Here’s Why Thor’s Roommate Darryl Needs To Come Back for Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi has given us the tiniest shred of hope that Thor’s roommate, Darryl Jacobson, could make another appearance in the Marvel cinematic universe. That could mean another short video, but in a perfect Asgard we’d see Darryl move in as Thor’s permanent roomie.

In an interview with IGN, Waititi chatted about the hilarious mockumentary that first debuted at San Diego Comic-Con earlier this year. In it, Thor shares a glimpse of his (not entirely volunteer) sabbatical away from The Avengers during the events of Captain America: Civil War, living in a flat in Australia with his roommate, an office worker named Darryl.

Darryl, played by Daley Pearson, was the ideal match for Thor. He’s basically Marvel’s version of the Doctor Who companion, a regular working stiff who helps our otherworldly hero understand humanity’s ways. Plus, he’s really good at vacuuming. Well, according to Waititi, Darryl’s story might not be over just yet.

“I think you probably could see him again. There may be other little pieces of that thing that everyone saw that may just be a small part of a bigger thing,” he said.

While many signs would point to the mockumentary series continuing with another chapter, I think it would so much better to give Darryl a cameo in Thor: Ragnarok. Heck, let’s go one step further and bring him to the Nine Realms as Thor’s permanent roommate. Think about it, it would be perfect. Here’s just a few reasons why:

He can help keep Asgard tidy

Asgard gets into plenty of scrapes, and explosions are about as common as Loki’s smoldering stares. Thor’s too busy to keep the palace clean, so he clearly needs someone to keep things in line. As mentioned before, Darryl is really good at keeping his flat tidy, even when Thor leaves his hammer just lying around the middle of the living room.

Plus, Mark Ruffalo has said Hulk and Thor will be embarking on a “universal road movie” across the Nine Realms, so somebody needs to watch the place while they’re out joyriding.

He doesn’t ask a lot of questions

There’s no way Thor’s got any kind of rental history or credit score, yet Darryl took him in as a roommate anyway. That kind of loyalty means he’s going to look the other way every time Thor does something stupid.

He can teach Thor how to send a damn email

How much simpler would things have been if Thor knew how to actually call Tony Stark or Captain America? Who knows, he could’ve de-escalated the whole situation before the Civil War even took place. Well, judging by the content of his first email, probably not:

Subject: Greetings!

Dear Tony Stark,

How’s it going? I was just thinking fondly on some of the times we had.

Remember when you created a possessed robot who nearly destroyed

Hey – we saved planet!!!!!!!!!!

Steve AKA Captain America, were havi

Darryl clearly tried his best to send messages for Thor when requested, but he could use his skills as an office worker to actually bring Thor into the 21st century. Ravens don’t work anymore, Thor, they haven’t since Game of Thrones.

He respects Thor’s privacy

Heroes like Thor need their space, and Darryl clearly knows how to keep his distance… probably because he needs his alone time from the nosy Norse god too. Thor put a sign on his bedroom to keep Darryl out, and not once do we see Thor’s roommate rummaging around, even though there’s some pretty in-depth research about Infinity Stones in there.

Hell, Thor’s had a piece of meat rotting in there for weeks, and Darryl still keeps out.

He’s Team Thor

In the age of Team Cap or Team Iron, we need a guy who’s going to proudly proclaim he’s on Team Thor. Or at least quietly agree when Thor involuntarily drafts him.

High five bro.

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Computer Glasses Showdown: Gunnar Optiks vs. Uvex

Computer Glasses Showdown: Gunnar Optiks vs. Uvex

Gunnar Optiks and Uvex computer glasses both promise to reduce eye strain, prevent computer-related headaches, and be comfortable to wear for long periods of time. But Uvex’s basic frames, while not even remotely as visually appealing as the Gunnar line, are a fraction of the cost. Let’s see who is victorious in this battle between beauty and the beast.

