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The Sharp Boundary Between Desert and Forest

The line between barren desert and lush forest isn’t a gentle transition at all — when viewed from space, it looks like a stark division. This image of the American Southwest is just one of the Earth photos going on display this month at the Library of Congress as part of the “Earth as Art…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 25 '11

The RapidRoller is the Swiss Army Knife of Paint Rollers

Black & Decker’s RapidRoller’s frame pivots to three positions so that you can use it for different angles and jobs. It also sucks paint right out of the can through special lids and stores it in its body. The paint can then be applied to the roller with a squeeze of the handle. And to…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Apr 25 '11

What’s happened to Sith Girl? An update on everybody’s favorite Jedi Academy drop-out

By now you’ve all seen the infamous video of little Sariah Gallego publicly pledging her allegiance to Darth Vader in Disneyland. Turns out she’s totally legit. Check out this video update on the Sith Girl who won our hearts. https://gizmodo.com/little-girl-joins-the-dark-side-is-promptly-kicked-out-5791115 In this video interview with Jennifer Landa, Sariah reveals her Sith inspiration is Darth Talon,…

Movies Meredith Woerner Apr 25 '11

Apple Delaying iMac Orders, iMac Update Coming Soon?

iMac supplies have already been dwindling and now customers who’ve recently ordered an iMac have received notice from Apple that their iMac purchase will be ‘delayed’ until May 2nd. That matches with what 9to5 Mac’s source has been telling them: “to expect new iMacs the week of May 2nd as Apple will officially stop shipping…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 25 '11

10 of the most badass dragons ever

There are friendly dragons who help small children, but they’re not badass. Then there are tame dragons who fight for humans, but very few of them are badass either. Luckily, we’ve got some truly hardcore dragons here to eat your face off. 10. Sapphiron (World of Warcraft) She’s an ultra-powerful blue dragon, who could channel…

io9 Annalee Newitz Apr 25 '11

The Vibrating Sauna Pants

Places I never thought needed more sweat: my crotchular region. But maybe I’ve been doing it wrong! This pair of vibrating sauna pants takes the hot hot heat of the sauna and packages it onto your package. Why oh why. The pants fit waists from 28 inches to 54 inches and have Velcro straps to…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 25 '11

Will Foreign Governments Get an Answer Out of Apple?

South Korea is officially on Apple’s ass, looking for an answer about the company’s hidden tracking scandal. But they’re not alone: France, Germany, and Italy are also beginning privacy investigations. With Apple remaining silent, this may be our best shot. https://kotaku.com/ispy-conspiracy-your-iphone-is-secretly-tracking-every-5793925 Germany’s presence in the international investigatory headlock could be most promising of all—the country’s…

Tech News Sam Biddle Apr 25 '11

Rumored Photos of Next iPhone Emerge, Looking Pretty iPhone 4ish

It’s iPhone 5 rumor season! And while we have no reason to think that these rumored white iPhone 5 pictures at MIC Gadget are any more—or less—legitimate than the rounded-back iPhone 5 mockup that emerged last week, it certainly lines up with what the rumor mill has churned out so far. https://gizmodo.com/the-iphone-5-looks-weird-if-this-is-what-it-looks-like-5794940 The wider screen?…

Tech News Brian Barrett Apr 25 '11

How do you define badass fantasy?

It’s Badass Fantasy Day at io9! But before we kick the festivities off, what makes a fantasy tale demonstrably badass? To get a professional opinion on this matter, we recently talked with comic artist Darick Robertson, illustrator and co-creator of Transmetropolitan and The Boys. Robertson’s most famous works may be in science fiction and superheroes,…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Apr 25 '11

The Handheld Dracula That Sucks Your Entire Life from Your Phone

You might already be creeped out about what your phone knows. But as The Atlantic points out, iPhone tracking isn’t the half of it—there’s gear out there so powerful, the ACLU demanded answers from the state of Michigan. https://gizmodo.com/are-cops-using-devices-to-illegally-extract-data-from-y-5793261 Cellbrite’s handheld forensic tools are made to dump the entirety of your phone—and ergo, a large,…

Privacy & Security Sam Biddle Apr 25 '11

Meet the monster who lives in the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula

This nebula is located about 2,400 light-years from Earth. It gets its nickname from its elongated, trunk-like shape, but this close-up on the main body of the nebula reveals something else…is that a monster staring back at us? Of course, any weird faces you might see in the nebula are merely a case of cosmic…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Apr 25 '11

14 Ways to Use Dryer Sheets that Have Nothing to Do with the Dryer

Dryer sheets. You probably think their utility ended with soft jeans and cozy socks. Nope! Turns out there’s a whole mess of other uses for ’em. 1. De-static your clothes. Shirt sticking to your arms like a temporary tattoo? Wipe the shirt down with a dryer sheet, and enjoy the release. 2. Pick up pet…

Tech News Joe Brown Apr 25 '11

Wyld Stallyns will ride again! Bill & Ted 3’s script is finished!

