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73,000 webcams left vulnerable because people don’t change default passwords
Have you checked your security camera today? Well, there’s a chance that someone else has A new website, Insecam.com, reveals the paltry privacy of webcams, according to a report on Naked Security. See also: The 25 Worst Passwords of 2013 … Continue reading
Russell Brand calls David Cameron an ‘arsewipe’ in ‘Parklife’ parody
LONDON — It started with a tweet Earlier this month, a Twitter user decided that every sentence uttered by actor Russell Brand sounded like it should be followed by the phrase “parklife.” See also: 12 Comedian Quotes for When Your … Continue reading
‘Downton Abbey’ Season 5 finale leaves someone we love in great peril
Editor’s note: The following article contains spoilers about the new season of Downton Abbey, which began airing in the United Kingdom in September. If you wish to remain spoiler-free until the season starts in the United States on Jan. 4, … Continue reading
The lazy person’s guide to personal branding
You have a personal brand, whether you like it or not. Thanks to the Internet, everyone can present a shiny, online version of themselves as a quick way to cash in. Personal brands are no longer just for stars like … Continue reading
Homeland Episode 7: Carrie sees a ghost
Weapons abound in Homeland. Fighter jets, drones, semi-automatic guns, they’re all par for the course in the battles unfolding in the Middle East. But the most dangerous weapon has no bullets, no razor-sharp edges, as we come to learn in … Continue reading
The jaw-dropping inequality of wealth in the U.S., in charts
It is a relatively well-known fact that the United States has become one of the most unequal countries in the developed world when it comes to income. And that’s just labor income. Add in stock dividends, interest, rent and business … Continue reading
NYPD to issue tickets instead of arrest for weed possession, report says
It’s not exactly legalization, but in New York City it could become the next best thing: tickets for marijuana possession instead of arrests According to a report on Sunday from The New York Times, the New York Police Department (NYPD) … Continue reading
Apple’s new tool fixes that missing iMessage problem for Android converts
It’s not uncommon for iPhone users to make the switch to Android — in fact, Google recently published guidelines to make that changeover easier for users But one recurring complaint of Android adopters has been the iMessage issue. For years, … Continue reading
John Oliver slams state lotteries for claiming to benefit education
John Oliver ripped state lotteries apart on Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight, criticizing the suggestion that lotteries are a huge boost to education. Though people in the U.Sspent $68 billion on the lottery in 2013, Oliver stresses that the … Continue reading
Taylor Swift cries, screams, stabs in crazy ‘Blank Space’ music video
Taylor Swift transforms into a jealous lover in her video for “Blank Space.” Upon seeing her man texting during a picnic date, enraged Swift tosses his phone in a fountain, yells at him in their mansion’s library and sheds mascara-coated … Continue reading