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Massive Outage Nukes Older Peek Devices

Oops! A massive service outage has apparently bricked older Peek devices. Peek CEO Amol Sarva is on the case though, offering existing customers a free Peek 9 to make up for their lack of email access. Uh, great? Sorry for the bloggy angst, but I’m still with Barrett on this one: https://gizmodo.com/who-in-their-right-mind-would-buy-a-peek-9-5642837 Here’s the full…

Tech News Jack Loftus

A phantom penis tends to be a pleasurable sensation, notes historical study

A recent historical survey reports that men who’ve undergone a penectomy will occasionally experience a phantom John Thomas, and it’s usually not a painful experience. In fact, some men will experience phantom erections and illusory ejaculation. What a silver lining! Here’s an excerpt of the abstract of “Phantom Penis: Historical Dimensions” by Nicholas J. Wade…

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The 10 best scenes from The Manitou, an Exorcist rip-off about a naked laser dwarf shaman

What if The Exorcist was about a tumor on a woman’s neck that turned into a lil’ evil Indian shaman who can fire lasers out of his hands? Then you’d have The Manitou, the best movie about warlock teratomas ever. For such a shlocky film, William Girdler’s The Manitou had a fairly star-studded cast —…

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Concept Buenos Aires Skyscraper Would Actually Be A Vertical Zoo

The idea behind the ECO-CLIFF, what the vertical zoo is called, is to create a wildlife tower that can act as a nesting ground for birds and an ecological habitat for animals. Humans will peek into animal life on footpaths. The building will be relatively open to allow in natural sunlight, rain and fresh air…

Biology Casey Chan

Keep Up With Your Gamer Friends With Raptr On Your iPhone

Raptr, a social network for gamers, just released an iPhone app that makes it even easier to track your friends’ gaming habits on Xbox Live, PSN and Steam. It’s a pretty nice way to keep in touch across platforms. You’ll need to get a Raptr account to start but you can sync it up with…

Tech News Casey Chan

1975 and the Changes to Come (1962)

TV of the future Meat Puppets drummer Derrick Bostrom has a wonderful Flickr set of images from the 1962 book, 1975: And the Changes to Come by Arnold B. Barach. While some of the products like this bacon toaster would be well suited for a 1960’s version of Sky Mall magazine, others were practical visions…

Tech News Matt Novak

This DSLR Rig Looks Like A Torture Chamber For Cameras

With so many bars, wires and knobs, this Swedish Chameleon DSLR Rig looks more like a torture tool than anything else. In reality, it’s a $3500 tool used to give photographers and filmmakers insane stability and a sick level of customization. I’m not exactly sure if this sort of possibly heavy, probably complicated rig is…

Tech News Casey Chan

On Supernatural, Bobby knows when to walk away – and when to run

Last night on Supernatural, we gained a new appreciation for all the crap Bobby has to put up with – and how much of a mommy figure he is to all the hunters out in the field. That’s not to say “Weekend at Bobby’s” was all “chick flick,” as Bobby describes it at one point.…

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The Batcave’s been discovered in Okinawa using Google Maps

Batman’s secret hideout has been discovered using the magic of the internet, and surprisingly it’s not under Wayne Manor. No, it’s located on a US military base in Okinawa. Who’d have thunk? Why does this building sport the Batman insignia? Says one Reddit user, “There are two squadrons of [F15s] here on Okinawa, the bats,…

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How does the Sun create a pillar of light in the sky?

The right weather conditions can send pillars of light shooting up across the sky. Find out how nature forms its own spotlights. Many people have been walking home in the evening when they turned to see the setting sun seemingly shooting a beam of light directly up into the sky. I imagine fewer people have…

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News Corp Bans Cablevision Customers From Watching Hulu

News Corp. and Cablevision are currently stuck in a classic cable vs programming “we pay too much, you pay too little” fight. But this time around News Corp. is flexing more muscle by banning Cablevision Internet users from accessing Hulu too. When the clock struck midnight on Saturday, Cablevision customers could no longer watch FOX…

Tech News Casey Chan

How To Make An Optimus Prime Costume From Cereal Boxes

Halloween is coming up and you need a costume, but who wants to spend the money? No one! Just follow these instructions from a resourceful Transformers fan and make an Optimus Prime suit out of cereal boxes and cardboard instead. It cost him 20 bucks to get all the cardboard and spray paint he needed…

