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Gangsta Search Yo' Results With Gizoogle

Google's search results are way too vanilla for an OG like yourself. You need a search engine with a little gansta funk in it. Fo' shizzle my nizzle, here's one that's "realer than Real Deal Holyfield": Gizoogle.

What's Gizoogle you ask? Though not affiliated with Google in any way, it's just like its more straight-laced cousin, with one noticable difference: it translates all search results into gangstalicious slang popularized by Snoop Dogg.

Not hip to Snoop's linguistic flair on his "Doggy Fizzle Televizzle" show on MTV? No worries, just log on and get schooled. But before you do, Gizoogle has a few words of warning.

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"This website is only intended for mature audiences farmiliar with the slanguage used by Snoop Dogg, and anybody under the age of 13 should not visit this website without adult supervision," the website states.

For example, let's type in the most non-gangsta thing we can think of. How about the "Lawrence Welk Show." Here's what Gizoogle's "Wikipizzle" page spits out:

"Da Lawrence Welk Show be a American televised musical variety sheezy hosted by bangin' band leader Lawrence Welk. Da series aired locally up in Los Angelez fo' four muthaf****n' years (1951-55), then nationally fo' another 27 1/2 muthaf****n' years (1955-1971) via the ABC network..."

According to the website, "Gizoogle was originally created by John Beatty, who started the site in 2005 as a joke after inspiration from a friend's constant use of the slang on America Online's Instant Messenger service" and also by Snoop's" show on MTV.

Over the years Gizoogle has encountered some glitches, ungergone address changes and been on and off line. However, now it's been restored to its former glory.

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"The slanguage used in our algorithm has been quoted from Snoop Dogg himself and is commonly used in movies, conversations and music he has written," states the website. "These words are based on slang and can not be interpreted in any other way other than how they are quoted. There are no racist words used in the algorithm."

Sure, Gizoogle isn't sheets-and-burning-crosses racist, but it does wander into the ironic "hipster racism" territory, a topic that's been hotly discussed in recent years. Regardless, this is probably a questions for Yo, Is This Racist?

via Wired

Credit: Gizoogle

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World's Most Annoyingly Addictive Machine

It's annoying. And yet. I can see how it would be impossible to stop flipping those toggle switches. There's a meditative quality to it. The machine is an advanced version of the Most Useless Machine, which came out about three years ago and had just one switch. Child's play compared to this one.

In this version, there are eight switches. And while it seems that the human should be able to outsmart such a simple machine, a broken Canon 850i printer, in fact, the human succumbs to the idiotic pleasure of switch-flipping in much the same way it does to popping bubble wrap.

If you want to build one of these machines yourself and go insane, you can get the plans here.

 

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Spy Agency Predicts Megahumans By 2030

In the year 2030, Asia will surpass North America and Europe and become the global economic powerhouse it once was during the Middle Ages. Deaths from communicable disease will drop by 40 percent. The majority of the world's population won't be poor and among them will walk bionic superhumans with neuro-pharmaceutical drugs coursing through their veins.

These are just a very small fraction of the predictions made by the soothsayers over at the National Intelligence Council (NIC), a US coalition of 17 government intelligence agencies. The NIC's prophecies were recently detailed in Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds, a 140-page report that identifies "megatrends" expected to emerge over the next 18 years and radically alter the world as we know it today. The report is the fifth installment of NIC's Global Trends series, which seeks to provide a proactive framework for thinking about the future.

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"We are at a critical juncture in human history, which could lead to widely contrasting futures," writes Christopher Kojm, NIC chairman, in the report's introduction. "It is our contention that the future is not set in stone, but is malleable, the result of an interplay among megatrends, game-changers and, above all, human agency."

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Chief among the megatrends is the diffusion of power and individual empowerment. The West is set to take a back seat to Asia's economy as technology levels the playing field and other "non-Western or middle-tier states" begin to rise. The middle class is expected to expand in most countries, but won't feel secure due to the one billion workers from developing countries expected to flood the labor pool.

Global demographics are expected to shift as well. Life-expectancy rates are likely to soar, leading to an increase in global population from 7.1 billion today to around 8 billion in 2030. Much of this population will gravitate towards megacities as urbanization is set to grow by nearly 60 percent.

As population swells, so too will competition for resources. Demand for food is expected to rise 35 percent and energy 50 percent. Half the world will live in areas with severe water stress.

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You see where this is going. As the global population becomes more intelligent, more healthy and more prosperous due to positive technological developments in a wide range of fields, it's creating a promising, yet vulnerable future. That's to say nothing of game-changing scenarios like nuclear war, pandemics and bioterrorism.

"Our effort is to encourage decision-makers, whether in government or outside, to think and plan for the long term so that negative futures do not occur and positive ones have a better chance of unfolding," writes Kojm.

Who those decisions-makers will be and whether they'll lead the globe into chaos or order, feast or famine, is anyone's guess. What's crystal clear, though, is that 2030 will be beyond our wildest imagination.

"As replacement limb technology advances, people may choose to enhance their physical selves as they do with cosmetic surgery today," the report states. "Future retinal eye implants could enable night vision, and neuro-enhancements could provide superior memory recall or speed of thought."  

via RT

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Watch All The Planes Land: Gotta-See Video

Growing up, I used to sit at the end of the runway by my local airport with my Dad and watch the planes come in. After 9/11, simply stopping by the fence is enough to get security in a tizzy, but here you can get all your childhood flights in 30 seconds.

Watch all the airplanes that landed at San Diego's airport for a whole day, but in one video. The clever thing is, rather than going with a simple time lapse, the videographers overlayed all the airplanes at regular speed. The shot is not only surreal but beautifully executed. I chuckled when that little plane caught up at the end. via iO9

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Urinal Video Games Played With Pee

My girlfriend and I once drove across Michigan's Upper Peninsula. One day, after we downed a couple pasties, we stopped in to the VFW post in Ontonagon for a few beers. There, in the men's room, I saw something I'd never seen before: Hanoi Jane Urinal Targets.

In an era before Smart Technology, slapping a Jane Fonda sticker on some porcelain was the best the world had to offer in urinal target-practice games...at least in certain circles of disgruntled veterans and political malcontents. However, full-bladdered fellas, the future of mens' room gaming is upon us.

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Last year, we told you about Captive Media, a London-based start-up that created a urinal entertainment system. Think of it as X-Box meets Hanoi Jane Urinal Target, with the joy stick already in your hand.

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Well, the company has had a golden year since it's launch. Co-founder Gordon MacSween told Wired the response has been "beyond his wildest expectations." After being on the market in 18 bars, hotels, corporate offices and private residences across the U.K. and Europe, the company is set to soon aim its success at the U.S. market as early as next year.

In case you forgot what the system entails, here's a refresher:

Mounted on the wall above the urinal is an LCD screen that plays advertisements loops until you step up to the trough and unzip. By the time you let it flow, the game is on. Infrared sensors below the screen shoot into the urinal and detect your pee stream. That data is fed back into the system and used to control the game. For you stray shooters out there, there are decals in the urinal to correct your aim.

There are five games that, unfortunately, you don't get to choose from. They just randomly pop up. As you'd expect, a few titles are very tongue-in-cheeky. There's "On the Piste," a POV ski run game where you navigate the slopes trying to hit penguins; "Clever Dick," a trivia game and Art Splash, a coloring book of sorts that lets you email your masterpiece to loved ones, friends and art critics once you're finished.

As Captive Media's website proclaims, the gaming doesn't have to stop once you've zipped up. The system is well-endowed with high-score features and an online leaded board that let's you take your measuring contest to new lengths.

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The company just raised $700,00 from U.K. investors, so at least they'll have a pot to pee in for awhile. British blokes like their pints of ale. That they're rewarded with urinal video games the more they drink must be making bar tenders swoon. In fact, they already are. According to Wired, one bar in Cambridge reported a 22 percent spike in sales of a cocktail advertised on the game screens.

American dudes, I know you're anxious for your favorite watering hole to get one of these, but you'll just have to hold your horses. However, between now and then, if you're looking for a little target practice, you can always head up to the Ontonagon VFW lodge.

