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4-yo Boy Shoots Mom With Semiautomatic Shotgun

There are certain things you should never do in life. Like changing a lightbulb barefoot, while you wait to dry after showering. Or feed raw meat to crocodiles with your bare hands. Or give a shotgun to your 4-yo boy. That’s not exactly what the father of this 4-year-old boy from Kitsap County did. But…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 27 '10

Fart collecting and testicle mashing: The grossest jobs in science

Considering a career in science? You know, all those clean labs and shiny white coats? Well consider this: A lot of science jobs are more disgusting than all the Saw movies put together. We round up seven of the grossest. Beetle testicle crusher Do the size of your balls help you find a mate? To…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 27 '10

Are You Ready For Tube-Free Toilet Paper?

On Monday, Scott Naturals Tube-Free toilet paper will go on sale in Walmarts and Sam’s Clubs across the Northeast United States. If it sells well, it’ll expand nationally, and then globally. Personally, I just don’t know what to think anymore. It’s like up is down and down is up. Kimberly-Clark, the manufacturer of Scott’s toilet…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Oct 27 '10

How To Build an Awesome Last Minute Superhero Halloween Costume

Snap! Halloween is here and you’re still without so much as a twinkle of an idea of what to be. Thankfully for you, we teamed up with Instructables to bring you these killer costume ideas and guides for making them. You can thank us later, in fun-sized candy bars. Ghostbusters Costumes: Did seeing Bill Murray…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Oct 27 '10

Grow Up and Drink Something Fancy, Manly

You’ve moved out of Mom’s basement, so it’s time to order something at the bar that doesn’t come in size “yard.” Try a Rusty Nail. It’s fancy and manly, and an 18th-century rebel prince ran from England to Scotland with the recipe for Drambuie in his knickers—all so you could enjoy this very cocktail. And…

Tech News Gawkercreative Oct 27 '10

Gadget Deals of the Day

If you’re looking for some great gadget deals, then today’s your lucky day. Don’t miss out on some great deals on a Philips LED-LCD HDTV, the new Canon PowerShot G12, and then maybe grab yourself a free USB Flash Drive. Top Deals: • 40″ Philips 40PFL7705D/F7 1080p LED-LCD HDTV for $699.99 plus free shipping (normally…

Tech News Adam Harris Oct 27 '10

Mind-reading machines could soon record your dreams

A new advance in recording and interpreting brain activity will open the door to machines that could record and play back your dreams. A research team writing in Nature has announced that it has developed a brain-machine interface capable of recording higher level brain activity. Moran Cerf and his team at UCLA have been able…

io9 Lauren Davis Oct 27 '10

How Russia Stopped One Fifth Of the World’s Spam

There are official 20% fewer penis enlargement emails hitting your spam folder, thanks to the efforts of the Russian government. How’d they do it? By making an effort. Russian authorities this week cracked down on one Igor A. Gusev, “suspected spam kingpin:” Moscow police authorities said Mr. Gusev, 31, was a central figure in the…

Tech News Brian Barrett Oct 27 '10

Ask Giz: Four Loko Frenzy, Budget Sextapes, and an Identity Crisis

A friend turned drunken thief. A couple looking for some on-camera action. A digital dater racked with shame. You seem guilty, this week, readers. But our consciences are filthy too—all aboard the empathy train. It’s time for healing. Hey Giz— Last weekend I drank like eight cans of Four Loko at a party and got…

Tech News Professor Gizmodo Oct 27 '10

PayPal Enables Impulse Buys With In-Site and In-App Purchases

The time it takes to go from wanting something to signing into PayPal and buying it might be just enough for you to change your mind. Which is why PayPal just cut out that step, allowing in-app and in-site buys. If you’re in a game, or on a web page, you no longer have to…

Tech News Brian Barrett Oct 27 '10

Live or Die? PlayStation Phone

We’ve wanted a PlayStation Phone for a long time. Before there was an iPhone or Windows Phone. Now it’s real, finally, running Android 3.0 with a multitouch trackpad for joysticks. But in today’s world, should it live or die? PlayStation Phone: Live or Die?customer surveys

Tech News Matt Buchanan Oct 27 '10

Live or Die? Nook Color

It’s possibly the most polished Android tablet yet. But it doesn’t run Android apps. It’s a reading device. But it’s using a bright LCD screen. It’s $250. The Nook Color‘s a bundle of fascinating paradoxes. Should it live or die? https://gizmodo.com/nook-color-barnes-nobles-full-color-tablet-with-apps-5673924 Nook Color: Live or Die?online surveys

Tech News Matt Buchanan Oct 27 '10

Are you seeing patterns in numbers everywhere? You’re not crazy – it’s Benford’s Law.

