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The Ladies’ Deposit: Created by Women for Ripping Off Women

Although the 2008 exposure of the financial misdeeds of Bernie Madoff allowed Ponzi scheme to enter the day to day vernacular, these schemes are not at all a new creation. Ponzi schemes pay off initial investors using money from new investors, relying on a constant cycle of recruitment in order to prevent the ruse from…

io9 Keith Veronese Jun 9 '12

Pay your fare across the Narrow Sea with these Game of Thrones coins

What currencies fill the coffers at Casterly Rock or could provide a young Khaleesi with a few ships to cross the Narrow Sea? These fan-made coins could easily be passed among the nobles and merchants in Westeros — or even used to buy passage to the realm of the Faceless Men. The Shire Post, which…

io9 Lauren Davis Jun 9 '12

Tron: Uprising kicks off and Equalists get revenge on The Legend of Korra

One of the most awaited cartoons of the year, Tron: Uprising, began this week and we’ve got two great clips from the episode. Also, a Franken-princess is created on Adventure Time and we learn the secrets of nightclub bouncers on Regular Show! As always, minor spoilers ahead! Tron: Uprising – “The Renegade, Part 1” Tron:…

io9 Keith Veronese Jun 9 '12

A Few Requests, Now That Ladies Are Tech’s New Target Demographic

A few requests, tech world, now that I know I’m your target demographic: • Please, no more pink phones/camera/power tools • Let’s cool it with the sexist ads • Credit where credit is due • If they’re the new target demo, there’s even less reason not to have more women in executive positions • No…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Jun 9 '12

Experience Life From a Toddler’s-Eye View

Aww, remember what life was like as a 2-year-old? Toddling around, barely able to keep your spit from dripping out of your mouth and then not having the capacity to wipe it up. Eating mush. And always, always, chasing after Dadddddd-yyyyy. Watch this video of a father/filmmaker Daniel Brace playing hide-and-seek with his 2-year-old daughter—who…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Jun 9 '12

Caption Contest: What Just Happened?

Demons? Bath salts? Lasers gone astray? What just happened here? Keep an eye on our Twitter feed—the top 3 comments will be tweeted for all to see!

Tech News Molly Oswaks Jun 9 '12

The Stoner Channel: Making Guns, Blowing Glass, and the Kids Aren’t Alright

This Is How Pipes Are Born See, when glass and a fire love each other very much… The process of crafting a new piece, as the guys from MetaMorphosis Glass are doing, is strangely hypnotic. My first time robotripping! I know what I’m doing this weekend, TRIPPIN’ BALLS. Seriously though kids, it’s not that tough…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Jun 9 '12

What Color Were Tomatoes Before All the Dinosaurs Died?

New research published in Nature suggests that the very same meteor that crashed into Earth 60 – 70 million years ago—the one responsible for wiping out all the dinosaurs—may also be responsible for the red color of today’s tomatoes. Parsing Nature’s tomato genome analysis, PhysOrg reports that about the same time as the meteorite crash…

Space & Spaceflight Molly Oswaks Jun 8 '12

When Johann Sebastian Bach Goes Open-Source He Goes All The Way

You have to hand it to good old J.S. Bach for the latest project taken up in his name: a successful campaign to open-source and app-ify one of his most beloved works, The Goldberg Variations. The Open Goldberg Variations project is a dream come true for Bach enthusiasts, open-source fans, app-makers, remixers, mashers-up of all…

Tech News Eliot Van Buskirk - Evolver.fm Jun 8 '12

Max Harris: High

“High”, from the UK’s Max Harris, is the best worst thing since Rebecca Black’s “Friday.” It hits all the right notes. Autotune. Filmed in an alleyway. Drug references by a minor. Sweatpants. I can’t help but think this is self-aware parody. “I’m on a battleship. I’m sinking. Someone help me. Please help me. Help me.”…

Tech News Mat Honan Jun 8 '12

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Keenan Thompson at the Cool Kids Table

What’s life like at the cool kids table? Even worse than you thought, apparently, as Keenan Thompson finds out. At least they’re taking out most of their pretty ire on Zuck. The rest of this week’s top web comedy videos, including Robin Williams losing it and a family heirloom, can be found over at Splitsider.…

Tech News Splitsider Jun 8 '12

Is the Canon T4i a Future Mirrorless Camera Hiding In Plain Sight?

