Sheff needs some work.
Deadspin TBS Baseball Crew Recreates "Boom Goes The Dynamite" Highlight Reel
To help ring in the playoffs, TBS had the crew from its studio baseball show do a new version of the famous "Boom Goes The Dynamite" highlight disaster. It's a pretty well-struck parody.
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Gizmodo Simpsons World Preview: Nearly 300 Hours of Springfield in Your Pocket
As the longest-running sitcom on TV, The Simpsons has accumulated a trove of digital content that's record-setting in almost every way: a staggering 552 episodes from 25 seasons. This October, FXX will launch an app that lets fans (with a cable package) stream every episode, on any device—plus give them unprecedented power to browse shows, search for quotes, share clips, and curate playlists.
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Lifehacker Launcher Puts Your Favorite Apps and Contacts In Notification Center
iOS: iOS 8's new widgets and extensions are a great way to spruce up your Notification Center. Launcher takes advantage of the new feature in iOS 8 and gives you a speed dial to your apps and contacts right in the Notification Center.
With Launcher, you can set up app shortcuts, contact shortcuts, and even specific app commands like "Go Home" in Apple Maps that appear in Notification Center. Once you get everything in order, just pull down Notification Center and all your shortcuts are right there. It's handy if you use a handful of apps more than others or if you just want a quick way to message someone.
Launcher (Free) | iTunes App Store
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FTL, X-Com, and fallout????
Kotaku New RPG Is A Love Letter To Fallout, XCOM & FTL
It's called Bedlam, and it's a post-apocalyptic RPG with Fallout's ramshackle vibe, XCOM-style gameplay, and gorgeously detailed animated art. There's also permadeath, marauders, mutants, and cyborgs. I like all of those things!
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Shellshock, the newly discovered vulnerability that allows attackers to inject code into your machine, puts your Mac or Linux at a serious risk for malicious attacks. Here's how to test if your machine is vulnerable.
Shellshock uses a bash script to access your computer. From there, they can launch programs, enable features, and access files. The script only affects UNIX-based systems, so Linux and Mac are the only ones vulnerable.
You can test your system by running this test command from Terminal:
env x='() { :;}; echo vulnerable' bash -c 'echo hello'
If you're not vulnerable, you'll get this result:
bash: warning: x: ignoring function definition attempt bash: error importing function definition for `x' hello
If you are vulnerable, you'll get:
vulnerable hello
You can also check the version of bash you're running by entering:
bash --version
If you get version 3.2.51(1)-release as a result, you'll need to update. Many Linux distributions already have patches available, so you can follow these instructions to update your system. Mac users are still waiting for a patch, but you can update bash manually using this guide.
If you make cocktails at home, you know that a good bottle of bitters is one of the essentials to have on hand. Bitters are a concentrated mixture of alcohol, herbs, aromatics and spices — maybe you've heard of Peychaud's or Angostura?
The herbal notes that bitters bring to the table help to round out the flavors of many cocktails, and I even use a little in my seltzer water in the afternoon as a pick-me-up. Bitters are seldom used in cooking or baking though, but many chefs and home cooks think it's high time this changed!
Booster Gold is back! I don't know what it is about this character, but if he's in a comic book, I'm going to pick it up. As soon as I found out Dan Jurgens was writing this, I got even more excited. His work on the pre-52 BOOSTER GOLD series has this swell place in my heart. Here, however, Booster Gold is a bit more serious and less fun, which is fine. It's unexpected, but at the same time, is a fresh look on the character and how he fits into the New 52.
What is wonderful about this issue is that it matters. Many times, these Futures End books give us a glimpse into what we could expect these characters to end up like. In FUTURES END: BOOSTER GOLD, the events and ideas presented here lead to something bigger and something even more complex. The events that take place here will be leading into FUTURES END and the upcoming WORLDS END, the newest weekly series. I love that this brings all that together and more than anything, I love that this gives fans something to be excited about for this upcoming new weekly.
While I tend to despise multiple artists on a book, it makes sense for this issue. Right off the bat, the book opens up with Moritat, which is a nice connection between this book and ALL-STAR WESTERN, where we last saw Booster. There are six artists on this book but because the issue jumps between worlds, it really does work. I also really liked seeing Jurgens do some art on this issue as well. Booster combined with Jurgens makes me feel right at home.
