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North Korean War Propaganda Is Even Crazier than You Thought

What do you do when your rockets are broken, your nukes are just threats, and the whole world thinks you’re a joke? Shout! Lots of shouting! Shouting and half-naked ninja moves and shooting RPGs at cardboard cutouts! In the woods! https://gizmodo.com/north-korea-defies-the-world-and-launches-menacing-rock-5901325 This segment denouncing the government of South Korea by way of yelling and pistol-brandishing…

Tech News Sam Biddle

A Hobbit Guest Star Confirmed. Plus Who Won’t Return in Iron Man 3 and Doctor Who season 7!

Robert Downey Jr. explains how The Avengers fits in thematically with the Iron Man solo films… and drops some Sherlock Holmes 3 hints. Chris Pine tells us what to expect from Star Trek 2, and hints he might star in a most unlikely genre film. There are huge hints for Iron Man 3 and The…

Television Michael Ann Dobbs

Quirky Stem Gallery

A set of serrated teeth on the bottom of the Stem makes it easy to stab into even the thickest of peels. A small perforated grill on the bottom also lets juice through, while preventing the pump mechanism from getting clogged with pulp. The bottom of the Stem unscrews into two pieces for easier cleaning.…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

How One Man Hacked Hollywood

Pictures hacked from Hollywood stars’ email accounts and phones seem to be a mainstay of popular culture these days. Chris Chaney, one of the most prolific celebrity hackers to date, was recently arrested—but GQ has a wonderful profile of the man which you really have to read. The feature is full of juicy insights, from…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

Science Explains Why So Few People Are Left-Handed

Left-handers aren’t very common. In fact , they only represent about 10 percent of the human population. But a new study suggests that the reason lefties are in the minority isn’t anything suspect—rather, it boils down to the fact that the human race cooperate more than they compete. A pair of researchers from Northwestern University…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

One Kidney Has Been Inside Three People In Just Two Weeks

When Ray Fearing received a kidney from his sister, Cera, after a long battle with a disease which forms scar tissue on the kidney, he was extremely relieved. Sadly, his condition worsened and the doctors had no choice but to remove the kidney—but it went on to find itself inside a third patient. It’s the…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Eating Healthiness Around the World, Visualized

If we are what we eat, then plenty of us are massive, walking cheeseburgers. But this data visualization shows how average eating health varies around the world—and how it changes over the course of a full day. It was put together by Massive Health, who offer an app called Eatery which allows people to use…

Health Jamie Condliffe

These Magnetic Bike Lights Look Super Sleek

Bike lights are massively important if you’re cycling anywhere after sunset, but attaching them to your bike is a pain in the ass. These magneti lights could be the perfect solution—provided you ride a steel-framed bike. Designed by Copenhagen Parts, they’re made of machined aluminium and have a magnet on the rear. There’s no on/off…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Groupon CEO: We Need to Stop Taking Stupid Risks

Here’s something—other than reactivated coupons—that might cheer up disgruntled users of Groupon: its CEO does at least admit that the company’s been acting like a bunch of irresponsible asses. https://gizmodo.com/your-expired-groupons-are-valid-again-thanks-to-8-5-mi-5898699 In a Wall Street Journal article, CEO Andrew Mason explaines that Groupon has been behaving inappropriately. “We’re still this toddler in a grown man’s body…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

This Chip Will Power the New Samsung Galaxy S III

While the new Galaxy S III is due to officially launch on May 3rd, Samsung has just announced what’s set to be powering it, and things sound promising. Based on the ARM Cortex A9, Samsung’s new chip—which is called Exynos 4 Quad—will feature four cores all running at 1.4 GHz. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-to-unveil-galaxy-s-iii-on-may-3rd-5902249 It replaces, and will…

Gadgets Jamie Condliffe

Matthew Cusick’s Map Collages Are Stunning to See

Dallas-based artist Matthew Cusick cuts and arranges pages from old maps, layer upon layer, creating stunning portraits and landscape scenes. In his own words: Maps have all the properties of a brushstroke: nuance, density, line, movement, and color…. [And] since each map fragment is an index of a specific place and time, I could combine…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

‘Dubstep Tebow’ Does Exactly What You Think It Does

If you were told to make an iPhone app that to capture the current zeitgeist, what would it look like? A gas price calculator, perhaps, or something like the Inhuman Microphone? Or how about an app that lets you make dubstep tracks from Tim Tebow’s voice—does that sound about right? We thought so. Enter the…

Tech News Andy Cush - Evolver.fm

Simply Stunning—The World Famous Cutty Sark After Its £50 Million Renovation

The Cutty Sark is kind of a big deal. It’s the last tea clipper in existence and is considered a national maritime treasure by the British. So when she was badly damaged in a fire in 2007, the British government spent £50 million restoring her. These are the results. Conservation of the Cutty Sark is…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

How Far Would You Be Willing to Drive If It Meant Avoiding Airport Security?

