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Thursday, February 25, 2016

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Relive The Thrills And Horrors Of Windows 98 Right In Your Browser 

Most of us remember the glory days of Windows 98. Now you can relive them on a less-shitty computer, thanks to several thousand lines of brilliant Javascript.

Take A Heart-Pounding Ride On The Back Of This Absurdly Fast Motorcycle 

Video: The North West 200 is the largest sports event in Ireland, and every May since 1929 motorcyclists gather to race down public streets between the towns of Portstewart, Coleraine and Portrush at speeds in excess of 322km/h.

A Deck Of Cards Featuring Kings, Queens, And Other Characters From Game Of Thrones 

Etsy shop JokerandtheThief has turned the characters from the medieval soap opera Game of Thrones into a perfect hand-drawn deck of cards featuring characters from the second book in the Song of Ice and Fire series, Clash of Kings — while they’re all still alive.

Watch A Woodworker Build Settlers Of Catan Out Of A Single 2x4 

Video: In the post-apocalypse, you want Aaron Day on your team. Using incredibly limited resources, he manages to recreate Settlers of Catan, one of the most beloved board games, using an inspired and economical approach to woodworking. He makes all of the game pieces out of a single 2×4.

Physics Holds The Secret To Blowing The Perfect Bubble  

We’ve all delighted in the simple joy of blowing bubbles, but most of us never stop to think about the underlying physics. Now French physicists have devised a mathematical model that precisely predicts just how hard you need to blow to produce a perfectly formed bubble.

Recreating Commodore 64 Tunes On These Tiny Synths Requires Blazing Fast Fingers 

Video: Using three of Teenage Engineering’s tiny Pocket Operators all playing at the same time, YouTuber tubesockor masterfully performs a near perfect recreation of the sountrack to Delta, a legendary Commodore 64 game that dates back to 1987. But what’s more impressive than how authentic the rendition sounds, is how quickly tubesockor’s fingers have to fly across those little buttons.

New Milky Way Map Reveals A View Of Our Galaxy Four Times Bigger Than We've Ever Seen 

Seven years after their last effort at mapping our Galaxy, the APEX telescope has given us something even more complete: A map of the galaxy that covers four times the area of its previous best.

Win! One Of 30 Double Passes To The Triple 9 Australian Preview 

Here’s a big one guys! We’ve partnered with Roadshow Films to book out an entire movie theatre for the Australian preview of Triple 9, for the readers of Gizmodo, Lifehacker and Kotaku.

Wait, Why Is There A Gorilla Aboard The ISS? 

Video: Is that a… gorilla? Chasing an astronaut? On the International Space Station? With the Benny Hill theme tune playing in the background? Quick, someone call NASA!

Everything You Need You Know About Dick Smith's Huge Sale 

Tomorrow morning, Dick Smith will be throwing a huge clearance sale in Australia and New Zealand as it prepares to shut down the business for good. As the adage says: everything must go! Here are all the details that we know about the sale so far.
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