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Crazy Guy BASE Jumps off Bridge to Escape Arrest

Watch this gentleman, who seems to be under the influence of drugs of some sort, flee a police officer by jumping off California’s Bixby Bridge. I think the only thing more satisfying would be escape by jetpack. [Reddit]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Dec 15

How To Watch Streaming Video Anywhere in the World

So you’re jetting off to a tropical island in uncharted waters. But how are you supposed to enjoy paradise when copyright laws put the international hammer down on Netflix? Winter travelers, meet your new best friends: Proxy and VPN services. Getting Started Watching geographically restricted content can be tricky. Streaming services like Hulu and Netflix…

Tech News Bryan Gardiner Dec 15

‘Tis the Season for Defrauding: The 7 Biggest Holiday Scams

Human beings have been inventing ways to trick, swindle, and cheat one another since, well, always. And it just so happens that the season of giving perfectly coincides with the season of (unlawful) taking. Humbug! This is no coincidence. As we furiously swipe, withdraw and plug our personal info into myriad web sites this holiday…

Tech News Bryan Gardiner Dec 14

I paid a woman to be my friend at a Tokyo Maid Cafe

Maid Cafes are a tradition in Tokyo’s otaku-centric Akihabara neighborhood. People say they’re a romantic version of strip clubs: Instead of lapdances, you buy innocent displays of affection. How does it feel to pay for puppy love? I found out. I had been reading for years about Maid Cafes, places where lonely otaku (geeks) pay…

io9 Annalee Newitz Dec 13

Watch an entire hemisphere of the sun explode

In this ultraviolet light video taken by NASA, you can watch a phenomenon that scientists didn’t believe could exist until a few months ago. An entire hemisphere of the sun explodes, one region igniting another. What does this discovery mean? It turns out that the sun doesn’t just spurt out gouts of gas in isolated…

io9 Annalee Newitz Dec 13

Julie Taymor’s The Tempest is your new late night drunken pizza orgy movie

Shakespeare’s magic thrives in darkness. Many of his most memorable, transformative plays include unfathomable horrors. And The Tempest, perhaps his most overtly magical play, must beguile us but also confront us with madness. Julie Taymor’s version doesn’t quite get there. Shakespearean spoilers below! I loved Taymor’s movie of Titus Andronicus — called simply Titus —…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 10

The Reaction of Governments to Wikileaks Should Scare the Hell Out of You

Wikileaks is a flawed endeavor represented publicly by a smug egotist. But it deserves the respect and support of anyone who prioritizes the privacy of individuals over that of governments. You don’t have to like it or Assange in order to value the counterpoint they represent to the modern high-technology security state. Instead, it is…

Privacy & Security Roberto Arguedas Dec 8

Study: Daily Aspirin Can Reduce Your Chances of Dying From Cancer Up to 60%

Researchers have found a drug that’s unexpectedly effective at reducing one’s chances of dying from many common forms of cancer, in some cases lessening fatalities up to 60%. It’s a small, long term daily dose of aspirin. In a new report, stemming from eight long term studies including some 25,000 patients, British researchers found that…

Health Kyle VanHemert Dec 7

Giz Explains: Should You Worry About Cyber Attacks?

Step one: take out all the transportation. Step two: the financial base and telecoms. Step three: You get rid of all the utilities. Gas, water, electric, nuclear. that’s why they call it a fire sale, because everything must go. That’s Justin Long, lecturing an audience that includes Bruce Willis about the magnificent scale of a…

Privacy & Security John Herrman Dec 7

George Lucas Plans to Resurrect Dead Movie Stars

According to Mel Smith—friend of George Lucas and director of Radioland Murders—the creator of Star Wars is “buying up the film rights to dead actors.” He says that Lucas plans to resurrect them in future movies using 3D technology: George has been buying up the film rights to dead actors in the hope of using…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 6

Thanks Google, For the Free, Unusable Wi-Fi on Planes This Holiday

Did you know Virgin, Delta and AirTran has free Wi-Fi on their planes this holiday season? If you didn’t, the flight attendants will tell you when you board—which is bad for those who actually need to use the Wi-Fi. You see, I’m on a plane right now to NYC. Normally I’d pay the $9 (then…

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 3

Woman Strips Down to Her Lingerie, Gets TSA Pat Down Anyway—Twice [Updated]

This bombshell wearing just black lace, a pearl necklace and a white dog is Tammy Banovac, a retired surgeon in a wheelchair. She got down to her lingerie while going through airport security and still got a pat down. Twice. Updated. Update:Turns out that Tammy Banovac posed naked for Playboy in 1997, when she was…

