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- Your iPhone Knows Where You've Been
- Videos: 'Portal' Musical Spectacular, Plus Poll!
- Parting Tweet: An Earth Day Reminder From Jessica Alba
- Welcome to Crushable's New Weekend Extravanganza!
- Paige Presents: Road Trip!
- Mexican Teenager Who Staged Hunger Strike Gets to Attend Will and Kate's Wedding
- Some Thoughts on Weston Cage's Upcoming Wedding
- College Life: A Letter To My Freshman Year Self
- Bad Newz Bearz: Bearz Have Sex Dreams Too!
| Your iPhone Knows Where You've Been Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:41 AM PDT
The Guardian reports that every detail about your phone’s movement is saved in a secret file on the phone itself;then, once you’ve synchronized your phone with your computer, the file is copied over to your hard drive as well. The coordinates are recorded in the form of latitude and longitude, and there’s a timestamp to go along with them– so not only does your phone know where you’ve been, it knows exactly when you were there. This is weird enough on its own, but you know what makes it even weirder? If your phone or your computer are stolen, the thief could hypothetically unearth this information quite easily. Creepy. And potentially dangerous. Of course, if your phone and/or computer are stolen, odds are there are a lot of identity theft issues you’d be worried about, so maybe this isn’t THAT groundbreaking; but I still think it’s strange. Is there any reason why this information needs to be recorded? Maybe in cases of suspected murder or terrorism or similar nasty crimes, but for Joe Schmoe On The Street, it’s a wee bit invasive, and rather purposelessly so. However, if you’re not terribly bothered but still kind of curious, you can download an app that will unearth your phone’s secret file and map out the information for you. Just, y’know, in case you’ve got Guy Pierce’s memory problem from Memento. The Guardian also notes that the scientists who uncovered this iPhone tracking code, Pete Warden and Alasdair Allan, have been unable to find a similar code in Android devices. Looks like now might be a good time to switch over to Android… [Via Buzzfeed] Post from: Crushable Your iPhone Knows Where You've Been |
| Videos: 'Portal' Musical Spectacular, Plus Poll! Posted: 22 Apr 2011 03:43 PM PDT The original Portal had one helluva song at the end of it, for which we have Jonathan Coulton to thank. And guess what? Coulton’s done it again! Take a listen to “Want You Gone” in Portal 2′s ending credits, but beware of spoilers for the game itself: For comparison’s sake, here’s “Still Alive” from the end of the original Portal: And while we’re at it, bonus video: Indie band The National also had a song in Portal 2 called “Exile Vilify.” I played through the entire game and yet seem to have missed it, so if you can figure out where it is, I’d be curious to know; but in the meantime, here’s the song in all its moody glory: So, gamers: Which one is your favorite? Post from: Crushable Videos: 'Portal' Musical Spectacular, Plus Poll! |
| Parting Tweet: An Earth Day Reminder From Jessica Alba Posted: 22 Apr 2011 03:30 PM PDT
What are you guys doing to celebrate Earth Day? And us? Exactly the same thing we do every day, except with ten times the guilt. Ugh, sorry we got this takeout coffee cup, seriously, we are so, sosorry! For shame. Post from: Crushable Parting Tweet: An Earth Day Reminder From Jessica Alba |
| Welcome to Crushable's New Weekend Extravanganza! Posted: 22 Apr 2011 02:45 PM PDT
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| Posted: 23 Apr 2011 08:44 AM PDT It’s spring break, so Paige and her boyfriend Gregory hit the road to visit … not Florida. Her parents’ house. Check out some of the ways they pass the time. You can reach this post’s author, Paige Polesnak, at paige.polesnak AT gmail dot com or read more of her thoughts on her blog On Par For The Course. Post from: Crushable |
| Mexican Teenager Who Staged Hunger Strike Gets to Attend Will and Kate's Wedding Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:34 PM PDT
Despite British officials telling her that they had absolutely no tickets left, Chavez continued on in February until Mexican lobbyist Octavio Fitch Lazo took pity on her and gave her the airfare to go to England. Why did Chavez so want to attend the royal wedding (on April 29) so badly? She made an oil painting of Will and Kate and wanted to present it to the happy newlyweds. Her plan, she says, is to approach one of the many paparazzo and see if they can hand it off, as she knows she has no chance in giving it to a Royal Family representative. And yet, she doesn’t think what she did is that strange: “At the time I didn’t see it as something so drastic and dramatic. [People] said I risked my health for something many believe to be frivolous and silly. But, I think that for me, it was the only way to achieve my goal.” “It moved me to see that no one understood her very well,” Lazo told the BBC. “I think she is right to fight for what she wants.” Post from: Crushable Mexican Teenager Who Staged Hunger Strike Gets to Attend Will and Kate's Wedding |
| Some Thoughts on Weston Cage's Upcoming Wedding Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:43 PM PDT
