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I live in a hot spot

John Denver proclaimed it “almost heaven”, but a group of geoscientists are implying it’s a little more like the opposite. Most of the rest of the world doesn’t think of West Virginia as a hot spot, but it is. It’s just been overlooked. A recent study funded by Google (more on that) updated the Geothermal…

io9 Diandra Leslie-Pelecky - Cocktail Party Physics Nov 13 '10

You Can Use Ping On Your iPad Now

Apple just updated the iTunes app on the iPad and it adds…Ping! It was a backend update so there’s no new download necessary. Just hit up the new Ping tab on the iTunes app to get your social music-ing on. *cricket* In the tab in iTunes, You get your Ping feed, the people you follow,…

Tech News Casey Chan Nov 13 '10

A Robot Actress Stars In A Play

Gemenoid-F, a robot, is co-starring in a Japanese play where she plays the role of a caretaker. It’s a director’s dream: the robot has no ego and does what is told. Here’s a video of her in action, or “acting”. It seems like most of the action is done behind the scenes, with nothing pre-programmed,…

Tech News Casey Chan Nov 13 '10

Add a 5-foot-tall Gundam to your living room for only $3,800

Looking for the right mecha to spruce up your parlor? Bandai is offering a 1/12th scale model of a Gundam mech for a discount 380 sawbucks. It’s five feet tall, 77 pounds, and will require some assembly. Burglars beware! Of course, this scale HY2M Hyper Hybrid Model doesn’t actually come to life, but it might…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Nov 13 '10

Lazy, self-indulgent reviews of science fiction books

Over at Lazy Self-Indulgent Book Reviews, Nicole Cliffe sort of, kind of, not really reviews books. Here are her tongue-in-cheek reviews of Ellison, Delany, and a prehistoric giant shark. Nova by Samuel Delany My father lobbied really hard, almost certainly while high, for my mom to consent to naming me “Nova.” Because of this book.…

Books & Comics Nicole Cliffe Nov 13 '10

The Declaration of Independence Carved In Wood

Charlie Kested, a 81-year-old Navy Veteran, has spent the last 10 years hand carving every single letter, word and line of the Declaration of Independence out of wood. The result is beautiful: dark walnut words, Baltic birch background and awe-inspiring patriotism. The carving is huge, just as tall as Charlie Kested himself, and incredibly detailed,…

Tech News Casey Chan Nov 13 '10

Why Netflix Isn’t On Android Yet (and Only Some Android Phones Will Get It)

Netflix says: “The hurdle has been the lack of a generic and complete platform security and content protection mechanism available for Android.” They can’t get Netflix on Android because they can’t get a secure DRM system across Android devices. According to Greg Peters, from Netflix product development, the difficulty in securing a common DRM system…

Tech News Casey Chan Nov 13 '10

How to measure the distance from the Earth to the Moon

The ancient Greeks did it, and you can too. Find out how some easily observable facts allow you to measure the approximate distance from the Earth to the Moon. One of the hardest parts of calculating distances in space is the difficulty finding reference points. The size or distance of objects on Earth can be…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Nov 13 '10

Lenovo IdeaPad U260 Has A 12.5-inch Screen And Is Less Than An Inch Thick

The ultraportable Lenovo IdeaPad U260 is set to release November 15th (this Monday) for $895. It’s under an inch thin and Lenovo is calling it the first laptop to have a 12.5-inch display with an HD 16:9 screen. Lenovo is using a single piece design made of magnesium-aluminum alloy for the first time, and the…

Tech News Casey Chan Nov 13 '10

On Supernatural, some people are better as dogs

Last night’s Supernatural episode, “All Dogs Go To Heaven,” was a great example of how this season’s monsters are more sympathetic than they’ve been before. And it also had a peculiarly True Blood feel. Spoilers! Now that Crowley’s hold over the brothers is out in the open, we can have a Charlie’s Angels style opening…

Television Annalee Newitz Nov 13 '10

Futuristic Harry Potter art transforms boy wizard into space jockey

Kathryn Hudson has recast the characters of J.K. Rowling’s books as participants in a highfalutin space opera. Harold J. Potter, captain of the ISS Griffin, battles against the Slytherin Empire and alien Lord Voldemort. There’s no Hagrid-Wookie hybrid, sadly. [Kathryn Hudson’s Deviantart via Super Punch]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Nov 13 '10

V for Vendetta hacker strikes at Washington State University

An anonymous hacker wearing a Guy Fawkes mask took over classroom projection screens at Washington State University on the fifth of November, to broadcast a prerecorded message adapted from V For Vendetta. In a prank that evidently alarmed administrators and amused students, the nearly four minute video, which was also posted on YouTube, and has…