I spent a lot of time just looking around the panels for things I recognized, which was a good and bad part of this book. I LOVED seeing Ted Kord very briefly in action, but more than anything, I got strangely excited for Kamandi. I had a feeling we'd be seeing him because of the cover and while it was brief, there's a lot of small moments in this issue that will put smiles on long-time DC readers' faces.
Yep, this issue is a solid pile of confusing, but in a sense, that's the point. However, the overall idea of what this book is trying to say doesn't really become clear until the final pages. Most of the time, this issue becomes "look who is in the background" for the reader. It's a middle-ground moment, but it's shades more exciting that a lot of these Futures End month books.
It's great to see Booster Gold back in action! There were a few times where the overall issue was a tad confusing, but it's a character travelling across multiple dimensions, so it's bound to be a bit out there. Dan Jurgens needs to be writing and maybe even drawing a Booster Gold on-going, as long as it's as fun as this little adventure was. There's a ton of the FUTURES END books to choose from, but this was one of my favorites.
If you have a TV in your home without a Chromecast plugged in, you can fix that today for just $15.
Groupon has been selling refurbished Chromecasts for $25 for awhile, but today, promo code HAPPY10 takes $10 off your purchase. Note that the code only seems to work on the desktop site, not mobile. I'd be surprised if this one lasts, so go lock in your order now. Not sure if you need one? This list might convince you. [Groupon]
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New iPhone owners: Do not update to iOS 8.0.1 yet. The upgrade iOS 8 that just rolled out over the air is killing the ability of phones to connect to cellular networks and is also breaking other features like TouchID. We have confirmed those two problems, and we're investigating what else might be wrong.
Deadspin All Of The Points In The Raiders-Patriots Game Were Scored By "-Kowskis"
It was a big game for fans of Polish NFL players.
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Geekologie - Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome How To: Build Your Own Hamster Wheel Standing Desk
This is the Instructable for how to build your own hamster wheel standing desk. That way you can work and exercise simultaneously. Hooray, now I can finally do my two least favorite things at the same time! The project requires four sheets of plywood, two skate wheels, two pipes, and 240 wood screws. Rise up, sedentary sentients, and unleash that untapped potential within by marching endlessly towards a brilliant future of focused work. Step forward into a world of infinite potential, bounded only by the smooth arcs of a wheel. Step forward into the Hamster Wheel Standing Desk that will usher in a new era of unprecedented productivity.You know what's even cooler than a hamster wheel desk? This hammock desk I just invented. "But where's the desk part?" I just rest my laptop on my belly. Plus look -- I hung a cupholder off the side. But you know what the problem with that is? "What?" Look at it -- what's the problem with it? "It's empty?" GO GET ME ANOTHER BEER. Keep going for a timelapse of the build and a brief demo of the wheel in action.
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Apparently whoever runs Instagram and Facebook feeds for the recently deceased Joan Rivers forgot to unschedule social media posts promoting the iPhone 6- that one that was just released today, weeks after Rivers died on September 4th. The message below, which we can only speculate might have been the result of Apple's efforts to get the device in the hands of celebrities, appeared on Instagram and Facebook accounts for Rivers before being promptly removed earlier today (via BusinessInsider):
"This badass is being replaced by an iPhone 6 (not the fat one). I got this one in 2010 and, after 4 years, my only complaint is that apps are now designed for bigger screens, and the battery is getting tired. Never had a case for it, since it was most beautiful on its own. Great achievement in design. Great product. #apple #iPhone #tech."
It wouldn't be the first time we've seen celebrities giving Apple some exposure during product launches. Stephen Colbert, for example, often shows off Apple products before they are event released to the public including this year with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus on last night's show ahead of today's launch.
For more news on AAPL Company continue reading at 9to5Mac.
What do you think? Discuss "Joan Rivers iPhone 6 product placement goes out to social media weeks after the comedian dies" with our community.
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jBlindLuck luvzi12: This sign is supposed to show you which things are... [feedly]
This sign is supposed to show you which things are forbidden. But it just creates the coolest dog ever
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Gizmodo This IFTTT-Enabled Panic Button Will Start Anything But a Nuclear War
Have you ever thought that everyday activities like, say, summoning your family for dinner, need a little more drama? Bttn, a giant, shouty, Wi-Fi-enabled button, is thinking yes.
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