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Today, Twitter is rolling out a new feature that allows users to retweet themselves. But as everyone knows, you should be very, very careful with this capability. Because retweeting yourself can have a serious impact on your health and relationships. I first started retweeting myself when I was maybe 12 or so. I don’t remember…
It’s interesting when a director like David Fincher decides to step away from the action and place his camera far away from the scene to capture the world from an outsider’s point of view. Those long shots can reveal the isolation of his characters and can also provide a unique view that lets us take…
Creating Mochi, a chewy Japanese dessert made from sticky mochigome rice, requires the ingredients to be first thoroughly pounded into a thick paste. You can use a machine to do it, or like these Japanese chefs, you can risk a broken finger by pounding it manually in a flawlessly choreographed routine. The speed at which…
Russian hackers were able to snatch all of the Democratic National Committee’s opposition research on Donald Trump, according to US officials who spoke to the Washington Post. The hackers were able to read emails and instant messages as a result of the breach. Hackers apparently had access to the DNC’s network for over a year,…
It’s fun watching people wearing an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive run into walls, trip over furniture, or smash into other obstacles while playing a VR game. But it’s not as fun when you’re the one accidentally breaking your own TV, so Nyko has come up with a solution that makes it safer to explore…
We’ve all been there: It’s late at night, you’ve had a few drinks, and you’re messing around with your iPhone. It slips out of your grip, smashes into the ground, and the screen shatters. Now, imagine doing the same thing with a phone made entirely of glass. A new Apple patent indicates this could soon…
Tabbed browsing has changed the way we surf the web, making it ridiculously easy to load sites in the background and switch between a bunch of pages in seconds. Now, you can get the same interface for browsing through your files on Windows. Here’s the tool you’re going to need and how to use it.…
Winemaking is always an exercise in uncertainty. You don’t really know just what the wine will taste like until the very end of the process, which is sometimes decades long. A new technique, however, could help predict what wine will taste like before it’s even made. A paper out today in mBio from researchers at…
On Tuesday, a federal appeals court upheld the regulations behind the FCC’s latest net neutrality regulations, which hands the federal agency and net neutrality supporters a big, important victory. The issue is a contentious one that could still be appealed at the Supreme Court level, but today’s ruling certainly make the FCC pretty happy. It…
“What if, just one time, I chose differently,” Charlie Sheen said, addressing 100 or so people standing in a Manhattan warehouse space amidst erotic dancers and a four foot penis ice sculpture at the launch of the LELO HEX condom. If we’re to believe the lofty claims from “pleasure object” manufacturer LELO, the lowly condom…
San Diego Comic-Con is just around the corner, and in addition to top-notch cosplay, celebrities, and sneak peeks at upcoming blockbusters, attendees will also be treated to countless lines and crowded venues. To ensure you’ve always got a comfy place to sit and wait, Brando’s got just the backpack for you. It really doesn’t break…
Launched in 2011 as the hardware vanguard for Siri, the iPhone 4s was a big software leap for Apple. But iOS 10, which even focused on making Siri better than ever before, will not work on the iPhone 4s. Sad! Apple will actually be burying all iOS devices that are over four years old. The…
Available starting August 1 for $100, Lego’s new Volkswagen Beetle isn’t as large or complex as its Porsche 911 GT3 RS. But the company’s designers have worked hard to perfectly recreate the curves and contours of the car that help defined the ‘60s, even introducing new pieces to help replicate the Beetle’s iconic bulging fenders.…
If you opt for the convenience of disposable diapers over their more environmentally-friendly cloth alternatives, you probably don’t stop to think about the science that allows them to keep your baby dry at night. But engineerguy Bill Hammack has, and in a new video, he explains why you’re actually wrapping your baby’s butt in a…
Everyone wants to fight ISIS. One member of Anonymous is doing it by hacking into their Twitter accounts and making them tweet porn. WauchulaGhost, who for some strange reason did not want to give his real name, told the Washington Post that ISIS “doesn’t like porn” and doesn’t like women in general. (He’s definitely right…
The Federal Aviation Administration is fining Amazon $350,000 for not realizing it should take more precaution when shipping a product called “Amazing! LIQUID FIRE”. According to the FAA, Amazon shipped a gallon of the “liquid fire”—in reality, a corrosive drain cleaner—from Kentucky to Colorado in 2014. The company might have gotten away with violating the…
It had to happen sometime. Snapchat may be one of the most popular apps, but millions of face swaps don’t exactly equal cold, hard cash. You know what does? Showing ads between friends’ stories. The good news: You can skip them (for now). The bad news: The video ads are full screen, with sound, and…
PS VR, Sony’s super exceptional VR headset that competes with the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, has been in development for a while and we’ve been super impressed every time we’ve tried it out. But there’s been one major issue with the headset—no release date. Today in LA Sony announced that PS VR will be…
Blockbuster movie franchises are totally fun! Watching famous actors save the world is always a great recipe for enjoyment. But then again, having too many famous actors dress up as so many different superheroes can get really tiring, really fast. How many times does Captain Iron What’s His Face Man have to rescue us, anyway?…
The best part about flying on an airplane is that moment during the final approach: you look outside your airplane window and see the city where you’re about to land from way up above, and comment on why so many people have pools in their backyards and see how big the freeways are and delight…
