To paraphrase Robin Williams, buying a $2.8 million supercar is God’s way of telling you that you’re making too much money. And yet there’s a certain thrill in picking out the red leather trim that goes so well with a black carbon fiber shell. Becaus…
Source: Engadget – The best way to customize a supercar is in VR
Monthly Archives: August 2017
Man Cooks The Regular Show's 'Ultimeatum', A Burger Inside A Burger With Burgers For Buns
This is a video of Youtuber Binging With Babish cooking The Regular Show’s ‘Ultimeatum’, a cheeseburger stuffed inside a cheeseburger with two deep fried cheeseburgers as buns, plus special Himalayan ketchup. His first attempt turns out rather poorly due to the fact it has has ‘burger buns soaked in meat juice’ cooked inside a hamburger patty. He then makes a modified version without the buns inside a burger that includes bonus bacon and pastrami (since it is called the Ultimeatum) that turned out ‘absolutely amazing.’ Now I’m hungry. “For human blood?” How did you know? “You’re gnawing on that man’s arm.” He tastes like not showering.
Keep going for the video. Reveal of the first burger at 2:40, the second on at 3:30.
Source: Geekologie – Man Cooks The Regular Show’s ‘Ultimeatum’, A Burger Inside A Burger With Burgers For Buns
For the Casual Chef: A Great $20 Dishwasher Safe Cutting Board
Not everyone needs an incredible cutting board. Many of us are better off with something we can throw in the dishwasher when we’re done- even better if it only costs $20 and packs in the features.
Source: LifeHacker – For the Casual Chef: A Great Dishwasher Safe Cutting Board
Telecoms Pay for Totally Shocking Analysis of Net Neutrality Comments
Today is the last day to submit comments on the proposal to kill open internet rules to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Good luck with that, though. The public comment period has been complete disaster from the start, and a new study funded by big telecom suggests that the record-setting 21 million…
Source: Gizmodo – Telecoms Pay for Totally Shocking Analysis of Net Neutrality Comments
This Naked Tomato Salad May Replace Your Caprese
I remember the first time I bit into a cherry tomato. I was at a Sizzler. I was seven. A boy was present. I was talking a lot, as I am wont to do, when I casually popped the mini ‘mato in my mouth. My teeth pierced the skin, it exploded with much force, and seeds and tomato gel sprayed forth. I was so embarrassed that…
Source: LifeHacker – This Naked Tomato Salad May Replace Your Caprese
Adorable Animal Subsisting On Wildflowers And Kindness Is in Serious Danger
The American Pika (Ochonta princeps) is one of the few unproblematic faves we have left. These tiny animals roams the mountainous regions of the western United States, doing absolutely nothing wrong. Seriously, all these little floofs do is munch on wildflowers and grass—the images of which are mind-numbingly cute.…
Source: Gizmodo – Adorable Animal Subsisting On Wildflowers And Kindness Is in Serious Danger
US Military Releases Slow Motion Missile Porn in Response to North Korea's Most Recent Test
Another week, another missile test by North Korea. This time the country shot a missile over northern Japan, leaving the Japanese scrambling to gauge whether it was a legitimate threat. And in response, the US military has done was it always does after a North Korean test: It fired off its own missile test and…
Source: Gizmodo – US Military Releases Slow Motion Missile Porn in Response to North Korea’s Most Recent Test
Hands-On Samsung's New Wearables: Gear Fit2 Pro, Gear Sport, IconX (2017)
How do you follow up the launch of a highly anticipated handset in the Galaxy Note 8? If you are Samsung, you wait a week and then blitz IFA 2017 in Berlin, Germany, with a refreshed wearables lineup. Samsung did exactly that today by introducing three new items to the wearable category, including the Gear Sport smartwatch, Gear Fit2 Pro fitness
Source: Hot Hardware – Hands-On Samsung’s New Wearables: Gear Fit2 Pro, Gear Sport, IconX (2017)
F1 2017 review: Codemasters has given us another cracking game
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When Codemasters released F1 2016 last year, it was my surprise hit of the year. DiRT Rally proved that the studio’s new EGO engine was right up there with the very best, and here was a Formula 1 title that combined plenty of realism and difficulty with a game that was also sheer fun to play. Since then the sport itself has undergone quite a shake up. It’s under new ownership, and the cars have more downforce and better tires. There’s even a bit more competition; these days we can go into a Grand Prix weekend without knowing that a Mercedes win is almost certain.
