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This Is Where Each of Your 1.421 Trillion Dollars Is Going In 2010

Want to know where your tax money is going next year? Here’s more than you can handle in the new 2010 edition of the Death and Taxes poster. Zoom in to see how much those F-35 fighters and lasers cost. https://gizmodo.com/death-and-taxes-shows-fascinating-terrible-view-on-mil-5068686 The Death and Taxes poster shows every single expense according to the president’s 2010…

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That’s One Weird—and Huge—Motorhome

Actually, it’s a Boeing C-17 fuselage on its way to Seal Beach, California, where it will be used for loading and unloading training. But I would definitely want that as my movable home, even while it’ll be slow. [Jalopnik] https://jalopnik.com/boeing-c-17-fuselage-trucked-through-long-beach-streets-5320227

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Ultimate Peeping Tom Device Disguises Itself as Digital Camera, Media Player

21-friggin’-times optical zoom, MPEG4 video recording, digital camera, night mode, and digital music player to play the James Bond theme on repeat. That’s what the Avatar Digital Binocular Sports and Spy Camera will get you for just $129. The Avatar Digital Binocular Sports and Spy Camera has a 2.5 LCD screen, USB connectivity, video out,…

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Inline Skater Races Down 2,800-Foot Roller Coaster in 60 Seconds

Leave it to crazy German sportsman Dirk Auer to race down a huge roller coaster at a Stuttgart theme park. 2,821 feet in just 60 seconds. Doesn’t sound impressive enough? He was using inline skates, as the video shows. Only armed with retrofitted inline skates—especially developed for the stunt—and a helmet, the 36-year-old man reached…

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Prankster Gets Verizon’s CEO Private Address, Visits Him to Discuss Privacy

John Hargrave tracked down Verizon CEO’s private address and cellphone number. Then he went to his home—megaphone in hand—to ask him to stop Verizon’s lousy privacy policies. The video is quite funny and his message is clear: When we don’t have privacy, then freaks with bullhorns start showing up. Keep our phone numbers unlisted. Keep…

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Sauron’s Eye Finally Being Installed in Hawaii

The Thirty-Meter Telescope will finally end in Hawaii, not Chile. When it’s finished in 2018, it will be nine times larger than any telescope today. The 30-meter (98.4-foot) mirror will be composed of 492 segments and, according to the experts, it is destined to dwarf Hubble in many regards. When it’s finalized nine years from…

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Beware: Naked Erin Andrews Video May Be Trojan Horse for Mac and PC

If you are hunting down Erin Andrews’ naked peephole video and you are a dummy, beware: It may be a trick to get you to install a trojan horse, disguised as a video player. The bad guys have released a file that requires you to install a custom video player, which is in fact a…

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Dell Drops Adamo Price to Compete with MacBook Air

Dell has dropped the prices of their Adamo ultraportables, matching the low-end MacBook Air. The higher-end Adamo, however, is still more expensive than Apple’s top of the line model. Apocalypse is, no doubt, very near. https://gizmodo.com/dell-adamo-full-review-macho-outside-sissy-inside-5205524 The entry-level Dell Adamo—with 1.2GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB of RAM and a 128GB solid-state drive—now costs the same…

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How to Build the 1MHz Apollo Guidance Computer For Just $3000

$3000. That’s how much it costs to build now the $150,000 Apollo Guidance Computer—the first computer to use integrated circuits, with a 1MHz clock, four 16-bits registers, 4K RAM, and 32K ROM—using 1960s-like components. Designed by the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory and built by Raytheon, the Apollo Guiding Computer was the most advanced computer of its…

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Android-Based Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 Full Specs and Large Images

Electronics shop Expansys has all the specs on the Android-based Sony Ericsson Xperia X3, large photos included. It looks amazing: 4-inch 800 x 400-pixel touchscreen, 8MP camera with LED flash, VGA video recording, and the yummylicious Rachael user interface. Want. https://gizmodo.com/is-sony-ericssons-rachael-their-first-android-handset-5307466 • Display: – 800 x 400 pixels/4″ – Touch Sensitive • Network: – 2G…

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Terrifying Alpine Roller Coaster Is Just One Faulty Screw Away From Death

Ah, the Alps. I always enjoyed my vacations there. Fresh air, sun, good food, breathtaking scenery… a perfect place for relaxation, yodeling, and massive jacuzzi orgiesparties. And—looking at the world’s highest roller coaster video—a perfect place to die. https://gizmodo.com/emergency-yodel-button-creates-avalanche-of-ridicule-5123046 It’s called Alpine Coaster and is located at the Glacier 3000 ski area, with views to…

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iPhone Push May Be Sending AIM Messages to Random People

