- newMachine Girl's show promised chaos and delivered a demolition
From the moment you walked into the theater, each of the bands already had a presence on stage. Lustsickpuppy's funhouse inflatable, Show Me the Body's ginormous coffin banner, and Machine Girl's Nirvana-esque cyber-warrior angel all put on a strikin…
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- newNot only can you pet the cat in Crimson Desert, you can gear them up and explore together
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- newRekindle adds apps and games to your Kindle browser
Rekindle is just a web page optimised for the somewhat terrible built-in Kindle browser, but it packs a ton of useful and fun content. It has utilities like notes, flashcards, and a Pomodoro timer, and access to non-Kindle books from Project Gutenber…
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- newUndergrad makes nail polish that works on touchscreens
I've often marvelled at how anyone can get anything done with long fingernails, be they glued on at a salon or homegrown. When I've asked, the only answer I've gotten is "with practice." But thanks to an undergraduate at Centenary College of Louisian…
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- newFCC bans new routers made outside the US, citing Chinese cyberattacks
The Federal Communications Commission issued a National Security Determination banning the sale of new foreign-made routers in the United States. The justification: cyberattacks such as Salt Typhoon, Volt Typhoon, and Flax Typhoon compromised America…
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- newFan edit makes Dexter say his inner monologue out loud
You know, I once said that every single Breaking Bad fan must have a PhD in video editing, given how polished the memes coming out of that fandom are. That seems to have extended to other prestige TV shows in recent years as well, from the mysterio…
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- newThe live-action Moana trailer looks gray, lifeless, and nipple-free
Disney's 2016 animated feature Moana was, if nothing else, a stunningly gorgeous movie showing off one of the most beautiful parts of the world, all brought together by the most absurdly picturesque water I've ever seen in any medium. Disney had to i…
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- newThese pencils were loved down to the very last nub
An Instagram collection of pencils sharpened and used until almost nothing remains — just fingertip-sized stubs, some barely long enough to hold. The photos show dozens of them: gnawed, tapered, wrapped in tape for extra grip, and worn down to wher…
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- newSlackliner over a foggy lake looks like someone bouncing on the moon
A slackliner set up a line above a lake blanketed in low fog, and a photographer positioned the camera so the moon sat right at the horizon behind them. The result: it looks exactly like a person bouncing on the moon. — Read the rest The post Slac…
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- newMacro photos of tiny mushrooms make them look like alien architecture
Photographers @cho_fungi and @cyanesense shoot miniature mushrooms with macro lenses, and the results look like renderings from another planet. Translucent caps glow amber and violet. Gills fan out in geometric rows. Droplets of moisture cling to ste…
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