Would I like to cover Barfest? Why, of course! Even though it seems like some form of alcoholic devolution, considering I was very recently in Germany at Puke-Fest... Oh, sorry, I see—you mean BAHFest, aka the Festival of Bad ad Hoc Hypotheses. I consider myself a layperson when it comes to hard science so, in...
BAHFest London: Hard science collides with fake theories on Trump and squirrels
Warning! New ‘Minecraft 2’ app is fake, will probably crash your iPhone
Today’s nominee for “worst thing” is certainly the fake Minecraft 2 app that managed to make it into Apple’s App Store. Minecraft: Pocket Edition 2, which is selling for $ 10.99, is not a sequel to the mobile version of Minecraft, but instead a “crudely made swipe...
Teens fake parental consent to enter contracts across the web — but their legal status is flimsy
Hey parents: You won’t believe the contracts your kids have been roped into. Like a fine print virus spreading quickly around the globe, under-aged teenagers are suddenly being shrink-wrapped into contracts of dubious enforceability all around the web. The situation highlights a conundrum for companies targeting the 13-17 crowd: How to set rules with minors who generally can’t actually...