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| And then, adorning everything in blacklight ink becomes your new graffitti... (Image courtesy pinterest.com.) |
Hack In Black: Turn Your Smartphone Into A Portable Blacklight
Since your smartphone already can seem like something out of the future, why not give it an extra superpower? You can now act like a criminal investigator (handcuffs optional) and scan for clues using your smartphone as a blacklight...
Space Station Sunday: Worms And A Dragon
Good evening, space fans! Here's all the latest from our neighbors in orbit.
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| The Dragon, draggin' things home. (Image courtesy NASA.gov.) |
Way To Go: New Apple Maps Launch To Include Public Transit, Indoor Maps & More Flyovers
It's a feature that has benefited humanity tremendously since its inception, and now, it's even more comprehensive. Apple Maps is upgrading their app to include subways, trains, new flyover views, and even robotically-determined floorplans inside of buildings.
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| Plot your commute or view your dream vacation, all in the palm of your hand. (Image courtesy technewstoday.com.) |
Spy vs. mSpy: Tracking-App Company Reveals Blackmail Attempt
With so many adults willing to give up their privacy in the name of security, it's no surprise that they'd levy that same treatment (with the same unwarranted sneakiness) onto their own children. Amusingly enough, one firm that provides such products has now been hit by blackmailers.
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| Stalk your kids while sipping your coffee! Except sometimes, it's not so simple... (Image courtesy whiterosereader.org.) |
Who The {Redacted} Thinks This Is A Good Idea? New App Censors "Inappropriate" Literature
It may have fallen somewhat by the wayside as the smut-and-gore smorgasbord of the internet has risen to prominence for entertainment, but those who read enough literature know the truth: books get fucking dirty. We're not talking the suburban-submission swill of the "Fifty Shades..." fuddy-duddies, oh no. There is stuff out there - published from antiquity to this afternoon - that is straight-up scorch-smut, enough to make you drop your jaws, books, and pants all at the same time.
So of course, some special snowflake wants to take that away from you.
So of course, some special snowflake wants to take that away from you.
| (Image courtesy www.downtrend.com.) |
Secret Space Plane Mission REVEALED! (Sorry, No Aliens Involved...Yet.)
Of all the cool top-secret schwag that the United States government keeps under wraps, it's the ones we occasionally get glimpses or hints of that seem to be the most intriguing (we're looking at you, SR-71 Blackbird.) Since "top secret" generally means stuff gets hidden, it's often only the reports of funky, flagrant aircraft that allow for speculation on sweet secrets. However, now the US has allowed at least a little bit of insight into the operations of one of its coolest "secrets" in space...
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| The secret is out (well, up): the X-37B preps for launch. (Image courtesy foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com.) |
Space Station Sunday: Marooned And Typhooned
Good afternoon, space fans! It has been an interesting week in orbit...
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| Typhoon Dolphin blows over southern Japan. (Image courtesy Samantha Cristoforetti.) |
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