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Google has taken on quite the challenge. They want to catalog the world’s entire collection of tomes using their Google Books application. Every single one. But before they can do that, they need to know what they’re dealing with. And that’s where their engineers come into play. Using Google’s official definition of a book, the company estimates that there are ...

This is why Facebook was invented. The entire progression of the Facebook UI has led up to this moment. I expect Mark Zuckerberg will announce the discontinuation of the site’s development later on in the day, having finally reached their ultimate goal. Facebook’s a hell of a drug. As I’ve said before, I’m not much of a Facebook gamer, but ...

Or a BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBLT as it were. First, apply spread. Second, carefully place two slices of fresh tomato and crisp lettuce. Third, and maybe most important, pour a bowl containing 10 lbs. of perfectly fried bacon on to the sandwich and cover with the other piece of bread. The last step is pretty self-explanatory. I’ll give you a hint. It starts ...

The language of the Wookiee is one filled with mysteries. I’m not quite sure where Han Solo found the time to learn the ins-and-outs of the finer linguistics of Chewbacca’s native tongue, but he found a way. I’d personally love to learn the language, but I can’t even generate even the most simple of guttural Wookiee sounds, even with proper ...

Aspiring musician and YouTube star Fredde Gredde might not have the most pure talent we’ve ever seen (nothing some good audio software couldn’t fix), Freddie25 has a way with melody and creating medleys of niche-y topics. This time around he’s created a medley of classic video game music, complete with homemade lyrics. We’ve seen Japanese adaptations of the Super Mario ...

Hey, everyone, look at me. My second toe is longer than my big toe. Oh, and my nails are painted. Marvel Comics stylee. Why not DC? Well, for one, my Stan Lee nipple pasties wouldn’t make much sense, now would they? Fine, fine these aren’t my feet. How can you tell? Well, for one, the toes aren’t hidden by a ...

There have been two, count ’em, two awesome infographics released in the past few days which illustrate almost anything you’d want to know about Starcraft, Starcraft economy and Starcraft’s effect on gaming culture, specifically Korean culture. After the jump, check out these two awesome infographics. So much Starcraft trivia, it hurts. But it hurts so good.

If there was anytime for supervillains to launch a coordinated strike, this would have been the time. Many superheroes, ranging from Superman to Danger Mouse, attended the wedding of Batman and Wonder Woman in Paignton, Devon. A few villains were in the ranks as well, including the notorious Joker, who reportedly gifted the newly wed couple with a 2010 Toyota ...

I’m not a Farmville sort of person. I have my own nasty habit. Facebook Pages. I love them. Well, technically I “Like” them, but you get the point. I’m really a hopeless case. I’ve looked through all of the most popular pages and thought that would sufficiently fill my appetite. And it did, for a while. And then I found ...

I’m not even going to give this newest extension of the Mortal Kombat series the label of sequel. I’m looking at this as a reinvention. The new Mortal Kombat name is being designed as an ode to everything that was great about the original series. Featuring recreations of the original arenas we came to know so well, as well as ...