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George Lucas reportedly creating Star Wars sequel trilogy (that’s not about the Skywalkers)

Big honking Saturday morning rumor here! According to IESB.net, George Lucas will be creating a new trilogy once the first six Star Wars movies go 3D. This echoes what Lucas did in the 1990s after the original trilogy was rereleased. When you check the link, IESB.net may be down from a traffic surge, but here…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Oct 23 '10

25% of the population are supertasters — are you one of them?

About a quarter of the population of the world has super-powered tongues. They experience taste more intensely than the rest of us. Find out if you’re one of Them below. Some people have particular tastes in food. They’re considered overly picky and too sensitive. It turns out they could just be tasting things on a…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Oct 23 '10

Gizmodo University: The Bright Ideas Behind LED’s

In this week’s Gizmodo University: Discover Electronics, we will investigate the practical and theoretical fundamentals of electronics. This lesson, the first of four in the series, is presented in conjunction with Sparkle Labs. Update: Due to unforeseen technical difficulties, this post briefly went live before the featured videos were available. Sorry for any inconvenience or…

Tech News Gizmodo University Oct 23 '10

“Rationality” sets science fiction apart from fantasy

In an article published in the journal CLCWeb:Comparative Literature and Culture, Simone Caroti argues that “cognition” is what sets science fiction apart from fantasy, using Greg Bear‘s Blood Music as an example. The act of cognition, of rationally making sense of – and coming to terms with – the estranging elements, increases the sense of…

Books & Comics Peggy - Biology in Science Fiction Oct 23 '10

Zardoz as a 1980s videogame

YouTube user Nickcrisculo created this intro for a Zardoz videogame. He designed it to look like an Amiga game, but I could see this in an arcade cabinet, barking “THE GUN IS GOOD, THE PENIS IS EVIL” at confused passers-by. Thanks for the tip, Roy!

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Oct 23 '10

File-Sharing Group Mulls a Floating Pirate Ship of Servers in the Sky

Pirate Parties International recently had a meeting wherein a particularly bonkers proposal was discussed. The problem: Where can servers that store data frequently seen as unsavory be kept? The solution: Hanging from a giant balloon in the sky? Pirate Parties International, which, notably, does not have direct ties to PiratPartiet (the Swedish political party with…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz - Pop Sci Oct 23 '10

What if the Avengers formed in the 1500s?

Black Panther artist Francesco Francavilla has dreamt up a roster for the Avengers circa the Age of Discovery. Meet Earth’s First Heroes, a team that includes “Captain Amerigo” and a Celtic Hulk. The artist created this piece for the always entertaining Comic Twart blog. Says Francavilla: So I give you, for the first time I…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Oct 23 '10

Will Victor from Dollhouse be the new flame on Torchwood?

Enver Gjokaj (a.k.a. Victor from Dollhouse) is reportedly in the running to play Rex Matheson, a hard-bitten CIA agent on Torchwood: New World who’s oblivious to his coworker’s crush. Cue Captain Jack stepping in and breaking some hearts. Gjokaj is best known for playing Victor the Active on Dollhouse and is not the only actor…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Oct 23 '10

The Universe Is Even Stranger Than You Realize

You know what’s weird about the universe? Everything, for starters. But especially what’s mentioned in this song, inspired by a Reddit thread about the most mindblowing facts you ever heard. Time to appreciate our strange and wonderful existence. I’m still not sure how I feel about Cleopatra having lived closer to the moon landing than…

Tech News Brian Barrett Oct 23 '10

The World’s Largest Gummy Worm Is Wrong On So Many Levels

It’s 26 inches long. It has a 5 inch girth. It has a ribbed body, and weighs in at 3 lbs. It’s the World’s Largest Gummy Worm, and I feel dirty watching this guy try to eat it. This gargantuan gummy worm packs in 4,000 calories, but since it has a year long shelf life,…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Oct 23 '10

Two Lamps One Bulb

If you can ignore the apparent violent tug of war going on between these two lamps, this prototype design by design firm mischer’traxler is quite pretty. Just don’t knock it over—that bulb looks difficult to replace. [Core77]

Tech News Sam Biddle Oct 22 '10

Microsoft CEO Ballmer: The Company’s Riskiest Product Bet Is the Next Version of Windows

We’ve seen some leaked documents showing off potential Windows 8 features and we expect to see the operating system in 2012, but now we know that it is going to be Microsoft’s “riskiest product bet.” https://gizmodo.com/leaked-docs-windows-8-to-feature-kinect-like-features-5574640 We don’t know exactly why the operating system is considered such a risk by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, but…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Oct 22 '10

