If you're looking to trasnfer hundreds of gigabytes of data, it's still — weirdly — faster to ship hard drives via FedEx than it is to transfer the files over the internet. But why is that, and when will it change? Read More >>
Featured comment by chootastic:
"Shame that you then have to download the updates, subscribe to some online service, beat the keyboard with your tear soaked fists, download some more ..." More »
When robots become sentient, it won't be long until they rebel. But while many a Hollywood movie may convince you that humans will have their luck cut out trying to battle the 'bots, there is an easier way: just add water. Read More >>
Featured comment by suicideneil:
"The questions are reader submitted; if you don't like the subjects, feel free to make a suggestion of something better you'd like to see investigated...." More »
Xkcd's one of our favourite web comics, but did you know the bloke behind it, Randall Monroe, is one smart cookie? He's launched a new site called "What If?" that'll answer all your weird and wonderful hypothetical questions with physics, every Tuesday. Read More >>
Featured comment by jpkeates:
"He's doing that, but then expressing it (wrongly) in terms of time.
So that "it will happen one time in a billion years" becomes "it will not happe..." More »
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