If you don’t have a cable subscription, NBC will be streaming 11 hours of free, live programming around the big game on February 1st. And yes, that even includes the halftime show. Read more…
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Watch Super Bowl XLIX for Free with NBC’s Live Stream
Scientists at the University of Rochester have created a metal that is so extremely hydrophobic that the water bounces on it as if it were repelled by a magic force field. Instead of using chemical coatings they used lasers to etch a nanostructure on the metal itself. It will not wear off, like current less effective methods. Read more…
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Amazing new metal is so hydrophobic it makes water bounce like magic
This is the amazing town of Epecuén . Once a booming resort city, it was drowned in 10 metres of water for 25 years after the dam protecting the town was destroyed. Only recently dried up, you can read more about the place in our photo essay from last year . [AP via New Scientist ] Read more…
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This is the amazing town of Epecuén.
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is currently heading towards the largest celestial body in the Asteroid Belt , known as Ceres. Due to arrive in March , it’s already close enough to image the rocky dwarf planet rotating on its axis. Read more…
Here are some things that cost $100 million: Making the film Gravity . Recent U.S. airstrikes in Iraq . And now, a two-story penthouse occupying the 89th and 90th floors of the new super-luxury high-rise at 157 West 57th Street. Read more…
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It’s Official, Someone Bought NYC’s First $100 Million Apartment
Somebody hacked the Lizard Squad’s super stupid DDoS-for-hire service last week, and guess what? The Lizard Squad sucks at cybersecurity. Not only did the hackers leave their so-called LizardStresser service vulnerable, the money-hungry kids left all their customers’ data in plain text and $11, 000 in bitcoin on the table. Read more…
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Lizard Squad Kept Its Hacker-for-Hire Customers’ Info in Plain Text
The Cheesegrater is a beautiful glass wedge of a building that rises over 700 feet into the London skyline. It unfortunately has some safety problems. This week, its owners revealed that a third bolt of high-strength steel snapped because of “hydrogen embrittlement”—an obscure term, but one that ” causes fear among engineers .” Read more…
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Damn, Another Arm-Sized Bolt Fell Off London’s Cheesegrater Tower
Google now displays links which will take you directly to tickets on AXS, Ticketfly and Ticketmaster when you search for a band playing a specific venue. Which could save you seconds. Read more…
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Google now displays links which will take you directly to tickets on AXS, Ticketfly and Ticketmaster
I love my Swedes, especially when they get crazy. I’m not so sure about launching fireworks rockets under the ice of a frozen lake. That’s just dumb. Fun, but dumb. Go home and leave the fish alone, Swedes. You are drunk. Read more…
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This is what happens when you launch a rocket under a frozen lake
The only thing worse than all the junk mail stuffed in your mailbox is finding a card that’s actually addressed to you, but is covered in mounds of glitter. The shiny stuff ends up all over your hands, your face, and your home, and it’s all but impossible to clean up. So that’s why a glitter bomb, courtesy of ShipYourEnemiesGlitter.com , is the perfect prank. Read more…
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This Site Will Send a Glitter Bomb To Your Enemies Anywhere on Earth