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Is Pokémon Satanic? According to this concerned fellow, yes

Every time something newfangled hits the scene and gets the kids riled up, some folks always assume that the devil is in the details. Like this guy right here, who also has an occult bone to pick with Minecraft, Guitar Hero, and Magiquest. It must be noted that he’s not alone in this notion. [Via…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Oct 8

Strange, Misguided Man “Glad” Steve Jobs Not Around Anymore

Richard Stallman is an eccentric, odd person who just went sour. In one fell, misguided swoop, he has compared the late Steve Jobs—an admittedly imperfect man, like us all—to corrupt mayors and other “evils” visited upon society: As Chicago Mayor Harold Washington said of the corrupt former Mayor Daley, “I’m not glad he’s dead, but…

Tech News Jack Loftus Oct 8

The Most Disturbing Scene from Last Night’s Fringe

Walter Bishop takes matters into his own hands, in this totally horrifying moment from last night’s episode of Fringe. We’ve been told a few times that Walter is losing his marbles, but this absolutely terrifying scene proves that actions speak louder than words. In a world of alternate universes and murderous symbiotic fungi, how do…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Oct 8

Sony Is This Close to Paying $1 Billion for Full Control of Sony Ericsson

Sony sure had itself a day the other day, and rumor has it the tech giant may soon have itself all of the Sony Ericsson joint venture as well. https://gizmodo.com/sony-sure-had-themselves-a-day-5836302 This according to a rumor reported by industry gaming pub Gamasutra, which reports Sony is oh so close to a $1 billion takeover of the…

Tech News Jack Loftus Oct 8

You Won’t Believe How HUGE This Battlestar Galactica Model Is

Say what you will about the rabidness of Star Trek and Star Wars fans, Battlestar Galactica has fans like Gary King who build incredible six-foot-long, hyper-detailed models of obscure ships entirely out of LEGOs. King spent two months on this mammoth build of the Battlestar Berzerk. The final model measures 73 inches long x 24…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 8

New Football Mouthpieces Measure How Hard Players Are Getting Their Bells Rung

Concussions are a huge concern in virtually every sport—baseball, hockey, even women’s lacrosse—but none more so than in football. And while the NFL is taking steps to better protect players, there’s still much the medical community doesn’t understand about the injury. The X2 Impact mouthpiece aims to change that. Functioning as a traditional mouthpiece but…

Health Andrew Tarantola Oct 8

7 Tools for Snorkeling Like a Boss

Why the hell would I scuba? It’s dark down there. And cold. And I’m allergic to the Bends. I’d rather float along the surface with these seven luxurious snorkeling tools thankyouverymuch. Azimut 45 Flybridge Sure I could run a small skiff out to the dive site like schmuck or I could bring the party with…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 8

Storify Gets Soundified

Storify has announced that, in addition to tweets, text, and video, audio tracks can now be included in reports as well. I can’t wait for the first meta-post that features a recording of the author reading the post for you. [Storify]

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 8

No iPhone 4S for You! Come Back, Two Weeks!

If you weren’t quick enough in pre-ordering your iPhone 4S, you’re going to be waiting an extra week or two. Launch Day supplies of the newest Apple phone have been depleted, according to MacRumors, which cites the new waiting times on the pre-order site above. [MacRumors] https://gizmodo.com/it-only-took-at-t-12-hours-to-unload-200-000-new-iphone-5847865

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 8

How to Build an Apple Store of Your Very Own

What better tribute to Steve Jobs than building a miniature Apple store in your basement? That’s not creepy at all, right? Our friends at Oobject have compiled this exhaustive set of everything you’ll need (Geniuses not included). You may also want to loop the best speeches by Steve Jobs on an MBP or display this…

Tech News Oobject.com Oct 8

Newly-Found Victorian Era Bacteria Could Reveal Evolutionary Insights

Nobody’s sure why the glass vial of Clostridium perfringens spores was buried in a cornerstone of Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1897, but its discovery could help scientists understand how much this common microbe has evolved in the era of antibiotics. According to NYU bacteriologist Martin Blaser, a team will crack open the sealed vessel,…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 8

Van Halen: Dreams (Blue Angel Edition)

Since I’m on night shift tonight, I had the opportunity to wander about Fleet Week this afternoon and now I’m feeling a bit patriotic. So, I’m dedicating tonight’s soundtrack to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces. Dreams was released on Van Halen’s 5150 album in 1986, the group’s first studio production…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 7

