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The Inside Scoop On The Movie Version Of YA Book Classic House Of Stairs

House of Stairs by William Sleator is an intense, dark story, and it would make a fantastic movie. So it’s fantastic news that a House of Stairs movie is in the pipeline, with a goal of starting production in September or October. We talked to a producer and got the inside scoop on the film.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 23

The Ultimate Low Earth Orbit Workspace

Check out the office digs aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA Via NASA: This image of the interior view from the International Space Station’s Cupola module was taken on Jan. 4, 2015. The large bay windows allows the Expedition 42 crew to see outside. The Cupola houses one of the space station’s two…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jan 23

How An Engineer Outsmarted A Crazy Person With A Fake Inoculation

You are testing a new technology. One night, as you work, a person with a case of the crazies comes in. They hate your new technology. They think it’s making them sick. And they have a gun. What do you do? If you’re W. W. Bradford, you do something awesome. Every new technology freaks society…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jan 23

This Is the Vajankle, a Fleshlight Foot You Can Fuck

Just like the human/avatar ladyparts on which they’re modeled, fleshlights come in all sorts of wacky shapes and colors. But if and when making love to a plastic robot vagina starts to lose its thrill, Sin Boutique is here to cushion your deep, dark fall with the latest solo sex substitute. In the form of…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Jan 23

Batroc The Leaper, AoU Iron Man And Spider-Woman Figures Are On The Way!

You know how sometimes we get to see Toys a little earlier than usual thanks to Factory figures rolling onto eBay? Well, sometimes a boxload of toys just happen to show up too – and the new Marvel Legends figures have a lot to enjoy. Comics Batroc! Age Of Ultron Iron Man! But above all:…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 23

GoFundMe Is a Great Way to Scam People

I’m not the morality police over here, but I’m just gonna go ahead and say that people should not scam each other. Think of a scam free world! We would be free to trust unlucky Nigerian princes and Publisher’s Clearing House. So, first of all: Don’t rip people off. It’s rude. But if you were…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Jan 23

Read The Impressively Shocking Conclusion Of Ivar, Timewalker #1 Here

We’ve been thrilled to offer the entire first issue of Valiant’s Ivar, Timewalker comic this week, and it’s finally time for the conclusion. If you missed it, part 1 is here, part 2 is here, and the third and final part begins below, as Ivar reveals his unique philosophy that time paradoxes can basically go…

io9 Rob Bricken Jan 23

Get ye treasure out, T’ new Pirate sets be hitting yonder shelves

Things are starting to fall into place for the launch (relaunch) of the Lego Pirate theme. Lego has uploaded the high resolutions images in preparation for putting the sets in the coming soon section of the online store. Reviewers are getting their pre-release copies and there is at least one set already available in Europe.…

Tech News Michael Schulte Jan 23

Trailer For The Original Alien Reimagined As A Steampunk CG Film

Second-year students at the Animation Workshop in Denmark were tasked with creating 30-second CG trailers inspired by classic movies. The group that was assigned Alien decided not to do a straight tribute, but instead mixed a bit of Jules Verne in with their scifi horror. Other student groups also played with their movie assignments. For…

io9 Lauren Davis Jan 23

After Earth Falls, Will Interstellar Space Travel Be Our Salvation?

It may be just a matter of time before the Earth becomes uninhabitable. As astrophysicists and avid science fiction fans, we naturally find the prospect of interstellar colonization intriguing and exciting. But is it practical, or even possible? Or is there a better solution? Top image: Mark Rademaker’s conceptual image of a NASA-built faster-than-light ship.…

io9 Frederick Jenet & Teviet Creighton — The Conversation Jan 23

Amazon’s Gold Box Forum Is a Beautiful Pocket of Internet Insanity

It’s an inviolable rule of the internet that if you provide people with a place to type words in public, chaos will follow close behind. Nowhere is this more true than the Amazon Gold Box forum, one of the internet’s more delightful clearinghouses of crazy. You may have never seen the Gold Box forum, even…

Commerce Brian Barrett Jan 23

Why Leatherman’s Multitool Bracelet Is Beautiful But Useless

A multitool you can wear on your wrist? Neat! But, will it actually be useful as, you know, a tool? I don’t think so. This is manly wrist fashion, not a genuinely useful wearable. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-find-the-perfect-multitool-in-five-easy-steps-1578830637 For the last couple of years, braided lengths of paracord worn on your wrist have been a thing. The idea…