It isn’t that we have any designs on marrying Weston Cage ourselves — he’s never been a featured player in any of our sex dreams or anything — it’s just that we think he’s a hilarious touchstone on the landscape of vapid, fake-tan celebrity kids. He’s a bizarre little oddball with long hair and a series of legitimate creative and business ventures — and he belongs to us! Like, we almost feel like he’s the Crushable mascot — but sometimes we think we’re the redheaded stepsister of celebrity blogs. But in a good way, you guys! Mazel tov and all that, Weston. But if it doesn’t work out, you can always come back to us. We’ll put you in the skybox and everything. Post from: Crushable Some Thoughts on Weston Cage's Upcoming Wedding |
| College Life: A Letter To My Freshman Year Self Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:07 PM PDT
A friend recently told me that as an incoming college freshman, she thought that “college was going to be all eating Indian food in the dorms.” What does this mean? Frankly, I’m not really sure, but it speaks to the fact that when we come into college, we don’t really have a clue what to expect. As we begin to look back, chicken tikka didn’t have much to do with our experience – but as we started to think about our one-time expectations, we recognized how off-base we had been about so many things four years ago. With graduation looming frighteningly close, I’m taking the occassion, before it’s too late, to give it a last shot at the college advice gig: I’m writing a letter to my freshman year self. Dear Self (crap, this is weird already), First of all, stop pretending you’re not naive. You turned 18 six weeks ago, and it’s both normal and to be expected that you haven’t had all the life experience of jaded 22-year-olds who have been living without their parents for over three years already. Why? Because although you’re trying to look cool, faking it is painfully obvious, and it makes you seem even more naive. Own your youthfulness, and it will be endearing. The people who come to college never having smoked pot, or as virgins, are well more in the majority than you think. So stop acting like you’ve been around the block, and let your tender teenagerdom guide you. It’s not only the truth, it’s also far less annoying. Being underage is not that bad. The fake I.D. thing is annoying, and illegal, of course, but the 21+ crowd thinks no less of you when you get rejected from a club. Someday, people will nag you to pick up the beer on the way over, so be happy that for now, you don’t have to lug a sixpack of Coors Light when people invite you over. In all likelihood, your feelings about the antics that some people engage in – illicit, immoral, or even just strange – will become muted with time. You will become, in a sense, jaded to this kind of thing. Numbed to the shock you experienced the first time you saw someone do something you deemed insane.. So keep your head on your shoulders, realize college is nuts, and just enjoy the show. At the same time, don’t succumb to peer pressure. Just because it seems like everyone’s doing something, it doesn’t mean you should. But you were never the type to jump off a bridge, even if everyone else did, so I’m not all that worried on this front. Pay attention in class. This is simply a good use of your time. Yes, you are hungover, and yes, you have plans to make, and omg crazy stories from last night to recap, but if you don’t pay attention now, you will have to study later. And it’s going to suck. And that bitch in your study group will not send you the notes until sunrise on the day of the exam (bitch, you know who you are, and yes, I am still resentful). Don’t tell anyone how hungover you are. It gets old. Fast. Very fast. I’m not going to pull some sappy shit now, like “live every day like it’s your last,” because, let’s be fair, you’re not going to do that. But don’t be so nervous about everything, have fun, speak up for yourself, and worry a little less about the future. It’s going to be fine. -Me. Post from: Crushable College Life: A Letter To My Freshman Year Self |
| Bad Newz Bearz: Bearz Have Sex Dreams Too! Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:46 PM PDT Oh my goodness, it is definitely celeb sex dream day here at Crushable! Curious who our bear palz fantasize about sharing a good cave frolic with? Bad newz indeed. Post from: Crushable Bad Newz Bearz: Bearz Have Sex Dreams Too! |
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iPhone users: Did you know that your phone has been tracking everywhere you’ve been since June of 2010? Because it has. And it wants everyone to know it.
Well, hey there, Gentle Readers! I’m Lucia. You’ve probably seen me around here on weekdays over the past couple of months; but now, you’re about to see a lot more of me on the weekends. Starting this weekend, I’ll be your faithful Weekend Editor, bringing you scintillating pop-culture content on Saturdays and Sundays. Pop-culture never sleeps, and neither does Crushable, so keep on enjoying your favorite Crushable features every day of the week.
Meet Estibalis Chavez. This 19-year-old loves the entire British Royal Family, so much so that she has paintings, drawings, and dolls of Diana, Will, and Kate Middleton in her house. That, 
Our college columnist, Hillary Reisberg, is about to graduate and move on to her next big adventure. We’ll miss her, but we know she’s destines for great things. This is her last column, so please help us say goodbye.| You are subscribed to email updates from Crushable To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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