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Rudy Giuliani Will Be a Disaster
Rudolph Giuliani, a possessed sack of human flesh and crooked teeth, wants to take up the cyber reins in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. Installing someone with such questionable experience would likely be a complete disaster for America’s cybersecurity woes. “I’d love to become the person that comes up with a solution to cybersecurity,” America’s most … Continued
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New Justice League Action Clips Show Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman Getting Their Dance On
Oh, Mark Hamill as Joker, how we’ve missed you… Fresh clips from the upcoming Justice League Action cartoon have hit today, showing the Clown Prince of Crime making Mongul the butt of jokes on Warworld, a younger Dark Knight confronting Carmine Falcone, and the World’s Greatest Superheroes forced to brawl in a fighting game. When … Continued
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New Trailer for Collateral Beauty, That Movie That’s Either a Sappy Fantasy or About a Dude Whose Friends Are Dicks
In September we got the first look at Collateral Beauty, which stars Will Smith as a grieving man who encounters human-looking manifestations of Death, Time, and Love. Or… are they actors hired by his concerned friends? We’re still not sure what’s really going on, though this second trailer does lean way more into the “sappy … Continued
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Escape Cruel Reality for Three Minutes With This Glorious Desert Night Time Lapse
One of the simple wonders of living on a spinning ball with a thin atmosphere in a densely packed corner of space is the view. Many of us dream of settling down by a picturesque coastline or a rugged mountainscape, but we so often forget that the best scenery on planet Earth is located directly … Continued
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How Much Is Facebook to Blame?
Throughout this year’s presidential campaign, journalists have focused, correctly, on the power of Facebook to shape, distort, and ultimately control the news and information that inform and educate voters. They’ve written dozens of stories about the proliferating number of anonymous, low-rent websites that publish bombastic and clearly inaccurate stories designed to spread throughout Facebook’s platform as … Continued
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FAA Declares No-Fly Zone Above Trump Tower
Prepare for flight delays at LaGuardia. The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a new no-fly zone over Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan until January 21, 2017, the day President-elect Trump moves into the White House. The restriction went into place yesterday, extending a previous restriction of the same area from Tuesday. Classified as a temporary … Continued
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Tech Stocks Continue to Plunge as Investors Worry About Silicon Valley After Trump’s Election
Yesterday the stock market did exceptionally well. But tech stocks weren’t so lucky. And it looks like the impending Donald Trump presidency is continuing to spook investors about Silicon Valley, as tech stocks continue to plunge today. Twitter seemed to weather the storm better than most yesterday, as it was one of the only tech … Continued
By Matt Novak - io9Comics
If Marvel Needs a Show Explaining Its Comics, Maybe Its Problem Is the Comics
Tomorrow, Marvel will premiere a web series called TL;DR, ruining that particular internet neologism for the rest of us. In it, the company will turn its event comics and most famous stories into “fun, hilarious short episodes.” I have some questions. First of all, who’s the audience for these? Is it comic book readers, who … Continued
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Original Ghost in the Shell Director Gives the Live-Action Film His Stamp of Approval in New Video
A new video shot on the set of Rupert Sanders’ live-action Ghost in the Shell not only had some new behind-the-scenes footage, but a special guest. That would be Mamoru Oshii, the director of the Ghost in the Shell anime films. In the clip, Oshii has nothing but compliments for Scarlett Johansson who is playing … Continued
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The New Robots in Disguise Toys Are Inspired by the ’80s Transformers You Grew Up With
Few toy lines have thrived as long as the Transformers have, but those of us who grew up in the ‘80s probably barely recognize the Autobots and Decepticons you’ll now find in toy stores. Over the decades the toy line has evolved immensely, but 32 years later, it’s taking inspiration from the characters and toys … Continued
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BREAKING: King Kong Continues to Be a Giant Gorilla
Ladies and gentlemen, I have shocking, shocking news for you: We’ve just got our first official look at King Kong in Skull Island, and yes, we can confirm he looks like a giant gorilla. Still. Entertainment Weekly has revealed the “first look” at Skull Island’s Kong, who will at some point in his cinematic career … Continued
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Robert Kirkman Won’t Tell AMC How The Walking Dead Ends
In fact, not only won’t Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman tell the network that runs the hit show based on his comic, he won’t tell showrunner Scott Gimple what’s going happen in the comics, either. The crazy thing is that Gimple is such a TWD fan, he doesn’t want to know. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly … Continued
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Tech CEOs Respond Like a Bunch of Helpless Robots to Trump’s Election
We’ve had a little over a day to process the reality that yes, Donald Trump is our new President-elect. We’ve already talked about what this means for women’s bodies, education, public health, space, and the environment, and the short answer is that we’re all scared. https://deadspin.com/the-new-movement-starts-now-1788749992 But what do tech CEOs have to say for … Continued
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What People Who Make Video Games Think of Westworld
We don’t know all the secrets of HBO’s hit series Westworld, but we do know the park inside the show is essentially just like a video game There are quests for the players to go on, NPCs to interact with (the robot “hosts”), the guests discuss various playstyles of interacting with the park, and even … Continued
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Donald Trump’s Plane Gets a Water Cannon Salute at LaGuardia Airport
Two emergency fire trucks at LaGuardia airport sprayed water haphazardly in the air today over the President-elect Donald Trump’s plane. It’s called a “water cannon salute.” And I can’t think of a more fitting picture of waste for a man whose entire life can be summed up by decadence and empty gestures. Water cannon salutes … Continued
By Matt Novak - ScienceHealth
This USB Stick Performs an HIV Test
Scientists in the UK have developed a USB stick that can quickly and accurately measure the amount of HIV is in a patient’s blood. The medical device was created by scientists at Imperial College London and tech firm DNA Electronics, and all it needs is a simple drop of blood to measure HIV-1 levels. It … Continued
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Luc Besson’s Valerian Looks Like All Your Scifi Dreams Come True
The first trailer for Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is finally here and it’s got everything you could want in a big science-fiction movie. It’s got spaceships. It’s got spacesuits. It’s got cool looking cities. There are monsters, aliens, weapons, portals and so much more. The trailer feels as if … Continued
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This Is the Best Group Ant-Man Cosplay You’ll Ever See
“Why on earth would you need more than one person to cosplay as Ant-Man?” you might ask. Well, here’s the ingenious answer, spotted at Rocky Mountain Con recently. Sure, it’s not the most intricately detailed of costumes, it’s definitely one of the most clever. By the by, other acceptable ideas for amazing Team Ant-Man cosplay … Continued
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Watching a Water-Filled Exercise Ball Explode Will Make You Feel Better
It is deeply satisfying—momentarily, anyway—to watch a bloated exercise ball filled with water explode as it hits the ground. It reminds me of something I watched recently, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. Huh! Dropped from a height of roughly 150 feet, the bright pink ball produces quite a large wave of … Continued
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iPhone Bug Can Force Phones to Repeatedly Call 911
Last month, we covered the arrest of a teenager who utilized a bug to spread a malicious link on Twitter that forced iPhones to repeatedly call 911. And now, we finally know how the bug actually works. https://gizmodo.com/teen-arrested-after-forcing-phones-to-call-911-nonstop-1788329521 The bug works after users click a link that forces an iPhone to dial a pre-determined number … Continued