Books & Comics Kevin Poulsen - Threat Level Nov 13 '10

The Universal Pillow Remote Of My Lazy Dreams

After waiting years for it to become reality, there is now an honest to god universal pillow remote. Screw a Harmony, I’ll take the most comfortable and most impossible to lose remote there is. It’s only 30 bucks at Brookstone too. https://gizmodo.com/cushion-control-channel-changing-via-rump-254335 Just look how awesome using it will be. Resting your head and changing…

Tech News Casey Chan Nov 13 '10

Watch a 7-hour train ride through Norway set entirely to electronic music

The Norwegian documentary Bergensbanen details the gorgeous 300-mile, 7.5-hour-long train ride from Bergen to Oslo. An intrepid group of DJs have scored the entire journey, which traverses the frozen region of Finse (a.k.a. Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back). Bergensbanen aired last year on Norway’s NRK2. The documentary’s creators encouraged artists to remix this footage…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Nov 13 '10

This Guy Went To Jail Because He Posted Naked Pictures Of His Ex-Girlfriend On Facebook

This guy, Joshua Ashby, is in prison right now. Why? Because in what the judge called an “irresponsible drunken rage”, Joshy posted naked pictures of his ex-girlfriend on Facebook after they broke up. After Ashby, a 20-year-old New Zealand painter, and his girlfriend of five months broke up, he reacted like any psycho ex-boyfriend would:…

Social Media Casey Chan Nov 13 '10

Earth’s last great hope is your college Science Fiction Club

T Campbell’s long-running webcomic Fans! is a love letter to fans and fandom of all stripes. When his plucky band of fans aren’t gaming or playacting or reading scifi, they’re taking down government conspiracies, militant time travelers, and body-swapping scientists. In the webcomics family tree, Fans! isn’t nearly the granddaddy, but something of venerable, slightly…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis Nov 13 '10

Gizmodo University: Flippin’ Switches

It’s Saturday, it’s noon; that can mean only one thing: It’s time for Gizmodo University! We’ve got an action-packed lesson today as our intrepid Sparkle Labs host (and proud new papa) Ariel takes a look at switches, sensors, and detectors! We hope you enjoyed the guest lecture last week and now have a stronger grasp…

Tech News Gizmodo University Nov 13 '10

Insane Jack Kirby comic begins with a trip to the fourth dimension, ends in a wedding

In this obscure Jack Kirby strip from 1957’s Alarming Tales 1, a man chases a burglar into a geometric hellhole, where he falls in love. It’s a priceless, wondrously nonsensical example of Kirby’s pre-Marvel work. [Via Cartoon Snap]

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Nov 13 '10

Inevitable Tron XXX parody titled “Pron,” has “glow job” scene

Adult actress Zoe Voss recently posted photos of herself dressed in her costume for Pron, the aptly titled porno parody of Tron. There aren’t any special effect shots, but the outfit looks like nice burlesque wear. Pron stars Anthony Rosano and is directed by Sam Hain and Leeroy Myers — the film also features a…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Nov 13 '10

I’d Wear This G-Shock Watch Made From Paper

Somebody was obviously paying attention during arts and crafts time in school because this paper model G-Shock is pretty impressive. It nails all the sporty detail of G-Shocks with colored paper and if it really worked, I’d totally buy one. Unfortunately, this paper G-Shock is just an art piece by Lobulo Design. But if anyone…

Tech News Casey Chan Nov 13 '10

I live in a hot spot

You Can Use Ping On Your iPad Now

A Robot Actress Stars In A Play

Add a 5-foot-tall Gundam to your living room for only $3,800

Lazy, self-indulgent reviews of science fiction books

The Declaration of Independence Carved In Wood

Why Netflix Isn’t On Android Yet (and Only Some Android Phones Will Get It)

How to measure the distance from the Earth to the Moon

Lenovo IdeaPad U260 Has A 12.5-inch Screen And Is Less Than An Inch Thick

On Supernatural, some people are better as dogs

Futuristic Harry Potter art transforms boy wizard into space jockey

V for Vendetta hacker strikes at Washington State University

The Universal Pillow Remote Of My Lazy Dreams

Watch a 7-hour train ride through Norway set entirely to electronic music

This Guy Went To Jail Because He Posted Naked Pictures Of His Ex-Girlfriend On Facebook

Earth’s last great hope is your college Science Fiction Club

Gizmodo University: Flippin’ Switches

Insane Jack Kirby comic begins with a trip to the fourth dimension, ends in a wedding

Inevitable Tron XXX parody titled “Pron,” has “glow job” scene

I’d Wear This G-Shock Watch Made From Paper

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