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Obama Wants Stricter Data Privacy Laws (That Still Aren’t So Strict)

President Obama will announce two new pieces of legislation on Monday that are designed to protect consumers from the massive data breaches and students from greedy companies that want their data. Good idea! However, some think Obama’s plan doesn’t sound like it provides quite enough protection. But it’s still a good idea! The so-called Personal…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Jan 12 '15

Let’s Write Some Six-Word Science Fiction!

Can you build (and then maybe destroy) a fictional world in just six words? Then we want you to write one for us. Maybe you want to explore life on Kepler’s exoplanets, or the inner-lives of robots, or follow commenters Topher and ManhackMan‘s lead with this two-part story that begins and ends with an unsettling…

io9 Ria Misra Jan 12 '15

Here’s Lando Making His Star Wars: Rebels Debut

The rumors were true! The young Calrissian is indeed coming to Star Wars: Rebels, and StarWars.com’s Tim Veekhoven posted this first look at the young gambler/smuggler/scoundrel. Lookin’ good, Lando. That he does! Supposedly Lando will appear in the episode titled “Idiot’s Array,” which will air on January 19th, but there’s no word whether he’ll be…

io9 Rob Bricken Jan 12 '15

This Cheap 3D-Printed Rolex Would Be Perfect For Spendthrift Giants

There’s no easier way to humblebrag about your success than by wearing a Rolex watch, and that’s probably why the brand is also synonymous with knock-offs and replicas. Why pay tens of thousands of dollars for the real thing when you can get a close facsimile for less than $100? And why even spend that…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 12 '15

The Dangers Of The Dust Bowl Included Electrocution By Hug

During the Dust Bowl, people living in northern Texas and Oklahoma had to contend with storms of flour-fine dust that could last for days. The dust blasted through the cracks in window frames and under doors, blinded people, and smothered cattle to death. But it also made people into walking tasers. Children would run up…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jan 12 '15

Awesome GIFs of Our Insides Made By GE’s Superfast New CT Scanner

In September, Florida’s West Kendall Baptist Hospital got a very cool (and very important) new tool: The very first “superfast” body scanner designed by scientists at GE. The team at West Kendall just wrapped up a study of the machine—and the images and GIFs that resulted are wild. The last time we wrote about the…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Jan 12 '15

Everything We Know About Ant-Man‘s Yellowjacket and His Surprising Ally

New info about who will play the young Jean Grey, Scott Summers, and Ororo Munroe in X-Men: Apocalypse. Details about the struggle that LEGO Batman will face in his solo movie. Dexter’s Michael C. Hall is coming to Pete’s Dragon!. And guess who will don the Arrow regalia next? Spoilers now! Top image: Ant-Man X-Men:…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Jan 12 '15

The Spectacular Art of Painting With Soap Bubbles

If you don’t know how they’re made, Jiří Georg Dokoupil’s paintings might look like microscope photos of phosphorescent deep-sea hydrozoa, or maybe computer-generated cartoon characters. Turns out, they’re actually the permanent evidence something way simpler: bubbles. Dokoupil is a Czech artist who’s been painting with soap for decades, mixing lye with pigments and using a…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Jan 12 '15

Get The Looks Of Your Favourite TV And Movie Characters With This Site

Ever longed for the sartorial elegance of Clara Oswald? Ogled over the many (many) suits of Oliver Queen? Here’s a new website that collates the looks of your favourite TV and movie characters, and shows you where to buy them. Is it sort of cosplay if you start wearing your favourite character’s snazziest threads? Culture…

Movies James Whitbrook Jan 12 '15

This Exquisite Wooden X-wing Rocker Will Make You Miss Being a Kid

The popularity of rocking horses has seen a steady decline over the years because kids simply aren’t interested in growing up to be cowboys anymore. Thanks to Star Wars, kids would rather grow up to be intergalactic fighter pilots now, so an X-wing-themed rocker just makes a lot more sense these days. This hand-made masterpiece…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 12 '15

Disney’s Sand-Sketching Robot Turns Beaches Into an Artist’s Canvas

If you thought elaborate sand castles were the only way one could express their artistic vision on the beach, Disney Research and ETH Zürich want to introduce you to their Beachbot. Slightly larger than a Roomba, the cartoonish robot turtle uses innovative soft balloon-like wheels so that it doesn’t leave a trail while rolling across…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 12 '15

How Not to Smuggle 94 iPhones Through Chinese Customs

When customs officers at Futian Port in China saw a males passenger with “weird walking posture, joint stiffness, muscle tension…” they got suspicious. Turns out, he was attempting to smuggle 94 iPhones into the country—all of them strapped to his body. Having travelled in from Hong Kong, the suspect arrived with two plastic shopping bags.…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Jan 12 '15

Can You Spot 20 Things That Happened on the Internet in 2014?

