Check out this stupendous Super-Mario-themed wedding cake, with three storeys of NES-inspired 8-bit-color graphic elements!
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Super Mario wedding cake to die for
NYT: Media company co-founder almost tricked Goldman Sachs into a $40m investment by posing as YouTube executive
Ozy Media is a media startup widely believed to cook its traffic numbers and the New York Times has reported out its shenanigans in amazing fashion. Ben Smith reports that Ozy's co-founder tried to trick Goldman Sachs into investing $40m in the company by posing as a YouTube executive on a conference call. Goldman Sachs… READ THE REST
The first webcam was invented in order to see if there was still coffee in the Cambridge break room
Today in the humble history of the internet: the very first webcam was invented in 1991 because computer science researchers at the University of Cambridge just wanted to see if there was coffee in the break room. Quentin Stafford-Fraser wrote software dubbed "XCoffee" to save his coworkers the disappointment of walking all the way to… READ THE REST
100m T-Mobile accounts reportedly hacked, including social security numbers
The personal data of more than 100 million T-Mobile users is for sale online and the company says it is investigating the claim. Joseph Cox at Vice first reported on the forum post touting the cache, which offers names, addresses, social security numbers and phone numbers. "T-Mobile USA. Full customer info," the seller told Motherboard… READ THE REST
With a dual-camera drone like this, your aerial shots will never be the same
Whether it's a website, promotional content, or your personal social media account, photos and videos just aren't what they used to be — and if you've ever employed a handy "pretty" filter on a selfie, you know exactly what that means. Professionals and aspiring photographers alike need to up their game to get their content… READ THE REST
This sustainable toilet paper subscription comes straight to your door
It's no newsflash that the planet is burning. Sure, we may just have unlocked anxiety you've forgotten about thanks to the delta variant, but it's the harsh and dystopian reality. You may not be starting the forest fires directly, but using products that indirectly mess with the planet like toilet paper, paper towels, and other… READ THE REST
How I became financially stable by using this online course platform
Since graduating from my master's program in 2019, I've been feeling a little stale in the brainwave department. Sure, I learn on the job, and I do trainings like they're running out of style, but sometimes I'd like to learn something outside the scope of my employment. Something new, something that I may never use… READ THE REST
