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Big Damn Beats: The Awesomest Firefly Celebration You’ll Ever Hear

He’s rapped about everything from the meme rising of #donaldglover4spiderman to Inception. And now the amazing Adam WarRock has made a Firefly rap record, sampled from the scores of both Firefly and Serenity. It’s big damn awesomeness. It’s called “Browncoats Mixtape” — have a listen. Get the full album here. [via Topless Robot]

Television Meredith Woerner Sep 28 '11

The Most Useless Action Figure Ever Made

We love action figures — but not action figures are created equal. Some action figures have totally awesome attention to detail, and a great concept that opens up lots of avenues of play. And then there are the other kind of action figures… the ones which just kind of suck action figure ass. We asked…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 28 '11

Proof Amazon’s Going to Sell a Shitload of New Kindles

This email from my mother, just now. She’s never expressed interest in a tablet of any kind, ever before. She’s extremely smart, but not so interested in tech. Well, she sure is now. And there are millions like her. My thoughts? Get one.

Commerce Sam Biddle Sep 28 '11

Daily Desired: The Toughest Backyard Grill In the World

A Weber grill is just a glorified hunk of cheap metal. Don’t believe me? Heat the grates up to 1000 degrees and watch the thing fall apart. This grill is for people who want to cook for real. The Engelbrecht 1000 Series Braten Grill is a tank from top to bottom. Other grills look hardcore,…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Sep 28 '11

The Paleofuture Blog is moving!

I started the Paleofuture blog in 2007 as part of a writing class I was taking at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. At the time I thought that I’d maybe keep it up for just a couple of months. Little did I realize that writing about the history of the future would become such a huge…

Tech News Matt Novak Sep 28 '11

Amazon’s Still Selling the Kindle Keyboard for $99

The Kindle Touch and the new Kindle look a lot like a realization of the eReader’s manifest destiny. But what if you just want a damn keyboard to browse the web or search your book? Amazon’s got you covered. The Wi-Fi-only Kindle 3 with special offers is now down to $99, from $114 before today.…

Commerce Kyle Wagner Sep 28 '11

How Roger Ebert Found His Voice Again

Roger Ebert remains one of the most influential voices in film, but when a failed surgery related to thyroid cancer left him without the ability to eat, drink, or speak, he had to reinvent the way he communicated with the world. After losing my speech, there was never a single day when I realized that…

Tech News Roger ebert Sep 28 '11

New Thing poster reveals the downed alien spacecraft from Carpenter’s original

If you remember the first few seconds of John Carpenter’s original The Thing, a ship crash-landed from outer space burying itself under the snow in Antarctica. Behold that same space ship, revealed in this Russian poster for Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.’s prequel, also titled The Thing. [via Coming Soon]

Movies Meredith Woerner Sep 28 '11

In the future, cops may use a breathalyzer to find out where you were drinking

Every breath of air you breathe is swarming with untold numbers of tiny molecular compounds. By the time you’re ready to exhale, many of these compounds will have swapped places with molecules in your body via your lungs. Through this exchange, these molecules wind up telling a story of where we’ve been and the sorts…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Sep 28 '11

Faster-than-light neutrinos could be proof of extra dimensions

The recent announcement that neutrinos had been observed seemingly going faster than the speed of light sent shockwaves through the physics community. But there’s one possible explanation that could keep Einstein’s relativity intact and open up a whole new cosmos. https://gizmodo.com/scientific-breakthrough-physicists-at-cern-have-record-5842947 It should be stressed that we’re still far from a confirmed result for these…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Sep 28 '11

This is what a dress made of 3,000 cow nipples looks like

At London’s Fashion Week, designer Rachel Friere unveiled a dress made of 3,000 cow nipples lovingly stitched together into evening wear. Unsurprisingly, this dress went over as well as you could expect a dress made out of 3,000 cow nipples to go over. According to Friere, this gown is an experiment in nipple recycling writ…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 28 '11

This 90 Percent Successful Vaccine May Be Our Best Chance to Eradicate AIDS

Spanish researchers have completed the first human trial of a new vaccine against HIV. It has been successful in 90% of the HIV-free volunteers during phase I testing. This vaccine brings great hope to eradicate this plague forever. The team lead by Dr Mariano Esteban, a researcher at the Spanish National Research Council’s Biotechnology National…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 28 '11

Massachusetts Man Planned to Destroy Capitol and Pentagon with Explosive-Packed Remote Airplanes

So what do you do when you’ve graduated college and are sitting around Massachusetts? Conspire to blow up the two greatest symbols of American global power: the US Capitol and Pentagon. With a giant, C-4-laden toy plane. According to feds, who’ve now busted 26-year-old Rezwan Ferdaus, the chap was going to ram remote controlled planes…

Tech News Sam Biddle Sep 28 '11

The Enders Game movie puts out casting calls for 10 characters — including Ender!

