8 Apps Designed Specifically for Modern Douchebags Most of what we know about ancient cultures is based on their technology. We know what they ate based on the grains that are mashed into their stoneware and what they did for fun based on the absence of video games in their little mud huts. Similarly, we can tell a great deal about modern douchebags by the apps that they're apparently spending money on. These are apps that could only be used by a very specific type of person. #8. In the past, aspiring jerks had to seek out other jerks to teach them all the ins and outs of what it takes to become a crusty-haired blip on the world's douchebag radar. Via Gizmolord.comNothing lubricates the ladies like film clips and coffee. The Superstud Blackbook is basically the Encyclopedia Britannica for douchebags. Via Gizmolord.com"Single" is actually the only option. Oh, and did we mention that it also provides sleazeballs on the prowl with a list of "ice-breakers"? Via Gizmolord.comBut "WOW (SIGH!)" #7. Via Chrisalvares.com"Tap anywhere to start."
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 6 Fictional Villains Who Accidentally Saved the Day Remember when we told you how in Star Wars, a single TIE fighter pilot saved the rebellion by colliding with Darth Vader before he could shoot down Luke? Turns out he wasn't the only remarkably inept bad guy who ended up doing the heroes a huge favor. For example ... #6. The pivotal scene in RoboCop plays out like so: Through a combination of expert police work and being a robot, RoboCop tracks down the man who shot him earlier in the film. A "Robo-Bot." The problem is that as soon as RoboCop goes to arrest Jones, his body starts shutting itself down: "If I can only act with my mouth, then by gosh it's gonna be the best mouth acting anyone's ever seen." Jones, instead of just having RoboCop hauled out to a dumpster, patiently explains to him that he added a secret directive to RoboCop's program that prevents him from acting against any member of OCP management. Holy shit. Look! But the Villain Saved the Day: And his fist is a flash drive. John McClane is a goddamn plagiarist. #5. "Psych!" #4.
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012 Does Donnie Darko Hold Up? On its tenth anniversary, we reassess the cult phenomenon. by Rick Paulas and Peter Malamud Smith Donnie Darko Does Not Hold Up By Rick Paulas When Donnie Darko first came out ten years ago, it earned a scant half-a-million dollars, covering about one-ninth of its budget. 1. With his puffed-out frowny face, slumped shoulders, and sweatshirt hood pulled halfway over his head, Donnie Darko's brooding, mad-at-the-world type is so familiar, you could throw a protractor down a high-school hallway and hit a dozen of these gloomy Eeyores. 2. Darko feels like a debut film, in that it's clearly the work of someone taking a pile of disconnected ideas he's had over the years (liquid darts shooting from people's chests, an old lady whose life consists of checking her mail, a creepy rabbit costume, a mystery jet engine falling from the sky) and shoehorning them into a single story; who knows when or if they'll get another shot at a movie? 3. 4. 5. Which is all well and good. 6.
Size Comparison Of Famous Sci-fi Spaceships Everyone knows the ongoing question, does size matter? If you think this is going to be about “that” topic, I am afraid you are checking out the wrong post. This is about something entirely different, but as usual, there is an underlying point here. We have all seen the movies (more or less) where grand spaceships fly through space, and we continuously marvel over their intricate design and structures. Star Wars and Star Trek sure do have their share of them, and the list will get long if I sit here and name pretty much every single science fiction series or movies out there and the ships therein. It is always hard to comprehend the size of spaceships in movies. The result is a series of really detailed and quite interesting size comparisons that I am sure any science fiction fan will find ultimately useful.
