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16 Jan 20:09
owlturdcomix: Hey peeps! :]This is actually on of the comics...
Hey peeps! :]
This is actually on of the comics I’ve made for Webtoon, and you should totes visit me there if you have a moment:
If you haven’t seen those yet, enjoy! And thank you for reading.
~Shen
16 Jan 15:15
Coming Distractions: J.J. Abrams’ Valencia is now 10 Cloverfield Lane, so let’s all freak out
by William Hughes
Alecbugg!!! New JJ!
Mimicking the mysterious, Statue of Liberty decapitating, first-Transformers-movie-prefacing deployment of the initial trailer for Cloverfield, J.J. Abrams has once again slipped a teaser for one of his movies in front of a big-budget Michael Bay hit. This time, the video—which shows Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Goodman, apparently cohabitating peacefully in an underground bunker until things go horribly wrong—was pushed out ahead of Bay’s 13 Hours, with pretty much no advance warning. Oh, and it’s apparently called 10 Cloverfield Lane.
Before we all completely freak out, though, let’s make a couple things clear. First: this probably isn’t a direct sequel to Abrams’ 2008 Godzilla-at-ground-level success, with the producer and Force Awakens director releasing a statement earlier tonight that referred to the new movie as a “blood relative” of Cloverfield (whatever that ambiguous familiar relationship actually means). Also, this almost certainly ...
14 Jan 16:13
Great Job, Internet!: Someone remade GoldenEye 007’s facility level in a modern graphics engine
by Christopher Curley
AlecbuggNeat-o
It’s been nearly 20 years since GoldenEye 007 was released for the Nintendo 64, splitting the CRT televisions of millions of households into four slugfest quadrants. For gamers of a certain generation, GoldenEye was a touchstone and perhaps the high-water mark of living room shooters in the days where online multiplayer on a console was largely out of the question. That’s probably why the game’s been remade so many times before, whether in fan projects like GoldenEye: Source or 2010’s official remake.
Still, that was five years ago, and if the current Star Wars film bulldozing the box office is any indication, the nostalgia well is not drying up any time soon. So here’s another GoldenEye update, this time in a proof of concept of the game’s Facility level created in in Unreal Engine 4 by game artist and university student Jude Wilson. It ...
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14 Jan 14:51
Google's self-driving car campus has the best street names on the planet
by Chris Ziegler
"Toretto Way."
As soon as I saw that Google's self-driving car testing facility — named "Castle" after its former life as the Castle Air Force Base — had a street named after Vin Diesel's character in the Fast & Furious series, I knew I was okay with these autonomous cars.
The map of the Castle campus comes courtesy of Steven Levy's story this week in Backchannel, which reveals the life of a Google test driver as the company's self-driving cars come together. It's a fun read, but it's not as fun as the Castle map itself: every road on the grounds has a car-themed name, from McFly Way to Fury Road to General Lee Expressway.
I could see Marty McFly getting a kick out of a self-driving car, but Bo and Luke Duke? Dominic Toretto, the king...
13 Jan 17:51
Amazon Prime members now get 20 percent off game pre-orders and new releases
by Samit Sarkar
AlecbuggInteresting
13 Jan 17:49
You can now play Jeopardy with your Amazon Echo speaker
by Nick Statt
AlecbuggAw shit that's cool
Amazon's Echo speaker, with the voice-powered digital assistant Alexa, is good for setting kitchen timers, playing to music, and — of course — shopping on Amazon. You can add playing Jeopardy to that list after an update earlier this week. After enabling the new feature in the Echo's app settings, you can start a game by saying, "Alexa, start Jeopardy," and hear questions about pop culture, world history, and other categories. Remember to answer in the form of a question. Alongside Jeopardy, Amazon added the ability to skip audiobook chapters via the Amazon-owned Audible app using just your voice.
Echo and Alexa are becoming Amazon's increasingly powerful gateways into the smart home. The company's name was absent from booths and show...
13 Jan 17:48
Newswire: Serial moves to a biweekly episode schedule
by Danette Chavez
AlecbuggI'm okay with this. More info means a better story
Bad news, Serial listeners (and The Serial Serial listeners)—the wait between episodes just became a little more excruciating. According to The New York Times, the podcast is moving to a biweekly schedule to give Serial staff time for “additional reporting” following an “unexpected development” in this season’s story, that of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who was captured in 2009 by a Taliban-aligned group (after leaving his post) and released in 2014 as part of a prisoner exchange brokered by the White House.
