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Air Force Fires 17 Incompetent Nuclear Missile Launch Officers

The AP is reporting that the US Air Force has decided to strip “an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control nuclear missiles after a string of unpublicized failings.” The Minot Air Force Base officers failed their tests to launch Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles, the backbone of the US atomic arsenal. [Gawker] http://gawker.com/no-biggie-but-our-nuclear-missile-launch-teams-are-inc-496036588

How good is Batman at sex?

Today’s “Postal Apocalypse” will satisfy you like nothing ever has. And while you read it, your cat will be giving you a judging look. Make sure to email your questions to [email protected], but for now, on with the sexy times! Partyman Todd R.: Rob, our apocalyptic postman! This may fall out if your jurisdiction, but…

How Adobe Built a Stylus Fit For the Cloud

Yesterday we learned that Adobe is abandoning Creative Suite for the cloud. But at the tail end of its announcement, the company also revealed a surprising little hardware project that shows how it plans to augment Creative Cloud: a pressure-sensitive iPad stylus called Project Mighty and its ruler cousin, Napoleon. https://gizmodo.com/say-goodbye-to-creative-suite-adobe-rebrands-cs-as-cre-493155052 A digital stylus (much…

This may be the oldest dome-headed dinosaur ever discovered

Paleontologists from Canada have unveiled a newly identified species of a dog-sized pachycephalosaurs. It’s considered the oldest of its kind ever discovered in North America — and quite possibly the world. Called Acrotholus audeti, the two-legged herbivore roamed the plains of southern Alberta about 85 million years ago. The name is derived from the Greek…

New Under The Dome footage displays double the dome action

This new footage from Brian K. Vaughan’s Under The Dome looks good — it looks really good. Especially the cow part. Perhaps this could be the show that saves us all from crappy mainstream scifi TV, like The Cape. Based on the Stephen King book, Under The Dome premieres Monday, June 24th.

Printable Self-Assembling Bots Will One Day Be Our Affordable Minions

There seem to be two major camps when it comes to robotic research these days: those working to create the most capable and human-like robots with no concern over cost, and those looking to build useful robots but on the cheap. And the researchers at Harvard and MIT behind this printable inchworm, obviously fall into…

An interactive animation of every recorded meteorite impact in history

Say hello to your new favorite time-suck. (Pew pew pew!) It’s called Bolides. Its creator, datavisualization designer Carlo Zapponi, calles Bolides “an attempt to visualize and explore the meteorites that have collided with the Earth.” The visualization focuses primarily on “fell” meteorites – i.e. meteorites that were observed by people or automated devices during their…

Photoshop Proves Once and For All That Shakespeare Was a Hipster

Photoshop has changed the world, but it’s not content with just the future; it’s going back to grab the past too. These digitally modernized portraits of historical figures were put together to promote History TV’s new series, the Secret Life Of…, and will make you wonder if maybe you’ve passed a modern-day Shakespeare on the…

Google Glass Update Adds Google+ Integration

If you’re one of the lucky Google Glass “Explorers” wandering the world barking at your augmented-reality headset prototype get very excited about a new software update that’ll make talking to nerdy computer spectacles more social. Amongst the additions in the “XE5” update is Google+ integration, including the ability to comment and +1 posts on Google’s…

Today’s Google Doodle: A Tribute to Movie Title Master Saul Bass

If you happen to grace the Google home page today, you will find a bit more than the garden variety doodle. On this day, Google is tipping their hat to legendary movie title designer Saul Bass. Bass, whose birthday is today, was responsible for the lead-ins to some of the most iconic movies in cinema…

You Can Now Get a 3D Hologram Of Your Unborn Baby’s Smile

Instead of surprising your parents about your pregnancy by slipping them a 2D ultrasound, you can completely blow their minds with a 3D hologram courtesy of Pioneer’s new printing service. It does mean you’ll have to head to Japan for your ultrasound, and hide the good news from your family for about seven months, but…

13 Ingenious Treehouses That Go Out on a Limb

Living in a treehouse is indisputably incredible. Sure, you might be roughing it a little bit, considering there’s a climb and the trees are flammable (thus limiting your cooking capabilities). But the views and the experience are unmatched. From the antique to the futuristic, here are some of the most beautiful tree-borne homes we’ve ever…

Sorry, moochers! Looks like Spotify has patched the vulnerability that let you download any song in its 20-million strong library as an MP3 for free. Oh, well; it was fun/illegal while it lasted.

Holy @#$%, Lego is making a steampunk line

AAAAAAAAAA. Lego. Steampunk. Official. Coming in July. We have pics and info. AAAAAAAAAA. The line will be part of the Lego Master Builder Academy, specifically “Level 4,” titled “Invention Designer.” Like all the Master Builder Academy “Levels,” there will be three separate kits with 13 different designs to build. Here are the official details: •…

Terrafugia’s revamped flying car should be ready by 2021. No, really.

Before even releasing its first flying car, Terrafugia has already begun work on its successor, the TF-X — a much sexier four-seat hybrid capable of vertical takeoff. The company also announced that the Transition will be ready in about two years. Or maybe three. We’re so totally holding our breath. It’s actually been quite a…

Check out the first ever footage from Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity!

Will J.J. Abrams return to direct Star Trek 3? A Doctor Who star could be a Guardian of the Galaxy. David S. Goyer explains why the title of Superman’s new movie doesn’t feature “Superman.” Chris Evans talks Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Snow Piercer. Plus Neil Gaiman previews his Doctor Who episodes. Spoilers ahoy!…

First Screamingly Funny Trailer for Simon Pegg’s World’s End

The trio that brought you Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz — stars Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and director Edgar Wright — are back for one last utterly demented genre comedy. And here’s your first look at The World’s End, the apocalyptic film in which the world ends in beer. We knew that The…

Texting People Who Leave Their Numbers Public Is Awful and Great

Trolls are the worst but funny trolls are shake-your-head enjoyable. You can’t help but appreciate their mastery of that craft. Textastrophe is the perfect example of that. He texts people who leave their numbers in public and weaves an epic conversation that makes clowns, Moonbounce renters, movers and other poor innocent bystanders regret ever putting…

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: The Lumberjack

As the injured man later explained to police, “It got into my hand and it went bad. So I lopped it off at the wrist.” 3rd year Supinfocom Arles student, Roxane Martinez, produced this amusing short using 3dsMax 2013 and After Effects CS6.

Haha This Guy Can’t Stand Up Straight While Using the Oculus Rift

It’s definitely true that Oculus Rift VR goggles are capable of wonderful miracles for a 90-year-old. As for normal people? We can barely keep our heads on or even stand up straight. This poor guy strapped himself to an Oculust Rift roller coaster simulation and almost destroyed the entire room trying to stay balanced. It’s…