It’s a dark. It’s January. Hell, it’s a Monday. You need something fun to do. So why not stare at this rather lovely image and attempt to identify the 20 things that happened in 2014 on the Internet that it depicts? This image was masterminded by the SYZYGY Group and illustrated by Andrew Rae. Just…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Jan 12 '15

Imagine Your Airplane Getting Buried Under Snow

Hate waking up to see your car covered under snow? Then an aircraft maintenance job is probably not for you, if this situation is anything to go by. This snow-covered C-5M Super Galaxy was photographed on January 6th 2015 at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Aircraft maintenance operations continued to keep the mission moving—even though…

Tech News Attila Nagy Jan 12 '15

How the Oreo Was Invented

In 1890, a group of eight large New York City bakeries combined to form the New York Biscuit Company and built a giant six-story factory in West Chelsea. Eight years later, they merged with their competitor, Chicago’s American Biscuit and Manufacturing to form an even larger conglomerate – the National Biscuit Company, but the factory…

Tech News Matt Blitz - TodayIFoundOut.com Jan 12 '15

Okay, Let’s Make Wild Guesses About The Librarians’ Biggest Mystery

Right? I mean, they haven’t done a ton to hide it, which I appreciate. I’m obsessed with figuring out who’s who and how this is going to shake out in next week’s season finale. By which I mostly mean the fate of John Larroquette, national treasure. Look, guys, as much as I enjoy this show…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Jan 12 '15

Short film: Why the corporate world is better suited for masochists

This hilarious short film by creative agency Studio Hansa shows a regular day in a corporate office. A place where everybody seems to be waiting for an opportunity to hurt you in the most sadistic way. Sometimes it really feels that way. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

Sploid Omar Kardoudi Jan 12 '15

Two LG Factory Workers Die in Nitrogen Leak

The Korea Herald reports that two workers have died and four been injured during a nitrogen leak at an LG Display factory in the South Korean city of Paju. The incident occurred while the workers carried out regular repairs on the ninth floor of the factory, which sits 25 miles north of Seoul. One worker…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Jan 12 '15

Ancient Japanese technique to make wood buildings is a pleasure to watch

Japanese carpenters are famous for their elaborate joining techniques that put their wooden constructions among the most durable in the world. These videos show how this neat ancient technique works. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

Sploid Omar Kardoudi Jan 12 '15

Report: The FBI Oversaw the NSA’s Email Surveillance

A newly declassified Justice Department report shows that the FBI has had a leading role in the NSA’s email surveillance program. The 231-page report, obtained by the New York Times, explains that “in 2008… the F.B.I. assumed the power to review email accounts the N.S.A. wanted to collect through the “Prism” system.” It also developed…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe Jan 12 '15

Obama Wants Stricter Data Privacy Laws (That Still Aren’t So Strict)

Let’s Write Some Six-Word Science Fiction!

Here’s Lando Making His Star Wars: Rebels Debut

This Cheap 3D-Printed Rolex Would Be Perfect For Spendthrift Giants

The Dangers Of The Dust Bowl Included Electrocution By Hug

Awesome GIFs of Our Insides Made By GE’s Superfast New CT Scanner

Everything We Know About Ant-Man‘s Yellowjacket and His Surprising Ally

The Spectacular Art of Painting With Soap Bubbles

Get The Looks Of Your Favourite TV And Movie Characters With This Site

This Exquisite Wooden X-wing Rocker Will Make You Miss Being a Kid

Disney’s Sand-Sketching Robot Turns Beaches Into an Artist’s Canvas

How Not to Smuggle 94 iPhones Through Chinese Customs

Can You Spot 20 Things That Happened on the Internet in 2014?

Imagine Your Airplane Getting Buried Under Snow

How the Oreo Was Invented

Okay, Let’s Make Wild Guesses About The Librarians’ Biggest Mystery

Short film: Why the corporate world is better suited for masochists

Two LG Factory Workers Die in Nitrogen Leak

Ancient Japanese technique to make wood buildings is a pleasure to watch

Report: The FBI Oversaw the NSA’s Email Surveillance

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