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The Best Black Friday Deals

You’ve reached our hub for 2014’s Kinja Deals Black Friday coverage. The deals are already coming in, so start saving right now. Be sure to check out Kinja Deals for our year-round deal and product coverage, and follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal. The deals below are confirmed, and we’ve vetted them…

You Can Get Android Lollipop’s Best Feature on Older Android Phones

My favorite part of Android Lollipop is having a secure PIN code on my phone but never having to type it in, thanks to the new Trusted Devices and Trusted Places options that bypass the lock screen when I don’t need it. If you’ve got an older Android phone, there’s good news: An app can…

Nothing says Christmas like a Daryl Dixon Stocking

It’s Thanksgiving week in the US, which means thoughts are starting look beyond inordinate amounts of Turkey and the long weekend and towards Christmas – so what better way to start celebrating than hanging up baubles shaped like the rag tag survivors of The Walking Dead? AMC unveiled the absurd array of Christmas items for…

Here’s How Fictional Dust Explains Radio Static

Cantor’s Dust is a famous fractal, a basic pattern that repeats itself over and over. It’s a pretty pattern, but it didn’t seem very useful at the time it was invented. Years later, it was invoked again at the dawn of chaos theory to explain an odd phenomenon in broadcasting. The Cantor Set The Cantor…

Politicians Who Regulate Big Cable Invest in AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon

Ever wonder why big cable companies can do whatever they want? It’s partly because the FCC keeps its revolving door spinning. But it’s also worth knowing that the politicians in charge of regulating the telecom industry not only receive campaign funds from them; some of them directly invest in companies like AT&T and Comcast. Put…

Zeus vs. Thor in this epic rap Lego stop-motion

Normally, Epic Rap Battles of History is done with live actors. This time they used epic Lego stop-motion to tell the story of Zeus vs. Thor. I enjoy these occasionally as a guilty pleasure, but this one has climbed the charts to my favorite because of the tiny plastic actors. You’re reading Leg Godt, the…

Here’s the good news: The makers of the Attack on Titan TV series have finally officially announced that the hit anime will get a second season. Now the bad news: It’s not going to debut until 2016. UGH. Well, at least we have the compilation films and the live-action movie to tide us over… [Via…

It’s A Photoshop Party And We’re Making The Sequels We Need!

We’ve seen more than our fair share of disappointing follow-ups to the movies we loved, but just as disappointing have been some of the movies we haven’t seen. Today, we fix that. Mock up a still or promotional poster that answers some of our eternal questions about sequels, like: Is it really too late to…

It’s Hard To Believe This Gorgeous Home Is Actually a Doll House

If you’re already feeling self-conscious about the tiny one-bedroom apartment you call home, this stunning sixth-scale house designed for dolls or action figures isn’t going to make you feel any better about your living arrangements. But it will give you something to aspire to one day, because this isn’t Barbie’s dream house, it’s everyone’s dream…

Report: FAA Will Require You to Have a Pilot License to Fly a Drone

There’s good news, and there’s bad news. The good news is that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is getting really close to finalizing its rules for commercial drones. The bad news is that those rules could be terribly restrictive. The Wall Street Journal reports that the FAA will require commercial drone operators to have a…

​Amoebas Are Still More Intelligent Than Our Most Powerful Computers

If you’re one of those people who believe the singularity is imminent, you might want to pack a lunch. Our machines just aren’t that smart, says Alva Noë, a philosopher at the University of California at Berkeley. What we call artificial intelligence is actually best described as pseudo-intelligence. In an essay published at NPR, Noë…

GTA V’s traffic jam gets so insane it’s hilarious

According to the video’s description, Youtube user Naswas was playing GTA V when he felt hungry and decided to stop for a few minutes to get food. When he came back this insane traffic jam with cars exploding, police sirens howling, and people shooting was happening. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook…

Nexus 6 Teardown: A Big Beast Full of Beautiful Guts 

The Nexus 6 is Google’s new (and wonderful) behemoth flagship, so of course the folks at iFixit took the first opportunity to vivisect it for your pleasure. Inside that big, beautiful body is plenty of room for the requisite guts: A big battery, badass brains, and even a secret LED. https://gizmodo.com/nexus-6-review-its-time-to-go-big-1657839547 The Nexus 6 is…

Photographer transforms plastic bags into beautiful bird flocks

Paris-based photographer Alain Delorme is a master creating images with Photoshop. His new work is called murmurations: A beautiful series of pictures where he tricks us into think that we are watching a flock of birds when in reality they are humble plastic bags. He scans a single plastic bag in different positions using an…

Deals: Free Lego snowman with purchase at Target

Target stores are giving away a free Snowman (30197) with any $24.99 Lego purchase. Coming in at 60 pieces, it is a pretty neat little set with some nice elements. As always, if you are a red card holder, you can get an additional 5% off your purchase, so keep that in mind at checkout…

A 500-Pound Bomb from World War II Caused a Mass Evacuation in France

A weapon from seven decades ago created a crisis in France this week. A team digging out a new metro line in Rennes, France found an enormous 550-lb. bomb from World War II lodged in the ground near City Hall. Over 3,000 people had to evacuate their homes. According to mayor Nathalie Appere, a bomb…

First Look At Arnold As An Elderly Terminator In Genisys

Everything we know about the plot of Terminator Genisys sounds as horrible as the title’s misspelling of “genesis,” but one thing will be nice — seeing Arnold Schwarzenegger as a T-800 again. Here’s the first look at everyone’s favorite Terminator from the upcoming film. https://gizmodo.com/terminator-genisys-insane-plot-reveal-is-a-total-nightm-1652315938 Admittedly, he pretty much looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger, but hey,…

What Causes Someone To Get A White Streak In Their Hair?

Rogue, everyone’s favorite southern belle, is immediately identifiable because of the white streak in her hair. I believe her particular white streak is caused by a medical condition known as sexy-itis, but what causes real white streaks to appear in people’s hair? In real life, it’s a condition called “poliosis.” Generally, poliosis involves a single…

Sideshow’s New C-3PO Figure Will Make You Lust For a Protocol Droid

It can’t be easy being the lesser partner in the most famous robot duo in movie history, so kudos to Sideshow Collectibles for giving its new sixth-scale C-3PO figure as much TLC as it did for its recent R2-D2. Because a droid that specializes in protocol and languages sounds like it would make for a…

An Expanding Suitcase That Goes From Carry-on To Check-in Sizes

Expanding luggage designed to accommodate your dirty clothes, souvenirs, and stolen towels at the end of a vacation are nothing new. But the FUGU luggage doesn’t just add a couple of extra inches of capacity. It expands from nine inches tall to 27 inches tall, meaning you could actually pack for a whole extra person…