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Mortal Kombat flash rave harasses passers-by with deadly dancing

This is so unapologetically stupid, but I can’t help but applaud these guys for carrying a boombox around New York blasting the Immortals’ always hilarious rave theme. (Random fact: The Mortal Kombat soundtrack has Orbital’s “Halcyon” on it. Man, that song really got around.) Anyway, this video goes on for approximately eight minutes and has…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Nov 5 '11

Andy Rooney’s Best Essays on Technology

Last night, at the age of 92, writer, producer and commentator Andy Rooney passed away after complications from minor surgery. While his career spanned more than sixty years, Rooney is best known for his essays and commentaries at the end of CBS’ 60 Minutes every week. Between 1978 and October 2, 2011 when he retired…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 5 '11

Lasers power Pentagon’s next-gen artificial limbs

The Pentagon’s already got brain-controlled prosthetics, and they are a major improvement over old-school artificial limbs. The devices are far from perfect, however. They rely on metal implants, which aren’t compatible with the body’s tissues, and they can only transmit a few signals at a time – turning what should be a simple movement into…

io9 Katie Drummond - Danger Room Nov 5 '11

A short documentary about people who build condos in nuclear bunkers

We’ve seen such luxury end-of-the-world residences as the Vivos doomsday shelters, but Vivos aren’t the only folks pioneering fallout chic. Meet Edward Peden and Larry Hall. The former deals in selling bunkers to prospective homeowners and survivalists, whereas the latter is helming a residential development known as the Survival Condo Project… https://gizmodo.com/ride-out-2012-in-style-with-vivos-apocalypse-shelters-5515168 […] a nearly…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Nov 5 '11

A dam explodes and — for the first time in a century — a river reclaims its course

In an effort to return Washington’s White Salmon River to local wildlife, engineers blew a hole in the long-standing Condit Dam. Explains photographer Andy Maser, who shot this dramatic detonation: On October 26th, a hole was blasted in the base of 125′ tall Condit Dam on the White Salmon River in Washington. In less than…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Nov 5 '11

So Lou Reed Walks Into A Starbucks

No, really he does. Or at least I want to believe he did. Whether or not that was actually the case, this hilarious account from radio host and television producer Tom Scharpling isn’t to be missed. You can read it in its original form on Scharpling’s Twitter feed or by searching the hashtag #LouAtStarbucks.

Tech News Mat Honan Nov 5 '11

What Fringe‘s Never-Ending Supply of Mad Scientists Tells Us About Walter Bishop

It’s amazing how many episodes of Fringe focus on a mad scientist who’s misguided, either due to hubris or some dreadful loss in his past. (It’s usually a “he.”) It’s like the show keeps showing us a composite portrait of Walter Bishop, reflected in a parade of older male guest stars, even as the real…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 5 '11

And of Course This Viewfinder Business Card Belongs to a Photographer

Freelance photographer Hugo Fernandez wanted a distinct business card that quickly and effectively told people what he did for a living. So Low Ink Studio created a transparent card that simulates what you see when looking through the viewfinder of a camera. Except that instead of details on exposure and settings along the bottom, his…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 5 '11

Watch the restored trailer for Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius’ never-released scifi epic The Incal

In the 1980s, animator Pascal Blais created a trailer for an animated adaptation of Alejandro Jodorowsky and Jean “Moebius” Giraud’s gonzo space opera The Incal. The project sadly never advanced beyond the trailer, but Pascal Blais Studios recently spruced up the footage for 2011 audiences. Moebius’ hyper-detailed line work on the big screen — why…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Nov 5 '11

Captain Planet pops up on Ben 10, the new Jedi on Clone Wars is a jerk, & Beavis and Butt-Head watch Twilight!

Cartoon Network was in full force Friday night, showing six episodes, including new episodes of Young Justice, Thundercats, Generator Rex, and what might be the best episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold ever! Enough with the palaver – on with the synopses and clips! Batman: The Brave and the Bold – “Four Star…

io9 Keith Veronese Nov 5 '11

Robot. Guide. Dog. So. Dang. Slow.

