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Uniquely-Attired Nutter Attempts to Force Open a Cockpit to Show Pilots His Laser Glasses

I know what you’re thinking but no, not Florida. The older gentleman above landed himself in jail Friday after rushing the cockpit of an American Airlines flight Flight 2401 to LAX. According to police reports, within 15 minutes of the flight’s departure from Dallas/Fort Worth, the unidentified suspect had apparently left his seat, rushed past…

Privacy & Security Andrew Tarantola Mar 19 '12

Nasty Clamps Grab What Gorillas Can’t

My Gorillapod can grab onto just about anything—provided it’s round, preferably magnetic, or made of glass. That limits the places I can actually stick it. The Nasty Clamps however are the Bizzaro Gorillapod—attaching to tables, shelves, and anything else with an edge. https://gizmodo.com/squid-inspired-camera-mount-sucks-in-the-best-possible-5887333 The Nasty Clamp is, well, a clamp. With an articulated and extendable…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Mar 19 '12

Here’s Why Nokia Should Never, Ever, Mess With the Windows Phone UI

A little discussed fact about the Nokia-Microsoft partnership is that Nokia has permission to create custom Windows Phones skins for its own devices. And while they have yet to do anything, these alleged (and stomach-churning) mockups from a Nokia senior designer in the R&D department not only show what a custom Nokia skin might look…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 19 '12

Picture of the Day: March 19, 2012

WELCOME TO CYBERTRON | Cybertron, homeworld of the Transformers, as depicted by artist Lorenz Hideyoshi Ruwwe as his entry to the “Environment of the Week” contest around Cybertron. Via WhatAnArt. Want to read today’s io9 stories a different way? Check out our blog view. Or visit Observation Deck, our general discussion forum.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 19 '12

This Video on How Awful the Light Saber Battles in The Phantom Menace Are Will Ruin Star Wars for You

It’s easy to pick on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace because of Jar Jar. And well, everything else too. But you know what’s always fun about Star Wars? The light saber battles! This video, however, hilariously points out how silly they look like on closer inspection. There are waltz steps! Aim somewhere not…

Tech News Casey Chan Mar 19 '12

Duqu Framework’s Mystery Language Identified as Custom C

When Kaspersky Labs revealed its analysis of the Duqu Trojan earlier this month they were stumped by a block of code that appeared to be a previously unseen programming language. With the help of the Internet, Kaspersky’s identified the code, not as a new computer language, but rather, an old one. https://gizmodo.com/whoever-wrote-the-duqu-trojans-framework-wrote-it-in-an-5891789 The block of…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Mar 19 '12

A Quick Game Of Plate Roulette Decides Who Pays For Pizza

There are a lot of advantages to playing this novelty plate version of Russian Roulette over the real thing. Not only is the loser still alive to pay for pizza, drinks, or whatever was served up—there’s a lot less cleanup too. For around $40 it lets up to six players join in the fun. Or,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 19 '12

The best cashmere comes from adorable clones of Himalayan goats

This is Noori, the first ever clone of the pashmina goats found in the Himalayas. This particular breed’s wool is said to make the world’s finest cashmere, but their dwindling numbers and high-altitude habitat makes them almost impossible to find. Noori, which means “light” in Arabic, is the product of the Center of Animal Biotechnology…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Mar 19 '12

What it’s really like to fight with giant suits of computerized armor

Most of us have dreamed about controlling giant, computerized armor suits like Iron Man does. But what would it really be like to fight inside and alongside these futuristic machines? Or to use them for something other than warfare? Those are the questions posed by the writers collected in John Joseph Adams’ latest anthology, Armored.…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Mar 19 '12

This Art Transforms You Into a Bird-Like Creature

The Creators Project brought its extremely noisy, techie, and arty show to San Francisco this past weekend. The most exciting exhibit by far was the one that transformed you into a giant bird—or a flock of birds, depending on where you were standing. Chris Milk’s “The Treachery of Sanctuary” loomed at the back of the…

Tech News Kristen Philipkoski Mar 19 '12

First Sound of My Voice Trailer: Time-traveling Cult Leaders and Psychological Warfare

We’ve been excited about Sound of My Voice ever since it drew rave reactions at Sundance. Now you can check out the first trailer, watch the movie’s first 12 minutes, and get our spoiler-y report from the movie’s Wonder-Con panel. The first trailer is up above, and the first twelve minutes of the film –…

Trailers Alasdair Wilkins Mar 19 '12

On Supernatural, there are scary ballerinas and real estate agents

I took a vacation this weekend, so I watched Friday’s episode of Supernatural a little late — and then had to mull over whether “Out with the Old” was great or awful for another 24 hours. I’m still undecided. In its favor, this episode returned to the Supernatural format I love, where the show seems…

