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Science

It’s About Time We Had Some New Mnemonics

1:40AM December 20, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Every Good Boy Does Fine? Not in this economy, bub. As xkcd properly points out, we’re overdue for some new science mnemonics. Preferably ones involving sharks and orgasms. Like these: More »


Geek Out

What Would Really Happen If Scientists Invented Cryogenics?

5:35PM December 12, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

You see, the thing is that, in order to make the future happen, you need to have people in the present to work on it. So if you happen to invent machine-induced hibernation, just don’t tell anyone. [XKCD]


Science

XKCD Comic: Hedging Against Those Faster-Than-Light Particles

4:00AM September 24, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Yes, OK, it’s terribly exciting that Einstein’s theory of relativity has been put on notice by some perky faster-than-light neutrinos. But science, I’ve been burned before by your outsized enthusiasms. So here’s a great way to hedge my bets. More »


Entertainment

Bill Gates Gets The Last Laugh

6:00AM April 3, 2011 | Jack Loftus

In this edition of the Joy of Tech, everyone’s an innovator and an unusually snarky Bill Gates gets the final word. Start your photocopiers, indeed! [Joy of Tech]


Entertainment

Admit It, You’d Do This If You Had A Virtual Reality System

2:40PM March 31, 2011 | Rosa Golijan

What the hell are you supposed to do in a virtual world anyway—choose between red and blue pills? More »


Entertainment

The Seven Types Of iPhone Users

7:00AM February 6, 2011 | Casey Chan

Are there only seven types of iPhone owners like there are only seven types of Best Buy employees? I guess so! Well, what about the child iPhone user who just plays game and leaves your screen all gooey? That makes 8. More »


Online

The Obituary Of The Future

3:00PM February 1, 2011 | Rosa Golijan

If I died right now, I’d leave behind 5,036 Twitter followers, 1,705 Facebook fans, 79 unread emails—oh, and some loving family members. I’d hope whoever would write my obituary would think to mention those family members. More »


Entertainment

If Gillette Invented The Guillotine It’d Be Much More Effective

6:00AM January 23, 2011 | Casey Chan

Three blades! Triple the effectiveness! And then Schick would come out with their Quattro Guillotine and then Gillette would up the ante to five and then it’d keep going until there would be no more heads to chop off… [Wulffmorgenthaler] More »


Online

The Great Facebook Reply Dilemma

2:20PM January 22, 2011 | Rosa Golijan

I replied to someone’s Facebook post a few days ago and I still regret it. It’s not that I wrote anything particularly terrible, it’s just that now I get a notification every time someone else replies to that same post. More »


Entertainment

Modern Irrational Fears

1:20PM January 15, 2011 | Rosa Golijan

Sometimes I long for the days when I didn’t have to worry about how to securely dispose of every single piece of information. Back then I didn’t have the sorts of crazy irrational fears that I’ve developed now. More »