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#art
DC Comics' Heroes and Villains Drawn as Minifigs
Comics and Lego minifigs. The only way this incredible drawing could be any better is if it included a guide telling me who the guy getting his head cut off is. Can someone enlighten this mainly-Marvel girl, please? [Gizmodo] -
#stress
The 2010 Bubble Wrap Calendar Has an Irresistible Model Every Month
Oh yeah, month after month of squeezable balloons. No need to change models, the bubble wrap calendar is just as irresistible as last year. [Perpetual Kid] [Gizmodo] -
#android
Motorola Droid Has Been Rooted
Diligent Android-tamperers have done it again—the Droid has been rooted. There aren't many practical benefits quite yet, and many apps won't work on rooted handsets, but it's a first step to all kinds of custom Droid goodness. [Gizmodo] -
#kindle
Cute Blonde in Cute Video Singing Cute Song Convinces Me to Buy Cute Kindle
Jeff Bezos, you trickster. Here I was, resisting the urge to buy one of your Kindles, and then you throw at me Annie Little and her cute "Fly Me Away." I want my life to move in stop motion. [Gizmodo] -
#cables
The Five Most Overpriced Cables
I have a box of cables in my closet. I don't know what the hell half of them are for. What I do know is that I certainly didn't pay several hundred—much less over a thousand—dollars for them. [Gizmodo] -
#imagecache
This Year's Most Ridiculous Events Auto-Tuned
Auto-tuned science was fun, but an auto-tuned retelling of the year's more ridiculous news events such as the Balloon Boy hoax is fantastic-yet-oh-so-terrible. So fantastic-yet-oh-so-horrible, in fact, that I'm crying because I can't get the beat out of my head. [Gizmodo] -
#breaking
The Public Option is (Tentatively) Dead
The quiet death of the public option is quiet no longer. The Times is reporting that Democrats have reached a "tentative deal" to drop the public option from the Senate health care bill. Well, there's always Republicans, right? [NYT] -
#what
What Is This?
This is a) the Gate of Hell, b) a Turner, c) Gandalf's last stand, or d) other [Please specify in the comments]. [Gizmodo] -
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#foundfootage
It Makes Sense That Alien Foot Fetishes Would Be Different... But Still. Really?
Aliens come to Earth intent on wiping out the human race, but first they need to indulge in some really bizarre foot worship, in this utterly disturbing clip from 2003's Evil Alien Conquerors. Flossing? Really? [io9] -
#ebooks
Aluratek's $179 LCD-Based Libre eBook Reader Goes Cheap
The Libre eBook Reader PRO has a 2GB SD card with a monochrome reflective light LCD instead of an e-Ink display, which puts into a different bucket than the other eBook readers shipping recently. Plus, it's only $179. [Gizmodo] -
#waronchristmas
Sen. Orrin Hatch Expresses Love of Jews Through Terrible Song
If you were weirded out by Bob Dylan's Christmas album, avert your ears: Senator Orrin Hatch, a Mormon Republican from Utah, has given Jews a "gift" by writing them a Hanukkah song. What is Yiddish for: "Jesus fucking Christ"? More » -
#crime
Chinese Woman Fools Scanners By Surgically Switching Her Fingerprints
Unfortunately for Lin Ring, her $14,600 surgical fingerprint switching procedure was able to fool the scanners, but could not prevent immigration officials from noticing the scars on her fingers. [Gizmodo] -
#twitterati
Bringing Scandal to Sesame Street
Nicole suggested sexing up Sesame Street; Debbie Gibson LOLed at a Krispy Kreme employee; and Susan Orlean's mind was controlled through the mail. The Twitterati got their kicks, one way or another. More » -
#rant
Does CGI Ruin Movies?
Today's big budget movies have the technology to create worlds and characters unlike anything we've ever seen before... but is that really a good thing? What if CGI just distracts from all the important things about moviemaking? [io9] -
#wachowskis
What Is The Wachowskis' Secret Science Fiction Project — Guest-Starring Arianna Huffington?
