Headlines of the Week (Or Whatever)

Online Shoppers Are Less Likely To Buy Items Modeled By Someone with Tattoos or Dark Skin

Utilities Feeling Rooftop Solar Heat Start Fighting Back

Jesse Willms, the Dark Lord of the Internet: How one of the most notorious alleged hustlers in the history of e-commerce made a fortune on the Web

Ancient stone bridge revealed after Chinese lake dries up

Tweet Police: Kansas’ ability to fire professors for posting on social media is bad news for academic freedom—and may not even be legal.

Headlines of the Week (Or Whatever)

New Zealand House of Reps bursts into song after legalizing same-sex marriage.

Was Marina Chapman really brought up by monkeys?

Why 'Breaking News' is Broken.

Internet Archaeology: Behold the Most Hilarious Abandoned Websites!

What Love Is Not.

The Internet is for... Kids.

I was recently involved in a discussion regarding how we allow our children to use the Internet. I was surprised to see so many negative responses, especially concerning viruses and pornography. Many parents cited protective reasons to severely restrict their children’s Internet usage, and made with clear (with their terminology, concerns, etc.) that they, themselves, were not strong Internet users. This attitude strikes me as ridiculously short-sighted. Just like with other boring or worrisome topics, we have a responsibility to educate ourselves about Internet usage so that we can educate our children.