A filmmaker has accused Google of “fencing stolen goods.” It comes after reports that Google wants to charge the music industry for helping it track down online pirates. CNET reports that the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, and its US counterpart the Recording Industry Association of America, recently wrote to Google asking for more [...]
I consider myself lucky to be a child of the 80s. But growing up with some of these so-called kids movies of the time was occasionally trial by fire. During that decadent decade of Reaganomics, shoulder pads, and scrunchies, it never really occurred to movie makers just how terrifying some of the scenes in their [...]
Sleep is absolutely essential for every human being. Despite scientists still not figuring out the process entirely, we still know a lot about this daily activity. Every mammal, bird and most reptiles, amphibians and fish require sleep to function. Here are 16 things you probably never knew about sleep.
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Here’s a quick chart comparing how various fast food items look in advertisements versus what they look like in reality. Kind of makes you think of the scene in Falling Down where Michael Douglas enters a fast food joint and turns crazy (Youtube) after ordering a burger, which looks nothing like the one shown on [...]
13 years on from Deep Blue beating Gary Kasparov, the idea of a computer beating a champion human at chess doesn’t seem that outlandish. But now a computer has beaten a leading player at shogi, more colloquially known as Japanese chess. Why’s that so impressive? Well, the general concept of the game is similar to [...]
Recently, the fine folks at Improv Everywhere asked Internet users to participate in their 7th MP3 experiment project; over 3000 people volunteered! All participants were asked to download an MP3 file and then press play at a designated time and place to receive instructions on specific things they should all do simultaneously. Check it out. [...]
The formula really is that simple. This Wiimote comes with 37 interchangeable parts, and it’s a pretty sweet little device. Sadly you can’t disassemble the entire thing (I know how you geeks think)–but I think it can still be a testament to the synthesis of two iconic geeky things that certainly defined our childhoods (and [...]
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Oh Amiga, how I miss you! So, do any of you guys still have their old Amiga box laying around somewhere? [Via]