The Contenders

You’ve probably heard of Gunnar, or at least seen one of their high-octane, gamer-focused ads with slogans like “keep your balls moist.” Uvex, on the other hand, is relatively unknown unless your job requires a lot of PPE (personal protective equipment). Here’s a quick rundown of what they’re all about:

This comparison is all about how cheap and functional computer glasses like Uvex Skypers hold up against the chic, heavy hitters like Gunnar SheaDogs. Assuming they both work, the Uvex Skypers seem like the obvious choice for those looking to save some coin, and the Gunnar SheaDogs are best for those who like to look good. I’ve been wearing both for the past couple weeks to find out for sure.

Gunnars Block a Lot of Blue Light, but Uvex Block More

Computer Glasses Showdown: Gunnar Optiks vs. Uvex
Chart via Gunnar Optiks.

In order to judge the effectiveness of these battling blue blockers, you need to understand how they work. Computer glasses have an unmistakable orange or amber tint to their lenses, which filters out the harshest light, or “blue light.” Some also have an anti-reflective, UV blocking coating that reduces the amount of bright light passing through the lenses and into your eyes. The more bright, blue light that’s filtered out, the less your eyes have to strain to look at your display. Do they actually work? We’ve talked about it at length before, and for the most part, they do. In fact, there’s evidence that suggests blocking out blue light before bed even helps you get better sleep.

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In the chart above, you can see that Gunnar’s blue blocking lenses filter out about 65% of blue light. That’s pretty good compared to some of the other lens coatings on the market. However, Uvex Skypers block out a whopping 98% of blue light. Just for an example, my router has some blue LED lights. When I wear the Gunnars, the blue lights are less bright and turn a greenish color. When I wear the Uvex Skypers, the blue lights disappear entirely. The Skypers’ high blue blocking made me the most comfortable during long stints at the computer.

There is a downside though: Everything is a warm, amber color. The Gunnars at least allow for some color variance. Gunnars also have a UV400 anti-reflective coating to help reduce glare, and the Uvex Skypers don’t. I personally can’t tell how much this helps, but as we’ve explained, people prefer AR coated lenses over non-coated ones. Even so, UV protection does not mean Gunnars are designed to be worn outdoors. You’ll still need a pair of sunglasses for that.

Both Are Comfortable to Wear, but Gunnars Look Less Silly

Computer Glasses Showdown: Gunnar Optiks vs. Uvex
How wearing each pair makes you feel.

Uvex Skypers get the job done, there’s no doubt about it, but they look absolutely ridiculous. Part of that is because they’re also impact-rated safety glasses, and also because they cost about as much as a fast food combo meal. Despite how dorky you might look in them, though, they are super comfortable to wear. They have a molded-in bridge that rests comfortably on your nose, and the cushioned temples are adjustable to three different positions. The lenses also have an anti-fog coating, so you don’t ever have to worry about your nerd goggles getting steamed up.

I can’t speak for all Gunnar styles, but the SheaDogs are pretty comfy as well. They’re super lightweight (only 20 grams), so you barely feel them on your face, and the frame seems flexible enough to fit different face sizes. The temples of the frames are also extra thin and rest right along the side of your head, so wearing over-the-ear headphones works perfectly. You can wear headphones over the temples of Uvex Skypers as well, but things aren’t quite as airtight. If you like to use noise-cancelling, over-the-ear headphones like me, the fit could be better. And of course, the Gunnar SheaDogs biggest boon: they look like a stylish pair of glasses. There’s no denying that all of Gunnar’s frames look way better than what Uvex is offering. That said, I still felt kind of odd wearing them. For reference, I felt silly wearing the Gunnars in a coffee shop, but I couldn’t even bring myself to put on the Skypers. As Dr. John Dorian would ask, “Do those come with allergies and headgear?”

The Gunnar SheaDogs also have a slight magnification to them that’s supposed to further reduce eye strain, but would actually give me a headache after an hour or two. I had laser eye surgery earlier this year, however, so my experience may be different than yours. Many people seem to like the slight magnification. The Uvex Skypers don’t feature any magnification (that I could notice anyway).

