Peak Design's Travel Line Is the Peak of Flexible Travel Gear [Update: Last Call]
Update: The campaign has raised over $4,000,000, but it ends this week, so get your pledge in now if you want to save.
Twitterās Chronological Timeline Is Back. Just Wait Until You See How Weird It Is
Twitter is finally leading the way in making a change to its platform that every social network should implement: Itās bringing back the chronological timeline. Iāve been using a workaround to do this for a bit and people have no idea how strong the algorithmic Stockholm syndrome can be.
ACLU Files Charges Against Facebook for Enabling Advertisers to Target Only Young Men for Jobs
On Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union filed charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Facebook and 10 other companies over alleged age and gender discrimination in targeted employment ads.
Astronomers Spot Unprecedented Glow Around Neutron Star, and Whatever It Is, Itās Important
Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have glimpsed a neutron star unlike any seen before.
Tuesday's Best Deals: Amazon Gadgets, Rice Cooker, BioLite HeadLamp, and More
$35 Fire Tablets, a fuzzy logic rice cooker, and BioLiteās brand new HeadLamp lead off Tuesdayās best deals from around the web.
The House With a Clock in Its Walls Has Some Enchanting MomentsĀ But Is Mostly Forgettable
Sitting down to watch The House with a Clock in Its Walls, you know exactly the movie you want to see. A fun, exciting, kind of scary but whimsical adventure with great visual effects, fun characters, jokes, chills, thrillsāall of that. The actual film has some of those things, but not enough to make it truly worthā¦
Many Big Games Now Have Two Release Dates, And The Earlier One Will Cost You
Whatās an extra day of playing a hot new game early worth to you? Whatās the worth of two days? Itās become more and more common for video game publishers to charge players for the chance to play games early. Or maybe theyāre just sticking everyone else who pays a meager $60 with a later release date. This practiceā¦
DeadspinĀ Champion College Golfer Found Murdered On Golf Course; Suspect Charged | JezebelĀ Report: President Has Mushroom Dick | SplinterĀ Anderson Cooper Thoroughly Wrecks Donald Trump Jr. For Spreading Lies About Him | The A.V. ClubĀ Almost everybody says or does something stupid on a momentous Better Call SaulĀ | ā¦
Remember the Delightful Messenger-Only Gadgets That Failed to Conquer the World?
Once upon a time, instant messaging was king. Before social media apps and smartphones rose to prominence, these free-to-use services ruled. AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), Yahoo! Instant Messenger, ICQ, you name itāeveryone had their drug of choice. There was just one problem with these revolutionary methods ofā¦
New Mexico Sheriff Demands Answers, Calls FBI 'Chicken Shit' Over Handling of Mysterious Observatory Closure
When FBI agents told local law enforcement to āstandbyā after the closure and evacuation of the National Solar Observatory in Sunspot, New Mexico, on September 6, Otero County Sheriff Benny House did not hide his confusion. āThe FBI is refusing to tell us whatās going on,ā House told Alamogordo Daily News at theā¦
Make Your Term Paper Look 10% Longer With This Font
Listen to me, a professional writer: School and college teach you bad writing habits. One of those bad habits is padding out your work to reach a minimum page count. Anything you do to ācheatā at your page count, by making less text look like more, is an act of noble rebellion. And the new font Times Newer Roman is anā¦
Prime Members Can Save Big on a Fire Tablet, Starting at Just $35
Amazonās ultra-affordable Fire tablets are no iPads, but theyāre pretty damn good for the price, and thatās especially true today. Prime members can currently grab the 7" model for $35, or the Fire HD 10 for $110. The 10" tablet includes a 1920x1200 IPS display and stereo speakers, making it a great portable TV forā¦
This Clever Laptop Power Plug Shows How Great a Tiny Innovation Can Be
The tiny, thin pair of prongs used on plugs in North America and in other parts of the world are nearly impossible to jam into a power outlet if you canāt see what youāre doing. Ten One Designās new Stella plug improves on the design with something weāve never seen before: a built-in flashlight that automaticallyā¦
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Episode Details for Doctor Who's Return Have Been Revealed
Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan are teaming up for a new sci-fi thriller. Jeremy Renner teases a roughed up Hawkeye for Avengers 4. George R.R. Martin hints that those other Game of Thrones prequels might not be so dead. Plus, behind the scenes on Black Lightning. Spoilers go!
Canadian Firenado Steals Firefightersā Hose, Hits Them With Burning Logs
It is becoming increasingly clear the planet is trying to tell us it is sick of our crap and it is done playing. The latest example? A firenado sucking a team of firefightersā hose into the sky.
Captain Marvel'sĀ TriumphantĀ First Trailer Shoots for the Stars
Itās nearly four years to the day since Marvel announced Captain Marvel was going to be part of its Cinematic Universe. Since weāve waited, civil wars have been fought, Thanos has come and culled half of existence, and little by little weāve had teases of her arrival. And now we finally have our first look at her inā¦
The Real Withings Returns With a Smarter and Sportier Smartwatch
Withingsā history reads like a rollecoaster tour of early wearable development, because after the company launched its first productāa connected body scaleāalmost 10 years ago in 2009, Withings quickly followed up by expanding into things like smartwatches, blood pressure monitors, smart alarm clocks, and more.
Rest in Peace, Cat That Broke Into New Orleans Substation and Blew Out Power to Thousands
A cat that broke into an electrical substation and unfortunately perished after coming into contact with high-voltage equipment was responsible for a power outage that affected some 7,500 Entergy customers in New Orleans on Monday morning, the Advocate wrote.
Homeless Man Shaving on Train Goes Viral Because Humans Are Terrible and Social Media Was a Mistake
The world is a cruel place. And nobody knows that better than Anthony Torres, a 56-year-old man in New York who was recently the butt of jokes when a video of him shaving on a train went viral. Torres talked with the Associated Press and explained that he doesnāt have a home right now and had just spent a few days inā¦
