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Beware the Dangers of Free Wi-Fi

Beware the Dangers of Free Wi-Fi

When away on travel for either business or pleasure, there is no greater treasure than a free Wi-Fi hot spot. However, be warned that in recent years there’s been an increasing number of cases wherein these blessed havens are used to steal people’s personal information! People traveling abroad are said to be at an even greater risk for damage caused by suspicious Wi-Fi providers. Read More

With No Cash for Upgrades, Local Government to Disconnect Some PCs from Net and Tape up Ethernet Ports

With No Cash for Upgrades, Local Government to Disconnect Some PCs from Net and Tape up Ethernet Ports

On April 8, 2014, Microsoft will end support for its XP operating system which is still installed on one-third of PCs in Japan. After that date, the company will no longer provide corrective updates should any security flaws be discovered, meaning users will be more susceptible to risks such as information theft and leakage. Though local governments are moving ahead with replacement plans, “cost concerns” and “worries about human error” are weighing heavily on some municipalities as talk of strategies including simply unplugging vulnerable machines and duct taping their ethernet ports becomes worryingly common.

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Japan Makes POS System That Scans Bread Terminator Style

Japan Makes POS System That Scans Bread Terminator Style

Ah, Japanese bakeries. Rows and rows of delicious, fresh-baked treats ready for you to harvest—if you can decide among all the variety. And if you think choosing which bread to place on your tray is hard (I usually spend at least 5 minutes walking in circles with hungry tongs in hand), imagine how stressful it must be for part-time bakery staff who need to remember the names of every baked good in the store.

Luckily, Japanese web development company Brain Corporation has teamed up with the University of Hyogo to develop a POS system that uses a camera to instantly identify the kind of baked good customers have on their tray.

Check out the video below, it looks a lot more impressive than it sounds.

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Japanese Man Creates Computer Program That Lets You Squeeze Breast Milk From Anything [Video]

Japanese Man Creates Computer Program That Lets You Squeeze Breast Milk From Anything [Video]

Until recently, Japanese internet user Kamutaro spent every waking moment tormented by a simple, yet overwhelming desire:

“I want to squeeze out breast milk.”

It seems that whenever he saw two objects that resembled breasts in the slightest, he would inadvertently begin to fondle and pinch them in hopes of being treated to a drop of mother’s best.

Nearly driven to madness by this strange oedipean urge, Kamutaro did what any sensible young Japanese male would do to relieve his strange, sexual fantasy: he built a computer program that lets you squeeze a never-ending fountain of breast milk from digital images.

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