Porsche has released a list of updated tire recommendations for a variety of old models, stretching all the way back to the 356 B, which debuted in 1959. In all, there are 32 new tire models on the list, covering Porsche’s 356, Boxster, 924, 928, 944, 968, and 911 models 964, 993 …
Read More »First Click: I'm being chased around the internet by Dewey from Malcolm in the Middle
These services promote everything from the worst kind of slideshow content farms to the New York Times, but for some reason, I got stuck with Dewey. Honestly, I was tempted to click the first few times. I found myself growing attached to his jug-eared face, developing a kind of Stockholm …
Read More »Uber forced to suspend surge pricing in Delhi
The government of Delhi has cracked down on surge pricing from Uber and local ride-hailing company Ola, forcing the startups to suspend the feature across the Indian city of nearly 10 million people. In a series of tweets posted this week, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal sharply criticized surge pricing, …
Read More »Opera just added a free VPN to its browser for anonymous internet access
Virtual private networks are popular with privacy-conscious computer users, but the best services costs while the free ones often have hidden costs. Web browser Opera, though, has integrated a free and unlimited VPN into the developer version of its software. “Now, you don’t have to download VPN extensions or pay for …
Read More »Is it time to reconsider the keyboard pants?
Kickstarter and Indiegogo have become the go-to destinations for quirky, weird, and sometimes plain daft gadget ideas, but we used to have those even before crowdfunding was a thing. One of my favourites has always been the concept of keyboard jeans, first presented by Dutch design student Eric De Nijs …
Read More »Canada will try to legalize marijuana next year
Canada is preparing to mount a serious effort to legalize marijuana, according to a speech made today by Canadian health minister Jane Philpott. Speaking at the United Nations, Philpott pledged to introduce legislation in the spring of 2017 that would legalize and regulate marijuana, while still keeping “marijuana out of …
Read More »Watch the first trailer for the new Jason Bourne movie
Matt Damon’s super spy Jason Bourne is coming back this summer, in the aptly named Jason Bourne, and he’s bulked up. The first trailer for the movie shows Damon out in the desert delivering a one-hit knockout punch as part of what appears to be a bare-knuckle fight club, before working …
Read More »Finally, you can eat cereal in virtual reality with a dead Egyptian queen
Some things just fit together — classic pairings like fish and chips, ham and eggs, and peanut butter and jelly. Or, you know, cereal and 3,000-year-old Egyptian queen Cleopatra. The intrinsic link between historical royalty and dried breakfast food is not one I’d considered before, but cereal pusher Kellogg’s apparently …
Read More »This startup delivers HIV-prevention pills to your doorstep via an app
Californians can now get prescriptions for a daily HIV-prevention pill through an app, with the medicine delivered to their door in a matter of days. The San Francisco-based startup Nurx, which started by offering birth control in 2014, announced at the end of March that they would begin offering Truvada as …
Read More »Sega will officially support modded Genesis games on Steam
Sega plans to allow legal distribution of modified Genesis games on PC through the Steam Workshop, Valve’s repository for user-created content, in an unprecedented move for the storied Japanese gaming giant. Support will come alongside the new Sega Mega Drive Classics Hub (Mega Drive being the European, Japanese, and way …
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