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Could One Daredevil Star End Up Playing A Pivotal Role In Dr. Strange?

James Gunn says there could be a killer Groot-and-Rocket solo spin-off movie some day. Gwyneth Paltrow is willing to be Pepper Potts in Captain America 3. And has a massive Walking Dead rumor been debunked? Spoilers now! Top image: Daredevil Guardians of the Galaxy James Gunn said that he thinks that any of the team…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Nov 28

This Pulp Fiction Art is the only Black Friday Deal I need

I mean, sure, you could be out there with thousands of others fighting over discounted TVs and whatnot, but why not stay in where it’s nice and warm and admire Laurent Durieux‘s latest lovely work for Mondo? Durieux’s Pulp Fiction screen print poster is on sale now on Mondo’s site for $60, with preorders only…

Tech News James Whitbrook Nov 28

Uber Has Halted Operations in Nevada

After a tough couple of weeks, there’s now more bad news for Uber. The Washoe County District Court has just issued a temporary injunction which stops the service from operating in Nevada. The State is unhappy with Uber for the same old reasons of safety, insurance and licensing. It’s not the end of the road…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Nov 28

A whole Thanksgiving feast condensed in this gorgeous burger

You might think you ate so much turkey yesterday that you had enough for the rest of your life. But that feeling will pass (believe me) and eventually, you’ll crave again for more. When that time comes, remember this Pornburger. These are the ingredients: Rosemary sweet potato roll. Crispy duck skin. A juicy seasoned turkey…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi Nov 28

It Turns Out Sony Was Behind that E-Ink Concept Watch All Along

A month after the E-Ink FES concept watch got people excited about an innovative wearable that didn’t care if it wasn’t particularly smart, rumors that Sony was working on a similar E-Ink-based timepiece started to swirl. But according to the Wall Street Journal, Sony was behind the FES watch concept all along, and it’s just…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 28

Deals: Lego shop-at-home Brick Friday specials

It’s Black Friday and I would not blame anyone for not wanting to get out there and battle the crowds. The good news is, at least as far as Lego is concerned, all of the deals that are being offered in Lego brand stores today are also available online. The only thing that you will…

Tech News Michael Schulte Nov 28

Future Elevators Will Use Maglev to Go Up, Down—and Sideways

Is only going up in the elevator getting you down? Not for much longer: ThyssenKrupp, the German steel and engineering company, has announced that it’s building the next generation of elevators that will use magnetic levitation to travel up, down and side-to-side at speed in the buildings of the future. Maglev technology, used by some…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Nov 28

A New Super-Thin Coating Could Cool Buildings Without AC

When it’s hot out, buildings have a hard time staying cool: bombarded with ambient heat and generating yet more inside, their air conditioning systems have to work hard to keep temperatures down. Now, a new super-thin coating developed at Stanford could be applied to buildings to help them cool themselves more effectively. The new material,…

Physics & Chemistry Jamie Condliffe Nov 28

On Mars, the Frost Is Made of CO2

This is Mars’s Hellas Chaos, an area covered in wind-blown dunes and flat-topped mesas. The dusting of white is in fact carbon dioxide frost—so, pretty chilly then![ESA]

Space & Spaceflight Jamie Condliffe Nov 28

How Many Calories Do You Burn By Laughing?

It’s the day after the night before, and you ate way too much. So in the quest for marginal gains, how many calories might you be able to burn off by laughing your way through today? Peter Janiszewski finds out. I have been drawn to sketch comedy since my early teens. I religiously watched every…

Tech News Peter Janiszewski PhD - PLoS Blogs Nov 28

Awesome supercut turns Breaking Bad into badass rap song

I can’t imagine the amount of hours Dutch editor Matthijs Vlot spent making this: A fantastic supercut that transforms bits of Breaking Bad dialogue into a cohesive rap song that actually makes sense. Check out Matthijs Vlot’s website to watch more of his neat supercuts. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi Nov 28

This Is How Touchscreens Actually Work

Touchscreens are everywhere these days, and even though you’ve probably heard people mumble about the relative benefits of capacative screens compared to resistive ones, you might not actually know how they work. This video explains. Greg Foot describes how reisistive screens work, before explaining how Apple swung the market in the other direction, to favoring…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Nov 28

