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Future Versions of Safari Will Prevent Ad Networks From Tracking Your Browsing Habits

If you find hyper-targeted web ads to be really, really creepy like I do, you’ll be happy to know that the OS X Lion version of Safari will follow the lead of Firefox by preventing online ad-networks from being able to track your browsing history. That means no more dating sites advertising your future soulmate…

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 14 '11

Nobody Pays Taxes Today: Tax Revolts from Science Fiction and Fantasy

Tax day is coming! No matter how you feel about the government and the things it does, you can’t help but feel a twinge of pain as you send your painstaking calculations (and possibly a hefty check) to the IRS. But what if you didn’t have to pay any taxes? What if you rose up…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders and Gordon Jackson Apr 14 '11

Mr. Gagarin’s Wild Ride

Yuri Gagarin was a stone cold cosmonaut; landing his Vostok-1 capsule even after it failed to separate upon reentry, started into a high-G spin, and then blew its exit hatch 7,000m up. Starman has all the harrowing details here. Most published accounts state that Gagarin’s descent to earth went smoothly, without serious incident. Gagarin himself…

Space & Spaceflight Jamie Doran and Piers Bizony Apr 14 '11

Is Apple TV Finally Getting Apps?

A placeholder name for a mysterious device showed up in iOS App Store listings last night and could hint at either the Apple TV getting iOS apps or maybe even another new iOS device altogether. The placeholder name was called ix.Mac.MarketingName and it popped up in a few app compatibility descriptions saying the app would…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 14 '11

New Nintendo Console Debuting At E3 This June, Launching In 2012, More Powerful Than Xbox 360 and PS3

Nintendo’s next console will debut at E3 in June, moving the maker of Mario and Zelda into the HD era. The news, first reported by Game Informer today, confirms rumors that have been swirling for months in the wake of slowing game releases from Nintendo. https://kotaku.com/the-nintendo-game-drought-means-one-thing-get-ready-fo-5788857 Furthermore, we’ve heard that the machine will be more…

Tech News Stephen Totilo - Kotaku Apr 14 '11

Get a better look at Captain America’s Red Skull And His Hydra Minions

Here’s the exclusive first look at Hasbro’s villainous toy version of Red Skull and his band of Hydra minions. We love that Marvel is going with the classic faceless minions for the Hydra team, but can they beat Captain America? Click on each image to enlarge the figure. You can find these figures in Hasbro’s…

io9 Meredith Woerner Apr 14 '11

Apple Nabs Microsoft’s Data Center Chief for…?

We’re still assuming Apple’s gargantuan North Carolina data center is for some kind of cloud magic, but now we might know who the wizard is charge could be: newly hired data-master Kevin Timmons, stolen from Microsoft. [All Things D] https://gizmodo.com/apples-ginormous-nc-data-center-is-for-cloud-based-i-5768570

Tech News Sam Biddle Apr 14 '11

GE’s New Super Powerful Laser Welding System Is Shriekingly Fast

GE has a new 20kW hybrid laser arc welding (HLAW) system that’s a lot more advanced than the welding methods we have now. Comparatively speaking, the new GE laser wields enough power to weld one-inch thick steel in a single pass. Current welding technologies need up to a half dozen passes. All that power translates…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 14 '11

The Best Deal of the Day

One time I wanted to listen to some music, so I hired a seven piece band to play in my living room. Long story short, I couldn’t pay them, we got in something of a brawl, and my apartment was ruined. My girlfriend left me shortly thereafter – she’d been seduced by a trombonist while…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals Apr 14 '11

I Sat on a $6,400 Toilet and It Changed My Life

Let’s get one thing straight—Kohler’s Numi toilet isn’t for you. Unless you’re a Saudi oil sheik, lottery winner, or generally filthy rich person, you won’t consider a toilet that costs half a year’s rent. But it’s spectacular. The Numi sticks every conceivable luxury into one pisser. Things you didn’t even think you needed—and things you…

Tech News Sam Biddle Apr 14 '11

The Scorching Underground Plume That Feeds Yellowstone’s Supervolcano Is Even Bigger Than We Thought

Thanks to new measuring techniques, geophysicists have discovered that the underground plume that feeds Yellowstone’s Supervolcano is much, much larger than we thought. What was once assumed to be an already large 150 miles long is now a gigantic 400 miles pool of molten rocks and hot briny water for the Volcano to power up…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 14 '11

Will HBO’s Game of Thrones gamble pay off?

