The Deadly Aftermath of a Rocket Explosion Seconds After Launch [Kaboom] (12)
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While space travel is safe for the most part, sometimes things go really wrong. Like last week's NASA's rocket explosion on the Wallops Island, where an ATK Launch Vehicle X-1 exploded only seconds after liftoff, with hazardous debris falling on land and sea. We are used to seeing the fireworks in the air, but what happens when that flaming debris hits the ground is much more spectacular and scary, as you can see in this ...
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David said:
now THIS is an epic fail
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Ryan said:
This is the best footage I've seen of this. Definitely still the "original" anomoly video.
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Damon said:
Sure as hell hate to clean up that mess.
Mythbusters Pain Mona Lisa INSTANTLY With 2100 Paintballs! (31)
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In a presentation made at Nvidia's NVISION show this week, Adam and Jamie unveiled a 2100 barrel paintball gun and—in an instant—painted a pretty convincing (if not slightly drippy) Mona Lisa. In typical MythBusters fashion, the incredibly elaborate experiment was only tenuously linked to their hypothesis. The presentation was intended to represent the difference in operation between single and multicore processors, referring to current gen CPUs versus GPUs, respectively. Of course, the reality of parallel ...
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Brian said:
Whoa.
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Alex said:
omg. awesome.
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GarthDB said:
Awesome!
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jon|k said:
heh that slow-mo at the end is f'n awesome!
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Josh said:
Brilliant demo. Mythbusters, oversized comparison...brilliant marketing move that will absolutely go viral.
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Vorak said:
This is pretty damn cool.
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Pozsi said:
Yay!
The Case of the Failing Disk Drive or Windows Home Server Saved My Marriage (21)
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I bought an HP MediaSmart Windows Home Server last Christmas, and haven't thought much about it since. It sits on the shelf and is pretty. Actually, that's not totally true, I did upgrade it to Power Pack 1 recently, but that was a 10 minute thing. For the most part, it's a conversation piece on a shelf in my new(ish) home office. Now, the story. I sold my wife's laptop to Shawn recently as she ...
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Simon said:
As soon as I've got ~$700 to spare, I'm soo getting a home server.
Microsoft's Seinfeld Ads Considered Other Stars Like Colbert, Sarah Silverman, McConaughey and the Late Bernie Mac [Apple Vs Microsoft] (2)
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Earlier today we learned that Microsoft is planning a $300 million advertising campaign starring Jerry Seinfeld in an attempt to counter the success that Apple has had with their PC vs Mac ads. However, according to FBLA, Microsoft may not stop with Seinfeld. Rumor has it that stars like Sarah Silverman, Willie Nelson, Travis Pastrana, Matthew McConaughey, Ralph Nader, Rob Corddry, Stephen Colbert and even the late Bernie Mac were/are being considered for the ad. ...
Coming Soon: Add Xbox Live Friends From Your Phone [Xbox Live] (3)
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Right now, you can check out what your Xbox Live friends are up to from your phone, but you can't actually manage your friends list (and Xbox Live Anywhere has gone MIA again). But the developer of one of the better Live mobile apps, 1337pwn, says that Microsoft has made a change to the site that makes it possible to add friends remotely, and he thinks "that we can get it working," though he's not ...
Scope Clock Puts The Cathode Ray Tube Back in Time-Telling [Tick Tick] (5)
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This is the Scope Clock, from designer David Forbes, and if you're into retro-tech chic gadgets, this thing will beat any nixie clock hands down. Just look at it: a cathode ray tube encased in acrylic, with GPS time automagically captured for accuracy, and the ability to display digital or analog clock faces. It's fabulous, and its rear-end is jammed with controls you'd never have thought to see on a clock: an astigmatism knob, anyone? ...
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markie said:
Only sharing because the date on the demo is my birthday. Ego be damned
Alarmed about Vista security? Black Hat researcher Alexander Sotirov speaks out (3)
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Earlier today I published a lengthy blog post questioning some of the sensationalist conclusions raised in press coverage of a paper presented by Alexander Sotirov and Mark Dowd at last week’s Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas. This afternoon, I received an e-mail from Sotirov, who says he was "horrified by the lack of understanding displayed by the tech press when they covered the paper." He agreed to a follow-up interview, in which we discussed ...
Total solar eclipse tomorrow (16)
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This image (three combined frames) shows the last total solar eclipse, March 29, 2006. The next one takes place tomorrow. The Exploratorium will Webcast the event live from China. From Science News: This particular eclipse will sweep across the planet in a slim path that begins in Nunavut, a northern province of Canada, and ends in northern China. So people in parts of Canada, northern Greenland, the Arctic, central Russia, Mongolia and China will be ...
