Indonesia

Train Track Therapy Is The Latest Health Craze In Indonesia

Indonesians are heading to railroad tracks seeking electric therapy for their chronic ailments. This idea comes from the tale of a paralyzed Chinese man who went to the tracks to commit suicide and was miraculously cured. This story was retold hundreds of times and serves as inspiration for those who believe the railroad tracks are…

Tech News Kelly Aug 2

Help Try To Save a Missing Gizmodo Reader’s Life

Yesterday, husband, surfer, and Gizmodo reader Daniel Bobis went missing off the coast of Sumatra. His family is trying to organize a search team, but without a crucial helicopter looking overhead, their chances will be slight. Let’s help them out. The Bobis family is asking that you contact the US embassy in Indonesia to ask…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jul 25

Funky Indonesian Supergirl film is also a rip-off of Spider-Woman

Soraya Intercine’s TV program Supergirl not only cribs a name from DC’s lady Kryptonian — this Indonesian show also takes some serious fashion cues from Marvel’s Spider-Woman. Frankly, I love these bootleg heroes. She can start a superteam with the Indian Incredible Hulk, the Bangladeshi Hulk, and every Turkish superhero ever. Together they can take…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Feb 13

Tooth of ancient “hobbit” people could reveal their mysterious origins

The recent discovery of one-meter-tall “hobbit” skeletons in Indonesia is one of the most shocking finds in the history of paleontology. Now there’s hope that DNA extracted from a preserved tooth might unlock the secrets of these hobbits. This strange species, classified as Homo floriensis, does not fit easily into our current understanding of paleontology.…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jan 6

Who Wants to Research Tsunamis at This Indonesian Marine Center of the Future?

Having been to Bali several times, I can tell you that this marine research vessel concept is about a million years away from most of their architecture. Saying that, however, the next photo juxtaposes the old and new beautifully: Solus4 entered their concept into a design competition in Indonesia, where they stated that the marine…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Oct 18

The School from the Beginning of Serenity Actually Exists in Indonesia

Sunlight. A tropical breeze blowing across your hands as you take down notes. The Green School is a far cry from the windowless, prison-like schools that I attended growing up. I bet this school churns out creative, telepathic geniuses. The Green School, which stretches across the Ayung River in Bali, is built of bamboo, a…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Oct 14

Slide Into Home

The Indonesian “Play House,” designed by architects at Aboday, boasts clean lines, high ceilings and something that’s especially awesome for the lucky little 5-year-old punk who uses it: a two-story polished concrete slide that goes from bedroom to kitchen. There’s a bit too much concrete for my liking spread throughout the 150 square meter structure,…

Tech News Jack Loftus Sep 19

Indonesian volcano erupts for the first time in over 400 years

Scientists were caught by surprise when Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung suddenly erupted over the weekend, and an even stronger eruption on Monday sprayed soot and debris more than a mile into the air. Plumes of white smoke continue to pour out. Since the volcano hadn’t erupted since 1600 A.D., many vulcanologists considered it a low priority…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 1

Indonesian Parliament Hit by Hackers With 15mins of Porn

For 15 long, glorious minutes, members of the parliament (and assembled journalists) were treated to porno photos on the internal TV channel. It’s believed hackers retaliated to the government’s commands that ISPs block porn by August 11th for Ramadan. August 11th is the beginning of the Muslim Ramadan festival, where they abstain from eating, drinking,…

Privacy & Security Kat Hannaford Aug 3

iPhone Queues? Get a Load of This Nokia C3 Queue

Spotted in Indonesia: at least 63 people queuing for Nokia’s QWERTY-equipped C3 phone. Anyone would think Apple was handing out free iPhones! According to Nokia Conversations, thousands waited to get their hands on the budget messenger phone, which launched officially in the country on Sunday. [Nokia Conversations and TheNokiaBlog via SlashGear]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 9

Hand Magic, Fake White People and Pigs Make “The Warrior” Awesome

Indonesian flick The Warrior (1981) is like Roadhouse – but with magical kung fu. And evil wizards who torment Indonesian actors in Dutchface. And a human-into-pig transformation scene. In these two clips, there are plenty of hand magic shenanigans involving the evil wizards. Toothy Wizard torments fake Dutch guy, and then later resurrects Hair Wizard,…

io9 Annalee Newitz Dec 19

HIV/AIDS Patients to Be Tagged with RFID Chips

In the ultimate Nazi-inspired exercise of destruction of the most basic human rights, Indonesian politicians are planning to tag all HIV/AIDS patients with radio frequency identification chips. Their objective is to monitor people who had shown “actively sexual behavior”. John Manangsang-one of the the Indonesian Himmler-wannabes proposing the law-has no qualms in explaining it: It’s…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 25

Earthquake in Progress: Your Laptop Can Save You!

The Quake Catcher Network is the latest effort in distributed computing that aims to turn your computer into a node in a vast, distributed earthquake detection network. Developed by University of California seismologists and computer scientists, Quake Catcher uses accelerometers already built into many laptops to detect shaking. If several nodes produce consistent hits at…

io9 Michael Reilly Apr 4

Jakarta’s Coastline Is Becoming A Sailor-Themed Space Station

If you’re going to live by the sea, you should live like a high-rolling sailor with a penchant for fancy futuristic architecture. That’s the idea behind the aerodynamically-shaped hotel, 10 apartment towers, and 2.4-hectare “Aqua Park” that will comprise Regatta, the new lux complex on the Java Sea coast in Jakarta, Indonesia. When completed sometime…

io9 LISA KATAYAMA Feb 14

Train Track Therapy Is The Latest Health Craze In Indonesia

Help Try To Save a Missing Gizmodo Reader’s Life

Funky Indonesian Supergirl film is also a rip-off of Spider-Woman

Tooth of ancient “hobbit” people could reveal their mysterious origins

Who Wants to Research Tsunamis at This Indonesian Marine Center of the Future?

The School from the Beginning of Serenity Actually Exists in Indonesia

Slide Into Home

Indonesian volcano erupts for the first time in over 400 years

Indonesian Parliament Hit by Hackers With 15mins of Porn

iPhone Queues? Get a Load of This Nokia C3 Queue

Hand Magic, Fake White People and Pigs Make “The Warrior” Awesome

HIV/AIDS Patients to Be Tagged with RFID Chips

Earthquake in Progress: Your Laptop Can Save You!

Jakarta’s Coastline Is Becoming A Sailor-Themed Space Station

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