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The more Facebook friends you have, the more likely you’ll catch the flu

When you ask someone to name a friend of theirs, the person they name is almost always more popular than themselves. It’s called the friendship paradox. But the cool kids with thousands of Facebook friends may find a major downside to their popularity. They’re likely to get sick far quicker in an epidemic. During the…

io9 Tim Barribeau

The Star Wars bandit might be the “world’s dumbest criminal,” according to police

Here is a little lesson that any cosplayer could have taught our would-be thief: Put the costume on BEFORE you walk on stage.

io9 Annalee Newitz

25 Years Ago Today, Steve Jobs Left Apple

On September 16, 1985, seven years after he had started the company with his friend Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs resigned as chairman of Apple Computer. Twelve years later to the day, the company announced that he was back. In the years leading up to his departure, Steve Jobs had been obsessively working on his personal…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Gadget Deals of the Day

Today’s deals include a beautiful 3D Core i7 Lenovo IdeaPad, a handy 16GB USB Flash Drive, and two free Chicken Soft Tacos. Indulge. Top Deals: • 15.6″ Lenovo IdeaPad Y560d Quad Core i7 3D Laptop w/ 3D Glasses for $979 plus free shipping (normally $1,399 – use coupon code USPY5D916) • 16GB OCZ Rally USB…

Tech News Adam Harris

Yahoo New Homepage and App for iPad Look Nice

On the right, Yahoo’s incoming home page for iPads. Very nice and simple. I guess it will work with any other HTML5 tablet-based web browser. According to Business Insider, they are also releasing a native iPad application, on the left. Chief Product Officer Blake Irving is saying that Yahoo! is going to push faster and…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The U.S. Military’s War On PowerPoint Is Explained—Through PowerPoint

The Army has advanced its war on PowerPoint, Wired conveyed on the tannoy from the first of their monthly naval-gazing sessions on internal issues. Apparently one officer announced “Death by PowerPoint”…through the medium of PowerPoint. Effective like a hand-grenade! https://gizmodo.com/the-u-s-militarys-war-on-powerpoint-5525843 It’s not just PowerPoint that the Army is struggling with, according to Wired’s stories from…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Bigfoot and me: A visit to the International Cryptozoology Museum

The International Cryptozoology Museum is a must-visit destination for monster hunters. J.W. Ocker, author of The New England Grimpendium, made the pilgrimage recently and has the horrifying photos to prove it. Do you dare to see New England’s weirdest creatures? The headline gets me every time: “New Species Discovered.” I click the link hoping to…

io9 J.W. Ocker -- Odd Things I've Seen

Reminder: io9 fall intern applications due tomorrow!

Just a reminder: io9 is looking for interns who are obsessed with science fiction, science, and futurism. This internship is for fall, and lasts from late September until January. Applications are due tomorrow, Sept. 17. An intern works 10 hours per week. Day-to-day, the job involves seeking out story ideas and helping editors gather more…

io9 Annalee Newitz

HTC’s Windows Phone 7 Treatment Looks Absolutely Gorgeous

If this video of HTC’s Windows Phone 7 interface is real, in for a treat—visually, at least. For actual use? Maybe less so. Microsoft is being extremely protective of both Windows Phone 7 hardware and software, meaning you won’t be seeing a full skin—like HTC’s Sense UI for Android—on its products. But it looks as…

Tech News Brian Barrett

LaCie’s Wireless Space is a WiFi Storage Triple Threat

LaCie’s new three-in-one Wireless Space box might help you clear out some apartment clutter, acting as wirelessly networked backup storage, a DLNA media server, and a range-boosting WiFi access point or router. Available in 1 or 2 TB configurations. [LaCie]

Tech News Sam Biddle

Now there are even more reasons to join io9’s Thursday Tales writing group

Every Thursday, io9ers flock to the Thursday Tales page to share their flash fiction, get feedback, and talk about writing. Now one io9er has created a searchable archive of the stories people have posted. Thanks to io9er Gaudy Mouse Muad’Dib staying up late slinging code, you can now visit the Searchable Nine-o-Sphere, and read through…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Best Speakers Under $2,000

You know who knows speakers? Audiogon, the high-end audio community knows speakers. So we asked them if it was possible to get kick-ass sound for under two G’s. Their answer: a turned-up-to-eleven, room-shaking YES. $500 and Under The Audioengine product line starts at $199 with the A2, a competent powered speaker that’s sold as a…

