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Earlier this year, the European Union Court of Justice ruled that people could ask Google to delete sensitive information from its Internet search results. Now, it wants to extend the measure around the rest of the world. The Wall Street Journal reports that the EU wants to broaden out the scheme—which mandates Google to take…
Ever looked at your phone and thought it would be a whole lot prettier without all those FCC logos and regulatory compliance numbers printed on the back? Well, from now on, they’ll be a thing of the past. Here’s why. https://gizmodo.com/what-the-strange-symbols-on-your-gadgets-mean-5966087 President Obama yesterday signed a new E-Label Act into law. Introduced by senators Deb…
This wonderfully made animation plays up war as something that’s actually fun. There are guns that shoot out flowers and grenades that are actually caramel apple lollipops. But because war is actually a horrific thing, the short film takes a dark turn. If only it were always flowers and lollipops. The short is called La…
Martin Vargic made a very interesting chart that shows what the world’s largest army was throughout history, from 2500 BC until now. He split up the world into “west” and “east” to show which countries or dynasties or empires were dominating different parts of the world. It’s interesting to compare eras with each other and…
This year, I am thankful for Chance the Rapper. Chance, whose 2013 mixtape Acid Rap had some of the best music of last year, hasn’t released a debut LP yet, but his side projects are producing some kickass results. “Sunday Candy” is from Chance’s upcoming LP Surf with his four-person band, Donnie Trumpet & The…
The 900-foot deep hole is actually a 900-foot tall giant chimney which actually makes this stunt even crazier because Flaviu Cernescu, the daredevil strolling over the hole, actually has to free solo climb the entire thing before he can walk. It’s like risking your life only to risk your life even more. I don’t even…
Ebooks are the new books. At least that’s according to a recent survey by the Library Journal that looked at American public libraries. Ninety-five percent of libraries carry ebook titles. That’s up from 89 percent in both 2013 and 2012, when researchers thought that adoption had plateaued for good. The latest stats come from the…
For guys, birth control options are pretty limited, and for years we’ve been promised a male version of the pill—some reversible process that will protect against the threat of offspring that’s not as permanent as a vasectomy. This new injectable gel, however, has already proven nearly foolproof (in baboons at least) and could hit market…
The image of Baymax’s pudgy form busting out of his armour suit was one of the first we saw of Big Hero 6 – and now it’s formed the basis of this neat bit of 3D printing. The design is by 3Denovo, a developing online marketplace for 3D printing designs, and replaces a 3D printed…
Nothing makes dealing with visiting friends and families during the holidays easier than a little liquid courage. But if you don’t feel like sharing your libations, just decorate your Christmas tree with these screw-top ornaments that make it easy to hide your booze in plain sight. Every time you need a nip, just pretend you’re…
Black Friday is just a couple days away and you need to know what the major deals on Lego items are. There are a few different major Lego retailers that are running some fantastic deals for Black Friday, I’ll go over each of them after the jump. Toys R Us I will remind you that…
From November 26th until December 31st, 2014 or while supplies last, Lego shop at home is giving away a free Jor-El (5001623) minifigure with select purchases. There is no spending threshold, the giveaway comes with any purchase as long as it is under the Lego DC Comics Super Heroes theme. I personally ordered an Arkham…
If part of your morning routine involves coffee, it’s likely that you have a very specific ritual about which cups you use. Now, an Australian scientist has taken it upon himself to find out whether there’s any scientific basis for thinking that taste is influenced by cup color—and it turns out, the color of your…
At well over 93 million views, Kim Kardashian sex tape has become the most watched porn video in history after the release of her shiny naked pictures in Paper Magazine (NSFW). That event destroyed all records in PornHub, with Kim Kardashian searches surging 629 percent and putting her at #1. Apparently, that number destroys any…
Break the endless cycle of having to buy a new neck pillow every time you fly because you forgot to bring the last one with Tumi’s Patrol Travel Puffer Jacket. Hidden in the collar is a pouch that you can stuff the entire puffy jacket into, creating a comfy neck pillow to make your holiday…
The November’s issue of National Geographic has a fascinating article titled Mindsuckers, the tale of tiny beasts that get into their victims bodies to eat them from inside and control their bodies, turning them into remote controlled zombies. And there are more horror ahead, masterfully photographed by Anand Varma. Above you can see a a…
Hollywood loves an Origin story – we’re constantly getting remakes and reboots so we can re-experience them, we’re even mining as many characters as we can for origin tales, as per the crazy trailer for Pan we saw yesterday. It can be a tiring trend sometimes, but why do we yearn to learn where our…
DARPA is going gaga over the pew-pew. The department just awarded a Northrop Grumman a $20.2 million contract to begin the second phase of its Excalibur Program—one which aims to give the same kind of missile-frying laser cannon that’s currently patrolling the Persian Gulf to America’s Air Force. Specifically, Northop has been contracted as part…
Passenger air travel in the 1920s and 30s was a uniquely exhilarating experience — provided you could afford it. But for those of us stuck in a world where flying has become a mundane and sometimes excruciating ordeal, we can at least live vicariously through the past. A website called The Passion of Former Days…
Holiday travel sucks, and most people think that it sucks most around Thanksgiving. That’s not necessarily true. However, that probably doesn’t make you feel any better if you’re reading this while stuck in an airport on the wrong side of the country with hours to wait before your flight leaves. These next nine horror stories…
