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Technology from the days when bigger meant better. 1944. Engineer Dr. John von Neumann with the Harvard Mark I, an electro-mechanical computer. Via: minf.vub.ac.be 1944. The Colossus, used by British codebreakers to decrypt coded German messages at the end of WW2. Source: en.wikipedia.org / via: royal.pingdom.com 1946. ENIAC, the world’s first general-purpose computer, weighed 27 tons. Among other things, the so-called "Giant Brain" was used for calculations for the development of the hydrogen bomb. Source: ftp.arl.mil / via: linuxshellaccount.blogspot.co.uk 1949. Analog Computing Machine, an early version of the modern computer. It's located in the then-Engine Research Building at the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory, Cleveland, Ohio, which is now part of NASA. Source: flickr.com / via: brainpickings.org View Entire List ›

Russell Brand, Oliver Stone, Maggie Gyllenhaal and many more stand up for the imprisoned alleged whistleblower, who is currently facing trial. Over three years after he was arrested and charged with perpetrating the biggest leak of confidential documents in American history, Pfc. Bradley Manning is now on trial for his alleged crimes. Despite — or perhaps, inspired by — the government's tight handle on the details of his imprisonment and trial, Manning has earned a long roster of public supporters, from journalists and transparency advocates to politically-minded celebrities. They profess both an admiration for his alleged actions, which include leaking video of US military strikes that killed civilians in Baghdad, and outrage over the dark conditions under which he has been kept. In a new video for the Bradley Manning Defense Network, filmmakers like Oliver Stone and Maggie Gyllenhaal, along with activists such as Daniel Ellsberg, call for whistleblower protections and demand a "fair trial" for Manning and the end of his "unjust confinement.""To take a risk and take a stand, knowing that in all likelihood you'll be persecuted, penalized, demonized and punished for it — that's incredibly bold," Russell Brand says in the clip.

Let me start by saying that Twitter is a great place, a wonderful social medium to share breaking news, photos, videos, GIFs and random thoughts. It’s also home to the parody account which, frankly, is the abyss of the internet, the black hole of comedy. Last night LeBron James was stripped of his headband by Tim Duncan but continued to play. It was amusing in the “oh look, LeBron lost his headband and he’s got a shiny dome” sense. It wasn’t amusing enough to make a parody account. Hundreds of unfunny folks tried and failed miserably to provide humor to the masses. At last count there were 107. Most only have a handful of followers, others have grown into the thousands. None of them are funny. Not single one. Here are just a few user names (complete list here). https://twitter.com/LebronHeaddband https://twitter.com/LeBron0Headband https://twitter.com/LebronHeadBand3 https://twitter.com/LebronHeadband2 https://twitter.com/_LebronHeadBand https://twitter.com/LebronzHeadband https://twitter.com/Headband_Lebron https://twitter.com/BronHeadBand https://twitter.com/HeadbandLebron https://twitter.com/JamesHeadband https://twitter.com/L_JamesHeadband https://twitter.com/LeHeadband6 https://twitter.com/LeHeadband_ https://twitter.com/LBJHEADBAND__ https://twitter.com/BronHeadBand https://twitter.com/LebronsHB_ https://twitter.com/Lebrons1stLove https://twitter.com/HeadbandLebrons https://twitter.com/Lebrons_Head https://twitter.com/NoHeadbandJames https://twitter.com/LeLostHeadband https://twitter.com/HeadbandRune83 https://twitter.com/LebronsBald Here are some comedic gems. Bosh just put me on his head!!! LEBRON HELP ME!! — Lebron's Headband (@Lebrons_HB) June 19, 2013 If he dont put me on in the next five seconds, I rooting for the spurs — LeBron's Headband (@Headband_Lebron) June 19, 2013 That hoe better wear me for #game7 — Lebron's Headband (@HeadbandLebrons) June 19, 2013 WHO GON GIMME HEAD NEXT?!?! #lebronsheadband — LeBrons headband (@BronzHeadband) June 19, 2013 smh I almost scored as many points as Ginobli last night and I can't even hold a basketball — Lebron's Headband (@LebronzHeadband) June 19, 2013 DWade just tried to roll me up in some weed — Lebrons Headband (@JamesHeadband) June 19, 2013 Somebody put out a amber alert for me, this shit stressful. — Lebron's HeadBand (@LBJHEADBAND__) June 19, 2013 I HATE YOU ALL.

People are apparently still buying this stuff. Watch out, Jane Fonda. This lady's got a thong unitard. Source: etsy.com Working Girl + Midas Touch Source: etsy.com Sure, why not throw a shapeless, shiny raincoat into the mix. Source: etsy.com See you at step aerobics. Source: etsy.com View Entire List ›

Williams apologized in a blog post Wednesday morning after comments from her Rolling Stone profile prompted an outcry. Rolling Stone profiled Williams about her life on and off the court. It also covered more serious topics like her thoughts on the Steubenville, Ohio rape case. Via: Pool / Reuters Many who read the profile thought that she was victim-blaming and perpetuating rape culture by putting the responsibility on the victim to protect herself. Via: Brad Barket / Getty Images "Do you think it was fair, what they got? They did something stupid, but I don't know. I'm not blaming the girl, but if you're a 16-year-old and you're drunk like that, your parents should teach you: don't take drinks from other people. She's 16, why was she that drunk where she doesn't remember? It could have been much worse. She's lucky. Obviously I don't know, maybe she wasn't a virgin, but she shouldn't have put herself in that position, unless they slipped her something, then that's different." View Entire List ›

When we first heard Warner Bros was making a Lego movie, we more or less assumed that it’d be getting the Smurfs/Yogi Bear/Chipmunks treatment, where they take a beloved children’s property, render it in gross CGI, give it a Poochie the Dog makeover from the marketing department, and then watch the toys fly off the shelves as it rains cocaine. At the very least, “It’s about legos,” didn’t sound like the most intriguing basis for a script.But now that the first teaser for The Lego Movie is here, it actually has more of a homemade, stop-motion vibe, and seems to have been constructed using recognizable comedic timing. Who knew? Credit Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord and whichever third world nation provided the sweat shop animation (I assume that’s how it works). Voice talent includes Chris Pratt from Parks & Rec, with lengthy exposition by Morgan Freeman, which is always a wise choice. That man’s got pipes made of sweet silk pumping velvet fondue. Whoa, I just gave myself a wordplay boner.Anyway, I know these movies are aimed at little kids, but it’s nice when they give me something I can enjoy too while I’m there pickin’ up chicks.

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It’s Drake. (And they really did.) Via: gq.com And promoting the cover last night on Twitter, as savvy social media editors do: Cue a giddy Bynes reply: Here are some more photos of Drake from the magazine: All shot by Mario Sorrenti for GQ July 2013. Via: gq.com View Entire List ›