Tech News Audiogon.com

The Ultimate Field Guide to Subatomic Particles

Muons, neutrinos, supersymmetric partners, the infamous Higgs boson – with so many different subatomic particles flying about, it’s no wonder theoretical physics can be so confusing. That’s why we made this (reasonably) simple guide to all the different elementary particles. This is, as you might imagine, a pretty big topic, so we’re splitting it into…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

The Ultimate Field Guide to Subatomic Particles: Elementary Particles Cheat Sheet

Quarks: Up Quark: Mass: 2.4 MeV Charge: +2/3 Spin: 1/2 Status: Predicted in 1964 by Murray Gell-Mann and George Zweig, discovered in 1969 at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Antiparticle: Antiproton containing two up antiquarks theorized in 1933 by Paul Dirac, discovered in 1955 by Emilio Segrè and Owen Chamberlain Down Quark: Mass: 4.8 MeV Charge:…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Final Fantasy Tactics iPhone Delayed

Final Fantasy I & II might have been on the App Store for the better part of 2010, but Square Enix’s other turn-based FF game, Final Fantasy Tactics, has been delayed. The original launch date was September 15, but Square Enix just posted a note saying that the release date they originally gave at E3…

Tech News Jason Chen

Ultraviolet Laser Turns Humans Into Zombies

Apparently, firing a 405-nanometer ultraviolet laser beam to your face doesn’t kill you. It just turns you into a creepy zombie, using a system called Fade Out. This is how it works. Invented by Japanese artists Daito Manabe and Motoi Ishibashi, Fade Out creates images that glow in the dark using a 405-nanometer laser beam.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Ryan Reynolds calls the Deadpool movie “emotional filth.” Huzzah!

Ryan Reynolds just shared his thoughts on his other upcoming comic book movie, Deadpool, calling it a “nasty piece of work.” So does this mean the movie is still on? Three bits of good news, courtesy of Hero Complex. First, it sounds like the Deadpool movie is still alive. Or at least, Reynolds is trying…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The Google Homepage Is Showing Me a Yahoo Search Box

I wandered over to Google.com a few minutes ago, and found it taken over by Yahoo! Search. Seriously. Doesn’t seem to be happening to anyone else around these parts, but it sure gave me the willies. UPDATED: UPDATE: Cured with a hard refresh. But well-played, whoever’s responsible for the DNS shenanigans!

Tech News Brian Barrett

Google Music Rumors Emerge: $25 Yearly To Stream Your Music From the Cloud

If all goes according to this rumored plan, Google Music will be out along with Android 3.0 this fall/winter, and it’ll charge you just $25 per year to store songs in the cloud. At least, if the labels let it. https://gizmodo.com/google-music-launching-alongside-android-3-0-this-fall-5578456 The $25 per year plan is Google’s opening offer to the music industry, reports…

Tech News Brian Barrett

For women, placebos are the best aphrodisiac

When it comes to sexual satisfaction, believing that you’re fulfilled can be the fastest route to real fulfillment. That’s the lesson scientists learned when they gave women a “sexual enhancement” placebo – and found that it actually increased sexual satisfaction. Women unhappy with their levels of sexual arousal and satisfaction are often said to suffer…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The more Facebook friends you have, the more likely you’ll catch the flu

The Star Wars bandit might be the “world’s dumbest criminal,” according to police

25 Years Ago Today, Steve Jobs Left Apple

Gadget Deals of the Day

Yahoo New Homepage and App for iPad Look Nice

The U.S. Military’s War On PowerPoint Is Explained—Through PowerPoint

Bigfoot and me: A visit to the International Cryptozoology Museum

Reminder: io9 fall intern applications due tomorrow!

HTC’s Windows Phone 7 Treatment Looks Absolutely Gorgeous

LaCie’s Wireless Space is a WiFi Storage Triple Threat

Now there are even more reasons to join io9’s Thursday Tales writing group

The Best Speakers Under $2,000

The Ultimate Field Guide to Subatomic Particles

The Ultimate Field Guide to Subatomic Particles: Elementary Particles Cheat Sheet

Final Fantasy Tactics iPhone Delayed

Ultraviolet Laser Turns Humans Into Zombies

Ryan Reynolds calls the Deadpool movie “emotional filth.” Huzzah!

The Google Homepage Is Showing Me a Yahoo Search Box

Google Music Rumors Emerge: $25 Yearly To Stream Your Music From the Cloud

For women, placebos are the best aphrodisiac

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