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The internet’s social landscape is constantly in a state of transition. Five years ago, no one would have imagined the massive popularity of Facebook or the complete deterioration and mass migration of MySpace and its users. But the Social Networking Map doesn’t lie or play games, and Facebook is clearly the new superpower. Just to give Facebook’s meteoric rise some ...

First there was Shaft. Then there was Huggy Bear and Mr. T. And in some parallel fictional universe, Lando Calrissian finally gets a piece of the spotlight, after decades of playing second fiddle to Han Solo’s scrounging ways. Blackstar Warrior is the story of Lando Calrissian and his ascent from smuggler to gas mining entrepreneur and eventually a general. The ...

Nothing expresses your apathy to your friends’ benign lives quiet like a quick and concise ‘meh.’ And I can’t think of a better place to display said apathy then everyone’s favorite place to celebrate their most intimate of useless tidbits. “John likes Adam Sandler.” Meh. “Why did you have to break my heart?” Meh. “*insert song lyrics here*” Meh. But ...

Just the fact that Marvel once owned the rights to the word “zombie” makes the company infinitely cooler than I ever could have imagined. There are some infographics which have one or two facts that I might find really interesting, while the rest I could have guessed or sort of already knew. Every fact on this one was new to ...

Anybody who has played Blizzard’s Diablo series understand all too well why the inventory system has been dubbed by the community as the “tetris inventory.” Much like Tetris, players struggle to fit their inventory blocks into perfectly organized sections for optimal space usage. At least that was the reason before the creation of Diablo Tetris. Finally, someone has created a ...

A collaboration between 54-year-old system engineer Shigeru Kondo and American computer science student Alexander Yee resulted in the successful calculation of Pi to the 5-trillionth digit using only a homemade home computer and a piece of custom software called y-cruncher. The 5-trillion milestone shattered the previous record of 2.7 trillion digits, nearly doubling past efforts. The calculation took a period ...

So much to buy, so little time (and money). eBay launched a revolution of eCommerce which adopted the auction style of buying and selling, providing an equal outlet for both entrepreneurs and people just trying to get rid of the crap in their attic. The amount of business that flows through eBay these days is just overwhelmingly vast. Over $60 ...

Inspired by The Beatles’ 1968 psychedelic animated feature, Yellow Submarine, which in turn was inspired by the song of the same name, Deviantart user Estranged Illusions created this awesome Yellow Submarine Wedding Cake. The cake itself was made using vanilla strawberry cake with strawberry filling, marshmallow fondant and white butter cream. All the frosting design was made using Color Flow ...

As believable as this may seem, Batman never did join Motorhead. I know, it seems like a perfect fit and Lemmy probably would have jumped at the chance, but nope, this cover belongs to a series known as Great Comics That Never Happened. In the fictional series “The Brave and the Bold,” issue number 124, Batman decides he is sick ...

Craigslist is a great spot to find a new roommate, especially if you’re as specifically needy as this guy. This 25-year-old NYC professional is looking for a new roommate to share an apartment with in Manhattan. There’s just a few stipulations. Absolutely no iPhone users allowed. And maybe no iPad owners either. This guy is serious too. Upon meeting he ...