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Some Guy Went on an Insanely Destructive Rampage on a Bulldozer
May 14, 5:00AM
Holy crap. You know in Grand Theft Auto when you're trying to destroy everything—cars, homes, the entire street—in your way while racking up as many police officers on your tail just for giggles? That actually happened in real life. A 51-year-old man went on a ridiculous rampage on his bulldozer destroying four homes, smashing cars and cutting power to thousands of people.
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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Hola!
May 14, 4:00AM
Giant robo-ape see, giant robo-ape do in this animated short from Andrew Martin.
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Soyuz Capsule Returns Chris Hadfield and Crew Safely Back to Earth
May 14, 2:40AM
After inspiring all of us on Earth, Commander Chris Hadfield and crew have finally re-joined us here. The Soyuz space capsule landed safely at 10:31 PM EDT in Kazakhstan. Hadfield had spent 144 days on the ISS, 2,336 orbits around the planet and totaled up around 62 million miles. That's a lot of miles!
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What Can We Build with All the Lego Bricks in the World?
May 14, 2:04AM
Since 1958, 472 billion Lego bricks have been made. And even though most of those bricks are hardly bigger than your finger, 472 billion of anything is a ridiculous number. So what could you build with all the Lego bricks in the world? Surprisingly a lot. Like 74 Empire State buildings a lot.
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Watch the World Edit Wikipedia in Real Time
May 14, 12:36AM
In the past few seconds, someone from Canada edited the Wikipedia page for The Hangover Part III while another person in Fresno, California tweaked the page for Armenian cuisine. It keeps on going. The world is constantly editing Wikipedia, whether it be for a 'List of Playstation 2 games' or 'Status of same-sex marriage' or 'Airbnb', we're all crowdsourcing are smartness. And you can watch where the world is getting smarter in realtime.
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How a Bitcoin Transaction Actually Works
May 13, 11:30PM
At this point, you probably have a working understanding of what bitcoins are (at the very least your handle of bitcoins is like how you can kinda, sorta explain why the sky is blue to a kid). But how does an actual transaction with bitcoins work? That's a bit more complicated. It's not exactly pulling crumpled cash out your pocket and dropping it off at the bodega counter for a soda now is it?
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FT: Thousands of Confidential Bloomberg Terminal Messages Found Online
May 13, 10:30PM
Just the other day, the New York Post outed Bloomberg reporters for monitoring Bloomberg terminals to track Wall Street traders' accounts. Now, the Financial Times has pointed out another egregious but unrelated security problem: apparently more than ten thousand confidential terminal records have been on the Internet—searchable by Google—probably for years.
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You Can Play Atari Breakout on Google Image Search and It's Awesome
May 13, 10:11PM
Google is famous for the Easter eggs buried in its products. This might be one of the most entertaining we've seen in while. Head over to Google Image Search and punch in a query for "atari breakout"—or just click this link—and say goodbye to the rest of your evening.
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Popular Stories from Across Gawker Media
May 13, 10:01PM
Gizmodo Daft Punk's Random Access Memories Has Leaked Online | Jezebel Here's Why 'Real Beauty' Advertising Campaigns Are Garbage | Kotaku That Cool 'PS4 Teaser' Is A Fake, Sony Says | Valleywag The Tragic, Crazed Emails of a Startup Cheerleader | Lifehacker Being Too Generous Could Hurt Your Relationships. Here's Why
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Beer Hunt: Drinking With Friends Just Got Even More Fun
May 13, 10:00PM
Just like Untappd, Beer Hunt for iOS combines the best parts of a night out drinking beer with the best parts of Foursquare. The difference here, though, is that Beer Hunt turns all into one colossal social, brew-drinking, liver-killing experience.
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The Tragic, Crazed Emails of a Startup Cheerleader
May 13, 9:29PM
You don't know Roger Dickey's name, but you know his creation: Mafia Wars, that incredibly popular, spammy hybrid of virus and videogame once played by millions, that polluted your Facebook feed some years back. Now, he's got a new project on the way—a vague "dating coach" service—and it's already annoying people: its own employees.