The just announced Canon EOS Rebel T4i brings two industry leading features to the company’s budget DSLR line: Continuous autofocus in Live View mode and touchscreen controls. They make the digital rebel easier to use than ever. But these new technologies could also mean that Canon’s prepping a long-overdue compact, large-sensor camera line. Is a…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jun 8 '12

Money Is Beautiful, Lots and Lots of Money Is Pure Art

Brazilian artist Rodrigo Torres has finally found away to improve upon the already gorgeous sight of a pile of cold hard cash: delicately crafted cut collages of currency from all over the world. Carving out fragiles curls and lace scrolls, the bills become transcend their inherent capitalist connotations, to something more nuanced, art that celebrates…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Jun 8 '12

A List of Celebrities Who Don’t Own a TV

PaperMag compiled a nice little list of celebrities who like to say (or humblebrag) how they don’t own a TV. Which really translates to, “haha you suckers watch me on TV and give me millions and I don’t even own a TV and I have beautiful cheekbones”. Alexis Swerdloff and Elizabeth Thompson found all the…

Television Casey Chan Jun 8 '12

This Evil-Looking Mountain Fortress Is Really a Magnificent Fire Station

The volunteer fire station in the tiny Austrian town of Margreid is carved straight into a 300-foot sheer rock face on the side of a mountain. Designed by Italian architects Bergmeister Worlf, the unusual headquarters is a perfect aesthetic match for its alpine setting. Aside from its striking appearance, the fire station is a marvel…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jun 8 '12

Chainmail Building, Stained-Plexiglas Water Tower, and More

We’ve got a bunch of gorgeous things to show you this week. A two-legged desk, a giant staircase building, an island home, and so much more make up the most beautiful items of the week. This Desk Only Needs Two Legs When you think about it, a two legged desk makes sense. Most of us…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jun 8 '12

These 8 Double-Headed Animals Are the Saddest Weirdest Things

Two-headed animals are a wonder of nature, a mutation scientifically called polycephaly but in reality seems to lives in a bizarro, acid tripping world. It’s an unfortunate accident in nature’s process but also a visual marvel. Here are the weirdest two-headed animals we found: Two-headedness happens from the failed separation of monozygotic twins (the same…

Biology Casey Chan Jun 8 '12

Euro 2012, Vjay, and More

This week we’re getting you ready for Euro 2012, gearing you up with some cool tools to make your own video mashups, and so much more. Here’s the latest batch of best iPad apps. Vjay: MTV’s Making the Video might be off-air, but you can still make your own music videos with this app. Use…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jun 8 '12

Loopcam, Flickd, and More

This week’s best iPhone apps are giving you all kinds of gifts. You’ll find a trio of cool camera apps, a note-taking app, and even more. Loopcam : Gifs are fun, but they’re meant to be shared. This app lets you animate them, then spread them all over your social networks. Free Flickd Movies :…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jun 8 '12

Instapaper, Nymgo, and More

Android got some major love this week when some iOS apps finally launched on the platform. While you might be most excited about Instapaper, this week’s best apps have plenty of things for you to enjoy. Instapaper: First Instagram, now Instapaper—Android’s getting a lot of love lately. The popular bookmarking app landed on the Google…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jun 8 '12

The Ladies’ Deposit: Created by Women for Ripping Off Women

Pay your fare across the Narrow Sea with these Game of Thrones coins

Tron: Uprising kicks off and Equalists get revenge on The Legend of Korra

A Few Requests, Now That Ladies Are Tech’s New Target Demographic

Experience Life From a Toddler’s-Eye View

Caption Contest: What Just Happened?

The Stoner Channel: Making Guns, Blowing Glass, and the Kids Aren’t Alright

What Color Were Tomatoes Before All the Dinosaurs Died?

When Johann Sebastian Bach Goes Open-Source He Goes All The Way

Max Harris: High

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Keenan Thompson at the Cool Kids Table

Is the Canon T4i a Future Mirrorless Camera Hiding In Plain Sight?

Money Is Beautiful, Lots and Lots of Money Is Pure Art

A List of Celebrities Who Don’t Own a TV

This Evil-Looking Mountain Fortress Is Really a Magnificent Fire Station

Chainmail Building, Stained-Plexiglas Water Tower, and More

These 8 Double-Headed Animals Are the Saddest Weirdest Things

Euro 2012, Vjay, and More

Loopcam, Flickd, and More

Instapaper, Nymgo, and More

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