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Tornadoes on the Sun

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Last week, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite captured this stunning video of magnetically captured plasma moving like a tornado across the sun’s surface.

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Cats As Fonts

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Whatever font you prefer, one thing can be agreed on cats making silly faces or wearing clothing is freakin’ adorable.

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World’s Largest Rope Swing

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Extreme junkie Devin Graham went to Moab, Utah with some friends, set up a rope swing over a cliff. It’s quickly going viral, already nearing 1 million views in just two days.

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Cutest Hello Kitty Dentist Opens In Tokyo

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There really is a Hello Kitty dentist in Koto-ku, Tokyo. Definitely the pinkest and cutest dentist on earth. The clinic is called “ Hearts Dental Clinic .” The reason for making a “Hello Kitty” dental clinic isn’t simply that Japan is crazy for Kitty it is but rather, the clinic uses the character as a way to make going to the dentist less nerve racking for patients, especially younger ones.

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Swiss Man Installs Wood-Burning Stove In Car

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A Swiss man has installed a wood-burning stove in his 1990 Volvo 240 station wagon.

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iPads Vs. Textbooks [Infographic]

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On January 19th, Apple made a huge announcement: The introduction of iBooks 2, which would include high school textbooks, and iBooks Author, which would allow anyone to create them. Many think that Apple’s foray into education could revolutionize it.

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Amazon’s second-gen, possibly larger Kindle Fire to set off at end of Q2?

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Still anticipating the Kindle Fire’s successor? Well, here’s some gossip from the Far East for you Bezos fans

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PSA: Can your machine run Mountain Lion?

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Ah, compatibility, she can be a cruel mistress, prone to leaving your favorite devices out in the cold and your wallet a few bills lighter. Apple’s latest OS update, Mountain Lion , is no different. OS X 10.8 won’t run on just any Mac, so, the question is, will it run on yours ?

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Nevada is getting serious about driverless cars

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We were admittedly cynical last summer, when Nevada’s state legislature passed a law regulating the safety of driverless cars . But maybe we shouldn’t have been, because it looks like they’re actually serious about it. The state has now begun fleshing out its campaign with new regulations for testing these robocars, which, of course, are still very much in their infancy

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WSJ: Safari loophole lets Google track Apple users through web ads

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Stanford researcher Jonathan Mayer has discovered a curious Safari loophole that allows Google to track a user’s browsing activity via cookie-laced web ads. As it turns out, Apple’s browser normally accepts cookies from sites that a user visits, but automatically blocks them from third-party advertisers. As Mayer found out, though, advertisers can still circumvent this filter by enticing users to interact with ads in different ways

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