Television Annalee Newitz Mar 19 '12

Your Monday Comic Preview Doubleheader: G.I. Joe and Ghostbusters

Courtesy of IDW Publishing, here are exclusive sneak peeks at this week’s issues of the Snake Eyes and Ghostbusters ongoing series. The former has ninja battling out the wazoo, whereas the latter sees Peter Venkman laughing off a supernatural possession. Both issues are in stores Wednesday, March 21, and you can find the plot synopses…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Mar 19 '12

Carbon Fiber Knives are Shiv-able Works of Art

These beautiful 100 percent carbon fiber knives each weigh no more than just 32 grams, making them the ideal tool when you need to cut and run—which is most often the case. But as beautiful as they look, and as lightweight as they feel, they’re actually not the best tool if you need a razor-sharp…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 19 '12

Exploded Mirrorless Lenses Reveal Beautiful, Compact Design

I’ve always been fascinated by pancake lenses. It just amazes me that something that small can actually function. As I mentioned in an earlier post, we’ve been taking things apart to determine where and how (and sometimes if) the lenses can be adjusted optically. So, I decided to do two pancake lenses for mirrorless cameras…

Tech News Roger Cicala - LensRentals.com Mar 19 '12

Earth’s atmosphere has repeatedly been choked in a thick methane haze

2.5 billion years ago, the Sun was basically invisible from the Earth’s surface. Microbes in the oceans pumped methane into the atmosphere, creating a giant cloud of smog that covered the entire planet. Yes, the whole world turned into LA. If you were to visit Earth at most points in its history, it wouldn’t look…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Mar 19 '12

Is the novelization of Back to the Future a literary masterpiece? Shockingly, no.

Today’s must-read Tumblr is “B to the F: The Novelization of Back to the Future,” in which one intrepid blogger does pretty much a page-by-page analysis of the Back to the Future tie-in novel, which was published before the movie came out. This turns out to be an interesting exercise for a couple of reasons:…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Mar 19 '12

Met Opera on Demand: Watch the Opera, Yes the Opera, On Your iPad

I know nothing about the Opera other than it’s a browser or that it’s the type of thing fancy people in fancy clothes who like fancy things fancy going to. But you know what? It’s pretty entertaining. Especially when you don’t have to get so fancy and can just watch it on your iPad, like…

Tech News Casey Chan Mar 19 '12

How The River‘s Shocking Comeback Changes Everything

If you haven’t been watching The River, then you missed a hell of a startling episode last week. Something absolutely huge happened, that turns the show’s entire setup on its side. It was the sort of event that most shows would have waited until their season finales to pull out — but The River has…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Mar 19 '12

The Pirate Bay Wants to Use Drones to Put Its Servers in the Sky

Here’s something that’s so crazy it might be considered genius: the Pirate Bay wants to move its servers—the same servers that draw the ire of the feds—up in the air by using GPS controlled drones. It’s a move to stay ahead of every organization that’s on the Pirate Bay’s tail. It’s also so crazy that…

Tech News Casey Chan Mar 19 '12

Uniquely-Attired Nutter Attempts to Force Open a Cockpit to Show Pilots His Laser Glasses

Nasty Clamps Grab What Gorillas Can’t

Here’s Why Nokia Should Never, Ever, Mess With the Windows Phone UI

Picture of the Day: March 19, 2012

This Video on How Awful the Light Saber Battles in The Phantom Menace Are Will Ruin Star Wars for You

Duqu Framework’s Mystery Language Identified as Custom C

A Quick Game Of Plate Roulette Decides Who Pays For Pizza

The best cashmere comes from adorable clones of Himalayan goats

What it’s really like to fight with giant suits of computerized armor

This Art Transforms You Into a Bird-Like Creature

First Sound of My Voice Trailer: Time-traveling Cult Leaders and Psychological Warfare

On Supernatural, there are scary ballerinas and real estate agents

Your Monday Comic Preview Doubleheader: G.I. Joe and Ghostbusters

Carbon Fiber Knives are Shiv-able Works of Art

Exploded Mirrorless Lenses Reveal Beautiful, Compact Design

Earth’s atmosphere has repeatedly been choked in a thick methane haze

Is the novelization of Back to the Future a literary masterpiece? Shockingly, no.

Met Opera on Demand: Watch the Opera, Yes the Opera, On Your iPad

How The River‘s Shocking Comeback Changes Everything

The Pirate Bay Wants to Use Drones to Put Its Servers in the Sky

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