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[01] Laser Levels and Motion Capture Show Everything You Know About Bike Fit Is Wrong
Even from 20 yards away, Eddie Borysewicz knew from the arch of the rider?s back that his position was off. The famed coach, who led the U.S. squad to nine Olympic medals in 1984, ending a 72-year drought, didn?t need to take any measurements. He didn?t need any tools. He didn?t even need the rider ...
2 hours 20 minutes ago
[02] 7 Social Networking Apps for When Facebook Jumps the Shark
Facebook fever is everywhere. If you need to escape, here are seven social networking apps you can use to fill the void.
2 hours 20 minutes ago
[03] Nexus Smartphones: Who Wins, Who Loses if Google Launches Android 5.0 in Multiple Handsets?
This fall, Google is expected to release not one, but five Android 5.0 flagship phones, each running a pure, unadulterated version of the new OS. Who wins -- and who loses -- if this bold shift in policy comes to pass?
2 hours 20 minutes ago
[04] Alt Text: 5 Horrifying Combo Monsters for Syfy Creature Features
It's been nearly two years since Sharktopus premiered, which I think you'll agree is too long. In hopes of inspiring Syfy to pick up the pace and go beyond the upcoming hybrid horror Piranhaconda, I present the following six movie ideas.
2 hours 20 minutes ago
[05] May 21, 1927: Lucky Lindy Flies His Way Into the Celebrity Ranks
Charles Lindbergh lands in Paris, completing the first nonstop transatlantic flight in aviation history.
2 hours 20 minutes ago
[06] 5 Nuclear Sites That Could Launch War With Iran
This week, the U.S. and its allies will sit down with some of their arch-nemeses: the Iranians. Big, unresolved questions persist about Iran's nuclear program, which Iran swears exists just to produce peaceful nuclear energy. In particular, those questions primarily concern five installations that concern the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the world's nuclear watchdog. And unless you're a nuclear wonk, you probably don't understand them. Here's a crib sheet.
2 hours 20 minutes ago
[07] How Apple and Microsoft Armed 4,000 Patent Warheads
Scott Widdowson is a specialist, one of 10 reverse-engineers working?full time?for a stealthy company?funded by some of the biggest names in technology: Apple, Microsoft, Research In Motion, Sony, and Ericsson.?Called the Rockstar Consortium, the 32-person outfit has a?single-minded mission: It examines successful?products, like routers and?smartphones, and it tries to find proof that these products?infringe?on a portfolio of over 4,000 technology patents once owned by one of the world's largest telecommunications companies.
2 hours 20 minutes ago
[08] Kevin Smith Riffs on Spoilers, His New Show for Movie Geeks
Kevin Smith likes to talk. He'll riff for hours on pretty much anything -- comics, farting, hockey, Bruce Willis, the general state of the internet -- but mostly he likes to talk about movies. A lot. With people. And with his new Hulu series, that's pretty much all he has to do. The master of the Star Wars reference talks at length about Spoilers, fandom and how the internet changed everything.
8 hours 49 minutes ago
[09] A Google-a-Day Puzzle for May 21
Google's daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills.
8 hours 49 minutes ago
[10] Watch Live: Annular Solar Eclipse Creates Ring of Fire
Join Wired Science for some live feeds of the annular solar eclipse, which will be visible today over eastern Asia and western North America.
15 hours 20 minutes ago
[11] A former pony-tailed student communist leading a rag-tag band of ex-Trotskyists, Maoists, champagne socialists and greens
*Given the state of things, it's a wonder that European "extremists" aren't a whole lot extremer than the likes of this guy.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/18/greek-leftist-leader-alexis-tsipras
"I don't believe in heroes or saviours," says Alexis Tsipras, "but I do believe in fighting for rights ? no one has the right to reduce a proud people to such a state of ...
22 hours 44 minutes ago
[12] The DIWire Bender, a wire-bending fabricator.
*Gosh, I love wire art. I bet there's some way to mash-up an app for Calder-style mobiles to a gizmo like this, and go completely nuts.
*That's really a beautiful example of "cheap complexity" in 3d manufacturing.
The DIWire Bender
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"The DIWire Bender is a rapid prototype machine that bends metal ...
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[13] A Google-a-Day Puzzle for May 20
Google's daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills.
1 days 8 hours 49 minutes ago
[14] Stop the Tarbosaurus Auction!
A Tyrannosaur fossil suspected to have been smuggled from Mongolia is set to be auctioned May 20. Scientists want the fossil to be donated to science and say the sale would further fuel illegal looting of fossils.
