A stunning tale of love and devotion set against a bleak, nightmarish background, Jo Jo in the Stars is simply incredible. The juxtaposition of monstrous creatures in an alien landscape exhibiting the very human emotions of love and jealousy makes for an oddly endearing animated short. It was written and directed by Marc Craste, Jo Jo in the Stars has won multiple awards—including the prestigious BAFTA—since it hit the film festival circuit in 2004. More »
Sometimes Gotham gets the hero it deserves, but not the one it needs right now. And sometimes that hero doesn’t get the hint that it’s time to go ahead and leave already, before everybody gets blown to bits with him. More »
Even though we’re going to be whoa’d and inspired by the future that Google Glass and the Apple iWatch will bring, let’s not kid ourselves. The most realistic future is going to be the silly arguments we all get into about Google Glass and the Apple iWatch… which will only get more ridiculous after Apple releases its own glasses and Google makes a watch. It’s the next level of Android vs iPhone. The future is going to suck. At least we have Joy of Tech’s amusing comic to laugh at before it happens. [Joy of Tech] More »
Google Maps’ Street View is a pretty handy way to get a better idea of the location, identify landmarks and so on, but as it turns out, it can apparently be used to catch cheating partners as well. Marina Voinova, a woman from Russia, accidentally found out that her fiancé was cheating on her while using Russia’s version of Google Maps, Yandex Maps. She was trying to look up an address using the service and when jumping into the street view version, she spotted her fiancé on the street getting pretty cozy with another woman.
When her fiancé returned home, she confronted him and showed him the computer. Naturally there’s nothing he could have said that would have helped him in that situation so he did the next best thing – confess. The couple have since broken off their engagement. We think under normal circumstances, it would have probably taken her much longer to find out her fiancé was cheating, and it was pure luck she stumbled across them in Street View, and to the conspiracy theorists out there, it definitely seems like we’re being watched all the time.
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Pepto Bismol, that faintly bubblegum-flavored sludge from your medicine cabinet, was actually once considered something of a wonder drug. Bismuth subsalicylate (BSS), the active ingredient in Pepto, is derived from Bismuth salts. Even as a salt, people have used bismuth since the 18th century for its anti-inflammatory, bactericidal, and antacid properties. And when mixed with zinc salts, BSS forms a potent remedy for diarrhea—perfect for treating cholera-infected infants in the days before penicillin. More »
After seeing what Google expects its Project Glass to be capable of, we’re sure it’ll make its way to your holiday wish list when it releases later this year. But a good majority of you probably won’t use it for such adventurous purposes, instead, there’s a good chance it’ll be used in just your everyday lives.
A short video created by Dartanion London takes a look at what a typical man would do if he were to use his Google Glass on a first date. Of course, when asked about our glasses, we would start off by saying that they are, in fact, to help us see better, but then use them for purposes that aren’t exactly ideal for a first date situation. Looking up your date’s information to get the upper hand, feigning interest in what she likes as well as sneaking a photo to be ogled at later in your private quarters probably rank high on any man’s list.
Let’s just hope whoever you end up using your Google Glass on doesn’t have a Siri as she’ll certainly block your efforts.
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You never know when the next clothing-optional Rapture will strike, so be prepared. Watch for early warning signs—clocks running backwards, people breaking into renditions of “Ole Time Religion,” that sort of thing. Jonathan Rio animated this impressive, hand-crafted short. More »
Though you may look like a complete dork wearing Google Glass, it’s the capital-F future realized in the most overtly futuristic way possible. That means people are going to be interested in this thing. That means once guys realize what they can do with it, they’ll just use it in any way possible to get laid. Or watch sports while trying to get laid. Or play video games while trying to get laid. Or talk to their buddies while trying to get laid. More »
We’ve all experienced it: you send an important email, expecting to wait at least hours for a reply, but immediately get a response. Uh-oh. It’s the out-of-office reply, a complex and coded message which essentially says “screw you”. More »
Keeping with a proud tradition set forth by films like The Matrix, The Terminator, Godfather, Karate Kid, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the third installment of the Robocop franchise was an unmitigated, series-killing, disaster. It represented the worst of early 90’s action flicks. However, when BenJamin Wigmore compresses it from a 104 minute shit storm down to a mere 2:10, RC3’s actually kind of entertaining. Or at least tolerable. More »
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