Is Banksy a Woman? Watch This Documentary And See What You Think
As bored as you might be with the breathless coverage of Banksy and his
"takeover of New York," there might be one reason to catch the HBO documentary on the street artist. Over at CityLab, Kriston Capps has an intriguing theory after watching the film: Banksy is a probably a woman.
Amazon's Echo Might Be Its Most Important Product In Years
It's pretty rare that a new product truly surprises us. But today Amazon did just that, introducing Echo,
a talking, listening piece of electronic furniture. It's like having
the internet on your kitchen table, cracking jokes and settling bets,
and it's the most innovative device Amazon's made in years.
This Amazing '80s Arcade Is the Best Virtual Reality Trip Yet
The Oculus Rift VR headset can take you to incredible fictional places, like scene from gorgeous movies like Interstellar or Spirited Away.
Last night, it took me somewhere more grounded in reality, but still
spectacular: my own personal, deliciously retro '80s arcade.
Hackers Ravaged Home Depot With a Password Stolen from a Vendor
Earlier this year Home Depot confirmed that 56 million cards had been compromised in one of the biggest retail security breaches in history. Now we know that much like the Target hack—which was traced to a heating company—Home Depot was infiltrated by custom malware and passwords stolen from a third party vendor.
Save 65% on 1 Year of HostGator Web Hosting + Free Domain Name ($28)
HostGator, one of Lifehacker's favorite hosting companies, is offering one year of their Hatchling Plan for $28 - including a free domain name. That saves you over 65% and comes out to just $2.33/month.
5 Questions Mark Zuckerberg Didn't Answer As He Discussed Appletinis
This
afternoon, Facebook users got a chance to interrogate Mark Zuckerberg
about the company's future. Well over 10,000 questions were submitted
before the Q&A, many thoughtful, some pressing. So of course he answered the goofy ones.
Watch the first sneak peek of the Simpsons Futurama crossover episode
Mark your calendars because this Sunday the Planet Express crew is back for an encore in a new Simpsons episode. The whole Futurama
cast—John DiMaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Phil LaMarr, Lauren Tom,
Maurice LaMarche, and Tress MacNeille—will be back in an episode called
"Simpsorama." Here's a sneak peek!
How Fast the Elevators in the World’s Tallest Buildings Go
When
you're building supertalls, there are other problems to worry about
than just making sure they don't fall or blow over. One of the biggest
is how to get people up to the top in a reasonable amount of time. If you've got a slow elevator the 125th floor might as well not exist.
A Creepy Website Is Streaming From 73,000 Private Security Cameras
It shouldn't be so easy to peer into a stranger's bedroom, much less hundreds of strangers' bedrooms. But a website has collected the streaming footage
from over 73,000 IP cameras whose owners haven't changed their default
passwords. Is this about highlighting an important security problem, or
profiting off creepy…
A Mona Lisa Wall Clock That Reconstructs the Masterpiece Over Time
There's
a good chance that more people would 'get' and maybe even learn to
appreciate art if it did something more practical for them. Van Gogh's Starry Night could serve as a nightlight, for example, and Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon could double as an air freshener, just like DaVinci's Mona Lisa is now a functional…
Man's first space civilization envisioned in this INCREDIBLE Lego city
Andrew Hamilton and Tim Goddard have shared the most kick ass micro build of a place they call Panduro City. Heavy use of Mindstorms automates all sorts of things in this build. You can not fully appreciate it in just photo form, the video must be watched!
A Radically New Particle Accelerator Could Have 500 Times the Power
If you know anything about the Large Hadron Collider, you know that it
is huge. Massive. 17 miles of tunnels under Switzerland. Traditional
accelerators need all that space to get particles to smash into each
other at close to the speed of light. But scientists at Stanford have come one step closer to a new type of…
Five Best Travel Mugs
Our call for Best Travel Mug contenders
was one of the biggest and most contested we've ever had. You've poured
and sealed an awesome list of five nominees, and now it's time to vote.
2014 Toy Hall of Famers Include Rubik's Cube, Army Men, and Bubbles?
Joining the esteemed ranks
of such cultural icons as "stick" and "cardboard box," three new
beloved toys have taken their place in the National Toy Hall of Fame.
Say hello to your new champions: Rubik's Cube, little green army man,
and... bubbles.
Aereo's Latest Death Rattle Comes as Boston Office Shutters
Well, that's no good. Aereo just sent a letter to its employees
announcing that it would be closing its Boston offices, laying off all
43 employees that work there, and shuttering operations.
Violence Is Currency: A Pacifist Ex-Con's Guide To Prison Weaponry
The most common weapon inside is simply a can top. Pulled off a tin of
beans and folded over, it doesn't even need to be sharpened to leave a
jagged scar. A shank, also known as a shiv, is not for cutting but for stabbing. It's called a "gun" in jailhouse vernacular, and the most valuable kind is fashioned out of…
Do You Know Anyone Who Still Uses Dial-Up?
Over 2,270,000 people still use dial-up AOL to access the world wide web. Do you know any of them?
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