Using a Game Boy Color, a Game Boy Advance SP screen, and a custom kit purchased online, YouTuber This Does Not Compute successfully created a version of the Game Boy Color with a backlit screen. With a little bit of…
Sometimes, there are effects you could build whole albums or live sets on. Behold the sonic wonders, then, of Dekoboko凸凹FX for Max for Live. There’s all sorts of lovely mayhem here, from subtle step-sequenced filtering to all-out, degraded soundscapes in…
Illustration by Sam Woolley A boozy office party was starting to dwindle, and as the drunker among us were sneaking off to find dark corners and hidden alcohol reserves, the reasonable ones had switched to water. The evening had kicked…
Photo by eric molina. In honor of International Tiger Day, PETA sent an open letter to Tinder’s founder and chairman Sean Rad asking him to ban tiger photos on the service. That’s actually a fantastic idea—and not just because it…
If you’re on social media, you’ve most likely heard of the side-hustle. Work your 9 to 5, sure, but you also should be making yourself known in the world. Definitely don’t just sit down and watch “fucking House of Cards,”…
Fitness wearables are useless for me, and that’s a bad sign for companies who hope to make a real connection with people who exercise regularly. I’m not just some schlub writer trying to break away from my work desk that…
It’s easy to assume that just because something is scientific it’s true. That doesn’t account for the glut of conflicting findings both in academia and industry over the past century and how social constructs have impacted scientific judgement. It also…
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Over the years I’ve seen concepts of solar-powered sunglasses come and go, but the dream of for some reason wearing solar panels on my face has remained elusive — until today. Genius engineers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have successfully…
August 1 saw the birth of a brand-new cryptocurrency: “Bitcoin Cash,” sometimes referred to as “Bcash” and using the currency tickers “BCH” or “BCC.” Bitcoin Cash shares a history with Bitcoin, but yesterday it forked off to form its own…