1 days 19 hours 49 minutes ago
[15] Which of These Insane Stunt Crews Will Be the Jackass of the Future?
The trio of films from the Jackass crew has grossed more than $334 million globally (emphasis on grossed). But they haven't cornered the global market on smart-stupid stunts. There are plenty of insane clown posses eager for fame. Who's got the goods?
2 days 0 hours 20 minutes ago
[16] SpaceX Launch Aborted As Engine Ignition Begins
This morning?s scheduled launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was scrubbed with less than a second remaining on the countdown clock due to higher-than-expected pressure in one of the rocket?s engines.
2 days 1 hours 1 minutes ago
[17] A Google-a-Day Puzzle for May 19
Google's daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills.
2 days 8 hours 49 minutes ago
[18] Microsoft to Launch Amazon EC2 Rival. Again
The rumor du jour is that Microsoft is just two weeks away from launching a competitor to Amazon's massively popular EC2 service. This seems like big news, until you consider that Microsoft already offers a competitor to Amazon EC2.
2 days 12 hours 42 minutes ago
[19] Kickstarter of the Week: A Portable Scanner for Smartphones
Using your smartphone to take a photo of a document is one of those things that seems like it should be easy, but just isn't. First you have to futz with the angle and the distance. Then there's the flash: on, it's too bright and washed out; off, it's dark and blurry.
2 days 12 hours 45 minutes ago
[20] Full Coverage, Including Livestream: Historic SpaceX Launch to the ISS
Check out Wired's full coverage of the historic SpaceX launch on our new commercial-space portal, Open Space. A live feed will begin an hour before the scheduled launch, which is at 1:55 a.m. PDT on Saturday, May 19.
2 days 13 hours 20 minutes ago
[21] ITC Awards Microsoft an Import Ban on Motorola Phones, Tablets
The ITC decided on Friday that Motorola's phones and tablets should be banned from sale in 60 days due to a violation of a Microsoft patent. President Obama could possibly overturn the sale ban.
2 days 13 hours 32 minutes ago
[22] Dear Google: AT&T Locked Down the Best Android Handset Ever, and It's Your Fault
Android phones are meant to be open, but unfortunately the best Android phone on the market is locked down, thanks to AT&T. It's time Google started to change that, by walking its talk on Android openness.
2 days 14 hours 7 minutes ago
[23] The Launch Pad: SpaceX Falcon 9 Ready for Liftoff
Take a tour of the launch pad where SpaceX will attempt to make history May 19 by launching its Dragon capsule for a rendezvous with the International Space Station.
2 days 14 hours 39 minutes ago
[24] 7 Most Intriguing TV Shows Coming This Fall
What will fill television's black hole after Fringe ends next season? The rash of new shows announced by networks over the past week include a few prime-time contenders that will offer an alternative to the usual doctor/lawyer/cop and sniggling singles/smug family fodder. Which ones will nail their fantastical high-concept premises when they air this fall? Hard to say at this point, but here's our short list of the most tantalizing shows set to debut during the 2012-2013 TV season, with teaser videos to give you a taste.
2 days 15 hours 23 minutes ago
[25] Amazon Pitching Kindle Fire Welcome-Screen Ads for $600K
Amazon is reportedly pitching Kindle Fire welcome-screen ads. If they can pull it off, it could lead to an even cheaper Kindle Fire.
2 days 15 hours 23 minutes ago
[26] Analysts Say Nokia Will Burn Through $2.5B by Year's End
Curious about how to burn through $2.5 billion in less than a year? Nokia might have some suggestions.
2 days 15 hours 24 minutes ago
[27] Space Double-Feature Weekend: SpaceX Launch and Solar Eclipse
Check out Wired's website this weekend for all your space needs: the SpaceX launch on Saturday, May 19, and an annular solar eclipse in Sunday, May 20.
2 days 15 hours 26 minutes ago
[28] Could a 21st Century USS Enterprise Really Fly?
Spacecraft designers look at blueprints for a real-world version of Star Trek's USS Enterprise.
2 days 16 hours 4 minutes ago
[29] Spaceflight Experts Weigh In on Upcoming SpaceX Launch
Wired's spaceflight experts talk about the impact that SpaceX's upcoming launch to the International Space Station will have.
2 days 17 hours 4 minutes ago
[30] Geeking Out on Materials: Shapeways Announces Elasto Plastic
So far, consumer 3-D printing has mostly been about hardened plastic, with some forays into materials like ceramic and silver. If you wanted to print something bendy, you were out of luck. Until now.
2 days 17 hours 16 minutes ago
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