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The Mysterious Code 8 Film Is An Intriguing Crowdfunding Teaser

A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about Code 8, a mysterious project from Robbie and Stephen Amell. Now, the project has been unveiled, and it looks like an intriguing film project. We speculated that the project was going to be released On Demand, but it turns out that the short film was just a…

io9 Andrew Liptak Mar 26 '16

Meteorologist Drops 20 DC Puns During Weekend Forecast

Channel 5 meteorologist Sian Welby went a bit viral when she had some fun with the forecast around the time The Force Awakens hit theaters. To honor Batman v Superman, she’s dropped DC 20 puns into her latest forecast this weekend. [5 News]

io9 Andrew Liptak Mar 26 '16

Watch How Superman and Batman Evolve In These Retrospectives

We’ve been enjoying Burger Fiction’s in-depth videos on film, and in light of Batman v Superman’s release this weekend, they’ve released a pair of videos looking at the evolution of each character. Here’s the one for Superman: Here’s the one for Batman: It’s really interesting to see just how the two characters have evolved cinematically…

Movies Andrew Liptak Mar 26 '16

You Can Use Google Street View To Explore Batman’s Lair

Google has partnered up with Warner Brothers to help promote Batman v Superman. In what’s a pretty drastic lapse in security, you can now explore Batman’s lair through Google Street View. I’m not sure what Bruce Wayne would think of this, but it’s a pretty cool way to explore a film set. As The Verge…

io9 Andrew Liptak Mar 26 '16

Tesla Is Discontinuing Its 10 Kilowatt Powerwall

Earlier this week, Tesla pulled their listing for the 10 kilowatt Powerwall device, leaving only its 6.4 kwh battery listed for sale. In a statement to GreenTechMedia, the company confirmed that the option has been discontinued. The company noted that while the device has been extremely popular, there has been far more demand for the…

Tech News Andrew Liptak Mar 26 '16

Here’s What Arseface Looks Like on AMCs Preacher

One of the more anticpated main characters of AMC’s upcoming show Preacher is Arseface, the son of an abusive sheriff who had survived a suicide attempt, resulting in his horrific appearance. Now, Seth Rogan has shared what the character looks like on Twitter. Seth Rogan released the picture on Twitter in advance of the release…

Television Andrew Liptak Mar 26 '16

The Evolution of Canned Food and Drink In 38 Pictures

Canned foods made their debut on store shelves in the 19th century, and they’ve only become more common ever since. From your local deli to supermarkets, you can find pretty much anything—from tuna to pineapple—in canned form. But how did we get here? The history of canned food is more intricate than you’d think, and…

Tech News Attila Nagy Mar 26 '16

Ramez Naam’s Apex Is The Winner Of The Philip K. Dick Award

Ramez Naam’s Nexus trilogy has been one really intriguing series of books, focusing on the intersection between humanity and cybernetics. Now, it’s taken home one of the genre’s major awards: the Philip K. Dick Award! https://gizmodo.com/an-exclusive-look-at-the-first-chapter-of-ramez-naams-a-1702059957 The award is handed out by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, for “distinguished science fiction published in paperback original…

io9 Andrew Liptak Mar 26 '16

You Can Now Use Your Amazon Echo To Control Your Nest

Google might be working on a competitor for Amazon’s Echo, but that doesn’t mean that they’re not willing to play along with the consumer giant. You can now use Alexa to control your Nest thermostat. Nest has opened up compatibility for the Amazon Echo, Fire TV, Tap and Echo Dot, and provided a list of…

Tech News Andrew Liptak Mar 26 '16

Batman v Superman Fails In All the Ways That Man of Steel Succeeded

Three years ago, Superman got his own Christopher Nolan-influenced movie reboot, full of brooding portents and Kryptonian politics. Man of Steel was a pretty good movie, albeit one with serious flaws. Now the sequel is out, and it deals with a lot of the same ideas and themes. And fumbles them completely. Minor spoilers ahead.…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Mar 25 '16

‘Red Mars’ TV Series Now On Hold After Showrunner Suddenly Departs

Soon after finding a director in Emmy winner and Children of Dune helmer Greg Yaitanes, Spike TV’s much-anticipated adaptation of Kim Stanley Robinson’s classic Mars Trilogy has lost its executive producer and showrunner, Peter Noah. That doesn’t mean Red Mars is kaput, but it does mean a major delay. https://gizmodo.com/the-director-of-children-of-dune-will-helm-spike-tvs-re-1764810326 As Deadline reports, Spike TV…