It won’t get tired or distracted by squirrels, but the advantages of NSK’s robotic seeing eye dog don’t quite outweigh the fact that in its present form, it’s very slow at tackling obstacles like stairs. So it will take a few years more development before this mechanical alternative has companion dogs looking for new work.…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 5 '11

Teeny Tiny High-Def Microdisplays Coming to a Sony Camera Near You

It would make for the ultimate video watch, but Sony’s targeted its new 0.7-inch ECX332A OLED microdisplay at micro four third cameras, providing a crisp, high res view of what’s in frame through an electronic viewfinder. The miniscule display manages to squeeze in a resolution 1280×720, perfect for photographers who’ve also come to rely on…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 5 '11

Your Daily Commute Could Be Hazardous to Your Health

Whether you’re crammed into a trolley car or inching your way through crosstown gridlock, getting to and from your office can often be the worst part of the work day. Now, a new study suggests that some commutes aren’t worth the cost to your health. According to a report published in the BMC Public Health…

Health Andrew Tarantola Nov 5 '11

Why Did This Man Have 26 Female Corpses in His Apartment? (NSFW Images)

Well it wasn’t because he had abducted them from over 700 local cemeteries and redressed them! Because that would be severely bat-shit crazy. The 45-year-old suspect, Anatoly Moskvina from Nizhny Novgorod, a city on the Volga, reportedly targeted the bodies of women between ages 15 and 26. He would dig them up, stuff them in…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Nov 5 '11

How to Secure Your Beer Stash Against Freeloading Friends

Every circle of friends has one—the guy who’s only willing to chip in “a couple of bucks” for the night’s keg but double fists his brews the entire evening. Well, no longer! This suds security system will only pour for authorized imbibers. Members of the Milwaukee Hackerspace integrated the system to a converted kegerator (it…

Privacy & Security Andrew Tarantola Nov 5 '11

Roger Tallon’s 9 Most Iconic Product Designs

Jacques Cooper may be the father of the original TGV bullet train, but Roger Tallon made it beautiful. Our friends at Oobject have collected nine of Tallon’s most striking works. You should also take a look at these 12 classic designs by Raymond Loewy , these pieces by Pininfarina, or these 12 by Harley Earl.…

Tech News Oobject.com Nov 5 '11

Watch a Music Video of Chris Brown’s “Look at Me Now” Hilariously Made with MS Paint

Tell me the first thing that pops in your head when I say: yellow bottle sipping, shit look like a toupee and suicide doors. Got it? Now watch this MS Paint-created music video of Chris Brown’s “Look at Me Now”. It literally translates the lyrics into MS Paint graphics. I can’t stop laughing. [BuzzFeed]

Tech News Casey Chan Nov 5 '11

The Massive Deep-Water Drill Rig That’s Searching for Cuban Black Gold

Despite the Deep Water Horizon fiasco, deep-water drilling remains one of the worlds’ primary sources of crude. And among deep drilling rigs, this 56,860 ton Scarabeo 9 is king. Deep-water drilling—resource exploration in waters deeper than 500 feet—is a huge industry with an estimated market value of $145 billion in 2011. In the Gulf of…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Nov 5 '11

The Cure : Lovesong

When I heard The Cure was playing a show in LA next week, I was so excited! …Until I also heard the show sold out in just under 45 seconds. Well shit, that’s staying on my bucket list. The Cure, arguably one of the most talented bands to come out of Britain since Led Zeppelin,…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Nov 4 '11

That Weird Orbit Tower In London Is Now Completed

Just like the rendering from last year, the now completed ArcelorMittal Orbit looks like a brain-liquifying roller coaster. Or a metal spaghetti monster twice the size of the Eiffel Tower, stranded in the rainy city, sad and confused. https://gizmodo.com/orbit-looks-like-a-brain-liquifying-rollercoaster-5506343 In reality, the Orbit is an habitable sculpture, one of the center pieces of the 2012…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 4 '11

Mortal Kombat flash rave harasses passers-by with deadly dancing

Andy Rooney’s Best Essays on Technology

Lasers power Pentagon’s next-gen artificial limbs

A short documentary about people who build condos in nuclear bunkers

A dam explodes and — for the first time in a century — a river reclaims its course

So Lou Reed Walks Into A Starbucks

What Fringe‘s Never-Ending Supply of Mad Scientists Tells Us About Walter Bishop

And of Course This Viewfinder Business Card Belongs to a Photographer

Watch the restored trailer for Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius’ never-released scifi epic The Incal

Captain Planet pops up on Ben 10, the new Jedi on Clone Wars is a jerk, & Beavis and Butt-Head watch Twilight!

Robot. Guide. Dog. So. Dang. Slow.

Teeny Tiny High-Def Microdisplays Coming to a Sony Camera Near You

Your Daily Commute Could Be Hazardous to Your Health

Why Did This Man Have 26 Female Corpses in His Apartment? (NSFW Images)

How to Secure Your Beer Stash Against Freeloading Friends

Roger Tallon’s 9 Most Iconic Product Designs

Watch a Music Video of Chris Brown’s “Look at Me Now” Hilariously Made with MS Paint

The Massive Deep-Water Drill Rig That’s Searching for Cuban Black Gold

The Cure : Lovesong

That Weird Orbit Tower In London Is Now Completed

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