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Gunnar Offers Prescription Lenses, Uvex Skypers Can Fit Over Some Frames

Computer Glasses Showdown: Gunnar Optiks vs. Uvex

Gunnars also have the advantage of offering prescription blue blocking lenses for most of their frame styles. They’re not cheap, though. For example, the SheaDog style frames would cost you somewhere between $230 and $350 for prescription lenses. And that cost would be in addition to whatever your normal frames or contacts cost you.

Still, Uvex Skypers are one size fits all with no possible way to get a prescription. If you need vision correction, you’ll have to wear contacts or your normal frames underneath them. The adjustable temples on the Skypers make it possible to fit most frames underneath (I could fit my old thick, hipster frames), but it’s not the most comfortable option. Not by a longshot.

Uvex Offers Way More Bang for Your Buck, Gunnar Is Better for Gaming

Computer Glasses Showdown: Gunnar Optiks vs. Uvex
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My eyes feel at rest when I wear my Uvex Skypers. That’s not always the case with my Gunnars. They do a decent job of blocking light, and are plenty comfy, but the slight magnification and smaller field of vision I have with the SheaDog frames end up doing more harm than good in the long run. And bottom line, Uvex Skypers cost me a grand total of $9 with free Amazon Prime shipping—or about 12% of what the Gunnar SheaDogs cost me. That’s insane. I can’t believe I bought a pair of Gunnar’s first. Also, for the record, I wore my Skypers while I wrote this.

If you’re really worried about looking somewhat stylish at the office, and you have money to burn, then sure, go with a pair of Gunnars. They work fine. But, truth be told, you’re not going to look cool anyway. The orange tint of blue-blocking lenses are always going to make you look like a neo-maxi-zoom-dweeby. Life hack: stop trying to look cool, nobody cares. I say go for broke—or not broke rather—and pick up a cheap pair that get the job done.

That being said, the amber tint on Gunnar lenses are better for gaming if that’s the main reason you want computer glasses. They don’t block as much blue light and I wouldn’t recommend them for long days of working in front of a computer screen, but they do let you see more color variation on your display. Uvex lenses make it feel like you’re inside a bottle of orange soda, and that’s not ideal when you want to have adventures in beautiful, colorful worlds. However, even Gunnars will give an amber tint to everything (unless you go for the non-blue blocking crystalline line). And, despite Gunnar’s claims, their glasses do not “increase gaming precision and graphics,” so temper your expectations. At best, they’ll let you play your favorite games for a little longer before your eyes get dry and tired.

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Good bye Flickr. So long, and thanks for hosting all my photos (or why I left Flickr)

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Nine years, that’s how long I have been a Flickr user for and I have always found the service to be fairly good value. I like the way Flickr looks and how it presents my photos, I like the fact that I can use the Flickr App to share and show my photos to people on my phone when I’m out and about, I like that I can join groups, and I like that I can post photos to these groups. Flickr isn’t perfect but I believe it’s still pretty good and it’s better than some other hosted photo sharing services.

I have never had any reason to dislike Flickr enough to want to find an alternative since I have never really taken my photography seriously. However I have plenty of reasons to stop using Flickr now that I take my photography more seriously and Flickr has been acquired by Verizon. And it seems I’m not the only one who thinks it’s time to give up on Flickr.

Flickr’s future has always been fairly bleak since it’s acquisition by Yahoo who subsequently killed Flickr and lost the internet. Flickr did get marginally better after Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer announced that Yahoo was going to make Flickr awesome again. But the redesign was more of a diversion tactic to distract people from a bigger change: the change Yahoo made to it’s business model which, as Derek Powazek puts it in his PC Worldarticle about Flickrs relaunch, was to “overprice its ad-free and paid memberships in order to force more people to see more ads”. But why would you want to provide worse value for money to paying subscribers? There is one simple answer: money. Because selling ads and forcing people who don’t pay for add-free subscriptions to see those ads by inserting them in their photo streams would earn Yahoo more money than it would otherwise earn from people paying to not see the ads. Anyway that doesn’t matter now that Verizon has acquired Flickr. I really doubt that things are going to get any better for Flickr or it’s users. In fact I think that Verizon is going to be more detrimental to Flicker and it’s users than Yahoo ever was. I hope I am wrong and only time will tell but I’m not about to stick around to find out.

