Never a dull day on the good ol' interwebs, is it? 4Chan's anonymous army is at it again, this time targeting the MPAA, the RIAA, anti-piracy company AiPlex Software and ACS:Law, which is a United Kingdom law firm specializing in copyright and intellectual property law. The attacks, which were distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, brought down the companies websites for several hours a piece.
The most interesting part of these attacks, which have been dubbed "Operation Payback," is the attack on ACS:Law. The firm, which has sent out tens of thousands of letters to accused file-sharers, is in hot
Archive for September, 2010
Catching Up on Shenanigans: 4Chan and Anonymous
by Jason Lightner September 29th, 2010 | Cyber Culture
Coffee Inhaler
by Chang Song September 22nd, 2010 | Gadgetry
Every morning around 6:30 a.m. or earlier, people across America crave their morning coffee. But the idea of getting up to make coffee doesn’t seem appealing to everyone. There is some good news though, for those who doesn’t like to get up early to make coffee: Le Whif’s coffee inhaler is here to save your day, or rather, some of your sleep.
The coffee inhaler is the latest gadget invented to try to reduce the concept of waiting in America. As it is well known, coffee is very widespread. Boy, that is one heck of an understatement. Let’s assume that
The coffee inhaler is the latest gadget invented to try to reduce the concept of waiting in America. As it is well known, coffee is very widespread. Boy, that is one heck of an understatement. Let’s assume that
I’m in Love with Apple
by Michele September 17th, 2010 | Apple, Audio
I feel a little bit like a teenage girl who has attracted the attention of a cute boy. Not only is he attractive, but he is smart, polite, and gives nice presents to me. And unlike a teenage relationship that may crash and burn in a month or two, I do believe that Apple will be a reliable partner for me.
Why do I love Apple? First, they stand behind their products. I received an iPod Shuffle last Christmas. I use it six days a week when I workout. Recently, the controls on the earbuds stopped working. There was no
Why do I love Apple? First, they stand behind their products. I received an iPod Shuffle last Christmas. I use it six days a week when I workout. Recently, the controls on the earbuds stopped working. There was no
WikiLeaks, Torrent Websites Targeted in Police Raid
by Jason Lightner September 15th, 2010 | Audio, Cyber Culture, Software, Television, Video
As reported by TorrentFreak, The Inquirer and Thinq, almost a week ago police raids were carried out across almost 15 European countries. The target in these raids were servers that contained information about two specific IP addresses. It appears as though they were after two major uploaders of copyrighted material, although the raids were not without collateral damage.
Believed to be set off by the Belgian authorities, the raids took place in countries like Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, The Netherlands and Sweden. In addition to taking down some of the top file-sharing sites, servers for the infamous whistle-blower website Wikileaks
Believed to be set off by the Belgian authorities, the raids took place in countries like Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, The Netherlands and Sweden. In addition to taking down some of the top file-sharing sites, servers for the infamous whistle-blower website Wikileaks
Amazon On Demand
by Kendall Ryan September 10th, 2010 | Communications, Computers, Cyber Culture, Television, Video
When you favorite show ends, you find yourself lost without it. So, you begin to look for a new show. When LOST ended, I was literally LOST without it and have missed it very much. However, about two weeks ago I began to fall in love with a new show: House. I had seen a couple of episodes on Bravo and then went to FOX’s homepage to watch a few more free. Nevertheless, I was not watching the episodes in any particular order and was finding myself asking more and more questions. So, I browsed the internet for more
