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Watch the entire lost Galaxy Quest mockumentary special now

The long lost Galaxy Quest mockumentary “GalaxyQuest: 20th Anniversary The Journey Continues,” has finally been uploaded online! Watch the “original” Galaxy Quest footage right now, and enjoy plenty of new dour moments from Alexander Dane (Dr. Lazarus). It’s pretty amazing how GQ has stood the test of time. To this day it’s still one of…

io9 Meredith Woerner Feb 4

The ten most miserable fictional couples (And the people you know who are just like them)

There are always couples who don’t get along. Usually they’re fighting about money or who has the most annoying friends. Add clones, robots, and the occasional intergalactic war, and suddenly that couple really has something to fight about. Here are the most unhappy couples in fantasy and science fiction. 10. Hermes and LaBarbara Who they…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Feb 4

A Perfect Definition of Facebook

An anonymous definition of Facebook. And a perfect one at that, because it’s all true. What? Are you still in that stupidly useless place, after all the warnings?. Don’t worry, I’m still in Facebook too. [Thanks Karl!]

Social Media Jesus Diaz Feb 4

The Most Hardcore Metal Lego Video I’ve Ever Seen

What do I love about Lego bricks? The limitless possibilities represented by an unassembled pile. Oh, and specifically when that possibility turns into raw, unadulterated, lumberjacking dragon-powered stop-motion hardcore metal awesomesauce. [Reddit via OHYST]

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 4

Russell T. Davies may be ready to quit Torchwood after this year

Russell. T. Davies is on top of the world — the man who brought back Doctor Who is also getting to see his new creation, the spin-off show Torchwood, getting bigger than ever. Thanks to a co-production deal with Starz, Torchwood will be a huge international production, filmed in L.A. and Wales, among other places.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 4

The First Great Android Tablet May Be On Sale Feb. 24th

Either whoever manages the Grand Rapids South Best Buy Facebook page has a fertile imagination, or the Motorola Xoom is going on sale there in just a few weeks. That’s not long to wait for the first real iPad fighter. According to the store’s Facebook Page, Xoom will hit Best Buy on 2/24. That doesn’t…

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 4

Cartoonist Trolls Bigots With Web Trickery

When cartoonist Zach Weiner discovered that NOM (an anti-gay marriage lobbying group) had appropriated one of his comics as a hotlink on its website, he fired back in the simplest, cleverest way he could. He changed the image to this. Weiner managed to turn yesterday’s Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal panel into a rainbow flag and…

Books & Comics Brian Barrett Feb 4

Cult flick Kaboom brings sex comedy to the apocalypse

At first glance, indie director Gregg Araki’s new movie feels like every “hero’s quest” story ever — there’s a young hero who may be the “chosen son,” plus monsters, mysteries and strange hints of the end of the world approaching. The young savior facing the apocalypse is even played by Thomas Dekker, who was John…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 4

Proof that humans could outrun Neanderthals

One of the traits that gave humans an evolutionary advantage was their ability to run for long distances. It helped humans catch energy-rich meat to grow big brains. It also looks like it helped us leave Neanderthals in the dust. It is said that one could wash and shave a Neanderthal, put her in a…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Feb 4

How Supermarket Self-Checkouts Will Soon Tell Apples From Other Apples

They’re the last item in your basket, apples. But when you’re using supermarket self-checkouts it can take forever trying to pick the right variety from the screen’s list. It’d be much easier if the machine could just identify them itself. Toshiba’s system, developed by Susumu Kubota and his team at Toshiba’s research centre in Kawasaki,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 4

An important Venn Diagram to keep in mind this weekend

What are you going to wear to the disco in the hollowed-out asteroid at the top of the space elevator? It’s going to be awesome because on Saturday nights they play weird old music from the 1970s. When you get to Club Counterweight, surely you’ll want be wearing this helpful chart on your t-shirt –…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 4

Star Wars flowchart reveals what job you’d have on the Death Star

Wonder where your place would be in the Star Wars worlds? Would you be a Jedi or dancing slave girl? Now’s your chance to find out with this handy Star Wars job flowchart. Click to enlarge. Chart via Nerd Bastards.

