Wired recently remembered Flash as “the annoying plugin” that transformed the web “into a cacophony of noise, colour, and controversy, presaging the modern web.” They write that its early popularity in the mid-1990s came in part because “Microsoft needed software capable of showing video on their website, MSN.com, then the default homepage of every Internet Explorer user.” But Flash allowed anyone…
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Arachnophobe finds a live spider in his ear
When Liam Gomez felt a peculiar sensation in his ear, it signalled the beginning of his worst nightmare. The 27-year-old, who hails from Kent, England… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/331257/arachnophobe-finds-a-live-spider-in-his-ear…
Her iPhone Died. It Led To Her Being Charged As a Criminal
Chris Matyszczyk from ZDNet retells the draconian story of a Financial Times writer who wasn’t able to prove she purchased a ticket for the London buses because her phone died (she used Apple Pay), which led to her being charged a criminal. An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from the report: Today’s witness is Jemima Kelly. She’s a writer for The…