What do you do if you’re Paul Rudd and itching to speak at a Caltech event about quantum mechanics? Challenge your arch-rival, Stephen Hawking, to a game of quantum chess, of course. The very future of the universe might be at stake.
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27 Jan 21:10
Paul Rudd and Stephen Hawking Face Off in a High-Stakes Game of Quantum Chess
by Jennifer Ouellette on Gizmodo, shared by Adam Clark Estes to io9
27 Jan 20:32
Google Just Beat Facebook in Race to Artificial Intelligence Milestone
by Michael Nunez on Gizmodo, shared by Mario Aguilar to io9
Artificial intelligence researchers at Google DeepMind are celebrating after reaching a major breakthrough that’s been pursued for more than 20 years: The team taught a computer program the ancient game of Go, which has long been considered the most challenging game for an an artificial intelligence to learn. Not only can the team’s program play Go, it’s actually very good at it.
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27 Jan 20:27
Roll Dice to Smash In Zombie Heads With the Walking Dead Tabletop Miniatures Game
by James Whitbrook
Thanks to its pervasiveness as both an incredibly long-running comic and one of the most popular shows on TV, The Walking Dead lends itself to a variety of merchandising opportunities. The least expected? A tabletop wargaming venture in the vein of Warhammer, Warmachine, or other games without “War” in the title.
27 Jan 20:27
Turn an Old Drill and Bicycle Wheel Into an Impressive Frisbee Launcher
by Andrew Liszewski
Try as they might, some people just never seem to master the art of throwing a frisbee. If you’re one of them, in this video La Fabrique DIY shows you how to turn a bike wheel and an old drill into a frisbee launcher with impressive range.
25 Jan 21:12
Madballs Are Almost Back, But Now You Have to Call Them MondoBalls
by Andrew Liszewski
DarendukesI had the green one on the left.
Gross and disgusting was one of the hallmark toy trends of the ‘80s, and because almost everything from that decade is cool once more, Madballs are ready to make an appearance again . Except now they’re being produced by Mondo, who wants everyone to call them MondoBalls. Seriously?
25 Jan 19:25
After 4419 Days, The World's Oldest Torrent Is Still Being Shared
by Luke Plunkett on Kotaku, shared by Brendan O'Connor to Gawker
On December 20, 2003, a torrent file was created for an ASCII version of The Matrix. In January 2016, after countless other albums, movies and TV shows have come and gone, it’s still active.
21 Jan 22:30
Inside Amazon Prime Air: Multiple Drone Models, Smart Flightpaths, 5-Pound Parcels
by Jamie Condliffe
Amazon’s delivery drone service has been under development for some time . Now, in a big interview with Yahoo Tech, its vice president for global public policy, Paul Misener, has explained in more detail than ever how the scheme will work.
21 Jan 22:20
Check Out This Boba Fett-Inspired Tactical Armor Before Disney Sues It Out of Existence
by Rob Bricken on io9, shared by Cheryl Eddy to Gizmodo
DarendukesThe Most Interesting Bounty Hunter in the Galaxy.
"I don't always use an assault rifle, but when I do, I prefer Heckler and Koch."
Behold the GalacTac Project, an armor prototype being designed by AR5000 that happens to look just a tad like everyone’s favorite Star Wars bounty hunter. But look fast.
21 Jan 19:24
Finally, We Know Exactly What Led to the Flint Water Crisis
by Jia Tolentino on Jezebel, shared by Brendan O'Connor to Gawker
DarendukesThe entire email is redacted. Gotta love it.
In response to the overdue but increasing amounts of attention being paid to the lead-poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan governor Rick Snyder has released his emails relating to Flint from 2014 and 2015.
21 Jan 00:46
We're Finally Getting Those Rainbow Batman Figures
by James Whitbrook
DarendukesBreast Cancer Awareness Batman!
