Leslie Horn, Author at Gizmodo

Flickr’s Massive Redesign: Full-Res Photos, a Terabyte of Free Storage

Sure, Yahoo just about killed Flickr, but today it’s trying to restore its former glory. Just after the company this morning announced its $1.1 billion dollar acquisition of Tumblr, it showed off a completely redesigned version of Flickr with giant photos and more storage than you probably even need. https://gizmodo.com/flashback-how-yahoo-killed-flickr-and-lost-the-interne-508852335 Here’s what’s up: Flickr’s web…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 20

The Favorite Boozy Beverage of Classic Movie Characters, In One Chart

The Big Lebowski’s The Dude? White Russians. Silence of the Lambs’ Hannibal Lecter? Chianti. This awesome cocktail chart maps the drinks of choice for characters in classic books and movies. On an 18-inch by 24-inch print you’ll see a catalog of 49 different drinks from classic literature and film—everything from The Great Gatsby and Casablanca…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 20

What’s Yahoo Announcing at Its Event Tonight?

This morning Yahoo announced it bought Tumblr for $1.1 billion, along with a GIF and a promise “not to screw it up.” The Mayer-ship is hosting a “product-related” event in New York City tonight. We’ll be there covering it live. But just what’s the company talking about? Here’s what we’ve heard so far: https://gizmodo.com/its-official-yahoo-is-buying-tumblr-508846808 More…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 20

Most Beautiful Items: May 11 – May 17, 2013

Another week on the books means another week’s worth of beautiful items. From structures made out of salt to Venice’s beautiful beachfront facades, here are some of our favorite architecture and design posts from the past seven days. The Most Stunning Way To Start a Fire Since Lightning The simple form and function of a…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 17

This Silicone Cylinder Is an Acceptable Adult Piggy Bank

Most of us have a spot for our spare change, whether it’s a glass or a jar or the space in between your couch cushions. These rubber banks, designed by the Hong Kong collective Praxis, are just as practical and a lot more refined. Toss your pennies, nickels, and dimes in the slit to keep…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 17

Why Is This 112-Year-Old Church Floating in the Air?

Art installation? Trick photography? Nope, just a little restoration project going on at Utah’s Provo Temple, which was badly damaged in a fire in 2010. Thankfully, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) is salvaging the 112-year-old building with a little architectural levitation. Engineers gutted the ruined interior, and lifted the structure onto…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 17

Modular Beach Pavilions Are Replacing the Ones Hurricane Sandy Ruined

It’s been seven months since Hurricane Sandy ravaged New York City-area beaches, decimating facilities like lifeguard stations and changing rooms, and it’s been a race against the clock to get the beaches back in shape for the summer season. As part of the rebuilding effort, Garrison Architects were tapped to create 37 modular beach pavilions…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 17

This Sculpture Would Result From 200 Arrows Hitting One Target

What would happen if 200 arrows somehow magically hit the same bullseye? Pfeilschaften, an installation by the Polish artist Karina Smigla-Bobinski and her German counterpart, Bodo Korsig, visualizes just that. Pfeilschaften, which loosely translates to “Arrow Machinations,” is currently on display at TUFA, a gallery in the ancient German town of Trier. Smigla-Bobinski and Korsig…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 17

How Michael Crichton Gave Birth to the Movie Pixel

Pixelation: we rely on it today to obscure nudity and lewd gestures on TV. But did you know that we have a 1973 Michael Crichton sci-fi film called Westworld to thank for the image-blurring digital effect? Crichton—who was relatively inexperienced at the time—wanted to create something that, onscreen, looked like a blurred digital machine. He…

Movies Leslie Horn May 16

The Story of the Bike Maker Who Can Hardly Ride His Own Bikes

Shortly after Ezra Caldwell began building bikes, he was diagnosed with rectal cancer, making it nearly impossible for him to ride his own creations. But in spite of that cruel irony, his craft became a part of his survival. Caldwell’s story is a part of the Made by Hand film series, a project that (as…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 16

The BUM Seat: Style, Portability, and Charity for Your Butt

It’s almost camping season. Is your tukus prepared? If not, here’s the BUM stool, a stylish chair created by BAGGU and UM Project especially for Reclaim x2, a Hurricane Sandy relief fund created by local designers. Quick disclaimer: at $300, these stools are ridiculously expensive. But we love them for their stylishness and portability, and…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 15

This Low-Tech Office Furniture Doubles as a Gym

We lead such sedentary lives, parked all day at a desk. But what if your desk furniture could double as workout equipment? Meet No Sweat, an awesome three-piece set designed by Darryl Agawin, you instantly offset the negative affects of eight hours’ worth of sitting on your butt. No Sweat is an ingeniously simple concept.…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 15