It looks like the Ender’s Game movie is really moving forward, with Gavin Hood (Wolverine) as director. The film put out a ton of casting calls a couple weeks ago, including all the major characters. The casting calls appear to be from a draft of the script, written by Star Trek’s Roberto Orci and Alex…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Sep 28 '11

Now You Can Obsess About the State of Your Garage Door from Anywhere on the Planet

You’re already 20 minutes late for work and you’re panicking, only remembering the coffee on your roof as you pull out of the driveway. Two blocks later, it hits you—Did I remember to close the garage? This new garage door opener lets you check without circling back. The AssureLink Garage Door Opener by Craftsman works…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Sep 28 '11

How to Look Amazing* in Pictures: Secret Tips From a Supermodel

You know who doesn’t look good in pictures? You, probably. Me. Most of us. Sure, sometimes you’re Gerard Butler, but most of the time you’re Gerard Depardieu. You know who does know how to look good? Supermodel Shalom Harlow. She hooked us up with some exclusive tips on looking as good as possible when the…

Tech News Brent Rose Sep 28 '11

Schrödinger’s Cat, explained in 108 seconds

The folks over at MinutePhysics have pared down Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger’s feline-abusing thought experiment into a spare 1:48. Please note that Schrödinger’s Cat should not be confused with Schrödinger’s Nyan Cat. The latter will not help you pass any tests. [Via Laughing Squid]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 28 '11

Talk Shit About Your Ex Without Consequences at ExRated.co

Do you have an ex-boyfriend girlfriend? Is it possible they might have something negative to say about you? Oh, great, because now there’s a venue for them to do so, publicly. Online. Libel’s never been so easy and fun! ExRated is like a dating site, only the opposite of that. Instead of helping you perhaps…

Tech News Sam Biddle Sep 28 '11

iGo Pico Projector Is Your Showy Deal of the Day

I hate it when people accuse me of projecting my own problems onto them. Just because I like to go out and have a beer or ten every single night is not the reason why they’re total, dysfunctional alcoholics, amiright? The next time someone accuses me of projecting my own mental state onto them, I…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals Sep 28 '11

The Best Way to Store Stuff in the Cloud

Now that Amazon has finally given us a lustworthy cloud-surfing tablet, you might be wondering just how Amazon’s Cloud Drive stacks up against the rest of the pack. Read on for our ultimate cloud storage smackdown. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-new-amazon-kindle-fire-color-tablet-and-its-5844623 Cloud storage services are everywhere these days. The internet has gotten cloudier than my memories of Burning Man…

Tech News Brent Rose Sep 28 '11

Big Damn Beats: The Awesomest Firefly Celebration You’ll Ever Hear

The Most Useless Action Figure Ever Made

Proof Amazon’s Going to Sell a Shitload of New Kindles

Daily Desired: The Toughest Backyard Grill In the World

The Paleofuture Blog is moving!

Amazon’s Still Selling the Kindle Keyboard for $99

How Roger Ebert Found His Voice Again

New Thing poster reveals the downed alien spacecraft from Carpenter’s original

In the future, cops may use a breathalyzer to find out where you were drinking

Faster-than-light neutrinos could be proof of extra dimensions

This is what a dress made of 3,000 cow nipples looks like

This 90 Percent Successful Vaccine May Be Our Best Chance to Eradicate AIDS

Massachusetts Man Planned to Destroy Capitol and Pentagon with Explosive-Packed Remote Airplanes

The Enders Game movie puts out casting calls for 10 characters — including Ender!

Now You Can Obsess About the State of Your Garage Door from Anywhere on the Planet

How to Look Amazing* in Pictures: Secret Tips From a Supermodel

Schrödinger’s Cat, explained in 108 seconds

Talk Shit About Your Ex Without Consequences at ExRated.co

iGo Pico Projector Is Your Showy Deal of the Day

The Best Way to Store Stuff in the Cloud

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