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What did Damon Lindelof add to Prometheus? The Biggest Differences from the Original Draft

Yesterday Jon Spaihts’ original Prometheus script popped up on the internet. And it included lots, and lots, and lots of differences with the version that we actually saw on screen, after Damon Lindelof had rewritten it. But what are the biggest changes, and does it make any more sense? Find out for yourself. We’ve rounded…

Although RIM is launching BB10 January 30, devices won’t ship until later in February. RIM delays are just the norm.

Mixing Sharpies and Touchscreen Devices Seems Really Dangerous

Repurposing one of the myriad of writing implements on your desk as a stylus for a touchscreen device shows some clever MacGyver-like adaptability. But bringing an indelible permanent marker like a Sharpie anywhere near your tablet or smartphone’s screen is downright cringe-worthy—even if the business end is covered with one of these Stylus Caps. Made…

YOU WILL NOT GO TO SPACE TODAY

Introducing our new favorite tumblr: You Will Not Go To Space Today — a meager collection (give it a break, it’s existed for like… a day) of space-themed images that are highly reminiscent of the great, demotivational poster craze of 2006, only funnier, because they’re all so wonderfully tragic. Inspired by one of several punchlines…

Time Warner Cable Is Getting Sued Over Those Bullshit Modem Rental Fees

Pervasively unreliable Time Warner Cable surprised its New York customers with a postcard in the mail declaring they’ll have to pay $4 to rent the cable modem you need for its piss poor internet service. And now TWC is being sued for the stunt. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-beat-twc-and-comcasts-bullshit-modem-rental-fees-5948616 Collectively, lawyers claim the fee should cost TWC customers $40…

Reuters reports Intel wins, pretty much: AMD wants to sell itself off. But who will buy?

Google Is Finally Installing Gigabit Fiber In Kansas City Homes

It feels like we’ve been hearing about Google Fiber in Kansas City forever. Though a few people have gotten to use the blazing-fast service, Google has only been accepting applications for the service for most of the city. Well today, the Google Fiber installations begin in earnest. https://gizmodo.com/ask-the-first-guy-with-googles-blazing-1000mbit-s-inter-5930070 In the video above, Google describes how…

7 Tools For a Marvelously Manicured Movember Moustache

November was once a month dominated by discount Halloween candy and the anticipation of a turkey feast. But for men across the world those have taken a back seat to growing, primping, and perfecting their facial hair for the Movember fundraising drive. And if—like our own moustachioed staff—you’ve dedicated yourself to cultivating an epic soup-strainer…

Coming Soon to Vimeo: Paywalls

Early next year, Vimeo will introduce a new feature to its PRO account holders. In short, those users will be able to charge for their videos on a per view (or per whatever) basis. It’s a move that could either attract a whole different class of known independent filmmakers or amass a sizable mountain of…

The chemical that links soap bubbles to explosions

Add a little glycerin to your soap bubble formula and you’ll have super-strong beautiful bubbles that, if you wear cotton gloves, you can hold in your hands. Add a little glycerin to sulfuric acid and nitric acid and you won’t read the rest of this post because you’ll blow yourself up. We’re going to take…

Baseball Bat Flashlight: Just the Trick For Beating Back Burglars

You can pretend you’re just a baseball fanatic, or prefer batting practice at night, but there’s really only one reason someone is going to buy this heavy-duty machined aluminum flashlight shaped like a baseball bat. It’s for protection—or more likely—for delivering physical intimidation to one’s enemies under the darkness of night. It’s available in both…

This is a real skull from a real animal and it may just be the most terrifying thing ever

Even if you’re not usually frightened by snakes, it’s hard not to feel intimidated by a Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica). Just look at its skull. With fangs that can reach up to five centimeters in length, Gaboons are reportedly the largest vipers on earth, and the toothiest of all venomous snakes. “The Gaboon viper is…

22 James Bond Movies Are Your Shaken-and-not-Stirred Deal of the Day

I haven’t seen Skyfall—so this post will be spoiler-free!—but I’m already hearing complaints: “James Bond doesn’t drink beer.” Or “I went to see James Bond, not Batman.” Or—the most damning—”Skyfall sucked and had plot holes.” Now’s a good time to remind you that nobody owns Bond (well, someone owns the rights). Over the past 23…

Mind-Controlled Robots Bring Us One Step Closer To Our Avatar Future

It’s been speculated—in big budget movies, no less—that one day mankind will never leave its computers, and will instead explore the world through virtual reality and robots. And here’s the cutting-edge research that will make that nightmarish future possible. Researchers at the CRNS-AIST Joint Robotics Laboratory have created an android that can be controlled using…

Paper or Plastic? Try Neither

San Francisco recently instituted a citywide ban on plastic bags, then started charging a ten-cent fee for the paper bags you have to use instead. The idea is to promote reusable bags, but the law is also designed to rid the city of plastic litter—this would benefit the environment, because paper bags are considered more…

Are humans getting dumber?

A new study published in Trends in Genetics is suggesting that humans are slowly but surely losing their intellectual and emotional capacities. According to Stanford University’s Gerald Crabtree, humanity peaked in intelligence about 2,000 years ago, and we’ve been heading downhill since then, owing to genetic mutations that aren’t being selected against. It’s possible that…

You Can Test Drive New Motorola Software Ahead of Official Releases Soon

You know how it takes OMG like foreverz to get the newest version of Android on your phone? Motorola has a new plan that’ll get you its latest and greatest software long before you normally would. It’s called Test Drive. See normally, it takes a while for manufacturers to apply the newest Android update to…

Fall Shooting Challenge Gallery 3

My first entry. I was walking to my dorm around 5:30 PM (don’t let the metadata fool you) a few weeks ago when I noticed this beautiful little moment. I didn’t have my camera on me, and I had no time to run back with it, so I just sat there and beheld it for…

Fall Shooting Challenge Gallery 2

Canon T3i with 18-55mm kit lens Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250) Aperture f/11.0 Focal Length 24 mm ISO Speed 100 I was driving home from getting groceries (in a Boston suburb) and drove past these tracks. I thought it was a beautiful scene and hit the brakes, backed up a bit, and took a shot from…

Fall Shooting Challenge Gallery 1

I was born in a small town near Venice and since I moved to Milan to study I felt the lack of countryside, especially during fall when all the trees are dressed with lovely colors and if you don’t live near a park you have no chance to witness the wonders of this season! Fortunately…