Posts Tagged ‘links’
Ten Year Old Boy, Afraid Mom Will Hit Him (Again), Hides For Four Days
Via Kotaku, a story about a ten-year-old boy in China who spent four days at an Internet Cafe because he was afraid that if he went home his mother would hit him. Spoiler alert: they found him, he’s fine, and his mom says she won’t hit him anymore.
Why was she hitting him in the first place? Because she thought he was “addicted to video games” and his grades were less than stellar. So basically it was a case of bad parenting.
I’m unclear how a ten-year-old could spend four days in a public place and nobody called his parents. Also, the story was in the news (the article mentions that the boy read about it while he was hiding out). Wouldn’t someone have recognized him? Guess not. Happy ending though, at least as far as we know.
via Afraid of his Mom, Chinese Kid Hides at Net Cafe (Kotaku)
Breaking News: Kids Like Superman Toys
Also adults. Although we don’t always admit it.
Newsarama.com : MAN OF STEEL Product Licenses Outpacing SUPERMAN RETURNS.
Laser Turrets on Military Planes Makes Us Think of Star Wars
The terrific writer Jesus Diaz penned (well, typed) an article for Gizmodo about the U.S. Military’s plans to put laser turrets on military aircraft. Jesus begins and ends with Star Wars, which we find totally appropriate.
Seriously people, I keep imagining Han Solo shouting “Great kid! Don’t get cocky!”
And we wish to add — lasers? Oy vey.
US Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and Fighter Jets (Gizmodo)
Photos From Unlicensed World of Warcraft Theme Park in China (Links)
Here is a link to photos of a totally unlicensed World of Warcraft theme park in China, courtesy of a Reddit user.
An article on IGN.com says the park is “called Joyland, and Forbes reports that it cost $48 million to build. And it is entirely, audaciously illegal, as a copyright violation.”
That’s kind of amazing if you think about it, Read more »
Death Star PR Thinks Darth Vader and NPH Are Great Dads
Who are we to argue?
Original link via obimomkenobi.
Death Star PR: Star Wars A Neil Patrick Hope: An Open Letter to Neil Patrick Harris.
Kids Prefer iOS, Grown-ups Android, Says Lego
Tidbit from a CES Day 2 roundup on Wired.com:
Lego has found most kids have iOS devices, while the majority of older users are Android owners.
via CES Day 2: Streaming Cubes, Robotic Snakes and Even More Activity Monitors | Gadget Lab | Wired.com.
I Agree Except For The “Ban” Part
South Korea Wants to Block Swearing and Porn on Teenagers’ Phones (Gizmodo, via Newsis via The Verge)
