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This 1960s Skater Looks Like a Time Traveler From 2012

As I was sifting through this excellent LIFE photograph archive of skateboarding in the 1960’s, I noticed something a little off. Amidst the flooded dress pants, sweater jackets and generally well dressed people of the 1960’s, was this guy. Jeans. Shirt. Shades. Devil may care attitude. He looks like a dude who just shot a…

Tech News Casey Chan

This T-Rex skeleton costume is absolutely insane

Holy hell, is Jamie Price’s massive tyrannosaurus rex skeleton costume the ultimate in dinosaur cosplay. As you can see in the video above, the skeleton is a giant puppet that the user operates. Should you desire to dress as a ghost thunder lizard for weddings and graduations, Price has written instructions on how to build…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

What are the best comedies for people who love science fiction and fantasy?

Sure, there are a few scifi comedies out there we all agree are great — Third Rock from the Sun comes to mind, as well as the ever-awesome Galaxy Quest. Still, there is only so much SF comedy. What about comedies that aren’t specifically science fiction but are still beloved by SF fans, like Community…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Skinny Jeans: The Staple of a Well-Dressed Geek’s Wardrobe

Skinny jeans have been mocked in song, and at least one unfortunate guy has been roughed up for wearing them. Yet the skinny denim style is not waning. Quite the contrary! Slim-fit denim has moved beyond weird or femmy or punk rock and it’s now simply the mark of a sharp-dressed man. About which every…

Tech News Kristen Philipkoski

Is Microsoft Killing Zune and Windows Live Apps In Windows 8?

The Verge reports that Microsoft Zune and Windows Live apps will not be included in the upcoming preview of Windows 8—at least not the way we’re used to seeing them. Though the brands and apps will be gone, their functionality will be included in other parts of the OS. The face of all of Microsoft’s…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

What really destroyed the Maya civilization?

One of the biggest debates in archaeology is what destroyed the extensive, highly-advanced Maya civilization 1,000 years ago. It’s known that the empire went through a long collapse from roughly 800 to 1,000, leaving behind a network of pyramids and monumental architecture in the Yucatán jungles. But why? We have only educated guesses, and one…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Deus Ex: Human Revolution PC Download Is Your What-Does-It-Mean-To-Be-Human Deal of the Day

I was mocked for loving the original Deus Ex. Maybe it was the way I pronounced the title of the game (“Doo Sex. I LOOOVE Doo Sex”). And then came its horrible sequel. I got pretty far into the game, only to get stuck inside a cave with no ammo or health and guys outside…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals

Computer scientist scores two-book deal with Angry Robot

Ramez Naam is a software engineer who spent years at Microsoft working on Explorer, Outlook, and Bing. Then he became fascinated by biotechnology and authored a non-fiction book called More Than Human: Embracing the Promise of Biological Enhancement. And now he’s turned to science fiction. He’s sold two books, Nexus and its sequel Crux, to…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Rumor: Google Drive Will Play Nice WIth Third-Party Apps

Google Drive—Google’s rumored cloud storage service—is all but official, yet one question remains: how much freedom will we have with the space? If this alleged Google Drive code suggesting third-party apps will be allowed to access the storage is legit, it might be as open as we all hope. https://gizmodo.com/googles-cloud-storage-could-launch-in-the-coming-weeks-5883648 According to the blog Google…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Rock You Like An Apocalypse: Art That Destroys The World!

Is there anything more hardcore than a really great apocalypse? One featuring fire raining down and tidal waves and people with mohawks running wild? It’s Friday, which makes this a perfect time to rock out like Roland Emmerich. We’ve gathered some of the most bitchin apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic art from all over the internet. Check…

io9 MaryKate Jasper and Charlie Jane Anders

Incredibly Badass Tactical Mug Lets You Strap on Spec Ops Gun Attachments While You Drink

Something it’s nice to jazz up your morning cup of coffee or tea with, say, a stronger brew. Or maybe a little whiskey, hey-oh! But what about night vision scopes, laser targeting, and a tripod mount? The OPMOD Battle Mug is probably the only mug you want to bring with you if you’re both thirsty…

Gadgets Sam Biddle

The Biggest YouTube Porn Fakeouts of All Time

There’s a boring, obscure video on YouTube titled “Pregnancy Booster Clomid (Pregnancy Health Guru).” It has over 174 million views—beating famous songs by Katy Perry, Bieber, and Chris Brown. How? Like dozens of others, it’s pretend porn. This sad, bizarre phenomenon—short videos of awful quality and ostensibly zero entertainment value that have hundreds of millions…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Who is Spock Vulcan nerve-pinching in the first Star Trek 2 photos? Spoilers!

