Latest

The Feds Think Hacking Silk Road With No Warrant Was Perfectly Okay

Here’s some not-so-surprising news for you: federal prosecutors apparently think it’s perfectly fine to hack into American citizens’ computerswithout first obtaining a warrant. After all, that’s how they caught Silk Road kingpin Ross Ulbricht. Ulbricht’s trial is only a month away, and the nitty-gritty of exactly how he got brought down are emerging. Both sides…

How Does A Spider Decide Where To Build Its Web?

Spider webs are a masterpiece of structural engineering. Whether you’re looking at the strength, the architectural organization, or even the make-up of the webbing itself, it’s hard not to be impressed by the construction abilities of spiders. But how do they decide where to build? In response to seeing this genuinely impressive use by a…

Apple TV Gets One Step Closer to Becoming Your Smart Home Hub

Apple TV has long seemed like a natural fit as a hub for Apple’s smart home ambitions, even before those ambitions were codified in HomeKit. Today, we finally have a good look at exactly how that’s going to work in practice. AppleInsider details how the latest Apple TV Software beta, released earlier today, officially includes…

Doctor Who Writer To Reboot The Metal Hurlant TV Series

Well, that was quick. Even though Syfy only began airing the 12-episode, French scifi TV series Metal Hurlant Chronicles (shown above) this past April, the channel has already hired Who and Being Human writer Jamie Mathieson to make its own adaptation. Chronicles, based on Metal Hurlant magazine (better known as Heavy Metal in Britain and…

The Stand Might Be Split Into Two Films, Which Would Be For The Best

Stephen King just revealed that the movie adaptation of his classic post-apocalyptic book The Stand may be split into two different movies. And if you’re read the work, you know that’s probably a good thing. The Stand takes place after a terrible virus has killed just about everyone on the planet. And then humanity slowly…

The iPhone 6 Plus Is Still Awkward to Balance With a One-Handed Keyboard

Meet One-Handed Keyboard, the first (obviously) one-handed keyboard for the iPhone 6 Plus. It will help you type a little bit easier, but the only thing is, it won’t make your big-ass phone any easier to balance in just one smallish hand. The concept is simple: The One-Handed Keyboard is a replacement keyboard that’s smaller…

How To Stay Warm When It’s Cold Outside

I’m constantly shocked by how many people don’t know the basics of dressing for warmth in the outdoors. Even more people aren’t equipped with the basics for sleeping warmly on a cold night. It’s all simple and cheap, read this and make no more excuses. The need for this article is highlighted by most of…

Thriller Headed Back To The Big Screen For A 3D Debut

Horror director John Landis has spilled the beans on his plans for a Thriller, 3D re-release. Landis told the New York Daily News, “there is something happening with Thriller. It is going to reappear in a highly polished and three-dimensional way that is very exciting on the big screen.” Hell yes. And they have plans…

Twitter Is Suing For the Right to Show How Many Fed Requests It Gets

In the past, companies like Facebook and Microsoft have released so-called transparency reports about the government surveillance requests they’ve received—but per government restrictions, the numbers have been relatively vague. Today, Twitter just filed a lawsuitto lift the restrictions on what they’re allowed to disclose. In other words, actual transparency. Twitter announced the decision in a…

Avast! Here be the 2015 Lego Pirates sets

My nostalgia for the Pirate theme is pretty strong. It was one of the first themes where I managed to collect the majority of all the first run items. I’m super glad to see its return, though it is going to make for an expensive year for me. Here are some great images of the…

These Action Figures inspired by the work of Jae Lee are just stunning

DC Collectibles figures have long been a line known for some amazing figures – but they’re getting even better next with this wave of amazing toys based on artist Jae Lee‘s work for Batman/Superman. The 7″ scale figures are due for release in the summer of next year, and you can check all four of…

To perfect the birth control pill, doctors lied to their patients. That was pretty much the only way they could test a drug that was illegal at the time it was being developed. On NPR today, you can listen to an interview about the fascinating history of the Pill with Jonathan Eig, who just published…

600-Year-Old Manuscripts Look So Much Better As Gifs

This is how early modern manuscripts were meant to look. Especially when you consider that gifs are from the internet equivalent of the Middle Ages. Hearts from Le livre du Coeur d’amour épris, a French manuscript from the 15th century (via Pinterest) An illustration from Livre appelé Decameron , aultrement surnommé le Prince Galeot, by…

The Innovators Review: Taking the “Great Man” Out of the Garage

You’d be forgiven for thinking that The Innovators, Walter Isaacson’s new book, is about innovators and the things they built, given that it’s right there in the title. But in truth, the book is an examination of who gets the credit for building our modern high-tech society. And for this, it’s one of the most…

What’s The Most Subversive Thing You’ve Ever Seen On Television?

Television is a mass medium, and most of the time everything you see on TV has to be aimed at the biggest possible audience of consumers. But every now and then, something truly strange and unsettling finds its way onto television. What’s the most subversive thing you’ve ever seen on TV? Please include a clip,…

Deals: Lego Creator Aviation Adventure 31% off at Amazon

Amazon currently has Creator Aviation Adventure (31011) on sale. It is one of the better Creator sets in recent years, being a 3 in 1 set it has great replay/rebuild possibility. The models have an impressive mechanism built into each build to spin the propeller. Aviation Adventure (31011) $41.34 (was $59.99) You’re reading Leg Godt,…

The Only Fix For That Terrible USB Malware Requires Epoxy

And it’s only a partial fix at that. Last week, a couple of hackers released the codefor malware that exploits a serious security flaw found in every single USB device, in hopes someone will come up with a fix. They’ve now released a partial solution themselves, and it involves coating your USB stick in epoxy.…

NASA Is Considering A Deep Sleep Option for Mars Mission Crew

A NASA-backed study is exploring an innovative way to dramatically cut the cost of a human expedition to Mars — put the crew in stasis. The deep sleep, called torpor, would reduce astronauts’ metabolic functions with existing medical procedures. Torpor also can occur naturally in cases of hypothermia. ANALYSIS: Private Mars Mission in 2018? “Therapeutic…

Warner Bros. Fights Piracy with an Army of Bots that Mimic Humans

Thanks to an $80 million lawsuit between Hotfile and the MPAA, a judge just ordered Warner Brothers to unseal records that explained the inner workings of their super secretive system to takedown pirated content. Now, the secret’s out, and the secret is “robots.” Court filings reveal that Warner Bros. employs an army of “robots” not…

All The Brand New Horror Movies You Can Watch Before Halloween

Welcome to the official month of horror movie binge-watching! And while everyone should devote a prerequisite amount of October re-watching the horror classics, what about some brand new scares? Here are 21 new horror movies you can watch this month. We’ve complied a list of all the brand new horror movies available this month, either…