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18 Mar 01:12

Career Spotlight: What I Do as a Front-End Web Developer

by Andy Orin
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Without web developers and designers creating the pages of the internet that we trod across every day, the web would be a wasteland of hand-coded HTML and "Under Construction" GIFs. It's the job of front-end developers to create and implement the familiar layouts of our favorite publications and sites.

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13 Mar 23:27

Cat on final approach for landing

by Xeni Jardin
jimko

probably saw his own reflection

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“SHIT! THERE’S TIN FOIL ON THE RUNWAY!” (more…)

07 Mar 00:48

Dad Builds Ultimate Tabletop Wargaming Room

by Gareth Branwyn
Crazed tabletop gamer Helge, who runs the blog Wargaming Workshop, has built the ultimate wargaming room. The spacious, carpeted, and well-lit room is big enough to house a 4′ x 8′ terrain board and up to six players. The room also features a dedicated painting station and dedicated terrain making […]

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27 Feb 02:47

Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball Is as Amazing as You’d Expect

by Bo Moore
jimko

Showed you this before. Looks like it's finally released.

Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball Is as Amazing as You’d Expect

You'd think that this game would involve skating around a discotheque throwing balls at other robots, and you'd be right.

The post Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball Is as Amazing as You’d Expect appeared first on WIRED.








16 Feb 22:29

32 new LEGO Star Wars sets and a poster of facts all fans should know

by Xeni Jardin
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The LEGO Group today announced 32 new LEGO Star Wars figures. To celebrate the launch, they created a poster of fun facts fans of both should know.

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16 Feb 14:57

Explore This Rare Gallery of Hyper Detailed Star Wars Models

by Gareth Branwyn
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starWarsModel_1The site Slightly Warped Curiosities has posted this wonderful, rare gallery of close-up photos of the Industrial Light & Magic spaceship models used in the first Star Wars trilogy. Anyone who scratch-builds models knows the importance of “grebble” — that’s the baroque surface detail–usually cool-looking bits “kit-bashed” from other models–added to […]

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10 Jan 00:53

Pick the Best Board Game to Play in Any Situation with This Flow Chart

by Patrick Allan

If you've finally got a group together for a game night—or if it's family game time—and you have no idea what to play, this chart can help.

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12 Dec 03:35

New PES stop-motion film: Submarine Sandwich

by Mark Frauenfelder

Hurray! A new short film by stop-motion artist PES. In this one, a butcher makes a tasty sub sandwich out of baseball mitts, and other non-edible stuff.

12 Dec 02:52

How Fast Is the Rolling Droid in Star Wars VII?

by Rhett Allain
jimko

LMK if you want to see more like this

How Fast Is the Rolling Droid in Star Wars VII?

In the first trailer for Star Wars VII, we see some type of rolling droid. How fast was the droid moving? Here is a quick video analysis.

The post How Fast Is the Rolling Droid in Star Wars VII? appeared first on WIRED.








27 Nov 14:58

How Do You Charge Your DC Phone With an AC Source?

by Rhett Allain
jimko

great explaination

How Do You Charge Your DC Phone With an AC Source?

The outlets in your house produce alternating current, but your phone charger needs DC. How do you get from AC to DC? This simple demo shows you how.

The post How Do You Charge Your DC Phone With an AC Source? appeared first on WIRED.








27 Nov 14:57

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer Debuts This Weekend

by Graeme McMillan
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer Debuts This Weekend

Star Wars is just days away from returning to the big screen—or, at least the trailer is. Lucasfilm confirmed today that a teaser for Star Wars: The Force Awakens will run in select theaters over the holiday weekend before heading to all theaters in December.

The post Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer Debuts This Weekend appeared first on WIRED.








27 Nov 04:59

Amazon's Thanksgiving Kindle Sale Serves Up Some Tasty Discounts

by Shep McAllister, Commerce Team on Deals, shared by Shep McAllister, Commerce Team to Lifehacker
jimko

Your waiting paid off

Amazon's Thanksgiving Kindle Sale Serves Up Some Tasty Discounts

Amazon's kicking off Thanksgiving with solid discounts on a number of Kindle ereaders and tablets. It's not wholly uncommon to see similar deals throughout the year, but it's nice to have them all occurring at the same time, instead of ad hoc.

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27 Nov 04:59

Steam's Holiday Sale is Live Now Through December 2nd

by Eric Ravenscraft
jimko

Winter sale still to come in late December...

Like clockwork, Valve launches a big holiday sale and 2014's has just begun. Top deals right now include Watch Dogs, Goat Simulator, and The Evil Within. With more sure to come.

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06 Nov 02:24

Hundreds of vintage games to play in your browser

by Cory Doctorow


The Internet Archive's Internet Arcade resurrects over 900 classic arcade games from the 1970s to 1990s for play inside your browser, using the JSMAME emulator. Read the rest

01 Nov 02:38

The Candy Hierarchy, 2014

by David Ng and Ben Cohen
David Ng and Ben Cohen performed acts of science (realistic ones) in order to determine, once and for all, a true and empirical understanding of which Halloween candies induce the most joy and despair. With more than 40,000 of your votes duly recorded, the results below are indisputably unassailable. Read the rest
01 Nov 02:06

Star Wars Pod Racing, Using Drones

by Cabe Atwell
If you thought just flying a drone was challenging, try racing them through a wooded areaFrench drone club Airgonay designs a three-lap racetrack for racing drones in the French Alps. References to Star Wars ensue but the track is challenging enough to give professional flyers a run for their money.

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27 Oct 00:08

Google's Pac-Man Card

by Alex Chitu
I'm not sure if this is new, but I thought it's worth mentioning. When searching for [pac man], Google shows a card that links to the doodle from 2010 that celebrated 30 years of Pac-Man.

Google doesn't have a card for doodles, so this was manually added. The card has two calls-to-action: "Play PAC-MAN Doodle" and "Click to Play", it includes the source of the doodle: "Google homepage, May 21, 2010", a large promotional image and some copyright information: "PAC-MAN™ & ©1980 NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc."


The game plays inline and there's a permalink for the game.

15 Oct 22:25

Humble Star Wars Bundle with Dark Horse

by Cory Doctorow


Name your price for great Star Wars comics in Dark Horse's first-ever DRM-free foray, and support the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund!

04 Oct 17:23

10 DIY Arcade Projects That You’ll Want To Make

by Cabe Atwell
Arcades have transitioned from the mall to player’s homes where gaming is thriving10 DIY arcade cabinets let makers experience their youth dropping quarters off at the old video arcade.

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04 Aug 22:37

How Much Does One Lego Piece Cost?

Lego sets come in all different sizes with different numbers of Lego pieces. Of course bigger sets cost more, but is there a linear relationship between set size and cost?






08 Jul 02:47

Drone's-eye view of fireworks goes bonkers viral, spawns internet freakout

by Xeni Jardin

This video of July 4 fireworks shot by a DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter outfitted with a GoPro Hero 3 silver went bonkers viral over the Independence Day weekend. Read the rest