This Christmas, you’ll have your pick of not one but two righteously depressing movies hitting the theaters. But between Django Unchained and Les Miserables, who’s the saddest sack of all? Samuel L. Jackson and Anne Hathaway try to settle this once and for all. More »
You think David Blaine is bad? It could be worse. You could be stuck with the Middle Earth street magic stylings of Gandalf. Where’s your ring of invisibility when you need it? More »
With Movember behind us, we’re now in the thick, hairy middle of Decembeard, and for those of you without sufficient time to grow an entire beard, I have a slightly unorthodox solution.
Sure, this creepy green-tentacled Cthulhu beard might be considered cheating, but who in their right mind is going to stand in your way if you walk down the street wearing this. And if Lovecraft isn’t your thing, you could always paint it orange and tell people you’re Zoidberg.
You can find the Cthulhu inflatable beard over at Archie McPhee for $7.50(USD). Creepy red eyeball contacts sold separately.
We’ve seen a few cute and cuddly weapons in the past, but this handgun is a real rarity. This a semi-automatic handgun from Springfield Armory that features custom Rarity grips. Ha ha. At least we think they are custom grips. Sure, friendship is magic, until you cross a pony. Then that little pony is going to pop a cap in your cutie-marked butt.
Sadly, we don’t have any info on this weapon, but some pony-lover out there is in for a world of hurt. My Little Pony fans who also visit the gun range (I know there must be many of you) will drool over this gun. Others will just want this gun just so they could take down every animated pony they see.
[via Neatorama]
Online dating sites are a dime a dozen nowadays. In order to get noticed, a site really has to up their game and offer something that others don’t. For example, Trekkie Dating is a site that specializes in pairing Star Trek fans with other fans.
Another example is Canoodle, which pairs up its users based on their Facebook ‘Likes’.
That obviously isn’t the only criteria they’re looking at, but it’s one of them.
It might seem silly at the outset, but it’s a pretty sensible feature if you think about it. Many people are faced with the pressure of creating a really good profile so that other users checking out their page will be interested in them.
This is where the ‘Like’ matching feature comes in handy. Because aside from a good profile, users can now try to find their match based on similar pages and interests that they’ve ‘liked’ on the popular social network.
What do you think?
[via BuzzFeed]
If you were eyeing that flash mob wedding that was up for sale on Gilt, then too bad, because it looks like someone already beat you to it.
News about the 20-grand proposal offer first made its rounds on the interwebs about a week ago. It obviously caught someone’s eye because it is now marked as ‘sold out.’
The offer included providing the proposer with up to 30 dancers to pose as dinner guests, who will be guided by an ‘award-winning’ photographer. A professional videographer to capture the entire event on tape (and for YouTube) will also be available at the proposer’s disposal. Of course, it also included a gourmet five-course tasting menu and wine pairings at New York’s Artisanal Fromagerie and Bistro for the happy couple. I’m not sure if the flash mob itself gets anything to eat.
There’s also a specified date for the proposal: December 12th. So whoever bought it better have that ring ready, because the twelfth is coming very soon.
[via Racked]
Any necktied-up guy who’s “finding himself” while growing up quicker than he ever imagined dreams for a girl like Zooey Deschanel or Natalie Portman to spice up his boring, stuffy life with their zany spontaneity. And though those girls mostly exist in indie movies and quirky TV shows and independent coffee shops in Brooklyn/Portland, there’s always the hope of paying a prostitue to fill that hole. More »
Contrary to popular belief, Hillywood is not a group composed of hillbillies who have nothing better than to do than make parodies of Hollywood’s most popular films. They’re actually a group of fine, upstanding folks who have nothing better to do than make awesome parodies of Hollywood’s most popular films. See what I did there?
The Hobbit hits theaters in less than two weeks, so anticipation for the first movie in the trilogy is at an all-time high.
Before fans go rabid for having to wait so long, Hillywood kindly took it upon themselves to churn out this hilarious parody that has the multitude of dwarves in the movie partying and chugging down shots like there’s no tomorrow! The best part? Gandalf the Grey even joins in on the fun.
The most surprising part? There’s not a flagon of mead amongst them.
[via Buzz Patrol]
What do squirrels have in common with the deceptive robots that researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology developed recently? Apparently, a lot, although that much isn’t obvious at first glance.
If you’ve ever seen a squirrel in the process of collecting acorns, then you’ll see that they can get pretty protective and paranoid over their hoard of nuts. I get like this myself over my hoard of clothes, shoes, and gadgets, but not for the same reason as the squirrels.
You see, they freak out because other squirrels might be on to their hiding places and steal their stash while they’re away. On the other hand, my problem has more to do with limited storage space and less with theft, but that’s a whole different story.
Anyway, once squirrels feel like they’re being watched, they begin checking empty cache sites to mislead any thieving squirrels and steer them away from the real sites with their acorns. This is the particular behavior that the researchers looked at and embodied into their deceptive robots.
The project is funded by the Office of Naval Research and is headed by Professor Ronald Arkin. There are many potential applications for this technology on the field, as Professor Arkin highlights:
This application could be used by robots guarding ammunition or supplies on the battlefield. If an enemy were present, the robot could change its patrolling strategies to deceive humans or another intelligent machine, buying time until reinforcements are able to arrive.
You can watch the robot in action in this video demo.
PS. On a side note, if you’re having the same problem because you’re hoarding too much tech and stuff, then maybe it’s time to consider a self-storage space. Just a tip, what with the holidays (and more gifts!) coming and all.
You don’t have to be a whiz at Photoshop to edit your photos to turn them into hilariously kooky images for your entertainment – because now there’s a site for that.
It’s called Overlayer and it’s a pretty appropriate name once you see what it can do.
Yeah, that’s a girl licking Tim Tebow’s butt, but that’s all her, because what Overlayer lets you do is layer on your photos with one of their overlays to come up with a funny image.
Other funny overlays include a TMZ frame, a weird cyber statue, McLovin’s fake ID, a Nirvana baby, and a smokin’ chicken bod.
You can start overlaying your own pictures at Overlayer.
[via Buzz Feed]
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