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Uber: You Can Tip Your Driver But You Really Shouldn’t

After settling two big lawsuits where drivers claimed Uber did not allow them to accept tips, Uber agreed to not get in the way of the practice any more. There was even speculation that Uber might start encouraging the act. Today, the on-demand ride app has answered that speculation with an unequivocal middle finger to…

Tech News Alissa Walker Apr 28 '16

If the Prequel to The Omen Isn’t a Satanic Sex Ed Film, Why Bother?

Current A&E drama Damien picks up where The Omen ended, fast-forwarding to cast the Antichrist as a 30-year-old New Yorker who’s rediscovering his demonic destiny. It’s an uneven show. But Satan’s pop-culture moment surges forth with the announcement that an Omen prequel movie is now in the works. So, presumably, the script—by newcomer Ben Jacoby—will…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Apr 28 '16

Guy Gavriel Kay Shares His Secrets For Turning Real-Life History Into Fantasy

Guy Gavriel Kay has carved out a unique niche, writing fantasy novels that take real-life historical settings and transforming them into something new and different. His latest novel, Children of Earth and Sky, takes place in a version of 16th century Europe that’s under threat from a version of the Ottoman Empire, and includes a…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Apr 28 '16

Rogue One Star Mads Mikkelsen Might Have Accidentally Revealed a Huge Spoiler

Oh dear. Even after the recent trailer, much of Rogue One is still a mystery to us. But Mads Mikkelsen might have just pulled the curtain back on a rather important detail about his character. Seriously, big spoilers ahead. During an interview with Sky News in the UK, the actor discussed his work on the…

io9 James Whitbrook Apr 28 '16

Why Are Nerds So Goddamned Angry?

I got a bunch of big questions this week: What’s next for Star Wars after Episode IX? Why has The Flash TV series gotten so dumb? And what happens when someone points out the Avengers are also probably murderers? Big answers to follow! Hate Group Danny D.: Here’s the thing. I’m old. Old enough to…

io9 Rob Bricken Apr 28 '16

Johnny Five, Our One True Robot Hero, Might Soon Be an Official Lego Set

Twenty-two years before WALL·E’s sermon about over-consumption hit theaters, an even better movie robot had already saved the day. Every child of the ‘80s wanted Short Circuit’s Johnny Five as their best friend, and now that we’re all grown up, that might actually come true with a little help from Lego. PepaQuin submitted this fan-built…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 28 '16

Lighting a Match with Another Match Is a Useful Trick to Know

Sometimes life gives you too many damn matches and not enough things to strike them on. In those situations, just burn those matches together by using them to ignite each other. It’s fun (because fire is fun) and easy, just group four matches together in a square formation in one hand and then strike another…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 28 '16

The Oceans Are Running Low on Oxygen

File this under definitely not good: global warming is depleting the oceans of oxygen. You know, that little molecule that we, along with all other complex life forms, require in order to breathe and therefore live. The reason is simple. According to basic thermodynamics, cold water can hold more dissolved gases than warm water. As…

Tech News Maddie Stone Apr 28 '16

We Finally Know What Happened to Japan’s Lost Black Hole Satellite [UPDATED]

After a full month spinning out of control in space, Japan’s Space Agency has finally figured out how it lost control of Hitomi, a very expensive satellite that was hunting for black holes. This also means the agency will never get it back. JAXA announced today that it has exhausted all efforts at getting Hitomi…

Space & Spaceflight Ria Misra Apr 28 '16

Either Donnie Darko Hasn’t Aged Well or the Director’s Cut Isn’t As Good

Donnie Darko is one of those movies I watched and rewatched endlessly during college. The small, but bold, tale of a troubled young man saving his family and friends spoke to me in ways I don’t quite recall 15 years later. I just know I loved it. However, rewatching the director’s cut of the film…

Movies Germain Lussier Apr 28 '16

Distant Dwarf Planet Makemake Has Its Very Own Moon

Researchers working with the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered a moon in orbit around Makemake, a distant minor-planet that’s about two-thirds the size of Pluto. Discovered in 2005, Makemake (pronounced mak-eh, mak-eh) is one of the brightest and largest objects in the Kuiper Belt. It’s one of several large trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) known to astronomers,…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Apr 28 '16

The Adventure Is Bigger Than Ever in the Last Kubo and the Two Strings Trailer

This summer some huge, epic action films will be coming to a theater near you, but none of them look like they can hold a candle to Kubo and the Two Strings. The third trailer is here and it shows an adventure on an epic scale we rarely see in movies—and definitely not movies made…

