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Floods, Rats, and Dominoes: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

Biblical floods swept through L.A. thanks to a water main break. Rats are overrunning Paris. And games—those dangerous diversions!—are being outlawed Seville, Spain. Hmm, does this sound like the end of days to anyone else? It’s a Revelations-themed look at What’s Ruining Our Cities! Floods are ruining Los Angeles Over 20 million gallons of drinking…

Tech News Alissa Walker Aug 3 '14

LG’s Upcoming G Watch Update Uses Software to Heal Its Hardware

As is true with most nascent technologies, you’re going to hit a few bumps along the way. Developing a new gadget has always been a step-by-step process and the LG G Watch is just the latest example. Complaints have been circulating that the exposed POGO pins on the back of the watch cause skin irritation,…

Tech News Darren Orf Aug 3 '14

Bridesmaids‘ Paul Feig In Talks To Helm All-Female Ghostbusters Reboot

Ghostbusters 3 may never happen. A Ghostbusters reboot, on the other hand, is reportedly in the works – a female-led Ghostbusters, no less. According toVariety, Bridesmaids director Paul Feig is currently in talks with Sony Pictures to direct and produce a total reboot of the iconic 1980s franchise that would feature an all-female cast of…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Aug 3 '14

A 4Chan Post Just Sold for $90,900 on eBay

What is art? For this eBay seller it’s something as simple as a 4Chan post. Originally caught by Artnet, a vendor known only as “Artwork by Anonymous” turned the above piece of what would usually be everyday internet ephemera into a $90,900 masterpiece. The lucky buyer also gets free expedited shipping. The seller obviously had…

Tech News Darren Orf Aug 3 '14

Guardians of the Galaxy Crushes Box Office Records With $94M Opening

Not long ago, people were convinced that Guardians of the Galaxy was too minor a franchise with too goofy a premise to succeed at the box office. Disney shut those critics up this morning, reporting a weekend haul of $94-million dollars – the biggest August opening of all time. August’s previous record-holder? The Bourne Ultimatum,…

Movies Robbie Gonzalez Aug 3 '14

Build Your Own Simple Speaker With Just a Copper Wire and Magnet

YouTuber Andy Elliott (mist8k) stumbled upon an awesome DIY project. While “tinkering with a small electric engine,” he describes in his video, “my audio jack accidentally came in contact with the engine…and started randomly playing music.” Elliott unknowingly built his own speaker. Fascinated by the idea, he broke down this accidental discovery into a step-by-step…

Tech News Darren Orf Aug 3 '14

Report: Israel Spied on John Kerry’s Phone Calls During Peace Talks

Earlier today, Der Spiegel reported that Israel might have done a little cellular snooping on US Secretary of State John Kerry during peace talks with the Palestinians last year. Apparently, during the height of the peace talks, Kerry made several important phone calls just using a normal telephone beamed via satellite. Rookie mistake. Israel has…

Tech News Darren Orf Aug 3 '14

Every Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Costume In One Infographic

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been mutating through various physiological and sartorial iterations for more than three decades. Here, in anticipation of the next week’s theatrical reboot, is 30+ years of TMNT evolution, documented by the folks at HalloweenCostume.com (and here we had just managed to forget about the Pizza Hut–sponsored TMNT musical): [Via…

Movies Robbie Gonzalez Aug 3 '14

NFL Sidelines Will Be Littered With Old Surface Pros This Season

Tonight, when the New York Giants face off against the Buffalo Bills in the first NFL preseason game of the year, something will be different. The game itself will still be the 11-person smash-em-up affair that we all know and love, but the sidelines will be seeing a significant upgrade—the Sideline Viewing System, powered by…

Tech News Darren Orf Aug 3 '14

Rappers, Ranked By Vocabulary Size [v2.0]

Back in May, data scientist Matt Daniels crunched some numbers to determine which rapper has the largest vocabulary in hip hop. Now, Daniels is back with a brand new version of the chart that incorporates 20 additional artists renown for their expansive command of language. Here’s some background on Daniels’ project, in case you missed…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Aug 3 '14

Superstition Might Be Practical In Some Circumstances

Here’s some research which shows that, while superstitious behavior won’t stop events from happening, it does have practical value to people. It won’t stop bad things from happening to you – but it may stop you from feeling bad things. Would you hop on a free flight to Aruba? I’m guessing you would. Now, what…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Aug 3 '14

Is “Xenomorph” Spelled With A Little “x,” Or A Big “X”?

Ars Technica’s analysis of the origins and canonical implications of the word “xenomorph” in the Alien franchise is pedantry at its finest. It begins: Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley stands in front of the squad of ten cocky, poised space marines. They laugh and joke, oozing bravado and testosterone—even the women. As the shavetail lieutenant lays out…

Movies Robbie Gonzalez Aug 3 '14

Should You Be Worried About Ebola? A Helpful Chart.

Here for spreading far and wide is a flow chart for stemming the tide of undue Ebola panic on social media. H/t Maggie Koerth-Baker

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Aug 3 '14

This Week’s Top Comedy Video: How to Spell My Last Name

People with last names like “Smith” or “Jones” will never understand this pain. For the rest of this week’s top comedy videos, head on over to SplitSider. Now for the news! Mike Birbiglia talked about the importance and power of jokes. We broke down Comedy Central’s one-season wonders. We highlighted memorable moments from Andy Kindler’s…

Tech News SplitSider Aug 2 '14

Black Label Society: Machine Gun Man

It’s Saturday night in the slowest season for news and the laziest part of the summer. The world is dribbling along at molasses speed. Time for a perk up. Time for some goddamn Black Label Society. I love the slow roll-on of this song. That quiet, mellow lead-in gets you situated, warms you up. And…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Aug 2 '14

One Dumb Trick to Take Pro-Looking Product Photos With Your Phone

If you’re selling stuff online, a few high-quality photos can really set you apart from the hordes of shady-seeming eBayers and Craigslisters. But what if you haven’t got a DSLR camera and a bunch of spendy lenses? HouseholdHacker has a trick that’s so stupid simple, you’ll slap yourself for not having thought of it. A…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Aug 2 '14

Amazing time-lapse shows river of 70,000 people leaving Wembley Stadium

Photographer Jon Durr took this amazing time-lapse video of fans leaving Wembley Stadium on February 6, 2012, after the friendly game between England and Brazil. You are seeing about 70,000 people controlled by the police. From Mr. Durr: Here is a short time-lapse of fans leaving Wembley Stadium after Brazil played England in an international…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Aug 2 '14

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Welcome to the weekend! Whether you’re working hard or just loafing around, you’re probably using your smartphone. Give it a treat with these, the best new apps this week. Multi-Platform Updates Distiller When Distiller came out a few months ago, we loved its whiskey-suggesting features, pointing you toward a brand or style based on what…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Aug 2 '14

A Short Film About The Infinitely Various Paths Through Daily Life

A Truncated Story of Infinity is a short film, written and directed by Paul Trillo, that explores the endlessly ramifying possibilities that are born of the decisions (seemingly major or minor) and actions (conscious or otherwise) of our daily lives. Inspired by the discussion of parallel universes in physicist Brian Greene’s The Hidden Reality, Trillo’s…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Aug 2 '14

What’s the Most Embarrassing Tech Mistake You Ever Made?

Technology is great. The devices we use give us near-infinite powers to create, learn, and communicate worldwide. But sometimes, we have misfires. Operator errors. Lapses of judgment that zip instantly to all corners of the digital world. Come, tell us your tales of e-embarrassment. It can be anything: an unintentional reply-all where you said mean…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Aug 2 '14

Floods, Rats, and Dominoes: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

LG’s Upcoming G Watch Update Uses Software to Heal Its Hardware

Bridesmaids‘ Paul Feig In Talks To Helm All-Female Ghostbusters Reboot

A 4Chan Post Just Sold for $90,900 on eBay

Guardians of the Galaxy Crushes Box Office Records With $94M Opening

Build Your Own Simple Speaker With Just a Copper Wire and Magnet

Report: Israel Spied on John Kerry’s Phone Calls During Peace Talks

Every Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Costume In One Infographic

NFL Sidelines Will Be Littered With Old Surface Pros This Season

Rappers, Ranked By Vocabulary Size [v2.0]

Superstition Might Be Practical In Some Circumstances

Is “Xenomorph” Spelled With A Little “x,” Or A Big “X”?

Should You Be Worried About Ebola? A Helpful Chart.

This Week’s Top Comedy Video: How to Spell My Last Name

Black Label Society: Machine Gun Man

One Dumb Trick to Take Pro-Looking Product Photos With Your Phone

Amazing time-lapse shows river of 70,000 people leaving Wembley Stadium

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

A Short Film About The Infinitely Various Paths Through Daily Life

What’s the Most Embarrassing Tech Mistake You Ever Made?

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