CISPA could mean the end of internet privacy for many. It asks that age old question: which is more important? Freedom or security? And where is the line between the two that we can comfortably walk without compromising our priorities as a democracy?
I like the idea of user-generated cartography because it’s giving us, the people on the ground, a greater hand in the accurate representation of our environment.
“It’s important not just to have characters that challenge ideas about gender and sex, but to also have them in realistic settings.”
Ali’s Team Pick: Feminism, cats and cartoons all in one happy place.
When someone saw you through puberty, coming out and university, you have to pay your respects. Goodbye dear friend.
This bra can detect cancer. It could detect cancer long, long before our usual methods (mammagram and…uh…mammagram) would normally even be recommended. It could improve the visibility of screening for cancer.
If I had a penny for every time I heard one of my 40-year-old female computer students say “I bet your grandmother is better at this than I am” or “explain this like you would explain it to granny” we’d all be living on our super queer commune right now, funded by all those pennies
Rose’s Team Pick: Hollaback! is using comics to educate both men and women about how to respond to harassment. And you can help fund it!
If you can’t go on a date without checking your phone four times for Facebook and Twitter updates, you may want to try cold turkey for a bit.
I can’t remember when I first heard about 3D printing. But I do remember my mind being blown. Print media has traditionally been two dimensional and now you’re telling me printers can make objects that we can hold in our hands? WTF, the future is now!
There are almost as many ways to make your computer remember your password for you as there are passwords you have to remember.
Google Glass is just that – a pair of glasses. But instead of having sunglass lenses or prescription lenses, they’ve got a computer instead
Rose’s Team Pick: This new YouTube show from Regretsy creator April Winchell will have you rolling on the floor – and maybe also nodding in recognition at some silly comment threads you’ve witnessed.
It’s Saturday, and you know what’s better than Saturday morning cartoons? Some TED talks about technology.
A lovely weather technology link round up to keep you entertained if you’re snowed in, or even if you’re not.
All the news, tips and tricks on printers that’s fit to print.
It sounds like it’s straight out of ‘Hackers,’ but it’s real. Whether it seems like a good idea is up to you.
Jubilee is heading up a female superhero team. Yay!
There is not an easy backup tool for Droid built in, so here are some other ideas on how to protect your data on your Android smartphone or tablet.
Raise your virtual hands if you’ve got an iPhone.