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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.
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 […]
jimkoShowed you this before. Looks like it's finally released.
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.
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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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The 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 […]
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
jimkoWinter 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.
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.
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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
French 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.
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!
10 DIY arcade cabinets let makers experience their youth dropping quarters off at the old video arcade.
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