It Only Took AT&T 12 Hours to Unload 200,000 New iPhones

I spent two hours trying to pre-order my iPhone 4S last night. According to AT&T’s press release, I wasn’t the only person swearing at its site every time it told me it couldn’t process my order. AT&T announced that they processed 200,000 iPhone 4S pre-orders in 12 hours. That’s approximately 278 iPhone pre-orders a minute.…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Oct 7

Left Behind: X-Ray Chapels, Horseless Buggies, 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. Artist Recycles X-Rays into Sinister Stained Glass Wim Delvoye stained and assembled these windows into a Flemish…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 7

A beautiful reminder that physics is everywhere, even in soap

You’re looking at a figure from a paper titled “Visualization of flow patterns past various objects in two-dimensional flow using soap film,” published in the latest issue of Physics of Fluids. ([Very] hi-res version available here.) The authors write: Although many advanced experimental ﬂow visualizations, such as particle image velocimetry or laser Doppler velocimetry, have…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Oct 7

JFK Airport’s Terminal 6: The Sad Demise of a Modern Design Marvel

By all accounts, Terminal 6 at NYC’s JFK Airport is an architectural gem. Today, however, it sits unused. And soon it won’t even exist. Built in 1969 and designed by the renowned architect I.M. Pei, Terminal Six was a large, bright, airy wing of JFK Airport, emphasizing clean lines and open space. According to the…

Tech News Adrian Covert Oct 7

On Person of Interest, it’s soldiers vs. bankers — guess who wins?

Last night’s episode of Person of Interest, “Mission Creep,” gave us an emo glimpse of ex-soldier Reese’s past — all mixed up together with a story about a group of soldiers who have become criminals. Though the dialogue was sometimes a little stilted, it was a pretty good episode and introduced what I think may…

Television Annalee Newitz Oct 7

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Let Me See Your Balls! A Music Video

I get it, ladies. You feel objectified. Fetishized. Just-a-thing-to-me-ified. We totally suck do all that stuff. But it’s maybe sorta because we’ve never been on the other side of that fence. No more! Here’s women’s love letter to the fleshy crotch bag. (NSFW, as if there were any question.) The rest of the week’s top…

Tech News Splitsider Oct 7

Best of the Week: October 1-October 7, 2011

TWO SPACESHIPS, BATHED IN LIGHT | Two Soyuz craft docked with the International Space Station, photographed by astronaut Mike Fossum, with the Southern Lights in the background. Via MSNBC. https://gizmodo.com/the-10-types-of-writers-block-and-how-to-overcome-them-5844988 The 10 Types of Writers’ Block (and How to Overcome Them) Writer’s Block. It sounds like a fearsome condition, a creative blockage. The end of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 7

Giz Explains: What’s So Smart About the iPhone 4S’s Antenna?

With the iPhone 4S, Apple says it will deliver an iPhone that works anywhere in the world, and with fantastic reception. How did they do it? One word: antennas. Apple’s marketing guru Phil Schiller said the iPhone 4S “intelligently switches between two antennas to receive and send.” Brilliant! But vague. How exactly does a smart…

Tech News Kristen Philipkoski Oct 7

Is Pokémon Satanic? According to this concerned fellow, yes

Strange, Misguided Man “Glad” Steve Jobs Not Around Anymore

The Most Disturbing Scene from Last Night’s Fringe

Sony Is This Close to Paying $1 Billion for Full Control of Sony Ericsson

You Won’t Believe How HUGE This Battlestar Galactica Model Is

New Football Mouthpieces Measure How Hard Players Are Getting Their Bells Rung

7 Tools for Snorkeling Like a Boss

Storify Gets Soundified

No iPhone 4S for You! Come Back, Two Weeks!

How to Build an Apple Store of Your Very Own

Newly-Found Victorian Era Bacteria Could Reveal Evolutionary Insights

Van Halen: Dreams (Blue Angel Edition)

It Only Took AT&T 12 Hours to Unload 200,000 New iPhones

Left Behind: X-Ray Chapels, Horseless Buggies, and Other Stories We Didn’t Post

A beautiful reminder that physics is everywhere, even in soap

JFK Airport’s Terminal 6: The Sad Demise of a Modern Design Marvel

On Person of Interest, it’s soldiers vs. bankers — guess who wins?

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Let Me See Your Balls! A Music Video

Best of the Week: October 1-October 7, 2011

Giz Explains: What’s So Smart About the iPhone 4S’s Antenna?

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