And with all that, there’s a new F1 game, the logically titled F1 2017. It captures the current technical changes to the sport, but the folks at Codemasters have done more than just tweak tire widths and downforce levels. The big question is whether that’s enough to make it worth purchasing a new game.
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Source: Ars Technica – F1 2017 review: Codemasters has given us another cracking game
'No More Heroes' sequel hits Nintendo Switch next year
Suda51 and the snarky, over-the-top, ultra violent titles he makes — like the Wii’s No More Heroes and the more recent free-to-play experiment on the PS4, Let It Die — are some of the best gaming experiences around. During Nintendo’s live stream fo…
Source: Engadget – ‘No More Heroes’ sequel hits Nintendo Switch next year
Google-Funded Think Tank Fires Google Critic
Politicians on both sides of the aisle are starting to wake up to the enormous power that tech companies wield, and there’s a growing sentiment that something needs to be done about it. But giants like Google are extending their moneyed tentacles in all the right places to ensure silence in Washington and they’re…
Source: Gizmodo – Google-Funded Think Tank Fires Google Critic
'Kentucky Route Zero' will finish its story on consoles
Believe it or not, there hasn’t been a console version of the mysterious, narrative-driven Kentucky Route Zero since the first act arrived in 2013. Well, it’s here… and you may have a good reason to get it even if you’ve played the adventure title…
Source: Engadget – ‘Kentucky Route Zero’ will finish its story on consoles
China Regulator To Review Apple Antitrust Complaint
China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce is reviewing an antitrust complaint accusing Apple of abusing its dominant position in smartphone applications, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. From the report: The regulator is studying the information following a complaint filed on behalf of developers before deciding if a formal investigation is necessary, said the people, who asked not to be named because the matter isn’t public. The review is preliminary and Chinese antitrust agencies usually review such information before deciding whether a official probe is needed. Beijing-based law firm Daxiao, or Dare & Sure, said earlier this month it filed complaints on the developers’ behalf to the SAIC and the National Development and Reform Commission. The lawyers accused Apple of removing apps without a proper explanation and taking an excessive 30 percent cut of in-app transactions, it said in an Aug. 8 statement. The law firm now represents close to 50 developers, producing games and a number of other apps, according to Lin Wei, managing partner of Dare & Sure.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – China Regulator To Review Apple Antitrust Complaint
Acer Switch 7 hands-on: A compelling Surface alternative
There are plenty of pretenders to Microsoft’s Surface throne, but they often come with compromises that force you to default to the original. Acer is hoping to buck that trend with the Switch 7 Black Edition, a tablet / laptop hybrid that may succeed…
Source: Engadget – Acer Switch 7 hands-on: A compelling Surface alternative
A Traveling Photographer's Picturesque Bag
When traveling, the best camera can often be the one you happen to have with you, but there are also situations where you’ll want something more than an iPhone to capture high-quality photos. Self-taught photographer and Flickr user AJS Pimentel totes his traveling camera crew so he always has the gear to catch the…
Source: LifeHacker – A Traveling Photographer’s Picturesque Bag
First FDA-approved genetic therapy fights leukemia
The first gene therapy treatment has been approved for use in the United States. The FDA greenlit a procedure that uses a patient’s own cells to combat a particular type of leukemia, but will only permit it for children and young adults up to age 25.
Source: Engadget – First FDA-approved genetic therapy fights leukemia
Danish dome-sheltered community center is built with wood
Designed to reduce construction waste and with energy efficiency in mind, this new community strikes an unconventional pose.
Source: TreeHugger – Danish dome-sheltered community center is built with wood
MIT's latest robot politely weaves through crowds
We’re still trying to get robots to walk through difficult terrain (or gallop like ostriches), but sooner or later they’ll need to master another important skill: Not getting in our way. MIT researchers have built a wheeled ‘bot that can safely navig…
Source: Engadget – MIT’s latest robot politely weaves through crowds
Why they’re rescuing bats in Houston
Hurricane Harvey has put bats at risk; here’s why saving them matters.
Source: TreeHugger – Why they’re rescuing bats in Houston
'Super Meat Boy Forever' lands on Nintendo Switch next year
Super Meat Boy Forever, the sequel to successful twitch platformer Super Meat Boy, will hit Nintendo Switch with a squishy, bloody splat in 2018.
Source: Engadget – ‘Super Meat Boy Forever’ lands on Nintendo Switch next year