Giant Ice Balls, Star Trek Catan, Dancing Groot, Cleaner Teeth [Deals]
We mentioned this later in the day yesterday, but it's so good that it
deserves to lead off today's post. You can get an actual
Apple-manufactured Lightning cable for $8 $12 today (assuming it lasts). Not an Apple-certified cable...an actual Apple cable. [Apple Lightning Cable, $8 $12]
The Surprising Reason Why Bike Lanes Could Be Good For Cars
It's
the typical saga unfolding in every city in America. Bike lanes go in,
often replacing a lane of vehicular traffic. Drivers get mad, claiming
that the presence of bike lanes is destroying their commute. But
according to one study, bike lanes may actually be making life better
for drivers.
Beautiful video shows how Pixar uses a rainbow of colors in their movies
This is great. Rishi Kaneria
made a quick supercut that stitches together scenes from Pixar movies
according their particular color. Following the Roy G. Biv color
spectrum, you'll see how Pixar chooses to use colors to make their
animations. And it'll make you want to watch all the Pixar movies again.
Aphex Twin's First New Song in Almost 15 Years Is Sick
I learned to love Aphex Twin in college, not too long after Drukqs
melted everyone's ears off. It's been a decade and a half since then.
I'm getting older. Aphex Twin appears to be getting younger.
The Story of the Man Who Threw a No-Hitter on LSD
In 1970, Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter high as shit on LSD. In 2009, NoMasTV and artist James Blagden made an awesome short film about the Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher's hallucinogen-fueled triumph.
Sit Back, Tell Us How Special You Are, and Win a Prize
While the drive to take quizzes and fill out surveys online is technically not included on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs,
it's nevertheless up there with eating, sleeping, and sex in terms of
unstoppable human urges. When given the opportunity to reflect on your
own special self by ticking off boxes— introvert or…
Normal guy catches a super fun ride on a spaceship back to Earth
The sad truth is that most of us will never be astronauts who can ride spaceships back to Earth. Here's one hilarious way we can pretend though:
be like this genius prankster who brought a blow up spaceship with him
on a skydiving jump from a hot air balloon. Yup, he rode a spaceship
back to Earth.
I Wish This House Hanging From a Cliff Was Actually Real
Along
Australia's rugged western coastlines, landowners could one day live
next to their cliffside properties—rather than on them—if the designers
of this vertigo-inducing, prefabricated design, Modscape, have their way.
Report: Apple Has Already Lined Up CVS and Walgreens for Mobile Payments
We've heard tell of Apple's plans to embrace mobile payments in a big way. And now, according to a new report from Recode,
not only will the iPhone 6 come packing a payment system, but Apple has
even lined up some major partners for announcement day.
Let's Talk About Whatever You Want Right Now
I'm
sitting here trying to come up with the best hell-yes-it's-Friday song
to celebrate the fact that hell yes it is, in fact, Friday. My very
first thought was: Loverboy's "Working for the Weekend"; which made me think of that never-not-funny SNL skit with Chris Farley and Patrick Swayze at Chippendales tryouts.
Swapping SATs for Video Selfies in College Applications Is a Bad Idea
Agonizing over a personal essay and crying over SAT scores is a rite of
passage for any college-bound high school senior. But maybe those days
are over. A liberal arts college in Baltimore is now letting potential
students apply with a video instead.
Watch the First Graphene-Based Flexible Display Get Bent Out of Shape
Graphene is one of those material science breakthroughs that's so frequently described as a harbinger of technological revolution,
it almost feels hackneyed. Almost, until an update like this rolls
around: Scientists at Cambridge today demonstrated the first
graphene-based flexible display.
Why Apple Just Hired a Rockstar Industrial Designer
It's
no secret that Apple is branching out into the home—and into all manner
of peripherals. But it's still a surprise to hear that Marc Newson, the
legendary industrial designer responsible for some of the most
well-known furniture and products of the past decade, will be joining
Jony Ive's team soon.
Comic Book Sticky Notes Make Your Reminders Extra Exciting
Are
you more likely to "call Ted in accounting" when the reminder is stuck
to the frame of your monitor on a boring yellow Post-it Note? Or when
the reminder appears to leap from the page on these wonderful comic book-style sticky notes? The answer is pretty clear.
The Army's Laser War Truck Can Now See (and Shoot) Through Fog
The
problem with the current iterations of combat laser prototypes is they
can easily be foiled by suspended condensation, smoke, fog, and other
obscurants that deflect and defract the beam as its en route to its
target. The HEL MD, however, proved earlier this year that the solution
is simple: Just increase the power…
This Cocktail Concocted By IBM's Watson Isn't Half Bad
The
surreal strength of IBM's famous supercomputer, Watson, is now
available to the public (for a fee). And to mark the occasion, the
company threw a little party last week and served a very blue cocktail.
Naturally, I whipped up my own slight variation when I got back to the
office. I call it the Big Blue Hurricane.
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Report: iWatch Might Face Battery Life Issues
We're already well aware that no matter how great a gadget might seem, none of that means anything if it dies almost as quickly as it turns on. And according to a new report from The Information, the long-awaited iWatch's battery power is going to be "disappointing."
There's a Horror Novel Lurking in These Ikea-Style Photos
For the DIY-challenged among us, Ikea catalogues are already terrifying enough in their own right. For everybody else, there's Horrorstör—a traditional haunted house story dressed up in trendy, Scandinavian flat-pack furniture.
In 1966, the Angels Landed in Anaheim's Futuristic Baseball Stadium
How
could the Angels call any place but Los Angeles their home? After all,
the club's name directly referred to the city, and there had been a team
named the Los Angeles Angels since the first decade of the 20th
Century, when the minor-league Los Angeles Looloos wisely opted for a
more dignified nickname. So it's…
This Classical Venetian Palazzo Is Like a Chill Portal to the Afterlife
If
Hollywood has taught us anything about death on Earth—and goodness
knows it has—it's that we'll be welcomed to the afterlife by an
eye-squintingly bright white void. For his latest site-specific exhibition, artist Doug Wheeler has transformed the classical architecture of Palazzo Grassi building in Venice into…
The Complete Guide to Avoiding (and Removing) Windows Crapware
Windows has a lot going for it,
but it's also saddled with one of computing's biggest annoyances:
crapware. Here's everything you need to know about identifying,
avoiding, and removing unwanted software from your system.
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