Since today marks the release (in the U.S. anyway) of a new movie featuring a pair of dudes who just wanna rock, but also have to do things like time travel and save the world, we got to thinking about other standout bands — some heroic, some flat-out evil, and…
The unusual placement of a sword found in a Viking grave suggests the weapon was brandished by a southpaw warrior, in what is an unusual discovery.
Scientists in Nevada are the latest to report a likely case of reinfection from the coronavirus that causes covid-19, with genetic evidence backing up their claim. While it remains to be seen whether reinfection will be a common phenomenon, this newest case suggests that a second infection can cause more…
Right now, Big Freedia is at the top of her career. In the past five years, the bounce music artist has been sampled on Beyoncé’s banger, “Formation” (she’s the one saying, “I came to slay, bitch”), and Drake’s “Nice for What” (aka the song of summer 2018). But 15 years…
PowerPoint offers plenty of features for whipping up presentations, but it’s also the same software that everyone’s been using for the past three decades. On top of that, it’ll set you back $10 a month, or about $100 a year, as part of Microsoft 365. These alternative programs are fresher,…
As you know, I’m a man who really loves details. Weird details. Obscure details. Insignificant to any rational human sort of details. And there’s a detail that is definitely insignificant, obscure, and weird and likely bafflingly uninteresting to most well-adjusted humans on just about all air-cooled Volkswagens (except Type 2…
I’ve seen a lot of things in my years, but I’ve never seen a drag racing R32 GT-R turned into a winning hillclimb beast. That is, until now. It’s instantly obvious that when a car has 894 kW on tap it’s going to be fast — it is — but…
Everyone is planning to return to the Moon. At least 10 missions by half a dozen nations are scheduled before the end of 2021, and that’s only the beginning. Even though there are international treaties governing outer space, ambiguity remains about how individuals, nations and corporations can use lunar resources….
NBN speed tiers seems pretty straight forward. The higher the number the faster the connection. But what your plan says you should get isn’t what you actually receive in the real world. Here’s why. Different NBN Speeds explained NBN plans are categorised by their speed tiers. This basically means they…
Jellyfish can be found in almost every ocean in the world. These beautiful, graceful creatures are a sight to behold; their swift, pulsating motions gently propel them through the water. But the scene can quickly turn ominous as the animal transforms into a ferocious, formidable predator. These creatures have no…
Going to Galaxy’s Edge right now is, well…not a good idea (and don’t you dare “never tell me the odds!” us). So while you read that guidebook to pretend you’re there — before you play that VR game to pretend you’re there — why don’t you watch some animated shorts…
The human brain is capable of 1016 processes per second, which makes it far more powerful than any computer currently in existence. But that doesn’t mean our brains don’t have major limitations. The lowly calculator can do maths thousands of times better than we can, and our memories are often…
Westworld is a very successful HBO show based on an original idea by iconic author Michael Crichton. Now, the team behind that show is hoping to do it again, way down on the ocean floor.
Earlier this month, Samsung announced a full refresh of its mobile portfolio. However, there were some important details that didn’t get announced — especially at it pertains to Samsung’s next flagship foldable phone — so Samsung has decided to finish the job by hosting a second event next week.
From a galaxy far, far away to a magical new land, the heroine behind The Last Jedi’s Rose Tico is finding new ways to delight us.
It’s clear that Apple is banking big on its streaming service TV+. The tech giant has made the service free for a year with new Apple devices; it’s introduced streaming bundles exclusively available to TV+ subscribers; it’s paying unfathomable sums of money to acquire visionary directors and talent; and now,…
Climbing Mount Everest is one of the hardest athletic feats a person can do. But new research out this week suggests that it has gotten easier to pull off in recent years. The study found the success rate of climbing the highest mountain on Earth has doubled in the last…
If you search “Babysitter” on Netflix, two main things pop up. There’s The Babysitter’s Club, a kid-friendly adaptation of the famous Ann M. Martin novels, and then there’s The Babysitter, a 2017 horror comedy about a babysitter who leads a satanic cult and tries to murder the kid she’s watching.
A rare egg fossil containing an unhatched dinosaur suggests baby sauropods were not miniaturised versions of the four-legged, long-necked behemoths we all know and love, exhibiting a unique set of physical characteristics that included a little rhino-like horn.
IKEA and Lego, two companies known for selling products that customers have to build themselves, have finally revealed the fruits of their collaborative labour first teased two years ago. Confusingly, though, it’s not furniture assembled from giant modular bricks, but a collection of plastic storage boxes adorned with Lego-compatible studs.
Up until about two years ago I was convinced that electronic paper was an outdated technology that no one really needed. What completely changed my mind was the original reMarkable, an E Ink tablet that so perfectly recreated the pen on paper writing experience that I haven’t used a real…
I’m currently in the throes of a hardcore wrench-a-thon with a 1994 diesel manual Chrysler Voyager minivan. It should therefore come as no surprise that I’m intrigued by this video featuring a diesel Toyota TownAce van running on (faux) WD-40, automatic transmission fluid, and various other liquids that aren’t diesel….
Some of you may recall how a week or so ago I had to defend myself from angry Tesla-stans regarding my statements about how Level 2 semi-automation — the level of autonomy where Tesla’s Autopilot operates — sucks. It sucks because the sort of vigilance tasks demanded of the not-really-driving…
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Earlier this month, Google went public in its war with Australia’s consumer watchdog about being forced to pay for news. The company directly appealed to YouTube creators to push back against the ACCC’s draft news media bargaining code. And now it seems YouTubers are responding. A new online petition has…
Viruses are often termed “the invisible enemy”. They aren’t visible with the naked eye, or even by using a standard optical microscope. So how do we know they exist or what they look like? There are biochemical methods, such as the ones used to confirm COVID-19 infection, that look for…
Yesterday, the Victorian government released much-anticipated figures showing the proportion of the state’s health-care workers who caught COVID-19 at work. Victoria’s chief medical officer Andrew Wilson said yesterday that 70-80 per cent of health workers testing positive to COVID-19 were infected at work. That’s compared with 22 per cent in the…
I guess calling it House Haunters would’ve been too on the nose?
In early August, Belarus — known as Europe’s last dictatorship — went almost entirely offline for 72 hours. On Wednesday August 26, for approximately one hour, Belarus shut down key parts of the capital’s internet once again; allegedly, the order had come directly from official state bodies.
Microsoft just added an extremely useful feature to Word on the web: transcription! Sure, Google Docs and apps like Otter.ai are free and let you type with your voice, like Word’s Dictation feature. However, Word on the web now allows you to upload entire audio files in addition to live…
While Apple has yet to officially announce the date of its spring iPhone event, that hasn’t stopped internet sleuths from trying to glean some advanced info, with the latest round of leaks suggesting that Apple may have some fancy new features planned for the iPhone 12 Pro Max’s display and…
It’s been a crappy year, to put it mildly, but one bright beacon has been the promise of Bill & Ted Face the Music, the third adventure featuring the time-travelling dudes played by Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter. Like the other two Bill & Ted films, it’s co-written by Chris…
It takes work to toss a coin to a Witcher! Netflix has debuted a trailer for its new behind-the-scenes documentary special for season one of The Witcher. It will show fans how the cast and crew created the looks, fights, and CGI for Geralt of Rivia’s world.
Hurricane Laura is no joke. The U.S. National Hurricane Centre isn’t holding back on its warnings, saying the storm will bring “unsurvivable storm surge” to the Gulf Coast. This is the weather of nightmares, and it’s less than 12 hours away from making landfall.
