io9 ReviewsReviews and critical analyses of fan-favorite movies, TV shows, comics, books, and more. About 15 years had passed since I last spent time aboard the Serenity with Mal, Zoe, Wash, and the gang. But with plenty of free evenings during a global pandemic, I decided it was time to…

A recent research paper shows a way to create multicolor 3D prints using a single extruder if you are too lazy to babysit the machine and switch filament. The concept: print your own “programmable” filament that has the right colors in the right place. This is the same idea as…

We like simplicity when it comes to VPN services. Even if they stuff a ton of extra features into the app, its important that regular users can still navigate it. Thats one of the attributes that we like about FastestVPN. It also supports 10 simultaneous connections instead of the usual…

Wow. We’ve featured the work of the cycling industry’s crystal ball-gazing, doodle extraordinaire before but oddly enough, none of his other cycle-inventions felt as practical as this project does… Read on below for the full scoop on this creation from the mind of Bicycle Pubes with words by Dr. Pubey…

I spent the first week of 2021 learning an OS called Plan 9 from Bell Labs. This is a fringe Operating System, long abandoned by its original authors. It’s also responsible for a great deal of inspiration elsewhere. If youve used the Go language, /proc, UTF-8 or Docker, youve used…

Just before the end of 2020, Pew released an unsurprising survey that when it comes to everything from the economy to the coronavirus and the presidential election, the people of the United States more or less agree on… nothing. Americans, the reports authors wrote, have rarely been as polarized as…

Koodo is now offering new bonus data deals. The plans offer bonus data to new customers joining Koodo or if you’re activating a new phone. Here are the deals: $50 for 8GB of data $55 for 12GB of data $60 for 16GB of data $75 for 20GB of data Oddly…

Let’s get two huge things out of the way immediately. Then we can get into the fact that James Harden has only hurt his trade value by quitting on the Rockets again. 1. Harden isn’t in MVP shape right now. He’s also not in All-NBA shape. And it’s easy to…

We’re hours away from the start of the 2021 season, which means it’s last call on predictions. Everyone is doing them. Our hockey staff got to together on these, Dom’s model-based team-by-team breakdowns are here, and various beat writers have put together detailed lists for their teams. And that’s just…

Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez spent nearly four years behind bars. (John Tlumacki/Globe Staff) GladiatorAaron Hernandez & Football, Inc. Part 5 of 6: Prison The series was reported by Beth Healy, Bob Hohler, Sacha Pfeiffer, Andrew Ryan, Todd Wallack, and editor Patricia Wen. Today’s story was written by…