11 Most Blatantly Evil Presidents in Scifi Movies, TV, and Comics
Today is the day we've been anticipating/dreading for over a year. You've probably already voted by now and are nervously awaiting what the next four years might look like. But it could (arguably) be worse! Consider these examples of evil presidents from the annals of science fiction.
The Tech That Was Going To Save The Internal Combustion Engine Was A Lie
The industry term was called "downsizing," but all it referred to was making engines smaller to use less gas, and then turbocharging them to make up for lost power. It's the trend automakers have been pushing over the last decade, and it was supposed to be what saved the ordinary internal combustion engine. It was a lie.
New Footage Shows Baby Iguana Battling Killer Snakes in Epic Fashion
The only thing attracting more attention than the US election right now is that harrowing Planet Earth II video showing a recently hatched iguana as it fends off an army of snakes. For those who can't get enough of this clip, BBC Earth has released some new footage of the encounter as it was being filmed.
Amazon's Blowing Out Refurbished Kindles With A Pair of Incredible Discounts (Update: And the Echo Too!)
As long as you don't mind buying refurbs (and considering they come with a standard warranty, you shouldn't), Amazon's offering some incredible Kindle e-reader discounts today.
Flat Pack LED Chandelier Is the Easiest Way to Turn Your Home Into Your Castle
Nothing classes up a room like a massive, intricate chandelier hanging overhead. But they can be a hassle to find, hard to get home, and complicated to install without tearing a hole in your ceiling. Unless the words "some assembly required" don't frighten you, in which case this flat-packed faux chandelier is a much easier alternative.
Doctor Strange Almost Had a Completely Different Villain
Stephen Strange's first outing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe saw him go up against Kaecilius and... well, another villain that in hindsight was quite obvious, but one we'll avoid openly mentioning just yet. But according to director Scott Derrickson, Strange almost went up against another of his iconic early foes.
Gadget maker Asus should have learned a lesson from fellow laptop manufacturer Razer: never tweet. The Taiwanese tech giant sent out a tweet yesterday that was so bad on so many levels, it's amazing it was ever sent in the first place.
Disturbing Images Show the Extent of Delhi's Extreme Pollution Emergency
Delhi, the capital city of India and home to 25 million residents, is in the midst of an "extreme pollution event." In other words the city has been overrun with smog—tons of it. Recent photographs show the extent of the problem, which is being blamed on everything from vehicle emissions and crop burning through to smoking and fireworks.
Here Are Some Bad Election Tweets From Tech Luminaries
Our interminable national nightmare is, by some impossible miracle, almost over. Today, barring any major security or Trump-related catastrophe, the country will elect the next president of the United States.
48 Things We Learned From J.J Abrams' Director Commentary on The Force Awakens 3D
Did you know Harrison Ford wore digital hair extensions in The Force Awakens? Well, that's just one of the awesome tidbits J.J. Abrams gives up during an illuminating director's commentary that'll be available November 15 on the film's 3D Blu-ray release.
Eric Trump Already Managed to Fuck Up Election Day
Today is Election Day, which means millions of people—including the spawn of the candidates themselves—will be casting their ballots. Eric Trump, for example, proudly submitted his ballot this morning. In fact, he was so proud that he decided to share it with everyone on Twitter!
Every Technical Screw Up We've Found This Election Day [Updating]
It's election day here in the United States, and that means there are bound to be more technical screw ups at polling places. The screw ups actually started with early voting but they're bound to get worse as Americans finally head to the polling station in droves.
Heroic Plants Are Working Overtime to Gobble Up Our Carbon Emissions
It isn't enough to halt global warming, but carbon-hungry plants are helping impede the buildup of CO2 in our atmosphere to a measurable degree, a new study has found. While this is a good thing and you should go thank a tree right now, the effect is probably temporary, speaking to how damn complicated our planet's response to climate change is going to be.
