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  • Feds Shut Down File-Hosting Giant Megaupload, Anonymous Goes On A Website Killing Spree
    January 20, 2012
    So yesterday the feds busted up Megaupload, the "50-million+ daily visits and 4% of all web traffic" file-hosting website for SURPRISE! copyright infringement (among other things). Then hacker collective Anonymous, displeased with the fed's operation, decided to go on a websit... / Continue →
  • How Kind Of You!: Man Has Laptop Stolen, Thief Mails Zip Drive Of Personal Data To Him
    October 18, 2010
    A man recently had his laptop stolen in Sweden, only to have a zip-drive mailed to his residence a week later that contained all his files and personal data from the machine. Sounds like some serious Robin Hood shit if you ask me. You know, honor amongst thieves. No? That's... / Continue →
  • Learning Is Fun: Mommy, What's A Petabyte?
    January 4, 2010
    Despite what you may have learned in school, a petabyte isn't a byte that lures children into its van with free candy. That's a pedabyte. No, a petabyte is 1 million gigabytes (1,000 terabytes), and this is a graphic depicting how large that is (you have to hit the jump to se... / Continue →
  • Data In The Couch Cushions: USB Sofas
    November 24, 2009
    Ever wanted a couch with USB storage in it? Me neither, but now that I know it exists I must have it! And I better not lose data like pocket change. The sofas were made by creative design studio Cabracega for last year's International Festival for the Post-Digital Creation C... / Continue →
  • I'll Miss You: Pirate Bay Tracker Shut Down
    November 18, 2009
    Well folks, it happened. The Pirate Bay BitTorrent tracker officially kicked the bucket yesterday. What does this mean for Pirate Bay users? Although the site will remain operational for now, millions of BitTorrent users will lose the use of its tracker and will instead ha... / Continue →
  • Video Game Deletes Files Off Your Computer
    September 30, 2009
    Lose/Lose is a video game created by Zach Gage that plays like a traditional space shooter, but with a twist! Lose/Lose is a video-game with real life consequences. Each alien in the game is created based on a random file on the players computer. If the player kills the alien,... / Continue →
  • High Security: USB Drive Has Number Lock
    August 22, 2009
    Worried about somebody getting at the precious files on you flash drive? Try keeping it in your pocket and not leaving it on the bus. But if you're really worried you should handcuff it to your wrist like a briefcase filled with pirate treasure. Alternatively, get a Personal... / Continue →
  • British Government Releases UFO Files
    August 17, 2009
    The British government, in an attempt to cleanse its fish and chip stained hands, has released previously confidential documents regarding little green men who come to stick things in your butt while you're sleeping (elves). The National Archives on Monday released the gover... / Continue →
  • Miss You: The Pirate Bay Has Been Sold
    June 30, 2009
    The Pirate Bay, one of the world's best known torrent search portals, is being sold to some Swedish firm. It will no longer be so piratey. Global Gaming Factory X AB, a Swedish firm that runs Internet cafes and game centers, plans to buy The Pirate Bay for 60 million kronor ... / Continue →
  • It Was Only A Matter Of Time: 128GB Flashes
    June 19, 2009
    That's right, the folks over at Kingston are about to drop a 128GB flashbomb on the world. Available next month, the 128GB DataTraveler 200 will cost a staggering $547. SO DON'T WASH IN IN YOUR JEANS. Still, 128GB -- do you realize how much porn that is? *ahem* Me neither. ... / Continue →