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Do you remember the first time you saw Gangnam Style? Or the first time you laughed at Antoine Dodson? Or even Charlie bit my finger? What about watching Rebecca Black’s Friday? It was a long time ago! So what are all those YouTube stars doing now? This infographic gets you up to date. It seems…
So this is what living inside our most recognizable planet would look like—a gently bobbing yellow haze, with occasional downpours of ring rain. Quite peaceful really, ignoring the fact that its atmosphere is almost entirely hydrogen and helium. This short by Brazillian multimedia designer, Nagash, mixes macro video with snippets of “Saturnine” and “How to…
As a young pup watching Jurassic Park, I was in terrified of the T-Rex, fearful of the Raptors, in awe of the Brachiosaurus and annoyed of that little spraying dinosaur. But probably above all, I felt for the Triceratops. It was hurt! It was dying! It was so incredibly detailed. Stan Winston School revealed how…
You can now watch the peculiar Funny or Die Steve Jobs movie iSteve. The 78 minute flick starring Justin Long as Steve Jobs was the third Steve Jobs biopic announced but the first to release. I think there’s an award for that or something. You can watch the full length movie at Funny or Die…
Even though we’ve seen Google Glass be leaked, be announced, be presented, be demoed, be worn, be used and even be mocked, it’s always represented some far off future technology that we never were sure if it would ever be real (in a I can’t believe it’s already here kind of way). But it’s totally…
Google Maps, the all seeing eye that can find naked pranksters, possible donkey hit and runs and other more serious crimes, may have just stumbled upon a bloody crime scene. The image shows what looks to be two people dragging a corpse and leaving a bloody trail on a pier. https://gizmodo.com/google-street-view-captured-a-couple-getting-naked-in-a-5981044 After seeing the picture,…
This is, as animator Scott Benson puts it, “A story about not being OK, and trying to be.” But who’s to say what constitutes OK? Is it akin to childhood innocence—that which, once stripped, can never be revived? Or is it a more transient state of being, countering the gnawing pain of regret and self-doubt?…
You’ve seen Newton’s balls before. You might even have one on your desk. You know, the thing that demonstrates energy transference. But I can guarantee you’ve never seen it in action like this before (truth be told, it was faked). Sure, it’s a promo vid for Shark’s latest lid offerings, the R Pro Carbon and…
You may already be familiar with Turntable.fm’s standalone app that lets you and your friends stream and listen to music together, but their newest offering for iOS is a different kind of music-sharing beast altogether. https://lifehacker.com/how-and-why-to-use-turntable-fm-your-new-favorite-musi-5818493 What does it do? Just like practically every other music sharing app on the market, you can pull up…
Every 19 gallons of petroleum we refine leaves behind a half pound of sulfur byproduct—far more than we can even pretend to have use for. Luckily, some ingenious researchers at the University of Arizona, may have devised a solution that transforms the rancid yellow element into a new breed of battery. Lithium-ion batteries are the…
When was the last time you tried to find a government form on the Internet? For me, it was a few months back, trying to track down an absentee ballot. And while I love American flag GIFs as much as the next patriot, I was amazed at the labyrinth of independent sites I had to…
You know those travel money belts that look super dorky? Only people who wear socks with sandals use those and they’re not even that convenient. The sleek Bellroy Passport Sleeve is a much better option, and it has room for everything you need on your next trip. The $100 all-leather case has a pull-tab for…
One element has enormous power to alter the look of a person on film or video—lighting. Cinematographers and photographers are intimately familiar with this fact, but this video really brings the point to life. Video director and designer Nacho Guzman created this teaser for an upcoming music video. Careful, it is hypnotizing. A single female…
Robots: great for a lot of things, not so much for having autonomous feelings or thoughts, widely believed to be crucial for making art (an increasingly contested point). While we’ve seen plenty of toasters draw and sculpt based on human direction or input from a camera, BNJMN is one of the first to generate his…
It’s become the defacto standard for digital photo editing and tweaking, but how much do you know about Photoshop’s 22+ year history? In this short documentary the creators of what is possibly one of the most pirated pieces of software ever—including Thomas Knoll, John Knoll, Russell Brown, and Steve Guttman—talk about Photoshop’s humble beginnings. Did…
Professional race drivers spend hours in a car battling excessive G-forces, and so require just as much training and physical fitness as an athlete running up and down a field. But their needs are specialized, which is why Ferrari F1 drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa use this racecar-shaped workout machine from Technogym. It focuses…
Outlook.com for Android users will find a major, long awaited app overhaul, conversation threading and all.
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We’re solidly in the middle of April, and that means large parts of the country are already experiencing some unpredictable rainstorms. And that’s great, because spring rain nourishes flowers and makes everything smell good. But if you’re caught outside unprepared you’ll be showing up to school or work smelling like a wet dog. You need…
All American Airlines flights have been grounded following a system-wide computer outage across the United States. The outage reportedly affects the airline’s ability to connect to its reservation system, and has caused more than 700 flight cancellations so far. Many travelers could be screwed for the foreseeable future. According to the airline’s Twitter account all…
