Watch the top 18 Film winners from Cannes

Watch the top 18 Film winners from Cannes: "

We've put the Grand Prix winner and all 17 gold Lion winners from this year's Film competition on one page. Watch all of the ads here.

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Ooh! Another version by DJMoore.

Dang! Another related rant at DBKP by RidesAPaleHorse (via Holger)

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awesome seat belt sign

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Earth’s High and Lows Graph

Earth’s High and Lows Graph: "This will give you an interesting perspective on the 'Deep Horizon' well. When compared with the highest part of the atmosphere and the deepest sea trench, it is an amazingly deep well. Thanks to 'Our Amazing Planet' for some great work. Sorry for the size!!







I like the graphic for other reasons. Who knew sharks could swim so deep?

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GE engineer explains how lightsabers would (not) work

GE engineer explains how lightsabers would (not) work: "

Okay, folks, make sure you have some tissues handy because GE engineer Matt Gluesenkamp is about to break a lot of hearts. The laser just turned 50, and that got Gluesenkamp thinking about one of the most iconic representations of the technology: the lightsaber. He analyzes the tech it'd take to make them real. Is it possible? In a word, no.

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Wrong, That's How You Did It: Warner Bros. Sued For Pirating Anti-Pirate Software

Wrong, That's How You Did It: Warner Bros. Sued For Pirating Anti-Pirate Software: "

Allegedly Warner Bros. is being sued by a German company for taking their proprietary anti-pirating technology and using it without permission. God, and they raised such a stink when I pirated 'Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove'. You outta be ashamed. Per the Hollywood Reporter:

The claim comes from a German company called Medien Patent Verwaltung. According to new infringement lawsuits filed against Warners, Technicolor and Deluxe in New York and Germany, MPV says that in 2003, it introduced the studio to a method of marking films with a distinctive code so it could track back sources of piracy to the exact theater in which an unauthorized copy originated. MPV says it has been trying to get Warners to pay for use of the technology since it allegedly began incorporating the invention in prints throughout Europe in 2004.


'We disclosed our anti-piracy technology to Warner Bros. in 2003 at their request, under strict confidentiality, expecting to be treated fairly,' MPV says in a statement. 'Instead, they started using our technology extensively without our permission and without any accounting to us. However, we had taken care to obtain patents to protect MPV's technology, and we are now in a position where we must assert our rights.'

Well, well, well -- the tables have turned, haven't they, Mr. and Mr. Warner? And not to start any sibling rivalry or anything, but I did catch your brother making out with your girlfriend. That goes for both of you. That's right, a love square. Now I'd be careful if I were you -- one minute you're bootlegging software,the next you're crossing swords (read: peeners) with your brother. Just sayin', pirating: it's a slippery slope.

Warner Brothers Sued for Pirating Anti-Pirating Software. [towergaming]

Thanks to Francesco, who doesn't pirate anything but that booty. Well rope a ship's wheel to my back and let's do this thing!"

Mother Nature, You Bitch: Giant Sinkhole In Guatemala City Swallows Buildings, Road

Mother Nature, You Bitch: Giant Sinkhole In Guatemala City Swallows Buildings, Road: "

Satan, are you down there? This is a giant-ass sinkhole in Guatemala City that appeared over the weekend after tropical storm Agatha (whore! You're no Cristie) battered Central America with rain.

DOWNPOURS caused by tropical storm Agatha have created a giant sinkhole in Guatemala City, while throughout the country officials have reported 120 people dead and at least 53 missing.


The sinkhole, which formed in the northern part of the capital city, swallowed up a space larger than the area of a street intersection.

Residents said a three-storey building and a house fell into the hole. The residents blamed a poor sewerage system for the sinkhole.

My thoughts go out to everyone affected by this tragedy. Also, [insert joke about how sinkhole pales in comparison to ex's vagina].

Hit the jump for several more of the HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO."