The “absurd vertical maneuver” is called ‘the idiots loop’. It was actually a very well thought out solution to the fact that atomic weapons had such destructive power that they could destroy the aircraft that delivered it. By releasing the bomb during the ascent phase, the bomb would travel a ballistic arc similar to…

Following recent rumors, Syfy has officially greenlit a pilot for this prequel series set on Superman’s home planet.

People - especially in the Gawkerverse - forget that we live in a free society. People can do what they want with what they want. I can also point out the stupidity of their vehicle choice for a given lifestyle.

Trucks “should” be for people in construction trades or farmers. Or, people who intend to use them as trucks. I’m stunned by the number of trucks out there that never see the mud, have bedliners with no scratches, and sport interiors more appropriate for a BMW.

The problem is that ‘multiple sources’ tend to be interconnected. CNN or Fox News will create a story - let’s assume that there’s no bias in it - and Gizmodo will create a story referencing it, but focusing on one narrow aspect of it. Then THAT will get picked up by Huffington Post, or Daily Beast, or Buzzfeed, and so…

Sure. Because the gays don’t try to co-opt every fucking thing from Cats to Frozen just on the mere possibility that a homosexual undercurrent might exist... yeah, that fear is totally irrational.

Here’s to hoping that a gaping hole opens up in the Earth’s crust and swallows everything within a 100 mile radius of Washington DC into a writhing, seething pit of hot basaltic minerals. The last thing I want to see is Hillary Clinton locked in a struggle with Mitch McConnell as the two tumble into the fires, with…

Agreed. Just to point out how accomplished Baccarin is, I was half way into Deadpool before I recognized her. Whether she’s Inara, or Adria, she’s a completely different person, and she sells it very well in each role. That’s in very stark contrast to other actors who basically play themselves in every role, and the…

The funny thing is that the comics mirror reality. People who hail from world cities (major metropolitan areas with significant global cultural pockets created through immigration) think their city is *the shit*, and everywhere else is just hicksville. I have lived in cities for most of my life, but also have…

Who says it will stop? We will simply reach Peak Comic Book Blockbuster. They didn’t stop making Westerns in the 1970's, and in fact some of the best Westerns have been made SINCE the “death of the western”. I predict that Marvel will die down, but that we will continue to see compelling super-hero based movies, and…

Using fascism? I call bullshit.

Donnie Darko makes no sense!
[Hipster girl:] When did side-pony tails get cool again?
Your fixed-gear bike makes no sense!
[Hipster girl:] I’ve been trying to do that dirty-chic thing, you know?
Donnie Darko makes no sense!
[Hipster girl:] I am so BoHo right now
L train girls don’t make sense (I don’t get it, I don’t get it)

The first give away that this is scaremongering bullshit is the very defensive tone the article is written in. Saying things like “all of this is well-established science” and “long used supercomputer simulations” shows just how desperate you are to not have holes punched in your thesis. Because you know it’s flimsy…

Owning a cab in NYC is not “immensely profitable”. Where do you think all those new hack licenses come from each year? They’re from businesses that failed because revenue <= expenses. The only people making immense profits in NYC are (were) the predatory lenders financing medallions, and the shops doing repairs on…

I hear you’re giving a lot of money to Hulk Hogan. Maybe you should ask him to write a few things up. He seems really eloquent...

Yeah, that’s one argument. But then consider that most jurisdictions on the planet heavily regulate taxi cabs for reasons (excuses) of public safety. To be a cab driver in, say, NYC, you had to pay tens of thousands of drivers to be permitted as a driver, tens of thousands more to get the vehicle on the road, comply…

This is legitimately stupid. Tandem axles allow you to carry more weight. They don’t impart any better off-road handling. Now instead of one tire in a hole, you have 2?

Now tracks... there’s something...

That kind of human-chauvanist attitude is what the robots will remember when they rise against us...

I’m waiting for The Bourne Abortion. I’m pro life, mind you, except in cases of rape, incest or Matt Damon.

Drives tend to avoid failing when not in use. (It happens, but very rarely.) I still have an 8.4GB Maxtor from 2003 that has more or less been running continuously since 2006. I only shut it down twice due to moving. I even managed to live-swap the failed battery on the UPS, and when I have to relocate it, I move it,…