Where Do Barcodes Come From?
Magazines: check. Bread: check. $35 Whole Foods sandwich: check. Creepy guy in line: check. Seems like everything’s got a bar code on it these days. But did you ever stop to wonder where those ubiquitous stripes came from? The bar code’s rise to ubiquity started with a fundamental problem: Countless industries need to read data…
Gizmodo Presents: Perfect Presents for Father’s Day (and the Grad in Your Life)
It’s that time of year again, when, in the same month, we celebrate the men who successfully wooed your moms, and the smarmy little wunderkinds who will one day steal your jobs. That’s right, June is almost here and it’s time to start thinking about gifts for the dads and the grads in your life.…
Bank Not Responsible for Letting Hackers Steal $300K From Customer
A judge in Maine has ruled that a bank that allowed hackers to steal more than $300,000 from a customer’s online account isn’t responsible for the lost money, saying the customer should have done more to protect the account credentials. Magistrate Judge John Rich sided with Ocean Bank in recommending that the U.S. District Court…
