Jul 30
Jul 30
Jul 30
With the rise of social networking and messaging services, oftentimes we end up acting the opposite of how we’d behave in the real world. On Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and elsewhere online we incessantly talk about the most insignificant things, we become outspoken and rude, but most of all we start to take our privacy for granted. We expose our pictures, location and other private data to millions of strangers all over the world. A new social networking app called Anomo reminds us to have a bit more common sense when it comes to our personal information.
Anomo is the opposite of social services like Tinder and Chatroulette, where you’re encouraged to expose yourself without knowing anything about the person on the other end. The app takes the anonymity of a simple chat room while still giving you ways to share and connect.
To start with, you register to Anomo under a nickname and an avatar. By default, the personal details you add to your profile are hidden from everyone. You can then choose to meet other Anomo users based on your interests or location, after which you can engage in chats and mini games, all while still remaining anonymous.
If you do find someone you’d like to open up to, you can choose to reveal some or all of your personal details to that person. Apparently you can customize how anonymous you are to each of your Anomo buddies.
The latest version of Anomo no longer has the credits feature mentioned in the video above. The app also gives you the option of registering to Anomo via your Facebook profile to help the app find people to match you with, but you can also register with your email address.
At the end of the day, your privacy is still your responsibility. You can choose to be discreet regardless of the social networking service you use. But at least Anomo encourages users to value their privacy. You can download Anomo from the iTunes App Store or Google Play store for free.
Jul 30
Having trouble keeping all of the history of Westeros and Essos in your head? So much goes down in that world, that it can be a daunting task to remember it all. This series of 16 maps by redditor hotbrownDoubleDouble will help, showing you a visual history of the Song of Ice and Fire novels.
The maps recount the complete history of Westeros and Essos. Each map contains a summary of historical events during that period.
Consider it a nerd history lesson, without a boring teacher making you fall asleep as he drones on and on. You will likely learn all kinds of stuff you didn’t know. Hit the link above for the rest.
[via Likecool]
Jul 30
It is very cold in space. So you can see why a Borg cube would make a great refrigerator. All of those Borg drones in their alcoves? They could be cold beers. And now they can be thanks to this amazing geektastic Borg Cube Fridge. They really have begun to assimilate our technology.
Great. Yet another thing that I MUST HAVE. Resistance is futile. This Borg cube glows green and it is a keeps your beverages nice and cool. It also glows green on the inside! What? I love this thing. At last I have a place that is fitting for my Klingon beers and Romulan ales.
From now on I am calling beer “Locutus”. Hey, can you grab me another Locutus from the fridge? This amazing geek box is $149.99(USD) from ThinkGeek.
Jul 30
Mobile phones went from big to small, then back to big again when smartphone-slash-tablet hybrids hit the market. People with small hands had a hard time using phablets with one hand because their thumbs couldn’t quite get to the other end of the screen.
You can’t make your thumb grow a few inches (because that would just be weird, aside from being impossible) but you can add a few inches by way of the Thumb Extender – no surgery required!
The Thumb Extender looks like one of those trick thumbs in magic kits, only it’s bigger and comes embedded with a capacitive tip at the end so you can tap and swipe with (relative) ease.
The Thumb Extender is available from Thanko for ¥1,480 (~$15 USD).
[via LikeCool]
Jul 30
You’ve been trying to convince your friends that the Chupacabra is real, but no one believes you. You know what you saw! The chupacabra sucked that goat dry and left it’s bloodless carcass lying in the road. And it isn’t your fault that a bunch of government guys wearing black and sunglasses came and cleaned up that dead goat carcass and threatened you if you talked.
Well, now you have some proof to show your friends. This chupacabra skeleton should convince them. It makes a great display piece. Just don’t let the government here you talking about what happened.
This chupacabra skeleton is just $40.(USD) from Shapeways. At last you have proof! But not really.
[via This Is Why I’m Broke]
Jul 30
Microphone: check. Speaker: check… Israeli startup Pronto.ly is working on a universal alternative to NFC that relies on high pitched soundwaves to perform a contactless handshake. Read More
Jul 30
I’m looking for a new co-pilot. He should be big, furry and able to rip a droid’s arm out of it’s socket when the need arises. I think this is him right here. He isn’t huge, but he will do. I basically just need someone who’s gonna growl and scratch all day. You know, to make me look good in the pilot’s seat.
This handsome and furry co-pilot is only $38(USD) from Etsy artist SistersofSummer. Apparently it is available in pink as well. Which I would really like to see. I’ve never seen a pink wookiee before.
Get him while you can. The seller says that she is retiring him at the end of the year. You don’t want to be without a furry co-pilot.
Jul 30
For any band, shifting musical direction is a huge moment. For some it definitely works—could you imagine The Beatles pumping out A Hard Day’s Night clones for decades?–and for others, even iconic musicians, it can be an earsplitting disaster.
Who's in charge here?
This is site is run by Sascha Endlicher, M.A., during ungodly late night hours. Wanna know more about him? Connect via Social Media by jumping to about.me/sascha.endlicher.