Technology
Scientists Developing Test-Tube Burgers
Scientists are developing meat made from test-tubes. Patrick Brown, a molecular biologist at Stanford University claims that meat made from test-tubes that will taste just like meat from animals will be available later this year. Mark Post a scientist from the Netherlands is planning on growing small lab grown pieces of meat and developing them into a hamburger. The Huffington Post reports: Brown began his work several years ago when he decided to...
Racist Internet Troll Exposed
Darren Burton , who trolls the internet under the alias Nimrod Severen leaving bigoted, racist and offensive comments, was exposed in an episode of investigative BBC television show, Panaroma , reports CNET.com. SEE ALSO: What’s Wrong With Online Dating? A resident of Cardiff, Wales in the United Kingdom, Burton is one of many people who use social media as a tool to anonymously spew hatred, knowing that physical retaliation or legal consequence...
Twitter Sparks Outrage After Unveiling Censorship Plans
NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws. SEE ALSO: Should Apple Be Boycotted? It was a stunning role reversal for a youthful company that prides itself in promoting unfettered expression, 140 characters at a time. Twitter insisted its commitment to...
Megaupload Founder Joked About His ‘Hacker’ Past
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two years ago, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom joked in emails with his new neighbors in New Zealand about his bad-boy reputation before telling them his criminal past was behind him and he was coming to the country with good intentions. SEE ALSO: Michael West Says Ghost Punched His Wife — Not Him “I am a former hacker” who was once convicted of insider trading, he wrote, before going on to say “In...
Why You Should Care About SOPA
At this point many of you may have heard about SOPA (Stop Online Privacy Act) and may have thought that unless you needed to use Wikipedia yesterday that you should not care. That is actually not true. I wanted to take the time to give you a high level understanding of what SOPA is and how it can affect you. Mashable.com gives good high level overview of the what the act would do so I’m going to use that to start. The Stop Online Piracy...