 

via Wired

credit: Captive Media

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William Shatner's Words Are Yours To Arrange

Shatoetry for iPhone: $2.99

Over the past 50 years, a lot of things have changed in television. The shows we watch, how we watch and the people we watch have all evolved. But you know what's stayed the same? Our fascination with William Shatner. Love him or hate him, that guy has been all over TV and movies for almost half a century. The 81-year old actor has hit a new milestone with an app that lets users turn any group of words into a "Shatism."

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The Shatoetry iPhone app has a library of pre-recorded words from the original Captain Kirk for users to turn a phrases in the most entertaining of ways. Once you've created your perfect Shatism, you can share it with your friends and have them send one back. You can even up the dramatic ante by tapping each word up to three times to increase the intensity that it's pronounced with.

An update for special occasions will be available soon with extended vocabulary for the holiday season. According to the Shatoetry website, a contest will be held to find the best Shatism arranged on the app for Shatner to perform. The man himself is plugging the app in the video below. Check. It. Out. 

via: DVICE

Credit: Shatoetry 

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Landslide Victory! For Infinite Bacon

When all the receipts are tallied, it's estimated that this year's presidential election campaign's tab will come to $6 billion, making it the most expensive election in history. Bacon sales, on the hand, were only $2.5 billion in 2011. There may be a lot of pork in Washington, but most meat-eaters agree that there's room to grow.

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Now, thanks to the 3D-printing wizards at Shapeways, there may be more bacon to go around. That's because they've created a Mobius strip of bacon that goes on and on and on...to the break of dawn.

However, like politics, you don't always get what you think you're voting for and nothing ever is quite what it seems. Sadly, this Mobius strip of bacon is not made of meat, but of sandstone. It's really more of a gift idea for that bacon lover who has everything.

The good news is that it's vegan and kosher. And if we've learned anything from those that enjoy the subtle mercury flavor and sharp texture of fluorescent light bulbs, it's that anything can technically be edible.

But a wise butcher once told me "Before you stick a piece of bacon in your mouth, make sure it came from a pig that wasn't wearing lipstick."

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Good advice. The same could be given for election day. So before you cast your ballot, don't just drop any vote into you mouth into the box. Know where your swine politician is coming from and do your research.

But if you're sick of all this political talk and want a new topic to gnaw on, you can purchase the Mobius strip of bacon for $19. It may not fill you up, but it's a heck of a conversation starter.

via dvice

Credit: Shapeways

 

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Star Wars Icons Made into Origami: DNews Nugget

Star Wars Icons Folded into Origami: Software engineer Martin Hunt, who lives in London, has found a way to fold Star Wars ships, droids and other characters into origami. He started when he was studying math at Southampton University. He has created 20 designs already, which you can see on his website, Starwarigami, and has planned a list of 83 more designs which will be coming from a galaxy far far away.

In October, Hunt showed some of his paper versions at the London MCM Expo and Comic Con, and currently he's seeking a publisher for a book. via Wired

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Credit: Martin Hunt

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World's Largest T-Shirt Cannon: DNews Nugget

World's Largest T-Shirt Cannon: Last night, the Philadelphia 76ers had their first game of the season. If you were a fan, there were two reasons to cheer. First, the team won 84-75 over the Denver Nuggets. Second, the event marked the introduction of the world's largest T-shirt cannon. Named Big Bella, the machine launches 100 T-shirts into the crowd in 60 seconds. It was built by New Berlin, Wisc.-based FX in Motion, an entertainment elements company. Go Sixers. via The 700 Level

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This Robot's Got It Going On: Gotta-See Vidoes

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) funds a variety of projects for the Department of Defense. The projects range from self-driving cars to crazy space vehicles, but their mission is to prevent a "technological surprise to the U.S." 

Based on the fear of Sputnik in the 1950s, DARPA has a continuing legacy of cool science and technology projects. This walking robot is one of their more intriguing developments. At 0:27 you can see a man push the robot, but it resumes walking freely. Very advanced stuff! via Devour

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