The Aereo Ruling Is Already Being Used Against Other Smart TV Tech

Just two days ago the Supreme Court killed Aereo by ruling that its streaming television service was breaking the law. The Guardian reports that Fox wasted no time in citing the ruling to support its claims that Dish’s awesome watch anywhere tech violates its copyright. https://gizmodo.com/aereo-down-supreme-court-rules-against-the-cord-cutter-1595835152 As with most Supreme Court cases the implications for…

11 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Eat

When the apocalypse comes, you’re going to need to be able to live off the land. And sometimes, the land will be… kind of weird. You already know you can eat bugs and spiders. But what else can you eat? Here are 11 things you probably didn’t realize were edible. https://gizmodo.com/the-weirdest-and-most-revolting-foods-that-you-could-ac-1451246246 Top image: Don Goofy.…

Director Bob Orci Says Trek 3 Will Boldly Return To Classic TV Style

This is a good sign. Roberto Orci, recently confirmed director of Star Trek 3, spoke about the upcoming movie in the Geoff Boucher-hosted podcast Humans From Earth, and his comments should reassure anyone who felt the first two Trek movies were lacking a certain… Trek-ness. Here’s how he described the movies: In [Into Darkness] they…

In Transformers 4, Michael Bay Urges You To Smash The Patriarchy

The new Transformers movie expertly duplicates the experience of taking an endless road trip with your father, who refuses to see you as a separate person and who is also quietly falling apart. It’s dull, horrifying and miserable. But after nine hours, you realize you’re seeing the failure of patriarchy, in miniature. Spoilers ahead… I’m…

This Intelligent Road Marking System Would Revolutionize Driving

When it comes to conveying information, road surfaces offer very little. But that could change if this Russian-designed road marking system should ever be implemented, a system that features an interactive road laden with sensors. The Razmetkus-designed interactive system works by displaying information for each driver individually, updating them about the traffic situation, providing helpful…

Watch The Rapture In The First Leftovers Clips

Here it is, the first look at the rapture that occurs in HBO’s new series The Leftovers, which mostly takes place after a chunk of the world’s population was spirited away to… well no one knows. It’s not heaven as the disappearance takes all sorts. And leaves a lot of unhappy people behind. Two clips…

Great Game of Thrones Soccer Uniforms Prove We Need A Westeros World Cup

You might have heard there’s some kind of soccer/futbol/football sporting event happening this week. I assumed that’s what inspired artist Nerea Palacios to design these amazing Nike-style, Game of Thrones soccer uniforms for the major Houses of Westeros. They’re fantastic. Palacios even gets the Tullys and Boltons into the game: Note: If any professional FIFA…

Here’s How Long It Takes To Binge-Watch The Best Animated Shows

The Nielsen Company has created this handy infographic so that you can precisely determine how much of your life would be required to view every episode of every season of the top animated shows. That way, you can plan accordingly if a planet-destroying asteroid is just one week away from impact. The good news is…

Archaeologists Uncover A Trove Of Rare Inca Calculating Devices

Archaeologists working in Peru have discovered 25 well-preserved quipus, an ancient string-based device used to solve mathematical problems and to assist in record-keeping. The find was made in the archaeological complex of Incahuasi, south of Lima, Alejandro Chu, reports Peru This Week. The items were found in ancient warehouses, or kallancas, and not in a…

How to Stream Broadcast TV To Your Computer Now That Aereo’s Gone

The Supreme Court has effectively shut down Aereo, your previous best choice for streaming broadcast TV to your computer, Roku, Apple TV, and beyond. Don’t lose heart! There are still ways—far less convenient ways, but still—to grab signals from the air and put them on your screens. https://gizmodo.com/aereo-down-supreme-court-rules-against-the-cord-cutter-1595835152 Lifehacker’s got a nice rundown of your…

Can You Feel Something If You Don’t Have a Word For It?

Have you ever had a feeling that you didn’t have a word for? If you haven’t, do you think that such feelings don’t exist? One anthropologist’s work seems to suggest that not having a word for a real feeling can happen — and that it can really screw up both a person and a culture.…

The Obama administration plans to reduce and eventually eliminate the U.S. stockpile of antipersonnel land mines, with the aim of joining the global treaty that prohibits them. The U.S. has not disclosed the precise size of its stockpile, though arms control experts estimate it’s between 10 million and 13 million.

What To Expect From Game of Thrones, True Blood, and The Walking Dead!

Steven Moffat is already planning next year’s Doctor Who storylines. James Gunn explains how one person stood in for all of Guardians’ CG characters. Another actor joins Batman v. Superman. According to Shane Black, his Predator movie is a sequel and not a reboot. Plus, Daredevil casts Foggy Nelson. Spoilers now! Top image: Game of…

The Ornithologist Who Created Our Color Names

Over at the Smithsonian, Daniel Lewis has a fascinating article up about 19th Century color dictionaries, which were use by scientists to standardize descriptions. Color, Lewis notes, is very important for distinguishing species and subspecies of plants and animals. For 19th century naturalists trying to describe what they were seeing to each other, there were…

The Childlike Joy of Comics Rendered In Felt

This is the work of Jacopo Rosati, who works in felt collage. It feels a lot like the old felt shape toys children play with, but at a much higher level. Anyone else long for some felt and scissors? Rosati’s definitely a fan of comics, as he has a bunch of art along those lines.…

Should Paint Ads Really Remind Us So Much of Highlander?

Pantone’s latest series of ads goes the minimalist route of matching iconic character colors to their paints. But, as much as I love Kermit, the tagline stuck out more than the image. “There can only be one” is one word swap away from being Highlander’s famous “There can be only one.” And then there’s the…

Doctor Who will not be at San Diego Comic-Con this year. Apparently, having a panel would interrupt the production schedule, which runs into August. Instead, the cast will embark on a world tour starting August 7th. [Nerdist]

Pacific Rim 2 Is Coming In April 2017!

Praise Cthulhu — we are going to get “more Jaegers and more Kaiju, kicking each other’s butts” in 2017, according to this announcement from director Guillermo del Toro. Pacific Rim 2 has been greenlit for April 2017. Plus there’ll be an animated series and more comics. According to The Wrap, del Toro is co-writing the…

Rejected Edge Of Tomorrow Alien Designs Include Some Nightmare Fuel

Edge of Tomorrow had some pretty amazing visuals, including aliens who proved to be a formidable enemy. But in designing the aliens that would kill Tom Cruise over and over, the designers started out with some pretty wild — and creepy — ideas. We already shared some concept art by designer Kevin Jenkins, but now…

Lovely, Creepy Necklaces Made from Insects Caught in Amber

Etsy seller DinoDNAjewelry has created the ultimate necklace for Jurassic Park fans — or just amber fossil geeks. A gorgeous insect is suspended in glowing yellow amber, just waiting for you to extract some dinosaur DNA from its belly and do some mad science. No, these are not real Jurassic-era fossils (which — I think…