These Talented Brackets are Half Light, Half Support

How many times have you looked for something in a dark corner of your apartment and hit your head on the edge of a shelf? Probably more than you can count. Alex Allen Studio’s Lightbrackets solve the problem (plus a few others) by doing double duty as a lamp and a weight-supporting mount for shelves.…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 14

Skylab, America’s First Space Station, Launched 40 Years Ago Today

Before there was the International Space Station, there was Skylab, America’s first long-term research base in space. It launched 40 years ago today, on May 14, 1973, soaring into the sky on the last of the Apollo-era Saturn V rockets. Skylab orbited the Earth until 1979, and welcomed three manned missions of three crew members…

Space & Spaceflight Leslie Horn May 14

Venice’s Beachfront Balconies Look Like Boxes of Candy

“Behind the Edge” is an eye-popping series by photographer Luigui Bonaventura, who shoots the brightly-hued balconies of hotels in Jesolo Beach, a small coastal town outside of Venice, Italy. The pastel facades look like meticulously arranged boxes of salt water taffy. The colors and symmetry verge on delicious. Bonaventura says the point of the project…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 14

The Construction Lamp: An Oil Derrick Look, Inspired by Tinker Toys

The Construction Lamp looks like oil derricks you see dotting the landscape in parts of Texas. Their industrial aesthetic is the result of the designer Joost van Bleiswijk playing with the nuts, bolts, and tools in his workshop as though he was still a kid. In fact, van Bleiswijk says the lamp was inspired by…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 14

Netflix Just Made It Harder to Find Out When Movies Expire

Want to find out when Netflix will pull Melancholia so you don’t miss it? Too bad. Netflix just decided to stop providing that information through its API, so third-party services like InstantWatcher.com’s Expiring Soon on Instant are now pretty much useless. So why the change? Netflix says the data isn’t always accurate, so it’s just…

Movies Leslie Horn May 14

You Can Pre-Order NVIDIA’s Project Shield on May 20 for $350

NVIDIA says Project Shield will be available for pre-order starting May 20 for $350. The open platform portable gaming console will begin shipping in June. https://gizmodo.com/nvidia-project-shield-hands-on-a-little-less-weird-tha-5974239 The device is a little bit of everything at once—phone, tablet, and console. Shield runs Android Jelly Bean and has high-fidelity audio, 2GB RAM, 16GB flash storage, and 720p…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 14

Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories Has Leaked Online (Updated)

Surprise! The new Daft Punk Album, Random Access Memories, has leaked online one week before the official release. And if you’d rather get your music by legal means, you can stream the entire thing right here on iTunes. Snippets of the album have leaked over the past month or so, but this is apparently the…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 13

Scientology Is as Bad at Photoshop as It Is at Not Brainwashing People

The Church of Scientology held an event for the opening of a new facility in Portland over the weekend. The crowd was around 450-750 people. But the church claims it was more like 2,500, and it Photoshopped in the proof. Except the proof is about as convincing as your thetan’s origin story. In reality, there…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 13

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Flickr’s Massive Redesign: Full-Res Photos, a Terabyte of Free Storage

The Favorite Boozy Beverage of Classic Movie Characters, In One Chart

What’s Yahoo Announcing at Its Event Tonight?

Most Beautiful Items: May 11 – May 17, 2013

This Silicone Cylinder Is an Acceptable Adult Piggy Bank

Why Is This 112-Year-Old Church Floating in the Air?

Modular Beach Pavilions Are Replacing the Ones Hurricane Sandy Ruined

This Sculpture Would Result From 200 Arrows Hitting One Target

How Michael Crichton Gave Birth to the Movie Pixel

The Story of the Bike Maker Who Can Hardly Ride His Own Bikes

The BUM Seat: Style, Portability, and Charity for Your Butt

This Low-Tech Office Furniture Doubles as a Gym

These Talented Brackets are Half Light, Half Support

Skylab, America’s First Space Station, Launched 40 Years Ago Today

Venice’s Beachfront Balconies Look Like Boxes of Candy

The Construction Lamp: An Oil Derrick Look, Inspired by Tinker Toys

Netflix Just Made It Harder to Find Out When Movies Expire

You Can Pre-Order NVIDIA’s Project Shield on May 20 for $350

Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories Has Leaked Online (Updated)

Scientology Is as Bad at Photoshop as It Is at Not Brainwashing People

That Movie with AI Val Kilmer as a Priest Has a Trailer Now

‘You Can’t Miss What Our Values Are’: Before Its Pivot to AI, Allbirds Sounded Very Different

The First ‘Clayface’ Footage Was Wonderfully Disgusting

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