Andrew Tarantola, Author at Gizmodo

Jackie Wilson: Higher and Higher – Lonely Teardrops

Del Shannon and Roy Orbison were titans in the music business, so when they’re introducing you on national television, that’s saying something. Here’s Mr. Excitement singing two of his greatest hits while wearing what appear to be some of those ass-flappy long-johns and a pair of pirate boots. Jackie Wilson, for those of you who…

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Separating Space Shuttle from 747 Is Easier than It Sounds

NASA successfully transported the Space Shuttle from Florida to Virginia yesterday on its way to the Smithsonian. But how you get a 150,000-pound space vehicle off a 230-foot airplane without dropping it? https://gizmodo.com/nasa-captures-shuttles-capitol-hill-flyby-with-what-els-5902870/ The Shuttle is affixed to the 747, known as the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, with three struts—one on the nose, the other two…

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Robot Sub Surveys Radioactive Ponds So You Don’t Have To

Superfund cleanup sites are not places you really want to hang around. So how does one survey a radioactive fuel storage pond without taking a dip? Send in a radiation-resistant ROV, of course. The First Generation Magnox Storage and De-canning Facility (MSDF) is one such radioactive location. It was constructed in the 1950s at Sellafield…

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Vampiric Implants Siphon Clam Essence for Electrical Power

Tomato juice, Bud Light, home electronics—is there anything clam won’t work well in? Everybody’s favorite bi-valve is now an essential part of an experimental engine—it’s the battery. https://gizmodo.com/the-worst-booze-on-the-planet-5866234 Evgeny Katz, a professor of chemistry at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y. and his team are at it again. You may remember Katz from his previous experiment…

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Jersey Weed, Antarctic Cheese Doodles, and Tracy Morgan on Shorties (NSFW)

Roll that spliff phatly, pack some fresh ice into the binger, and set the Volcano to “toastify.” It’s time for tonight’s Stoner Channel. We’ve collected our best high-times material for the discerning pothead so sit back, relax, and pass that shit on the left, yo. Click here for more hits from the bong. This stunning…

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NASA Captures Shuttle’s Capitol Hill Flyby With—What Else—Instagram (Updated)

On its final flight, the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft that bore Space Shuttle Discovery took the liberty of buzzing Capitol Hill and NASA was there to preserve the moment—then apply a filter and post it on the Internets. https://gizmodo.com/goodbye-discovery-legendary-space-shuttle-takes-its-f-5902655 The retired shuttle was being flown into Dulles International before travelling to its final resting place…

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Newly Unearthed Steve Jobs Interview Trove: Nobody’s “Beating on a Macintosh 60 Years from Now”

Steve Jobs’ exile from Apple between 1985 and 1996 isn’t particularly well-documented but helped mold him into the corporate titan of his later years. Reporter Brent Schlender, who’s covered the tech scene for the WSJ and Forbes for a quarter century recently rediscovered a cache of interviews from this period. The full story will be…

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Collusion for Chrome Reveals Who’s Spying on Your Surfing

The concept of privacy on the Internet is naive at best. Fact is everybody tracks what you do online. Collusion for Chrome, however will show you exactly where your information goes when you’re served a cookie. Collusion is a simple extension for the Chrome browser and is currently available at the Chrome Web Store. According…

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Dual-Action Wind Turbine Generates Power and Water

Throughout the developing world, millions of people struggle with a shortage of clean water and steady electricity. This wind turbine could solve both problems in one shot by pulling both power and water straight from the wind. The WMS1000 Wind Turbine was invented by Marc Parent and is built by the French start-up Eole Water.…

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$37,000 for a Jewel-Encrusted Magic Mushroom Flash Drive? You Must Be Trippin’

A 32GB flash drive costs about $25 online. Then again, those aren’t covered in 10 carats of precious gemstones. Take that 99 Percent. The Magic Mushroom line of ultra-premium USB drives from Swiss jewelr La Maison Shawish are available in pink ruby, red ruby, and emerald varieties. The 9 carats of pink stones studded with…

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Things Breaking Slowly, Bright Flashing Lights, and Obama Not Legalizing a Damn Thing (NSFW)

Roll that spliff phatly, pack some fresh ice into the binger, and set the Volcano to “toastify.” It’s time for tonight’s Stoner Channel. We’ve collected our best high-times material for the discerning pothead so sit back, relax, and pass that shit on the left, yo. Click here for more hits from the bong. This happy…

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James Cameron Captured His Marianas Dive With Custom-Built HD Mini-Cameras

Deepsea Challenger wasn’t the only piece of custom hardware he took to the bottom of the Marianas Trench. Those stunning images he took were captured with dual HD cameras, no bigger than your thumb, in their own titanium Mini-Me sphere. https://gizmodo.com/first-images-from-the-bottom-of-the-world-5896712 “We created a tiny camera that fits in a very small housing to sit…

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The Cleveland Corkscrew Will Help Power the Indians’ Next Losing Season

The most exciting thing to happen to the Cleveland Indians this season isn’t on the baseball diamond. The newly patented turbine on Progressive Field’s rim could make urban wind farms a reality and help relieve Cleveland’s economic woes. Mounted on a steel base on the ballpark’s southeastern rim, the helical wind turbine is designed to…

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The Titanic‘s First Explorer Was Not Named After the Chipmunk