Tech News Casey Chan

Man discovers Dalek in the rings of a tree, claims it’s Jesus

When Bill Johnson of Midway, North Carolina noticed a strange marking in the interior of a downed tree, he thought it resembled Jesus Christ. However, anyone who’s seen Doctor Who knows that this mark has a much more sinister connotation. Mr. Johnson interpreted this mark as a sign of the divine, but from where we’re…

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There’s A Robot Hiding In My Neon Genesis Evangelion Chopsticks

These Neon Genesis Evangelion Chopsticks are supposed to mimic the entry plugs of the Evangelions in the famous anime. The plug can even be opened to reveal the pilot hiding inside your chopsticks. I applaud the adherence to authenticity even if it teeters on geek creepy. [HobbyMedia.it]

Tech News Casey Chan

Bringing back Babbage

19th century inventor Charles Babbage never lived to finish his analytical engine, a punchcard computer that was decades ahead of its time, but now Babbage aficionados are finally building this device. Jennifer Oullette of Cocktail Party Physics has the details. In 1990, cyberpunk authors William Gibson and Bruce Sterling collaborated on a historical thriller, The…

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The Best TV on the Web This Week

Looking for something worth watching? You’ve come to the right place, again! From Charlie Rose’s interview with funny man Zack Galifianakis to a less hilarious but equally inspiring tale of Detroit, here’s the best of what’s online this week: TV Zack Galifianakis on Charlie Rose: Zack Galifianakis has become a household name, a real feat…

Television Sam Julian

Robots are stealing our jobs and the love of our children

It looks like our automated creations are beginning to get the best of their meatbag overlords. Two studies show that automated labor is increasingly taking over middle-class jobs and that babies will regard humanoid robots as sentient beings. First off, a recent paper by economists David Autor and David Dorn notes that automated labor has…

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The PS3 Can Be Used As A Bed For Your Pet

Finally! I’ve found a use for my PS3 Fat. Gut out its insides and turn it into a pseudo cage/pet bed for a ferret. Sounds like a plan. Now I’ll need to get a ferret. [Buzz Feed] This gadget turned pet bed isn’t as cute as the CRT Monitor Dog Bed but that’s probably cause…

Biology Casey Chan

The peculiar, pragmatic adventures of a wombat engineer

The webcomic Digger features an unusual epic protagonist. For one thing, she’s a wombat. For another, in contrast to the dead gods, shadow demons, hyena warriors, and vampire squash around her, Digger is decidedly down to earth. Ursula Vernon’s Digger opens when Digger-of-Unnecessarily-Convoluted-Tunnels (Digger for short), a wombat miner, hits a patch of bad air…

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Try To Rescue All 33 Chilean Miners In This Flash Game

Now that all the Chilean Miners are safe, we can enjoy silly fun like this ridiculous flash game. In the laughably basic game, you wind the virtual wheel as fast as you can to save as many miners as possible. I was really going to try and save all 33 but my wrist got tired…

Tech News Casey Chan

Massive Outage Nukes Older Peek Devices

A phantom penis tends to be a pleasurable sensation, notes historical study

The 10 best scenes from The Manitou, an Exorcist rip-off about a naked laser dwarf shaman

Concept Buenos Aires Skyscraper Would Actually Be A Vertical Zoo

Keep Up With Your Gamer Friends With Raptr On Your iPhone

1975 and the Changes to Come (1962)

This DSLR Rig Looks Like A Torture Chamber For Cameras

On Supernatural, Bobby knows when to walk away – and when to run

The Batcave’s been discovered in Okinawa using Google Maps

How does the Sun create a pillar of light in the sky?

News Corp Bans Cablevision Customers From Watching Hulu

How To Make An Optimus Prime Costume From Cereal Boxes

Man discovers Dalek in the rings of a tree, claims it’s Jesus

There’s A Robot Hiding In My Neon Genesis Evangelion Chopsticks

Bringing back Babbage

The Best TV on the Web This Week

Robots are stealing our jobs and the love of our children

The PS3 Can Be Used As A Bed For Your Pet

The peculiar, pragmatic adventures of a wombat engineer

Try To Rescue All 33 Chilean Miners In This Flash Game

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