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Is Microsoft Planning to Limit Your Browser Choice on Windows 8 Tablets? (Updated)

If you’re used to freely choosing which browser you use in Windows, brace yourself: Mozilla is claiming that Microsoft is planning to limit user choice for browsers on tablets running Windows 8. In a blog post, Mozilla explains that, on ARM-based devices, the only browser that will be allowed to run in Windows Classic mode…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 10

Two New Unskippable Warnings for All DVDs

Oh, those government warnings that appear at the start of every DVD and Blu-ray disc are so wonderful. Which is why we should all be extremely happy that there are going to be more, and they’re going to last longer! The US government is rolling out two new notices: one to “warn”, another to “educate”.…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 10

Holy heck, these Japanese hobbyists are building a 12-foot-tall pilotable mech

Microsoft Kinect has been used for some novel hacks, but this is straight out of Ghost In The Shell. Meet Vaudeville, a twelve-foot-tall, five-ton mecha that’s manipulated using Kinect, or that XBox peripheral commonly known for its embarrassing dance party games. https://gizmodo.com/every-office-needs-an-eye-of-sauron-to-boost-worker-mor-5784124 https://gizmodo.com/how-to-make-your-own-vigo-the-carpathian-painting-using-5854524 https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-kinect-includes-slave-bikini-leia-dance-off-c-5888547 A group of Tokyo mecha enthusiasts are building this imposing machine…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar May 10

Leaked FBI Report Details How Best to Get Away With Bitcoin Crime

This week, an internal FBI report was leaked, detailing the Bureau’s concern about the virtual currency Bitcoin and its potential to be exploited by criminals for money laundering and other scams. Bitcoin is unique because it is the only decentralized, P2P network-based virtual currency. The way itcreates, operates, and distributes bitcoins makes it distinctively susceptible…

Tech News Molly Oswaks May 10

NatGeo on Weed, Jean Claude VanDamme Kicking Things, and an Interview with a Piece of Delusional Toast

Gandry Dancers Until rather recently, railroad construction was primarily a manual labor. While laying track and driving spikes, work crews sang and chanted to pass the time. Here are just a few from a quickly fading facet of Americana. Drugs, Inc. – Marijuana Nat Geo takes a vanilla look at the most widespread illicit drug…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola May 10

You Shouldn’t Put Water on Your Cereal, Says Science

Researchers from Pontificia University Católica in Santiago, Chile, have determined with cold hard science that milk is definitively superior to water, as far as cereal liquids go. Why anyone would pour water on their cereal, when there is now available milk from every farm animal and nut and grain, I do not know. But in…

Tech News Molly Oswaks May 9

Wi-Fi-Blocking Wallpaper Protects Your Web Fortress by Keeping Neighbors Out

Scientists from the institut polytechnique Grenoble INP and the Centre Technique du Papier have developed a novel new product so gratuitous, it almost seems necessary: a silver-crystal coated wallpaper that can block neighbors from freeloading off your Wi-Fi network. The silver crystals are arranged in such a way that they are able to block certain…

Tech News Molly Oswaks May 9

We May Absorb 60 Dark Matter Particles an Hour

WIMPs (Weakly Interacting Massive Particles) are a theoretical class of matter that are suspected of being the elusive “dark matter” that presumably constitutes 80 percent of the Universe. A new study by University of Michigan suggests that these phantom particles might strike our bodies once every minute. Katherine Freese, a professor with the Michigan Center…

Space & Spaceflight Andrew Tarantola May 9

Internet Nobodies Aren’t Allowed Inside This VIP Lounge

In terms of social status and celebrity, the internet can do a lot for a person. It can afford book deals to dogs, and it can turn a shrill teenager into a Billboard chart-topper. Today, it was announced that with a Klout score of 40 or higher, anyone in the international terminal of San Francisco…

Tech News Molly Oswaks May 9

Laptop Giveaways, Fat Suction, and Other Stories We Didn’t Post

So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of it isn’t worth covering! But here are a some borderline tidbits we passed on, just in case. Suction Cup Device Pulls Up Fat People’s Bellies Ideally, this device—just a student project for now—helps you…

Tech News Brian Barrett May 9

Your Chariot Awaits…for Your Snacks

Imagine loading this table up with snacks on the top shelf and beverages on the bottom, then rolling it out to your immaculately decorated modern living room for some serious hedonism—maybe a long movie marathon or a serious gaming session. Sure, there are lots of glorified TV trays that can do that. But few do…

Tech News Kif Leswing May 9

How to Make Sure Someone Will Buy Your App (Hint: Use Comic Sans)

