Don't panic, Instagram's app icon isn't changing

Think of Instagram and you likely think of its iconic app icon, which has remained largely unchanged through the company's history.

That came into question Friday — just one day after the company revealed it was abandoning its signature square photos — when images surfaced of what appeared to be a beta version of the photo-sharing app, showing a redesigned colorless app icon

See also: Move over, squares: Instagram now supports landscape and portrait modes

The image was posted to Twitter Friday by user Jad Limcaco, who claims he got the screenshot from his cousin who said what appears to be a beta of the Instagram app "just popped up on his phone." Read more...

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Boston's WGBH initiates careless, groundless legal action against Fedflix project

Rogue archivist Carl Malamud writes, "I got mugged by a bunch of Boston hooligans. Readers of Boing Boing may be familiar with my FedFlix project which has resulted in 6,000 government videos getting posted to YouTube and the Internet Archive." Read the rest

Optimizing South Korean Technology For American Users

Navigating culture and business practices can be a trying task for any company going global. For tech companies, this often can mean coping with varying degrees of Internet connections from different service providers. If one is not careful, this could be an insurmountable hurdle. Success or failure can depend on a company’s ability to quickly adapt and prepare for the unexpected. Read More

Branch8 Lets Merchants Sell Via Multiple E-Commerce Sites With Fewer Headaches

If there’s one thing that is as diverse and multi-faceted as culture in “Asia” — a term that really exists on paper to help people label this part of the world — it would probably be the region’s e-commerce landscape. Read More

Chipotle master shows the world how he doubles his burritos

At Chipotle, size matters.

That's why one seasoned Chipotle-goer has devised a way to almost double the size of his burrito and, because burritos are basically the food equivalent of pure happiness, he decided to share his strategy with the world.

See also: A guy ate Chipotle every day for 153 days, which honestly isn't all that special

His method is simple but effective: Order half-servings of ingredients — half white and half brown rice, half pinto and half black beans, half chicken and half steak, etc

Couple the above method with the unconfined space of a burrito bowl, add double tortillas on the side and you've got yourself a two pound burrito maximized for deliciousness. Read more...

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Understanding The Future Of Mobility

We recently had the opportunity to participate in two important conferences focused on the future: one on the on-demand economy (On Demand Economy 2015) and the other on mobile communications (Rutberg Future Mobile 2015). While each conference covered a range of fascinating topics, if taken together, one can develop from the conversations and presentations a clear picture of the future of… Read More

Another day, another movie theater shooter in America: Nashville Edition. Open Thread.

The shooter is reported to have died at the scene. America: What the fuck? Read the rest

Trophy hunting is "hunting" the way that Big Thunder Mountain is a "train ride"

You may already know that killing a lion is the most cowardly thing you can do, but The Searcher's essay on lion hunting, with accompanying illustration, makes the point with admirable force and eloquence. Read the rest

Second American suspected of illegally killing a lion in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean officials on Sunday said they're looking for a second American citizen accused of illegally killing a lion.

Jan Casmir Sieski, a resident of Murrysville, Pennsylvania, allegedly took part in an illegal hunt in April near Hwange National Park

See also: Cecil the lion's brother Jericho is not dead

The hunt was organized by a Zimbabwean named Headman Sibanda, reportedly the owner of a safari company, and allegedly conducted without a permit. Sibanda has reportedly been arrested and is helping officials investigate what happened during the hunt

Sieski reportedly used a bow and arrow to hunt the lion, the same weapon another American used while recently hunting Cecil, a famous lion in Zimbabwe Read more...

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