io9 Meredith Woerner Feb 4

And You Thought Pentax Cameras Couldn’t Get Any Worse

There’s a reason I named this “pentaxvomitcamera.jpg” when saving it; I doubt I’m the only one who felt the tickle of breakfast at the back of their throat. Pentax’s K-r Bonnie Pink makes the others seem positively-charming. [Pentax via CrunchGear]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 4

A new model of the universe shows the first stars are still alive

Until recently, astronomers believed that the first stars were ultra-giants which blew themselves apart long ago. Now a new model of the universe suggests that some the first stars of the universe may still be burning today. Although space appears to be full of vast stretches of nothing, between thirteen and fourteen billion years ago…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Feb 4

Create Up To Five Throw-Away Hotmail Addresses For Spam, Lukewarm Dates or Evil Deeds

Alright, anyone with an ounce of sense in their bones probably gave up on Hotmail long ago. But wait! A new (free) Alias feature that lets you create temporary accounts that are managed within existing inboxes? Sounds…convenient? [CNET]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 4

The Superman reboot may feature a surprising female lead. Plus new insights into the Battlestar Galactica prequel!

Wake up with spoilers! Whoever the female main character is in the new Superman movie… it’s not who you think. The visual effects designer for The Dark Knight Rises promises the movie will use as many practical effects as possible — and that includes a real Anne Hathaway in a real Catwoman outfit. Brooklyn Decker…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Feb 4

Google’s Bing Sting Operation Has Now Reached Meme-Levels of Fun

Remember how Google caught Bing copying its search results in an elaborate honey-trap where the former made up some bizarro search-terms and and waited for Bing to replicate them? One of those made-up, unpronounceable words, hiybbprqag, has hit the big-time. It appears that before news of Google’s sting-op came out, a Google employee by the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 4

Does This Look Like a Sport Anyone Sane Would Actually Play?

If you’ve not heard of Sporthocker before, don’t worry—the trick is to look as foolish as possible, all while juggling a stool around and pretending its a skateboard. Then you sit on it. Yes, really. Those crazy Germans. It’s too difficult to explain how you “play” it, if that’s the accurate verb to describe this…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 4

Bloggers Can Finally Blog From Android Phones With Official Blogger App

Did I say the word “blog” enough, like a true blogger shouting into her own personal echo-chamber? Regardless, it’s taken Google almost three years to launch a Blogger app that enables posting, photo-uploading and more, all on the go. [UberGizmo]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 4

Archaeologists Find 1,082 Ancient Tombs in Google Earth

While you were using Google Earth to zoom in on your house, these archaeologists used it to find places to dig. And it paid off with 1,977 potential archaeological sites, including 1,082 ancient stone tombs. Yes! Not only is Google Earth a terrific tool for answering the question “what does my house look like from…

Tech News Max Read Feb 4

Watch the entire lost Galaxy Quest mockumentary special now

The ten most miserable fictional couples (And the people you know who are just like them)

A Perfect Definition of Facebook

The Most Hardcore Metal Lego Video I’ve Ever Seen

Russell T. Davies may be ready to quit Torchwood after this year

The First Great Android Tablet May Be On Sale Feb. 24th

Cartoonist Trolls Bigots With Web Trickery

Cult flick Kaboom brings sex comedy to the apocalypse

Proof that humans could outrun Neanderthals

How Supermarket Self-Checkouts Will Soon Tell Apples From Other Apples

An important Venn Diagram to keep in mind this weekend

Star Wars flowchart reveals what job you’d have on the Death Star

And You Thought Pentax Cameras Couldn’t Get Any Worse

A new model of the universe shows the first stars are still alive

Create Up To Five Throw-Away Hotmail Addresses For Spam, Lukewarm Dates or Evil Deeds

The Superman reboot may feature a surprising female lead. Plus new insights into the Battlestar Galactica prequel!

Google’s Bing Sting Operation Has Now Reached Meme-Levels of Fun

Does This Look Like a Sport Anyone Sane Would Actually Play?

Bloggers Can Finally Blog From Android Phones With Official Blogger App

Archaeologists Find 1,082 Ancient Tombs in Google Earth

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