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Tech NewsNASA Loaned Norman Rockwell a Spacesuit for This Picture
NASA’s always had a knack for making the wonders of science look like incredible art; gazing at their various high-def visions of the universe is awe-inspiring to the highest degree. In addition to its incredible command of the cosmos, the agency has also spent the past fifty years commissioning terrestrial creative talents to find inspiration … Continued
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The 1960s Phone Button Layouts That Never Were
Certain aspects of the technologies that we use here in the 21st century have been around for so long that we take them for granted. One great example is the way that the buttons on a push-button phone are positioned. In the early-’60s switch from rotary to push-button phones, there was nothing obvious about how … Continued
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io9MoviesRiddick romances Starbuck, kills a dude and saves a puppy in new clips
Three new Riddick clips have slunk out of the shadows, and you can’t say the character isn’t multifaceted. Above, he woos Katee Sackhoff (by threatening to kill people), then below he saves a space puppy (by killing a big alien), and then he kills a dude (…by, uh, killing him). That’s versatility!
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Mercedes Vehicles Have Night Vision That Can Recognize Animals Now
Mercedes’ vehicles have had night vision capabilities, and automatic object recognition, for years now. And while they can accurately recognize street signs, and other lifeless hazards, its only now that the company’s fleet—starting with the 2014 Mercedes S-Class—will be able to recognize living, breathing obstacles like cows, moose, and deer. https://gizmodo.com/mercedes-new-cars-will-autonomously-recognize-street-si-5978397 The feature actually took … Continued
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Tech NewsAppleWhat Happens When You Stuff iPhone 5 Guts in an iPhone 5S Body?
If you haven’t seen a million iPhone 5S housing pics of varying believability by now, you’re either doing something very wrong, or very right. But looking at an alleged 5S case by itself doesn’t tell us much about the improvements over the regular 5, so Jonathan at TLD endeavored to see how many of the … Continued
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17 of the Coolest Film Posters Designed By Minimalist Legend Saul Bass
Remaking movie posters into ultra-minimal cinematic tributes has been one of the Internet’s favorite past-times of late, but the staid results—while occasionally clever—lack heart. Passion. Excitement. Like that of mid-century graphic design legend Saul Bass, who was the king of the film poster and title sequence. He managed to inject basic forms with a distinct … Continued
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Loki reveals why Thor: The Dark World is a secret Avengers sequel!
The Man of Steel sequel is headed to the Motor City. Check out Guardians of the Galaxy set photos and hear from star Chris Pratt. Bong Joon Ho might not be forced to chop up Snowpiercer for American audiences after all. Another Game of Thrones character gets recast. Plus Arrow is adding DC Comics’ most … Continued
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Tech NewsMcDonald’s Turns Its Tables Into NFC Smartphone Racetracks
The Happy Meal is as synonymous with McDonald’s as the Big Mac, but now the international fast food chain is experimenting with what it’s calling the Happy Table. It’s another attempt to lure kids in that uses simple NFC stickers to turn its dining tables into virtual interactive race tracks. The kids need access to … Continued
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Blackberry’s BBM App Page Mistakenly Went Live, Here’s What It Said
BlackBerry’s web people made a bit of a faux pas last night, accidentally making a page advertising its cross-platform BBM apps live before time. They pulled it, but it lives on in the form of incriminating screen captures. The half-broken page with its missing images does at least confirm we’ll see BBM arrive for Android … Continued
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Nokia took the wraps off its Here Auto connected car platform today. Consisting of in-car software, cloud services and a mobile app, the system lets users instantaneously share planned routes between computer, smartphone and dashboard nav system. Next step is to start courting car manufacturers, but Here Auto will be demoed at Germany’s International Motor … Continued
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These Disgusting Red Worms Have Been Found in Tap Water
Never drink water again. Or never drink water for as long as humanly possible. Or fine, drink water but make sure you watch out for these disgusting little red worms that have somehow dug their way through inside a water filtering system in Oklahoma. Those red worms—ranging from half an inch to an inch long—were … Continued
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Tech NewsA Time Lapse of the Yosemite Fire Shows Nature Destroying Nature
Reminder: Fire is scary. Another reminder: It can also be very beautiful when it’s burning near one of the most beautiful places on this entire planet. Yosemite National Park just posted its time-lapse video that shows different perspective of the ginormous 2013 Rim Fire and reveals how it is burning up the wilderness. Yosemite describes … Continued
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Every Photobooth Needs an Awesome Slow Motion Option Like This
You know what’s always a hit? Photo booths at weddings. You know what’s always fun? Slow motion. You know what would be amazing? A slow-motion photo booth at a wedding. It can document all the cheery drunkenness and celebratory antics and encouraged public displays of affection and confetti and suits and ties and dresses and … Continued
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How Every Argument About Xbox and PlayStation Ends
It doesn’t matter if you’re talking about the Xbox One versus the PlayStation 4. The 360 versus the PS3. Pitting Xbox Live against PlayStation Plus. Comparing Microsoft and Sony. Even including Windows Phone with the PSP. Whatever. Any argument between Xbox fanboys and PlayStation fanboys eventually reaches the point where they’re both so thankful that … Continued
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Tech NewsWhat the Same Train Ride Looked Like in 1953, 1983 and 2013
We’re all alive right now to know what 2013 is like. Some of us can tell stories about life 30 years ago. But most of us have no clue what life was like 60 years ago. This fantastic video by the BBC compares that whole timespan. It shows the same exact train ride filmed in … Continued
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Tech NewsWhy You Always See Tennis Shoes on Telephone Lines
You’ve seen a pair of tennis shoes hanging on a telephone wire before—we all have. Just like we’ve all wondered why the hell they were up in there first place, not to mention why it seems to consistently happen in every major city you go to. The short, 14-minute documentary “The Mystery of the Flying … Continued
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You could live in this NYC apartment that looks like a 1960s spaceship
There is some hot-ass retro spaceship design going on inside this New York City apartment. For only 14.95 million, this blast from the past (but straight into your future) could be yours. According to Street Easy, this gorgeous private elevator, wood burning fireplace has a lot going on: Designed by F.H. Dewey and Company in … Continued
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Why an Oklahoman restaurant has a monument to the dark god Azathoth
Dear Oklahoma City: There is either an extremely dangerous cult in your town, or there’s someone with a sense of humor. Either way, if you aren’t prepared for your soul to be devoured by a Lovecraftian horror beyond imagining, you might want to cancel your reservation at the Paseo Grill. The restaurant discovered a three-foot … Continued
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NBC is basing a show on the movie Outbreak
Remember Outbreak, the 1995 disease thriller that was less about science, and more about monkeys and heartfelt Dustin Hoffman speeches? Well, that movie is getting its own television drama! Why? Because coming up with new ideas is HARD, OK? According to Deadline, John Wells and Jack Orman (the crackpot producers behind ER) are ready to … Continued