An Election Day Soundtrack for the End of the World
The US Presidential election is today. And no matter who wins, there's a vague sense that nothing is going to be okay. You have a couple of options tonight as we learn the fate of our nation. One is to watch the election results in real time, fearing the worst for hours. The other option is to head down to your bunker (I trust every Paleofuture reader has one) and listen to a soundtrack for the end of the world.
Brazil's Obsession With the Sega Genesis Won't Slow Down
Hardcore gamers might scoff at the notion of a 16-bit gaming system, but they clearly haven't been to Brazil, where systems like the original Sega Genesis are still among the most dominant forms of gaming. The demand for retro consoles is so high, a company called Tectoy has announced it will begin manufacturing the Sega Genesis (known better as the Sega Mega Drive outside the US) in Brazil.
ESPN Is Hemorrhaging Subscribers And Pretending It Doesn't Matter
ESPN is doing a very bad job of pretending it isn't deathly afraid of rapidly declining subscriber numbers. At the end of October, Nielsen released its monthly television subscriber numbers report, and it showed a loss of 621,000 subscribers for ESPN and similar losses for ESPN2 and ESPNU. Other networks, like Spike TV, lost over a million subscribers, and ESPN's nominal competitor, FS1, lost 355,000. Overall, the median network subscriber loss was 529,000.
Supergirl Just Did One of the Best Coming Out Stories in Recent Memory
There's this time between realizing you're gay and saying you're gay that we don't see a lot in media. Usually a character goes straight from "holy shit" to making out with someone in the course of an episode—sometimes in the course of a single scene. And so when they actually announce they're gay, it can be anti-climatic.
YouTube's HMS2 wields a hobby knife like ancient samurai warriors wielded their katana swords. And with the help of equally precise tools like tweezers and toothpicks, the master miniaturizer turned a bunch of thin plastic sheets into an impossibly tiny Famicom console—the Japanese predecessor to the original NES.
A Great Explanation of the Obscure Psychology Theory That Drives Westworld
In episode three of Westworld, Robert Ford (Anthony Hopkins) describes the theory of the mind that his co-founder, Arnold, used to try to create consciousness in the hosts. It's called the bicameral mind, and for those of us who don't want to read a nearly 500-page book from 1976 in order to learn more about a TV show that's still in process, Jonathan Holmes has explored the connections between the two in a seven and a half minute video.
Ridiculously Large Sinkhole Gobbles Up Five-Lane Road in Southern Japanese City
Residents of the southern Japanese city of Fukuoka had a rather rude awakening this morning when a gigantic sinkhole formed near the JK Hakata train station. Local officials are now desperately working to prevent the collapse of nearby buildings.
Satellite Captures a Surprising Impact of Offshore Wind Farms
Offshore wind power is taking off in Europe, but we're still coming to grips with the environmental impacts of sticking gigantic steel towers in the oceans. One effect of these clean energy behemoths, however, seems indisputable: sediment plumes.
Interactive Periodic Table Reveals Exactly How We Use All Those Elements
We all know how common elements like oxygen and helium are used in every day life. But gallium? Selenium? Rhodium? Keith Enevoldsen has created an interactive periodic table that illustrates exactly where you may encounter even obscure elements on the chart. It's like taking high school science all over again, except without the tests, and you're welcome to keep using your phone.
Holy Crap, Watch This One Huge Ass Firework Lights Up the Entire Sky
Hot damn. This 573-pound firework basically fills the entire night's sky with explosions so ridiculously huge and, like, everywhere that it's almost unbelievable. One second you're just watching normal fireworks go off, and then the next, you're being blinded with the most insane 5-second light show your eyes will probably ever see.
This Sign Outside My Polling Place Is The Most LA Thing Ever
I just voted at my polling place in Los Angeles. And as a consequence I might be on a reality TV show called Booty Queens. Why? The sign above was warning people outside that they waived their rights to not be filmed by entering the area.
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