Europe's highest court just rejected the 'safe harbor' agreement used by American tech companies
The Safe Harbor agreement allowed US tech companies to transfer data between the US and Europe.
Hasnain says:
I wonder how this will play out. If the inverse also happens, say goodbye to reasonable latencies for requests that cross continents (or, depending on legal wording, say goodbye to friends across continents)
Posted on 2015-10-06T15:07:05+0000
Why Red M&M's Disappeared for a Decade
In the 1970s and 80s, the red M&M mysteriously disappeared, a victim of horribly unsound FDA testing.
Hasnain says:
"In the aftermath of Red No.2’s ban, the media went on a frenzy, denouncing the dye as a carcinogenic, tumor-inducing agent. Americans, already on edge from a Swine Flu scare a few months earlier, panicked. A hysteria ensued that saw hundreds of brands recalling their Red No.2-infused products: hot dogs were pulled from grocery aisles, dog food was discarded in droves, ice cream treats were left to melt in landfills -- and the red M&M disappeared."
Posted on 2015-10-04T05:06:50+0000
Losing sight – Tink
Losing sight Posted in Real life on October 3rd 2015 I don’t know who will read this. I don’t even know why it has suddenly become important to write it, but for whatever it’s worth, this is an account of an event in my life that changed everything. I lost my sight over the course of 12 months from…
Hasnain says:
This is depressing, moving, enlightening and encouraging all in one go.
It's about literally losing sight due to poorly managed diabetes
Posted on 2015-10-04T02:38:32+0000
www.airpaperinc.com
www.airpaperinc.com
Hasnain says:
When you're so bad that people will pay $5 to cancel your service
Posted on 2015-10-03T00:12:30+0000
The Hypocrisy Of How The Media Covers Mass Shootings
Edited from a report on the morning of 8/2/2015 covering the Oregon community college shootings. In a matter of minutes, CNN goes from showing the wishes of ...
Hasnain says:
Official: I won't release the shooter's name as we don't want them to have credit for this act
CNN: yeah we have his name and we're going to release it...
Despicable. Especially given the fact that this is the second attack in two days and there seems to be no rational discourse
Posted on 2015-10-02T15:11:47+0000
Amazon Will Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices
Amazon.com Inc. is flexing its e-commerce muscles to gain an edge on competitors in the video-streaming market by ending the sale of devices from Google Inc. and Apple Inc.
Hasnain says:
WTF Amazon?
Sure, let's make ourselves look petty and anti-competitive (this pretty much admits that their devices just aren't as good as their competitors).
And let's screw over our main business while we're at it - since Prime will no longer be the one-stop shop where you can get everything under the sun.
Posted on 2015-10-01T22:13:35+0000
How the banks ignored the lessons of the crash | Joris Luyendijk
The long read: Joris Luyendijk spent two years talking to hundreds of City insiders. They revealed how close we came to disaster – and how quickly finance went back to business as usual
Hasnain says:
"Seven years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, it is often said that nothing was learned from the crash. This is too optimistic. The big banks have surely drawn a lesson from the crash and its aftermath: that in the end there is very little they will not get away with."
Posted on 2015-10-01T05:25:36+0000
The secret developers of the video game industry
Issue The secret developers of the video game industry by Matt Leone @LattMeone In July 2015, developer Comcept launched a Kickstarter campaign for its game Red Ash. It didn’t go...
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Posted on 2015-10-01T05:17:24+0000
I Purchased the Domain Google.com via Google Domains
A strange thing happened at 1:20 AM Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 29. I was learning more about the Google Domains interface, and typed google.c
Doing an HD Remake the Right Way
Final Fantasy V just came out on Steam. This is a beloved classic game, but the way they've done the HD upgrade just makes me cringe. This particular version is a port from the mobile version, and the even more...
Hasnain says:
This is a long and great read on graphics, art, and games.
Posted on 2015-09-30T16:23:08+0000