You wouldn’t think that a six pack of repainted Batman action figures had a tumultuous history, but here we are. Early last year, DC almost released this collection of toys based on one of the most infamously absurd covers of Detective Comics—but the set lost out on a fan poll, dooming it to non-existence... until now.
20 Jan 23:51
Scientists Claim to Perform Head Transplant on Monkey, Experts Say Prove It
by George Dvorsky on Gizmodo, shared by Adam Clark Estes to io9
DarendukesJust because your prized monkey lost his knife fight doesn't mean you have to train a new one anymore!
An international team of neuroscientists claims to have successfully carried out a head transplant on a monkey, along with other related experiments. But because the details haven’t been published, experts remain skeptical.
20 Jan 23:35
120,000-Piece Lego Model of the Titanic Breaking in Half Is Heartbreakingly Beautiful
by Andrew Liszewski on LEGO, shared by Andrew Liszewski to Toyland
Not since James Cameron put Leo and Kate on-screen in his disaster flick have we experienced so many feels for the Titanic tragedy. But Lego Jedi Ryan McNaught also manages to infuse some humor into his 120,000-piece model of the doomed ship breaking in half before sinking.
20 Jan 19:45
Here's Why Your iPhone Suddenly Dies Even When the Battery Is Full
by Marina Liao
DarendukesWho turns off the "set time automatically" setting?
Do you own the iPhone 6S or 6S Plus? If so, a bug could be making its way into your smartphone. According to Apple, some users are reporting incorrect battery percentage displays after they've switched time zones or have manually changed the time on their phones. So while the display says you have a certain battery percentage remaining, your phone could actually be about to die.
Luckily, the solution to this problem is supereasy. Apple suggests that after restarting your phone, you go to Settings > General > Date and Time and then make sure the "Set Automatically" feature is turned on. The company also added that users who have not traveled anywhere or changed their time but are still experiencing the same problem should contact Apple Support.
14 Jan 21:28
Alan Rickman, Star of Everything He Appeared In, Has Died of Cancer
by Gabrielle Bluestone
Darendukes"Do not disappoint me."
Peace, Alan.
Alan Rickman, the charismatic British character actor who played larger-than-life heroes, villains and Ronald Reagans throughout his 30-year film and stage career, has died from cancer. He was 69.
12 Jan 19:55
Great Job, Internet!: Here are some vintage, fear mongering news reports about heavy metal
by Joe Blevins
Darendukes"Heroin addicts need their fix. And I needed to rock."
Heavy metal music is the work of Satan himself, and parents should be extremely fearful of it, for it will most assuredly corrupt their innocent children. That, by and large, is the ludicrous message delivered by the media time and again in “10 Unintentionally Funny News Reports On Metal,” an eye-opening new supercut from Loudwire. The seven-minute montage intersperses excerpts from local news shows of the 1980s and 1990s with clips from religious programs of the era, but the message stays pretty much the same throughout. Heavy metal music is treated as a public threat, essentially equated with drug abuse. One might have thought that anti-rock hysteria died out in the 1950s or ’60s, but this supercut shows that it just mutated into something infinitely more ridiculous over the decades.
A particular highlight of “10 Unintentionally Funny News Reports On Metal” is a segment hosted by Stone Phillips, best known ...
08 Jan 23:06
Use These Secret Codes to Unlock Netflix's Hidden Categories
by David Nield on Field Guide, shared by Adam Clark Estes to Gizmodo
Here’s a trick that’s been around for a while but may have passed you by: secret category codes added by Netflix engineers that can help you narrow down your on-demand video choices. From classic war movies to Brazilian dramas, here’s how to dig deeper into the Netflix library.
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08 Jan 22:55
This Bison Was Struck by Lightning and Emerged Ugly But Alive
by Esther Inglis-Arkell
If you’re ever in Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, keep an eye out for the ugliest bison alive. That’s not an insult. Taking a direct hit from a lightning bolt and staying alive is something to be proud of.
08 Jan 21:40
Holy Shit, NBC Is Really Gonna Make That "The Office But With DC Superheroes" Show
by Rob Bricken
DarendukesWhat?