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mricon said:
Aww, we won't see any of it -- but it should go right through my brother's home town!
Toggle Vista's Aero Effects with a Right-Click [Windows Vista Tip] (15)
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Windows Vista's Aero looks and effects are generally nice to look at, but when you're trying to squeeze the last bit of power and life out of a battery, or just running some memory-hungry stuff, you don't always need them. Windows Vista Magazine details a registry hack you can make to add "Aero On" and "Aero Off" shortcuts to your desktop right-click menu, making it simple and quick to toggle the fancier stuff (it's the ...
Wooden geared contraption and its proud maker -- best gadget video you will watch this month, in all likelihood (10)
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This elderly gentleman fabricated the absolutely most amazing wooden automaton uselessly wonderful machine, and this eight minute video introduces us to its many, many amazing features. It is made entirely from wood, without any nails or screws. Link (Thanks, Amazing Wooden Machine Video with No Metals!)
Tenori-On Inspired PacklSound1 iPhone App Coming Soon, But Not Soon Enough [Yenori-On] (12)
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The Tenori-On is the zany Yamaha touch-based musical sequencer that caught our eye earlier this year, but this cool PacklSound1 iPhone app could very well be the portable version that puts us over the edge. It's a simpler version of the original $1,200 Tenori-On box, but that didn't stop the designer from laying down a quick, catchy beat. Seeing it in action, makes me want it right now: And here's the original video demonstrating Tenori-On's ...
The Real Tron 2 Trailer Makes Pants Wet Worldwide (VIDEO) (111)
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It's a tiny bootleg video, but I don't care. You can see that the 3D looks amazing, the new lightcycles are stunning (and move like real bikes), the world and the whole mood is Batman-like dark. And Jeff Bridges... well, he is Jeff Bridges. What can I say, he looks like a badass version of the Dude. "It's just a game!" he shouts. No, it's not. It's Tr2n. At last. Note: excuse the excitement, but ...
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Motorbikematt said:
The previous copies were taken offline. This is looking so good, that I really hope Disney uses it to prove a point to Lucas, the Wachowski Bros, etc, that they should pay closer attention to the original stories when making their sequels....
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J. James B said:
Amazing.
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Sean said:
I'm impressed with what little I got to see. I am hoping to God they don't fuck this shit up!
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JR A said:
OMGWTFBBQ! TRON 2!!!!!!!!
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Ricky said:
Shitty video .. but still awesome.
Microsoft releases new Outlook Connector with Windows Live Calendar beta synchronisation for all - LiveSide - News blog (8)
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Microsoft has just released a new version of the Outlook Connector, giving users access to the Windows Live services through Outlook. In what will be a popular move (judging by the comments on our last Calendar post), the latest version now adds in calendar synchronisation. This allows users of the new Calendar beta to synchronise multiple calendars to Outlook, and manage them from within the client. We’ve been tracking this release since we heard about ...
Microsoft releases new Outlook Connector with Windows Live Calendar beta synchronisation for all (2)
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Microsoft has just released a new version of the Outlook Connector, giving users access to the Windows Live services through Outlook. In what will be a popular move (judging by the comments on our last Calendar post), the latest version now adds in calendar synchronisation. This allows users of the new Calendar beta to synchronise multiple calendars to Outlook, and manage them from within the client. We’ve been tracking this release since we heard about ...
Games for Windows Live now free (24)
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Filed under: Gaming Interesting that this didn't get announced at E3, but Games for Windows Live is now free for all. Yep, totally free, cross-platform multiplayer with the 360 included -- which obviously raises the question of whether Live will ever be free on Xbox. We think that's a pretty safe no -- unlike Games For Windows, Xbox Live actually makes money, which is pretty hard to turn down, and without a ton of competitive ...
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invariant said:
If Sony hadn't stumbled so badly with PSN xbox live might've been free too.
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Jason said:
windows making a comeback? lemme know when they make a mac os X port of windows live. ha
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Nathan said:
Nice!
40 Brutally Honest Gadget Ads No Company Would Ever Run (54)
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Last week, I called on you to create and submit some brutally honest gadget ads. And you did! While I'd say about half of the entries were ads for the iPhone 3G (I get it guys, you want copy and paste), we also got some pretty awesome ads for other devices. From the predictable (red-ringing Xbox 360s) to the completely unpredictable (White Castle Slyders, last time I checked, aren't gadgets, but I let it, uh, ...