In the mean time I don’t expect anything to happen with Flickr until later in the new year when the acquisition is due to be completed. However anything could happen between now and then including the deal falling through which is possible but unlikely. Flickr really is being sold to Verizon.

Even once the deal is complete I don’t expect that Flickr will disappear any time soon or even at all. I believe that the Flickr service is just going to go from bad to worse in the hands of a corporation that can’t be trusted to do the right thing given it’s history of being a complete and total fucking cunt to it’s customers and employees.

You don’t need to look hard for examples of Verizon’s bad behaviour, which includes but is not limited to; Taking Away Your Right To Sue, Trying to sell app installations on its customers phones, waging war on it’s employees prompting 40,000 workers to walk off their job, opposing netneutrality rules and suing anyone who gets in their way of destroying or at least watering down netneutrality rules. It’s not hard to find unhappy Verizon customers. On one consumer affairs web site there are over three and a half thousand complaints about their mobile phone service, just one of the services that Verizon provides, the same site lists almost two thousand complaints about Verizons FiOS service. Then there was that time that Verizon told a customer to get a lawyer and subpoena if you want that itemised bill. Don’t get me started on Verizons sneaky use of perma-cookies. Not only does Verizon rip off it’s customers is even rips off entire cities and states. Shall I keep going? It’s little wonder why Verizon got to the quarter finals in the Consumerist’s worst company awards. It’s clear that Verizon is without a doubt a thoroughly abhorrent and reprehensible company that people absolutely detest and it’s one reason I am ceasing my use of Flickr. I don’t want to support such an atrocious company by using any of it’s services.

Another reason I’m leaving Flicker to self host my own images is because I have more than a few issues with hosted services which boil down to freedom. I want full control of my own images, data, rights, and the freedom to administer my site in whichever way I see fit.

A little less than two years ago Yahoo decided that it was going to sell wall prints of photos made by it’s users that were licensed under the Creative Commons “commercial attribution” licence and that it was going to keep 100% of the profits made. While the move wasn’t illegal Yahoo still coped a lot of flack so much so that Yahoo decided to scrap the plan about two weeks later. While the whole controversy didn’t affect me, since I had decided to retain all rights to my photos, it did get me thinking: what happens if in the future Verizon decides to do something similar with Flickr that does affect me? I don’t want someone else using my images to make a profit, if anyone is going to make a profit using my photos it will be me. I’m the one that put the effort in to creating the photos ergo I should be the one to reap the rewards, including monetary rewards, for my efforts. Should Verizon try anything similar with Flickr I wouldn’t have many options. I could hope that the decision sparks enough outrage that they decide to reverse their decision, but I doubt it given how unscrupulous Verizon is. I could remove all of my photos and delete my account. Or I could self host my own photos.

If the service is free then you are the service. This is true of Flicker, as it is with almost every other hosted service provider. Even if Flickr doesn’t sell my images to make a profit they are still using my data to make a profit by placing ads amongst my photos which is generating them revenue. The ads weren’t a problem when I didn’t take my photography seriously, but now I’m taking my photography more seriously the ads are a problem. Not only do I take issue with Yahoo generating profit by placing ads amongst my photos I also have an issue with the way the ads look. At first glance some of the ads don’t even look like ads and could easily be mistaken for an uninspired photo. I don’t want someone to mistake an ad that uses a terrible photo as one of my photos. Flickr has the right to put ads where ever they want if they are providing a free service, and I have the right to stop using the service. Placing ads amongst my photos that are designed to not look like ads is just another nail in the coffin for Flickr.

