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Reservoir Converted into World’s Largest Slip ‘N Slide

Thought the Slip ‘n Slide in your mom’s backyard was big? Think again. This half empty reservoir not only makes your sprinkler look inadequate, but also your local pool. [Viral Viral Videos]

Tech News Kristina Grosspietsch Jan 31

Dating Website Leak Results in Call to Hacker’s Mom

After information on his 30 million members was compromised, Plenty of Fish CEO Markus Frind did what any sensible tech executive who cares about his reputation would do: Complain to the mom of the youngster who hacked him. In a long post on his pesonal blog, the dating site CEO accused a hacker from Argentina…

Privacy & Security Ryan Tate Jan 31

Nigerian schizophrenics prove the truth of astrology…or not

You can’t judge books by their covers, but you can judge scientific papers by their titles. Consider: “The planetary positions and relationships at the dates of birth of a cohort of Nigerian schizophrenics.” Yeah, this is going to get weird. The always great NCBI ROFL offers this wonderfully strange paper from the University College Hospital…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jan 31

No, Seriously, the MacBook Air Is This Light (Updated)

Sure, I could tell you how light the new MacBook Air is. But there are some things you really do have to see to believe. And a MacBook Air suspended from nothing but a balloon is one of them. Updated. https://gizmodo.com/13-inch-macbook-air-review-so-long-fatty-5676186 Nicely done, Apple Store marketing team! Let’s hope none of the customers brought darts.…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jan 31

UFO deposits a mysterious payload over Utah

Last week, a UFO buzzed over Utah and jettisoned an unknown cargo. Does this have to do with last week’s not-world-ending bioweapon facility shutdown? Also, take a look at the Jerusalem UFO we posted yesterday from a different angle. https://gizmodo.com/utah-bioweapon-defense-facility-locked-down-over-seriou-5744649 https://gizmodo.com/a-ufo-in-jerusalem-zips-over-mount-zion-5747082 [Via The Occultist. Thanks for the tip, Hugh!]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jan 31

Book lending vending machines are the libraries of tomorrow

Residents of Polk County, Florida are getting their own book “red box.” With the mere swipe of a library card, the vending machine will expel the book of their choice. The future of libraries? [Bay News]

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 31

Get a Sony PSP 3000 for $130

Get a Sony PSP 3000 Core Console system for only $130 (with free shipping). That’s 21% off! Many more deals below. Sort by: CategoryPrice (Low to High)Price (High to Low)Free Only Top Deals • 3TB Western Digital My Book WDBACW0030HBK USB 3.0/USB2.0 Hard Drive for $165 with free shipping (normally $180 {Savings of $15 /…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals Jan 31

The New Essential Apps: iPhone, Android, and iPad

iPhones! iPads! Android! You’ve got a screen in your pocket, and we know what you should put on it. To get the most out of your technological revolution, you’ll need apps. Lots of apps. Put your tiny hand in ours… https://gizmodo.com/the-best-iphone-apps-5676549 The Best iPhone Apps https://gizmodo.com/the-best-android-apps-5739420 The Best Android Apps https://gizmodo.com/the-best-ipad-apps-5747915 The Best iPad Apps

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 31

The iPhone Apps Everyone Should Have (Updated)

The end of the month is here, and that means it’s time to do a little housekeeping on our list of the absolute best iPhone apps. Who will be inducted? Who will unceremoniously get the boot? https://gizmodo.com/the-best-iphone-apps-5676549 Added: WordLens: WordLens is a taste of the future. Point it at a sign in Spanish and it’ll…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 31

The REAL Battlestar Galactica Series Bible

Last week, we showed you Ron Moore’s original series bible for Battlestar Galactica — but the webcomic Hijinks Ensue brings us Ron Moore’s Bible study class. Best part: Brother McCreary’s crazy trashcan tribal drum music. [via Battlestar_Blog] https://gizmodo.com/the-original-battlestar-galactica-series-bible-is-ron-m-5743142

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 31

Watch BBC teen webseries “Becoming Human” about a vampire, werewolf and a ghost… in high school!

Toby Whithouse, creator of the original British Being Human, has released his spin-off Becoming Human, which is basically Being Human set in high school. So double the angst and awkwardness, but keep that cheeky wit. Watch the first episode now.

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 31

Why did this frog species suddenly evolve extra teeth?

