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Soon You Might Need a Stay in These Escape Pod Hotels

These former oil rig rafts now, somehow, serve as hotel rooms for the nautically inclined. Owned by one Denis Oudendijk, these little escape pods float in a canal near the Hague and can support up to three people. They may not be much to look at, but if they’re storm-worthy I’ll give them a shot.…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 27

How to blend together photons

Scientists have developed a technique to change the color and shape of photons. This could be a boon for quantum computing. Photons are the term used to describe the packets of energy that fly through the vacuum of space at the speed of light. Although they are discrete packets of energy, they each have a…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Aug 27

What to do if you encounter a real Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

Should Hurricane Irene’s impending deluge flood New York City subways, we may see a swarm of rats take to the streets in numbers not seen since the heyday of Hamelin. https://gizmodo.com/photo-proof-giant-rat-slain-in-brooklyn-new-york-5834527 But what we might also witness is the rare topside appearance of what biologists colloquially call a “4A.” That is, an Aggressive Anthropomorphic Adolescent…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 27

Why Would You Whip Your Penis Out During a Hurricane on National TV? (NSFW)

People watching the Weather Channel just got a treat. During Eric Fisher’s dispatch from Virginia beach, a few bros sailed across the screen. One of whom flashed his dick for all to see. Really?? [Village Voice, Mediaite]

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 27

Mad Men-style soirees from the swinging superhero sixties

A weekend bash at Tony Stark’s beach house in the Hamptons catches a relaxed moment with the Avengers. Crystal flirts with Johnny Storm at the Richards’ posh New York bash. Senator Robert Kennedy plays host to the Fantastic Four. Artist Phil Noto brings to light these lost images from the “Hank Pym Photo Archive,” images…

io9 Lauren Davis Aug 27

Irene Blows Her Way Through the East Coast (Updating)

After Hurricane Irene made landfall early this morning, she proceeded to plow her way up north, taking power lines out with her. Check back here for updates and video as the storm continues on its path of destruction. Currently, there are about 438,000 people 516,000 people without power in North Carolina alone. Two Four Six…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 27

Judge calls location-tracking Orwellian, while Congress moves to legalize it

A federal judge’s decision requiring the government to get a court warrant before obtaining mobile-phone location data is one of a string of conflicting opinions on the topic. It comes as lawmakers and the Supreme Court weigh in on the hot-button issue of locational privacy. U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis ruled on Tuesday that the…

io9 David Kravets - Threat Level Aug 27

The Tech That Took Out Gadhafi

With rebel forces in Tripoli and Moammar Gadhafi on the run, the end could be near for the Libyan civil war. Sporadic fighting continues in the capital city of the oil-rich North African nation, NATO warplanes are still patrolling overhead, and there’s always the danger of Gadhafi true-believers launching a fresh insurgency. But already, Western…

Tech News David Axe - Wired Aug 27

In the webcomic Friends With Boys, a homeschooler finds high school more intimidating than a ghost

After years of homeschooling, Maggie is ready for her first day of public school. But can she survive the hallways of high school? Will she make any friends? And why does that ghost keep following her around? Several months ago, we mentioned Faith Erin Hicks’s The Adventures of Superhero Girl, a webcomic about a day-to-day…

io9 Lauren Davis Aug 27

Here’s a reason not to go spelunking in the Helsinki train tunnels

You might run into this 12-meter-long dragon and have to do that cartwheel-legged, Scooby Doo run off the premises. This sculpture was constructed by Valve, a Finnish LARPing group who built (and left) it there last month. Between this and the Wizard Quest in Wisconsin, we have a good case for building more dragons in…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 27

Sony’s Clamshell S2 Tablet Is Now the Tablet P

It’s got the same dual 5.5-inch screens, and the same 3G power, courtesy of AT&T. Just not sure about the name. What does the P in Tablet P stand for? Pencil case? Purse? I don’t understand this. https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-with-sonys-gorgeous-new-android-tablets-5820835 I guess we’ll know more next month. [Engadget] https://gizmodo.com/engadget-says-sonys-s1-will-be-known-as-the-tablet-s-fo-5833571

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 27

Get into Stacia Kane’s intense urban fantasy series for a dollar

Looking for something awesome to read this weekend, but don’t want to spend a lot of money? Urban fantasy writer Stacia Kane writes in to say that the ebook of the first novel in her Downside Ghosts series, Unholy Ghosts, is on sale for a dollar on Amazon. io9 contributor Chris Braak called the book…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 27

Would You Really Cut Off Your Own Arm for a Robotic One?

Filmmaker Rob Spence, otherwise known as the Eyeborg, has been toying with robotics for some time. Now, with the help of some engineers, he has a robotic eye that can record near everything he sees. He thinks voluntary prosthesis is the future. https://gizmodo.com/filmmaker-gets-his-cyborg-like-led-prosthetic-eye-5204545 Now, we’ve made some remarkable strides in replacing the lost body parts…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 27

Oh look, a creepy sleeping woman made entirely out of candles

For the Arnhem Mode Biennale 2011 fashion show earlier this summer, Lenn Cox built this lugubrious lady lying in a fetal position on a bed, where she presumably melted into a pile of forlorn wax. A pity, I think she’d get along rather swimmingly with the Smithsonian Soap Man. [Whudat via NOTCOT]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 27

Welcome to Farmland World, a livestock Disneyland where robo-cows roam

One of the runners-up for the recent Animal Architecture Awards is also one of my favorites from the competition: “Farmland World” by Allison Newmeyer and Stewart Hicks of the Chicago-based Design With Company. The project is an ironic investigation of how humans relate to farm animals-more specifically, how the ongoing spatial separation between humans and…

io9 Geoff Manaugh - BLDGBLOG Aug 27

How Your False Sense of Security Might Get You Killed During Irene

I have to admit. Despite some widespread panic, the first ever evacuation of NYC, and the threat of billions of dollars being lost, part of me wouldn’t be surprised if Irene just struck us a glancing blow. That perception gap is a problem. https://gizmodo.com/nyc-orders-first-mandatory-evacuation-in-history-250-0-5834905 It’s like Lost: Whatever happens happens. As Irene makes her way…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 27

In Singapore, Dr. Who is not a significant source of dietary fiber

While visiting Singapore, Marvel Comics talent scout C.B. Cebulski discovered Dr. Who bottled water, an oxygenated beverage that has absolutely nothing to do with the television show. The legality of this seems somewhat dodgy, but hey, at least we now know that Dr. Who contains no sodium or carbohydrates. Also, the Singaporean Dr. Who travels…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 27

Postcards and maps from America’s olden days, filled with monsters and alien dictators

In his “Alternate Histories” series of prints, Matthew Bucholz takes the bygone years of American history and peppers them with marauding kaiju, alien conquerors, and frontier dinosaurs. Here are some of his more amusingly rejiggered ephemera, and you can see more examples over at his Etsy page. [Via Super Punch]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 27

Watch Captain Jack actually mention Ianto by name, on Torchwood

This is by far the best moment from last night’s Torchwood episode — Captain Jack actually mentions Ianto by name, before inadvertently causing a new tragedy. It’s a moment of real emotion and bittersweet irony. It’s one of a few really nifty moments from last night’s episode. Spoilers ahead… Sadly, though, a lot of Miracle…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 27

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Double Cross

Where do you turn when your partner double-crosses you? Who do you tell when the plan goes south and the money goes missing? The only people you can trust: your Twitter followers. Unless! The rest of this week’s top comedy videos, including a Photoshop rap, an awkward closet interview, and Penis County, USA can be…

Tech News Splitsider Aug 26

Soon You Might Need a Stay in These Escape Pod Hotels

How to blend together photons

What to do if you encounter a real Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

Why Would You Whip Your Penis Out During a Hurricane on National TV? (NSFW)

Mad Men-style soirees from the swinging superhero sixties

Irene Blows Her Way Through the East Coast (Updating)

Judge calls location-tracking Orwellian, while Congress moves to legalize it

The Tech That Took Out Gadhafi

In the webcomic Friends With Boys, a homeschooler finds high school more intimidating than a ghost

Here’s a reason not to go spelunking in the Helsinki train tunnels

Sony’s Clamshell S2 Tablet Is Now the Tablet P

Get into Stacia Kane’s intense urban fantasy series for a dollar

Would You Really Cut Off Your Own Arm for a Robotic One?

Oh look, a creepy sleeping woman made entirely out of candles

Welcome to Farmland World, a livestock Disneyland where robo-cows roam

How Your False Sense of Security Might Get You Killed During Irene

In Singapore, Dr. Who is not a significant source of dietary fiber

Postcards and maps from America’s olden days, filled with monsters and alien dictators

Watch Captain Jack actually mention Ianto by name, on Torchwood

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Double Cross

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