A Collection of the Weirdest Shit I've Found on Spotify

Illustration: Adam Clark Estes

The way I see it, everybody has a “thing” they do when they get high. Some people gorge themselves on as many edible objects as will fit in their cottony mouths. Other people lay in the dark and listen to Phish. Still other people sit on their couch and look at Vine.

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Source: io9 – A Collection of the Weirdest Shit I’ve Found on Spotify

What Is Concrete?

The most popular artificial material on Earth isn’t steel, plastic, or aluminum — it’s concrete. Thousands of years ago, we used it to build civilizations, but then our knowledge of how to make it was lost. Here’s how we discovered concrete, forgot it, and then finally cracked the mystery of what makes it so strong.

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Source: Gizmodo – What Is Concrete?

Meet the man keeping 8chan, the world's most vile website, alive

Increasingly, the majority of people are content to experience the online world through the warm, blue-white glow of Facebook. But beyond the closed ecosystems of giant tech companies, the open web remains populous, anonymous, strange and sometimes, very unpleasant.

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Source: Kotaku – Meet the man keeping 8chan, the world’s most vile website, alive

How to Build a Raspberry Pi Retro Game Console for $35 

Since its release, the $35 Raspberry Pi mini-computer has been hailed as the perfect all-in-one retro game console. Now, it’s easier to do than ever, and it doesn’t take any Linux knowledge whatsoever. Here’s how to make your own retro game console in under 10 minutes.

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Source: Gizmodo – How to Build a Raspberry Pi Retro Game Console for  

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Making of Finding Dory

For almost 10 years, Finding Nemo was Pixar’s most successful film. And yet, other movies kept getting sequels while our favorite fish story didn’t. At last, in 2010, writer/director Andrew Stanton got inspired. Five years later, on June 17, Finding Dory is coming to theaters.

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Source: io9 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Making of Finding Dory

14 Netflix Hacks to Help You Binge Like a Pro

Netflix had some 75 million paying subscribers around the world—but how many of those people are getting the most out of their subscription? You can supercharge your viewing experience with these browser extensions and online apps that will take your Netflix game to a whole new level.

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Source: Gizmodo – 14 Netflix Hacks to Help You Binge Like a Pro