Seth MacFarlane Made a Christmas Album And It’s Actually Very Good

Technically, right now is the exact moment when the few of us who genuinely love Christmas music can flip the switch on the carols, firing up the jingle jangle jingle with reckless abandon. Should you be one of those people, I have an album all ready for you to blast at top volume. And the…

Tech News Alissa Walker Nov 27

Concept Art Writing Prompt: The Book Collector

A rider enters the woods in this week’s Concept Art Writing Prompt with a book on the brain. What story will you write about this questing figure and the book-lugging creature they encounter? This intriguing illustration is by artist Ben Hillman (and found via Eat Sleep Draw). Does this piece get your creative juices flowing?…

io9 Lauren Davis Nov 27

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Is the Ultimate Thanksgiving Flick

If you are going to sit down tonight and watch a post-turkey movie with the assemblage of humans who share your genetic matter, I highly recommend Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. The 1987 John Hughes flick is funny and touching. Watching John Candy play a well-meaning but obnoxious slob is like watching Michael Jordan play basketball…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Nov 27

How To “Save” The Spider-Man Movies

Amazing Spider-Man 2 was a pretty successful movie — but it wasn’t the blockbuster Sony was hoping for, and Amazing Spider-Man 3 got delayed. Meanwhile, we keep hearing some off-the-wall Spidey spin-off ideas. But over in Forbes, Scott Mendelson says there’s one easy way to save the Spidey movies. First off, before anybody else says…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Nov 27

Hear the Windows XP Text-to-Speech Converter Sing The Piña Colada Song

Remember Microsoft’s Sam? He was the text-to-speech converter that came bundled into Windows XP. And now he’s decided to have a go at the The Piña Colada Song. You should listen to this, it’s great. The rendition of Rupert Holmes’ Escape—often known as The Piña Colada Song—was put together by British musician Joshua Ryan who…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Nov 27

Why House Cats Generally Don’t Care (About You)

House cats often appear aloof and indifferent toward their human companions. But it’s not just an act — they actually don’t care. A recent study of the domestic cat genome reveals why. Scientists from the Genome Institute at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis sequenced the first house cat reference genome, and…

io9 Adam Steiner Nov 27

Comet Siding Spring Could Alter The Atmosphere Of Mars Forever

Feeling lucky? Events such as Comet Siding Spring’s encounter with Mars in October only happen about once every eight million years, according to NASA. Top image: Observations of Comet Siding Spring Oct. 19 by the Mars Orbiter Mission. Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation And after we were treated to spectacular views from the agency’s spacecraft,…

io9 Elizabeth Howell - Universe Today Nov 27

Watch How the World’s Largest Solar Farms Get Built

Large-scale solar plants are monstrous construction projects, that cover hundreds or thousands of acres of land in photovoltaic goodness. This amazing video shows how they go from concept to reality. When it’s finished, this 550-megawatt plant, called Topaz Solar Farms and situated in San Luis Obispo County, will contain more than 8 million PV modules.…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Nov 27

Could One Daredevil Star End Up Playing A Pivotal Role In Dr. Strange?

This Pulp Fiction Art is the only Black Friday Deal I need

Uber Has Halted Operations in Nevada

A whole Thanksgiving feast condensed in this gorgeous burger

It Turns Out Sony Was Behind that E-Ink Concept Watch All Along

Deals: Lego shop-at-home Brick Friday specials

Future Elevators Will Use Maglev to Go Up, Down—and Sideways

A New Super-Thin Coating Could Cool Buildings Without AC

On Mars, the Frost Is Made of CO2

How Many Calories Do You Burn By Laughing?

Awesome supercut turns Breaking Bad into badass rap song

This Is How Touchscreens Actually Work

Seth MacFarlane Made a Christmas Album And It’s Actually Very Good

Concept Art Writing Prompt: The Book Collector

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Is the Ultimate Thanksgiving Flick

How To “Save” The Spider-Man Movies

Hear the Windows XP Text-to-Speech Converter Sing The Piña Colada Song

Why House Cats Generally Don’t Care (About You)

Comet Siding Spring Could Alter The Atmosphere Of Mars Forever

Watch How the World’s Largest Solar Farms Get Built

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