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In less than a month OnLive, the world’s first cloud-based PC game streaming service, will be gone forever . Most of us took this news with a shrug. Madman Larry Gadea took it as a challenge—he built his own PC gaming cloud service. You can too. https://gizmodo.com/a-wonderful-lunatic-turned-a-macbook-air-into-a-badass-967800593 It’s both more and less complicated than it…
They say the line between genius and a multi-million-dollar flaming mess in the Atlantic Ocean is razor-thin. The Vine of this afternoon’s attempt SpaceX put out shows what looks like a successful landing — the rocket touches the barge, in the correct orientation, and not going 600 miles an hour. But apparently, the lateral motion…
If Batman ever needs to fight a bunch of Siberian warlords trying to invade Gotham from the North (free plot idea), he’ll want to be riding in this: a terrifying custom-made tank that you can see here just casually drifting across a frozen lake. Called the Ripsaw EV2, it’s the product of a company called…
Siemens’ latest MRI machine (Magnetom Prisma Tim+Dot System 3 Tesla) is one of the most powerful, state of the art medical imaging devices in the marketplace. The first Magnetom Prisma 3-tesla MRI units was installed in the USA at the University of Minnesota a year ago. Now there are about 50 units in Europe, and…
Let us bring you yet another cautionary tale of a deceptively sweet and bubbly menace to our nation. We speak, of course, of Candy Crush. A 29-year-old man actually ruptured a tendon after weeks of torturing his thumb in pursuit candy matches. We kid you not. https://gizmodo.com/holy-shit-i-just-spent-236-on-candy-crush-help-1032185653 So uhh, how much Candy Crush do you…
Most of the time we discuss encryption as a way to protect ourselves online , but an increasingly popular form of digital attack uses it as an extortion tool. Criminals are stealing personal files, encrypting them, and hold them hostage until their targets pay for the decryption key. A report from security firm Symantec details…
Netflix’s new TV show Daredevil is supposed to be fantastic. I haven’t watched it yet but judging from this super long fight scene that was filmed entirely in a single take, I just might start tonight. I like the fight scene because it’s choreographed perfectly and even though there were points where they could switch…
Sixty-five million years ago, a meteorite careened into Earth, leaving a huge crater on the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. The impact is likely responsible for killing off the most of the dinosaurs—along with 75 percent of all species on Earth. Scientists are now planning an expedition to drill into the middle of the crater.…
Love it or hate it, you have to admit that New York City is home to some of the world’s most impressive and diverse architecture. Pick a style from the last 200 years, and you’re bound to find a fantastic example somewhere in Gotham. Now, you can find them all on one reasonably priced poster.…
Thankfully, it’s okay to laugh a little at this scary footage of a man bouncing around inside his car while a SUV rear ends him into an oncoming semi truck. That’s because Daryl Peterson, the driver in the car, managed to walk away from the crash without a scratch or any injury at all. Thank…
Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could just walk up to your locker, glance at your wrist, and see the right combination appear on your smartwatch screen? Particularly if you multiply that by every lock and password you encounter over the course of a day? Today, 1Password—the popular password manager app—has taken the first step…
Just how big is the middle class in America? That depends on how you define it. But if you ask Americans how they view themselves, the middle class seems pretty damn big. In fact, in a recent poll almost nine out of 10 Americans called themselves some version of “middle class.” The Pew Research survey…
To create the perfect Sports Illustrated spread for Houston Rockets star James “The Beard” Harden, photographer Robert Seale decided to double the beauty of the NBA player’s home-team skyline by using a huge piece of Plexiglas to create a mirrored effect. After all, why have a portrait with one excellent beard in it when you…
Want to spruce up your tabletop games? Sure, there are official D&D miniatures you could buy. But if you’ve got access to a 3D printer, you could make your own menagerie of beasts and bad guys to fling at your D&D group (As a DM, not just chucking plastic toys around), all thanks to the…
Wow, just wow. It’s breathtaking (literally, if you try to hold your breath like the free diver in this video) to watch free diver Guillaume Néry just fall into a dark abyss in the ocean. It’s like he’s getting sucked in and will never resurface because he’s exploring unknown worlds hidden underneath our planet. It’s…
If you don’t already have tickets, a hotel room, or flights booked to Anaheim for the Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California, this week, it’s time to suck it up and come to terms with the fact that the only way you’re going to get your hands on exclusive merchandise like these Death Star rearview…
The United States is beginning to normalize relations with Cuba. Which is kind of amazing, when you consider the fact that America has been trying to sabotage the island nation for over half a century. In fact, the US government has officially produced dozens of ideas for destabilizing Cuba. And many of them sound like…
Ok, let’s try this again. After one near miss resulting in a disastrous but honestly pretty cool explosion and delay after delay from weather (including yesterday), SpaceX is going to try to land the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a remote drone ship beginning at 4:10pm EDT. Right now, all systems are…
Ever consider what keeps Iron Man from overheating inside his suit? Or protects Cap’s abs when he’s punched in the chest plate? We got an exclusive look at the specialized athletic undergarmets the actors wear — which sounds pervy, until you hear about all the tech that went into making these things. Marvel and athletic…
Fading to black means stopping. It’s a period mark. An end point. The story is over. Fading to white? It can be used to mean so much more. It could be the end, but it also doesn’t have to be. It could be hopeful and enlightening and happy. But it could also be sad. Here’s…
