Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Saga Is the Best Comic in the Universe Because It Shows You How Evil Robots Jack Off

The kinkiest thing an automaton can wank to is the organic lifeform he's tried to kill for five years.

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The Staggering Evolution of Stop-Motion in Film History


The Staggering Evolution of Stop-Motion in Film History

Filmmakers have been stop-motion animation for eons, but holy crap man, people have gotten really, really good at it. This video by Vugar Efendi tracks the evolution of stop motion in film starting with The Enchanted Drawing in 1900, which was really just a drawing of a face changing facial expressions, all the way up to the gloriously beautiful Kubo and the Two Strings, which was released this summer.

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Jalopnik The BBC Wants To Close Your Top Gear-Stealing Loophole, You Thieves | Lifehacker Four Thing

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| Lifehacker Four Things That Will Get Your Computer Use Monitored at Work
| Steamed Postal 2 Update Opens Secret Area That Was Closed For 13 Years
| Kotaku EpiPen Tycoon Pokes Fun At The Dark Reality of Pharmaceutical Controversies
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Did Tesla Quietly Remove A Safety Feature From The Model X's Falcon Doors?

Much of the attention around the Tesla Model X
has focused on its unique vertically-opening Falcon doors. They are dramatic and exciting
, but they're also a pain to build
. Now, in an attempt to make the doors work better, it appears Tesla may have quietly made them less safe.

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This Wooden Star Trek USS Enterprise Rocker Is a Good Reason to Start a Family

It's never too early to start fostering a deep, almost obsessive love of Star Trek in your children. So while your toddler is innocently rocking back and forth in this lovely wooden USS Enterprise rocking horse, they'll have no idea they're secretly being groomed as a future Trekkie.

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How to Watch the Ring-of-Fire Solar Eclipse 

We will never, ever tell you to stare at the sun. Fortunately, we have a far better way for you to get a glimpse of the upcoming ring-of-fire solar eclipse.

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iPhone Glitch Transforms Cats Into Caterpillars 

Digital photography is reliable, consistent, and increasingly easy to use. But when it fucks up, boy does it fuck up.

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Add Two More FreshWorks Containers To Your Collection For $17

We shared the first deal on these Rubbermaid FreshWorks containers a few weeks ago, and on several occasions since, and you guys have bought thousands
of them, to the point that Amazon has often killed the deal within hours of our posting it. So if you've missed out on Amazon's previous deals, or loved yours so much that you want to buy more, the two-pack is back on sale for $17 today, down from $20.

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Apple's Decision to Cast Jessica Alba in Its Reality Show Is an Outrage

Some things are sacred. Some things should only be touched by the meaty, all-knowing fingers of the men who know them best. Some things are just so pure and sacred and special that they're worth getting all worked up over.

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Now Is a Good Time to Change Your Dropbox Password

Dropbox was reportedly hacked back in 2012
. In 2014, hundreds of Dropbox passwords were leaked by an anonymous hacker
. Now Dropbox is forcing password changes on anyone with a password older than 2012
. This story keeps unfolding, but here's the bottom line: Change your Dropbox password now.

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Today's Best Deals: Virtual Reality, Skechers, 20% off Gaming Gear, and More

Samsung's Gear VR, Skechers footwear, and 20% off PC gaming gear lead off Wednesday's best deals.

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Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Why We Can't Tell How Your Car Will Perform On That New Earth-Like Exoplanet

Recently, the scientific community was all excited because a new exoplanet was discovered, and this one is in the coveted “habitable zone” that makes real estate so valuable, and it's even pretty close by! It's called Proxima Centauri b, and I want to know how well my car is going to drive when I get it there. Sadly, we just can't say yet.

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The Same Microbe That Led to Black Death Also Caused a Huge Plague Centuries Before 

Centuries before the Black Death decimated the population of Western Europe, an earlier plague epidemic took out over 50 million people (about 15 percent of the population) in the Byzantime empire. A team of German scientists has confirmed that the two plagues were caused by the same bacterium, albeit genetically different strains.

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Today's Best Deals: Brand New Fitbits, Anker Earbuds, Cordless Dremel, and More

A cordless Dremel, a hugely-popular travel surge protector, and Anker's new wireless earbuds lead off Tuesday's best deals.

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What Show Did You Fall in Love With Right Before It Was Canceled?

Let me tell you a story about me, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, and bad timing.

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Mac BitTorrent Client Transmission Gets Infected With Malware Again

For the second time in five months, the Transmission BitTorrent client for Mac has been infected with malware.

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Monday, August 29, 2016

Russian Man Volunteers For First Human Head Transplant

In news that is so weird, you almost won't believe it, a Russian man has volunteered to be the victim for the world's first head transplant, which two doctors want to perform early next year. Valery Spiridonov-a 31-year-old Russian man who operates an educational software company out of his home in the small city of Vladimir, Russia-suffers from Werdnig-Hoffmann disease, which confines him to a wheelchair. The disease is genetic and usually fatal, a disorder “that wastes away muscles and kills motor neurons-nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that help move the body.”

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Friday, August 26, 2016

Ride-Hailing Crashes Triple In NYC As More People Turn To Apps

While we laud ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft for making it easier to get home from the pub, we sometimes forget about the drivers. With drivers of varying levels of experience often trying to use apps for multiple services in the car, New York City crashes have increased with the rise of the apps.

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Thursday, August 25, 2016

Damn, This Piping Hot Volcano B-Roll Is Metal as Hell

As arguably the world's most active volcano, Hawaii's Kīlauea presents a unique opportunity for researchers who want to observe the Earth's geologic processes in real-time. Even more importantly, as a goddamn erupting volcano, footage of Kīlauea is gnarly as fuck.

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Today's Best Deals: Shun Knife, Smarter Slow Cooker, Tiny USB Charger, and More

A smarter slow cooker, the most popular little USB charger, and a beautiful chef's knife lead off Thursday's best deals.

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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

French Official Threatens to Sue For Posting Pictures of Police Officers Enforcing the Burkini Ban

Five cities, including
Cannes and Nice, have now banned women from wearing burkinis, full body bathing suits worn by some
Muslim women. The deputy mayor of Nice, Rudy Salles, told the BBC the ban was “a necessity” after the terrorist attacks in Nice earlier this summer.

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Rubbermaid's Uber-Popular FreshWorks Starter Pack Is Down To Just $15, If You Hurry

Earlier today
, a couple of a la carte Rubbermaid FreshWorks containers went on sale (albeit briefly), but if you were holding out for a deal on the 2-pack, you were wise to wait.

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Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Surprisingly, Pilot Errors Not the Main Cause of Drone Crashes

It wasn't my fault that I crashed my drone. It was the drone's fault!

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Is This the Saddest Monkey on Earth?

His blue face and blank stare suggest a look of despair or simply disbelief. Yet, the snub-nosed monkey above and 37 other similar species just got their genomes sequenced. This one monkey, though. He seems sad as hell about it.

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