Who the Hell Can Understand the Voyager Disc’s User Manual?

In a very distant future an alien spaceship will come across one of the Voyager spacecrafts. And when they do, they will find two things: a golden disc—a space-proof metal version of a normal vinyl record containing sounds, music and images from Earth—and a a record player. More »

20 Optical Illusions That Might Break Your Mind

Viewer discretion advised! Do not scroll down unless your brain is made of steel and your nerves are Teflon. Some people simply cannot stand optical illusions. For the rest of you: Check out teh awesommmmmmmez. More »

The Perfect Definition of This Goddamn Digital Life

Brazilian illustrator Felipe Luchi made this exquisite illustration for Go Outside Magazine. It’s the perfect definition of this digital life. More »

Dell’s Going Private. Now What?

After what seemed like ages of hints and feints, Dell has finally, officially reached a deal to go private. It’s going to be led by its founder Michael Dell, with a financial assist from private equity firm Silver Lake and PC enthusiast Microsoft. Will it be enough to make the company—and more specifically, its products—relevant again? More »

This Is What Richard III Looked Like Before Being Buried Beneath a Parking Lot

Yesterday, archaeologists confirmed that they has discovered the remains of English King Richard III beneath a parking lot. Now, based on medical scans of his skull, a team of experts has created a facial reconstruction of the deceased monarch and it’s… terrifying? More »

How FedEx Has More Bandwidth Than the Internet—and When That’ll Change

If you’re looking to trasnfer hundreds of gigabytes of data, it’s still—weirdly—faster to ship hard drives via FedEx than it is to transfer the files over the internet. But why is that, and when will it change? More »

Leaked DOJ Memo Justifies Drone Strikes on US Citizens

A leaked Justice Department white paper reveals a draft legal framework which describes in detail the targeting of American citizens by drones without due process or proof of specific intent to harm. That’s terrifying. More »

Why Iran’s New Home-Grown Stealth Fighter Will Never Get Off the Ground

On Feb. 1, 2013, Iran unveiled its indigenous fighter jet named “Qaher 313″. The prototype of the Q-313 (or F-313 according to the stencils applied to the aircraft), was presented to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and publicly displayed as part of the Ten-Day Dawn ceremonies held in Iran to celebrate the 1979′s victory of the Islamic Revolution. More »

How to Jailbreak Your iPhone or iPad

So you must have heard about jailbreaking by now. Maybe you already hopped right on the long-awaited iOS 6.1 jailbreak for iPhone 5, or maybe jailbreaking is just something you’re vaguely aware of. Now is as good a time as any to dive in head first, and you should consider giving it a shot. More »

iPhone Math: What Would an Even Bigger iPhone Be Like?

So there have been these rumors of a larger iPhone. An ‘iPhone Math‘ is what some are calling it. Worthless, right? I rather hope not. As Marco has suggested, maybe this iPhone Plus is real, and the die-shrunk A5X is heading for this device. I’m going to assume that his wild stab in the dark about the device’s existence is correct. More »