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How to Remove Superfish Adware From Your Lenovo Computer

We recently learned that PC manufacturer Lenovo is selling computers preinstalled with a dangerous piece of software, called Superfish, that uses a man-in-the-middle attack to break Windows’ encrypted Web connections for the sake of advertising. (Here’s a list of affected products.) Research from EFF’s Decentralized SSL Observatory has seen many thousands of Superfish certificates that…

The Natives Are Murderous In The New Wayward Pines Trailer 

It’s been a while since we’ve seen new footage of M. Night Shyamalan’s 10-episode “event series” Wayward Pines, but this trailer adds a bit more outright violence and murder to the mysterioussetting. Could that be enough to save it from its earlier poor reception? I do not expect a shocking twist in this regard. https://gizmodo.com/another-strike-for-m-night-first-impression-of-waywar-1611317873…

The much-anticipatedreport on the new dietary guideline recommendationsis out, and it has some suggestions, like for goodness sake eat some more plants, will you? It also includes a review of the average American diet, a full 15% of which is comprised solely of sandwiches. The guidelines will be out later this year.

Are We Doomed to Get Rashes from Our Fitness Trackers?

Constant 24/7 fitness tracking can have itchy, scratchy consequences. Those would be wrist rashes, as Fitbit users have been learning. But rashes aren’t just a Fitbit problem—any wristband can leave you red, thanks to some basic biology. There may be no miracle cure for this malady of the quantified self. Our skin has the thankless…

Win These RPG Contests By Designing Monsters or Whole New Worlds

Some of the biggest companies in tabletop gaming are holding contests right now, including a monster design challenge, D&D trivia, and one for scifi mini settings. Here’s how you can win fabulous prizes from Monte Cook Games, Wizards of the Coast, and Kobold Press. The Strange Recursion Design Competition The Strange is the second RPG…

The crappy photos of NASA’s golden era you never get to see

We are used to see the epic, awe-inspiring, perfect photos from the golden age of NASA, during the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions. Those are not the photos that you will find in Drewatts Bloomsbury’s auction. These are all pretty shitty—poorly exposed, badly framed, out of focus, or just plain boring. But while these photos…

Apple Is Quietly Repairing MacBook Pros With Faulty Video for Free

PSA: Apple has launched a repair program for MacBook Pros from 2011 to 2013 displaying video problems. People with video issues who have the affected models can get them fixed for free, and people who already paid to get their laptops fixed can get a refund. This includes MacBooks with scrambled video, video that won’t…

Jack White’s newest interactive music video is three stories in one

Jack White’s music video for his latest single That Black Bat Licorice is three videos in one. If you just hit play you’ll see an animation of Jack White. If you hit “3” while the video is playing, you will get a live action version of the first one. And if you hit “B”, a…

This GIF Party Is Headed Right For You!

Batten down the hatches and settle in, folks! There’s a GIF party a-brewing. How’s the weather out where you are today? Are you snowed in and breaking into your winter stockpiles of hot chocolate and Hoth GIFs? Or are you merely watching the whole thing from whatever unseasonably balmy place you managed to escape to?…

Giant Hulkbuster Hands Are the Start of an Awesome Halloween Costume

Good has evil, hot has cold, yin has yang, and now the Hulk has the Iron Man Hulkbuster armor to balance him out. And while Hasbro has sold giant foam green Hulk hands for years now, we’re finally getting a pair of equally intimidating faux Hulkbuster gauntlets that lets kids smash everything in their path,…

Pinchable Headphone Cords That Control Your Music Are a Brilliant Idea

The limits of battery life means that dealing with cords and cables—instead of going completely wireless—is still our reality for at least a few more years. So researchers at MIT figure we should just start using them to our advantage as smart remotes and controllers, instead of just a means to transfer power and data.…

15 Clever Recipes to Try With IFTTT’s New Do Apps

Good news! One of our favorite web services—IFTTT—has been updated with some extra features making it more useful than ever before. The new Do apps bring one-tap magic to your phone (or smartwatch) and can be used to quickly push out photos, trigger actions and create notes. Here are 15 Recipes that show off the…

Stephen Hawking Captured These Amazing Pics With His Brand New Toy

The world’s most famous astrophysicist now has a vastly improved view of the cosmos. He was recently visited by employees of Celestron, who installed an 11-inch telescope in his home. Hawking has quickly taken to the telescope and he’s already posted some incredible images. Earlier this week, Hawking posted the news and the pics at…

An RC Mario Kart With Wheels That Actually Convert To Hover Mode

Those pesky laws of the universe make it all but impossible to recreate the tracks, vehicles, and stunts you can perform in Mario Kart 8 in real life, but that didn’t stop JAKKS Pacific from trying. The company’s remote control version of Mario and his kart looks exactly like its video game counterpart, right down…

What To Expect From The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones And Agent Carter

Does the Joker have a brand new friend in Suicide Squad? We’ll see a much-anticipated return on Doctor Who sooner than expected. Plus, teases for what’s ahead on Daredevil, Gotham, Bitten, AKA Jessica Jones and 12 Monkeys. Spoilers for all! Top image: Daredevil. Suicide Squad Jay Hernandez has allegedly joined the cast. According to The…

This Awesome Ant-Man Helmet Is Another 3D Printed Delight

I’ve mentioned before that 3D printing is going to be a huge boon for cosplay, and it’s already showcased itself plenty of times (remember that awesome Batman suit?) – but Redditor ANAGNO‘s new Ant-Man helmet is one of the coolest bits of 3D-printed cosplay I’ve seen so far. https://gizmodo.com/this-fantastic-batman-armour-is-entirely-3d-printed-1676987879 Not only is it a great…

There’s a Wearable for Your Sex Life Now

Start your day off with a slice of future: including sex tracking, Apple’s continuing VR ambitions, and music created… by your butt. Some of the news in the last 24 hours has been pretty interesting. Fitness trackers go from convenience to kinky Your typical fitness tracker can do a lot neat things, sure. It can…

Why most radio ads are so fucking annoying

I’m a sucker for good radio ads but, sadly, most of them are hideous. They all share the same cliché background music, terrible scripts, exasperating sound effects, and awful voice overs. These hilarious videos—promoting the 2015 Radio Mercury Awards—list all the things that make a radio ad suck. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us…

Delicious pig feet and head gelatin—that’s all folks

Our friend Anna Péter, from the Hungarian food blog Malackaraj, is back with another gross-looking but delicious plate called kocsonya, a cross between a meat plate and a gelatinous soup that seems straight out of a gore movie. I have never tasted it, but I definitely want to. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us…

This Little Professor Calculator Unboxing Video Is Hilarious

Unboxing videos are generally a complete waste of YouTube storage. But what about when you’ve just laid your hands on… a Little Professor calculator? It’s not the first calculator unboxing video we’ve seen, but it does a wonderful job of parodying the glut of videos that exist for smartphones and tablets all over the Internet.…