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Why Are These Losers Faking Earthquake Videos

Earthquake! Captured on video! Unless you’ve actually ever been in an earthquake, in which case you know these are fakes. Why are these idiots doing that? A gallery of dumb fakers. Why do people want to fake earthquake videos? We have no idea. Just to grab a few hundred (or thousand) YouTube views? Is there…

Tech News Mat Honan Aug 23 '11

“Ask Vader” anything you want!

Who needs a Magic 8-Ball when you can ask a Sith Lord about your problems? We’re exclusively announcing the launch of two new “digital experiences” Fox is rolling out in celebration of the Star Wars Blu-ray release, including a digital catalog where you can vote for the best Star Wars out of the entire six-movie…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 23 '11

Do women’s yearbook photos predict their future happiness? Depends what you mean by “happy.”

If you’re a woman, your old yearbook photos could predict whether you’ll have a happy life. At least, that’s what one study found — until you drill a bit deeper. Because it turns out the researchers were using a pretty narrow definition of “a happy life.” According to a 2001 study published in the Journal…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Aug 23 '11

East Coast of US shaken by Virginia earthquake

I don’t know if any of you on the East Coast of the United States felt that earlier this afternoon (I felt it here in New York City), but according to the United States Geological Survey, a 5.9-magnitude earthquake just hit Mineral, Virginia, a town 100 miles south of Washington DC, shortly before 2:00 PM…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 23 '11

Earthquakes Shake Entire United States (Updated)

A string of earthquakes has just struck the United States of America. Our offices just shook—as did many in states across the country. Check here for the latest. Update: Colorado was hit with a 5.3 magnitude quake—its largest in 40 years. Update 2: T-Mobile and AT&T’s cell networks are confirmed jammed for us in Manhattan.…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 23 '11

31 Shadow People Caught on Camera

Shadows. They’re our dark doppelgängers tracking our every step. They’re also excellent subjects for your photographs from last week’s Shooting Challenge. https://gizmodo.com/shooting-challenge-shadow-people-5831764 Winner – Tree Bleach Ryan here and I thought I would enter one of these camera contests. The only thing that has been stopping me is that my camera is only a mere…

Tech News Mark Wilson Aug 23 '11

Shooting Challenge: Shadow People

Its a Instamatic. I was just hanging out down town Vancouver, and thought the contrast in the grid in the show was kinda cool. -Cory Luck While fishing in the Outer Banks in NC I came on a situation where I was taking pictures. I had lots of pictures of sunsets and fish (of course).…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman Aug 23 '11

Texas filmmaker self-funds fan flick about TMNT sidekick Casey Jones

With almost no funding, Austin filmmaker Polaris Banks made his own 35-minute fan movie about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle’s cricket bat-wielding vigilante friend Casey Jones. Banks got Robbie Rist, the voice of Michelangelo in the movies, to lend his pipes to the no-budget production. You can check out some footage above (via YNN), and…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 23 '11

Scrub Gunk Off Your Gadgets sans Smudges

My usual device-cleaning method of my sleeve or a napkin doesn’t work very well. Even with a micro fiber cloth, you can often just spread your screen grease around instead of neutralizing it. Qmadix says its foam busts smudges. The cleaning foam isn’t really something you can pocket, so if you’re hoping to keep your…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 23 '11

10 Totally Different TV Shows that Doctor Who Has Been Over the Years

Doctor Who hasn’t just taught us how to save the universe — the British time-travel show has also lasted a fantastic 32 seasons. How did a little show about a man in a magic phone box achieve this feat? By changing its format drastically. Doctor Who is perhaps the most flexible show on television —…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Aug 23 '11

Greyhound Bus Accidentally Dumps Bull Semen On a Highway. Everyone Is Confused

A Greyhound bus was on a slightly-less-than normal trip to Texas this morning. Along with its passengers, it was carrying bull spunk. Bull spunk it dumped on a Tennessee highway. HAZMAT suits were called in. It was a serious mess. The bull semen, kept frozen in four canisters, was on its way from Ohio to…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 23 '11

Samsung Cites 2001: A Space Odyssey Against Apple in Greatest Legal Defense of All Time (Updated)

Apple is giving Samsung a legal pummeling because it thinks the latter stole the iPad’s design for the Galaxy Tab. So far, the fight’s going well for Apple. But Samsung has something up its sleeve: Apple ripped off science fiction. https://gizmodo.com/apple-demands-sales-ban-against-samsung-in-growing-trad-5818577 Or so Samsung claims. Patent expert Florian Mueller noticed something odd in Samsung’s American…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 23 '11

