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Two dead cats have been impounded as evidence. [ more › ]

The man lived happily under the impression he owned the largest home in Malibu, until the day he found out he didn't. [ more › ]

Animator Dillon Markey—who works for Robot Chicken and famous animation studio PESfilm —took an old Nintendo Power Glove, replaced the circuit board, added bluetooth connectivity, and transformed it into a cool animation tool. This short documentary explains how he did it:

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A new video from Flying Lotus.

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Google's second developer conference for Project Ara, its futuristic modular phone initiative is happening right now in Mountain View. There's going to be a repeat of sorts in Singapore next week, but no matter where you are in the world, you can watch it on YouTube. Right now.

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I worked on this personal project for about 2 years. Yes, 2 years.

It was something I didn’t want to rush so I always left it aside when I had to work on something else. But finally I managed to give it more time and now it is done. For this one I used only colored pencils on paper.

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that top left dress. I want it ;___;

Mark Taylor of Scottsdale, Arizona, turned on his drone’s autopilot so that he could test taking photos of real estate from the sky. The $3,000 drone lifted off, then immediately smashed itself into his garage door.

Some toys simply prefer the infinite nothingness of death to spending even another second with their owners.

[Mark Taylor]

Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey is one of the most iconic science fiction films of all time. Transcending the very genre it helped to modernize, it would be an act of desecration for any other person to re-cut Kubrick's masterpiece. Well, hey would you look at that, guess what Steven Soderbergh just did?

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Track: When I Grow Up | Artist: Fever Ray | Album: Fever Ray

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We need science more than ever, yet many people find it hard to get accurate information about the scientific method and its achievements. Making things more difficult, their misconceptions about science are often driven by logical fallacies, or errors in deductive reasoning. Here are eight of the most common anti-science fallacies.

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"What If they don’t like my Christmas sweater?"

Did you know that NASA, yes NASA, has a Soundcloud account, and that they’ve filled it with some of the most amazing and historically significant sounds in American space exploration? Like the engine sounds of various rockets, transmissions from Apollo and Mercury missions, lightning on Jupiter, attack shops on fire off the shoulder of Orion… well, maybe not that last one. But they do have the response of Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, to how her first shuttle launch had gone, less than ten minutes after she made it into orbit. Play it above!

And check out the rest of their account here. I want your beautiful remixes on my desk by Monday.

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NASCAR driver Kurt Busch, who's accused of domestic abuse by his former girlfriend Patricia Driscoll, testified in court this week that he couldn't possibly be guilty of violence against her — because, he claims, Driscoll is a trained assassin. He accused his ex of carrying out covert operations for years and said he'd seen her return home from a mission in a blood-spattered ball gown.

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The number of measles cases linked to Disneyland and its next door neighbor California Adventure Park have jumped up, with 26 people infected now. [ more › ]

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Ben & Jerry's is releasing three new Core flavors with cookie butter cores starting today. This is not a drill, people. We are officially at DoughCon Five.*

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also i may or may not have dismembered him with it. there was lava, he was yelling, i cried. it was a bad few days

Personal genetics testing works like this: you spit in a tube, mail it away to a company like 23andMe, and for less than $100, get back a read out on your biological relatives, ancestry (lineage and geographic origins), and — before an FDA crackdown in 2013 — your genetic predispositions for various diseases and traits.

But many people who use genetic testing don't think about the fact that they're also giving up their most granular personal information — DNA — to for-profit companies that can then share that data with others.

And that's exactly what's happening at 23andMe. Yesterday, the personal genetics company announced a new agreement to give anonymized user data to the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, according to the Verge.

In a press release, 23andMe said, "Researchers can now fully benefit from the largest dataset of its kind, running queries in minutes across more than 1,000 different diseases, conditions and traits. With this information researchers can identify new associations between genes and diseases and traits more quickly than ever before."

This comes a week after 23andMe struck a $60 million deal with the biotech company Genentech. The company will give over aggregate user data to Genentech for Parkinson's research. According to Forbes, 23andMe is working on other similar deals, so its trove of customer data will start to be spread among other biotech and pharma companies for various ends.


23andMe says it ensures privacy, that customers must op-in to these research initiatives, that all research will be vetted by ethics review boards, and that, ultimately, these deals will advance science. As Wired reported, "Sharing resources, the companies say, will help them figure out new ways to treat disease and to design clinical trials."

