Every country does it. The guilt that we as Americans are expected to have for doing it too is ridiculous.

The Wicked Witch of the West

I’m pretty sure if Congress demanded Silicon Valley to make a portal gun, they’d get a box full of combustible lemons back.

I came here to blast this thing because I could nitpick plenty about it. But when I look at it in terms of “Would I set this up at my dad’s house so I never had to dick around with why his wireless network is acting weird?” then I can see the potential appeal of it. I’m not sold on it, but I concede there may be a…

When will they start making vagina shaped spacecraft?

Also, Laffy Taffy is best eaten after being in the freezer and violently smashing each stick with a hammer so as to break it into pieces. The cold-to-warm melt in the mouth adds another highlight to this excellent treat.

Protip: when preparing crayons for melting, put them in the freezer for a little bit first; it will cause them to contract slightly and the wrappers fall right off. No need to struggle with cutting/tearing them from the crayons.

I know after having bought Sun Microsystems they technically are, but calling Oracle the maker of Java just doesn’t feel right to me.

Twitter: A daily reminder that GTA V isn’t parody.

People are actually dying of cancer near Buddhist temples and SoulCycle gyms

The whole “wind turbines are bad for your health” argument is so bizarrely unhinged.

Wait, people thought this was real?

How the Rubik’s Cube Juggler Tricked the Internet

ONE TAKE!!! Love it. Nice job describing how that works. I use similar wording when explaining various encoding schemes to non-engineers.

So help me understand the Gawker media hierarchy then: