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The FBI Director Thinks Encryption Is a “Business Model Problem”

The latest round of FBI Director James Comey’s War On Encryption came during a Senate Judiciary Commitee hearing this morning. Comey’s latest revelation is that encryption isn’t a ‘technical problem’: it’s a problem with the ‘business model’ of wanting to keep users’ data private. Comey’s speech this morning laid out a slightly different model for…

Tech News Chris Mills Dec 9 '15

New NASA Ultra-HD Footage is the Next-Best Way to Watch a Rocket Launch

If you ever get a chance to watch a launch in person, do. Absolutely nothing compares to that bone-rattling roar of exhilaration. But if you’re like most of us and stuck at home next time a rocket blasts off, savor NASA’s new ultra high definition footage for your vicarious viewing pleasure! NASA released its first…

Tech News Mika McKinnon Dec 9 '15

Kate Mulgrew Actually Studied Physics To Understand Captain Janeway’s Dialogue

Anybody who’s ever watched Star Trek: Voyager knows there’s a lot of technobabble on that show. Even more than most other Star Treks. And Captain Janeway, the show’s lead, is actually a scientist in her own right. So Kate Mulgrew had to work hard to sell all that scientific dialogue. Mulgrew was talking to Huffington…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 9 '15

The Legend of Tarzan Trailer Looks Ridiculous In the Best Possible Way

The first trailer for David Yates’ The Legend of Tarzan has some really great things going for it. Its cast, for one. The fact it’s self-aware of the myth behind Tarzan, two. But then there’s the avalanche of CG insanity which makes us scratch our heads. We won’t find out if all of this works…

Trailers Germain Lussier Dec 9 '15

For the Holidays, iZombie Decided to Destroy All Hope

For its midseason finale, iZombie decided to destroy the foundations of everyone’s work. And also, somehow, deliver the best Major plot ever. Spoilers for “Cape Town” follow. This week’s murder is of one of those “real life” costumed vigilantes. His name is the Fog and he interrupted the wrong mugging. Eating his brain gets Liv,…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Dec 9 '15

The Team Behind Coraline and ParaNorman Have Made a Samurai Adventure Movie

You may not know LAIKA by name, but you probably know their movies. They did the stop-motion animated films Coraline, ParaNorman and The Boxtrolls and their latest film, Kubo And The Two Strings, is about to be unveiled to the world. Here’s the evocative first poster for the samurai adventure film, which will be released…

Movies Germain Lussier Dec 9 '15

This Navy Ship Looks Like It Is Sailing Through Interstellar Clouds

A spaceship navigates interstellar cosmic dust and plasma clouds in the photograph above— or rather, a U.S. Navy ship sails the sea under a starry sky. It was taken on December 7, and the spacey effects are due to the weather not being clear. You’re looking at the aft section of the dock landing ship…

Space & Spaceflight Attila Nagy Dec 9 '15

A Spy Falls, and a Monstrous Choice Is Made, on Manhattan

There’s just 48 hours left until the Trinity Test, and Charlie Isaacs must make a choice: Be a good man, or be a monster, thereby condemning tens of thousands of innocent civilians to a gruesome death. Spies are unveiled, and trusts are betrayed, in the penultimate episode of Manhattan. Spoilers below…. The members of the…

Television Jennifer Ouellette Dec 9 '15

I wish it was possible to ski without snow like in this crazy video

It’s an ad. And the video is heavily assisted with visual effects. But still. It’s just fun as hell. You go in thinking, “oh yeah, it’s been relatively warm this year, so I could see why a guy would want to do this” and then you get wowed by the tricks and the stunts and…

Sploid Casey Chan Dec 9 '15

25 Years Ago, Edward Scissorhands Changed Monster Movies Forever

Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands, which came out 25 years ago this week, is more than just an updating of Frankenstein. It’s the story of a gentle robot who tries to live among regular people—and when I saw it as a little kid, this movie meant everything to me. Spoilers for a quarter-century-old film follow. I…

Movies Bryan Lufkin Dec 9 '15

I Asked For a Transformers Toy For Christmas. What I Got Instead Was Horrible.

We all have our own stories of getting the wrong toy for a birthday or the holidays. But there’s nothing worse than what happened to author Tobias Buckell. Nothing! So it’s the 80s, I’m a little boy growing up in Grenada, WI and money is tight. Some of my friends are super into Transformers. I…

io9 Tobias Buckell Dec 9 '15

Fun word origin stories that are hiding in plain sight

Why is a daisy called a daisy? Because it comes from the Old English of Day’s Eye, when the flower opens up during the day and closest in the evening. Bonfire? Started from bone fire. Month? A moon cycle, moonth. Being alone? It’s because it’s just all one. Here are some really fun word origins…

Sploid Casey Chan Dec 9 '15

The Strange Life and Death of Dave Kleiman, A Computer Genius Linked to Bitcoin’s Origins

About two weeks before his grisly death, there was a change in Dave Kleiman. The formerly generous and lively computer forensics expert became confrontational and bitter. Around that time, Kleiman left the Veteran’s Affairs hospital where he’d been a patient, and called his close friend and business partner Patrick Paige to let him know. “They’ve…

Tech News Andy Cush Dec 9 '15

The Killer Is Revealed and the Terror of Scream Queens Is Finally, Finally Over

In a double-episode finale, Scream Queens’ jigsaw plot finally came together in a semi-coherent manner. The Red Devils were all revealed, and most of the guilty parties were punished. But the satisfaction of knowing the truth wasn’t enough to redeem a show that’s consistently cloaked its satire in grating shrillness. Spoilers! We knew already Boone…

Television Cheryl Eddy Dec 9 '15

Craig Wright, The Man Who Claimed He Invented Bitcoin, Has Erased Himself

As soon as Gizmodo began its investigation into evidence that shows Craig Wright, an Australian academic and serial entrepreneur, claimed to have invented Bitcoin, he started to cover his tracks. After Gizmodo and Wired published separate stories yesterday, Wright’s digital existence has almost completely vanished. Three days before Gizmodo’s story went up, our correspondent in…

Tech News Sam Biddle Dec 9 '15

The Two Most Powerful Words That You Can Say To Yourself While Writing

“I’m bored.” These two words are the hardest thing to admit, when you’re writing your deathless novel, or screenplay, or short story. You’re supposed to be creating a work of timeless brilliance. How can you be bored? But admitting that you’re bored is the first step to not being bored. The power of boredom A…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Dec 9 '15

Watch a North Korean Military Parade In VR With This Free App

I went to Pyongyang today: I stayed in an immaculate North Korean hotel room, watched as the country’s ballistic missiles paraded past me, and saw thousands of followers wave flags and flowers in honor of their leader. No. I didn’t have a special invitation from Kim Jong-un. I went in virtual reality. In a collaboration…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin Dec 9 '15

Wild wingsuit video shows a guy flying through a narrow canyon

Here’s a really fun wingsuit video that reminds you why you’ll never actually strap on a wingsuit and fly in your entire life: two guys make a jump and fly a line through a completely narrow canyon in Switzerland. It’s like pod racing through the canyons of Tatooine in Star Wars except even more dangerous…

Sploid Casey Chan Dec 9 '15

New Findings Might Reveal the People of Angkor Wat’s “Last Stand”

A new excavation on an iconic Cambodian temple reveals who worked there, how they lived, and how they may have been conquered. The Temple at Angkor Wat is an icon, both within Cambodia and around the world. Even people who don’t know anything about it often recognize the image. Today, the temple is a Buddhist…

Tech News Esther Inglis-Arkell Dec 9 '15

SETI: KIC 8462852 Is Not Shooting Alien Laser Beams At Us

Everyone’s favorite alien-megastructure-that-never-was got another affirmation that it’s just a goddamn star today. According to SETI, there are NO EXTRATERRESTRIAL LASERS emanating from the baffling stellar body. That’s right—no laser pulses beaming at the Earth from star KIC8462852! Believe it or not, this is a real thing that SETI researchers say we might expect to…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone Dec 9 '15

The FBI Director Thinks Encryption Is a “Business Model Problem”

New NASA Ultra-HD Footage is the Next-Best Way to Watch a Rocket Launch

Kate Mulgrew Actually Studied Physics To Understand Captain Janeway’s Dialogue

The Legend of Tarzan Trailer Looks Ridiculous In the Best Possible Way

For the Holidays, iZombie Decided to Destroy All Hope

The Team Behind Coraline and ParaNorman Have Made a Samurai Adventure Movie

This Navy Ship Looks Like It Is Sailing Through Interstellar Clouds

A Spy Falls, and a Monstrous Choice Is Made, on Manhattan

I wish it was possible to ski without snow like in this crazy video

25 Years Ago, Edward Scissorhands Changed Monster Movies Forever

I Asked For a Transformers Toy For Christmas. What I Got Instead Was Horrible.

Fun word origin stories that are hiding in plain sight

The Strange Life and Death of Dave Kleiman, A Computer Genius Linked to Bitcoin’s Origins

The Killer Is Revealed and the Terror of Scream Queens Is Finally, Finally Over

Craig Wright, The Man Who Claimed He Invented Bitcoin, Has Erased Himself

The Two Most Powerful Words That You Can Say To Yourself While Writing

Watch a North Korean Military Parade In VR With This Free App

Wild wingsuit video shows a guy flying through a narrow canyon

New Findings Might Reveal the People of Angkor Wat’s “Last Stand”

SETI: KIC 8462852 Is Not Shooting Alien Laser Beams At Us

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