A TV That Knows When The Gun You’re Waving Around Is Causing a Panic

The London Riots caused so much havoc that they continue to spook British officials. So much so that they’re thinking of implementing so-called “Smart CCTV” that can track potential subjects and their behavior. Cue the requisite 1984/V for Vendetta comparisons. https://gizmodo.com/uk-riot-destruction-before-and-after-5829095 The way it works is it can recognize certain behavior and pinpoint where it…

Privacy & Security Kwame Opam Aug 23 '11

This Massive Hurricane Is Barreling Towards the East Coast

Today, Irene is a Category 2 storm moving through the northern coast of Haiti. By this weekend, it could be a Category 4 that’s ravaging the east coast from South Carolina to NYC. Gulp. Irene has already left a million people without power in Puerto Rico, and it’s expected to make a run at the…

Tech News Brian Barrett Aug 23 '11

How to Make a Grappling Hook Gun With a Fire Extinguisher

After realizing there were no instructions on the web to make a grappling hook gun, MIT student Christian Reed decided to invent his own and publish the instructions. Because nothing says “I love you, internets” like a good grappling hook gun. Now I’m off to get a dry fire extinguisher. [Instructables via Hacked Gadgets via…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Aug 23 '11

In Wednesday’s comics, Batman goes VR and kung fu fighters go nuts

A big heaping dollop of high concept crazy is waiting for you at your neighborhood comic emporium. There are supernatural martial arts masters, a new issue of Kick-Ass 2, and a certifiable deluge of four-color crazy. Let’s examine the goods. First Issues For superheroic fare, there’s the first issue of (the somewhat redundantly titled) Jonathan…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Aug 23 '11

Why Are All the Cellphone Companies Suing Each Other?

Apple is suing Motorola, Samsung and HTC; they’re all suing Apple back. RIM and Kodak are suing each other. Kodak is suing Apple. Sony is suing LG. Microsoft is suing FoxConn and Barnes and Noble. Oracle is suing Google. Nokia and Apple have already settled a suit. And since Google now owns Motorola (pending regulatory…

Tech News Mat Honan Aug 23 '11

Get More Stars for Less Money! LogMeIn Ignition’s 5-Star Sale

Remotely control your PC/Macs anywhere, anytime – and save. Get the 5-star rated LogMeIn Ignition app for half price, just $14.99 for a limited time. Here’s what you can do with it: Connect to your home or work computer from your iPhone/iPad or Android device and directly control all your applications and files. This comes…

Tech News Sponsored post Aug 23 '11

Translating Bat Speech, Leftover Bacon Candles, and More of the Best of Treehugger

Burning bacon candles? Billboards that translate bat calls? Pod cars at airports? We have a whole lot of funky design ideas, as well as apps, hacks for digital cameras and more this week on TreeHugger. 1. Podcars Running At London’s Heathrow Airport Modern Personal Rapid Transit, or PRT or podcars, are finally being put to…

Tech News Jaymi Heimbuch - Treehugger Aug 23 '11

Download.com Is Pushing Bloatware

Ew. Download.com is making users download new software through a proprietary installer that also installs a bunch of 3rd party programs, ExtremeTech reports. This is pretty gross and dishonest. But really, does Download.com even matter anymore? As much as Apple wants to consolidate all software in christendom under one brushed aluminum dome, web download portals…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 23 '11

Why Are These Losers Faking Earthquake Videos

“Ask Vader” anything you want!

Do women’s yearbook photos predict their future happiness? Depends what you mean by “happy.”

East Coast of US shaken by Virginia earthquake

Earthquakes Shake Entire United States (Updated)

31 Shadow People Caught on Camera

Shooting Challenge: Shadow People

Texas filmmaker self-funds fan flick about TMNT sidekick Casey Jones

Scrub Gunk Off Your Gadgets sans Smudges

10 Totally Different TV Shows that Doctor Who Has Been Over the Years

Greyhound Bus Accidentally Dumps Bull Semen On a Highway. Everyone Is Confused

Samsung Cites 2001: A Space Odyssey Against Apple in Greatest Legal Defense of All Time (Updated)

A TV That Knows When The Gun You’re Waving Around Is Causing a Panic

This Massive Hurricane Is Barreling Towards the East Coast

How to Make a Grappling Hook Gun With a Fire Extinguisher

In Wednesday’s comics, Batman goes VR and kung fu fighters go nuts

Why Are All the Cellphone Companies Suing Each Other?

Get More Stars for Less Money! LogMeIn Ignition’s 5-Star Sale

Translating Bat Speech, Leftover Bacon Candles, and More of the Best of Treehugger

Download.com Is Pushing Bloatware

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