Got My Twitter Password Reset This Morning
Twitter reset my password after disclosing a breach affecting ~250,000 accounts, which got me thinking about Java, the NYT's Chinese hacker story, and a rough week for infrastructure in general.
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What the Oreo Blackout Tweet Actually Proves
The Super Bowl blackout lasted 34 minutes and Oreo's "dunk in the dark" tweet won the internet — but the real story is the war room behind it, not the joke.
Twitter's Password Reset Morning
Twitter reset around 250,000 passwords after a breach this week, which finally got me to stop reusing the same password everywhere.
Six Seconds Is a Weird Amount of Time
I downloaded Vine the night after it launched and spent way too long trying to film my dog. Some early, mixed impressions of Twitter's new six-second video app.
I Had to Borrow an iPhone to Try Vine
Twitter's new six-second video app Vine launched this week on iOS only, so I had to borrow a friend's iPhone to try it - here's what worked, what didn't, and why the time limit is both the best and worst part.
Netflix Added Two Million Subscribers and I Still Can't Find Anything to Watch
Netflix stock jumped 42% this week on surprise profit and 2 million new subscribers, but my actual queue is still a graveyard I never touch.
Best Quarter Ever, Worst Day for the Stock
Apple just posted the most profitable quarter in its history and the stock dropped over 12% the next day anyway. Some thoughts on why that reaction is nuts.
Netflix Just Had a Really Good Night
Netflix's Q4 2012 earnings dropped tonight with 2.05 million new US streaming subscribers, and it's hard not to think back to how dead this company looked after the Qwikster mess in 2011.
My Old Bold Just Got Renamed Out From Under It
RIM officially renamed itself BlackBerry ahead of the January 30th BB10 launch. A few thoughts on what that actually fixes, plus a eulogy for my old Bold.
Graph Search Has Me Auditing My Own Tags
Facebook unveiled Graph Search today, and instead of the usual feature recap, I spent my lunch break nervously auditing two years of my own tags and likes.
The Fork That Buzzes When You Eat Too Fast
CES wrapped up last week in Vegas and somehow the gadget I cant stop thinking about is a $99 Bluetooth fork that buzzes at you for eating too fast.
The Cheap Phone Nobody's Talking About This Week
While everyone's fixated on absurdly priced 4K TVs at CES this week, Nokia quietly announced a cheap, colorful Windows Phone that's a more interesting story.