12 Years Ago Today, One of the Best Animated Movies of the 21st Century Released & It Had No Right Being So Good

When Warner Bros. announced The LEGO Movie, many people doubted it would succeed. LEGO bricks are known for inspiring imagination – kids build whatever they dream up – so a fixed storyline seemed to go against the brand’s spirit. However, when the movie came out on February 7, 2014, it was a huge hit with both critics and audiences, earning over $470 million worldwide. Its success came from a clever, self-aware story and a groundbreaking animation style that brought the unique look of LEGOs to life.

Bitcoin Miners Score: 13% Difficulty Drop Coming

The Bitcoin “Difficulty” is the blockchain’s own eyebrow-the metric that decides how hard the miners must toil to coax the next block from the ether. This indicator’s value shifts with a punctuality that would embarrass a debutante, roughly every two weeks, and it does so according to the tempo of miners’ labors since the last adjustment.

131,070 Americans Warned: Your Data Was Hacked (Again)

New filings with Maine’s Attorney General, that ever-vigilant guardian of public trust, reveal that members of Illinois-based MidAmerica Credit Union (MACU) have been ensnared in a cybernetic snare. One might say the modern age has finally perfected the art of collective anxiety, where a single hack becomes a symphony of panic.