Penn Jillette’s Masturbating Bathtub for Women

Awkwardly-coiffed magician Penn Jillette is an inventor. His greatest triumph: a “hydro-therapeutic stimulator” for women with jetstreams directed to “stimulation points (e.g., the clitoris) of the female user when the female user sits in the seat.” Meet the Jill-Jet. Hey ladies, I know what you’re thinking: There is nothing sexier than sitting in a giant…

Tech News Maureen O'Connor Oct 22 '10

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Imaginary Friend Fabio

Click to view What’s it like having the sexiest man in the world as your imaginary friend? Turns out, pretty friggin awesome. Some NSFW language and hair from Funny or Die and Jon Daly. Check out the rest of the week’s best comedy videos over at Splitsider, including the bro version of It Gets Better,…

Tech News Brian Barrett Oct 22 '10

Ebook Readers Will Love To Hide Inside These Sturdy Imitation Books

Based on my experience, the Pad and Quill cases are the toughest of all the gadget cases which imitate Moleskine notebooks. And now there are finally Kindle 3 and Nook versions. https://gizmodo.com/hide-your-iphone-4-in-a-little-black-book-5598274 If the ebook reader cases are as sturdy and durable as the iPhone 4 and iPad versions, then they’re great for the clumsy…

Commerce Rosa Golijan Oct 22 '10

Teen Who Clearly Wanted to Blow Things Up Jailed After Detonating Exploding Pen

Sixteen year old Jessie Bauguess is in jail. Not for bullying, not for underage sexting, not for shoplifting—no innocent teen follies at all. Rather, he’s behind bars because he detonated a bomb-rigged pen at school. First of all, based on that photo, if he is sixteen years old then I am a goddamn Roomba. But…

Tech News Sam Biddle Oct 22 '10

Watch out for the Blues Brother space vampire, Traci Lords!

The 1988 remake of Roger Corman classic Not Of This Earth has the following things that are unarguably awesome: Space vampires, mind control, “sparkly eyes” weaponry, and Traci Lords in a nurse outfit. It’s a simple tale of space vampires who dress like the Blues Brothers (unless they are women, in which case they dress…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 22 '10

Cloudy With a Chance of Gigantic Penis

OK, as far as inadvertent weather forecast genitalia goes, it really doesn’t get much better than this. Does this guy realize it? Do the producers realize it? We’ll never know for sure. In any event, good work, Texas/Mexico border. [TheInternetToday]

Television Kyle VanHemert Oct 22 '10

Brad Pitt and Will Ferrell spar in new Megamind clips

The best part of the blue-headed supervillain movie Megamind has got to be Will Ferrell’s decision to mispronounce every word in the English language. Watch as Megamind and Metro man give their best superhero banter performances to date! MEGAMIND ‘What’s the Plan’ Exclusive Clip Trailer Park Movies | Myspace Video And here’s the footage they…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 22 '10

Watch This Unraveled Cassette Tape Become a Boom Box

BrussPup, we well know, is a master of illusions. For his next trick, watch him render an impressively detailed boombox using only unraveled cassette tape. Don’t worry, you’ll remember what both of those things are once you see them. [YouTube] https://gizmodo.com/see-this-ipads-still-images-come-to-life-with-a-simple-5659011

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Oct 22 '10

George Lucas reportedly creating Star Wars sequel trilogy (that’s not about the Skywalkers)

25% of the population are supertasters — are you one of them?

Gizmodo University: The Bright Ideas Behind LED’s

“Rationality” sets science fiction apart from fantasy

Zardoz as a 1980s videogame

File-Sharing Group Mulls a Floating Pirate Ship of Servers in the Sky

What if the Avengers formed in the 1500s?

Will Victor from Dollhouse be the new flame on Torchwood?

The Universe Is Even Stranger Than You Realize

The World’s Largest Gummy Worm Is Wrong On So Many Levels

Two Lamps One Bulb

Microsoft CEO Ballmer: The Company’s Riskiest Product Bet Is the Next Version of Windows

Penn Jillette’s Masturbating Bathtub for Women

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Imaginary Friend Fabio

Ebook Readers Will Love To Hide Inside These Sturdy Imitation Books

Teen Who Clearly Wanted to Blow Things Up Jailed After Detonating Exploding Pen

Watch out for the Blues Brother space vampire, Traci Lords!

Cloudy With a Chance of Gigantic Penis

Brad Pitt and Will Ferrell spar in new Megamind clips

Watch This Unraveled Cassette Tape Become a Boom Box

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