Earlier today, Stephen Fry tweeted that: Until @twitter can stop the DM spamming, Direct Messaging will continue to be a useless appendage to the service… — Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) September 28, 2013 He is right, of course. Twitter’s direct messaging feature is almost completely useless because of the amount of spam, but that is only…
New Study Says Half of US Jobs Will Be Replaced By Machines in 20 Years
According to a recent study from the Oxford Martin Programme on the Impacts of Future Technology nearly half of all US jobs could be replaced by computers over the next two decades. Although the report specifically mentions US jobs, it is fairly safe to assume that this means a significant impact on jobs worldwide. I’ve…
Pulp Fiction Retold as a 60 Second Animation
From the people who brought you the 60 second animated versions of Blade Runner, Star Wars, Aliens and the Big Lebowski here is the latest installment Pulp Fiction! Now you can watch 5 classic movies in less time than it normally takes you to find the remote.
Animated Video Explains Why Stephen Hawking is a Big Deal
Almost everyone knows that Stephen Hawking is a big deal. At the very least they’ve seen him on Big Bang Theory, but some people may not know why he is important or that he contributed significantly to THE big bang theory. This quick animation from the Guardian explains the big ideas that made everyone care…
Living Piano Uses a Chorus for Notes [video]
A demonstration by Ontario’s TFO. While it’s a very clever idea, all the really wealthy people will now want one for their sitting rooms.
Can We All Stop Trying to Teach Science to Trolls?
This week Popular Science made the decision to shut down their comment section due to, in large part, spammers and trolls. “As the news arm of a 141-year-old science and technology magazine, we are as committed to fostering lively, intellectual debate as we are to spreading the word of science far and wide. The problem…
Everything Wrong With Star Trek Into Darkness in 7 Minutes or Less
Star Trek Into Darkness was voted the worst Star Trek film to date. Simon Pegg, who played Scotty told the films detractors to fuck off, and so did writer Roberto Orci, but it did have some problems. This video is called “Everything Wrong With Star Trek Into Darkness in 7 Minutes or Less” but even…
Check Out This Fan Made Doctor Who Intro
Love the clockwork concept in this Peter Capaldi intro by motion graphics professional Billy Dakiduk. [via Geeks are Sexy]
Time to Renegotiate the Social Contract
Conservatives have cobbled together a strange world view. They do not, largely, believe in biological evolution but they do believe in ‘social Darwinism’ (which Darwin himself did not). At a very basic level, the problem with ‘survival of the fittest’, as an ideology, is that it directly contradicts the basic principles that modern, western democracy…
House Lannister Takes Seasame Street
If things should happen to go pear shaped in Westeros, House Lannister is apparently preparing some contingency plans. In the video below Peter Dinklage and Lena Headey better known as Tyrion and Cersei Lannister (on HBO’s Game of Thrones) are investigating some new real estate. Lena seems much nicer here but someone should remind Murray…