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Google Wants a Massive Wind Farm Stretching Down the East Coast

For some reason, lots of people hate wind farms—I think they’re rather pretty!—but NIMBY is a powerful, powerful force. So why not stick ’em far in the breezy sea? Trans-Elect wants to do just that, with Google cash. The Atlantic Wind Connection is a proposed network of hundreds of at-sea wind farms stretching from New…

Tech News Sam Biddle Apr 28

Best of io9: April 28

BEST FRIENDS | Pepper Gold Butterfly and Lion by Jessada Sutthi at CGSociety. The first sign that humans are on the verge of evolving into another species https://gizmodo.com/the-first-sign-that-humans-are-on-the-verge-of-evolving-5796865 A scientist who studies the small, silver elephantfish may have stumbled on the key to speciation, the process that allows one species to evolve into two or…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 28

If You Stole a Car Stereo, Please Don’t Ask the People You Stole It from to Install It For You

Anthony Trang is probably one of the unluckiest thieves you’ll find. He stole about $2,300 worth of car audio equipment from a girls car and a few hours later, brought it to a car audio equipment store to get it installed to his car. The problem? The guy he brought it to, Eric Ford, was…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 28

Vincent Price Vs. the Bee Gees. No, really.

This is possibly the worst thing I’ve ever seen. Long before Vincent Price rapped on Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” before his stint on Alice Cooper’s “Welcome to My Nightmare,” he took part in this atrocity, the Bee Gees’ Cucumber Castle. Price plays the evil vampire Count Voxville, and Barry and Maurice Gibb play two princes of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 28

MC Escher’s Impossible Waterfall Is Not Impossible

Watching a real life version of Escher’s Impossible Waterfall melts my brain. The more I look at, the more confused I get! Thankfully, the secret on how the whole illusion works is out. There’s clear DIY instructions on how to make your own impossible waterfall on Instructables and that video above shows what’s really going…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 28

This Is the iPhone 4 Case for Hipstamatic Junkies

If you spend half your day snapping Hipstamatic photos on your iPhone 4 or sharing your on Instagram via stylized photography, the HipstaCase was made for you. Hipstamatic teamed up with accessory maker Agent 18 to fashion the HipstaCase, which takes on the likeness of the toy cameras that inspired the photo app to begin…

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 28

Take Awesome Pinhole Photos With This $40 Micro Four Thirds Lens

OK, the Pinwide might not be a micro four thirds lens so much as its a cap, but its end function is the same: it allows you to take pretty looking, wide angle shots of objects through a tiny aperture. In addition to its super wide 11 mm lens (equivalent to 22 mm on most…

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 28

Alabama Nuclear Power Plant Gets KO’d by the Monster Tornado, But Shuts Down Safely

Alabama’s Brown’s Ferry nuclear plant, the second-largest in the US, lost power as a result of yesterday’s huge tornado that ripped through Tuscaloosa. Thankfully, it shut down as designed, averting a crisis like the one in Fukushima. [Reuters]

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 28

Physics could create one-way soundproofing

The famous one-way mirror used in police interrogations isn’t really one-way – it’s just a trick of clever lighting. But physics could produce true one-way mirrors, and even walls that are only soundproofed in one direction. The one-way mirrors we have now only work because of a lighting imbalance – the people watching have to…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Apr 28

On Yelpers

Did you know? Being a terrible person is the sole requirement to sign up for a Yelp account. The Yelp Elite collects and presents the worst of the worst of humanity. Like this specimen: There are indeed hipsters behind the counter. LOTS OF HIPSTERS. No Mexicans. Just in case you weren’t sure, hipsters do not…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Apr 28

Citizen superheroes band together to protect NYC sex workers

With police investigations in shambles, a group of self-described superheroes have formed to protect sex workers from the serial killer menacing the New York area. More» https://jezebel.com/vigilantes-band-together-to-protect-sex-workers-5796706

io9 Sadie Stein - Jezebel Apr 28

This App Might Be Able to Turn Your iPad into the Fabled Microsoft Courier

There’s a Kickstarter project that’s inspired from the promise of the ill-fated Microsoft Courier and delivers a similar “two-panel” experience to the iPad. Interested? Yeah, us too. It’s called Taposé and it comes with an adjustable split screen interface that’s supposed to let you “interact with multiple apps simultaneously in the company of Taposé collections”.…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 28

