ICANN approves the .XXX TLD for porn sites
The Internet finally catches up to Amsterdam and adds a dedicated red light district. Though by all accounts, extant porn sites won’t be forced to move to the new TLD, nor does it seem that new porn sites will be forced to make use of it.
The Associated Press has kicked the hyphen right in the teeth. The new AP stylebook removes the hyphen from ‘e-mail’ (which means it’s now just ‘email’), and has furthermore removed the space from phrases like ‘cell phone’ and ‘smart phone’.
Because, um, they’re the AP, and that’s how they roll.
Ancient architecture, rendered in glorious 3D
Pergamon is cool:
Still in the process of being restored...
The Hobbit FINALLY begins production
Peter Jackson’s next treatment of a Tolkien classic is underway!
Was a movie filmed in your home town?
Thanks to Edmund Helmer’s custom Google Map, you can (maybe) find out!
EDI the AI will return in Mass Effect 3
Spoilerrific!
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