Privacy & Security Jesus Diaz Dec 2

How Anyone Can Fake an ATM and Steal Your Money

There’s no dearth of sophisticated gear for the aspirational ATM thief. But skimmers don’t exactly have an aisle at Wal-Mart. In this Gizmodo investigation, we take a look at the scary internet black market where fraudsters get their tools. When it comes to new and creative ways of pilfering personal financial data, ATM crime is…

Tech News Bryan Gardiner Dec 2

NASA Finds New Life (Updated)

NASA has discovered a new life form, a bacteria called GFAJ-1 that is unlike anything currently living in planet Earth. It’s capable of using arsenic to build its DNA, RNA, proteins, and cell membranes. This changes everything. Updated. NASA is saying that this is “life as we do not know it”. The reason is that…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 2

The Probability of Finding Aliens Is Now Three Times Higher

The total number of stars in the Universe “is likely three times bigger than realized.” Yale University astronomer Pieter van Dokkum says there are “possibly trillions of Earths orbiting these stars,” dramatically increasing the possibility of finding alien civilizations. According to the new study just published in Nature, new observations on the red end of…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz Dec 2

The FCC’s Net Neutrality Announcement: The Good, The Bad, and What It Means for You

Today, the FCC’s chairman will deliver a speech essentially outlining the agency’s stance on net neutrality—and making an exciting push in its favor. The news isn’t entirely positive though—net neutrality might be preserved, but it’ll be expensive. FCC chief Julius Genachowski plans to back new government rules that would prohibit your ISP from blocking legal…

Tech News Sam Biddle Dec 1

I Hope This Gets To You: A Viral Love Letter

Stop whatever you’re doing right now, watch this video, and send it to your friends. Actually, you don’t even have to watch the video—though it’s amazing—you just need to pass it on. Here’s why. The video was put together by a guy named Walter C. May and his roommates—who just happen to be in a…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Nov 30

College Kid Discovers False Murder Accusation While Googling Himself

Most of us probably Google ourselves semi-regularly, right? (Right guys…?) But if there’s one thing worse than discovering you’re an online nobody, it’s discovering that you’ve been wrongfully accused of murder by your local police department. How very embarrassing! University of Florida student Zachary Garcia was in the midst of a normal vanity Googling when…

Tech News Sam Biddle Nov 30

We need more vampire slayers — just not more Buffy

Warner Bros. had half the right idea with their Buffy the Vampire Slayer remake. It’s about time somebody picked up the baton Joss Whedon dropped seven freaking years ago. But we don’t need more Buffy, just more heroes like her. After I heard about the plans for a new Buffy movie without Whedon’s involvement, I…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Nov 29

WikiLeaks Diplomatic Bombshell Reveals Strange Tech Snooping Schemes

Today’s not a good morning to wake up as an American diplomat. The weekend’s WikiLeaks disclosure of covert communications has revealed some strange tech plots surrounding world figures—Bluetooth bugs implanted in prisoners. DNA gathering. UN stalking. Weird stuff. https://gizmodo.com/how-a-burnt-lady-gaga-cd-helped-leak-thousands-of-intel-5701089 Bluetooth Human Tracking Implants First up—injecting released Guantanamo Bay prisoners with internal tracking devices, so that…

Tech News Sam Biddle Nov 29

Crazy Guy BASE Jumps off Bridge to Escape Arrest

How To Watch Streaming Video Anywhere in the World

‘Tis the Season for Defrauding: The 7 Biggest Holiday Scams

I paid a woman to be my friend at a Tokyo Maid Cafe

Watch an entire hemisphere of the sun explode

Julie Taymor’s The Tempest is your new late night drunken pizza orgy movie

The Reaction of Governments to Wikileaks Should Scare the Hell Out of You

Study: Daily Aspirin Can Reduce Your Chances of Dying From Cancer Up to 60%

Giz Explains: Should You Worry About Cyber Attacks?

George Lucas Plans to Resurrect Dead Movie Stars

Thanks Google, For the Free, Unusable Wi-Fi on Planes This Holiday

Woman Strips Down to Her Lingerie, Gets TSA Pat Down Anyway—Twice [Updated]

How Anyone Can Fake an ATM and Steal Your Money

NASA Finds New Life (Updated)

The Probability of Finding Aliens Is Now Three Times Higher

The FCC’s Net Neutrality Announcement: The Good, The Bad, and What It Means for You

I Hope This Gets To You: A Viral Love Letter

College Kid Discovers False Murder Accusation While Googling Himself

We need more vampire slayers — just not more Buffy

WikiLeaks Diplomatic Bombshell Reveals Strange Tech Snooping Schemes

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