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First Yahoo Original Series Is by Director of The Office, Freaks & Geeks
Apr 28, 11:18PM
Yahoo has just announced that its very first foray into producing original content will be a set of two, 30-minute long comedies, one of which is being headed up by Paul Feig, the brilliant mind behind Freaks and Geeks and The Office.
Aging Baby Boomers Could Be The Boost America's Public Transit Needs
Apr 28, 11:00PM
Baby Boomers are getting older. Their eyesight isn't what it used to be, and their reaction time is slowing. Even if they've been faithful drivers all their lives, their primary means of getting around might start to shift away from the car. Which is great news for public transit in the U.S.
Netflix and Verizon Just Signed a Traffic Deal, And That's Bad
Apr 28, 10:38PM
Remember how Netflix and Comcast signed a peering deal ? And how that could cost us all ? Well now, the chickens are coming home to roost because Verizon's making the same deal.
No One Knows Why Deep, Dangerous Holes Are Appearing In This Sand Dune
Apr 28, 10:30PM
One summer day last July, a six-year-old boy was walking across a dune when he disappeared, falling into a deep, narrow hole in the sand. This and two other holes that have since appeared at Indiana's Mount Baldy are unlike anything scientists have seen before—it could be an entirely new geological phenomenon.
NASA Tried (And Failed) To Build Jet Shoes in the 1960s
Apr 28, 10:00PM
The folks over at Popular Science have a new post about NASA's trials and tribulations in creating "jet shoes" during the mid-1960s. And they look straight out of some old science fiction comic.
Keeping bees in Buffalo, pouring concrete in Los Angeles, and using the subway as a data-collection
Apr 28, 9:40PM
Keeping bees in Buffalo, pouring concrete in Los Angeles, and using the subway as a data-collection tool in Moscow. Plus, both Time and the Wall Street Journal examine our high-rising ways. Take a peek at this week's Urban Reads.
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Apr 28, 9:14PM
Gawker The Non-Sports Fan's Guide to Donald Sterling | Jalopnik The Ten Creepiest Roadside Motels | Jezebel Men With Bigger Penises Are More Likely to Get Cheated on, Study Says | Kotaku Star Wars Lore Is Changing—Here's What That Means | Kinja Popular Posts
This Table Slides Together Without Screws, Dowels, Or Glue
Apr 28, 9:14PM
Shigeru Ban has had a big spring, what with winning architecture's highest prize , building disaster housing in the Philippines , and unveiling a huge luxury penthouse in NYC .
AT&T Plans to Bring You LTE on Airplanes
Apr 28, 8:53PM
With the FCC blessing the use of smartphones —and their wireless plans—on planes, perhaps it was only a matter of time until carriers started designing services tailored for the skies. Re/code reports that AT&T wants to bring you 4G/LTE connectivity at 35,000 feet.
Exploring the Decaying Ruins of Brother Island, NYC's Last Unknown Place
Apr 28, 8:40PM
Surrounding the bustling island of Manhattan are countless lesser-known landforms . One of the most unique is North Brother Island. Sitting in the East River between the Bronx and Rikers Island, this unassuming chunk of land once housed a hospital where the city quarantined sick patients.
Resilient Birds In Chernobyl Are Actually Adapting to Radiation
Apr 28, 8:24PM
Chernobyl is a scary, seemingly sinister place, where trees don't decay and plants glow. A newly published study, however, shows that not all living things are necessarily doomed in this radioactive wasteland. Some birds in the exclusion zone are actually adapting to the harsh environment.
In this week's Landscape Reads, we visit the giant, steel sarcophagus that will soon encase Chernoby
Apr 28, 8:00PM
In this week's Landscape Reads, we visit the giant, steel sarcophagus that will soon encase Chernobyl, go inside the battle for "solar rights," pay tribute to the blazing fires that created the American prairie, and follow the secret highway crossings of bears.
You Can Download Adobe's Patch for the Internet Explorer Flaw Right Now (Updated)
Apr 28, 7:43PM
Just a little over a day after Microsoft revealed a massive Internet Explorer vulnerability, Adobe is pushing out an emergency security update to patch the Flash-enabled flaw. In other words, if you're an IE user (and statistically 26 percent of you are), go download it right now.
Why NYC Is Building This $185 Million "Tunnel to Nowhere"
Apr 28, 7:20PM
Since it's right next to the largest private construction project NYC has ever seen , you could easily miss it: A 35-foot-deep trench being dug on Manhattan's West Side. It looks something like a grave, or an archaeological dig, but no—this is an 800-foot-long insurance plan for the future of the city.
There's a whole host of improvements coming to Facebook Messenger version 5.0: photo sharing has a n
Apr 28, 7:14PM
There's a whole host of improvements coming to Facebook Messenger version 5.0: photo sharing has a new, streamlined design, improving accessibility; there are new shortcuts for downloading sticker packs; and the kicker, recording and sharing video. For the moment, the update is only available on iOs, and will come to Android later this week.
Graphene Might Be Way Worse For the Environment Than We Thought
Apr 28, 7:00PM
Is there anything graphene can't do? The miracle material can save aging buildings , generate electricity , fight blood clots , and give you Predator-vision , among many other magical things. But a new study has revealed that graphene could have some negative environmental impacts as well.
Photoshop Contest: Robert Scoble's Google Glass Shower Photo Turns One
Apr 28, 6:40PM
One year ago today, the gods smiled upon us and bestowed man with the greatest, most seductive gift since Prometheus first brought fire down from Mt. Olympus. And to celebrate a full year of having a wet, naked Robert Scoble seared into our memory, we thought we'd mark the occasion with a Photoshop contest.
This 3D illusion animation of the old game Snake is pretty damn cool
Apr 28, 6:23PM
Chris Carlson does great 3D illusion paintings. This stop motion, forced perspective, chalk painting version of the classic game Snake—present in every single dumbphone and available as a BASIC game for every computer of yore—is pretty damn cool too.
U.S. Commandos To Get This Stealthy Hybrid All-Wheel Drive Motorcycle
Apr 28, 6:22PM
When it comes to military special operations, getting there can be more than half the battle. America's elite commandos insert deep into enemy territory often undermanned and outgunned, so getting in and out without getting caught is key. Enter DARPA's hybrid-electric AWD stealthy motorcycle.
Why Smartphones Are About to Get Tacky as Hell
Apr 28, 6:19PM
If you haven't seen Samsung's new teaser for its Galaxy S5 "Crystal Collection," shield your eyes now—this thing has enough reflective power to blind the sun. And judging by the shape of the smartphone market, phones dripping with crystals will soon be the status quo.
10 Amazing Photos From the Museum of Natural History's Online Archive
Apr 28, 6:15PM
Today, the American Museum of Natural History put online their entire catalog of archival images. The Digital Special Collection consists of over 7,000 photos, slides, and illustration spanning the world over. We sifted through the pile and picked out a few favorites.
This Cop Car of the Future From 1958 Was Pretty Intimidating
Apr 28, 6:00PM
There are few things more anxiety-inducing than seeing a cop car's flashing lights in your rearview mirror. But that terror probably would've been about a thousand times worse had this police car of the future from 1958 ever become a reality.
Teach An Old Car New Tricks, Toothbrushing 2.0, E-Ink Kindles $20 Off
Apr 28, 5:45PM
Whether you just want to save on gas money, or actually learn better driving habits , you should take a good, hard look at Automatic. This Bluetooth dongle plugs into your car's OBD-II port (found on almost any car made since 1996) and communicates with your iPhone or Android device phone to track driving habits, mileage, and engine problems. Best of all, if you're in an accident, Automatic will automatically alert the authorities and call your family, no subscription required. You can also set up your own recipes with IFTTT!
Chernobyl's Steel Radiation Shield Is the Biggest Moving Structure Ever
Apr 28, 5:40PM
In the normal world, it's what you'd call a bad investment: Spending $2 billion to build the largest moveable structure ever—and knowing that it won't work for longer than 100 years. But in Chernobyl, it's the best available option for protecting a whole continent from the worst nuclear disaster in history.
Scientists Have Reconnected Severed Nerves with Liquid Metal
Apr 28, 5:20PM
Get y0ur T-1000 jokes ready, because we're one step closer to liquid metal-powered people. As a team of Chinese biomedical engineers recently used an alloy to close the gap between severed sciatic nerves in frogs. In effect, it made electronic circuits out of nerves—and it worked.
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