Ernie Smith
Google’s Plan to Delete Inactive Accounts Shows the Internet Isn't Forever
The company’s strategy of killing inactive accounts after two years shows the real risk of having one account for everything if the goal is to keep your content online forever.
Archive Team Races to Save a Billion Imgur Files Before Porn Deletion Apocalypse
It's not just porn: As a major deadline hits, archivists are speeding up their efforts to backup Imgur, and are asking for help from the community to archive the last batch of images.
Apple Is Trying to Compete With Adobe’s Creative Cloud Dominance
By pricing its popular pro-level apps with a reasonable monthly subscription model on the iPad, the company could set the stage for new generations of users that might feel priced out by Adobe.
Popular IKEA Chair Turns Computer Monitor Off, Baffling Everyone
A programmer was confused when his office chair started zapping his 4K monitor. Then he found other people complaining about the same problem.
The Imgur Apocalypse Is Going to Break Large Parts of the Internet
It’s not just porn that’s getting deleted from Imgur. Millions of images that are embedded elsewhere will also eventually be taken down.
Chromebooks Are Trash (Literally)
A new report from U.S. PIRG finds that Chromebooks’ cheap design and short lifespan means people are treating them as disposable, and is creating piles of ewaste.
FCC Going After Pirate Radio Station Operating From Portland Church
The Biden administration seems newly obsessed on taking down pirate radio stations around the country.
Amazon Shut Down DPReview. The Community Is Saving It
In response to Amazon’s shuttering of the bedrock digital photography community, developers are taking steps to protect the crowdsourced data and revive the community on brand new websites like DPRevied.
Are Google and Bing’s Chat AI Going to Change Search Forever?
You’ve assuredly heard a lot about the disruptive potential of ChatGPT-like conversational AI on Google and Bing. Perhaps the real question is, why does now feel like the moment where search gets disrupted? Has search changed like this in the past?
Programmer Uses NSA Tool to Liberate Legendary Super Nintendo Emulator From EA
The long-rumored SNESticle was hiding in a GameCube game for more than a decade. Now a programmer has come up with a way to run SNESticle on its own.
10 Image File Formats That Time Forgot
From PCX to TGA to VRML, considering a number of image formats that the world forgot. Not every image standard is going to last, no matter how pretty it is.
Why the iPad Mini Could Be Your Next iPhone
The latest iteration of the smallest iPad has a lot going for it as a smartphone … if you’re willing to live with a few quirks.