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Shooting Challenge Steel Wool 2

With my girlfriends help spinning the wool and me across the small frozen pond out back we were able to capture this shot containing the wool trick and the glow of the city lights behind her and the trees. Took a few tries but we had a lot of fun with this technique. – John…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Shooting Challenge Steel Wool

I broke the bottom off the wine bottle and stuck a piece of metal duct in to give it a longer “combustion chamber”, and that whole mess was held up by a bike stand. I would trigger the shutter, light the steel wool in the duct and then use a blow dryer to blow some…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Team USA’s Lightest Basketball Jerseys Ever Are Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles

Made from 96% recycled polyester, Nike says the jerseys that Team USA will wear for the 2012 Olympics in London are the lightest jerseys it has ever made. On top of that, the shorts the basketball team will be wearing are actually made from 100% recycled polyester and weigh only 5 ounces. All that technofancy…

Tech News Casey Chan

The Scale of the Universe 2 Will Blow Your Mind Once Again

Like the Godfather, the second part of the interactive Scale of the Universe by Cary Huang is even better than the first one. Prettier, with more information, and smoother. You can click here to enjoy being reminded of your mortality and insignificance. I have this weird mix of wonderment and depression right now. You broke…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Here Is the “Dildonic” Device Women Seeking An Abortion in Virginia Will Have to Endure (NSFW)

Virginia is poised to change its law to require that women who seek an abortion have to have an ultrasound. Sound harmless? Well, it’s a transvaginal ultrasound. Which means penetration. Here’s how it works. (WARNING: Extremely NSFW image to follow.) https://jezebel.com/law-forcing-abortion-seekers-to-have-vaginal-probe-tota-5886102 Virginia is poised to change its laws to require any woman who seeks an…

Tech News Mat Honan

Orphaned Photos Find Owners in Tsunami-Ravaged Town

Last year’s earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan left countless individuals separated from their possessions, including family photos. The Japanese town of Ofunato has set up a hub where people can come to search through piles of salvaged pictures with the hope of finding their own. Satako Kinno is a paper conservationist leading the effort.…

Tech News Michael Hession

Google Sued Over Safari Privacy Debacle

Last week, it came out that Google has been bypassing privacy settings in Safari, and installing cookies to track the browsing habits of millions of users who didn’t know about the tracking. Now Google is being sued and could be on the hook for millions. https://gizmodo.com/wsj-google-planted-cookies-on-iphones-without-anyones-5885929 Businessweek reports that a class-action complaint has been filed…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Microsoft Smacks Down Google Apps in Attack Video

Microsoft is continuing its video campaign specifically targeting Google. This time, the target is Google’s continued attempts to move in on Microsoft’s productivity software. Microsoft is eager to point out Google’s set of consumer-level and constantly changing features, lack of flexibility, and privacy issues. They even made a jingle! https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-thinks-gmail-sure-is-hilarious-5825755 These grievances are further articulated…

Tech News Michael Hession

Sydney Opera House Is Our New Favorite Lego Architecture Set

The Sydney Opera House is one of the three Lego Architecture models coming out this year, along with London’s Big Ben and South Korea’s Namdaemun Gate. It’s a neat small construction. The $40 set—model 21012—includes 270 pieces.

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The World’s Lightest GPS Watch Comes From an Unexpected Source

A GPS tracker can be an essential tool for athletes looking to monitor and improve their performance. And even more so when it’s packaged into a thin 50 gram watch that isn’t going to weigh them down or impede their workout. But you wouldn’t expect the world’s lightest GPS watch to come from Epson, a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

It’s Time to Exterminate the Mouse

If you’re buying a new computer and it comes with a mouse you’re probably looking at a shitty machine bundled with a relic. The age of the mouse is over. Anyone pushing them with new computers is selling crap. I’m so tired of mice. I’ve gotten used to touchscreens, and trackpads, and now whenever I…

Tech News Mat Honan

The Artist Will Be Available On Netflix Soon

If you don’t catch The Artist in theaters, the first place you’ll be able to watch it is on Netflix. The Weinstein Company just inked a multi-year licensing deal with Netflix to bring its artsy catalog to the streaming service. According to the announcement, the new deal between Netflix and Weinstein Co will make “foreign…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

