Rosa Golijan, Author at Gizmodo

This Tesla Coil Christmas Tree Could Kill You

I hope Santa’s careful around Peter Terren’s Christmas tree, because it’s a Tesla coil with some color filters set up to make all the sparks, zaps, and electric arcs look oh-so-pretty. Yes, it’s oh-so-pretty and oh-so-potentially-deadly. This isn’t the first time that Terren has made a Tesla coil Christmas tree, nor do I think it…

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Why Is This Hacker So Miserable Looking?

I wonder what’s going through Mitch “oorange3” Adair’s head in this picture. Is he annoyed that someone made yet another joke about hacking the Gibson or did he just lose the US Cyber Challenge? Either way, that’s one unhappy-looking hacker. The US Cyber Challenge in which Adair participated is a huge competition with the goal…

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Apple Store Offering Free Next-Day Delivery, No Minimum Order

The Apple Store‘s got a nice present for last minute shoppers: Free next-day delivery with no minimum order. This means that you can shop as late as 1 pm ET on December 23 and still receive your order before Christmas. Of course, you have to keep in mind that custom configurations take longer and wouldn’t…

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Lady GaGa Strips for Science (NSFW)

I enjoy nudity as much as the next person, but I seriously don’t know what the hell Lady GaGa’s trying to do here. I’m just assuming that having electric sparks shooting out of her crotch is supposed to be science-related. The folks at io9 think that the “zombie cyborg” has gone too far with this…

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Firmware Update for 27-Inch iMacs to Fix Flickering Screens

Apple has released a graphics firmware update for the new 27-inch iMacs which will hopefully fix the flickering screen issue plaguing many users. Has anyone downloaded it yet? And is it making a difference? [Mac Rumors]

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Turtles and Rats Will Run Away When I Wear This Hoodie

While this hoodie will make me look almost as snazzy as the oh-so-evil Shredder, odds are that I won’t have any more success against do-gooder turtles than he. Maybe I should just wear a pretty, girly dress instead. https://gizmodo.com/im-gonna-wear-this-mini-dress-for-a-full-body-3d-experi-5376849 Failing evil plots aside, the Shredder hoodie actually looks rather cozy with all those crazy “blades”…

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Fighting Over an iPod Left Two Men Dead

A 21 year old man was shot over a stolen iPod. His killer was shot by police officers responding to the crime. Both men died. All over one freakin’ iPod. It’s unclear what the exact details of the argument which led to these lost lives were, but we do know that it was over an…

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Oh Snap! Guess What I Saw!

Seriously, folks: Guess what I saw in this oddly catchy commercial for the Shack, because I can’t figure it out. All I know is that Biz Markie is excited about something and that there’s a squirrel DJ. Ok, maybe the part about this commercial being catchy isn’t such a great thing. Excuse me while I…

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The Gizmodo Reading Room: Books We Love

A synonym for “nerd” used to be “bookworm,” but it’s lost in today’s broadband ADHD society. We still read, though. Voraciously. Here we present a collection of books, new and old, that we’ve enjoyed over the course of this year. The Dark Pasts of Our Geekiest Treasures There’s that old expression about those who forget…

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Gizmodo Reading Room: DIY

Absinthe & Flamethrowers: Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously by William Gurstelle Danny Allen remarked that this book “looks like some hazardous, but fascinating Summer reading,” but I think that flamethrowers and gunpowder are great DIY projects all year ’round. [Amazon; Kindle; Barnes and Noble] https://gizmodo.com/summer-reading-fun-with-absinthe-and-flamethrowers-5333757 Dangerous Book for Boys Electronics Kit…

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Gizmodo Reading Room: Food & Cooking

Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol by Iain Gately I don’t know what it says about the editor who recommended it, but this book covers the history of alcohol from “absinthe to Jay-Z’s boycott of allegedly racist Cristal, from Mayan pulque to Pilsner Urquell.” It appears to be one of those rare reads that’s chock-full…

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Gizmodo Reading Room: Art & Design

