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Surefire Signs You're The Victim Of A Government Conspiracy

Science fiction has taught us that the government is a perpetual motion machine of evil conspiracies. There are whole departments in Washington dedicated to covering up aliens, brainwashing people, building doomsday machines and exploiting alternate realities. If you think the U.S. government has singled you out for persecution and involved you in a horrendous cover-up, chances are it's true. But just to make sure, here's a handy questionnaire, which you can print out, answer and mail to your Senator. More »

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The Complete X-Files on The X-Files

The long-awaited X-Files sequel (as yet unnamed) will be in theaters this summer, and even though it'll have been six years since X-Files fans have seen anything new, there's already a lot of excitement buzzing around this movie. Will they find the truth? Will they make a believer out of skeptics? Will they finally just shed their clothes and do it so all the "Shippers" (fans who think that Mulder and Scully should be in a relationship) can finally get their deepest desires? We don't know yet, but we have put together an exhaustive list of what we do know about the show below . . . where your questions will never be answered unless you want to believe. More »

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Larry Niven Tells DHS to Spread Organ Harvesting Rumors

There's a small group of science fiction authors who call themselves SIGMA and offer the U.S. government advice on futuristic scenarios. Many of them are invited to conferences and events where they dispense wisdom to security types, and just recently one of them — Larry "Ringworld" Niven — offered the Department of Homeland Security some of the creepiest advice we've ever heard about how to handle problems with overcrowding in hospitals. More »

Miniature Military Spyplanes Know How to Recharge Themselves The U.S. military is working on a series of miniature spyplanes that will perch on power lines and suck down juice when their batteries get low. Just be prepared when the sentient battlecruisers start rolling down your streets at night and sipping from your gas tanks while you sleep.