via Gizmodo
In a recent sit-down with NPR, turntable prodigy and longtime Kanye West collaborator DJ A-Trak gave an overview … Read More >>
Microsoft kicks off effort to rid the world of Internet Explorer 6
via Engadget
“Friends don’t let friends use Internet Explorer 6.” A quote from any random web developer over the past ten years? Nope, … Read More >>
Waterfall in Yosemite looks like it’s on fire
via Boing Boing
If you watch the first few shots of this video with the sound off, you might be forgiven for thinking it was about volcanoes. … Read More >>
REVEALED: Inside Canvas, 4chan Founder Moot’s Secretive Startup
via SAI: Silicon Alley Insider
Moot, a.k.a. Christopher Poole, founded the infamous imageboard 4chan and is now a respectable partner at VC firm Lerer … Read More >>
Extreme Wind Farming Gets $102 Million Blast
via Fast Company
Wind farms suffer from a problem: They’re built to harness wind, but are still vulnerable to wear-and-tear caused by severely … Read More >>
4 New Species of Zombifying Ant Fungus Found
All images: David Hughes, Pennsylvania State University
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HOW TO: Make a gin n’ tonic laser
via Boing Boing
At heart, a laser is really just an electron that’s been pushed into releasing a little energy, in the form of a particle of … Read More >>