Trailers Germain Lussier Apr 28 '16

The Lawmakers Who Control Your Digital Future Are Clueless About Technology

It is becoming increasingly clear that Senators Dianne Feinstein and Richard Burr, co-chairs of the Senate Intelligence Committee, don’t have the slightest clue about how encryption works. Good thing they’re currently pushing disastrous legislation that would force tech companies to decrypt things for law enforcement! Today Feinstein and Burr co-authored an op-ed in the Wall…

Tech News William Turton Apr 28 '16

Charlie Brown and the ‘Peanuts’ Gang Are Coming Back to TV

Time Warner’s Boomerang network will begin airing the animated adventures of Charles Schulz’ “Peanuts” characters starting May 9. The shorts will air daily at 11:30am. However, the characters may not look exactly how fans of the classic cartoons (like A Charlie Brown Christmas) remember. This is because, as Variety explains, the new vignettes will be…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Apr 28 '16

Could Pretty Much Anyone Just Make a Jackson Pollock Painting?

You know that feeling, we’ve all had it. You’re walking in a museum and stumble upon something you think is so simple, a piece that is so ridiculous that you look at it and then look at the people around you and are like, “Oh my god, I could totally do this. How is this…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 28 '16

Mad Scientist Builds Fully Functional Hoverbike

Because a thermite-blasting cannon isn’t crazy enough, Colin Furze used a pair of motors and propellers designed for parasailing to build himself a fully functional flying hoverbike. It’s easily one of the mad scientist’s most dangerous builds to date, but seeing how maneuverable it is almost makes us want to build one too. That being…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 28 '16

The HTML Rube Goldberg Machine Is a Vortex You Can’t Escape

Every web developer take note: Sebastian Ly Serena has come up with a brilliant way to make your website more entertaining and captivating—without clogging it up with boring content. Just turn it into a HTML-based Rube Goldberg machine and watch the clicks roll in. Using self-filling forms, checkboxes, buttons, and other auto-triggering HTML tricks is…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 28 '16

The Evolution of Captain America in TV and Film

Like the country he represents, Captain America has changed a lot over the years. Though the 75-year-old super soldier was born as a reaction to fascism, Cap has gone through all manner of cancellations and team changes, appeared in various shows and PSAs, and come out the other end of Marvel’s cinematic universe as a…

Sploid Avery Ellis Apr 28 '16

The Totally Plausible Rick And Morty Fan Theory That Fixes Season 2’s Ending

Season 3 of Rick and Morty is fast approaching, and if you’ve been following the show’s spectacular run thus far you know we left off at something of an uncharacteristic cliffhanger. But things might not be as grim as they appear, especially if you’ve been paying close attention. (Spoilers ahead) When we last saw Rick,…

io9 Avery Ellis Apr 28 '16

Check Out X-Men Apocalypse‘s Comic-Inspired Uniforms in All Their Goofy Glory

We got a glimpse of the new generation of X-Men’s comic-inspired costumes thanks to Empire Magazine recently, but a new image of the mutant team reveals their uniforms from top to bottom, and they look wonderfully colorful and silly in just the right way. https://gizmodo.com/x-men-apocalypse-finally-puts-the-mutants-in-their-com-1767101699 The photo, which emerged on Reddit this morning, isn’t of…

Movies James Whitbrook Apr 28 '16

Uber: You Can Tip Your Driver But You Really Shouldn’t

If the Prequel to The Omen Isn’t a Satanic Sex Ed Film, Why Bother?

Guy Gavriel Kay Shares His Secrets For Turning Real-Life History Into Fantasy

Rogue One Star Mads Mikkelsen Might Have Accidentally Revealed a Huge Spoiler

Why Are Nerds So Goddamned Angry?

Johnny Five, Our One True Robot Hero, Might Soon Be an Official Lego Set

Lighting a Match with Another Match Is a Useful Trick to Know

The Oceans Are Running Low on Oxygen

We Finally Know What Happened to Japan’s Lost Black Hole Satellite [UPDATED]

Either Donnie Darko Hasn’t Aged Well or the Director’s Cut Isn’t As Good

Distant Dwarf Planet Makemake Has Its Very Own Moon

The Adventure Is Bigger Than Ever in the Last Kubo and the Two Strings Trailer

The Lawmakers Who Control Your Digital Future Are Clueless About Technology

Charlie Brown and the ‘Peanuts’ Gang Are Coming Back to TV

Could Pretty Much Anyone Just Make a Jackson Pollock Painting?

Mad Scientist Builds Fully Functional Hoverbike

The HTML Rube Goldberg Machine Is a Vortex You Can’t Escape

The Evolution of Captain America in TV and Film

The Totally Plausible Rick And Morty Fan Theory That Fixes Season 2’s Ending

Check Out X-Men Apocalypse‘s Comic-Inspired Uniforms in All Their Goofy Glory

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