30-plus years of HyperCard, the missing link to the Web

May 25th, 2019 08:56 AM

The Computer Lab's Beyond Cyberpunk Hypercard stack (credit: Beyond Cyberpunk!) Update: It's Memorial Day weekend here in the US, and the Ars staff has a long weekend accordingly. Many will spend that time relaxing or traveling with family, but maybe someone will dust off their old MacIntosh and fire up Hypercard, a beloved bit of Apple software and development kit in the pre-Web era. The application turns 32 later this summer, so with staff off we thought it was time to resurface this look...

India's Monkeys Keep Killing People, so Scientists Are Trying Radical New Sterilization Strategies

May 25th, 2019 08:00 AM

One evening last November, a young woman named Neha was feeding her infant son inside their house in Runkata, a small town in the outskirts of Agra, India. Suddenly, a monkey broke into the house, snatched the baby boy from her arms, and made away with him. Neighbors chased the unexpected kidnapper with stones, but to…

Travelpro's Finally Selling Its Flight Crew-Quality Bags to Passengers

May 24th, 2019 10:00 AM

Any time you see a pilot or flight attendant rolling a suitcase through the airport, there’s a really good chance that bag was made by Travelpro.

This Robot Is Really Angry And Done Lifting Boxes

May 25th, 2019 09:30 AM

Hello! Today we get banned for buying too many games, watch a robot get angry, learn when the Sonic movie is actually coming out and talk about fake meat at McDonald’s. It’s Morning Checkpoint!

British Climber Dies on Everest as Traffic Jam’s Toll Rises to 10

May 25th, 2019 08:38 AM

Robin Haynes Fisher, 44, of Britain, died at about 28,215 feet on Saturday, the authorities said, in a year of record attempts this season and the worst toll in decades.

Waste Tide is a chilling sci-fi novel about class war and trash in near-future China

May 25th, 2019 09:00 AM

In Chinese science fiction author Chen Qiufan’s debut novel Waste Tide, a young woman finds herself transformed and stuck in the midst of a vicious power struggle between factions in the polluted, fictitious Silicon Isle in Guiyu, China. It’s a near-future science fiction thriller that feels pressingly relevant in 2019, about the pressures that advanced capitalism and technology exert on the most vulnerable people on Earth. Silicon Isle is a dump — literally. It’s where the world drops off...

How to stop Giannis Antetokounmpo, according to the NBA player who’s tried it most

May 25th, 2019 09:00 AM

Nobody has defended Antetokounmpo for more possessions than Indiana’s Thaddeus Young. Here are his keys for stopping the Greek Freak. Kawhi Leonard is having a tremendous amount of success as Giannis Antetokounmpo’s primary defender since he switched onto him in Game 3. The Toronto Raptors have won three straight since that move; in 112 possessions against Leonard, Giannis has only made nine baskets. Of course, Leonard’s stranglehold wouldn’t be possible without a disciplined, team-wide...

Mueller wants to avoid 'political spectacle' of public testimony: Nadler

May 24th, 2019 05:10 PM

Special counsel Robert Mueller doesn't want to testify in public, want to avoid "spectacle," according to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler

Overwatch League boss leaves for Epic Games

May 25th, 2019 09:30 AM

Nate Nanzer joins Fortnite, Rocket League owner to run esports there Continue reading…