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CRAPCHA, Impossible CAPTCHA Tests That Pranks Web Users
The Completely Ridiculous And Phony Captcha that Hassles for Amusement (CRAPCHA) is an embeddable fake CAPTCHA test that is intentionally indecipherable and impossible to complete.…
Upstream Color, A New Science Fiction Film by Director Shane Carruth
Upstream Color is a new romantic thriller science fiction film from director Shane Carruth, the director of Primer. The film is currently being screened around…
Curiously Lifelike Soft Robots Created With Evolutionary Algorithms
The curiously lifelike blocky creatures leaping and bounding in this video are soft robots that were designed not by people, but by evolutionary algorithms. The…
An Art Show Tribute to Martin Scorsese Presented by Spoke Art at Bold Hype Gallery in New York City
“Scorsese Tribute” by Joshua Budich Scorsese is an upcoming art show presented by Spoke Art at Bold Hype Gallery in New York City featuring a…
Supercut of Fake Websites Used on Law & Order
As a followup to the best fake websites shown in TV shows, Brooklyn-based writer and producer Debbie Saslaw edited a great supercut for Slacktory of…
Citi Bike, A New Bike Sharing Service For New York City
image via Citi Bike Citi Bike is a new bicycle rental service that recently launched in New York City. Like similar bicycle sharing services in…
Walker Frame Disguised as a ‘Star Wars’ AT-AT Walker For a Post-Op Four-Year-Old
Illustrator Ben Dewey helped create this unique Star Wars AT-AT walker for Stephanie Kaloi’s four-year-old son who recently underwent surgery on both of his legs.…
The ’80s: The Decade That Made Us, A National Geographic Miniseries Narrated by Rob Lowe
“The ’80s: The Decade That Made Us” is a three-day and six-part miniseries on the National Geographic Channel hosted by Rob Lowe. It takes us…
Monochrome 1920s Costumes
Reddit user royally_eft and her friend went to a party dressed in monochrome 1920s costumes. Previously, we posted about a desaturated Santa spotted at San…
The Metropolitan Museum of Butts, Photos of Sculpted and Painted Butts from the Met in NYC
The Metropolitan Museum of Butts is a Tumblr blog collecting photos of sculpted or painted butts housed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New…