A short version of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” done entirely with a cute puppy, a few baby cats, 3 rolls of duct tape, 108 glue sticks and 18 large boxes of cardboard.
When his owner Zach leaves for the afternoon, little Indiana Bones discovers adventure in search of his lost bark.
Wall Street Journal writer Christopher Mims published his Twitter password in the newspaper as a stunt to prove the security benefits of two-factor authentication. While nobody gained access to his account (though they could have done so had they mugged him for his phone), he struggled to cope with the flurry of verification requests. The stunt also inadvertently revealed that anyone trying to get access to his account could see his phone number; the subsequent barrage of calls eventually led to his number going out of service. Having declared the password dead in the original article, Mims later claimed that “the web is dying” in a similarly controversial article.
Former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega sued Activision for using his likeness in the game Call of Duty: Black Ops II without permission, claiming his inclusion made the game more realistic and thus unfairly boosted profits. The judge dismissed the case in October, ruling that the game was a “transformative work” meaning that the value of the game came from Activision’s “creativity, skill and reputation”.
An IP address used for House of Representatives staff computers received a 10-day ban for disruptive editing after being used to make a string of bizarre changes to articles. The address later received a one-month ban after it was used to make offensive edits about transgender people. A Twitter account that automatically publishes details of any edits made via a Congressional IP address remains active.
In August, a Russian satellite containing six geckos used for a study of mating habits in space went out of contact a week after launch. Contact was regained three days later, but when the satellite returned to earth, all six had died, apparently from freezing. Officials were unable to reveal whether whatever caused the loss of communications may have in turn led to the deaths.
Wikipedia refused to take down a self-portrait by a Macaque Nigra monkey that had grabbed the camera during a wildlife shoot in Indonesia. While photographer David Slater claimed the copyright to the picture, Wikipedia argued that as the monkey took the shot, it was not the work of a human and thus not copyrightable. The US Copyright Office later issued new guidelines to confirm that it would “not register works produced by nature, animals or plants.” It added that it would also refuse copyright on pictures “purportedly created by divine or supernatural beings.”
Three years after “Cat vs. Dog: A Trick Contest”, Nana and Kaiser are back and ready to take on new challengers. But do the rats have what it takes to bring home the trophy for the best tricks?
Youtuber Spark IO has taken a toy Sting sword and combined it with a Spark Core to transform it into a tool that glows when there are unsecured wi-fi networks nearby.
To celebrate the launch of the new Hobbit flick, we made a version of Sting that turns blue near unsecured Wi-Fi networks. And when you slash the sword, Sting will jump on the network, and publish a message: “{YOUR WI-FI NETWORK} has been vanquished!”