«This game, written in JavaScript using the HTML5 Canvas and Audio objects, was developed as a proof of concept that a shooter-style game can be coded without the use of any Flash.»

Source: dougx.net

«In Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 2004’s lysergic blockbuster that would have finally gotten Alexander Pope laid if he weren’t a 266-year old invalid, Joel Barish (Jim Carrey) hires Dr. Howard Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson) and his firm Lacuna, Inc. to erase the memories of his dysfunctional relationship with Clementine Kruczynski (Kate Winslet).

Now, our friends at JESS3 have unveiled The Ex-Blocker, inspired by Stuff Hipters Hate. It’s a Firefox and Chrome plugin that erases all name and likeness of your ex from the internet, even if they become a meme, or the president.

You’ll no longer have to threaten to delete your Facebook account or concoct an elaborate e-hoax to assuage the reality-shattering complications that are born from break-ups. Simply construct an internet that omits bad vibes all together, man.»

Source: motherboard.tv

«Improving human mental health is having some serious unintended consequences for our friends in the ocean. Exposure to antidepressants makes shrimp five times more likely to place themselves in life-threatening situations, and the broader effects could damage the entire ecosystem..»

Source: io9.com

«Suzanne Lee can conjure clothing out of thin air. No, wait, that’s not entirely accurate. She’ll need at least a couple of bathtubs, some yeast, a pinch of bacteria, and several cups of sweetened green tea. Lee, who is a senior research fellow at the School of Fashion & Textiles at Central Saint Martins in London, is the brains (and brawn) behind BioCouture, an experiment in growing garments from the same microbes that ferment the tasty caffeinated beverage.»

Source: ecouterre.com

«In a magic trick that only geeks can pull off, researchers at MIT have found a method to let users click and scroll exactly the same way they would with a computer mouse, without the device actually being there. »

Source: wired.com

«We’ve waxed lyrical about botanical walls, green roofs and living treehouses on Inhabitat for years – is the next logical step a home made from animal tissue?

From the boundary-pushing team of archi-visionaries who brought us the fabulous Fab Tree Hab comes a new (and somewhat disgusting) way to grow a structure — using animal flesh!

Dr. Joachim explains “It is intended to be a ‘victimless shelter’, because no sentient being was harmed in the laboratory growth of the skin.” »

Source: inhabitat.com

«Après être devenu le nouvel hébergeur de The Pirate Bay, le Parti pirate suédois va tenter un nouveau coup médiatique : héberger le site directement dans l’enceinte du parlement suédois. »

Source: numerama.com

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«When Oscar the cat lost both his hind paws in a farming accident, it was feared he’d have to trundle around in one of those wheeled-cat apparatuses. But Noel Fitzpatrick, a neuro-orthopedic veterinary surgeon in Surrey, pioneered a groundbreaking technique instead, installing weight-bearing bone implants to create a bionic kitty. »

Source: popsci.com