Eddie Murphy as Chandler, nice call. I re-watched that movie as a child like hundred times.

He jumps out of his socks, isn't it obvious?

So, are you seriously suggesting that will-power only came into being after fat people? Early on, people were slim and uninhibited?

Yes, I see your problem there, the buggy is too light to run them over.. except perhaps the kids?

Fuu-unny :)

I like your idea, but it's hard to say how bad our entropy is compared to others. It could be a lot more violent I suppose. But does a quick entropy denote a higher class of simulation (it goes quicker and requires more processing power) or lower (less meaningful experience)?

Assuming laws of thermodynamics are not just part of our simulation.

I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords. I'd like to remind them that the more popular io9-personalities have better taste..

Death's Head! Cool! Nice one.

V stands for Voluntary

If it's just operational costs I'd suggest they offer people free lodging in exchange of little operational maintenance. And if more than brushing and brooming is involved.. I'm sure there are tons of young academic couchsurfers dying to do some voluntary work.

There's absolutely nothing to worry about. Everybody knows that drinking Delhi tap water is suicide in any case.

I haven't read it. I will put it on my list, thanks!

"Culture reacting against the privacy-invasions of Facebook and other social media", I think it's the other way around. IMHO Oubliette is the evolution of Facebook and social media where people will start outsourcing their social (and sometimes internal) thought processes even more extremely. Oubliette is Facebook on…

Do you know what would be even better than clowns? Clowns with fezzes! Now that would be cool.

The thing is that Serenity is bound to win because Summer has a tendency of winning these polls on io9.com. Don't try to be too pragmatic about it. Serenity = Summer = Win.

Street Hawk (and co-incidentally also Ladyhawke) was the coolest thing in my 9 year-old mind.

I, for one, welcome our fishy robotic overlords!

I guess you meant @timminchin, he's the one who coined the terrible anagram after he got in a world of trouble after using the n-word in one of his songs.

Word of the day: extremophile ecosystem.