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Report: Sony’s Hacking Its Own Leaked Data to Stop It Being Downloaded

In an attempt to disrupt the downloading of its embarrassingly large leak of data, Sony Pictures is taking inspiration from the hackers themselves to take down torrents. Re/code reports that the company is using “hundreds of computers” to carry out denial of service attacks on the sites where its data is currently available. In fact,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Microsoft Now Accepts Bitcoin For Digital Purchases

Bitcoin adoption continues to grow apace and now Microsoft has joined the party. In the U.S., you can now use the currency to buy apps, games, music and videos from the Windows, Windows Phone, Xbox Games, Xbox Music and Xbox Video stores. Coindesk writes that Microsoft has partnered with Bitpay to put the new scheme…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Google News Is Closing in Spain Because of Copyright Law

Google has announced that it will be permanently shutting down the Spanish version of Google News, effective from December 16, 2014. The shutdown comes in direct response toamendments to the Spanish intellectual property law (Ley De Propiedad Intelectual) imposing a compulsory fee for the use of snippets of text to link to news articles, by…

Tech News Jeremy Malcolm - EFF

A Gorgeous View of the Great Lakes from International Space Station

On Sunday, Commander Barry Wilmore of Expedition 42 took this photo of the Great Lakes and the surrounding region from the International Space Station. In addition to the spider-webbing of lights and the sweep of clouds, there’s also a “Wow, Michigan really is shaped like that!” factor to this beautiful shot of Earth. Image Credit:…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

The New Star Wars Theme Park Rides Will Be Based on The Force Awakens

Sad days for those hoping that Disney would be making more attractions in the vein of Star Tours, allowing visitors to leap into the world of the original trilogy (let’s be honest — no one’s upset about the lack of prequel rides). Nothing new will make it into the Disney parks that isn’t related to…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

Watch a puppy grow into a full grown dog in 23 seconds

Meet Sophia. She’s an adorable Rhodesian Ridgeback who is featured in this time lapse that shows her grow from a 2-month-old puppy to a full grown 3-year-old dog. The whole time lapse only lasts 23 seconds. Sophia’s humans totally should have joined in on the picture taking fun. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us…

Sploid Casey Chan

One of the greatest, most electrifying speeches in history

There have been some great speeches through history. On rallies, radio, TV, books, or movies, they move people in unexpected ways and against all odds. They ring so true and meaningful inside us that they make us aspire to be something greater than ourselves. To be better humans. Here’s one of the very best—a true…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

The Muppet Show‘s Jabberwock Is the Best Jabberwock to Ever Jabberwock

Go home, Tim Burton and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. You simply cannot compete with the Muppet Jabberwock. The Muppets are perfection. I have no love purer than my love of the Muppets. Even the mediocre Muppet tales are more watchable then a lot of other things. I also have a special place in…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

Extraordinary sharp footage of Great White sharks jumping and hunting

This footage of Great White Sharks leaping into the air and attacking a fake seal is just awesome. We get to see these incredible killing beasts in all their intimidating glory. The video is stunningly clear and we pretty much see every angle of these ocean hunters. Man, they are fearsome. They jump so high…

Sploid Casey Chan

How Los Angeles Is Leading the Way In Water Conservation

These days, California’s a watchword for severe drought. But the city with a famous (and immortalized in film) problem with water is leading the way in innovative solutions for the water shortage. Image credit: 19951007 01 Los Angeles River by David Wilson/flickr/CC BY 2.0 Writing for The New York Times, Jacques Leslie outlines all the…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

NASA Orion and Delta IV heavy tribute in brick

This build by Wesley of Orion and the Delta IV heavy is just wonderful. Will we go to an asteroid, back to the Moon or to Mars? The future of Orion is unknown, but if the success of this launch is any indication, we can build it, we can do it. I hope to see…

Space & Spaceflight Michael Schulte

Short film: Why we should be the tortoise and not the hare

Everybody knows that old Aesop’s Fable, The Tortoise and the Hare, but it seems like everybody always forget to follow its advice. Here’s an inspiring video that reminds us to take things slow and steady as opposed to rushing into things. The video works not only because of the message but because of the visuals…