The Gastrotheca guentheri is the strangest frog in the world. 200 million years ago it had a full mouth of teeth. The lower teeth evolved away, then suddenly reappeared millions of years later. It’s the best evidence yet of re-evolution. As far as frogs go, Gastrotheca guentheri is an oddball’s oddball. The entire Gastrotheca genus…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jan 31

The Best iPad Apps

You’ve seen the commercials; Apps are what makes an iPad come to life. Here are the very best ones for work, play, creation, consumption and everything in between. Social Twitter: The official Twitter app for iPad packs in the features, giving you a full Tweet-and-browse experience. It can be a little bit overwhelming at first,…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 31

The Best Android Apps

Finding stellar Android apps isn’t the easiest task, but that certainly doesn’t mean they don’t exist. Here’s the cream of the crop. Social Twitter: The official Twitter app is good enough for almost everyone. Along with giving you a clean, easy way to keep track of your timeline and updating your status, Twitter for Android…

Tech News Casey Chan Jan 31

It’s Official: Smartphones Are Winning

In the last three months of 2010, smartphone shipments doubled all the way up to 101.2 million handsets. Android shipped the most, sure. But the real winners are folks leaving their dumb old feature phones behind. Android’s a big part of that story—615% share growth year over year, according to Canalys, with handsets from every…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jan 31

Buffy writers’ fairytale police procedural had better be COPS with trolls

First NBC backed Ron Moore’s Harry Potter for adults series (17th Precinct), then ABC greenlit Poe, the Edgar Allan Poe period police procedural, now comes Grimm the fairytale cop show. What’s next, Law & Order: Mother Goose? https://gizmodo.com/ron-moores-new-television-project-a-harry-potter-inspi-5627883 https://gizmodo.com/what-were-dying-to-see-from-abcs-edgar-allan-poe-crime-5745324 Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Jim Kouf (Angel) and David Greenwalt (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) have…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 31

NYC’s Subway System Has Never Sounded So Sweet

Using HTML5 and a copy of the NYC subway map, Google engineer Alexander Chen created an internet-instrument, where the crossing trail-lines pluck one another like guitar-strings. Have a go yourself, and try and find the easter eggs! [MTA.me via Fastco]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jan 31

Triggered Water Damage Indicator Doesn’t Rule Out Replacement iPhones

Apple’s changed their technical support rules on the Liquid Contact Indicator that’s inside just about all iOS devices so that even if it’s triggered, you might still be able to get a replacement. This, supposing you didn’t actually dunk your phone. The LCI rests inside the speaker jack of most iPods and iPhones and iPads,…

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 31

Intel Kills Sandy Bridge Chipset Shipments after Admitting Design Flaw

Bad news for those of you who own or were looking to own a Sandy Bridge system. Intel has stopped shipping its 6-Series chipset—used with new Sandy Bridge processors—after finding hard drive and DVD performance-degrading defects. The upshot is that Intel already has a fix, and is manufacturing a flaw-free version of the support chip.…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jan 31

Listen to an amazing interview with Ursula Le Guin

The BBC’s Owen Bennett Jones recently interviewed Ursula Le Guin, one of the most important science fiction authors of the past half-century. The author of Left Hand of Darkness, The Dispossessed, and the Earthsea Chronicles, Le Guin has continued to write gorgeous, compelling tales of alien life well into her eighties. She tells Jones about…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jan 31

Reservoir Converted into World’s Largest Slip ‘N Slide

Dating Website Leak Results in Call to Hacker’s Mom

Nigerian schizophrenics prove the truth of astrology…or not

No, Seriously, the MacBook Air Is This Light (Updated)

UFO deposits a mysterious payload over Utah

Book lending vending machines are the libraries of tomorrow

Get a Sony PSP 3000 for $130

The New Essential Apps: iPhone, Android, and iPad

The iPhone Apps Everyone Should Have (Updated)

The REAL Battlestar Galactica Series Bible

Watch BBC teen webseries “Becoming Human” about a vampire, werewolf and a ghost… in high school!

Why did this frog species suddenly evolve extra teeth?

The Best iPad Apps

The Best Android Apps

It’s Official: Smartphones Are Winning

Buffy writers’ fairytale police procedural had better be COPS with trolls

NYC’s Subway System Has Never Sounded So Sweet

Triggered Water Damage Indicator Doesn’t Rule Out Replacement iPhones

Intel Kills Sandy Bridge Chipset Shipments after Admitting Design Flaw

Listen to an amazing interview with Ursula Le Guin

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