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Moms are at the absolute best. They brought you into the world, they raised you, they loved you, they took care of you, they Mom’d you. In fact, what they’re not the best at is a very short list. Actually, it’s just one thing: Computers. No matter how easy it is to use a computer,…
You know a meme when you see one. Silly image. Impact font. Chortling punchline. You know when something goes viral on the Internet too. It’s all over Facebook. Every site you go to has a post about it. You keep seeing it for three weeks. But you’ve never seen memes and Internet viral hits like…
Originally set to open in April, Ashton Kutcher’s Steve Jobs movie ‘Jobs’ has a release date now. It’s coming out on August 16th 2013. [LA Times]
Colin Furze, maniac maker of maniac things like the maniac 50mph baby carriage, has decided to attach a fire-breathing jet propulsion system to an old woman’s bike because that’s what maniacs do. As you can imagine, it’s not ridiculous at all. https://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-fastest-baby-stroller-can-go-50-mph-of-aweso-5950770 It’s COMPLETELY ridiculous. You can see the JET bicycle almost reach 50mph. Furze…
iOS 7 is beautiful. It’s exciting. It feels like a completely different phone—vibrant, alive and a design refresh in the truest sense of the world. But, um, what about them app icons? Some are nice but most are bizarre looking and possibly even ugly. How can something look so good inside but so weird on…
Doctors have made leaps and bounds with curing patients of HIV, but today, an equally-groundbreaking study has proven that emerging preventative treatments are even more effective than previously thought. The study, which was published in The Lancet today, concerns pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP), a newish preventative treatment in which at-risk patients take a daily pill…
Weather apps are a dime a dozen, but accurate weather apps are a little more rare. For most of them, you’d be better off tossing a coin to try to figure out if it’s actually going to rain or not. And that’s where SkyMotion shines—down to the minute. What does it do? Uses weather radars…
When you first see Pentax’s new Q7 interchangeable-lens camera, you think your brain is playing tricks on you. How can it be so small? This must be a replica. But then you hold it in your hand and squee with delight because it’s so maddeningly adorable. The Q7 is the follow-up to last year’s Q10.…
With Apple’s announcement of OS X Mavericks came a brand new shiny desktop background featuring a glistening wave, downloadable from the Apple website. The most intriguing thing about the new wallpaper, though, is the resolution, which could indicate a coming upgrade to Apple’s desktop displays. https://gizmodo.com/apple-os-x-mavericks-everything-you-need-to-know-512268500 The Mavericks hero shot is 5160 x 2880, twice…
OK, so none of us probably have any use for a flying bike, but it’s alright to want one. It’s perfectly natural. So just let the wild envy wash over you as this Frankenstein machine takes flight. Developed by three Czech companies working in unison, the bike was demoed for the first time in Prague…
If you’re into any kind of serious underwater adventuring, you’ll probably balk at Swatch’s new Scuba Libre line. But at just $90 they’re not targeted at timepiece connoisseurs or wannabe Jacques Cousteaus. They’re designed for an afternoon at the beach where you won’t be too devastated if your watch gets destroyed after an epic tubing…
Alchemy, at 2,000 degrees Celsius. A new study from the Argonne National Laboratory reports that a group of scientists from Japan, Finland, America, and Germany have used lasers to turn liquid cement into a glassy, liquid metal. The newly-invented process could be beneficial for building circuits that resist corosion. Their discovery could eventually change the…
A funny thing happened in the field of anatomy during the first half of this year. Researchers found a previously unknown human body part. It’s inside the eyeball, and it’s very small. At 15 microns thick, the newly discovered layer of material is so small that even calling it a new body part feels inappropriate.…
Yahoo is set to release inactive mail accounts this August. Any account that’s been inactive for at least a year and hasn’t been accessed by July 15th will be released back into the wild, the company announced today. [AP]
Cars didn’t always run on gasoline. Henry Ford envisioned his Model T’s puttering along with tanks fully of ethanol. Early diesel engines ran on peanut oil. Of course, the discovery of massive petroleum reserves at the turn of the 20th century quickly put the brakes on that notion—why bother creating biofuel when gasoline and diesel…
There is a small chance you’re blocked from commenting, here or elsewhere on the internet. Are you confused about why this happens? Of course you are. (Awful people are easily confused.) Here’s Gawker explaining why dumb people get blocked, what is a dumb person, and how to not be dumb.
There’s a strong probability you’d go crazy living inside of an egg, despite the fact that you actually came from one. But artist Stephen Turner is up to the challenge. Starting this month, he’ll be taking up residence in the Exbury Egg, a self-sustaining studio/home/boat/monument to fertility, for the next 365 days. Situated in the…
We’d heard tale that this day was coming, and here to confirm our suspicions that, why yes, there is indeed nothing sacred anymore, the hashtag is officially infusing its personal brand of poison into our once-beloved Facebook. https://gizmodo.com/wsj-facebook-stealing-hashtags-from-twitter-5990625 Should you decide to click on the tiny demon, a list will pop up directing you to…
You’re supposed to back up your computer regularly, but it’s easy to understand why many people don’t, especially if their daily driver is a laptop. If you’re rarely at a desk, it’s fairly annoying to have to plug in an external hard drive. What you need is a simple NAS, like this Seagate Central currently…
If you’re anything like me, your penchant for gaming has probably dwindled over the years. And, as I stand on the precipice of unloading an ungodly amount of money on either Microsoft or Sony’s next generation console, I ask myself if I should upgrade to either, or just opt for a media streaming box? The…
