Instagram Now Preemptively Shames People Before They Post Shitty Comments
Instagram is trying to make that much harder to be an asshole on its platform—and even get assholes to consider the error of their ways. Read...
7-Eleven’s Bad App Design Let Criminals Steal More Than $500,000
Hundreds of 7-Eleven customers who downloaded a new mobile payment app in Japan were robbed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars due to some staggeringly...
This Asteroid Orbits So Close to the Sun, Its Year Lasts Just 151 Days
Introducing 2019 LF6, an asteroid so close to the Sun that a year lasts only 151 days. Known as an “Atira” asteroid, its orbit falls entirely...
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The 10 Best Deals of July 8, 2019
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today. Read more… Source : The 10...
The Chekhovian Rules of Writing
How did Anton Chekhov approach his writing? Over at Open Culture, they go over the lauded short story writer’s rules of writing, as stated in an...
New Instagram features flag potentially offensive comments, allow you to quietly ‘restrict’ users
Instagram announced two new features today that it said are designed to combat online bullying. In both cases, the Facebook -owned service seems to be trying...
Research Sheds Light on Strange Seaway That Once Covered the Sahara
The Sahara might seem like one of Earth’s most lifeless regions today, but its fossils show it was once a vast seaway filled giant fish and...
That Big California Earthquake Left a Scar That’s Visible From Space
Friday’s magnitude 7.1 earthquake near Ridgecrest, California, was nothing to sneeze at. The shake, which triggered gas leaks, power outages, and fires, was felt from San...
Well, Well, Well
Seemingly every new day brings news of Facebook’s failure to adequately manage its products, be that due to privacy or security issues, the spread of misinformation...