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A Front-Loading Toolbox Means You'll Never Dig for Buried Pliers Again
May 13, 9:00PM
Can the iconic red metal toolbox ever really be improved? One would assume it was too timeless a design to mess with, but Best Made has come up with a brilliant way to make them even better. Instead of having to empty its contents to reach a tool buried at the bottom, this revamped design features a front-loading trap door providing easy access to the toolbox's contents.
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Everything You Need to Be Ready for Disaster
May 13, 8:39PM
Doesn't matter if your regional disaster is a flood, tornado, hurricane, snowpocalypse, or earthquake, when the next one strikes you're going to need to be ready for it. Here's what you should have on hand to keep you and yours safe for at least three days.
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Just a week after announcing iOS compatibility with Ford Sync, Amazon's streaming Cloud Player now c
May 13, 8:32PM
Just a week after announcing iOS compatibility with Ford Sync, Amazon's streaming Cloud Player now comes in a lovely PC desktop app, letting you store and access your music offline.
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A New Vaccine Eats Cocaine "Like Pac-Man" to Kick Addiction
May 13, 8:20PM
Cocaine addictions, which carry a notoriously high relapse rate, may have finally met their match in the form of a simple, long lasting booster vaccine.
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Why Is Science Behind a Paywall?
May 13, 7:40PM
Scientists' work follows a consistent pattern. They apply for grants, perform their research, and publish the results in a journal. The process is so routine it almost seems inevitable. But what if it's not the best way to do science?
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Watch the World Trade Center's Spire Being Installed From the Spire's POV
May 13, 7:19PM
On Friday the final piece of One World Trade Center was installed making it the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere at 1,776 feet and the third tallest building in the world. So this is what vertigo feels like?
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A Supercut of All of Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Best Moments in Space
May 13, 7:09PM
Commander Chris Hadfield and the rest of the Expedition 35 team are headed home today. We've got a special place in our hearts for Hadfield and his silly and sublime dispatches from space, so we put together a supercut of all the best times to remember him by. Thanks, Chris.
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This Cheap and Fast SSD Is Your Deal of the Day
May 13, 7:00PM
For the past few years, if you've asked what the best way to speed up an old laptop, you've probably been told to install an SSD. Sure, lots of new laptops come with SSDs or aren't user repairable, but if you're trying to squeeze the last few years of life out of an old lappy, the advice still applies: a little bit of NAND flash will make your computing experience a lot more enjoyable. Right now, Amazon's selling a decent SSD that won't cut into your laptop replacement budget.
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Daft Punk's Random Access Memories Has Leaked Online (Updated)
May 13, 6:51PM
Surprise! The new Daft Punk Album, Random Access Memories, has leaked online one week before the official release. And if you'd rather get your music by legal means, you can stream the entire thing right here on iTunes.
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What's the Most Important Building In America?
May 13, 6:40PM
In a special called Ten Buildings that Changed America that aired on PBS this week, critics and historians schooled us on ten of the most significant structures in the country. Did they miss anything?
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Google I/O Rumors: What's Next for Android, Chrome, Nexus, and More
May 13, 6:24PM
Google I/O, the company's mammoth annual developer hoopla, goes down this week. Here's what you can expect to learn and see from Google during Wednesday's three-hour keynote extravaganza.
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That Cool 'PS4 Teaser' Is A Fake, Sony Says
May 13, 6:00PM
Whoever made this clip wants you to believe it's the first look at the PlayStation 4 hardware. But, Sony tells me it's a fake. Too bad.
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Leaked Pics of Nokia's New Aluminum Lumia Are Totally Gorgeous
May 13, 6:00PM
We're already pretty into Nokia's just-announced Lumia 928, but here's what's coming next. Evleaks, who has a pretty great track record with these things, just showed the world Nokia's new phone, which seems to be the codename "Catwalk" phone we've been hearing about.
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JVC Kenwood's Heads-Up Nav System Keeps Your Eyes On the Road
May 13, 5:37PM
Sure, in-car GPS navigation systems make it easier to know where you're headed. But it's all for naught if you're so distracted checking the map that you end up rear-ending someone. So to help ensure you're at least keeping one eye on the road, JVC Kenwood's new MDV-737HUD nav system includes a see-through heads-up display that sits right next to your rear-view mirror.
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