Facebook's Rose-Colored News Feed
Pope
Francis. Haim. An inspirational Little League coach. You've likely seen
these stories on Facebook today, along with ice buckets and your
friends' babies. I know that because they're sitting atop the social
network's "trending" list. What's not there at all? Ferguson. Welcome to
Facebookworld, where everything's…
Girl transforms her mouth into cute famous characters with just makeup
Makeup artist Laura Jenkinson
uses makeup to create adorable cartoon characters from our childhood on
her mouth. It's so creative, she uses her lips as a guide to draw the
funny faces in. And it's so perfect, the cartoons look like they're just
hanging out on her face.
What would happen if pilots were jerks racing airplanes at the runway
I just stumbled upon this old video that I first watched in 2005, a fake Xbox commercial called Racing Beats made by visual effects students Alex Kiesl and Steffen Hacker. It's a crazy race between four douchebags. Like Fast and Furious, but driving Boeing 747s around some airport runways.
8-bit video game version of Sin City looks like a pixelated comic book
Obviously, it's not quite as stylized and sexy as the original Sin City but this 8-bit video game version by CineFix
does a great job in mimicking the original by adding the perfect dab of
color to accentuate the shadowy world of the graphic novel. The whole
thing plays out like a comic strip.
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Ferguson Police Will Finally Get the One Device They Really Need
In a statement today, Ferguson's police department announced that it is committed to buying vest cameras for its officers.
When it finally happens, it'll be a great first step. And it'll happen
even faster if we ditch the bloated, expensive wearable cam tech cops
use today for something accessible to every U.S.…
I wish these magically animated drawing journals existed in real life
Spanish illustrator Luis Pastor
draws one vignette per day in his pocket-sized Moleskin journal. He put
together a video that shows his tiny illustrations so far in 2014,
making subtle animations using different digital tools. I wish there was
a way to magically do this to my sketches in real life.
HTC's New One M8 Is Actually Coming To Verizon and AT&T
Earlier today we got a hands on with the new HTC One M8 For Windows, which we said was launching exclusively on Verizon. Now AT&T is announcing that it will also add the new One M8 to its Windows Phone offerings, although that's pretty much all we know at this point—no price or date announced yet. [AT&T via The Verge]
Why Saturday Night Live Is Still So Funny After Almost 40 Years
In his long and celebrated life, Saturday Night Live's
longtime announcer Don Pardo was sort of the ringmaster of the circus
that is American comedy. He introduced Steve Martin and Bill Murray to
America back in the 1970s. He introduced Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Al
Franken in the 1980s. In the 1990s, it was Will Ferrell…
Motorcyclist crashes, flips and sticks a perfect landing on a car's roof
If there is such thing as a perfect motorcycle accident, this might be it:
a motorcyclist crashes full speed into a car that's changing lanes.
That's bad. The crash launches his body into a spinning mess in the air.
That's definitely bad. But yet somehow he manages to flip and land
standing up on the car's roof.
How an 80s Book for Kids Predicted Today's Spy Satellites and Cyberwars
Back
when I was a kid in the 1980s and 90s I assumed that one day
governments would be able to spy on anyone from space. Where did I get
this idea? From the odd sci-fi movie or three. As well as books like Future War and Weapons by Neil Ardley from 1981. The unnerving part? They weren't wrong.
Haim's New Sally Jessy Raphael-Style Video Is Pitch Perfect
Haim
just can't move out of the shadow of the 80s. They've been compared to
Wilson Phillips and lauded for their #dadrock vibes. So why not embrace
it? Their new video is gloriously retro as only a sendup of a 1986
daytime talk show can be.
Sharp Aquos Crystal Hands On: No Bezel, All Beauty
Japan
and the United States build phones differently. In the U.S. we want
better performance, more dazzling displays, and faster processors. Japan
just makes the thing look awesome. And not many have done it better than Sharp.
How Long Will CDs Actually Last?
Once
upon a time, CDs were a shiny new technology with a promise of lasting
(nearly) forever. In those halcyon days of the 1990s, museums and
symphonies began transferring their archives to CDs—a decision that in retrospect may not have been so wise. The catch is that some CDs are durable and others are not; we just…
Twitter's Officially Filling Your Timeline With People You Don't Follow
Over the weekend, we caught wind
that Twitter was testing some new ways of showing you tweets in your
timeline, specifically from folks that you don't actually follow. It
turns out this is official policy. Get ready to see a lot of stuff you
didn't ask for.
Netflix has agreed to pay Time Warner Cable for guaranteed access to broadband—similar to the deal Netflix already has with Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T.
Call it a domino effect, but the agreement—reached reluctantly on
Netflix's part—will ensure the cable provider delivers on its bandwidth
promises for streaming video.…
Hacking Into Traffic Lights With a Plain Old Laptop Is Scary Simple
The idea that our traffic data systems are vulnerable is not a new one. In fact, improving cyber security on our nation's infrastructure is a huge priority right now. But a new study from the University of Michigan on the vulnerabilities of traffic lights is shocking proof that we need to make some major changes, and…
America's Century-Old Love Affair With the Automobile In a Single Image
The auto industry spans across the globe, but America has a particular passion for pistons. Pop Chart Lab's latest print
rounds up some of the best, most beautiful, and downright Americanest
vehicles ever produced in this great land, from 1895 right up through
2014.
A Bluetooth Padlock That Keeps Your Valuables Secure Anywhere You Go
While we've seen plenty of smart locks—and debated their effectiveness—this one's particularly nice for two reasons: It's made by a highly reputable design team, FลชZ Designs, and it's an ultraportable padlock.
These Chickens Are Our First Line of Defense Against West Nile Virus
Each summer, public health officials in California make the rounds to "sentinel chickens"
in semi-secret locations all over the state. These ordinary chickens
just puttering around in their coops have an important job—without them,
we'd be more clueless about where West Nile virus is.
Ferguson Police Will Finally Get the One Device They Really Need
In a statement today, Ferguson's police department announced that it is committed to buying vest cameras for its officers.
When it finally happens, it'll be a great first step. And it'll happen
even faster if we ditch the bloated, expensive wearable cam tech cops
use today for something accessible to every U.S.…
Five Best Electric Razors
Last week we asked you
which electric razors brought the closest shave and the best features.
Now we've got our top five, and it's time to find a winner.
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