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Brand New Villains For Doctor Who, Orphan Black And Defiance!

A major character from the movies will reappear on Agents of SHIELD. They’re making a Goosebumps film! Doctor Who casts a scary new villain. Kevin Feige dodges a question about whether Avengers 2 will include The Vision. And tons about Orphan Black season 2. Plus, closer looks at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Extant. Spoilers…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Apr 9 '14

Even If Heartbleed Loses Your Data, You Still Have Your Thoughts

Heartbleed may be one of the biggest internet security flaws to date, and it may see you lose your emails, identity, passwords and who knows what else. But hey! At least you’ll always have your memories. And your paper records. And perhaps even those clay tablets you keep in case of emergency. This may be…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Apr 9 '14

Logitech’s New Auto-Dimming Keyboard Is Perfect For Movie Night

In the good ol’ days, finding the buttons on your remote in the dark was hard enough—but now, finding the keys of you keyboard is a living hell. Enter Logitech’s neat little auto-dimming keyboard, which seems just perfect for movie night. The new wireless, backlit keyboard —K830 to its chums—auto-dims based on ambient light, and…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Apr 9 '14

How Apple Decided It Wanted to Sue Samsung for $2.19 Billion

If you’ve ever wondered how companies like Apple settle on a figure for which to sue their competitors in the many and varied legal trials you hear about, you’re in luck. Court filings have revealed how Apple came to the $2.19 billion sum it’s currently pursuing Samsung for. Apple is currently seeking payment from Samsung…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Apr 9 '14

The Simple Secruity Measure That Could’ve Stopped Heartbleed Dead

We learned yesterday of a catastrophic bug, nicknamed “Heartbleed,” that has critically threatened the security of some HTTPS sites since 2011. By some estimates, Heartbleed affects 2 out of 3 web servers on the Internet. Heartbleed isn’t a bug in the design of HTTPS itself but rather the result of a simple programming error in…

Privacy & Security Yan Zhu - EFF Apr 9 '14

Why Truckstop Romances Never Work Out the Way We Hope

As a wise Mon Calamari once said, “It’s a trap!” Unfortunately that valuable life lesson comes just a little too late for one lovestruck fool. And it comes at the cost of both his pride and his ride. Simon Landrein produced and animated this titillating animated short with music from Dharma, Mcbaise, and John Maus.

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Apr 9 '14

Hey look a weird bright light was spotted on Mars

Do you see it? There’s a little beacon of light in the photograph of Mars above. It’s on the left side of the photo and it’s pretty darn bright. What could it be? More importantly, what do we want it to be? A Martian signal keeping track of the Curiosity rover? An alien laser beam?…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 8 '14

I love it when Thunderbird F-16s fly crazy close to make a mirror image

It never gets old. My mind never stops being blown. The US Air Force pilots who somehow fly their Thunderbird F-16s so impossibly close like this will never become any less impressive. I wouldn’t even walk this close to another human, let alone touch tails in mid-air. The US Air Force says: Two U.S. Air…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 8 '14

Know Your (Blue-Footed, Red-Footed, And Masked) Boobies

If you are going to tell jokes about the members of the Sulidae family of birds known as boobies, you should at least be able to tell them apart. After ornithological artist Jada Fitch shared her Tits of the World poster, many of you clamored for a second print featuring these diving birds. Fitch has…

io9 Lauren Davis Apr 8 '14

Ridiculous alphabet sandwich has a different ingredient for each letter

DudeFoods made a towering sandwich with 26 different ingredients, one for each letter of the alphabet, because, well, someone had to see what the alphabet in sandwich form would look like. There’s the ABC’s of sandwiches (also known as the the things that make any sandwich better) in avocado, bacon and cheese along with the…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 8 '14

This May Be the First Photograph of Los Angeles

Widely considered the earliest photograph of Los Angeles, the origin story of this image remains something of a mystery. Who took the photo, and when? Though the image and the historical record offer clues, they provide no definitive answers. What we do know is that some day in the late 1850s or early 1860s, a…

Tech News Nathan Masters Apr 8 '14

Meet the guys who store humans at freezing temperatures for the future

We Will Live Again is a fascinating documentary on the Cryonics Institute, the place where 99 dead human bodies are stored at freezing temperatures in hopes that they’ll be able to be revived and live again in another life. It’s crazy and bizarre and eerie in all the right ways. Not only are humans stored…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 8 '14

