, September 29, 2014
An app was released last week that allows potential partners to record their consent to sex prior to having it, as well as their level of intoxication at the time they consent.
Goth Teens On The Internet Are Never What They Seem
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
On July 8, 2008 the YouTube account xXblo0dyxkissxX uploaded its first video, and created a small mystery.
Website That Threatened to Release Nudes of Emma Watson Now Threatens to Censor Internet
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
A website threatening to leak nudes of Emma Watson has turned out to be an elaborate anti-nude hoax, but it has turned out not to be any better.
The Strange True Story of Dr. Selfie
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
How I tried to break an app I was beta testing
This Fake Identity Generator Wants You to Think About How to Use Fake Identity Generators
Friday, September 19, 2014
There’s a new tool available for all your temporary false identity needs: fakena.me.
Apple Will No Longer Let The Cops Into Your Phone
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced that their new operating system makes it impossible for the company to give cops access to its users phones.
#37 - Every City Gets the Hero it Deserves
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
The Philadelphia Police's investigation of a hate crime finds an unlikely ally: a local anonymous sports blogger.
There's No Challenge So Absurd That The Internet Won't Try To Rise To It
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
One fan is crowdfunding an effort to get the new Run The Jewels 2 album re-recorded with nothing but cat sounds for music.
Attention: Your Podcasts Are Still In Danger
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Personal Audio, the company that holds the "podcasting patent," is awarded $1.3 million against CBS
TLDR is a short podcast and blog about the internet by PJ Vogt and Alex Goldman. You can subscribe to our podcast here. You can follow our blog here. We’re also on Twitter, and we play Team Fortress 2 more or less constantly, so find us there if you like to communicate via computer games from six years ago.
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