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The Coolest Moments from Toy Story That Time Forgot

ABC aired the holiday special Toy Story That Time Forgot, and it was, as expected, adorable on every level. There were also a few surprising references thrown in. Below, everything we loved about it. Spoilers… The plot was pretty simple: Bonnie takes to toys to Mason’s for a playdate. Mason and Bonnie leave the toys…

London’s Crazy Stupid Garden Bridge Is Actually Going Ahead

Let’s say, right, you’re the council for a giant city with a rising population, serious housing problems and a centuries-old public transit system. And you’ve got $300 million to spend on a new infrastructure project. Do you think you should a) spend that money on a garden footbridge that’s only open during the day, or…

Google’s just added a handy new feature to Gmail: you can now convert attached Microsoft Office files to Google Docs and edit them, all within your inbox. There’s also support for 15 lesser-used MS Office filetypes, and increased support for tables and charts and the like. Happy spreadsheeting. [VentureBeat via The Verge]

Watch a woman show what 100 years of beauty looks like in 1 minute

Different eras have different definitions of beauty. A look in the early 1900s can fall out of favor a few years down the road or maybe inspire a style decades later. Cut Video made this video that shows a model getting her and make up done to show what beautiful meant from 1910 to 2010.…

Report: Iran Has Been Hacking Major Infrastructure For Last Two Years

Last year, we discovered that Iranian hackers had breached Navy computer systems, which sent an understandable wave of panic through the administration. But it looks like that might’ve just been the tip of a much bigger, more sophisticated and more deadly iceberg. According to ajust-released report from U.S. security firm Cylance, a team of hackers,…

Now We’ve Got an Excuse to Organize Quail Fights for Science

The Japanese quail has an interesting mating strategy: the females prefer to mate with the losers of fights. Or do they? A new scientific paper on the topic makes me want to set up a quail fighting ring to find out for sure. Generally, when two males fight in order to mate, it’s the winner…

Half of The Twilight Zone‘s Brilliance Was Its Faces

The Twilight Zone is probably the best TV show of all time. You’re free to disagree, but you’d be wrong. So why not watch one of the greatest Twilight Zone episodes of all time tonight, “Mr. Dingle, The Strong”? It’s a great example of one (often overlooked) feature that made the series so brilliant: Everyone…

This man could be the future of the internet. Over at the New York Times, there’s an interesting profile of Lu Wei, China’s “Internet czar.” That means he’s the guy who regulates the so-called Great Firewall of China, determining which western services and apps make it to Chinese users. That is an incredible amount of…

Verizon Has Quietly Killed Its Embattled Tech News Site 

A few months ago, Verizon set up a silly-sounding but innocuous-looking tech news site called SugarString. Then its editor said the site would not cover net neutrality and government surveillance, hot button issues that could impugn Verizon. DSL Reports notes today that the SugarString is no longer online. Verizon confirmed in an email to DSL…

How many of these pop culture references do you recognize in this video?

Cruisr’s music video for their song All Over contains so many pop culture references in its animation that I can’t even keep up. There are famous couples side by side and there are movie scenes recreated and it’s just so much fun trying to spot them all. It’s like seeing all the movies I’ve ever…

I wish making sushi was as easy as this Lego machine makes it look

Built by Gicelio chagas as an entry for Iron Builder, this Sushi machine does not disappoint. I really enjoy the inside out tires used to make the seaweed wrap on the brick stuffed rolls. The chrome brick in the handle is a great choice. Another super awesome build.

Check Out The First (And Presumably Only) Flash Vs. Arrow Clip

The first episode of the two-part Flash Vs. Arrow event airs tonight on the CW, so I’m going to guess there probably won’t be any other clips from the TV special. But given this great clip features Arrow and the Flash teaming up before they battle each other, I’m totally okay with that. I’ve said…

Jessie Ware: You & I (Forever)

This video for Jessie Ware’s beautiful is total sap. But it’s beautiful, and it’s absolutely fine to fall right into that trap. The album, Tough Love, is gorgeous. Maybe one of my favorites of the year. This video in particular, is sugary sweet. Let’s just embrace it. Look at that old couple in the photo…

Everything You Ever Wanted (or Feared) to Know About Charles Manson

True crime fans know there’s more to Charles Manson lore than true crime tale Helter Skelter. Everyone and their prison pen pal heard the recent news that 80-year-old Manson is fixin’ to get hitched to his 26-year-old lady love, who answers to “Star” and believes in the old geezer’s innocence. (Of course she does.) And…

Why tracking our lives may be key in the next step of human evolution

Our friend Jason Silva gives an interesting argument in this video: Rather than thinking that tracking ourselves—geographically and biologically—will inevitably result in our individual alienation and the ultimate slaving of humanity, he believes that it would help each and everyone of us to realize our full potential. It makes sense. Used for good, the anonymous—and…

The bugs on a single NYC median can eat 14 pounds of food per year 

Bugs and rats have lived for centuries in a deadlocked battle for the title of Worst Pest in NYC, but the scientists behind a new study may have just dealt bug fans a decisive victory by proving how urban insects are our friends—or, more specifically, our garbage . The study, published today in Global Change…

Does An Upcoming Marvel Comic Book Hold A Huge Agents Of SHIELD Clue?

In tonight’s episode of Agents of SHIELD, we’re hoping to learn a lot more about the mysterious carving that Coulson has been doing, and maybe even get some answers. But one upcoming Marvel comic may already have a huge clue. Spoilers ahead… ComicBook.com just posted an exclusive cover to an upcoming issue of The Inhumans,…

This Star Wars: The Force Awakens Lego trailer is just better

One of the two Lego stop-motion trailers went viral over the weekend and I liked them both, though there was a clear winner in my opinion. No…there is another… ZachFB Studios gave recreating the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer in Lego another day of work and the extra time certainly paid off. Give…

Stephen Hawking is once again warning about the perils of AI. “The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race,” he recently told the BBC, adding that “It would take off on its own, and re-design itself at an ever increasing rate…Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn’t…

Deals: Kingdoms Joust 20% off at Lego.com

The Kingdoms Joust (10223) set is on sale right now at Lego.com for $95.99 (was $119.99), limit 2 per person. I’m actually surprised that these things haven’t retired already, but they are sure to go the way of the dodo here very soon. Pick this up while you can! You’re reading Leg Godt, the blog…