Brace yourself, because the first set photos (below) from J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek sequel have hit the web! In these unofficial shots, Spock (Zachary Quinto) battles the film’s unknown villain — Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch, who’s wearing a black Starfleet uniform — on a space barge. Spock goes in for his famous tweak attack, but Cumberbatch…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Court Says Cops Can’t Make You Decrypt Your Secure Hard Drives

Remember the defendant in that fraud case who was prepared to claim she forgot the password to her laptop if ordered to decrypt it? Adding some more intrigue to the matter is the fact that the 11th Circuit Court says defendants won’t have to decrypt drives if the contents are unknown. Huh? https://gizmodo.com/defendant-ordered-to-decrypt-hard-drive-says-she-forgot-5882811 The Fifth…

Privacy & Security Adrian Covert

10 Science Policies We Wish the Government Would Enforce

There’s been a lot of talk recently about how science is defined and who does it best. I don’t much care to follow that, because it makes me stomp around my room shouting at the walls, and that’s a waste of time. I’d rather discuss science in a way that makes other people shout at…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Why Can’t I Share This Awesome List of Movies On Netflix?

Did you see this absolutely epic list of of movies that Martin Scorcese thinks you should watch? I want to add them all to my Netflix queue, but it would be a pain. I wish I could just add them all with a click. Am I the only one who misses when Netflix was more…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Naked Women Bursting Bubbles In Super-Slow Motion—I Rest My Case (NSFW)

A group of veteran Playboy photographers have joined forces to teach how to perfectly capture naked people on film. Their first lesson: how to photograph models bursting bubbles. And… well, there’s not much to say here, really. NSFW, for obvious reasons. These masters of photography and Centerfold shooters are Arny Freytag and Jarmo Pohjaniemi. Shoot…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

What if The Phantom Menace was a really, really good movie?

Dig if you will a motion picture about a vengeful Obi Wan Kenobi, an unkillable Darth Maul, and a forbidden Jedi romance that doesn’t involve the kid from Jingle All The Way. This movie could’ve been The Phantom Menace, if only the plot was super-streamlined. In a critique similar to that of Mr. Plinkett, the…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Astounding Gentleman Shoots Himself in the Stomach Point Blank to Test Body Armor

If you need any further proof that handguns should be illegal or that the human race doesn’t deserve to exist, watch this intrepid amateur scientist blast himself with a 10mm round at point blank. Why? Fer testin’! Somehow he survived the pistol trial, although his chorus of “Fuck, Oh, Fuck” indicates this sure hurt. Strange,…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Meet the deepest land animal ever found

This pale little fellow is the newly discovered Plutomurus ortobalaganensis, a springtail found almost 2,000 meters underground and the title holder of “deepest terrestrial arthropod ever found.” This creature along with Anurida stereoodorata, Deuteraphorura kruberaensis, and Schaefferia profundissima are four new species identified by researchers who descended into Krubera-Voronja, the world’s deepest cave. These four…

io9 Tim Barribeau

This 1960s Skater Looks Like a Time Traveler From 2012

This T-Rex skeleton costume is absolutely insane

What are the best comedies for people who love science fiction and fantasy?

Skinny Jeans: The Staple of a Well-Dressed Geek’s Wardrobe

Is Microsoft Killing Zune and Windows Live Apps In Windows 8?

What really destroyed the Maya civilization?

Deus Ex: Human Revolution PC Download Is Your What-Does-It-Mean-To-Be-Human Deal of the Day

Computer scientist scores two-book deal with Angry Robot

Rumor: Google Drive Will Play Nice WIth Third-Party Apps

Rock You Like An Apocalypse: Art That Destroys The World!

Incredibly Badass Tactical Mug Lets You Strap on Spec Ops Gun Attachments While You Drink

The Biggest YouTube Porn Fakeouts of All Time

Who is Spock Vulcan nerve-pinching in the first Star Trek 2 photos? Spoilers!

Court Says Cops Can’t Make You Decrypt Your Secure Hard Drives

10 Science Policies We Wish the Government Would Enforce

Why Can’t I Share This Awesome List of Movies On Netflix?

Naked Women Bursting Bubbles In Super-Slow Motion—I Rest My Case (NSFW)

What if The Phantom Menace was a really, really good movie?

Astounding Gentleman Shoots Himself in the Stomach Point Blank to Test Body Armor

Meet the deepest land animal ever found

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