Executive producer Julie Snyder told the Times that “[s]ince we started broadcasting the show, we have gotten more people willing to talk, and because of that, it has opened up more avenues of reporting.” Snyder wouldn’t divulge just whom the staff would interview, but did describe the recent developments as more “narrative” in nature: “I hesitate on calling them news developments,” she stated. The schedule ...
12 Jan 20:09
Forbes Forces Readers to Turn Off Ad Blockers, Promptly Serves Malware
by John Gruber
AlecbuggDick move bro
Joel Hruska, writing for ExtremeTech:
For the past few weeks, Forbes.com has been forcing visitors to disable ad blockers if they want to read its content. Visitors to the site with Adblock or uBlock enabled are told they must disable it if they wish to see any Forbes content. Thanks to Forbes’ interstitial ad and quote of the day, Google caching doesn’t capture data properly, either.
What sets Forbes apart, in this case, is that it didn’t just force visitors to disable ad blocking — it actively served them malware as soon as they did. Details were captured by security researcher Brian Baskin, who screenshotted the process.
Shocker.
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12 Jan 17:19
Pacific Rim 2 may finally happen thanks to this major studio acquisition
by Julia Alexander
AlecbuggHmmmm
11 Jan 17:42
This Twitter Battle Between Very Lonely Luke and Emo Kylo Ren Takes the Cake
AlecbuggJust...Perfect
This might be the best Star Wars related hit to pop up on the internet subsequent to the movie's recent debut. Beautiful things happened when the parody accounts for 'Emo Kylo Ren' and 'Very Lonely Luke' collided to exchange blows.
Submitted by: (via DrForester)
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11 Jan 13:53
Feature: How the Daily Fantasy Sports Industry Turns Fans Into Suckers
by JAY CASPIAN KANG
AlecbuggThis article is fascinating.
"In three days, I played three of the best D.F.S. players in the world."
While FanDuel and DraftKings look the other way, a small set of sophisticated high rollers is preying upon millions of innocent newbies — like me — every day.
11 Jan 13:42
A Mashup of Calvin and Hobbes and Star Wars: The Force...
AlecbuggCelver
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11 Jan 13:42
Steph Curry Hit One Of The Most Disrespectful Shots I've Ever Seen
by Kevin Draper
AlecbuggWhat a Badass
You want to know how much Steph Curry was feeling himself during the Warriors’ 128-116 victory over the Kings? After hoisting a wide open three late in the fourth quarter, Curry turned around 180 degrees, talked some shit to the Kings bench, and began running up the court, all before his shot ripped through the net. The passing from the rest of the Warriors wasn’t half bad, either.
11 Jan 13:38
4gifs: Springer Spaniel tries to fetch the darts thrown on TV....
Alecbugghahahahaha wait wait hahahahahaha
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09 Jan 23:54
Bryce Alford's Step-Back Three Downs #7 Arizona
by Kevin Draper
AlecbuggI love everything about this gif
UCLA junior guard Bryce Alford hit a tough three-pointer with 1.8 seconds left to help UCLA beat #7 Arizona 87-84, pleasing a fan sitting courtside with ripped jeans.
08 Jan 15:13
Newswire: HBO has greenlit a Deadwood movie
by William Hughes
AlecbuggFantastic
TVLine is reporting that HBO’s critically beloved Western swear reservoir, Deadwood, is being resurrected as a movie. The news—which comes after a couple of months of hints and innuendo from the network, plus hopeful wishing from series co-star Garret Dillahunt—has been confirmed by HBO’s president of programming, Michael Lombardo.
“David has our commitment that we are going to do it,” Lombardo said, referring to the show’s creator, David Milch, the man who helped put “hooplehead” on the map of well-trod American expletives. “He pitched what he thought generally the storyline would be—and knowing David, that could change. But it’s going to happen,” Lombardo promised, adding that Milch feels he has “something left unsaid” in the violent South Dakota town. (“Cocksucker,” “fuck,” and “John From Cincinnati wasn’t all that bad” all spring to mind as potential unspoken phrases.)
But not quite yet; the ...
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07 Jan 18:29
4gifs: Clever dachshund dog uses pillow to jump onto couch....
AlecbuggGod dogs are the best
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07 Jan 17:42
NYE shooting victim, 75: 'Thank God I'm alive'
by Stephanie Farr
AlecbuggWTF
Despite being robbed and shot in the face in broad daylight on New Year's Eve, 75-year-old Judy Ritchie managed to walk more than two blocks back to her Mayfair home carrying her groceries as neighbor after neighbor begged her to take it easy and call police.
