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​Among Millennials, Support For Obama Is Divided By Race

Several polls show that support for President Obama among the millennial generation has plummeted. Analysts have offered several reasons, including disenchantment with his healthcare initiative and declining trust in government. But one study says the actual fault-line among millennials is a familiar one: race. Depending upon which poll you read, Obama’s most recent overall approval…

T-Rex Skull Shower Heads Justify the Existence of 3D Printers

The next time someone asks you to explain 3D printers, and why anyone would want one in their home, you can simply bring up this article and show them that without 3D printing technology we may never have had a T-Rex shower head. Available for download for free from MakerBot’s Thingiverse, the T-Rex shower head…

Google Drive is down, and it’s taken all of your docs with it. Users have been reporting outages since 11:20, which is very annoying if you use Google Docs for work—like all my coworkers and I do. Fingers crossed they fix it soon! (Update 3:15 PM: It’s back!)

This Week’s TV: All The Spooky Movies And TV Shows To Watch This Week!

It’s Halloween week, and in addition to the spooky episodes of the usual TV shows, we’ve picked out some horror-themed movies you can catch on TV. Plus, LEGO Batman has a new adventure, Jake and Finn return for a haunted Adventure Time, and a Walking Dead clip hints at a major mystery. And be sure…

Krypton TV Series In The Works, We Blame Gotham

Man of Steel writer David Goyer is allegedly working on a Krypton show. But will the alien-set series have Russell Crowe’s weird bird/bug dragon? It doesn’t matter, since everyone dies anyway. Because we are living in a comic book Renaissance (or glut), the television world has decided that they want even more prequel-like comic book…

7 Tips to Unlock the Potential of Google Inbox

Google is busy sending out invites for Google Inbox, so if you haven’t yet been granted access then you should be let in soon. Inbox takes a whole new approach to email, so you might find yourself disoriented to begin with—here are seven key features that show off the potential of Google’s new email messaging…

Own this super expensive Hobbit brick and contribute to a good cause

TT Games, the maker of several of the most popular Lego themed video games, gives launch bricks to significant contributors of their game titles. With the help of one of our favorite builders, Carl Greatrix, who is a designer for TT, a launch brick from The Hobbit has found its way to the eBay marketplace.…

The Early Warning Radar Systems That Defended WWII Britain

In 1940, less than a year after blitzkrieging its way through Poland and the rest of Western Europe, the Nazi army set its sights on the UK and commenced a vicious bombing campaign targeting the nation’s major cities. Luckily, the British Royal Air Force saw this threat coming and cleverly deployed a series of radio…

Stem Cells Can Be Turned Into Killing Machines That Fight Brain Tumors

Researchers from Harvard Medical School have genetically engineered stem cells to produce and secrete toxins which kill brain tumors, without killing normal cells or themselves. Though the work was performed on mice, researchers call it “the future of cancer treatment.” Clinical trials could start within five years. Top image: Stuckey et al./Stem Cells.

49 square feet of beautiful Lego Bastionesque building

Tyler “Legohaulic” and Nannan Zhang are at it again in their 4th collaboration together with this beautiful build entitled Aurora, inspired by the video game Bastion. This build displays a world that was shattered into fragments, whose citizens are rebuilding their lost home and I just love it. You’re reading Leg Godt, the blog with…

This Controller Plays 8-Bit Chiptunes, Not Video Games

As popular as the Game Boy was for portable gaming ages ago, did you know it’s still popular as an instrument for those obsessed with the sounds of classic 8-bit gaming? But instead of wasting your Tetris-capable portable console on making music, you can help David Clift-Reaves make his Lo-Fi SES controller a reality and…

Apple Pay May Only Be the Start of Apple’s NFC Ambitions

It may have taken Apple a few years to finally adopt NFC on its smartphones, but now that it’s here, the company is running with it. Apple’s NFC-powered payment system, Apple Pay, officially launched a week ago today, and a new report from The Information says more NFC abilities may be coming. The Information says…

Astronomers Observe An Expanding Nova Fireball For The First Time

An international team of astronomers have finally caught a glimpse of an expanding thermonuclear fireball from an exploding white dwarf. It’s the first time this kind of data has ever been captured, allowing the researchers to study how the fireball evolves and rapidly expands into space. Above: Artistic impression by David Hardy/ astroart.org/NASA. Not to…

How To Find A Mammoth In 20 Not-So-Simple Steps

Mammoths Unearthed is a National Geographic special on archeologist Dr. Tim King and palaeontologist Trevor Valle hunting for mammoths in melting Siberian permafrost. Despite the oozing drama plaguing modern documentaries, it’s an intriguing, surreal, and frustrating look at the reality of fieldwork. https://gizmodo.com/finding-mammoths-takes-more-than-just-science-1651003620 Palaeontologist Trevor Valle (left) and archeologist Dr. Tim King (right). Image credit:…

A London Hotel is offering Harry Potter themed rooms to Muggles

Ever wanted to spend a night at Hogwarts’ boarding rooms? Well now a hotel in the Wizarding capital of the World is offering some Harry Potter-themed rooms to give us Muggles the familiar feeling of JK Rowling’s fantastical world. The Georgian House has started offering the themed rooms thanks to the growing Harry Potter tourism…

OnePlus One Pre-Orders Start Right Now (And Last Until 2PM ET)

The OnePlus One is one of our favorite smartphones even before you consider its ludicrously cheap $300 price tag. Until now, the biggest knock against it was its inane invite-only purchase plan. But for the next hour, you can line up a pre-order in a civilized manner. Just head right here at 11am ET and…

The New iPad and iPad Mini Displays: One Step Forward, One Full Stop

A key element for a great tablet has always been a truly innovative and top performing display, and the best leading edge tablets have always flaunted their beautiful high tech displays. Apple iPads (and iPhones) were up until recently at the leading edge of mobile displays: they were early adopters of high performance IPS LCDs,…

This Very Tiny Crocodile Is A Master Of Disguise

Schneider’s Smooth-fronted Caiman is the world’s second smallest crocodile — a fact which comes in handy in it’s frequent attempts at hiding, both on land and in the water. Check out more after the jump. https://observationdeck.kinja.com/sunday-crocodilian-paleosuchus-trigonatus-edition-1650974467

Lego designer drives and then builds a giant Volvo L350F Wheel Loader

The Lego Technic Volvo L350F Wheel Loader (42030) is the biggest Technic set to hit the shelves this year. At 1636 elements, this remote control digging beast is a pretty challenging build and awesome to play with. In this video, Volvo and Lego give us a look at what went into creating this model and…

This Retro Watch Has a Simple Solution to Battery Life For Wearables

The miniaturization of technology has hit a bit of a wall as of late, thanks to the limitations of batteries. Smartwatches could easily be packed with even more functionality, but who wants to have to charge it multiple times a day? John De Cristofaro’s retro-looking ChronodeVFD watch has the solution with swappable AA batteries. John’s…