Television Cheryl Eddy Mar 25 '16

It Really Sucks to Be Named Jennifer Null

Once upon a time, the worst names to be named were things like Hugh Jass and I.P. Freely. But that all changed when we started living our lives on the internet. A BBC story looks into some names that you don’t want to have in our hyperconnected world, and topping them all is the name…

Tech News Alissa Walker Mar 25 '16

Major Logging Will Begin in the Last Primeval Forest in Europe

In depressing news, about 180,000 cubic meters of wood will be taken from the last of Europe’s primeval forests. The environmental minister in Poland declared that the Bialowieza Puszcza will be logged over the next decade. The Bialowieza Puszcza was always famous to environmentalists and naturalists, but it became well known to everyone due to…

Tech News Esther Inglis-Arkell Mar 25 '16

It’s 2026 and Anyone in This Room Could Be a Hologram

Holoportation is now a thing, so start slapping everyone in arm’s distance to make sure they’re real. This new technology by Microsoft Research uses 3D motion capture and Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed reality hardware to “holoport” people from one place to another, which is definitely going to contribute to a universal feeling of paranoia in the…

Tech News Avery Ellis Mar 25 '16

The View Across the Ocean Is Not What You Think

As a kid I spent a lot of time on the Maryland shore. Squinting out across the endless blue expanse, I could have sworn I saw the edge of Portugal once or twice. I was shocked recently to learn that my childhood imagination had it all wrong. (Truly, a first.) With telescopic vision, I wouldn’t…

Tech News Maddie Stone Mar 25 '16

New Camera Tech Snaps Reflection-Free Photos Through Windows

Taking photos through windows is annoying because light bounces off it and ruins the picture. But scientists at MIT just developed new technology that could fix the pesky reflections. Members of MIT’s Media Lab have developed tech that detects how long it takes flash to bounce back off nearby objects (like, say, a window) and…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin Mar 25 '16

DC Wants You to Make Comics (After Learning How to Make Comics)

Yes, you. As long as you can write and/or draw, that is. The company has just announced a creative course designed for writers and artists to hone their comic making skills—skills which could actually land them a job working with DC. The Talent Development Workshop offers two different branches, depending on whether you’re a writer…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Mar 25 '16

Luc Besson Gave an Incredibly Inspirational Quote About Imagination

Previewing his new movie Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Luc Besson gave an interview where he talked about the source of his inspiration. It’s one of best things anyone has ever said. Asked by Entertainment Weekly if it’s difficult to work with so much blue screening and visual effects. Besson basically said…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Mar 25 '16

Microsoft Executive Apologizes for Not Understanding How the Internet Works

One day after trolls transformed Microsoft’s chatbot Tay into a ditzy, Holocaust-denying monster, the company has issued an apology for failing to realize that people on the internet are dicks. “We are deeply sorry for the unintended offensive and hurtful tweets from Tay, which do not represent who we are or what we stand for,…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman Mar 25 '16

How Frozen Pizza Pockets Are Made

Why do pizza pockets exist? No one knows. But everyone secretly enjoys them. Not on the same level as a pizza obviously (I mean, what does anyone enjoy more than pizza) but there’s definitely a nostalgia kick to eating a vaguely pizza-flavored, mini-calzone hot pocket of sorts. Here’s how one brand puts them together. I…

Sploid Casey Chan Mar 25 '16

The Mysterious Code 8 Film Is An Intriguing Crowdfunding Teaser

Meteorologist Drops 20 DC Puns During Weekend Forecast

Watch How Superman and Batman Evolve In These Retrospectives

You Can Use Google Street View To Explore Batman’s Lair

Tesla Is Discontinuing Its 10 Kilowatt Powerwall

Here’s What Arseface Looks Like on AMCs Preacher

The Evolution of Canned Food and Drink In 38 Pictures

Ramez Naam’s Apex Is The Winner Of The Philip K. Dick Award

You Can Now Use Your Amazon Echo To Control Your Nest

Batman v Superman Fails In All the Ways That Man of Steel Succeeded

‘Red Mars’ TV Series Now On Hold After Showrunner Suddenly Departs

It Really Sucks to Be Named Jennifer Null

Major Logging Will Begin in the Last Primeval Forest in Europe

It’s 2026 and Anyone in This Room Could Be a Hologram

The View Across the Ocean Is Not What You Think

New Camera Tech Snaps Reflection-Free Photos Through Windows

DC Wants You to Make Comics (After Learning How to Make Comics)

Luc Besson Gave an Incredibly Inspirational Quote About Imagination

Microsoft Executive Apologizes for Not Understanding How the Internet Works

How Frozen Pizza Pockets Are Made

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