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Hold Off On That New Car: Stephen Hawking Says Planet Earth Is Doomed

Stephen Hawking's excited about artificial intelligence and other technologies, but warns that the next 100 years will determine the fate of the human race.

The final countdown?

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Following the release of GTA V, the general public have reacted with horror at the news that the new game contains a graphic torture scene.

But, shortly after torturing the suspect, the same guy goes on to rape another character in the game, and as the player leaves the scene, the victim can be...

Jared Leto The Joker on Twitter April 1st 2016

The sound my stupid cat makes when I move him from his favourite spot (on top of my jackets)

If Earth had Saturn’s Rings

From an excellent post by Jason Davis

From Washington, D.C., the rings would only fill a portion of the sky, but appear striking nonetheless. Here, we see them at sunrise.

From Guatemala, only 14 degrees above the equator, the rings would begin to stretch across the horizon. Their reflected light would make the moon much brighter.

From Earth’s equator, Saturn’s rings would be viewed edge-on, appearing as a thin, bright line bisecting the sky.

At the March and September equinoxes, the Sun would be positioned directly over the rings, casting a dramatic shadow at the equator.

At midnight at the Tropic of Capricorn, which sits at 23 degrees south latitude, the Earth casts a shadow over the middle of the rings, while the outer portions remain lit.

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ENDLESS ELECTRICITY: Here’s A Way Of Turning America’s Roads Into Gigantic Solar Panels

There are about 31,251 square miles of roads, parking lots, driveways, playgrounds, bike paths, and sidewalks in the lower 48 states. If Julie and Scott Brusaw have their way, they will all someday be replaced with solar panels.

For the better part of a decade, the Idaho couple has been working on prototyping an industrial-strength panel that could withstand the weight of even the largest trucks. They now appear to have cracked the formula, developing a specially textured glass coating for the panels that can not only bear tremendous loads but also support standard tire traction.

By their reckoning, at peak installation their panelized roads could produce more than three times the electricity consumed in the U.S.

The material could power electric vehicles through a receiver plate mounted beneath the vehicle and a transmitter plate is installed in the road.

BB-8 when upset:  frantic beeps and boops

R2-D2 when upset:  SCCRRRRREEEEEEEAAAAACH

BB-8 translation:  “oh me oh my oh dear oh no,,”

R2-D2 translation: “FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUAAAAACCKCK”