I can’t imagine how long it took them to come up with something that worked as well for Spider-Gwen as Spider-Ham worked for Spider-Man. You can tell it’s a bit harder to grasp, since Spider-Ham stops to explain it.
Source: io9 – Spider-Gwen Had Better Really Have a Penguin Counterpart Named Spider-Guin
Source: Engadget – ‘No Man’s Sky’ soundtrack is going on tour around the world
Microsoft is today releasing the open-source .NET Core 1.0 milestone…
Source: Phoronix – .NET Core 1.0 Released
These are a couple of shots of artist and cosplayer MissTrisi dressed as Coraline’s other mother (Bedlam) from Coraline in her third, creepiest form. Stop motion animation or not, that movie gave me nightmares like the music video for Tool’s ‘Sober’. Nobody should have a mom that looks like that. Or a dad. I wouldn’t even feel comfortable buying potions from a swamp witch that looked like that, and that’s saying a lot because everybody knows the uglier the witch, the better the potions. Right? Everybody knows that, right? I’m hear to teach you the stuff your high school teachers failed to. The shit that actually matters.
Keep going for one more shots.
Source: Geekologie – Stay Away From Me: Coraline’s Other Mother Cosplay
If you’re somewhere between your mid twenties and thirties, you might be experiencing a serious low point in your life. A trial of confused identity, misguided purpose, and hopeless transition. And, if you’re anything like me, you feel lost, anxious, and panicked
. But you’re not alone, even if it feels that way, and there are plenty of ways to make riding it out a little easier.
Source: LifeHacker – How to Overcome Your Quarter-Life Crisis
YouTube has an enormous “clickbait” problem, and everybody knows it. Even the biggest channels around constantly rely on totally misleading thumbnails and titles that trick you into clicking on terrible content.
Source: Kotaku – Pewdiepie: Clickbait Makes YouTube ‘Really Unfair’
When you think “peatland,” you probably picture water, or mosquitoes, or creepily preserved human artifacts
. What most of us don’t consider are catastrophic wildfires—but that’s precisely what scientists are now worried about
when it comes to one of the most carbon-rich ecosystems on Earth.
Source: Gizmodo – This Could Be the Biggest Threat To Our Climate If We Don’t Act Fast
According to a report by The Telegraph, Google is working on its first Google-branded smartphone, and plans to release it by the end of 2016. Unlike the Nexus program, in which Google mandates the design and specifications of the phone, but leaves the manufacturing aspect to its handpicked OEM, the new supposed phone will be built from the scratch by Google. From the report:The technology giant is in discussions with mobile operators about releasing a Google-branded phone that will extend the company’s move into hardware, sources familiar with the discussions told The Telegraph. […] The new device, which will be released by the end of the year according to a senior source, will see Google take more control over design, manufacturing and software.NYMag questions company’s reported move:It’s an unsurprising rumor to hear: Google CEO Sundar Pichai has publicly commented on the company’s emphasis on phones, and Motorola’s Rick Osterloh was hired earlier this year to head up a new hardware division. And there’s also the much discussed Google Ara, a modular phone which lets you swap out pieces like a camera or speakers and is slated for release in 2017. But Google is already working with hardware companies like LG and Huawei on the Nexus line of phones, which are made to the company’s exact design specifications but are manufactured by third parties. It’s hard to see how Google could take more control over design or software than it already does with Nexus, and while the company is likely eager to move into the manufacturing space, the timeline for Ara hasn’t changed, and it seems unlikely that this new mystery Google phone is going to jump in front and actually become available to the public by year’s end.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Google To Step Up Smartphone Wars With Release Of Own Handset
Independence Day: Resurgence seemed like it was going to be such an obvious hit. But the sequel to the 1996 mega-blockbuster, released this past weekend, simply wasn’t very good. Even so, I really, really hope we get a third ID4 installment, because the next movie, as we see teased in Resurgence, looks like it would be amazing.
Source: io9 – Dear Hollywood, Please Make Independence Day 3
A California woman has won a $10,000 judgement from Microsoft after the company dropped its appeal in a case in which she alleged that her work computer became slow and unreliable after automatically upgrading itself to Windows 10.
Source: Gizmodo – Woman Wins ,000 From Microsoft After Unwanted Windows 10 Upgrade
Amazon has already dipped its toes into the waters of high dynamic range video, but it’s now ready to get its feet wet. The internet giant has started integrating Dolby Vision HDR into its video subscription and purchase services. Watch the right s…
Source: Engadget – Dolby’s wide color range technology comes to Amazon Video
Sharks very often end up as bycatch from commercial fishing methods. A marine research laboratory seeks to understand if the animals survive the stress after being released.
Source: TreeHugger – Fitbit-like tags are telling researchers whether sharks can survive catch and release
I was expecting a lot, I am sure a lot of people tried hard to deliver but…
Source: TG Daily – I watched Independence Day: Resurgence and…
Microsoft’s 3D hand tracking is has come a long way since last time we saw it. Obviously it isn’t ready for prime time yet but, after watching this video, I don’t think it will be much longer before all the kinks are worked out.
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Source: [H]ardOCP – Microsoft’s Efficient And Precise Interactive Hand Tracking
Forget baseball. America’s favorite pastime in the 1920s was electrocuting people. I’m not even joking.
Source: Gizmodo – Electrocuting People Was Basically America’s Favorite Pastime in the 1920s
There has been a big push in computer science education in the last few years. The UK has made it part of its national curriculum, the President has pledged $4 billion toward a national computer science initiative, and a plethora of toys and games de…
Source: Engadget – Google’s Project Bloks tinker toys teaches coding to kids
The season six finale of Game of Thrones was one of the strongest hours in television history, a relentless episode that burnt up loose ends and set the stage for the show’s future. It capped off an excellent season and spent as little time as possible in Dorne. I’m glad I watched it.
Source: Kotaku – For Book Readers, Season Six Of Game of Thrones Was Worth It
Inspired by marsupials like kangaroos, Unihabitat’s new Summer Mewgaroo Hoodie comes with an oversized pocket on the front and dangling pom-poms for entertaining a kitty. It’s sure to take you one dangerous step closer to becoming the crazy cat person you’re always mocking.
Source: Gizmodo – Embrace Your Inner Crazy Cat Person With This Kitty-Carrying Hoodie
Part of the promise of digital education is the ability to share knowledge between schools, but that’s not easy when there isn’t a central hub for making that happen. Amazon, however, thinks it can help. It’s launching Inspire, a free service that…
Source: Engadget – Amazon helps teachers share free digital education tools
He has asked for the app to be banned citing threats to national security.
Source: TG Daily – Indian RTI Activist Wants Whatsapp Banned Because Of Terrorism Fears