| Listen to Coldplay if You Want to Stay Safe on the Road, Study Says | | Want to stay safe on the road? Wear a seat belt, check your blindspots, avoid texting while driving and ... listen to Coldplay. Strange as it may sound, the British band's soothing tunes could help you avoid accidents while driving. Coldplay's "The Scientist" landed on a list of "ultimate safe driving songs" compiled by Confused.com, the creator of driving app MotorMate.
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| Anonymous Hacks MIT, Leaves Farewell Message for Aaron Swartz | | The Anonymous hacktivist group appears to have hacked MIT's website, leaving a tribute for Aaron Swartz, the online activist who recently committed suicide. Swartz was a the co-founder of Demand Progress and founder of Infogami, a service later merged with Reddit. He committed suicide in New York City on Jan. 11.
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| 20 Tweets That Prove Skittles' Social-Media Team Inhaled the Rainbow | | The Skittles social-media team tasted the rainbow, and then threw it up all over Twitter and Facebook. Whether social-media gurus of the web world label the effort brilliant or bizarre, it's hard to deny that the candy company keeps 140 characters (or less) quite entertaining.
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| Tommy Lee Jones Is Not Impressed by the Golden Globes | | Sunday, January 13, 2013 11:25 PM | Neha Prakash |
| There's a lot to be impressed by at the Golden Globes. The lights, the cameras, the action, the starlets in low cut sparkly dresses and — ahem — George Clooney. Amirite, ladies? But if you're Tommy Lee Jones, it's just another damn day at work. And he's not impressed.
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| Come for a Tour of China's Unlicensed 'World of Warcraft' Theme Park | | Sunday, January 13, 2013 10:56 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Changzhou, China is home to a bizzarre world of rides, food and fun: A World of Warcraft-style theme park that's completely unlicensed by Blizzard, maker of the Warcraft series. The park opened in the summer of last year. It reportedly cost $48 million to build and is "pretty huge," according to Reddit user Francesca Timbers who originally posted these pictures republished here with permission.
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| Twitter, Hollywood Flip for Bill Clinton at Golden Globes | | Sunday, January 13, 2013 9:54 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Bill Clinton continued his "Remember How Awesome I Am" tour, this time stopping by the Golden Globes to introduce Best Motion Picture nominee, Lincoln. Fresh off of his CES appearance, the husband of Hillary Clinton — as host Amy Poehler so delightfully referred to him — brought the room of Hollywood elite to its feet, and Twitter users to their keyboards.
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| 10 Epic Works of ASCII Art | | Sunday, January 13, 2013 9:31 PM | Christine Erickson |
| ASCII art is an early graphic-design technique, dating back to the 1890s when typewriters became more than just a new tool for writing. Public speed-typing competitions and typewriter drawings were a popular form of entertainment and artwork. The earliest preserved example of typewriter art was made in 1898 by a woman named Flora Stacey. As computers advance, so does the ability to create unique artwork.
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| 10 Wicked Cool Snow Toys to Kick Winter's Butt | | Sunday, January 13, 2013 8:55 PM | Amy-Mae Elliott |
| With the snow comes the fun. To help you find amusement in the colder weather, we have found 10 toys, gadgets and gizmos for the next snow day. From contraptions that will help you win snowball fights to different ways to hurl yourself down snowy slopes, you'll find something in our superb selection.
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| 10 Amusing Cubicle Makeovers [VIDEOS] | | Sunday, January 13, 2013 8:31 PM | Amy-Mae Elliott |
| While there are many cool and creative office pranks you can play on your co-workers, a true classic that never goes out of style is the "cubicle makeover." We have found 10 amusing YouTube clips showing various offices, desks and cubicles given a new look while their unsuspecting owners spend time away from the workplace.
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| MIT to Investigate its Role in Aaron Swartz Case | | Sunday, January 13, 2013 7:57 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Leo Rafael Reif, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, announced in a statement Sunday that the school will be conducting an investigation of its involvement in the case of Aaron Swartz, the 26-year-old programmer and digital rights activist who committed suicide in his New York City apartment Friday. "Now is a time for everyone involved to reflect on their actions, and that includes all of us at MIT," Reif wrote.