Hey, remember how DC and NBC were looking into making a workplace sitcom about regular people working at an insurance office inside the DC universe? Apparently they liked what they saw, because NBC has officially ordered the comedy, currently titled Powerless.
31 Dec 20:20
Maze Balls Are the Perfect Shape To Throw Across the Room in Frustration
by Andrew Liszewski
DarendukesThat title.
It’s easier to dedicate yourself to solving a complex maze when in the back of your mind you know that should frustrations arise, you’ll be able to simply hurl it across the room for some instant stress relief. Shouldn’t all puzzles be as relaxing?
31 Dec 00:57
The First Trailer For HBO's Sesame Street Is 60 Seconds of Pure Joy
by Germain Lussier
DarendukesSesame Street on HBO. Did I have a stroke?
Sesame Street is moving to HBO for the next few seasons starting in January and the first trailer is now out. And it’s basically delightful.
30 Dec 00:15
Guy Beats Fallout 4 Without Killing Anyone, Nearly Breaks The Game
by Patricia Hernandez on Kotaku, shared by Mario Aguilar to io9
Fallout 4 expects you to commit murder. While you can occasionally avoid killing others, the wasteland is ruthless and demands violence. That’s how Bethesda intended the game to be played, anyway—but clever players are finding ways around it.
10 Nov 17:34
12 New Episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 Could Be Coming... For $5.5 Million
by Bryan Lufkin
In the not too distant future... we could be getting brand new episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000, courtesy of original human host Joel Hodgson! But for an extremely steep Kickstarter goal.
10 Nov 17:33
Indonesia Plans to Use Crocodiles as Prison Guards
by Chris Thompson
Indonesia—having passed on half-measures like shadow-triggered spear-walls and dogs with bees in their mouth and when they bark they shoot bees—has come up with an outside-the-box idea for guarding its death row drug convicts: crocodiles. A body of water teeming with crocodiles.
04 Nov 23:37
Continuing to Be Awesome, Agent Carter Adds Ken Marino to Its Cast
by Katharine Trendacosta
DarendukesI wanna dip my balls in it!
At some point, Agent Carter news will be disappointing. This is not one of those times. Get ready for Ken Marino, Marvel mobster.
03 Nov 20:32
Do Not Set Your Parachute on Fire While Skydiving, Please
by Melissa Cronin
DarendukesWhy?
19 Oct 23:01
Y: The Last Man Is Finally Heading to TV!
by James Whitbrook
There have been rumors of Bryan K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra’s hit Vertigo comic series Y: The Last Man getting a movie for ages, but it’s been stuck in development hell for years. Now, however, it appears the show will finally be getting its much0anticipated live-action adaptation—except now it’ll be on TV.
07 Oct 18:05
Stoners' "Marijuana Resort" Fever Dream Will Materialize This Year in South Dakota
by Tessa Stuart
South Dakota’s Santee Sioux tribe will fulfill a longstanding dream of highDEAS.com user JabiousForever and legions of stoners everywhere by opening the nation’s first marijuana resort by the end of the year.
15 Sep 20:47
Recognize Space Whisky for What It Is: A Long Con to Sell You Gross, Expensive Whisky
by Ria Misra
I love space. I love whisky. So how could the attempt to combine the two go so horribly wrong? Like this. Just like this.
01 Sep 17:56
Come Enjoy Auschwitz’s Nice, Refreshing Showers, Says Auschwitz
by Ashley Feinberg
Visitors to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp are in for a treat, is apparently what museum management was thinking with their most recent purchase: a brand new outdoor shower sprinkler (at Auschwitz). After all, who wouldn’t love a nice, refreshing shower (at Auschwitz)? The answer, of course, is everyone.
31 Aug 18:17
Wes Craven, Master of Horror, Dies at 76
by Brendan O'Connor
Director Wes Craven, creator of such horror classics as Scream and Nightmare on Elm Street, has died, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He was 76.