With a $50 million budget for 10 episodes, Game of Thrones is one of the biggest dice-throws in television history. HBO couldn’t start small with its adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s bestselling series, so the network had to risk all. But will HBO’s bold gambit in spending so much on a dark, weird series pay…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 14 '11

Latest Energy Breakthrough Threatens the Entire Existence of Solar Panels

Upending a theory of physics maintained for over a century, researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered that magnetic fields coming from light waves are 100 million times stronger than previously believed, creating new possibilities for harvesting solar power. According to PhysOrg, this discovery came about when researchers ran a light source through a…

Physics & Chemistry Adrian Covert Apr 14 '11

Female ducks can tell if a male’s sperm contains diseases

What if you could tell a potential partner’s STD status just by looking at them? That’s the evolutionary advantage that ducks appear to have. It turns out mallard ducks have a problem with the males passing dangerous bacteria on to females during the process of reproduction. The obvious answer? Select for partners with antibacterial sperm.…

io9 Tim Barribeau Apr 14 '11

Download iOS 4.3.2 NOW (UPDATED)

iOS 4.3.2 is now available for download, which has fixes for Facetime, the 3G Verizon iPad 2 and other security issues. The update is available for iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS, iPad and iPad 2, as well as the third and fourth gen iPod touch. Just plug your device into iTunes. UPDATE: MacRumors says that…

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 14 '11

The Immigration Con Man who Built a Fake Army

What would you do to stay in the country you love? Would you trust a fellow foreigner—someone from your homeland—with your future, paying him up to $450 to join his US Army unit and get a fast-track to citizenship? These desperate, deceived immigrants did just that. 51-year-old Yupeng Deng of Los Angeles scammed over 100…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 14 '11

10 Most Awesome Married Couples in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Why are there so few space explorers, superheroes, and fantasy champions who are happily married? Sure, it’s a tough life fighting monsters and braving the unknown, but everybody knows that it’s better with a steadfast companion at your side. Especially now that — minor spoiler — there’s a married couple traveling in the TARDIS on…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders and Katharine Trendacosta Apr 14 '11

Flipboard Gains the Power of Instagram and Social Search

The latest version of Flipboard is out for the iPad, which now allows you to browse instagram pics and run searches across social networks to quickly find essential things (like Rihanna GIFs). [iTunes]

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 14 '11

Beyonce goes “Game of Thrones meets Mad Max” in latest video shoot

You’ve seen Beyonce Knowles’ post-apocalyptic shuffle and her cyborg hand dance, now feast your eyes on the next Beyonce creation: Mad Max meets hardcore fantasy. https://gizmodo.com/christina-aguilera-rides-pops-science-fiction-bandwagon-5067234 We can’t wait to see what Beyonce is cooking up for her latest mysterious video shoot. Rumor has it she’s filming in the Mojave Desert for a song titled…

io9 Meredith Woerner Apr 14 '11

The Backwards Fashion Evolution of 3D Glasses

How could 3D glasses go from the sleek, minimal shades we see here on the noses of 1951’s Festival of Britain-goers, to the clumsy, Oakley-style wrap-arounds of today? Dolby’s new lightweight ones aren’t even much competition, even though they’re only passive glasses and don’t even need to house the heavier active shutter components bundled with…

Movies Kat Hannaford Apr 14 '11

Future Versions of Safari Will Prevent Ad Networks From Tracking Your Browsing Habits

Nobody Pays Taxes Today: Tax Revolts from Science Fiction and Fantasy

Mr. Gagarin’s Wild Ride

Is Apple TV Finally Getting Apps?

New Nintendo Console Debuting At E3 This June, Launching In 2012, More Powerful Than Xbox 360 and PS3

Get a better look at Captain America’s Red Skull And His Hydra Minions

Apple Nabs Microsoft’s Data Center Chief for…?

GE’s New Super Powerful Laser Welding System Is Shriekingly Fast

The Best Deal of the Day

I Sat on a $6,400 Toilet and It Changed My Life

The Scorching Underground Plume That Feeds Yellowstone’s Supervolcano Is Even Bigger Than We Thought

Will HBO’s Game of Thrones gamble pay off?

Latest Energy Breakthrough Threatens the Entire Existence of Solar Panels

Female ducks can tell if a male’s sperm contains diseases

Download iOS 4.3.2 NOW (UPDATED)

The Immigration Con Man who Built a Fake Army

10 Most Awesome Married Couples in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Flipboard Gains the Power of Instagram and Social Search

Beyonce goes “Game of Thrones meets Mad Max” in latest video shoot

The Backwards Fashion Evolution of 3D Glasses

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