Chocolat, a text editor for Mac, offers its users a free trial before asking users to buy its app. After the free trial is over, you can still use the app but… it’ll display everything in Comic Sans. You win Chocolat. [Chocolat via @jakemarsh via Stellar]

Tech News Casey Chan May 9

Your Mom Might Be Having Sex and Using Her iPhone at the Same Time

Oh no, here comes a statistic that’s going to nauseate you a little—watch out: a new study says a larger than expected percentage of moms are using their smartphones. While having sex. Smartphones! Moms! Sex! Oh no! No! The report, compiled by Parents magazine, brings us the terrifying number: 12 percent of our moms are…

Tech News Sam Biddle May 9

Some of the Cheesiest Movie Moments of All Time

One of the great thrills of appreciating retro pop culture is delving into the campiness and cheesiness of bygone eras. Over the years, io9’s “found footage” series has featured hundreds and hundreds of weird clips from movies and TV shows, plus other cultural detritus. Like the above clip, which comes from The Humanoid. Here are…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 9

The Best Designed Vintage SUV Is Hand Built with Taste

The ICON Bronco is a praise the lord beautiful vintage SUV that prides itself on its attention to design. ICON scours around for old Broncos and then strips it down, reverse engineers it and makes it better than it ever was. Look how gorgeous these SUVs are. David Laven made a video for Cool Hunting…

Tech News Casey Chan May 9

Hundreds Of Balloons Fall Victim to a Giant Laser

Watching thousands upon thousands of dominos fall in series just doesn’t excite us like it used to. OK, it was never really that exciting. So we’re hoping the next fad has people using high-powered lasers to pop balloons like this record-setting run. The laser in this video, not surprisingly, comes courteous of Wicked Lasers. Specifically,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 9

Joss Whedon explains why he had to do unspeakable things to one character in The Avengers

Now that most of the planet has seen The Avengers, we’re going to freely talk about one of the more tragic aspects of Joss Whedon’s movie. So if you wish to remain spoiler free stop reading here! Spoilers ahead… We’ve already analyzed why Whedon always kills the characters we love most — but now we…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 9

Party Monster: Money, Success, Fame, Glamour

Set in 1980s and 90s New York City, Party Monster (2003) tells the true story of Michael Alig (Macaulay Culkin), a small-town boy from Indiana who moved to New York and became arguably the most legendary club-kid party-promote of the era. A heavy drug user, Michael was known for his always-outrageous behavior, along with his…

Tech News Molly Oswaks May 9

Retro Science Fiction Movies that Everybody Should See

The greatest science fiction movies don’t just have cool ideas or an unforgettable story — they also have a distinctive visual style. And a lot of our favorite films reach back into the past, for retro visions of the future that look even cooler than ever, because they’ve become classic. You might have noticed there…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 9

Warzone Robot Makes Wedding Super Cute

Everyone knows that the best ring bearer is a darling little child, or, if possible, a wiener dog in a tiny dog tuxedo. Barring that, a Dragon Runner sentry and bomb disposal robot will do the trick. Tiny robo tux! When you’re both a bride and a mechanical engineer/robot arm designer, you can pull off…

Tech News Sam Biddle May 9

Is Microsoft Planning to Limit Your Browser Choice on Windows 8 Tablets? (Updated)

Two New Unskippable Warnings for All DVDs

Holy heck, these Japanese hobbyists are building a 12-foot-tall pilotable mech

Leaked FBI Report Details How Best to Get Away With Bitcoin Crime

NatGeo on Weed, Jean Claude VanDamme Kicking Things, and an Interview with a Piece of Delusional Toast

You Shouldn’t Put Water on Your Cereal, Says Science

Wi-Fi-Blocking Wallpaper Protects Your Web Fortress by Keeping Neighbors Out

We May Absorb 60 Dark Matter Particles an Hour

Internet Nobodies Aren’t Allowed Inside This VIP Lounge

Laptop Giveaways, Fat Suction, and Other Stories We Didn’t Post

Your Chariot Awaits…for Your Snacks

How to Make Sure Someone Will Buy Your App (Hint: Use Comic Sans)

Your Mom Might Be Having Sex and Using Her iPhone at the Same Time

Some of the Cheesiest Movie Moments of All Time

The Best Designed Vintage SUV Is Hand Built with Taste

Hundreds Of Balloons Fall Victim to a Giant Laser

Joss Whedon explains why he had to do unspeakable things to one character in The Avengers

Party Monster: Money, Success, Fame, Glamour

Retro Science Fiction Movies that Everybody Should See

Warzone Robot Makes Wedding Super Cute

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