Jesus Diaz, Author at Gizmodo

November 1st and iOS 5 Hasn’t Fixed the F*cking 1 On the iPhone’s Calendar

You know, after putting so much care in adjusting imperceptible little tiny bitty details of iOS 5’s user interface, I expected that Apple would have fixed its most annoying design fault yet: THE BLOODY OFF-CENTER NUMBER 1 IN THE CALENDAR ICON. https://gizmodo.com/did-you-notice-these-design-changes-in-ios-5-5854923 So once again, here’s the rant. Hopefully, our dear Scott Forstall would read…

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This Is the Dude Who Runs Groupon

Good news people! You can be worth 6 billion gazillion dollars and still act like a total assclown. I’m very glad this is the case. Now I just need 6 billion gazillion dollars. [Twitter via Business Insider]

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How the Hell Did We Get to Seven Billion Humans In Just 200 Years?

In 1804 we were one billion humans in this planet. Now we are seven billion. How the hell did we grew so much is so little time? This video by National Public Radio has the answer. [NPR] https://gizmodo.com/who-really-is-the-worlds-7-billionth-person-5854827

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Halloween Magic Tricks for iPad Are Worth Some Treats

These Halloween magic tricks for iPad are pretty simple, but fun. Do you have any tablet or smartphone Halloween tricks of your own? Send them to [email protected]. [Mashable]

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Obama’s 2012 Budget Visualized: Defense Loses, Education Wins

Compared to the 2010 and 2011 editions, the 2012 edition of the Death and Taxes poster shows some surprises. The first one: Military spending is down all across the board while Education, Transportation and renewable energy win. https://gizmodo.com/death-and-taxes-shows-fascinating-terrible-view-on-mil-5068686 Other losers include NASA (sadly), the Justice Department, the Department of Health and Homeland Security. Even while…

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Did You Notice These Design Changes In iOS 5?

If you are an obsessive user interface jerk like me, you may have noticed the slight design changes in iOS 5. They are almost invisible but they are there, from two-pixel position adjustments to transparency changes in the badges’ shadows. https://gizmodo.com/why-the-f-ck-is-the-1-on-the-iphones-calendar-off-cente-5788166 Right: iOS 4. Left: iOS 5. See if you can spot more of them.…

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The House That First Inspired Steve Jobs

Like everyone else in the planet, I’m reading Steve Jobs’ biography. Finding the origin of his character and taste is truly fascinating. Like the influence of his very first home on his perception of what design for the masses should be. Jobs’ first home was a Joseph Eichler-built house. Like many people in California, Jobs’…

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The Coolest Humanoid Robot Is Not Japanese But American

This is the new Petman, by our friends at Boston Dynamics, the creators of Big Dog and BigDog 2. It’s like a robotic marine that never gets tired. You tell him to give you a thousand and he’ll do it. https://gizmodo.com/new-video-of-bigdog-quadruped-robot-is-so-stunning-its-368651 It was created to test chemical protection clothing for the US Army. It moves…

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The Secrets Behind the Most Famous Earth Image of All Time

This is Blue Marble. It was the most accurate, highest resolution image of Earth ever—until they created the next-gen Blue Marble. It’s the most famous, since it’s the iPhone’s default image. Now its creator has revealed all its secrets. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-why-that-amazing-nasa-earth-image-looked-so-fam-5486448 Unlike Apollo 17’s photograph of the whole Earth, NASA’s Blue Marble is not a real…

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Thin Lizzy: Cowboy Song/Boys Are Back In Town

This Sunday’s Giz soundtrack is a real classic: Thin Lizzy’s performance of Cowboy Song merging into The Boys Are Back In Town at the Sydney Opera House. Filmed in 1978, this concert has Phil Lynott at the top of his game, with Gary Moore kicking some serious guitar ass. I wish I could have seen…

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Is Steve Jobs Preparing His Farewell?

Steve Jobs is leaving Apple. Not tomorrow, but probably very soon. That’s why he started to say good bye today, doing something more important than just presenting new MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and an updated MacBook Air. https://gizmodo.com/next-generation-macbook-ditches-plastic-becomes-macboo-5062857 Today’s event was a play in which he clearly told everyone that the company is more than himself.…

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How the Hell Can This Magical Square Hole Drilling Machine Work?

