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Special eyeglasses thwart face recognition A computer security company has developed two kinds of anti face-recognition eyeglasses. One uses infrared LEDs in the frame to dazzle video cameras. The other uses retro-reflective materials to bounce back a camera's flash. Read the rest... Clickhole made an adventure game and it's actually pretty good Clickhole is best known for ruthlessly satirical articles that take aim at clickbait, so I wasn't sure what to think when I heard that it had posted an adventure game called The Mysterious Shadows Of Skullshadow Island. Read the rest... If you like to play with words, good news If you think text games are mostly just a relic of the pre-graphics age, think again: We're in a renaissance. Inkle Studios' tablet adventure 80Days, a beautiful, gently Steampunk take on Phileas Fogg's famous global trek, was nominated for the grand prize this year's Independent Game Festival (it won Excellence in Narrative instead), and more than one game about touching and reading was recognized at the awards. Read the rest... I'm Clive Thompson, the next guestblogger Hey folks! I'm Clive Thompson, and I'm a journalist who writes about the impact of technology and science on everyday life. Read the rest... Watch: how Digital Light Processing works Ben Krasnow is the modern Way Things Work. In this video, he shows how Digital Light Processing projectors work. He even built a macro-size chip so you can see the mirrors in action. Read the rest... Who got paid what at Woodstock Hendrix, $18K; Baez, $10K; CCR, $10k; Janis, $7500; Sha Na Na, $700; the Dead, $2250. Multiply by 6.37 for inflation adjustment. Read the rest... A game you can only dream of playing More perfect for being unfinished, The Last Guardian is a a yearning soul-whisper for its sentimental fans, the lost game of a microgeneration. Read the rest... Star Trek movie supercuts: just the spaceships Thomas Hunt's done all the Trek movies as ship-only videos, which is, as JWZ notes, oddly soothing. Star Trek: Ships Only (via JWZ) Read the rest... Website encourages you to "Do Nothing for 2 Minutes" It feels longer than you'd think: Do Nothing for 2 Minutes Read the rest... When Twin Peaks meets video games David Lynch's mysterious TV classic has inspired a wealth of indie games Read the rest... Understanding Comics delves into the history and modern interpretations of graphic literature On my first trip to a comic shop as a complete novice, I asked where a person should start if they were completely new to the world of comics and graphic novels. Read the rest... A tale of two princess games At the crossroads of pampered and powerful, what little girl doesn't love a good dungeon crawl?Read the rest... Want to make a game? Let these cool developers cheer you on Read the rest... Container gardening: Earthbox vs Rubbermaid Tote Self watering containers super charge my garden. Which works better, however, store bought or DIY? Self watering containers are great. They help plants grow in so many ways I'm sure I'll miss a few: SWCs are forgiving about remembering to add water, they help heat and hold the soil a few degrees warmer than ambient, they reduce the risk of weeds and make pest management easier and they reduce the need to feed or fertilize your plants. Read the rest... It's back: looping water slide returns to New Jersey The Cannonball Loop originally opened at New Jersey's Action Park in 1985, but then shuttered after a week amid safety concerns (caution trolling more likely). Read the rest... Coffee table book documents goofy collision of sex and 60s psychalelia \Publisher Taschen will release Psychedelic Sex (NSFW) later in March, written by Eric Godtland and Paul Krassner. Photos are lifted from posters, comics, and men's magazines between 1967 and 1972, and together form a fascinating cultural capsule proving: a) Austin Powers was real and b) any potentially liberating cultural trend is eventually subsumed by the same old shit. Read the rest... Video: See the beauty of mold growing Timelapse macro video by Nick Lariontsev, fortunately shot of a petri dish and not the back of my refrigerator. (via PetaPixel) Read the rest... Video: Passing a candy bar in a fighter jet It's not a candy bar commercial, but it could be. (via Devour) Read the rest... Proposed 1913 highway system separates cars and trucks An early proposal for the US highway system came from the National Highways Association. That wasn't a government office and didn't have much influence on congress, but as an evangelizer of "good roads," the NHA presented citizens with one of the first visions of interstate travel. Read the rest... Live from the Apple Watch event I'm headed to San Francisco and expect to see watches priced, features explained, and a nigh-legendary new MacBook. Read the rest... Video: Human cannonball POV Video from a headcam worn by Gemma "The Jet" Kirby, 25-year-old human cannonball. Read the rest... What is the greatest moment in geek history? Our friend Daniel Terdiman is polling Fast Company readers to determine the greatest moment in geek history. Weigh in here. Read the rest... Tonka criminals attempt to crack ATM with backhoe It takes certain hubris to commit a crime with a 7-ton, 20 mph max speed vehicle. On January 4in Lake Wylie, South Carolina, unknown suspects tried to smash open a Bank of America ATM with a Caterpillar 420D. Read the rest... Back to the Future Flux Capacitor watch The Back to the Future Flux Capacitor watch is $50 from Thinkgeek -- naturally, it displays the date as well as the time (and has a mode to make the date jump back and forward to significant dates from the BTTF canon). Read the rest... Video: A Brief History of Robotics Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto.(SciShow) Read the rest... Siberian Crater Watch: More giant holes found Following news reports last summer of Arctic craters, a February 23 report in the Siberian Timesdocuments several more depressions as shown in photos and satellite images. Read the rest... Supergirl, first look Melissa Benoist of Glee fame reinvents herself as Kara Zor-El for the forthcoming TV pilot Supergirl. Colleen Atwood, the Oscar-winning costume designer, created Supergirl's new duds. Read the rest... Map pins pop songs that mention cities Map maker Javier Arce created a world map locating 212 cities referenced in 7,681 pop songs. Click on a city and you can instantly play the related songs through Spotify. Read the rest... Nerdy knickers So Effing Cute's Etsy shop has fandom panties every day of the week: LOTR (My Precious, You Shall Not Pass, Speak Friend and Enter); GOT; Potter (Property of A. Read the rest... Victims of police torture fight for reparations The Homan Square facility, exposed as a CIA-style "black site" where police detainees would be brutalized without access to lawyers or relatives, is nothing new to those familiar with the violent legacy of police commander Jon Burge. Read the rest...