About Brian Keeton

Brian is a computer/internet enthusiast, Mortal Kombat Fan and the designer of Keetonville.

What the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Means for You


This Friday, President Obama is expected to sign the ‘Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights’ into law. The House of Representatives passed their version of the bill on April 30th by a 361-64 margin. In similar overwhelming fashion, the Senate passed their version of the bill in a 90-5 rout. The House has agreed to collaborate and adopt the Senate’s version of the bill, which has been deemed to be more strict on credit card providers than the House version. So what does this mean for you?

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Q: Which sexual position produces the ugliest children?
A: Ask your mother.

Q: How do you embarrass an archaeologist?
A: Give him a used tampon and ask him which period it came from.

Q: What did the cannibal do after he dumped his girlfriend?
A: Wiped his ass.

Q: How can you tell if your wife is dead?
A: The sex is the same but the dishes pile up.

Q: What did the gynaecologist and the pizza delivery man have in common?
A: They both get to smell the goods but neither one of them can eat it.



Innovation: Mind-reading headsets will change your brain

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This week, engineer Adam Wilson made global headlines by updating Twitter using his brainwaves. “USING EEG TO SEND TWEET” he explained.

Wilson’s achievement was actually pretty trivial. He used a system called BCI2000, found in hundreds of laboratories across the globe, that can do the job of a keyboard for any software program. But it was significant precisely because it was trivial: mind-reading tech is going to have a massive impact this year.



In the coming months, cheap headsets that let you control technology with the electrical signals generated by your firing neurons will go on sale to the general public
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