Sploid Casey Chan

Sony Pictures Top Lawyer’s Emails Exposed in Latest Leak

As had been promised by GOP (or Guardians of Peace), the hacking group responsible for the trove of leaked Sony information, one of the worst batches yet has been released: The email history of Sony Pictures General Counsel Leah Weil. The nature of the majority of the documents is highly sensitive, as one might imagine…

Privacy & Security Ashley Feinberg

Deals: 30% off select Lego sets at YoYo.com

From now until December 28th, while supplies last, YoYo.com is running a special on select Lego sets. Some of the sets are marked up prior to the percentage off, so I’ll list the sets with prices cheaper than RPP (Retailer Purchase Price) after the jump. Technic Hot Rod (42022) – $32.99 (RPP $39.99) Snowmobile (42021)…

Tech News Michael Schulte

Chima Iceklaw set spotted in the wild

This previously unknown set was found for sale today at Target (in Kansas). I have not been able to find it in any of the databases or lists of 2015 sets. This seems to be one of the first 2015 poly-bags to hit the shelves ahead of schedule. Thanks to Takumi and his keen Lego…

Tech News Michael Schulte

The incredible evolution of video game graphics in one image

This picture represents over 30 years of progress in video game graphics. And my, how far we’ve come. On one side, we have Indiana Jones in the video game version of Raiders of the Lost Ark on the Atari 2600. On the other side, we have Nathan Drake in Uncharted 4 on the PS4. We’ll…

Sploid Casey Chan

Fantastic stop-motion film turns common objects into delicious sandwich

The latest stop motion animation by awesome artist PES is entitled Submarine Sandwich. It’s an endlessly creative take on the classic deli sub sandwich (or hero or hoagie or whatever you call it). But instead of using typical deli meats, the animation ‘slices’ old sports gear like boxing gloves and baseball mitts and soccer balls.…

Sploid Casey Chan

This beautiful galaxy is actually a stunning visualization of Wikipedia

Here’s a way to explore Wikipedia that’s unlike any other you’ve done before: as its own galaxy. Created by Owen Cornec, each star in the galaxy is a different Wikipedia article and a cluster of stars together would be related Wikipedia articles. It’s like taking the idea of exploring space to the expansive rabbit hole…

Sploid Casey Chan

Forget the Jumanji Remake Rumors, Let’s Rewatch the Orignal

A couple of years ago, news emerged that Sony Pictures was involved ina remake of the 90’s classicJumanji. But now Sony Pictures has been hacked (again) exposing all kinds of sensitive information. Is an update on that Jumanji remake hidden in there somewhere? Maybe—but the original is all I ever want to watch. In case…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Video: All 212,470 on-screen deaths in the Lord of the Rings trilogy

It’s been over a decade since the Lord of the Rings trilogy wrapped up and we’re still totaling the body count. After all those sweeping battles and that epically long journey, Digg Video tallied up the death toll and it’s an insane 212,470. I guess those movies were pretty long, right? In comparison, Game of…

Sploid Casey Chan

Report: Sony’s Hacking Its Own Leaked Data to Stop It Being Downloaded

Microsoft Now Accepts Bitcoin For Digital Purchases

Google News Is Closing in Spain Because of Copyright Law

A Gorgeous View of the Great Lakes from International Space Station

The New Star Wars Theme Park Rides Will Be Based on The Force Awakens

Watch a puppy grow into a full grown dog in 23 seconds

One of the greatest, most electrifying speeches in history

The Muppet Show‘s Jabberwock Is the Best Jabberwock to Ever Jabberwock

Extraordinary sharp footage of Great White sharks jumping and hunting

How Los Angeles Is Leading the Way In Water Conservation

NASA Orion and Delta IV heavy tribute in brick

Short film: Why we should be the tortoise and not the hare

Sony Pictures Top Lawyer’s Emails Exposed in Latest Leak

Deals: 30% off select Lego sets at YoYo.com

Chima Iceklaw set spotted in the wild

The incredible evolution of video game graphics in one image

Fantastic stop-motion film turns common objects into delicious sandwich

This beautiful galaxy is actually a stunning visualization of Wikipedia

Forget the Jumanji Remake Rumors, Let’s Rewatch the Orignal

Video: All 212,470 on-screen deaths in the Lord of the Rings trilogy

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