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Another Secure Email Service, Silent Circle, Is Shutting Down

Silent Circle, an email provider which guarantees end-to-end secure email, has announced that it’s going the same way as Edward Snowden’s beloved Lavabit and shuttering over concerns of external pressures. https://gizmodo.com/somebody-read-government-goons-shut-down-edward-snow-1070103469 In a blog post, Silent Circle’s CTO Jon Callas explained that the move is a result of *cough* outside *cough* pressures that prompted Lavabit…

Roku’s updated iOS app now lets you stream video directly from your iPhone to its set-top boxes. Which is neat.

This incredible intergalactic game is a sci-fi fan dream

Some scientists think our reality may be a computer simulation programmed by aliens. After you watch X Rebirth—a beautiful universe simulator set in a faraway future in which interstellar travel is possible—you’ll think the theory may not be that crazy. This is so ridiculously amazing that it may end up being as addictive as crack.…

This Leaked iPad Display Shows What the Next iPad Might Look Like

It’s that time of the year again! When next iPhones and next iPads magically manifest themselves through supply chain leaks and third party dealers. This time, the leak shows what could be the display for the next iPad. If real, it shows that the next full-sized iPad will have a super thin bezel just like…

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Emotions

Ron Burgundy may have said it best, but he never said it with torn paper and red paint standing in for his own conflicting emotional states of rage towards Steve Graff for throwing his beloved Baxter from a bridge and his smoldering desire for the awesome-heine’d Veronica Corningstone.

Who Is Exactly Who on a Movie Set and What Do They Do?

Movies, we love them. Actors, we celebrate them. Directors, we lionize them. But what about all the other joes and janes of the movie world? This animation video breaks down who does what and who is who and who is why in a film crew on a typical movie set. I’d say the understanding of…

16 People Who Got Screwed When Snowden’s Email Provider Shut Down

The unfortunate side effect of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s email provider Lavabit pulling the plug rather than complying with the feds is that a bunch of terribly unlucky Lavabit users are now left without an email account. It’s not every day you expect your email service to go all harakiri on itself because the government…

DEFCON: A Documentary About the World’s Largest Hacking Conference

One thing that sort of irks me is when people mistake DEFCON 5 as worse and crazier and insane and severe than DEFCON 1. I know more always sounds better but it’s not. That has nothing to do with the world’s largest hacking conference, DEFCON, but I just wanted to put it out there. DEFCON:…

According to Taylor Wimberly, who was correct on a few Moto X leaks, Motorola will be making the next Nexus device and it’ll be completely different from the Moto X. We’ll see.

Some of the Nicest Vintage Science Fiction Covers We’ve Seen in Ages

Holy cow, these are some really stunning science fiction book and magazine covers. Flickr user Pelz just scanned in some classic magazine art, plus some book art, and it’s really lovely to behold. Check out more nifty artwork over at Pelz’s Flickr stream — here are a few more of our favorites:

We’re Getting Closer to Finding Mona Lisa’s Skeleton

Researchers who’ve been hunting for Mona Lisa’s skeleton are now opening up a family tomb in hopes of confirming Mona Lisa’s existence. They want to confirm that bones they found last year under a convent are the remains of Lisa Gherardini. The family tomb they’re cracking open is the resting place for Gherardini’s two sons…

This Avatar-themed aquarium somehow includes underwater waterfalls

I know, it sounds completely ridiculous. Who the hell would make an Avatar-themed aquarium? Well, this guy did, and he also included two beautiful waterfalls that cascade down their rock walls — despite both being completely underwater. Sadly, this feat wasn’t achieved by copious praying to the Home Tree or through the use of Unobtanium.…

Michael J. Fox is nearly as old as he was in Back to the Future

At left, you see Michael J. Fox’s aged character from the 1980s movie Back to the Future. At right, you see the actual Michael J. Fox as he really appears in 2013. How did the movie makers do with young M.J.’s old makeup? Not so bad, but rich actors can afford to age better than…

Tarsem Singh’s next movie sounds insane, in a good way

The Cell and Mirror Mirror director Tarsem Singh has found a new project to put his unique stamp on. And it sounds a little nutty, but maybe this could pull him out of his recent rut. Titled The Panopticon, the thriller follows a character who receives a message from his future self, urging him to…

The $13 Billion Presidential Helicopters We Scrapped and Sold to Canada

Getting anywhere in Washington DC traffic can be a nightmare, even if you’re the leader of the free world and have a motorcade at your disposal. But at least the president can hop aboard Marine One (the fleet of presidential helicopters) and rotor to his next appointment instead. The VH-3D Sea Kings that currently shuttle…

This delightful poison frog can quickly kill you!

You know those poison darts in Raiders of the Lost Ark and other exciting adventures that use indigenous tribal people as scary bogeyman? The darts used by the Emberá people in the Colombian rain forest are made with the very, very toxic secretions from this frog, cleverly named the golden poison frog. https://amnh.kinja.com/discovering-the-golden-poison-frog-1042858760

New video game lets you navigate a normal house

Imagine pointlessly wandering around your own boring home, day after day. You might encounter strange beings such as your own spouse and children. What’s going on here, anyway? Nothing that anyone can figure out. This is the game you’ve spent your whole life playing. Now it’ll be available on PC. https://kotaku.com/a-game-about-what-really-matters-in-life-1065975282

Johnny Cash: Thunderball

Johnny Cash gives James Bond a new sort of soul with “Thunderball,” the theme song for the eponymous spy flick. This is the harpoon-laced opening sequence to the 1965 adaptation, with the lyrics of the song describing the film’s story. The song itself is terrific, but it’s worth tracking down the DVD and watching Sean…

How do you charm a worm?

Well, the obvious way to charm a worm is to tell it that it looks a little like Ryan Gosling, but you have to get it out of the ground first. And worm charming is a way to do just that. Many people have seen birds tapping on the ground to sound out worms. And…

Full trailer for Masters of Sex shows the long, hard road of sexology

We’re really, really excited about Showtime’s new drama series starring Michael Sheen as William Masters. Like, really excited. Get it? Lizzy Caplan plays Virginia Eshelman Johnson, the other half of the famed Masters and Johnson sexology research team. So far it looks like a pretty engaging balance of drama and playful humor. More over we’re…