Glitch: Designing Imperfection by Iman Moradi The publisher describes images and text in Glitch as capturing “the fact that no one can deliberately make a mistake, although mistakes are often the greatest sources of inspiration.” And the book certainly does this by showing us several hundred images from around the world which, despite (or rather…

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Gizmodo Reading Room: Sci & Tech Lit

Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us) by Tom Vanderbilt A recommendation and mini-book review from Joel Johnson earned Traffic a spot in our Reading Room: “Want to learn about humans integrate technology into wide-ranging, everyday systems? And learn even more because its about a network that’s been…

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Gizmodo Reading Room: History

Googled: The End of the World as We Know It by Ken Auletta Publisher’s Weekly described Ken Auletta’s book as a “savvy profile of the Internet search octopus,” and they’re not very far off. If there was ever anything you wanted to know about the way the company on whose services we depend oh-so-very much,…

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Gizmodo Reading Room: Fiction

Daemon and Freedom™ by Daniel Suarez Daniel Suarez has earned not one, but two spots in our reading room. These techno-thrillers not only use every bit of jargon from the hacker’s cookbook, and a fair amount of William Gibson and Neal Stephenson in to boot, they also feature deadly autonomous motorcycles with spinning katanas instead…

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This Fifth Grader Can Type Faster Than You

This cute fifth grader is named Mackenzie. She types at a rapid 119 words per minute and makes the rest of us look pathetic. I’d be happy to just plain stop making typos and maybe type a little bit faster, but Mackenzie won’t rest until she reaches a 200 WPM pace. Geez, these overachieving kids…

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Mini-Moscow on Sale for Just $3 Million

It took 300 people to construct a 400 square foot model of the USSR’s capital city back in 1977. Today you can buy that super-detailed, scaled-down version of Moscow for a mere $3 million. Stunning, isn’t it? Apparently every single of the itty-bitty windows in the model can be lit up and there are effects…

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These Nuclear Reactor Charts Will Help You Take Over the World

Once upon a time, I wanted to be an evil mastermind and take over the world. My plans were foiled because I knew nothing about the inner workings of nuclear reactors. Oh, if only io9 linked these charts back then. https://gizmodo.com/know-your-nuclear-reactors-with-illustrated-wall-charts-5429963 Those are my favorite charts in the bunch (and probably the most useful ones),…

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What Is This?

When I first saw this picture, I thought that the guy had gotten frustrated with some kind of weird do-it-yourself exercise equipment and was about to toss it into the woods. I was only right about the DIY part. This strange contraption is a DIY plenoptic camera. Still don’t know what that is? I didn’t…

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Gawker Media Is in Need of the Bravest Interns in the Land

Yes, bravery and all that goes with it are a requirement for all Gawker Media interns as you’ll be thrown into our crazy communities and expected to keep them clean. If you think you’re cut out for a gig, read on and apply: Gawker Media seeks a few brave interns to work in comments and…

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This Tesla Coil Christmas Tree Could Kill You

Why Is This Hacker So Miserable Looking?

Apple Store Offering Free Next-Day Delivery, No Minimum Order

Lady GaGa Strips for Science (NSFW)

Firmware Update for 27-Inch iMacs to Fix Flickering Screens

Turtles and Rats Will Run Away When I Wear This Hoodie

Fighting Over an iPod Left Two Men Dead

Oh Snap! Guess What I Saw!

The Gizmodo Reading Room: Books We Love

Gizmodo Reading Room: DIY

Gizmodo Reading Room: Food & Cooking

Gizmodo Reading Room: Art & Design

Gizmodo Reading Room: Sci & Tech Lit

Gizmodo Reading Room: History

Gizmodo Reading Room: Fiction

This Fifth Grader Can Type Faster Than You

Mini-Moscow on Sale for Just $3 Million

These Nuclear Reactor Charts Will Help You Take Over the World

What Is This?

Gawker Media Is in Need of the Bravest Interns in the Land

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

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

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

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

Ahead of the SpaceX IPO, xAI Has Now Shed All 11 of Its Non-Elon Musk Founders

Do ‘Disclosure Day’ Prep With a Spielberg Sci-Fi Marathon

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

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!