comedy
Revenge is ours: extracting energy from a cockroach
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I love science. The joy of discovery in pure research combines with applied science to leave me fantasizing about future technology. Add in the occasional WTF moment and the comedy inherent in poorly prepared presentations, and you have the perfect occupation. Unfortunately, science sometimes attracts people who pull the...
Google research is mining your LOLs to find out which YouTube videos are funnier
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At the end of last year, we told you about a new project by YouTube called the “YouTube Slam“. The project pits two videos against one another in a “hot or not” style competition. The site lets you watch two videos and decide which one is better, or in the...
Hulu delivers 10 new original shows for summer, iOS app update with iPad retina display support
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As the temperatures heat up, the availability of new network TV programming is falling off as it does every year, and Hulu is taking advantage of the lull to amp up its offerings of original content with ten new shows this summer. The shows include selections like Kevin Smith's...
Louis CK to offer HBO show as DRM-free download, chip away at cable content deals
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With certain exceptions, HBO has developed a reputation for being protective of where and how its content goes digital. That makes Louis CK's plans for a 2013 comedy special a slight jolt to the system, even though it's not his first digital release linked to the channel. While HBO...
Netflix fires back in UK streaming war, says it has Fox TV shows too, plus Arrested Development
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Just days after Lovefilm touted its TV and movie deal with 20th Century Fox, Netflix UK is promoting its own TV show additions from the studio, including an exclusive on The League. While we're not sure how well a comedy about Fantasy (North American) Football will go over across...
The big problem with Microsoft's Flash whitelist
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Enlarge / Who wouldn't want to click on that advertisement? I was taking a look through Windows 8's Video app and I noticed an advertisement for an Adam Sandler's new movie that takes a look at the lighter side of, uh, statutory rape (he fathers a son in his...
MTV, Comedy Central, other Viacom channels go dark for DirecTV
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DirecTV and Viacom failed to come to an agreement on distribution fees, resulting in more than 20 million customers losing access to some of the most popular cable networks. [Read more]...
'Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition' Also Coming to Mac
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Last week Overhaul Games announced that Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition would be making its way to the iPad later this summer. Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is a recently announced remake of the original 1998 game and Tales of the Sword Coast expansion pack. The original game was well received...
Xbox 360 gets its first exclusive movie release, 'Pulp'
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The British indie comedy Pulp is today debuting exclusively on Xbox Live. The release marks the first time a feature-length movie has ever been released exclusively for the platform, but Microsoft tells BBC News it plans to distribute more films this way in the future. Pulp centers on a...
Why Managers Should Study "I Love Lucy," Kill Their To-Do Lists, And Get Zen
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Jim Benson is the developer of a way of visualizing work called "personal kanban," and the co-author of a book on the subject. We caught up with Benson to learn more about workflow, "I Love Lucy," and how being nice is good business. FAST COMPANY: You've developed a workflow idea...
Louis C.K. pledges to sell upcoming HBO special worldwide and without DRM for $5
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Comedian Louis C.K. has announced via Twitter that he plans to sell a soon-to-air HBO special for $5 "a few months" after it debuts on the premium cable network. Perhaps even more notably, C.K. says the standup show will be available globally and free of any DRM. It's not...
The Verge interview: David Carr on curation, crowdsourcing, and the future of journalism
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David Carr has written about media for over 25 years, from his early days in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Washington, D.C., to his current post at The New York Times, where he’s been for almost a decade. His weekly column, "The Media Equation," covers all aspects of journalism and culture,...
Live Nation’s Kick-Ass Concert Calendar Recommends You Gigs From 75 Ticket Sites, Earns You Discounts
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You know what doesn’t rock? Missing a concert by your favorite band. Live Nation wants to make sure that doesn’t happen to you, so today it’s publicly launching Concert Calendar, a Facebook app that pulls in music and comedy gig listings from its Ticketmaster site as well as 75 other ticketers....
Live Nation’s Kick-Ass Concert Calendar Recommends You Gigs From 75 Ticket Sites, Earns You Discounts
Xbox 360's first exclusive movie, Pulp, launches today (video)
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Ah, exclusivity. Typically the domain of movie theaters and premium cable subscriptions, now everyone's giving it a go. Microsoft's Xbox 360 is also joining the fray and has launched Pulp, a British indie comedy. The movie has already been shortlisted at several respectable film festivals but creator, Adam Hamdy,...
These high-tech "smart socks" have RFID, NFC, and far too much knowledge about themselves
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There really is an app for everything. This is not always a good thing, since unfortunately it includes things that have no conceivable need for one. Like sorting socks. I really could not believe the pitch at first when it hit my inbox. BlackSocks.com has given socks RFID chips, a scanner, and...
