Here's Some Bad Tweets From Tech Investor Chris Sacca
Dang. Chris Sacca, tech investor and noted Guy Who Throws Tantrums At Hamilton Shows, made some bad tweets, as tech investors often do. Let’s check em out.
LEAKED: The Lost Gawker Night Blogs
For every macabre, titillating or actually informative off-hours post that has appeared on Gawker dot com, there’s one that was too scandalous, too stupid or just too boring to make it onto the site. Tonight, we pull back the curtain to show you the godforsaken night blogs that were neither editor nor reader was ever…
Brave Man Gives Up Phone, Wants to Borrow Yours
Ugh. Technology can be stressful, am I right? Even though we’re living in the age of convenience (“internet of things,” et cetera, et cetera) some people want to get analog and abandon their smartphones. I’m totally OK with that! (Depending on my mood, I might even be a little jealous.) But much like “Why I’m Leaving…
Ashton Kutcher and Peter Thiel Team Up to Defend Airbnb From Regulation
Isn’t regulation a pain in the ass? Airbnb sure seems to think so.
Piltdown Man Hoax Was the Work of a Single Forger, Study Says
Piltdown Man is one of the most famous scientific hoaxes in history. A new paper in Royal Society Open Science provides compelling evidence that there was just one forger, rather than many. Also, the bones used to create the fakes came from a single orang-utan specimen and at least two human skulls.
BMW's Tesla Model 3 Attack Ads Are Hilariously Ironic
BMW has launched a new ad campaign for its 3-Series plug-in hybrid, the 330e, and it’s directly targeting buyers who have either already ordered a Tesla Model 3, or may be interested. The problem is that the campaign is laughably ironic.
This SpaceX Rocket Launch and Landing Footage Is Unsettlingly Close
Usually we see rocket launches from far, far away, but SpaceX just released a compilation of extremely close-up camera views from their recent rocket launches and landings that is maybe a little too close for comfort.
Fuck This Tweet
Last week I happened upon a very bad tweet and it’s been haunting me ever since, filling me with a quiet and persistent rage I can only release through the art of the written word.
NASA Wants to Build These Six New Prototype Deep Space Houses
Someday, perhaps we will have a little space house all of our own, over whose white picket fence we can watch the sun(s) set into the red sky over our exoplanet ranch. Until then, these six new prototype deep space habitat designs that NASA just released will have to do.
A Solar Flare Almost Sparked a Nuclear War in 1967
On May 23rd, 1967, the United States Air Force scrambled to ready nuclear missile-laden aircraft for deployment. Radar systems designed to detect incoming Soviet missiles had just been disrupted, in what the military perceived to be an act of war. But before any nukes were launched in retaliation, it seems Air Force…
Watch a Sewage Truck Explode Even Though You Probably Don't Want To
I’ve always thought that as long as no one died, all explosions were cool. Turns out I’m wrong. Very wrong.
Space Is Great
As a teenager, when my teachers asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always told them I wanted to write for the New Yorker. (Close enough!) Now that I’ve finally hit adulthood, I have a different answer to that question: I want to do space stuff, because space is fucking great.
Officials Don’t Know Why the Olympic Diving Pool Turned Green (Also: Gross)
As the women’s synchronized diving teams took to the pool in Rio de Janeiro today, they were greeted by a strange sight. The diving pool had turned green overnight, while the neighboring water polo pool remained a crystal clear blue. This confused the Olympic organizers, media, and the internet profusely. Long story…
Something Unfortunate Has Happened In The Olympic Diving Venue
The water at the Olympics diving pool in Rio looked lovely and clear for yesterday’s men’s synchronized event. It looks less lovely for the women today, owing to what we believe is an algae takeover.
Seltzer Water Sucks
A lot of good and decent people like seltzer water. My friends like seltzer water, people I love dearly enjoy gulping down the fizzy drink that is sometimes flavored. I am here to deliver a devastating truth. Seltzer water is very bad. In fact, I would go as far as to say that seltzer water sucks, and does not deserve…
Here's What the Lost Boys From Hook Look Like 25 Years Later
In 1991, Steven Spielberg told us what happened when Peter Pan grew up. The film, Hook, was a big hit and garnered a huge legion of fans who saw it as kids. It hasn’t aged too well, to be honest, but these photos will make you either insanely nostalgic or incredibly depressed.
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They're Officially Making Another Chronicles of Narnia Movie
It’s only been six years since Voyage of the Dawn Treader limped into theaters and then dragged itself back out again, so of course now’s exactly the right time to finally make that Silver Chair movie!
They Should Only Swim the Fast Way
Close watchers of the Olympic games will notice that there are swimming medals awarded for four different “strokes.” That’s three strokes too many and we’ll tell you why.
The Eneloop Power Pack Is Down to $30, If You Hurry
Update: Sold out on Amazon, but Best Buy is currently offering it for the same price.