Did you know the Wachowskis were filming a new "futuristic" movie? Neither did we, until Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington tweeted a series of pictures from the set of the mystery film, which is about Iraq 90 years from now. [io9] -
#iphoneapps
Aqua Forest 2 iPhone Physics Game Review
I love the first Aqua Forest (iTunes link) "game", which wasn't so much a game as it was a physics simulator with different liquids and solids. But Aqua Forest 2? It's more like a fancy marble game with water droplets. [Gizmodo] -
#notebooks
Dell Vostro V13 Hands On: Bruce Wayne's Laptop
Magnesium alloy. Aluminum. Zinc. That's what Dell's Vostro V13 is built with. It's as thin as Dell's primo Adamo at 0.65 inches, but it weighs less, 3.5 pounds. Yet somehow, it's $450. [Gizmodo] -
#movies
Oh Yes! Mystery Science Theater 3000 Now Available in Hulu
You can get them in Torrent and pirated VHS tapes, but Hulu is playing Mystery Science Theater 3000 online now. Only five full episodes—from seasons 4, 5, and 6—are available, however: [Gizmodo] -
#tiplist
What's in #tips Today?
We get lots of suggestions of what to post on Gawker every day. Let's take a look at what came in through the #tips page: college kids are never trustworthy, a Tiger Woods prediction, plus Ann Coulter's getting older. More » -
#musicvideos
Music Videos of the Multiverse Apocalypse and the History of the Planet of the Apes
Director Sugimoto Kousuke creates action-packed, animated music videos overloaded with colorful visuals and global disasters. His "The TV Show" goes from hypnotically zen to multiversal meltdown, while "Full Moon Party" chronicles the rise and fall of civilization starring monkey kind. [io9] -
#questionoftheday
What is the Nerdiest Holiday Decoration You Have Ever Seen?
In the comments, show us a picture of the nerdiest holiday decoration you have ever seen. Bonus points if it's a photo you took of something you actually own. [Gizmodo] -
#lighting
HexoLight Takes Your Videogame Party From Lame to Tacky
Rock Gear's HexoLight LED-lighting system is supposed to be used with Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and other video games to give your living room a super cool night club vibe. Unfortunately the video demo of it only screams super tacky. [Gizmodo] -
#journalismism
AOL News Borg to Be Ruled by Former New York Times Reporter
AOL roped New York Times tech reporter Saul Hansell into heading up "Seed," the ominous project to churn out news stories in response to what people type into search engines. Can Hansell make this hellish scheme less dreadful? More » -
#decadeinreview
Top 10 Science Fiction Disappointments Of The Past Decade
Disappointment sometimes seems the natural state of mind for science-fiction fans, but it's because we have so much hope. We raise our hopes again and again, only to suffer crushing disappointment. Here are the 10 worst letdowns of the 2000s. [io9] -
#giftguide
Boozy Gadget Gifts For Your Favorite Drunk
Why do we drink more around the holidays? Is it the cold? The relatives? Just looking for an excuse? Whatever the reason, here are some drinking gadgets for your friends with a lush for life. (Also: it's the relatives). [Gizmodo] -
#picoftheday
Riverside Dive
[It may have been June when these ladies were jumping for joy on the Chelsea Piers, but the weather looks familiar. Image via Kharied's Flickr] -
#gawkergetsresults
The Gawker Post That Cost a State Department Contractor $189 Million
On the afternoon of September 1, 2009, Gawker launched a wide-ranging, multi-front investigation into the hazing practices of a State Department contractor in Kabul. About an hour later, we published the shocking results. Today, the State Department listened. More » -
#art
Nothing Says Art Like Naked People On Beaches Captured With Google Street View
Oh, Google Street View, you endless source of stupidness you. Who knew you could also be a source of art. The art of the quotidian ramblings of humans and other beasts. Or as the artist Jon Rafman puts it: [Gizmodo] -
#alice
Syfy's Alice Was Saved By A Hatter
Earlier this week we posted a spoiler free review of Syfy's modernized Alice In Wonderland remake. The miniseries has come and gone with mixed reviews, but we're curious to see what you thought. Spoilers below. [io9]
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