07 Jan 17:33
obviousplant: I made up some fake events for my local library
AlecbuggThis month's topic: His hair
07 Jan 15:00
Video: Roman Candle Minigun Fires 1001 Shots in 45 Seconds
AlecbuggDamn thatd be fun
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07 Jan 12:58
Great Job, Internet!: This animated The Wire intro will make you wish The Wire was still on the air
by Chris Dart
Like pretty much every person with taste, Bay Area resident Elliot Lim is a huge fan of The Wire. Unlike most people, though, Lim is an extremely talented professional animator and designer. Now, Lim has combined his gifts and his Wire fandom to make an animated tribute to the series.
Set to The Blind Boys Of Alabama’s version of “Way Down In The Hole,” which was the theme for season one, the tribute seamlessly blends elements from all five of seasons of the show. It jumps from season-one robberies to season-three murders to season-five overdoses using a series of super slick transitions. Lim even manages to include little details like the name of the ship from season two.
The Wire from Elliot Lim on Vimeo.
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06 Jan 18:51
The New York Public Library just uploaded nearly 200,000 images you can use for free
by Andrew J . Hawkins
AlecbuggThat's awesome
The New York Public Library just released a treasure trove of digitized public domain images, featuring epic poetry from the 11th century to photographs of used car lots in Columbus, Ohio from the 1930s. Over 180,000 manuscripts, maps, photographs, sheet music, lithographs, postcards, and other images were released online Wednesday in incredibly high resolution, and are available to download using the library's user-friendly visualization tool. It's a nostalgist's dream come true.
"No permission required, no hoops to jump through: just go forth and reuse!" writes Shana Kimball, manager of the library's public programs and outreach.
It's a dizzying display. Casual users will likely have to wade through a surplus of mundane ephemera — Y...
06 Jan 16:34
10,000 people are watching this puddle on Periscope
by Chris Plante
AlecbuggIs it weird that this makes me want to download periscope
You could watch paint dry. You could watch grass grow. But if you're into that new dankness, you will watch a puddle rest. At the moment of publish, over 10,000 people are watching a puddle in Newcastle, England on Periscope. Why? Because everybody's doing it!
Or perhaps because there's more to this puddle than you might assume. Look into its reflection. Relax your eyes. Allow yourself to finally see the truth concealed beneath its murky surface. Look deep. Look deeper. Look deeper. I have become puddle.
06 Jan 16:33
Max Bemis Releases "Worst X-Man Ever" Issue #1
by Alex DiVincenzo
AlecbuggHe's doin what now?
The first issue of Max Bemis' new X-Men comic miniseries for Marvel, X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever #1, is available digitally today.
Bailey Hoskins has just discovered he's a mutant. For someone who's never been special, never stood out, discovering he's "gifted" is truly a giftentry into the halls of Xavier's School for Gifted Children and into the ranks of the worldfamous X-Men! Unfortunately...Bailey might just be the worst X-Man ever.
Max Bemis, frontman of the band Say Anything, kicks off his first Marvel miniseries by teaming with stellar artist Michael Walsh (Secret Avengers, Hank Johnson) to bring us the story of a misfit among misfits.
Max Bemis, frontman of the band Say Anything, kicks off his first Marvel miniseries by teaming with stellar artist Michael Walsh (Secret Avengers, Hank Johnson) to bring us the story of a misfit among misfits.
06 Jan 15:26
If you're like us and value your sleep, you probably nodded off into your Ambien dreamland before the party started on post-prime time TV. Don't worry; we've got you covered. Here's the best of what happened last night on late night.
When Kristen Stewart hits the late night circuit, awkwardness always ensues, along with the occasional f-bomb. ("Take my bathroom to the friend? What the f--k?") But she's now on an awards season push for her supporting role in "Clouds of Sils Maria," so she returned to "The Tonight Show" to talk about how she's the first American actress to win France's Cesar Award -- and then she played The Whisper Challenge. It's kind of refreshing to see how she's always slightly nervous and thrown off, and she even admitted at one point that she was not having fun. At least she's not fake!
Samuel L. Jackson didn't realize he was feuding with Donald Trump, or at least that's what he told Seth Meyers. They went through Sam's story of saying he's a better golfer than Donald, and Donald giving him a bill for a club he didn't join. Sam also challenged Donald Trump's assertion that he didn't know him. "I've met him a lot. I've played golf with him." They played golf with Anthony Anderson one time. "The Don" also called him -- always calling him "Samuel L." -- to play golf with his friend, and that friend turned out to be Bill Clinton. All the useful information! Since Seth is also feuding with Trump, he hopes this intel on Trump lying brings down the campaign. Guessing it won't have any effect at all.
