Lost Media
A 104-Year-Old Lost Silent Movie Has Been Found in a Basement
'Sealed Hearts' was made in 1919 and had been thought lost forever. "The film had been in the cellar for many years," a film historian said. "Exciting!"
Social media
Mastodon Is the Good One
Mastodon is interoperable, decentralized, operated by a nonprofit, lively, and, ACTUALLY, isn't hard to use. So why is everyone championing Threads as the main Twitter alternative?
News
Town Repeatedly Surveilled Man's Yard With Drone Without a Warrant
A town in Michigan hired a commercial drone company to repeatedly take photos of Todd Maxon's property. The case is now going to the Michigan Supreme Court.
News
Disgruntled Game Dev Sneaks Goatse Onto a Dozen Sites That Stole His Game
“Let this be a lesson to you: If you are using an iFrame to display a site that isn’t yours, you have no control over that content—it can change at any time. One day instead of looking into an iFrame, you might be looking at an entirely different kind of portal.”
Features
A Trademark Dispute Is Tearing the Tiny Film Photography Community Apart
Small film camera businesses have been shocked to receive threatening emails from a company called CineStill over who has the right to use the term '800T.'
News
The Tech Industry Has a New Plan to Stop Right to Repair Laws
Faced with new laws in California and other states, big tech lobbyists want to sign a "Memorandum of Understanding" to prevent "a compliance market where lawyers drive the decisions."
FOIA
Video Reveals Crucial Details of LAPD Ignoring Robbery to Catch Togetic in Pokémon Go
'The guys are going to be so jealous': Video reveals cops ignored robbery, blew a stop sign, sped over speed bumps on residential streets, and pulled an illegal u-turn, but were able to capture two very powerful Pokémon.
News
Vintage Mac Community Begs Manufacturers for New Supply of Rare Dongle as Resellers Charge $250
“I am deeply concerned about the discontinuation of the Belkin F2E9142-WHT ADC to DVI cable."
Features
Low Demand for Travis Scott Creates Liquidity Crisis in Ticket Reselling Economy
Scott's tickets are selling for $14 on StubHub after the tour was "overbought" by speculators. One ticket reselling scheme is going to lose a single company more than $1 million.
repair
DIY Tinkerer Invents MacBook Tool That Breaks Apple’s Repair Locks
“To whoever it is at Apple who decided to not make this available to technicians, ‘Fuck you, we win.’”
Features
Credit Card Point Maxers Are Secretly Buying Tickets for Olivia Rodrigo Resellers
Ticket resellers are turning members of a credit card churning "buyers club" into their personal ticket-buying army for the Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo tours.
News
I Tested an HDMI Adapter That Demands Your Location, Browsing Data, Photos, and Spams You with Ads
The cord is detected as a "computer" and tracks “favorite videos, videos watched, and bookmarks,” as well as “Location Data, Sensor Data, Tracking Cookies Data, and Installed Apps Data.”