One Library for the Entire World

It’s quite easy for people to talk cynically of the various ways in which technology is supposedly undermining culture and society. (And those complaints are obviously nothing new.) In particular, people have — rightly or wrongly — been afraid of “information overload” for ages. But I’m an Internet apologist. The ability of average people to…

Tech News Matt Novak

This May Be the iPad 3 Shell

The iPad 3 is now in manufacturing and the inevitable leaks keep coming out from part manufacturers, including images of its double-resolution Retina-ish display and its brains. Now it’s the turn of the outer aluminum shell, which reveals some interesting details. https://gizmodo.com/leaked-display-may-be-definitive-proof-of-ipad-3-double-5886141 First, it’s a bit thicker than the iPad 2, but only about 1mm…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Science Proves Getting Back with Your Ex Is an Awful Idea

Hey babe, we used to make each other miserable, but it’s been a year, so now we won’t anymore, right? No, says scientific research. A new study from the Kansas State University confirms what we all knew anyway. It’s a lot easier to slip back into an old relationship in the age of Facebook—and a…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Pepper Spray iPhone Case Takes Personal Safety a Bit Too Far

Of all the questionable iPhone cases I’ve seen, the Smart Guard certainly raises more than just a few eyebrows. It’s designed to protect both the phone with a durable case, and the user with a can of pepper spray. The logic behind the case seems sound. People carry phones everywhere these days + people need…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

RIP, Raygun: Pentagon’s Laser Plane Laid to Rest

Yes, it sounds completely crazy: A 747 jumbo-jet, embedded with a powerful laser, that can shoot missiles right out of the sky. But for sixteen long years, the U.S. military tried to turn that idea – called the Airborne Laser Test Bed – into a reality. Now, after myriad ups and downs, the Airborne Laser…

Tech News Katie Drummond - Wired

Office for iPad Is Reportedly Imminent (Updated)

This is not a surprise, but a welcome confirmation for the millions of business citizens and students of the world who have already adopted Apple’s tablet as a work tool: Microsoft Office could be coming to the iPad in the next few weeks. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-office-is-apparently-coming-to-the-ipad-5863543 The Daily claims they got its hands on a working prototype…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The New 8GB Nook Tablet Is Official and Will Cost $199

Rumors circulated yesterday that a cheaper Nook Tablet was on its way, and now it’s official. Barnes & Noble is launching an 8GB version of its tablet, to go on sale for $199. Yes, that does make it a direct Kindle Fire competitor. https://gizmodo.com/new-8gb-nook-tablet-launching-february-22nd-5886468 It really is identical to the existing Nook Tablet, expect for…

Commerce Jamie Condliffe

Your Old Blackberry Now Functions as a PS3 Remote

To go along with the release of the PlayBook 2.0 update, RIM also included new remote functionality in the BlackBerry Bridge app, so that BB phones can control the PlayBook But as people are finding out, it can control much, much more than just a single tablet. CrackBerry found that any device using the Bluetooth…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Shooting Challenge Steel Wool 2

Shooting Challenge Steel Wool

Team USA’s Lightest Basketball Jerseys Ever Are Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles

The Scale of the Universe 2 Will Blow Your Mind Once Again

Here Is the “Dildonic” Device Women Seeking An Abortion in Virginia Will Have to Endure (NSFW)

Orphaned Photos Find Owners in Tsunami-Ravaged Town

Google Sued Over Safari Privacy Debacle

Microsoft Smacks Down Google Apps in Attack Video

Sydney Opera House Is Our New Favorite Lego Architecture Set

The World’s Lightest GPS Watch Comes From an Unexpected Source

It’s Time to Exterminate the Mouse

The Artist Will Be Available On Netflix Soon

One Library for the Entire World

This May Be the iPad 3 Shell

Science Proves Getting Back with Your Ex Is an Awful Idea

Pepper Spray iPhone Case Takes Personal Safety a Bit Too Far

RIP, Raygun: Pentagon’s Laser Plane Laid to Rest

Office for iPad Is Reportedly Imminent (Updated)

The New 8GB Nook Tablet Is Official and Will Cost $199

Your Old Blackberry Now Functions as a PS3 Remote

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

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