Pick any large set of random data you like. Look at the first digit of all the numbers. You’re going to see a lot of ones. It’s not just a coincidence. It’s the law. Benford’s Law was discovered by Simon Newcomb, who was thumbing through a book of logarithmic tables. He noticed that the pages…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Oct 27 '10

White iPhone 4: Delayed, Canceled, or Both

According to Reuters, the white iPhone 4 has been put off until next Spring. According to Boy Genius Report, it’s been canned altogether. Who should we believe? Honestly, it doesn’t really matter at this point. One thing both sources agree on is that we’re not going to hear another peep about the white iPhone 4…

Tech News Brian Barrett Oct 27 '10

Science fiction and fantasy stories that can help you deal with death

Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter and this week’s Doctor Who crossover both served up poignant meditations on death. But fantastic stories often explore the darkest frontier of them all: Here are 12 other great stories to help you to cope with mortality. As Ray Bradbury writes in Fahrenheit 451: Everyone must leave something behind when he dies,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders and Michael Ann Dobbs Oct 27 '10

British Airways Slams TSA Over “Completely Redundant” Airport Security

If British Airways doesn’t watch their chairman’s mouth, they might just see their planes turned around when trying to enter US soil. Ok, I joke, but if I’m honest his views on the “completely redundant” airport checks sound entirely reasonable. Martin Broughton, the chairman of the UK carrier, had a verbal meltdown at the UK…

Privacy & Security Kat Hannaford Oct 27 '10

Sennheiser’s New Gaming Headsets Will Make Your PC Games Sing

Sennheiser’s expanding its gaming headset lineup with four new sets o’ cans—the flagship Sennheiser PC 360, the surround sound PC 333D and PC 163D, and the PC 330 G4ME. Hey, if they’re good enough for your music… Then they probably will make your games sound pretty great too. The flagship PC 360s have been available…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Oct 27 '10

Margaret Atwood draws Twitter-based superheroes

What if Margaret Atwood gave up her career as a novelist and turned her attention to drawing superhero comics? She gives us a taste with her drawings of Twitter users as superpowered incarnations of their user names. It all began when Joel Topf — a nephrologist who Tweets as @kidney_boy — recommended Atwood’s Oryx and…

io9 Lauren Davis Oct 27 '10

This C-3PO and R2-D2 Megastore TV Commercial Is Better Than the Prequels

I’m surprised that a UK electronics megastore chain got the OK to make this TV ad featuring R2-D2 and C-3PO. But then again, we’re talking about George “Show Me The Money” Lucas here. The results, however, are rather good. https://gizmodo.com/its-time-to-forgive-george-lucas-5664218

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 27 '10

This hyper-realistic hospital droid will console you in your last days

Meet the Actroid-F, an emotive android that’s being tested in some Japanese hospitals to observe patients and make them feel comfortable. Who wouldn’t be totally at ease with this happy mechanical mannequin leering over you? From October 14-15, the Tsukuba Center of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology showed off some of…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Oct 27 '10

4-yo Boy Shoots Mom With Semiautomatic Shotgun

Fart collecting and testicle mashing: The grossest jobs in science

Are You Ready For Tube-Free Toilet Paper?

How To Build an Awesome Last Minute Superhero Halloween Costume

Grow Up and Drink Something Fancy, Manly

Gadget Deals of the Day

Mind-reading machines could soon record your dreams

How Russia Stopped One Fifth Of the World’s Spam

Ask Giz: Four Loko Frenzy, Budget Sextapes, and an Identity Crisis

PayPal Enables Impulse Buys With In-Site and In-App Purchases

Live or Die? PlayStation Phone

Live or Die? Nook Color

Are you seeing patterns in numbers everywhere? You’re not crazy – it’s Benford’s Law.

White iPhone 4: Delayed, Canceled, or Both

Science fiction and fantasy stories that can help you deal with death

British Airways Slams TSA Over “Completely Redundant” Airport Security

Sennheiser’s New Gaming Headsets Will Make Your PC Games Sing

Margaret Atwood draws Twitter-based superheroes

This C-3PO and R2-D2 Megastore TV Commercial Is Better Than the Prequels

This hyper-realistic hospital droid will console you in your last days

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