The technology available to image light as it moves through space continues to advance. Recently, we saw a new high-speed camera capture a small pulse reflected from a mirror ; now, it’s possible to image the entire flight path of a laser as it bounces around a laboratory. Read more…
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Watch This Reflected Laser Pulse’s Entire Flight Path at 20bn FPS
The Pirate Cinema turns worldwide torrent traffic into art. The results are equally beautiful, chaotic, inspiring, maddening, and there’s a slight chance that I can feel my brain melting. Read more…
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The Pirate Cinema Is Just Endless Torrenting and I Can’t Stop Watching
It’s a dark day for Lord of the Rings necklace collectors and elaborate pet furniture enthusiasts everywhere. This morning, SkyMall’s parent company, Xhibit Corp. ( different Xzibit ) has filed for bankruptcy. Let’s take a moment of silence for the garden bigfoots that may never be. Read more…
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America Enters Its Darkest Days, as SkyMall Lands in Bankruptcy
After drilling down through almost half a mile in solid ice on a glacial shelf in Antarctica, scientists found something surprising. There was something alive swimming in the just over 30 feet of water: this strange, clear fish. Read more…
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This Is The Fish Researchers Found Living Underneath 2,400 Feet Of Ice
Microsoft put out the first Windows 10 preview right after its first big announcement. But now— following all of Wednesday’s chaos —there’s a new one . Here are some of its most notable features in GIF form. Read more…
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Windows 10’s Coolest Features In 5 Animated GIFs
The US Navy will publicly show their formidable railgun at the Naval Future Force Science and Technology Expo in Washington D.C. on February 4. The formidable electromagnetic cannon launches solid projectiles over 100 nautical miles at more than six times the speed of sound. You can see it in action here: Read more…
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US Navy to publicly show their amazing railgun for the first time ever
Want Windows 10? You got it: for free. This is a sea change in Microsoft’s strategy when it comes to upgrades. Gratis upgrades will be available for Windows 7, 8.1 and even Windows Phone 8.1 users for a full year. Read more…
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Windows 10 Is a Free Upgrade for the First Year
Meet Mama Lee. Mama Lee is 86-years-old, enjoys ballroom dancing, and has been a full-time resident of a cruise ship for the past ten years. It costs her about $164, 000 a year, but it really sounds like she’s loving her permanent vacation . Read more…
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An 86-year-old woman has been living on cruise ships for a decade
It’s Windows 10 day! Again . This time though, Microsoft had a ton of in depth announcements about free upgrades, the future of Windows Phones, playing Xbox games on PC, and putting holodeck goggles on your face. Here are the highlights. Read more…
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Everything Microsoft Announced About Windows 10 Today
Microsoft has made mistakes. It knows this. But as the company proved today at its Windows 10 HOLOGRAPHIC GOGGLES launch event, it’s also not going to stop pushing user interface design into the future. It’s just getting smarter about it. Read more…
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Windows 10’s Big Step Back Is Actually a Huge Step Forward