Day: May 30, 2014

Entertainment

‘Ghost in the Shell’ intro recreated in haunting still life

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As reported on The Verge. By Carl Franzen The product of over 30 artists around the world The 1995 anime film Ghost in the Shell is still widely heralded as a modern sci-fi classic, helping define the look, feel and themes of the cyberpunk movement. But few fans are as devoted as the group of artists behind Project 2501, a 4K, live-action recreation of 39 still frames from Ghost in the Shell‘s title sequence that was released this week. The resulting…

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Legal Politics

House votes to stop federal raids on legal medical marijuana states

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As reported on The Verge. By Jacob Kastrenakes Members of the House voted late last night to stop federal law enforcers from interfering with medical marijuana operations in states that have made them legal. The measure, which restricts funds from being spent on stopping states from implementing the legalized distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, will now head to the Senate, which will have to pass it in order to put a final stop to DEA raids being conducted…

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Culture Engineering Entertainment

Our New Favorite Mad Scientist Builds A Terrifying Wrist-Mounted Flame Thrower In His Garage

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Greg Kumparak Insane garage mad scientist Colin Furze promised three absurd X-Men themed projects by the end of the month — and man, has he delivered. First came his ridiculous, automatically extendable Wolverine claws. Then came his Magneto boots, which let him walk upside down across the ceiling. His last project, though, might be the most dangerous of the lot: wrist-mounted flame throwers.     Built in homage to flame-tossing baddie Pyro, the system…

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Space

Virgin Galactic’s space flights cleared for US blastoff

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As reported on Engadget. BY MATT BRIAN Virgin Galactic’s plans to charter its first space flights by the end of the year have been given another huge boost after it got the green light to begin planning launches. The company, which is now deep in its testing phase, signed a deal with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help it set clear guidelines on how its missions will take place in US airspace. The agreement doesn’t give Virgin a…

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Business Entertainment

LA Times: Steve Ballmer agrees to buy the LA Clippers for $2 billion

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As reported on Engadget. BY RICHARD LAWLER So what’s Steve Ballmer up to now that Satya Nadella is running things at Microsoft? According to the LA Times, he’s just made a tentative agreement to buy the Clippers for about $2 billion. After NBA commish Adam Silver (pictured above, with Ballmer at a Clippers game on May 11th) announced the league will force current owner Donald Sterling to sell the team after racist remarks he made leaked out, a number of potential…

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