Tech News Wes Siler Jan 23

The Whole Crazy Process Of Creating A TV Show, From Pitch To Pilot

Right now, it’s pilot season — which means you’re going to be hearing about a lot of TV shows getting ordered. And then, nine months from now… most of those shows will not be on television. What is this mysterious crucible? Here’s our step-by-step guide to the process of pitching a brand new television show.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 23

12 Pixar Shorts, House of Cards (Books), and More Deals

Pixar’s famed short films are often better than their feature-length counterparts, and you can own 12 of them on Blu-ray today for just $14. [Pixar Short Films Collection 2, $14] Note: Amazon is backordered, but you can still lock in your price. Netflix’s award-winning House of Cards is adapted from a British series, which was…

io9 Shep McAllister Jan 23

No, This Isn’t Scifi. It’s an Actual Spaceplane, Getting Fueled Up.

The European Space Agency is about to launch its remote-controlled experimental spacecraft, IXV (Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle), on February 11, from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. What you see above is that craft being fueled with hydrazine maneuvering propellant. It’s all taking place in the S5B hall of the Spaceport’s large S5 payload preparation facility.…

Tech News Attila Nagy Jan 23

The Many Play Areas Nestled Into New York’s Metropolis

New York is an epicenter of commerce and culture. But even busy Manhattanites need recreation to sooth their nerves. Luckily, NYC has no shortage of parks, fields, and courts for sporting types. Franck Bohbot’s series of cityscapes documenting these various sites scattered throughout the metropolis are an ode to our unceasing desire to get out…

Tech News Michael Hession Jan 23

Extended MacBook Battery Pack, House of Cards Trilogy, and More Deals

We have a million different options to charge our phones and tablets on the go, but laptops are generally out of luck unless you can find an AC outlet. This Lenmar ChugPlug solves this age-old problem by plugging directly into the power brick of your MacBook Air or 13″ MacBook Pro, providing up to four…

Tech News Shep McAllister Jan 23

Nerf’s New Blaster Puts Four Spinning Barrels Inside a Spinning Barrel

If you’re going to call a toy blaster the ‘Doominator’ it better deliver on a sense of despair and foreboding—at least for those on the wrong end of the barrel. And it looks like Nerf has done just that because its latest creation features a set of four dart-laden spinning barrels that revolve around a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 23

The 10 Greatest Tank Battles In Military History

Ever since the first armored vehicles crawled across the tortured battlescapes of World War I, tanks have become an indelible fixture of land warfare. Many tank-on-tank engagements have occurred over the years, some more significant — and epic — than others. Here are 10 you need to know about. Top image: An Iraqi tank burns…

io9 George Dvorsky Jan 23

Crowdfund An RPG Set In Ancient Egypt, Apocalyptic Pony Toys And More!

It’s an eclectic mix of goodness in this week’s look at all things Crowdfunding. We’ve got a ridiculously cool looking boardgame based on Conan The Barbarian, the continuation of the original Star Trek through fan films, and a pen and paper RPG with what is possibly my favourite name for anything ever. Header Image Credit:…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 23

The Inside Scoop On The Movie Version Of YA Book Classic House Of Stairs

The Ultimate Low Earth Orbit Workspace

How An Engineer Outsmarted A Crazy Person With A Fake Inoculation

This Is the Vajankle, a Fleshlight Foot You Can Fuck

Batroc The Leaper, AoU Iron Man And Spider-Woman Figures Are On The Way!

GoFundMe Is a Great Way to Scam People

Read The Impressively Shocking Conclusion Of Ivar, Timewalker #1 Here

Get ye treasure out, T’ new Pirate sets be hitting yonder shelves

Trailer For The Original Alien Reimagined As A Steampunk CG Film

After Earth Falls, Will Interstellar Space Travel Be Our Salvation?

Amazon’s Gold Box Forum Is a Beautiful Pocket of Internet Insanity

Why Leatherman’s Multitool Bracelet Is Beautiful But Useless

The Whole Crazy Process Of Creating A TV Show, From Pitch To Pilot

12 Pixar Shorts, House of Cards (Books), and More Deals

No, This Isn’t Scifi. It’s an Actual Spaceplane, Getting Fueled Up.

The Many Play Areas Nestled Into New York’s Metropolis

Extended MacBook Battery Pack, House of Cards Trilogy, and More Deals

Nerf’s New Blaster Puts Four Spinning Barrels Inside a Spinning Barrel

The 10 Greatest Tank Battles In Military History

Crowdfund An RPG Set In Ancient Egypt, Apocalyptic Pony Toys And More!

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