Citing a study from anti-piracy service Irdeto, Hollywood Reporter claims that episodes of Game of Thrones were illegally downloaded 7 million times in a three month period this year. Pirates love dragons, obviously. Read more…
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Game of Thrones Was Pirated 7 Million Times in the Last 3 Months
Beneath the streets of London, an underground rail network once existed to shuttle mail around the city. Decommissioned in 2003, this 3D laser scan serves to save its existence for posterity. Read more…
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3D Laser Scan Shows London’s Abandoned Underground Mail Rail Network
His true passion might be designing and building some of the most ridiculous slingshots the internet has ever seen, but even Joerg Sprave needs to stretch his creative wings from time to time. Which is why Joerg’s most recent creation is an insane chainsaw-powered wooden machine gun that can decimate a target firing nothing but marbles. Read more…
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Stop and Stare In Awe At a Chainsaw-Powered Marble-Firing Machine Gun
Olympus’ 5-axis image stabilization is some of the best out there. The system makes images that would ordinarily be too blurry to use suddenly shake-free. This video captures a view of what the system looks like under the hood. It’s hypnotizing. Read more…
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Watch Olympus’ Dope Image Stabilization Work Like Magic
Exactly half a century ago this week, a rocket shot off from the California coast. It carried the U.S.’s first and only (known) space nuclear reactor, SNAP-10A, which has been circling the Earth ever since and will continue to circle for another 3, 000 years. Read more…
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For 50 Years Now, the U.S. Has Had a Nuclear Reactor Orbiting in Space
Back in February, RadioShack filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, destroying the childhood memories of many a tech blogger , and putting 4, 000 brick-and-mortar stores in jeopardy at the same time . But as of today, a plan to co-brand remaining stores with the Sprint logo is officially approved. Read more…
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Sprint Is Officially Saving RadioShack
Even if making digital music has never been easier for beginners, a lot of the work DJs and producers do remains relatively opaque to less experienced people. A new music format could help change this. Read more…
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A New Kind of MP4 File Lets Anybody Mix Parts Like a DJ
If you’re looking for a fun, high-risk weekend project, look no further: Grant Thompson, the self-styled “King of Random” , has decided to shared his method for transforming styrofoam into metal. (Spoiler: don’t try this one around your kids.) Read more…
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Turning Styrofoam Into Aluminum is Surprisingly Easy
The ultimate expression of the lazy smart home is probably turning the lights off from your phone. It’s not necessary, and it probably doesn’t even save any time ; but damn it’s cool. This switch will let you do that, without needing to be an electrical engineer. Read more…
Promising public access legislation FASTR (Fair Access to Science & Technology Research Act) has been re-introduced by a bipartisan coalition in Congress. Lawmakers now have an important opportunity to strengthen and expand rules that allow taxpayers to freely read articles resulting from research their tax dollars support. EFF continues to encourage legislators to pass this bill as an important step forward—though there are still some measures to improve. Read more…
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A Re-Introduced Bill May Unlock Published Scientific Knowledge