We haven’t heard from Bill S. Preston, Esquire and Theodore “Ted” Logan since 1991. But actors Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter have promised their fans a third installment of Bill and Ted — and now the script is finally done! According to Alex Winter’s Twitter: @antmaurizio: Bill & Ted 3, less than 6 weeks away…

Movies Meredith Woerner Apr 25 '11

Drunk Brit Arrested For Stealing Campaigning Japan Man’s Megaphone

There are obvious rules you must adhere to when in another country—and this drunk Brit just broke one of Japan’s most well-known. Instead of shuffling along and ignoring campaigning political parties’ megaphone announcements like everyone else, he grabbed the megaphone and shouted something drunken about how loud and irritating the megaphones are. Arrested he may…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 25 '11

Leica i9 Case Concept Gives iPhones a Proper Working Camera

All you Hipstamatic Instagram-addicts that love nothing more than cloaking something digital in an analog costume need to rally Black DA with me and demand that their Leica i9 iPhone standalone camera case goes into production. Calling it a “dream project,” Black DA proposes to combine the Leica cameras’s good looks and smart lens with…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 25 '11

Can Fringe’s Walter Bishop keep the entire world from coming apart at the seams?

What are Doctor Who’s creeptastic new monsters planning? Who is Fringe’s mysterious bowling-alley guru? What does young Bran remember on Game of Thrones? What does Eve want with Supernatural’s Sam and Dean? And which horrifying epidemic could bankrupt America? This week’s television is full of strange discoveries and shocking revelations. Prepare yourself, by reading our…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Apr 25 '11

Watch Aelita: Queen of Mars, one of the earliest science fiction films

The selling point of Yakov Protazanov’s 1924 silent film Aelita: Queen of Mars isn’t its plot, but its elaborate Constructivist sets and costuming that were highly experimental for the 1920s and predated the futurist aesthetic of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis. As for the plot of Aelita (which was based on a book by Alexei Tolstoy), it’s…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Apr 25 '11

500 Taliban Prisoners Just Escaped Through a Long Underground Tunnel—Built Using No Heavy Machinery

In their biggest prison break since 2008, nearly 500 Afghani detainees (mostly Taliban members) escaped from the Sarposa Prison through an underground tunnel, dug from the outside. Now the U.S. military is searching high and low, hoping to corral the escapees back in. The crazy thing is that they built this long tunnel using nothing…

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 25 '11

New York Libraries: Come on in and Watch Some Porn

If you don’t mind getting your face punched in, New York’s public libraries might just be your new favorite place to watch people have sex with each other on the internet. Sure, you’re surrounded by other patrons, but it’s free! https://gizmodo.com/library-porn-lover-punched-out-by-vigilante-5794107 You might think that watching people pound away at each other in the most…

Privacy & Security Sam Biddle Apr 25 '11

Scientist learns the secret of royal jelly by creating mutant super flies

Queen bees are much larger than worker bees, and live years longer, for one reason. They gorge on a sugary protein called “royal jelly.” Now a scientist has made ultra-large flies using royal jelly too. Are humans next? Sadly, it doesn’t look like tomorrow we’ll be creating giant women who live for hundreds of years…

io9 Annalee Newitz Apr 25 '11

The Sharp Boundary Between Desert and Forest

The RapidRoller is the Swiss Army Knife of Paint Rollers

What’s happened to Sith Girl? An update on everybody’s favorite Jedi Academy drop-out

Apple Delaying iMac Orders, iMac Update Coming Soon?

10 of the most badass dragons ever

The Vibrating Sauna Pants

Will Foreign Governments Get an Answer Out of Apple?

Rumored Photos of Next iPhone Emerge, Looking Pretty iPhone 4ish

How do you define badass fantasy?

The Handheld Dracula That Sucks Your Entire Life from Your Phone

Meet the monster who lives in the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula

14 Ways to Use Dryer Sheets that Have Nothing to Do with the Dryer

Wyld Stallyns will ride again! Bill & Ted 3’s script is finished!

Drunk Brit Arrested For Stealing Campaigning Japan Man’s Megaphone

Leica i9 Case Concept Gives iPhones a Proper Working Camera

Can Fringe’s Walter Bishop keep the entire world from coming apart at the seams?

Watch Aelita: Queen of Mars, one of the earliest science fiction films

500 Taliban Prisoners Just Escaped Through a Long Underground Tunnel—Built Using No Heavy Machinery

New York Libraries: Come on in and Watch Some Porn

Scientist learns the secret of royal jelly by creating mutant super flies

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