Other issues I have with hosted services include having to abide by bullshit arbitrary and arcane rules or risk being censored like Facebook has done in the past to Australian-based birth photographer Angela Gallo, because apparently birth photography is a type of porn. Then there was that time when Instagram (who’s owned by Facebook) censored a photo by Petra Collins by deleting her account. Most recently Facebook censored Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Nick Ut’s “The Terror of War”, otherwise known and referred to less tastefully as ‘Napalm Girl’. Facebooks reason for censoring the photo? It contained nudity which is a violation of it’s community standards. The move shows that Facebook doesn’t care about photography or photographers and that it knows nothing about the image it censored. If Facebook did know that Nick Ut’s image “The Terror of War” is a historically important and iconic image that has changed history and changed modern warfare would they have still censored it? Facebook has since reversed it’s decision but only after coping a lot of deserved criticism for it’s incredibly poor judgement, including criticism from Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg who herself was censored by Facebook. Those examples are just the tip of the iceberg, there are a lot more examples of social networks censoring people sometimes for no reason at all. I doubt any of my photos would ever be censored but I still don’t want to risk being subject to such bullshit censorship decisions and practices. I refuse to support and use any service provider that censors photographers.

Also of concern is the chance that any hosted service could be acquired, shut down (like what happened to many failed businesses and startup flops during the dot.com boom and subsequent bust), or both like what happened to Picturelife. What happens if I choose to use a hosted service that subsequently shuts down? Maybe I might get lucky like how Picturelife users got lucky when their photos were saved by SmugMug. However if I don’t get so lucky I’d have to find another hosting provider, re-upload, and organise my images. Depending on how many images I have shared that could be quite a lot of work, work that takes time, time that I would rather spend making photos or doing something more productive. Luck isn’t something I want to rely on. I want to be in total control of my photos.

Another issue I have with hosted service providers is that they can change the service at any time, they can add features, remove features, change pricing, and generally do what ever they want with their service. A hosted service provider might think they know what features I need and want but they really don’t. I don’t want a hosted service to decide what features I need or don’t need and to grant or revoke those features as they see fit like howInstagram is retiring the ‘photo maps’ feature from it’s service because hardly anyone uses it. Sure hardly anyone uses the ‘photo maps’ feature but some people still do use it. Sucks to be someone that uses the ‘photo maps’ feature. I also don’t want to pay for a service that has the features that I want just to have the service provider raise the price like whatNetflix has done in the past. Getting a bunch of people hooked on something then increasing the price is a dirty and indefensible tactic. If the web host I use to host my own site increases it’s prices or removes a feature that I need and use then I’ll simply find a better value hosting service or a hosting service that offers the features that I need. It’s easier to migrate a web site from one host to another than it is to find another hosted service to share my images.

Security is another reason I would rather host my own images. I don’t want to risk my security with a hosted service provider. A large service provider is an attractive target for hackers, the more people that use the service the more attractive it is to hackers. Hacks happen every day and a lot of companies won’t even tell you if they have been hacked which just compounds the problem. If a service I use gets hacked and that service provider doesn’t inform me that it was hacked then I can’t change my password to secure my account from people who would use it for nefarious purposes. Security is always an afterthought for any large service provider, they don’t care as much about security as they do about making money.

Self hosting doesn’t come without it’s own set of risks and challenges, and it isn’t going to eliminate every problem or risk I face, whether it’s real or perceived, with using a hosted service but it at least greatly reduces those problems and risks. It also gives me more freedom and control over my creative vision.

Sure there are advantages to using a hosted photo service, like not having to worry about the security and upkeep of a web site, or worrying about your site slowing down, crashing, or exceeding your allocated bandwidth (unless you have unlimited bandwidth) should a photo on your site happen to go viral or your site receives an unusually large amount of traffic for whatever reason. But for myself the disadvantages of using a hosted service provider far outweigh any advantages they provide.

