News: Hot and Steamy CG Babes (Sorry Boys, That Means She's Not Real)
Hubba hubba. DP Shots has compiled a collection of 40 CG images of steamy girl artworks. Some of the girls look so real, you think you could touch them. Except you can't. Sorry.
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News: Watch Johnny Knoxville & Jimmy Fallon Play Operation For Real
If you missed the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon episode last night, no worries! We've got it covered. This life-size Operation Board is amazing to behold, and be sure to watch Johnny Knoxville go for the "bread basket". We've always wondered what that was referring to. Turns out it's a slang term for the stomach, and it'll net you 1000 points! Tell us how you thought this Operation in Real Life turned out!
News: Who Knew LEGOs Could Be So Deadly?
Seems just about anything can be constructed with LEGOs these days. You name it- a printer, an engine, an ATM, guns... even a house!
News: Real or Not Real?
Pretty convincing, but no flesh or blood necessary here. Hongkiat posts 21 stellar examples of animated 3D models, all created with programs like ZBrush, XSI, 3DMax, Maya and Photoshop. Get your 3D CG fix below.
HowTo: Do the Transparent Screen Trick
Ah, the old transparent screen trick. Endless possibilities... Though it doesn't QUITE work like this (via Joy of Tech):
HowTo: See Invisible Magnetic Fields
"Magnetic fields are everywhere- you just can't see them." The science-inspired-art project, Magnetic Movie, by Semiconductor, demonstrates the imaginary "secret lives of invisible magnetic fields". Don't miss it - it's an amazing project. The magnetic fields are beautifully depicted. However, they are indeed imaginary.
News: A little about Augmented Reality (AR)
Augmented Reality, or just AR, is a combination of graphics overlaid onto the real world. Think of it as a cross between Virtual Reality (VR) and Real Reality (RR). Some good examples are Esquire's AR issue, eLearning video & GE's AR.
The Ultimate Revenge: Crabs
This is truly one of the most disturbing and extreme "pranks" we could imagine. Basically, this company claims to sell live pubic lice for you to give to someone as an extreme and ultimate revenge.
News: Robo-Elephant Tentacle Moves Just Like a Real Trunk
Robotics company Festo Bionics has released footage of a robotic manipulator arm modeled after an elephant's trunk. The first video in the gallery below is the concept animation; click on the second video to see the real thing in action. (Love how the grabbers hand off "giant peanuts" in the second video).
News: Fake Cakes
The average cost of a wedding cake is $543, according to The Bridal Association of America. The more people you need to feed and the more elaborate you want your cake to be, the more it will cost you.
News: LEGO 1858 Remington .45
Meticulously crafted LEGO replica of a Remington .45, circa the Wild Wild West, 1858. Created by Flickr user Arkov.
News: Fan Propelled Paper Airplane (Fake or Real?)
This video has generated half a million views and quite the comment stream on YouTube. A paper airplane is placed between two fans, and suspends in the air for some time. The comments predominately charge that the action is "fake" (has a wired been suspended?).
How To: Get Discount Tickets to Any Sold Out Event by Scalping the Scalpers
We’ve all been there before. Relentlessly refreshing Ticketmaster and filling in those CAPTCHA codes only to receive the miserable “No tickets are available at this time” message. That’s because ticket brokers with a dozen screens and God knows how many browsers snatch up anything and everything.
News: Operation in Real Life
Have you ever played the game operation? If so you know that if you touch the patient the game buzzes and lights up. Well my idea is to connect a person to the game with muscle stimulators. So every time a player touches the patient the person connected to the game get a shock to that part of the body where the player has touched.
News: The Ultimate High Dive
I love Steve-O and I am not trying to put him into REAL danger, but I think to top all of his high dives and flips, he should jump from one of those cranes used in construction to place walls and stuff and land in some form of water or pad. It would be amazing and I think he would love it. If he hasn't already done it.
How To: Do the Ronaldo chop soccer move
This isn't your Soccer 101 tutorial. Created by Real Madrid C.F. and Portugal soccer player Christiano Ronaldo, the Ronaldo chop is a dazzling trick that involves flicking the ball with his back leg past his opponent before running on to make a goal.
How To: Make a homemade electric chair
Whether you’re pro or con on the death penalty issue, there’s nothing more terrifying than having a real live electric chair in your own home! So you should probably just use these simple steps to create a mock-electric chair to “shock” your guests! This Fear.Net Halloween video shows us how to make a homemade electric chair to frighten the Trick or Treaters this holiday season! Make a homemade electric chair.
How To: UV project in modo 301
In this 3D software tutorial we cover a basic planar projection for UV mapping in modo 301. The video gives a brief explanation of the concept of UV data and a real world application of manipulating the resulting map. Learn how to work with UV projection in modo 301. UV project in modo 301.
How To: There's a Satisfying Way to Remove Apps from Your Home Screen
If you're like me, you reorganize your home screen every few months. But instead of dragging the old icons and dropping them on that "Remove" button up top, there's a much faster, and quite frankly, more satisfying way to do it.
News: An interesting lecture on password psychology.
Lorrie Faith Cranor: What’s wrong with your pa$$w0rd? | Talk Video | TED.com.
How To: Access All of Your Apps Right from Your Android Phone's Lock Screen
The lock screen is your friend. It shows you the most basic information (time, date, battery life) and hides your apps and contacts until you wish to access them. But the lock screen is also a great place to open up commonly used apps very quickly. And that's where Shipoopi comes in.
How To: Keep the Display Off When Receiving a Notification on Your Samsung Galaxy Note 2
As is the case with most smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy Note 2's screen turns on whenever you receive a text or picture message. While having the screen turn on when you receive a notification is handy to have (especially when the phone is on silent), it isn't always preferable. Having your screen turn on for every notification can be quite the distraction, especially at work or school. I find myself watching the screen turn on from the corner of my eye, then rushing over to it and see who t...
How To: Save Money on Your Home Theater with This Pro-Looking DIY Projector Screen
Projector screens can be pretty expensive, depending on the size and quality you're looking for. If you're thinking of installing one and want to save some money, you can build a pretty decent one yourself with just a few simple materials. Redditor dodgeboy made this 128" DIY projector screen for only $200, and I have to say it looks pretty impressive. Poplar 1x4s make up the frame, with pine 1x3s as supports. Once the frame was assembled and painted black, he installed mounting blocks on bot...
News: Master Nerd Births Perfect Copy Cat Bot
Can't help but smile at this goofy, endearing nerd "master" (Vitalijus Rodnovas) guiding his copy-cat protege robot (coined Waldo). The rig allows Waldo to mimic Rodnovas' body movements in actual real time.
News: Shoot Lasers Ghostbusters-Style
Send the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man back to the world of s'mores and hot cocoa this Halloween. This complete Ghostbusters costume from Instructables user Depot Devoid is like the real-life movie prop. You can shoot "laser" particle beams at ghosts with the Proton Pack, and capture them with the Muon Ghost Trap. There's even a set of Ecto Goggles to complete the outfit.
News: Play Robot Chess Via Twitter
With Facebook and Twitter dominating the world, playing chess opposite a real, touchable person is no longer necessary. With the ChessBot, you can now play on a real chessboard remotely - the next best thing to in-person play.
News: Real Life Spider-Man
"Bang Goes The Theory" is back on Wonderment. This time it's not a vortex cannon demolishing houses (three little pigs style). In this episode, Jem Stansfield's latest stunt involves him climbing a 1210 feet high building like a real life Spider-Man. Stansfield uses a special pair of hand built vacuum gloves, powered by a vacuum cleaner on his back.
News: Deliver a baby in an emergency
For those of you who have never viewed an actual child birth, be forewarned. It is a miracle. It is not pretty.
News: Perform the anti-gravity ring trick
Before your calls flood our command center, I'd like to clarify: anti-gravity is not real. It is a trick.
News: Ride a bull like a real cowboy
Eight seconds can seem like an eternity when you're hanging onto 2,000lbs of fury. No amount of drunken mechanical bull riding can prepare you for the massive energy of the real thing.
How To: Make a folding screen using old hinges and shutters
Assembling the wooden screen is simple, but be prepared to get grimy while rooting around the salvage yard for matching hinges.
How To: Skin & debone fish fillets
In the mood for some fish? Fish is incedibly healthy for you, is full of antioxidants, and is great for your skin! In this video from Real Age, learn how to skin and debone fish fillets that are a perfect choice for dinner! Pair your fillets with a side of steamed vegetables and you're on the road to absolute health! Skin & debone fish fillets.
How To: Make a skeleton picture Halloween decoration
There’s no bones about it, the Halloween party decoration in this how-to video is a real scream! You will need black construction paper, six white packing peanuts, white crayon
News: A Screen-Grab Roundup of 0x10c's 3D Shape Editor Engine Progress So Far
Here's a chronological sequence of screen-grabs showing progress on the 0x10c shape editing engine so far. As of now, you can easily resize and move cubes, as well as squeeze down the size of their top plain to change them into symmetrical trapezoid-like shapes. Texture shading is now supported, and for a brief amount of time, he enabled smooth shadows (which look great, but slow the frame rate by 10x). Take a look:
News: Notch Types Out Pronunciation of 0x10c on Live-Stream: Calls it "Ten Screw"
This morning's live stream of Notch coding part of the shape editing engine for 0x10c included a very brief moment where he typed out his pronounciation of 0x10c on the screen. It's not clear how he got to this (or even if he was just trolling the live-stream viewers), but according to notch, it's pronounced ten screw:
News: Uganda's Reaction to Kony 2012
The very people this humanitarian mission seeks to help are outraged at the portrayal of their problems and lands. In my previous post, I talked about how this new internet sensation is most probably a hoax designed to force us into a new war. Guess what? It was.
News: Glove-based touch screen from a CRT monitor
Here’s a bulky old CRT monitor used as a touch-screen without any alterations. It doesn’t use an overlay, but instead detects position using phototransistors in the fingertips of a glove.
Goodnight Byte: HackThisSite, Realistic 4 - Real Hacking Simulations
Last Friday's mission was to accomplish solving HackThisSite, realistic 4. The fourth in a series of realistic simulation missions was designed to be exactly like a situation you may encounter in the real world. This time, we are told "Fischer's Animal Products is a company that slaughters animals and turns their skin into overpriced products which are then sold to rich bastards! Help animal rights activists increase political awareness by hacking their mailing list."
Goodnight Byte: HackThisSite, Realistic 3 - Real Hacking Simulations
Last Friday's mission was to accomplish solving HackThisSite, realistic 3. The third mission in a series of realistic simulation missions was designed to be exactly like situations you may encounter in the real world, requesting we help a friend restore a defaced website about posting peaceful poetry.
Skyrim Mod: How to Create Real Life Dragon Shouts
It's not uncommon to find a good mod these days, for any given game. But as I have mentioned before, Skyrim is not just a game. It's a drug... A horribly entertaining drug..