They may well do. But it's also important for users to be aware of what they're agreeing to when they spit in a tube.

At Vox, for example, we ran a feature on how some 23andMe users ended up unexpectedly finding close family members they didn't know they had. In one case, a professor's parents divorced after the site revealed that his father had a secret child. These stories, and the latest news on 23andMe's third-party deals, should give us pause: As more people log in, services like 23andMe may well become the Google of our personal genetics. Except instead of acting as the gatekeeper for a search query on how to cook a steak, they will be the guardians of our collective DNA.

Further reading:

23andMe reverses its decision to move to more lax privacy settings
Genetic testing brings families together and sometimes tears them apart
With genetic testing, I gave my parents the gift of divorce
Everything you need to know about genetic testing and personalized medicine.

Hi, I’m Amalia! I’m currently a Senior at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. Five years ago I began my “clean eating” journey. By removing unnatural and processed foods from my diet, I was introduced to the wonderful world of super foods. I was inspired by these foods, they were all so beautiful and vibrant in appearance, I considered each one to be a work of art in itself! I couldn’t help but arrange them in an artful way every time I’d make something to eat.

About three months ago I decided to create an Instagram account called “The Wholesome Bowl”. Using food as my medium, I create vegan/vegetarian culinary art pieces, photograph them, and then share them with the world on a daily basis via Instagram. My drive to share these food art mandalas with the world stems from a deep desire to inspire people. With a little guidance, we are all capable of living a healthy, wholesome lifestyle!

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We never thought the day would come, but in just two weeks on January 27th Grim Fandango will once again be available to play, 16 years after its original release. And as of today, you can pay to secure your copy of Grim Fandango Remastered!

The game will be listed on PlayStation Network as a Cross-Buy title for $14.99 and sports a new PlayStation 4 dynamic theme as a pre-order bonus. PC, Mac, and Linux pre-orders are also available at GOG.com for $14.99 with exclusive wallpapers for those who purchase before launch.

With updated graphics, a new live orchestral soundtrack, additional control schemes, developer commentary, and more, fans and newcomers alike will be able to experience the game with a whole new layer of polish and love, straight from the folks who developed the original game. Or they can always flip to the original art and tank controls and party like it’s 1998.

To mark the occasion, we have a brand new entry in the documentary series from 2 Player Productions covering the remastering process. This episode sees a bounty of members from the original team reuniting for commentary sessions as well as the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra recording the new live music. Check it out here and then head over to the game’s fancy new website at grimremastered.com to learn more!

Awww, Mama and Papa Drone made a baby. I wonder how that worked. Gimbal attachments, perhaps? The half-ounce SKEYE Nano Drone is a tiny flying machine primed for airborne stunts and endless photo posts on Facebook. Only 3 days old, and my little SKEYE has already mastered his figure 8s and pooping while flying over the toilet!

Sophisticated circuitry, piezoelectric gyros, and accelerometers contribute to the Nano Drone's superior stability and maneuverability, and ready-to-fly technology, plus beginner, advanced, and expert modes contribute to the ability of any enthusiastic aviator to fly it. With 1.57" x 1.57" x 0.87" dimensions, SKEYE is also small enough to take and use pretty much anywhere.

The drone features a 6-axis flight control system with adjustable gyro sensitivity and LED lights for flights after dark. Flight time is 7 to 8 minutes with a range of up to 50m. SKEYE packages include the drone, a 4-channel 2.4Ghz transmitter, a USB charging cable, a user's manual, and 4 x spare rotors. Get yours for 40% off from Dude Exclusives for a limited time.

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If people can be “young at heart,” then the somewhat silly giant dogs on this list can be considered “little at heart” – that means that Fido will dry to jump on you or sit on your lap just like he did when he was a puppy, regardless of the fact that he is now heavier than you are.

If you’ve got a funny photo of a giant dog that hasn’t quite psychologically grown into his size yet, we’d love to see it in this list! And please vote for your favorite photo as well.

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And he’s just 10 months…

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“This is legit the way this monster greeted me today”

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“150 pounds later and he’s still a lap dog”

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Freddy, The World’s Current Tallest Dog

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"Who the fuck are YOU?"

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so tender and mild

Few games featuring death make us chuckle, but Grim Fandango is on the short list (right next to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for that "What is a man?" line read). On January 27, we all get to have another morbid laugh when Grim Fandango Remast...