Just a couple of weeks after Cody Wilson and Defense Distributed released the files for the world's first 3D-printed handgun, imitators have already replicated and improved upon it. Two gunsmiths from Wisconsin successfully fired their own Liberator nine times, without the gun showing any damage.
As first reported by Forbes, two engineers, Michael Guslick and a man who refers to himself as "Joe" — he didn't want to reveal his name — printed their version of the Liberator on a relatively cheap and unsophisticated 3D printer. Unlike Wilson, who used a $8,000 Stratasys, the Wisconsin duo used a consumer-grade $1,725 Lulzbot AO-101Read more...
After a long fight with bile duct cancer, 74-year-old keyboardist Ray Manzarek of The Doors died Monday at RoMed Clinic in Germany, the rock band's Facebook and Twitter pages announced. His wife, Dorothy, and brothers were beside Manzarek (pictured left).
"I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and bandmate Ray Manzarek today," guitarist Robby Krieger (pictured right) said in a statement. "I'm just glad to have been able to have played Doors songs with him for the last decade. Ray was a huge part of my life and I will always miss him."
Today's a sad day for rock 'n roll souls. We lost an exceptional talent who used to make magic with the keyboard#RipRayManzarek @thedoors
A massive tornado struck a residential neighborhood in Moore, Okla., near Oklahoma City, Monday afternoon. The cyclone destroyed homes, schools and commercial buildings. The total cost in terms of property damage and human life remains unknown.
Photos of the Oklahoma tornado quickly spread on social media, along with livestreams of news helicopter footage and warning messages for those in the storm's path. Twitter users from around the country also sent messages of support for anybody affected by the tornado.