What it comes down to is at the end of the day a service provider is there to make money, and as long as it makes money then it really doesn’t care about it’s users. Yahoo proved this when it acquired Flicker back in 2005 and I would be surprised if Verizon doesn’t prove me right. The only person that really cares about my photography is myself, only I will act in my own best interest not some service provider who is out to make money at any cost.

And that is why I have chosen to stop using Flickr in favour of self hosting my own photos.

Good bye Flickr and good luck, you will need it, with your new corporate overlords.

About The Author

James Ingles, (Jingles for short), is a street photographer based in Melbourne, Australia. You can see more of his work on his site and get in touch via Ello, Pinterest, or YouTube. You can also hit him up on Patreon. This article was also published here and shared with permission.

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How to Tune Up a Lawn Mower in Five Steps

Gas-powered lawn mowers, like any machine driven by an internal combustion engine, require maintenance over time to keep running smoothly. Here are the five things you should check to give your mower a tune up.

In this video from This Old House, Roger Cook shows us how to keep the mower running happily. If you’re familiar with engines, you’ve probably done most of this before—but personally, I need some guidance. First of all you should check the oil level (ideally before every use) and change it if it’s dirty. Then you should check the air filter, as a dirty, clogged filter will just make the engine work harder and less efficiently. Next up is the spark plug; Cook suggests you change it “every season” (i.e. a few times a year).

Of course, you should also check that the blade hasn’t dulled to much and sharpen it if necessary.

What I didn’t know is that old gasoline can go “stale” and you should only buy a small quantity (say a month’s worth) at a time. Otherwise the aging ethanol in the gas can damage the engine. You can add a fuel stabilizer to extend the life of the gas and prevent it from damaging the engine. Get those five items in check, then all you need is the lawn.

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DataScience launches a service to easily query info and build models from anywhere

Many of the largest companies — like Facebook with FBLearner — in the world have built an edge for themselves by making the process of studying their users and data science ongoing, tracking closely how things change over time. But for other businesses, those studies might just end with a single chart or predictive analysis report.

Ian Swanson started DataScience about two and a half years ago in order to provide those businesses with that kind of information. The company employed data scientists internally that would work with outside businesses. But over the past year, DataScience has been working to build an array of tools — once that they’ve used internally — that businesses can hand to data scientists internally to essentially get the same thing done, which is launching today in the form of DataScience Cloud.

Here’s the short version: with DataScience Cloud, employees are able to look up a range of information across a wide array of sources — ranging from internal, unstructured databases to Salesforce accounts — with single SQL queries that have been optimized to work across all those buckets. They can then write predictive models for that data in the form of code, and deploy that code internally so other parts of the company can use to run simulations or additional tests against in order to predict better outcomes.

“Data scientist, and data science, is a pretty narrow focused term like a lot of roles: statistician, actuary, and so on,” Swanson said. “The common term we might hear is data science. They spend a lot of time performing engineering tasks, many times they fail to make an impact in their business. They might create from a simple standpoint some SQL queries, start to build a model using python or R, but once they create that model, one they can predict a user is leaving business, what do they do with it? You have to become algorithmic.”

Part of the challenge that led to DataScience was the process of actually building out those models. For example, it might be easier to put together a predictive model using Python, R or MATLAB for a data scientist, but it may need to be implemented in Java to be used across the organization. If the data scientist isn’t an expert in Java, that means handing the project over to an engineer to write through it in Java and not being able to make any adjustments to it without going through that engineer (or, of course, learning Java).

With this tool, data scientists can constantly tweak and update their models as new information comes in, as well as do it in the language they prefer. That keeps those teams more nimble and able to react more quickly to changes in the way people are using their tools. And it also means they have a better understanding of the scope of the models they can build and run, rather than there being a communicative disconnect between multiple departments in a company.