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| Viral Video Recap: Funniest Memes of the Week | | Sunday, January 13, 2013 7:32 PM | Anita Li |
| If the winter blues are getting you down, take a gander at this week's viral video recap. Our most recent edition features curious creatures, including: a cat's single-minded obsession with bubbles, a puppy's fixation on half an orange and a baby panda's first steps in public at the San Diego Zoo.
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| 8 Vintage Computer Books That Will Reboot Your Memories | | Sunday, January 13, 2013 7:00 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Boot up a trip down 128KB memory lane. Did thoughts of floppy disks, DOS and "portable" computers that weigh more than an anvil just flood your mind? It's cool, computer geeks, we all keep it stored somewhere in the personal hard drive known as the brain.
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| Creative Genius Makes Full-Length Live-Action 'Toy Story' | | Sunday, January 13, 2013 5:32 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Toy Story, released in 1995, became an instant classic: Telling the story of a child's toys come to life, it was the first feature-length animated film. It set the bar extraordinarily high for producer Pixar, which has mostly been delivering blockbusters ever since. Toy Story pulled in nearly $362 million at the box office and was nominated for three Academy Awards.
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| 6 Ways to Enjoy the 70th Golden Globes Online | | Sunday, January 13, 2013 4:07 PM | Brian Anthony Hernandez |
| Winners of the Golden Globes, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, will be revealed Sunday. Enhance your night with our tips to get more from the show online
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| 5 Kids Who Will Never Like Cats | | Sunday, January 13, 2013 3:32 PM | Annie Colbert |
| The preference for cats or dogs can stem from allergies, familiarity or just stepping in pooch poop one too many times. Bad experiences with Fido or Fluffy may cement a pet bias for life. Just ask the five kids GIFed below. SEE ALSO: Cat Friend Vs. Dog Friend: If Humans Were Pets Worry not, cat lovers, it's not all flying kitties.
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| 7 Tech Essentials for Any Kind of Travel | | Sunday, January 13, 2013 3:05 PM | Andrea Smith |
| I’m what you would call an International CES veteran. I’ve been covering the trade show long enough to know what kind of items I need to have on hand to get me through the long days and nights — and I’m not just talking comfy shoes. Reporters walk a lot during the course of the day, and we carry plenty of gear. We depend on our laptops and cellphones to communicate with the rest of our team, as well as to file stories.
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| To Predict Crimes, 'Minority Report' Precog-Like Software Tested | | Sunday, January 13, 2013 2:20 PM | The Mary Sue |
| More and more lately, we're witnessing technologies from our favorite sci-fi films and television shows getting closer to reality. The latest is like something from Minority Report — it's a new kind of software meant to predict the actions of criminals. Police in Baltimore and Philadelphia are already using the software to prevent murders, and Washington D.C.
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| Technology's Greatest Minds Say Goodbye to Aaron Swartz | | Sunday, January 13, 2013 12:53 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| The technology community's brightest minds are memorializing Aaron Swartz, the 26-year-old programmer and digital rights activist who committed suicide Friday months before his trial over computer fraud was set to begin. A Prodigal Mind Swartz was nothing short of a prodigy: at the age of 14, he helped develop the Real Simple Syndication (RSS) standard, paving the way to services such as Google Reader.
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| 5 Fascinating Facts We Learned From Reddit This Week | | Sunday, January 13, 2013 12:05 PM | Matt Silverman |
| Celebrity finances and musical bug penises await you in this week's edition of Reddit Facts™. SEE ALSO: 20 Fascinating Facts We Learned From Reddit in 2012 Learn something cool from the Front Page of the Internet? Share a link in the comments.
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| Warning: Java Exploit Potentially Affecting More Than 850 Million Computers | | Sunday, January 13, 2013 11:31 AM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Security experts are recommending computer users disable or uninstall Java following the discovery of a zero-day Java exploit which allows hackers to take control of vulnerable Macs, PCs and Linux computers. The exploit takes advantage of a vulnerability left open in Java 7 Update 10, released in October of last year.
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| 4 Tips to Make Your Resume Stand Out | | Sunday, January 13, 2013 10:13 AM | Chelsea Gladden |
| There it is: a stack of 150 resumes, received in the first hour of posting a job, piled up in the hiring manager’s e-mail inbox. How will YOU stand out? These four tips on creating an effective, well-organized resume, should help you stay at the top of the pile and in the top of the hiring manager's mind.
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