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Tech NewsThe US Government is Being Sued for Losing a Critical JFK Assassination Film
The Zapruder film may be the most famous footage taken of the Kennedy assassination, but it’s not the only one. The “Nix Film” may be lesser known, but it’s no less important. It has been missing for decades, so the granddaughter of the photographer who captured the film is now suing the US government. She … Continued
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io9MoviesYour Least Favorite Aliens Character Could Star In the Upcoming Sequel
Some fans of James Cameron’s Aliens consider Newt the worst part of the movie: Her high-pitched scream, laughable dialogue, it can be painful. If you are one of these people, I have some potentially bad news: Newt might be the star of Neill Blomkamp’s Aliens sequel. Talking to Icons of Fright, Aliens star Michael Biehn … Continued
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Will Our Descendants Survive the Destruction of the Universe?
Billions of years from now, the universe as we know it will cease to exist. The good news is, that gives us a lot of time to prepare, and maybe even figure out a way to cheat cosmic death. Here are some possible ways our descendants might survive a cosmological apocalypse. The Universe, like the … Continued
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Tech NewsSploid
Awesome photo of a F-15 being refueled from the air fuel tankers perspective
What a view. Here’s a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling a F-15 in the air from the perspective of the air tanker. Actually, it’s almost like seeing the whole process from the perspective of the boom, as we see the probe arm reach into the receptacle. It’s such an awesome angle. The US Air Force says: A … Continued
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EartherClimate Change
Yet Another Study Finds The US Could Quit All Fossil Fuels By 2050
Earlier this year, the Clean Power Plan pledged to cut US power plant carbon emissions by 32 percent by 2050. A new study says the US can do way better than that: reducing all greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent and running the country entirely on renewable energy by 2050. This most optimistic scenario is … Continued
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10 Weird Facts You Never Knew About Your Thanksgiving Dinner
Thanksgiving food is a link to the past, a thing to be grateful for, and a way to keep your extended family from talking to you about politics or religion. But it has a weirder, wilder side to it. Here are 10 things you didn’t know about your favorite Thanksgiving dishes. 10) Sweet Potatoes Were … Continued
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Tech News
Your Best Stories of Leaving Nightmare IT Jobs
We asked Gizmodo readers about exiting an awful IT job. Whether you quit in a blaze of glory or were laid off in ridiculous circumstances, these are your getting-the-hell-out stories. bigPixel wrote: This wasn’t really how I quit, but the underhanded method the company I worked for used to lay off a bunch of their … Continued
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Tech NewsAppleExperts Try to Figure Out Apple’s Insane New Emojis
If you’ve seen the new additions Apple has made to its vast emoji repertoire, you may be a bit perturbed. Floating business man? Ominous hole? Boob-grab smiley face? These are just some of the strange new emojis we had our experts weigh in on. Contact the author at [email protected].
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io9Movies
This Perfect Snowpiercer Poster Takes You All The Way To The Front of the Train
Snowpiercer, the action-packed 2014 dystopian drama, is jam-packed with evocative imagery. The train against the snowy countryside, the radically different cars on the train, as well as the battles that happen on it. Choosing a single moment for a poster is tough. Which is why artist JC Richard didn’t choose just one. His poster for … Continued
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Tech News
Stackable Chess Pieces Hide a Rolled Up Leather Board Inside
Humans have been designing portable versions of chess for almost as long as the game itself has been played. But few designs are as elegant, or as compact, as this set from Raw Studio that rolls into a tube—complete with 32 chess pieces—that’s just 16-inches long. The key to this set’s clever compact design are … Continued
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Tech News
FAA Releases New Drone Rules, Including One Fairly Shady Loophole
After a remarkably speedy bureaucratic process, a government task force finally released the details of new rules on hobby drones. The 14-page document confirms earlier reports that pretty much all drones will need to be registered. It also includes a mysterious FOIA exemption. Let’s start with the basics. The new rules—which could still change before … Continued
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io9The Space Subplot on The Last Man On Earth is Setting Up Something Big
No matter what happens with the crew back on terra firma on The Last Man on Earth, I find the scenes up in space more fascinating. This week, for only the second time this season, Jason Sudeikis made an appearance as astronaut Mike Miller, Tandy’s brother—and even a mention of Mike totally changes everything. Anytime … Continued
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Tech NewsDesign
Photo Essay: 13 Classic Handheld Game Portraits
Handheld electronic games were the big hit at the beginning of the 1980s, when every kid wanted a small portable plastic device for playing video games wherever and whenever he or she wanted. Hundreds of games, created by dozens of manufacturers, swarmed the toy stores, showcasing unique colours, shapes, artworks, displays and designs. And all … Continued
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In the Greatest Casting of All Time, Felicia Day May Be MST3K‘s Next Mad Scientist
OH. MY. GOD. In news that literally has my heart racing, Joel Hodgson has announced his pick for the new “Mad” of Mystery Science Theater 3000, a.k.a. the insane scientist that forces the host to watch all those bad movies. That choice? Felicia freakin’ Day as Dr. Forrester’s daughter. Here’s what Joel just added to … Continued
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SciencePhysics & ChemistryWatch as Scientists Use Heat to Steer Droplets Across a Surface
Watch as these droplets zip towards the heated spots on a plate. The secret: the drop isn’t directly on the plate. It’s on a shallow pool of liquid covering the platform. What you’re seeing is no ordinary plate. It’s supported by titanium micro-heaters and it’s covered with a pool of liquid. The heaters are used … Continued
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io9TrailersWelcome to the Animal DMV in This Hilarious New Zootopia Trailer
The idea of Zootopia is both incredibly simple and insanely difficult to get your mind around. It’s set in a world where animals live, walk and dress like humans. Okay, but what does that mean? A new trailer, with a scene we can all relate to, gives you a great idea. If an animal city … Continued
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Tech News
Bangladesh Bans Facebook, WhatsApp to Stop “Criminals”
Last week, the government of Bangladesh ordered ISPs to ban Facebook and other social media. In the chaos that followed, the entire country lost internet access for over an hour. Now, according to a report from Global Voices, Bangladeshi citizens little to no access to the targeted services, which include Facebook Messenger, Viber, and WhatsApp. … Continued
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Into the Badlands: These Characters Kick Ass, But Need More Personality
I’m really digging AMC’s Into the Badlands for its hypnotizing, gorgeous skirmishes. But these acrobatic, limb-chopping warriors need to be showing a bit more personality—otherwise, we’re never going to care if the good guys get sliced to ribbons or not. We’re living in an age in which wushu is being advocated for Olympic inclusion at … Continued
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io9Books & Comics
Check Out the Glorious Capes on These Batman v Superman Action Figures
Although some may disagree, nothing beats a good cape on a superhero suit—and the same stands for superhero action figures. So it’s a good jobe Medicom’s new toys based on Batman v Superman have some fantastic, poseable capes to make the figures really shine. Medicom revealed the roughly 6-inch-tall toys earlier today, and while there’s … Continued
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Tech NewsThermoelectric Ikea Furniture Could Charge Your Phone With Energy From Your Coffee
Your computer, your gaming console, even your cup of coffee—all of these objects in your house radiate heat, which promptly goes to waste. But what if your kitchen table or console cabinet contained the thermoelectric hardware to turn that heat into usable electricity? For centuries, that idea was just a dream. But emerging thermoelectric technology … Continued