7 Strange Commencement Speeches

1. Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke, University of Vermont, 2012 For a class of alumna bear into the Spongebob generation , the prospect of Nickelodeon ’s porous , yellow famous person and his pal , Patrick Star , institutionalise off the class was probably a thrilling one — even if it meant watching the show ’s middle - eld voice actors bantering back and forth on phase . The Kenny / Fagerbakke pair stayed in character for theentire delivery , which conclude with a coxa - hop cover of Vitamin C ’s ( spelled Vitamin S - atomic number 99 - A in the speech , because , you know , maritime puns ) seminal “ Graduation ( Friends Forever ) ....

April 19, 2025 · 5 min · 1004 words · Jill Rivera

And now, a photoshopped picture of Neil deGrasse Tyson giving someone the finger (of science)

For those wondering , it looks like this is the original . For everyone else / anyone who prefers to disregard the fact that the gesture in the photograph up top is 100 % fake , and instead opine that it was present with a hearty “ because SCIENCE , bitches ” : delight the badassery . [ viaallbrook86 ] AstronomyAstrophysicsScienceSpace Daily Newsletter Get the best technical school , science , and civilisation news in your inbox daily ....

April 19, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · Sara Jones

Andy Serkis Says NewPlanet Of The ApesMovies Could Make Up To 5 Films

This is the best perhaps news program that we ’ve heard all class . The novel Planet of the Apes franchise is allegedly supposed to hold on after the next ungentle film directed by Matt Reeves . But principal character Andy Serkis asks , what if it did n’t ? In an interview withMTV , Caesar himself , Andy Serkis just threw out a potential “ What if this was n’t the oddment of the Apes franchise ?...

April 19, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Tanner Coleman

AT&T Begs FCC to Phase Out Landlines Completely

In a 32 - page filing with the FCC last week , AT&T askedthat the demand that it support a land line connection be repealed . It ’s an fast-growing bidding to get free of the cumbersome wall jack and move only to VoIP . An all - IP headphone electronic web may be inevitable someday , but AT&T is clearly hoping for that day to be as soon as potential ....

April 19, 2025 · 2 min · 240 words · Paula Simmons

BSG Now Free On iTunes. Apple, Give Me Back My Money!

Apple has bring out Battlestar Galactica ’s “ He That Believeth In Me ” from time of year four and “ Four month Later ” from Heroes for gratis on iTunes . Brick by brick , we ’re going to start force free TV on the cyberspace . Oh and Apple , you owe me $ 5.98 . Also available for free on iTunes are episodes of Eureka . Now ’s the clip to convince your friends ....

April 19, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Zachary Hernandez

Climate Change May Be Partly To Blame For The Disappearance Of The Neanderthals

Neanderthals declined apace and to extinction just a few thousand years afterreaching their top . Why ? It ’s a mystery we ’re still piecing together . Now , an clause recently published inProceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciencesprovides yet more evidence thatclimate change is ( at least partially ) to blame . " The Neanderthals were the human species closest to ours and live in Eurasia for some 350,000 years , " carbon monoxide gas - source Vasile Ersek , a aged lector in physical geography in Northumbria University ’s Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences , explained in astatement ....

April 19, 2025 · 4 min · 670 words · Jared Simmons

DC’sFlashMovie Has Found Its New Director

The newfangled conductor of DC ’s upcoming Flash movie is “ dope”—as in Rick Famuyiwa , the music director of last year ’s underrated film of the same name . He ’s taking overthe fizgig vacate bySeth Grahame - Smith to helm the superhero cinema that ’ll star Ezra Miller as the speedster and member of the Justice League . Deadline broke the news program of Famuyiwa ’s affaire . At this point , the handwriting is still by Grahame - Smith , based on a intervention by Phil Lord and Chris Miller ....

April 19, 2025 · 2 min · 275 words · Natasha Paul

Eat at Gizmodo’s

Welcome toTaste Test2.0 . This year ’s report : Cooking with science — it ’s the new preparation with butter . We love solid food almost as much as we love tech — so we ’re superhappy when they ’re together . Stick around this week as we research the various ways that the Gizmodo Age is changing the fashion that we experience the only thing all humans have in rough-cut ( besides sleeping , pooping , and the irrational desire for an Arrested Development movie ) ....

April 19, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Erin Green

Flatpack Boombox MP3 Dock – Hand Not Included

Nothing to do with Ikea , this boombox iPod dock is made out of paper and come up in a flatpack . Once assembled , its speakers pump out , with the aid of two AA batteries , all the Kurtis Blow and Sugarhill Gang ’ you ever wanted to hear . Compatible with all MP3 players , the cardboard miniskirt boombox is out in September , but no details on price , as yet ....

April 19, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Jessica Mendoza

Gizmodo Idol Contest Update

in the beginning this calendar week we announce our latestcontest . We are giving away $ 450 Charles Frederick Worth of Super.fi earbuds , concern ofUltimate Ears . All you have to do is get out that tv camera and film yourself swinge a call . Well , a few twenty-four hour period later we have two entries , and one unequaled surprisal over atYoutube . https://gizmodo.com/gizmodo-idol-contest-win-super-fi-earbuds-178439 Air Guitar Air Guitar Critique...

April 19, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Nathan Beasley

Godzilla Minus One/Minus ColorBrings Its Monochromatic Terrors to Netflix in August

Academy Award - succeed sensationGodzilla Minus Oneisfinally coming to 4 K and Blu - raywith English subtitles in September , and it ’s proven to bea solid hit for Netflix(after makinga defeat at the box office , too ) . Now , the plastic film ’s applaud black - and - white reading , the dead namedGodzilla Minus One / Minus Color , is also making its way to streaming , which is specially excellent word for fans who missed it duringits abbreviated theatrical runin the U....

April 19, 2025 · 3 min · 501 words · Christine Spencer

Hamster Wheel ‘O Death Gauges Your Rodent’s Speediness

Ever wonder how fast your hamster runs when he ’s spinning ’ round stupidly on his wheel ? Well , apparently someone on YouTube did and they attached a speedometer to their furry friend ’s cycle to ascertain out just how tight their four - legged pet could sprint . The little fella get the speed reckoning pretty richly before the cycle gets the good of him and spins him around for 12 counts ....

April 19, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Jesse Johnson

How Law Enforcement Agencies Around the Globe Are Using Robo-Dogs

Some things just do n’t operate well together . On their own , for exemplar , dogs and robots are pleasant , sometimes even joyous additions to the human experience . When combined though , they can chair to dystopic result . Despite the uncomfortable optics , “ robo - blackguard ” have experienced a revitalization in recent years , particularly among law enforcement agencies . These quadruped robots have seen meaning technological breakthroughs in recent years that allow them to engage in a variety of terrain and , in some cases , withstand uttermost temperatures ....

April 19, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Christina Alexander