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Which Star Wars character do you most NOT want to see in Episode VII? (Besides Jar Jar)

Everybody’s obsessing over which fan favorite Star Wars characters will be in the upcoming sequel to the classic space opera trilogy. Will Harrison Ford play Han again? Will Lando be back? But what about the characters you absolutely do not want to see again? Vote below for the Star Wars character you’re actively praying won’t…

These spectacular images show why they call it the ‘OMG’ microscope

Back in 2011, GE unveiled DeltaVision OMX Blaze, a state-of-the art microscope that uses a combination of optics and powerful computer algorithms. Using a technique called 3D structured illumination microscopy (SIM), OMX can see objects as small as 100 nanometers across and more than doubles the resolution in all three dimensions. Here are some of…

Here’s a Laptop Stand That’s Better for Your Back

Vool is a handsome laptop stand that might ease the strain on your back and shoulders. It’s designed in such a way that keeps you from hunching over your computer so much. Anyone who spends at least a couple of hours in front of a machine every day knows how hard it is to avoid…

11 Splendid Sand Sculptures Made For the Movie Geek

These sand sculptures were prepared as part of this year’s Hollywood-themed Weston-Super-Mare Sand Sculpture festival on March 26, 2013 in Weston-Super-Mare, England. All week, 20 award-winning sand sculptors from across the globe are working to create sand sculptures that include odes to Harry Potter, Marilyn Monroe and characters from the Star Wars films as part…

Evil Girl vs. Shape-Changing Squirrel Ninja Boy

There isn’t really any other way to describe this delightful, surreal music video that is like a cross between Adventure Time and a 1990s club kid ecstasy flashback. Renata Gąsiorowska did the animation for this video of “Birthday,” by UK artist Alphabets Heaven. You can dive deep into more Alphabets Heaven on Soundcloud, whose latest…

A Near Perfect Lego Recreation of the Commodore 64

Hot on the heels of his impressive Lego Leica M9-P and gorgeous bricked Macintosh, Chris McVeigh—aka Flickr’s powerpig—is back with a stunning Lego rendition of the Commodore 64. https://gizmodo.com/build-this-lego-leica-m9-p-hermes-and-save-yourself-49-5990400 If you grew up in the 1980s, the Commodore 64 was probably the first computer you owned. And since everyone played with Lego when they were…

The Unsettling Theories about The Shining That You Haven’t Heard Yet

Duality, blood, mirrors, the Holocaust and American genocide against the Native Americans are all things hidden somewhere inside Stanley Kubrick’s famous creep show The Shining. And now you can hear just about every single amazing Shining theory and idea in one documentary, Room 237. Room 237 is a compilation of every argument you’ve ever had…

Revolution is a lot more interesting now that it’s a show about an arms race

Revolution started out as a show about America becoming a third-world country. And last night’s episode showed what happens when someone gets first-world weapons. The result is sort of like the Star Trek episode where Kirk and the Klingons start giving people flintlocks. Spoilers ahead… From here on out, at least for the foreseeable future,…

Even LinkedIn Can Be Beautiful

I believe that what makes LinkedIn special is the actual content. I would like to propose a more “content driven” LinkedIn where users feel that it’s more engaging and relevant towards their own interests. Business sites do not need to be “stale”, and it could be a layout that is both professional and attractive. LinkedIn’s…

The physics of fluid, revealed in spellbinding color

Switzerland-based photographer Fabian Oefner has a knack for exploring the intersection of science and art. In his latest work, he pours a variety of colored paints over a rod connected to a power drill to produce some remarkable shots of fluid in motion. Who knew combining acrylics with power tools could be so beautiful? https://gizmodo.com/technicolor-ferrofluids-are-a-magnetic-acid-trip-5921484…

Wal-Mart is now testing lockers in stores for online orders and expects to have 50 stores outfitted this year. [Reuters]

I Donated My Body to Medicine

In early February, I walked through a light drizzle to visit the anatomy lab at UC San Francisco. Of course I wanted to see the medical school’s new high-tech Anatomy Learning Center, with its iPad textbooks and surgery telepresence room. But I was also there to hand over possession of my dead body. And I…

Cheap Dreamhost Webhosting Is Your Dealzmodo-Exclusive Deal of the Day

Dreamhost, our sibling site Lifehacker’s favorite web host, is offering an exclusive deal for Dealzmodo readers. You can follow this link and get a year of Dreamhost shared web hosting for $19.40, plus a free domain name for a year. The plan comes with a couple of nice features, like user-friendly one-click installations for WordPress…

Captain America 2 may have just hired Marvel’s most insane movie villain yet

The gents at Latino Review have a potential scoop for Captain America: The Winter Soldier — they say that French MMA fighter Georges St.-Pierre has been hired to play the French mercenary, kickboxer and long-time Cap foe Batroc the Leaper. Give me one minute, and I’ll explain why this is fucking insane. First of all,…

Pocket Scale Wallets Are For Drug Dealers, Right?

DigiWeigh boasts its DW-600W Wallet Scale is the perfect tool for measuring food at a restaurant when you’re following a strict diet, ensuring a letter has the proper stamps at the post office, and weighing “other small objects.” Which is basically marketing speak for: “drug dealers, this is designed and targeted directly at you.” It…

James Cameron has donated his record-breaking submarine to science

Last year, James Cameron became the third person in history to venture to the deepest point on Earth, the Mariana Trench’s Challenger Deep. He was also the first person to ever make the trip alone – a trip he made in a badass submersible, fittingly named the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER. Now, one year after his historic…

The second funniest superhero comic of the 1990s is back… but will it be any good?

The funniest superhero comic of the 1990s was probably 1963, the period spoof created by Alan Moore and a host of co-conspirators. But for my money the second funniest was the buddy comedy Quantum and Woody, which deconstructed race alongside superhero tropes. And now, it’s back. Valiant is putting out a new Quantum series this…

Bo is a camp counselor fighting the lamest monster ever on Lost Girl

Linda Hamilton guest stars on Lost Girl while Bo and Kenzi go undercover at a summer camp for juvie malefactors to hunt down Man-Thing. There were two plot lines weaving along this week before the big shippy finale, so let’s tackle them one at a time. First, Tamsin meets up with an old friend, who…

Crazy Guy Dangles Above the Earth at Terrifying Heights

“Mustang Wanted” is a crazy Ukrainian guy who loves having his photo taken as he dangles from buildings at preposterous heights. The resulting images will stop your heart. At first you wonder what compels somebody to want climb to these high places without any safety restraints. Just to show off? Is this just bizarre exhibitionism?…

Joss Whedon’s Biggest Setbacks (And How They Could Help Make S.H.I.E.L.D. Better)

Joss Whedon recently finished filming the pilot for his new TV show, a spinoff of his $1.5 billion dollar movie The Avengers. And we’re all expecting S.H.I.E.L.D. to rock, and to last at least year or two. Whedon’s had a bumpy ride on his way to Marvel Universe supremacy, including more than a few wipe-outs.…