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Best “human realizes he’s secretly a robot” scene of all time

Creation Of The Humanoids is rumored to be Andy Warhol’s favorite film, and camp-meister Susan Sontag extolled it in “The Imagination Of Disaster.” It’s easy to see why, from this scene where an anti-robot bigot realizes he’s a robot. You have to love the slow literalism of this scene: “I remember being a child. My…

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Walmart Offers 16GB iPhone 3GS For $97

Looks like the 16GB iPhone 3GS is headed to the discount bin at Walmart. The retailer will be offering the device for $97—assuming you sign a 2-year service agreement—starting May 25.

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Oil Reporter App Makes Sure No Toxic Sludge Goes Unnoticed

Oil Reporter isn’t a public shaming campaign for BP—no, that’ll take care of itself just fine, thanks. This iPhone app, which lets Gulf Coast residents record every oily bird and patch of ruined swampland, is about fixing things. Oil Reporter isn’t that different from any other crowdsourced reporting app, technically speaking. I mean, in terms…

Tech News John Herrman

Mythbusters becomes a television empire. Prepare to be schooled!

It couldn’t happen to more deserving geeks. The guys behind Mythbusters, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, have signed a new, multiyear contract for the show. And they’ve got a development deal with Discovery Channel to produce several new television series, too. Here’s the press release from Discovery: LOS ANGELES, CA, — Jamie Hyneman and Adam…

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Interact With 12 Scientific Game Changers

Scientific American put together an interactive piece on 12 events that could drastically change the world, from nuclear exchange to cold fusion to the discovery of other dimensions. Pretty much all the stuff Lost totally prepared us for. The feature illustrates all of the potentialities—the breakthroughs and the catastrophes alike—with diagrams, photographs, and expert video…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

New concept art, details and creature designs spill Riddick’s next movie details

New concept art gives us some precious glimpses of the new creatures in the third Riddick movie, and there’s some more news about the film. Which, last we heard, might be called The Furian… Left For Dead… https://gizmodo.com/first-concept-art-from-the-third-riddick-movie-left-fo-5512911 Vin Diesel decided to release this video of the film’s Riddick concept art presentation, and we’re glad…

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With “Kraken,” China Miéville sinks tentacles into contemporary London

China Miéville’s long-awaited squid epic, Kraken, hits shelves next month. Like his previous novel, The City & The City, it’s about an urban landscape that forms its own alternate reality. In Kraken, the city of London is haunted by gods. Though The City & The City was set (sort of) on Earth, Kraken is one…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Free Adobe Reader App Now Available for Android Devices

The newest addition to the Android Marketplace is a free Adobe Reader app. It looks good, but keep in mind that it requires Android 2.1 or above and is currently only supported on some Android devices: Currently Supported Devices: Motorola Droid, Motorola Milestone & Google Nexus One (While we have not yet tested against other…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Question of the Day: Is Mobile Flash Worth It to You?

So today we saw some tests that suggest that having Flash running on your smartphone will almost definitely hurt performance. But hey, it’s up to you whether or not it’s worth it. So…is it? https://gizmodo.com/speed-tests-show-flash-10-1-slowing-down-android-2-2-si-5546439 Is having Flash on your smartphone worth it to you?customer surveys

Tech News Adam Frucci

What anime can teach you about ending a story

I’ve noticed an alarming trend in television finales, lately: God. Warning: the following contains spoilers for the endings of Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist, Neon Genesis: Evangelion, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Battlestar Galactica, LOST, Supernatural (current) and The Prisoner. The presence of God in television finales alarms me for a number of reasons. Culturally, I think…

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Riddick Gallery

Accodring to Twohy, “On this god-forsaken world are alien artifacts, totems to an advanced society.” This must be one of the “artifacts.” Twohy called this a bison-like creature, which is a source of food for Riddick as well. This is the “fiercest” new beast on the alien planet where Riddick is stranded. He even has…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Why Google Is So Incredibly Rich

From Google’s official AdSense blog, earlier this morning: Today, in the spirit of greater transparency with AdSense publishers, we’re sharing the revenue shares for our two main AdSense products – AdSense for content and AdSense for search. The breakdown: Google takes 32% off the top of its ad sales in AdSense for publishers (the AdSense…

Tech News John Herrman

A map of American SWAT raids gone wrong

The Cato Institute, a Libertarian think-tank, has created a detailed map of “botched” paramilitary raids by government entities from 1985-2008. No matter your political leanings, it makes for an intriguing (albeit totally depressing) read. [The Cato Institute via Fast Company]

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Hey, Why’s My Commenter Name In This Ad?

Your commenter name appears in this ad only as a demonstration of Bing’s social search capabilities and can only be seen by you. It, along with any other personal information you have provided us, is not being shared with Microsoft. As always, Gawker Media remains committed to your privacy, for more on our Privacy Policy…

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A Brief and Glorious History of Pixel Art

Everything old is new again. And while the graphics of games like Super Mario Bros. and Zelda were blocky by necessity, the pixel has been reborn as an art form unto itself. Meet the Picassos of pixel art. Pixel, a short documentary by artist Simon Cottee, is an excellent distillation—part nostalgia, part progress—of those creative…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Lady Gaga meets Frankenstein: Why did it take so long?

It’s Lady Gaga-inspired Frankenstein fashions from France! Say that five times fast. The Cannes premiere for Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project, a Hungarian postmodern retelling of Frankenstein, featured some bizarrely awesome fashions. More awesomely over-the-top Franken-headgear below. According to Variety, Tender Son is not actually such a great retelling of Frankenstein: Never afraid to take…

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Classic Mac Paper Trashcan for Trash, Cans, Paper

After successfully following these instructions to make a paper classic Macintosh trashcan, please don’t use the resulting paper classic Macintosh trashcan to trash any failed paper classic Macintosh trashcans. The paradox can destroy the Universe. Thank you. [Codeco via Designboom]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Why I actually liked the Lost finale

There are lots of ways to feel about a finale: pleased, peeved, betrayed, bemused. Charlie Jane Anders already gave us her perfectly valid, less-than-happy take on the Lost finale — but I kinda swung with it. https://gizmodo.com/lost-was-the-ultimate-long-con-5545911 It’s easy to ask a lot of a finale to a series you’ve stuck with for years. You…

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Twitter, Twitter, Little Star (Chart)

Cosmic 140 is the star chart of the Twitter universe, its 140 most influential people. At its center, Evan Williams and Jack Dorsey. In the outer systems, much less important people, like Bill Gates, Tim Berners-Lee, and Conan O’Brien. Here’s how it works: A beautiful graphic by Information Architects, available as a poster or as…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Best Year of Science Fiction…Ever

Every now and again, there are nexuses in time that deliver unto us scifi goodness: literary classics, film masterpieces, TV wonderment. We’ve identified a bunch of such nexuses — and you get to crown the Best of the Best. We’re going to start with 1999. Why ’99? Because it shook the foundations of genre cinema.…

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Best “human realizes he’s secretly a robot” scene of all time

Walmart Offers 16GB iPhone 3GS For $97

Oil Reporter App Makes Sure No Toxic Sludge Goes Unnoticed

Mythbusters becomes a television empire. Prepare to be schooled!

Interact With 12 Scientific Game Changers

New concept art, details and creature designs spill Riddick’s next movie details

With “Kraken,” China Miéville sinks tentacles into contemporary London

Free Adobe Reader App Now Available for Android Devices

Question of the Day: Is Mobile Flash Worth It to You?

What anime can teach you about ending a story

Riddick Gallery

Why Google Is So Incredibly Rich

A map of American SWAT raids gone wrong

Hey, Why’s My Commenter Name In This Ad?

A Brief and Glorious History of Pixel Art

Lady Gaga meets Frankenstein: Why did it take so long?

Classic Mac Paper Trashcan for Trash, Cans, Paper

Why I actually liked the Lost finale

Twitter, Twitter, Little Star (Chart)

The Best Year of Science Fiction…Ever

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