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Another part of the problem was making sure that the query process was adaptable across multiple different skill sets, Swanson said. Because the role of “data scientist” is so overarching and becoming larger, there are a lot of roles that have expertise in small parts of the puzzle, and DataScience has to fill in the holes by making it easier to query the right information. Any queries done through DataScience can also operate on NoSQL databases as well. In the end, getting that data has to be fast, easy, and highly open to interpretation if it’s going to be a viable product for a large array of companies.

There are a couple risks when it comes to a business like DataScience and a product like this. The main one is whether a company with a similar tool — or others with similar tools — would simply widely open source their tools in order to speed up the rate of development on them. That would allow other companies to start implementing those tools, and even start to build additional businesses on top of them.

Swanson’s argument against that is DataScience is handling the infrastructure side of things as well. Data science models often exist on servers that are constantly online, but aren’t always running those operations, he said, so that’s why the company has a pay-per-compute pricing model similar to what Amazon Web Services has.

DataScience has raised $28 million in funding total from Crosscut Ventures, Greycroft Partners and Whitehart Ventures.

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Own Your Own Humvee – Surplus Trucks Hitting Auction Market

616755_6002_159_0001I know as a little boy, I drooled over Hummers. Besides the fact that they were used by the military, the trucks were downright cool. Blocky, rugged, and all-terrain ready, the Hummer and by extension the military Humvee’s were a truck-fantasizing boy’s dream. However, as an adult, you realize that dreams often are not rooted […]

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T-Mobile tells iPhone owners not to install iOS 10 just yet (Updated)

T-Mobile issued a stern warning to its customers against downloading and installing the new iOS 10 update to their existing 6, 6 Plus and SE iPhone models. According to the T-Mobile website, doing so will, cause the handset to "lose connectivity [to the T-Mobile network] in certain circumstances." Once that happens, the user can only re-establish their network connection by fully powering down the phone and restarting it. That said, the company does expect Apple to push a corrective patch live within the next 48 hours.
Update: On Thursday night, T-Mobile announced that Apple had released its patch for the connectivity issue. If you had already downloaded iOS 10 (and were therefore at risk for this issue), go to Settings > General > About, to install the fix. If you hadn’t yet installed the new OS, feel free to do so without fear of having your cell service randomly drop.

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There’s Actual Hardcore Porn Hiding In iOS 10 [NSFW]

There's Actual Hardcore Porn Hiding In iOS 10 [NSFW]

Last night, we discovered that typing the word “butt” into iOS 10’s new, baked-in GIF search leads you to a certain My Little Pony in a fairly compromised position. Apple’s already corrected that particular oversight, but they’re not done yet—because the new Messages app is also hiding actual, very easy-to-find hardcore porn.

Type in the word “huge,” for instance, and you’ll find an unpixelated version of this:

There's Actual Hardcore Porn Hiding In iOS 10 [NSFW]

As we explained last night, Apple seems to be using search (in this case powered by Bing) to pull GIFs from a number of different sources. Its only censorship method thus far seems to be blocking potentially problematic words like “boobs” and “penis” and—as of this morning—“butt.” And there’s no reason for Apple to think that the word “huge” would bring up anything more than, say, a particularly large pillow or strawberry, except for the fact that of course it fucking would.

Now, it’s kind of understandable that a cartoon pony might slip through, but this is about as blatant as it gets. Apple is a massive tech company! You would think that, somewhere, in all their many departments, at least one person would be able to come up with an algorithm that knows when a dick is being sucked.

Because now, anytime anyone opens up their app to search “huge,” they will find the gif below.

Are you ready?

Like … really ready?

If you don’t want to see porn, close the page right now.

Because you’re about to see porn.

Alright, don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Here it is.

There's Actual Hardcore Porn Hiding In iOS 10 [NSFW]

Apple: It just works.

Update 1:04 p.m.:

Apple has now blocked the word “huge.”

There's Actual Hardcore Porn Hiding In iOS 10 [NSFW]

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