CBS orders Groupon sitcom featuring 'Superbad' star
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If Groupon has got one thing going for it over its competitors like Livingsocial, Google Offers, and AmazonLocal, it's that it's winning the mindshare battle. CBS has just ordered a comedy based on the daily deal website called "Friend Me." The unfortunately-titled show stars Christopher Mintz-Plasse (of Superbad fame)...
Trailer to Funny or Die Steve Jobs biopic released [Video]
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This embed is invalid Those Switcher ads are never going to be the same. Doesn’t seem like this is going to be a comedy. (via) 40.714513 -74.005122...
Arrested Development cast set to begin filming Netflix reboot
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Filming for the Netflix-exclusive reboot of hit comedy show Arrested Development is slated to begin production on Tuesday, according to Deadline. The entire cast of the show, which includes Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett and Michael Cera, will reportedly return to the new season, though some of the...
'The World's End' trailer reveals the final adventure from Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg
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When The World's End hits theaters this summer, it will mark the conclusion of the so-called Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy — the trio of films written by Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg. Today the first trailer for the film comes to us courtesy of MSN, offering fans a preview...
Reddit launches first original video series: 'Explain Like I'm Five'
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Reddit just launched it first original video series on YouTube, "Explain It Like I'm Five (ELIF)." The series, an educational comedy, consists of three episodes based on one of Reddit's user created forums (subreddits) of the same name, where users (Redditors) strive to answer each other's questions on complex...
Unknown LG Optimus with 1080p display and Snapdragon 800 spotted on Sprint's website
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LG's flagship Optimus G Pro, due to launch on AT&T on May 10th, might just make its way to Sprint later this year -- and possibly with an upgraded processor. A User Agent Profile on Sprint's website reveals a 1080p, Android 4.2.2 handset called the LS980, which lines up...
DirecTV adding voice search to its iOS and Android phone apps, beta coming this summer
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Now that it's finally got an Android tablet app to speak of, DirecTV is returning its attention to phones: the company announced today that both its iOS and Android applications will be receiving voice search starting this summer. As the company describes it, the app is meant to address...
The Internet's most hated man
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Charles Carreon, self-described "counsel to the good and the good-looking." Photo courtesy Charles Carreon, drawings by Aurich Lawson FunnyJunk v. The Oatmeal Doubling down: FunnyJunk lawyer to subpoena Ars, Twitter Angry "Internet lawyer" sues The Oatmeal, bears, and cancer research FunnyJunk's lawyer gave money to The Oatmeal's fundraiser FJ's...
Amazon reportedly working on original TV content
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As Amazon continues to expand its business into new areas, the company reportedly plans to follow Netflix’s lead and introduce original TV content in the future. Rumors suggesting the Seattle-based retail giant was planning an entrance into the original programming game first surfaced last month, and now Forbes reports...
Cartoonist Bill Amend Releases FoxTrot Packs For iPad
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In what I suspect will be an increasing trend, cartoonist Bill Amend has released three “packs” of his popular FoxTrot comics for the iPad. He built the books by himself using iBooks Author and proceeds go to the help Bill Amend Eat Food Fund (I suspect). He’s selling three titles...
Jersey Shore, Dora, iCarly To Amazon Prime Instant In Viacom Deal
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Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is expanding its Prime Instant Video library in a deal with Viacom (NYSE: VIA), bringing the total number of streaming videos available free Prime members to over 15,000. The deal brings “thousands” of Viacom episodes to Prime Instant “over the next several months,” including MTV’s The...
YouTube to get its funny on with Comedy Week
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First comes Twitter's #ComedyFest. Then in May you can head to YouTube for your online chuckles. [Read more]...
Aaron Sorkin on Internet ‘mashup’ culture: “I wouldn’t want to stop anybody from doing that”
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Today, The Social Network screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, who is launching a new show called The Newsroom — spoke at the All Things D conference. During the chat, he was asked about the mashup culture on the Internet, where creative works are recut and remixed to create new things. Examples of this include...
Epix arrives on PlayStation 3 today, PS Plus members get free movie each week
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Sony announced plans to add Epix to its growing list of PS3 video-on-demand services earlier this year, and today gamers will be able to download the app. Epix's content catalog includes over 3,000 movies in high definition, according to Sony, along with comedy specials, boxing matches, and concerts. Sony...
'Funny or Die' to release 'iSteve,' a satirical Steve Jobs biopic starring Justin Long
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Ashton Kutcher's Jobs has been delayed, Aaron Sorkin's Steve Jobs biopic is years away, so the comedy video site Funny or Die is stepping in to fill the void. As reported by The New York Times, the 60- to 75-minute mini-movie iSteve will debut on the site on April...
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