Driving videos always win, and this one is gold. James Corden has done well with Carpool Karaoke but Conan O'Brien upped the game with this hilarious ride with a super-sweet student driver. ("You're my b-tch!") The beginning is fun but the real party starts when they pick up Ice Cube and Kevin Hart for support. Can they do this every week? Jimmy Kimmel mentioned how the men's rights group Return of Kings boycotted "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" for making a woman and a non-white male lead characters (the horror!), so Kimmel altered the start of the movie for the men's group so they'll enjoy it more:
Natalie Dormer was on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" to promote her new movie "The Forest," but she also discussed "Game of Thrones" Season 6 and the longterm plan for the series now that it's official that the next book won't be out anytime soon. She said she doesn't have any spoilers for characters like Jon Snow because she never reads the storylines of other characters, she only reads what happens to Margaery. She let slip that she only reads Margaery's story at Highgarden, then changed it to King's Landing, but that's probably a spoiler that Margaery goes to Highgarden. That might be why Natalie added filming in Spain instead of just Belfast.
Killer Mike -- called so because every time he steps up to the mic he kills -- was on "Late Show" and while he spoke for black people, Stephen Colbert spoke for white people to try to find common ground. Mike suggested people Google the blue eyes/brown eyes experiment to get a background on prejudice. Mike supports Bernie Sanders for president and gave a good speech for him. It's awards season, with the Golden Globes airing this Sunday, so Sarah Hyland, Jack McBrayer, and Rami Malek practiced their red carpet poses on "The Late Late Show": Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook.
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Best of Late Night TV: Kristen Stewart's Whisper Challenge; Kevin Hart, Ice Cube, and Conan's Hilarious Drive
by Gina Carbone
AlecbuggThe Conan driver's license thing is Hilarious. Best part: they get high and go to popeyes
If you're like us and value your sleep, you probably nodded off into your Ambien dreamland before the party started on post-prime time TV. Don't worry; we've got you covered. Here's the best of what happened last night on late night. When Kristen Stewart hits the late night circuit, awkwardness always ensues, along with the occasional f-bomb. ("Take my bathroom to the friend? What the f--k?") But she's now on an awards season push for her supporting role in "Clouds of Sils Maria," so she returned to "The Tonight Show" to talk about how she's the first American actress to win France's Cesar Award -- and then she played The Whisper Challenge. It's kind of refreshing to see how she's always slightly nervous and thrown off, and she even admitted at one point that she was not having fun. At least she's not fake!
Samuel L. Jackson didn't realize he was feuding with Donald Trump, or at least that's what he told Seth Meyers. They went through Sam's story of saying he's a better golfer than Donald, and Donald giving him a bill for a club he didn't join. Sam also challenged Donald Trump's assertion that he didn't know him. "I've met him a lot. I've played golf with him." They played golf with Anthony Anderson one time. "The Don" also called him -- always calling him "Samuel L." -- to play golf with his friend, and that friend turned out to be Bill Clinton. All the useful information! Since Seth is also feuding with Trump, he hopes this intel on Trump lying brings down the campaign. Guessing it won't have any effect at all.
Driving videos always win, and this one is gold. James Corden has done well with Carpool Karaoke but Conan O'Brien upped the game with this hilarious ride with a super-sweet student driver. ("You're my b-tch!") The beginning is fun but the real party starts when they pick up Ice Cube and Kevin Hart for support. Can they do this every week? Jimmy Kimmel mentioned how the men's rights group Return of Kings boycotted "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" for making a woman and a non-white male lead characters (the horror!), so Kimmel altered the start of the movie for the men's group so they'll enjoy it more:
Natalie Dormer was on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" to promote her new movie "The Forest," but she also discussed "Game of Thrones" Season 6 and the longterm plan for the series now that it's official that the next book won't be out anytime soon. She said she doesn't have any spoilers for characters like Jon Snow because she never reads the storylines of other characters, she only reads what happens to Margaery. She let slip that she only reads Margaery's story at Highgarden, then changed it to King's Landing, but that's probably a spoiler that Margaery goes to Highgarden. That might be why Natalie added filming in Spain instead of just Belfast.
Killer Mike -- called so because every time he steps up to the mic he kills -- was on "Late Show" and while he spoke for black people, Stephen Colbert spoke for white people to try to find common ground. Mike suggested people Google the blue eyes/brown eyes experiment to get a background on prejudice. Mike supports Bernie Sanders for president and gave a good speech for him. It's awards season, with the Golden Globes airing this Sunday, so Sarah Hyland, Jack McBrayer, and Rami Malek practiced their red carpet poses on "The Late Late Show": Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook.
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