A Wired journalist tracks down the author of the infamous Love Bug trojan that brought down millions of computers 20 years ago and made the news worldwide.
Interesting study showing that the simple presence within eyesight of your phone reduces your brain's available cognitive capacity.
Not the Onion:
Israeli officials denied that Netanyahu overuses his American hosts’ laundry services, calling the allegations “absurd,” but they acknowledged that he has been the target of laundry-related accusations in the past.
This article explains the glut of generic mood-based music that infects every corner of Spotify.
Artist Kathleen Ryan creates decomposing fruit sculptures from precious gems. I love the absurdity of it.
In this era of reaching for your phone whenever your mind is left to wander, being inured to boredom is practically a superpower.
A study found that, when confronted with boredom in an experimental setting, many people chose to give themselves unpleasant electric shocks simply to distract from their own thoughts, or lack thereof.
I endorse the idea of diving headfirst into boredom, it's quite liberating.