The TSA is quickly becoming America’s most hated agency (you’re welcome meter maids) and for damn good reason—stealing from veterans, hassling kids, hassling handicapped kids, and stealing from everybody else. They’ve become a greater threat than whatever they’re supposed to be protecting us from. http://gawker.com/5904821/tsa-forces-four-year-old-girl-to-undergo-pat+down-after-unauthorized-hug-from-grandma?tag=tsa So when considering transportation for my trip to LA this…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Onion Browser Brings Encrypted Web Browsing to the iPhone

Increasingly, as networks get faster and phones smarter, we’re using our mobile devices as we would our computers. Already we’ve seen a few options for secure mobile web browsing, but Onion Browser—a new app from the iPhone’s app store—is the first to encrypt all your data. By connecting to the Tor network through a series…

Privacy & Security Molly Oswaks

Tonight’s Stoner Channel: Tricky Tricks, Lucky Strikes, and Bill Cosby on Drugs

Bill Cosby on Drugs The dad everybody wishes they had dishes on the effects of popular narcotics. https://gizmodo.com/this-guy-didnt-know-he-shot-himself-in-the-head-with-a-5878217 This Guy Didn’t Know He Shot Himself in the Head with a Nail Gun BOOM, HEADSHOT! /low hanging fruit Tricking While this does look suspiciously like tumbling, we have been assuranced that this is indeed a new,…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Sleeping Beauty: A Disney Theme in a Sex-Work Story

In Sleeping Beauty (2011), Lucy is a university student, paying her way through college by way of paid clinical trials, part-time office work and a waitressing job. She in large part supports her mother, an alcoholic with a psychic hotline. She needs more money, always. She’s particularly not shy. She likes sex. An advertisement she’s…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Connecticut Bill Aims to Make Cops Pay for First Amendment Violations

Officers of the law in Connecticut may soon have a strong incentive to tolerate citizens filming them—financial liability. Police typically work under the condition of “qualified immunity,” which protects them from liability when they screw up and say arrest a person for filming them. This deflects the legal costs (lawyer fees, settlements, etc) from the…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

With a Pedal-Desk This Pretty, You Might Actually Want to Work Out

The stationary bike/desk hybrid is nothing new. But, till now, design seems to have never been of much of consideration. WeBike is a pedal-powered desk that also happens to be a very pretty piece of furniture. https://gizmodo.com/geek-a-cycle-defattens-the-bloggers-203972 Designed by Belgium’s We-Watt, the WeBike’s pedal-to-power design converts gentle cycling action into electric energy. Its aluminum-and-steel body…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Wipe Your Hard Drive DoD-Clean

You can reformat and overwrite that old hard drive as many times as you want before junking it—modern forensics software can still extract data from it. The Drive eRazer Ultra, however, can expunge your sensitive data to DoD specifications. The Drive eRazer Ultra by Wiebetech is a standalone device for securely erasing hard drive data.…

Privacy & Security Andrew Tarantola

North Korean War Propaganda Is Even Crazier than You Thought

A Hobbit Guest Star Confirmed. Plus Who Won’t Return in Iron Man 3 and Doctor Who season 7!

Quirky Stem Gallery

How One Man Hacked Hollywood

Science Explains Why So Few People Are Left-Handed

One Kidney Has Been Inside Three People In Just Two Weeks

Eating Healthiness Around the World, Visualized

These Magnetic Bike Lights Look Super Sleek

Groupon CEO: We Need to Stop Taking Stupid Risks

This Chip Will Power the New Samsung Galaxy S III

Matthew Cusick’s Map Collages Are Stunning to See

‘Dubstep Tebow’ Does Exactly What You Think It Does

Simply Stunning—The World Famous Cutty Sark After Its £50 Million Renovation

How Far Would You Be Willing to Drive If It Meant Avoiding Airport Security?

Onion Browser Brings Encrypted Web Browsing to the iPhone

Tonight’s Stoner Channel: Tricky Tricks, Lucky Strikes, and Bill Cosby on Drugs

Sleeping Beauty: A Disney Theme in a Sex-Work Story

Connecticut Bill Aims to Make Cops Pay for First Amendment Violations

With a Pedal-Desk This Pretty, You Might Actually Want to Work Out

Wipe Your Hard Drive DoD-Clean

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