According to developer Till Schadde, random people may be receiving your AIM messages if you have a jailbroken or unlocked iPhone. In fact, anyone with a jailbroken iPhone may be getting them, according to his testing: [Update: Confirmed] Just found a HUGE #security #hole w/ push & AIM. Someone got my sent messages and wrote…

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Rumor: iPod Touch with Camera and Microphone Coming

According to a “well-connected Wired’s source,” Apple’s Chinese contractors are already churning out iPod touch units with integrated cameras and microphones. A classic rumor that may transform the smart media player into almost-an-iPhone, thanks Wi-Fi hotspots and 3G-to-Wi-Fi hubs. https://gizmodo.com/verizon-mifi-2200-3g-portable-wi-fi-hotspot-review-5256825 According to Wired’s source, they will go on sale in “two to three months.” If…

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14-yo Boy Drinks Gasoline to be like Optimus Prime

I remember the boys jumping off roofs and windows when Superman came out back in 1978 (girls, being a lot smarter than boys, don’t do these stupid things). Looks like Transformers has had a similar effect in one boy: Since my son started to drink gas, his IQ has dropped sharply and now he can’t…

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Look! There’s a Person On The Moon

Exactly 40 years ago now—at 10:56pm EDT, July 20, 1969—Neil Armstrong began his descent to the Moon’s surface, slowly sliding down the Eagle’s ladder. It was the pinnacle of the greatest human adventure in history. That Sunday, Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins completed President Kennedy’s plan to put a man on the Moon before the decade…

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Shure SRH Over-the-Ear Headphones for People Who Don’t Like Brain Tickling

I’ve tried in-ear headphones and I just can’t stand them. That’s why I walk around like an 80s DJ nowadays, with big over-the-ear muffs and Rick James t-shirt. That’s why Shure wasn’t on my list of potential headphones until today. Shure has always been famous for their in-ear headphones, which to me feel like they…

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The Apollo 11 Moon Landing Liveblog

Apollo 11 Mission Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin are now on course to the surface of the Moon, after undocking from Columbia. I’m certainly not the great Walter Cronkite, but I’m liveblogging the historic event here. https://gizmodo.com/the-eagle-has-wings-5318721/ [Events shown in reverse chronological order. Timestamps indicate expected time for landing—obviously in July…

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“The Eagle Has Wings”

1969: The Eagle—Apollo 11‘s Lunar Module—has now undocked from Columbia—the Command Module—and is now orbiting the Moon, 2 hours, 16 minutes minutes from landing Armstrong and Aldrin on its surface. This is how it looks from Columbia. These beautiful images show the Eagle maneuvering as it leaves Columbia’s arms. Collins’ words: “Fine looking flying machine…

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Better Than TV

1969 From Apollo 11‘s Command Module, now on final approach to the Moon landing site: “We’re getting first view of the landing approach. Looks like pictures but difference of watching a real football game and watching it on TV.” https://gizmodo.com/first-new-images-of-the-apollo-landing-sites-in-40-year-5317057/ Remember, Apollo 11 lands later today, July 20, about three hours from now. Follow the…

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This NES Controller Is the Only iPhone Case I Want

I said it before, and I’ll say it a million times: I hate iPhone cases like I hate grandma’s plastic sofa cover. But I love this beautiful NES felt case—with buttons made of actual ruby red buttons. $25 is the only thing standing between plastic tackiness and Nintendo retro class. [Etsy via Geeky Gadgets]

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This Is Where Each of Your 1.421 Trillion Dollars Is Going In 2010

That’s One Weird—and Huge—Motorhome

Ultimate Peeping Tom Device Disguises Itself as Digital Camera, Media Player

Inline Skater Races Down 2,800-Foot Roller Coaster in 60 Seconds

Prankster Gets Verizon’s CEO Private Address, Visits Him to Discuss Privacy

Sauron’s Eye Finally Being Installed in Hawaii

Beware: Naked Erin Andrews Video May Be Trojan Horse for Mac and PC

Dell Drops Adamo Price to Compete with MacBook Air

How to Build the 1MHz Apollo Guidance Computer For Just $3000

Android-Based Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 Full Specs and Large Images

Terrifying Alpine Roller Coaster Is Just One Faulty Screw Away From Death

iPhone Push May Be Sending AIM Messages to Random People

Rumor: iPod Touch with Camera and Microphone Coming

14-yo Boy Drinks Gasoline to be like Optimus Prime

Look! There’s a Person On The Moon

Shure SRH Over-the-Ear Headphones for People Who Don’t Like Brain Tickling

The Apollo 11 Moon Landing Liveblog

“The Eagle Has Wings”

Better Than TV

This NES Controller Is the Only iPhone Case I Want

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

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‘Supergirl’ Will Feature David Corenswet’s Superman in a Sort of Big Brother Role

Report: FDA Set to Unban RFK Jr.’s Favorite Peptides

Source Code for Anthropic’s Claude Code Leaks at the Exact Wrong Time

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