One of the Most Portable High Speed Pro Cameras I’ve Seen

There are already portable hi-speed cameras from the likes of Casio that can have you shooting 1000FPS at low res, as well as giant pro cameras that go full HD at ridiculous faster-than-a-speeding bullet rigs. But not many that can get you 20,000FPS like the TS3Cine Compact Hi-Speed camera in a relatively portable frame. You’re…

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 28

If Obama Really Has an iPad, Why Won’t He Just Show Us the RECEIPT?

Is that Obama’s iPad?! Look, he’s made a few vague references about possibly owning an iPad (he’s the president, man). And since we’re making him prove the authenticity of everything right now, I WANT TO SEE A RECEIPT, DAMMIT. Is it an iPad 1 or iPad 2?! What if it’s a knockoff?! What if he…

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 28

Philadelphians Can Send Evidence of Government Corruption Straight to the City With This App

Philly Watchdog is an anti-corruption app that lets Philadelphians report unlawful acts by city workers, as long as they’re able to capture the culprits on photo or video on their iOS devices. [Philly Watchdog via Fast Company]

Tech News Davey Alba Apr 28

Does Spraying Terrorists with Hidden Missile-Targeting Dust Make Sense?

I love paying taxes! My money goes to great things like parks, and public libraries, and military projects that will doubtfully materialize anytime soon. Example: tiny flying drones that spray invisible terrorist-tracking fairy dust. The Air Force has a hard time shooting the right thing. It’s tough! Things on the ground are very far away…

Tech News Sam Biddle Apr 28

Ian McDonald’s “The Dervish House” to be adapted for film

Warp Films has just bought the rights to Ian McDonald’s Hugo-nominated novel The Dervish House. Though often these kinds of deals don’t lead to anything – several of Charles Stross’ novels, for example, have been optioned and never been adapted. But Warp Films executive producer Peter Carlson seems pretty serious. In a statement about the…

Movies Annalee Newitz Apr 28

Take a better look at Terra Nova’s environmentally devastated future

Here’s the longest look we’ve had so far at Steven Spielberg’s time-travel-and-dinosaurs show Terra Nova, after the 30-second teaser we saw at the Superbowl. Most of all, this new trailer gives a better look at the show’s dystopian future. And you can see how Jim Shannon (Jason O’Mara) basically forces his way into the time…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Apr 28

New Transformers 3 Trailer: Optimus Prime is pissed!

Optimus is not happy about the lack of communication between Autobots and Earthlings — now the space robot has to clean up our mess… again! Watch Michael Bay’s latest Transformers trailer now. Looks like no one told the rest world that some alien robots had been buried under our Moon’s surface for years! Transformers: Dark…

Movies Meredith Woerner Apr 28

Google Wants a Massive Wind Farm Stretching Down the East Coast

Best of io9: April 28

If You Stole a Car Stereo, Please Don’t Ask the People You Stole It from to Install It For You

Vincent Price Vs. the Bee Gees. No, really.

MC Escher’s Impossible Waterfall Is Not Impossible

This Is the iPhone 4 Case for Hipstamatic Junkies

Take Awesome Pinhole Photos With This $40 Micro Four Thirds Lens

Alabama Nuclear Power Plant Gets KO’d by the Monster Tornado, But Shuts Down Safely

Physics could create one-way soundproofing

On Yelpers

Citizen superheroes band together to protect NYC sex workers

This App Might Be Able to Turn Your iPad into the Fabled Microsoft Courier

One of the Most Portable High Speed Pro Cameras I’ve Seen

If Obama Really Has an iPad, Why Won’t He Just Show Us the RECEIPT?

Philadelphians Can Send Evidence of Government Corruption Straight to the City With This App

Top Stories: Thursday, April 28, 2011

Does Spraying Terrorists with Hidden Missile-Targeting Dust Make Sense?

Ian McDonald’s “The Dervish House” to be adapted for film

Take a better look at Terra Nova’s environmentally devastated future

New Transformers 3 Trailer: Optimus Prime is pissed!

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