Brave New Worldview – 30 Science Fiction Films of the 21st Century - Row Three A decade into the 21st Century and we have arrived at the future. The promise of Tomorrow. But instead we have looming energy crises, endless middle east conflict and more disappointing, we have no flying cars, Heck, for all the bright and clean future promised in 2001: A Space Odyssey, none of the real companies used as brands in the film even exist anymore. Even moving from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s, nobody makes DeLoreans (although they occasionally sell on Ebay), but cloning and tablet computing (as promised by Star Trek: The Next Generation) have more or less come to pass in this century. Below are over two dozen science fiction pictures that are worth your time. In the interest of talking about the films, it should be noted that *SPOILERS* are sprinkled through out the list. Code 46 Welcome to a world with borders, very difficult to permeate borders. Children of Men How would social mores change in a world without hope? The Fountain 28 Weeks Later The Host Paprika Pontypool
The Mathematics of Lego | Wired Science The world of toys and games is not immune to mathematics. From the Rubik’s Cube to Monopoly, fun pastimes can be quantified. And the same is true of Legos. Lego blocks, the building toys that are truly amazing and that I have never quite grown out of, are amenable to math. To see that, we have to begin thinking about how we combine things together. In the wonderfully titled paper Scaling of Differentiation in Networks: Nervous Systems, Organisms, Ant Colonies, Ecosystems, Businesses, Universities, Cities, Electronic Circuits, and Legos, Mark Changizi and his colleagues set out to understand this concept. And this includes, of course, Lego bricks. They found that the number of piece types to total number of pieces could be fit nicely to a power law. This curve demonstrates that as the number of pieces in a set grows, so do the number of piece types. Top image:enerva/Flickr/CC-licensed
100 Best (Free) Science Documentaries Online No matter how much you know, there is always something new to learn about science. While your college courses may cover the basics, you can get a more in-depth look at a wide variety of topics from Internet resources such as these great documentaries. These selections will help you explore everything from the inner reaches of the human mind to the outer areas of our universe and just about everything else in between. Better yet, they’re all free to watch online so you can learn more without spending a dime. Health and Medicine These documentaries cover topics like health care, diseases, nutrition, nursing, and more so you can get great insights into health and medicine. Super Size Me: In this movie, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock attempts to subsist on only a diet of McDonald’s for a full month. Drugs Learn how drugs impact the brain and the variety of legal restrictions imposed upon them from these documentaries. Genetics Evolution and Biological History Physics The Quantum Revolution: Dr. Geology
Star Wars: Every Possible Fact About The Death To continue my journey through the world of Star Wars and the search for all the cool and geeky gadgets, I’ve finally come to the awesomeness of the Death Star, the empire’s destructive weapon and ultimate fear factor tool. We saw the Death Star in the first movies, but we’ve never really gotten a closer look at what it inhabits and what it is capable of. Maybe that’s the reason why we marvel over it so much. It’s a mystical mystery that sort of never wears off. An awesome infographic created by Geeks Are Sexy and (of course) Carinsurance.org is the ultimate information sheet about the Death Star, and it’s unbelievable coolness. The way we usually get information about movies is through text compiled to satisfy the fans of the movie. Author: Richard Darell Richard Darell is the founder and CEO of Bit Rebels, a multifaceted online news outlet that reports daily on the latest developments in technology, social media, design and everything geek.
25 Spectacular Movies You (Probably) Haven’t Seen Midnight in Paris Woody Allen’s latest places starving writer Owen Wilson in Paris with his fiancée, Rachel McAdams. Searching for inspiration for his incomplete novel, Owen begins taking strolls around the city at night where he discovers an unexpected group of people. I wish I could be more specific, but it would ruin the surprise. Let the Right One In The best vampire movie ever made in my opinion. Watch Let the Right One In for FREE on Amazon Instant Video The Man From Earth Holy &#%@ this film’s plot is fascinating! Garden State This is my absolute favorite film. Waking Life It’s impossible for you to grasp Waking Life without actually watching it, but I’ll do my best to explain it. Watch Waking Life for FREE on Amazon Instant Video Closer This film is a rather dark, yet comedic story about the twisted relationships between Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Clive Owen and Julia Roberts. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le Scaphendre et le Papillon) Sin Nombre Snatch Spirited Away The Descent Once
Latte Art Turns To Darth Vader, Batman & More I am a huge Latte drinker when I get around to it. I have this fully tricked out machine at home, which I have had for several years, and when the mood strikes me, it’s my best friend for several days. I don’t like coffee in general, but when it comes to latte, I can drink gallons of it. I think the high concentration of milk in it is the driving force behind my cravings. Flickr user Chrissy May found one of the most skillful latte artists I have ever seen doing this thing called latte art. My only remaining question is, how the heck do you get started with this?