After sinking, the RMS Titanic lay undisturbed beneath 12,000 feet of freezing North Atlantic water for years, but in 1985 its watery tomb was finally breached by another marquee vessel—the crown prince of HOVs. Alvin is a manned deep-sea research vessel named after Allyn Vine, an oceanographer instrumental to modern deep-ocean research. The vessel is…

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Thunderbolt Might Transfer to Windows by May

Ultra-fast, Apple-only Thunderbolt technology is about to get a little less exclusive. According to CNet reports, LaCie plans to unveil PC compatibility for the 10gb/s Thunderbolt during the upcoming NAB 2012 trade show. https://gizmodo.com/what-is-thunderbolt-5769321 Reportedly, LaCie will debut PC-compatible versions of the Little Big Disk SSD and the 2big Thunderbolt mass storage devices. LaCie has…

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Adopting a Money-Sniffing Border Patrol Beagle Seems Like a Prudent Investment, Right?

Seriously, think about it. These are nineteen highly-trained sniffer dogs capable of detecting money, drugs, and guns that Canada just fired and put up for adoption. And one of them, along with that golden nose, could be yours. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews confirmed today that Canadian Border Services Agency’s sniffer-dog force will be cut…

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Man-Eating Cheeseburgers, Punk Rock Crabs, and John Cleese on Creativity (NSFW)

Roll that spliff phatly, pack some fresh ice into the binger, and set the Volcano to “toastify.” It’s time for tonight’s Stoner Channel. We’ve collected our best high-times material for the discerning pothead so sit back, relax, and pass that shit on the left, yo. Click here for more hits from the bong. What is…

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Weightlifter Shoots Himself Using a Dumbbell—No, Really

This is not a gunshot wound you’d brag about to 50Cent. In fact, this sort of injury isn’t really something you’d want to tell anybody about—you do have a reputation to maintain after all. Modesto, CA emergency services responded to a shooting incident Wednesday night, being summoned to the home of an unnamed, 56-year-old Modesto…

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How to Land on Mars in a Minute

As we’ve said before, its not the falling that kills rovers, its the sudden stop at the end. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab explains how to successfully put a robot on the Red Planet. https://gizmodo.com/nasas-hypersonic-airbags-shield-spacecraft-in-a-mach-5-5900541 As NASA explains, sucessfully setting down on Mars first requires a heat shield to prevent atmospheric incineration. Then, depending on the…

Space & Spaceflight Andrew Tarantola

Drone Helicopter Gets Deadlier with “Precision Kill” Weapons Upgrade

The MQ-8 Fire Scout, an unmanned helicopter used for reconnaissance work by all branches of the US military, made news this week when the Navy grounded its Fire Scout aircraft after a pair of recent crashes. The current machines are unarmed, but by 2013, a planned weapons upgrade will make them first sea-based, armed drone…

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Jackie Wilson: Higher and Higher – Lonely Teardrops

Separating Space Shuttle from 747 Is Easier than It Sounds

Robot Sub Surveys Radioactive Ponds So You Don’t Have To

Vampiric Implants Siphon Clam Essence for Electrical Power

Jersey Weed, Antarctic Cheese Doodles, and Tracy Morgan on Shorties (NSFW)

NASA Captures Shuttle’s Capitol Hill Flyby With—What Else—Instagram (Updated)

Newly Unearthed Steve Jobs Interview Trove: Nobody’s “Beating on a Macintosh 60 Years from Now”

Collusion for Chrome Reveals Who’s Spying on Your Surfing

Dual-Action Wind Turbine Generates Power and Water

$37,000 for a Jewel-Encrusted Magic Mushroom Flash Drive? You Must Be Trippin’

Things Breaking Slowly, Bright Flashing Lights, and Obama Not Legalizing a Damn Thing (NSFW)

James Cameron Captured His Marianas Dive With Custom-Built HD Mini-Cameras

The Cleveland Corkscrew Will Help Power the Indians’ Next Losing Season

The Titanic‘s First Explorer Was Not Named After the Chipmunk

Thunderbolt Might Transfer to Windows by May

Adopting a Money-Sniffing Border Patrol Beagle Seems Like a Prudent Investment, Right?

Man-Eating Cheeseburgers, Punk Rock Crabs, and John Cleese on Creativity (NSFW)

Weightlifter Shoots Himself Using a Dumbbell—No, Really

How to Land on Mars in a Minute

Drone Helicopter Gets Deadlier with “Precision Kill” Weapons Upgrade

Elon Musk’s Lawyer Claims Jury’s 420 ‘Joke’ Proves He Didn’t Receive a Fair Trial

‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’ Is a Genre Blending Delight

Leaked Anthropic Model Presents ‘Unprecedented Cybersecurity Risks,’ Much to Pentagon’s Pleasure

Don’t miss out: Bitdefender, One of the World’s Best Antiviruses, Is Now on Sale

The Secret to Better Sperm? It’s Probably Already on Your Schedule

Lego Is Leaning Into Your Marvel Memories With a New Helicarrier Set

Toshiba’s 65-inch Smart Fire TV Now Matches 43-Inch Pricing After 44% Drop on Amazon

Kash Patel’s Email Account Hacked, Iran-Linked Group Takes Credit

Repair Workers Accidentally Stumble Upon Lost Remains of Legendary ‘Fourth Musketeer’

Dreame Aero Pro Wet Dry Vacuum Mop Drops 20% Shortly After Launch in the Spring Cleaning Sale

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees