The NTSB is investigating the ‘structural failure’ of Facebook’s Aquila internet drone | TechCrunch

Begin: WordPress Article Content Say what you will about the merits of Facebook’s Internet.org and Free Basics — it’s pretty cool that they’re building a huge, solar-powered, laser-shooting drone to deliver it. But a “structural failure” that occurred on the Aquila’s first test flight may be more serious than Facebook made it out to be:…

Read More

People Are Trolling Mike Pence By Making Up Musicals About Him

1. Mike Pence attended a Broadway performance of Hamilton on Friday, and was booed by the audience. After the show, a cast member spoke to Pence directly and delivered an impassioned plea. Tonight, VP-Elect Mike Pence attended #HamiltonBway. After the show, @BrandonVDixon delivered the following stateme… https://t.co/ZVumpj3BBD — Hamilton (@HamiltonMusical) “We, sir — we are…

Read More

The Stargate reboot is doomed · Newswire · The A.V. Club

It’s been a bad couple of years for explosion enthusiast Roland Emmerich. First, his gay rights drama Stonewall spawned accusations of whitewashing before being quickly forgotten by audiences. Then, his and frequent collaborator Dean Devlin’s Independence Day sequel, Resurgence, got blasted out of theaters by a giant laser beam of critical revulsion and audience indifference….

Read More

Alt-Right Exults in Donald Trump’s Election With a Salute: ‘Heil Victory’ – The New York Times

Protesters marched in Washington on Saturday, outside a conference of alt-right writers, activists and supporters. Credit Al Drago/The New York Times WASHINGTON — By the time Richard B. Spencer, the leading ideologue of the alt-right movement and the final speaker of the night, rose to address a gathering of his followers on Saturday, the crowd…

Read More