Why We’ll Miss Syfy’s Being Human

Last night, Syfy’s American reboot of Being Human came to an end. It wasn’t hard to say goodbye, because the series left on its own terms. But we’re still sad to watch these wonderful monsters go. Here’s why. Spoilers ahead… I’ll be completely honest — I had some problems with the final episode. Such is…

io9 Meredith Woerner Apr 8 '14

Why ketchup is so damn hard to pour—and how to pour it perfectly

Ketchup, that delicious nectar of a condiment, is more annoying than it should be to pour out and enjoy. Why? Partly because of the dumb bottle it’s in but mostly because it’s a non-newtonian fluid in more than one way. Watch TED-Ed explain why it’s so damn hard to pour out and what you should…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 8 '14

A Fantastically Detailed Geological History for Game of Thrones

A group of geologists and map designers have reconstructed the geological ages of Essos, Westeros, and other regions described in Game of Thrones. The results are incredible — and reveal just how violent and mythic real-life geological changes can be. Over at Stanford’s Generation Anthropocene blog, a gang of fantasy and geophysics fans have pored…

io9 Annalee Newitz Apr 8 '14

Iconic album covers merged with their real locations in Google maps

The Guardian has a nice collection of album covers embedded in Google Streetview images. I’m surprised they didn’t make Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, but Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Beastie Boys will do it for me. Check out the rest here. SPLOID is a new blog about…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Apr 8 '14

Behind-The-Scenes Tour Of Cryonics Institute Shows Storage Of A Patient

The fascinating short documentary We Will Live Again goes inside the Cryonics Institute, where we meet the people behind the freezing process and witnesses (non-explicitly) the acceptance of its hundredth client. Filmmakers Myles Kane and Josh Koury focus much of their documentary on Cryonics Institute founder Robert Ettinger and staff members Ben Best and Andy…

io9 Lauren Davis Apr 8 '14

This Pub Built With Concrete Pipes is Surprisingly Elegant and Cozy

Concrete pipes never looked so inviting. At the Prahran Hotel, a pub in Australia, stacks of pre-cast concrete tubes have been turned into cozy, wood-paneled booths for sharing a pint or two. From the outside, they look like kegs (get it?) or portholes—in any case, nothing remotely as dystopian as the phrase “concrete pipes” might…

Tech News Sarah Zhang Apr 8 '14

Why Saying Animation Is Only For Kids Is Bullshit

“Aren’t you too old to be watching kid shows?” If you’re old enough to be in high school, there’s a good chance an adult has asked you this question before. The attitude that question carries with it is demeaning and judgmental, but the simplest way to describe it is bullshit. For whatever reason, some adults…

Tech News Jason Krell Apr 8 '14

DNA Nanobots Turn Cockroaches Into Living, 8-Bit Computers

We already have the potential to reconfigure DNA into itty bitty bio-computers programmed to do our bidding. But now, scientists have used high numbers of those nanobots to successfully complete logic operations inside of actual, living organisms. Say hello to the computerized cockroach. By exploiting the binding properties that give DNA its unique double-helix shape,…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Apr 8 '14

Brand New Villains For Doctor Who, Orphan Black And Defiance!

Even If Heartbleed Loses Your Data, You Still Have Your Thoughts

Logitech’s New Auto-Dimming Keyboard Is Perfect For Movie Night

How Apple Decided It Wanted to Sue Samsung for $2.19 Billion

The Simple Secruity Measure That Could’ve Stopped Heartbleed Dead

Why Truckstop Romances Never Work Out the Way We Hope

Hey look a weird bright light was spotted on Mars

I love it when Thunderbird F-16s fly crazy close to make a mirror image

Know Your (Blue-Footed, Red-Footed, And Masked) Boobies

Ridiculous alphabet sandwich has a different ingredient for each letter

This May Be the First Photograph of Los Angeles

Meet the guys who store humans at freezing temperatures for the future

Why We’ll Miss Syfy’s Being Human

Why ketchup is so damn hard to pour—and how to pour it perfectly

A Fantastically Detailed Geological History for Game of Thrones

Iconic album covers merged with their real locations in Google maps

Behind-The-Scenes Tour Of Cryonics Institute Shows Storage Of A Patient

This Pub Built With Concrete Pipes is Surprisingly Elegant and Cozy

Why Saying Animation Is Only For Kids Is Bullshit

DNA Nanobots Turn Cockroaches Into Living, 8-Bit Computers

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