Sunday, October 6, 2013

The Lake that Turns Animals to Stone, iPhone 5S Sensor Snafu, and More

Incredible as it may seem, today 4chan turns a full 10 years oldâ€"hello tween years! But 4chan [1] is, let's say, advanced for its age. And the precursor to pretty much the entire internet as you know it has given us a whole lot to think about over the years.

As of yesterday, Facebook Graph Search has officially opened its big, omniscient arms to every last check-in, status update, note, and comment you've ever posted throughout your entire Facebook career. Which, yes, sounds pretty terrifying, but don't worryâ€"we're here to help you cover your tracks.

The Galaxy Gear wants desperately to be the vanguard of a new era of wearable computers. But while it promises more than the rest of the pack, if anything it makes absolutely clear that the future's still a long ways off.

Gravity looks pretty damn terrifying . Most philosophers would tell us that for a film to really be chilling to the bone, it must call to mind a real-life existential fear that's buried within our souls. So Gravity is tugging at some deeply held fears we've got, then, right? Well, according to real astronaut Michael Massimino, the movie is a bunch of bull.

Links
  1. ^ 4chan (www.4chan.org)
source: gizmodo.com

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