I watch this video and I can’t believe this kind of sorcery is happening: a drilling machine in action, creating square holes. Instead of using a regular circular motion, this thing just quickly moves at different angles. I can understand the theory. I just can’t believe how it happens and the perfection of the final…

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Video of Skydiving Couple Having Sex Being “Investigated”

This must be the most stupid investigation of the year after the Capitol Police reaction to The Onion’s fake tweets: local police and the FAA are investigating a couple who had sex while skydiving. https://gizmodo.com/how-not-to-lie-on-twitter-5845287 Fortunately, it seems the prudes aren’t going to win this one. The video was filmed by a porn star and…

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Those Motherf*cking Piranhas Can Talk to Each Other

Not only these nasty little fish are vicious, but scientists have discovered that those bloody piranhas can talk to each other. They use three sounds, each of them meaning a different thing. One of the sounds is a bark used to intimidate rivals. The other two are drumming songs produced when they attack each other…

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Why Are These Galaxies Bending Like Crazy Snakes?

This is MACS 1206, a galaxy cluster 4.5 billion light-years from Earth. The photo was taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope as part of a new broad sky survey. Can you notice something weird? Yes, some of the galaxies are distorted. There’s no optical error. The galaxies’ light is distorted because of dark matter, which…

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BREAKING: Blackberry Outage Now Impacting Users On Almost Every Planet

From Earth to Venus to Neptune to 1RXS J160929.1-210524, the Blackberry outage has left our blue marble and is now “impacting users on almost every planet”, according to CNN reporting live from Uranus. https://gizmodo.com/the-first-photo-of-a-planet-outside-our-solar-system-5576394 Blackberry users in Pluto are safe for now because Pluto is not a bloody planet. However, you can poke fun at…

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Remora Weaponized Drone Is Designed to Be Launched From Mothership Drone

This is the Remora Unmanned Air Vehicle. It’s smaller than regular drones, the size of a large missile. And that’s precisely what it is: a remote controlled weaponized airplane. One that is designed to be launched from a large drone. Like the real remoras, which travel under the bellies of sharks and other large fish,…

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This Timelapse Video of the Lego Volkswagen T1 Camper Van Is So Neat That It Made Me Buy It

I really really really liked the Lego Volkswagen T1 Camper Van, but after watching this cute timelapse of its construction, I couldn’t resist it anymore and bought it. https://gizmodo.com/lego-volkswagen-camper-van-is-a-must-have-model-even-if-5830869 Now I will be waiting for Bob Dylan and Grateful Dead until it comes. https://gizmodo.com/bob-dylan-mr-tambourine-man-live-at-newport-1964-5847483

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iOS 5: The Top 10 New Features

The new iOS 5 goes live soon, bringing with it revamped notifications and more than 200 new features for your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. These are the top ten, and then some more. Some of these features you already had in your iPhone or iPad. They just came in third-party apps. If you used…

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How You Can Get a Fresh iPad for $100 (Updated)

I love my iPad. It’s the original model, bought on April 3, 2010. It’s been working perfectly since then but the battery life was really bad, lasting only a couple of hours lately. It was exhausted. I had to replace it. In the process, I got a fresh iPad 64GB at the Apple Store for…

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November 1st and iOS 5 Hasn’t Fixed the F*cking 1 On the iPhone’s Calendar

This Is the Dude Who Runs Groupon

How the Hell Did We Get to Seven Billion Humans In Just 200 Years?

Halloween Magic Tricks for iPad Are Worth Some Treats

Obama’s 2012 Budget Visualized: Defense Loses, Education Wins

Did You Notice These Design Changes In iOS 5?

The House That First Inspired Steve Jobs

The Coolest Humanoid Robot Is Not Japanese But American

The Secrets Behind the Most Famous Earth Image of All Time

Thin Lizzy: Cowboy Song/Boys Are Back In Town

Is Steve Jobs Preparing His Farewell?

How the Hell Can This Magical Square Hole Drilling Machine Work?

Video of Skydiving Couple Having Sex Being “Investigated”

Those Motherf*cking Piranhas Can Talk to Each Other

Why Are These Galaxies Bending Like Crazy Snakes?

BREAKING: Blackberry Outage Now Impacting Users On Almost Every Planet

Remora Weaponized Drone Is Designed to Be Launched From Mothership Drone

This Timelapse Video of the Lego Volkswagen T1 Camper Van Is So Neat That It Made Me Buy It

iOS 5: The Top 10 New Features

How You Can Get a Fresh iPad for $100 (Updated)

SpaceX Starlink Satellite Malfunctions, Breaks Apart in Orbit

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Stinks

‘Scream 4’ Is Back, and on Tape

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1

Amazon Clears Out Netflix-Licensed Nebula Capsule 3 Mini Projector at 32% Off, Dolby Audio Home Theater for Less

Anker 160W Laptop Charger Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing in a Last-Minute Amazon Spring Sale Deal

The New ‘Backrooms’ Trailer Is Packed Full of Endless Dread

Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Falls Under $25, a Budget Bundle Deal in the Final Hours of Spring Sale

Liquids Crack With an Audible Snap, Study Finds

Dyson V15 Detect Plus Cordless Vacuum Is a Late Spring Sale Deal at a Record Low on Amazon

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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