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Send Us Your Thanksgiving Tech Support Horror Stories

Happy Thanksgiving! If your holiday celebrations are anything like mine, they involve coming home to a large number of old people confused about how to use their tech gear, treating you like an actually competent member of the Geek Squad. Do you have any Thanksgiving tech support horror stories? Shoot them to me in email…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Space Station Is Full: No Vacancy for Space Tourists

It’s maybe ironic to hear, during the busiest travel week of the year, that nobody will be heading to space. At least no rich-ass civilians, now that the International Space Station permanent crew has doubled to six astro/cosmonauts. [AP/USNews]

Space & Spaceflight Wilson Rothman

Mininova Goes Legit, Saddens Everyone

Mininova, the other popular BitTorrent tracker, just went legal-only. No more downloading episodes of Dexter or Mad Men off of it, but there plenty of other trackers out there still. [Mininova Blog]

Tech News Jason Chen

Weirdest Movies Ever Released On Thanskgiving Weekend

You might think it’s odd that The Road and Ninja Assassin both came out just in time for Turkey Day. But those aren’t the only counter-intuitive movies that studios have put out for Thanksgiving — here’s a complete list. Sometimes, you just need an escape from the relentlessness of the Thanksgiving celebrations, and Hollywood has…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

A MacGyver Chef Thanksgiving: Making Choco-Cranberry Mousse With a Hair Dryer

To honor this most culinary holiday, I found a dessert recipe that, in true MacGyver fashion, can be made with equipment found in a hotel room. Here, a hair dryer provides heat—but couldn’t save this disasterpiece. This recipe is for an ultra-simple chocolate-cranberry mousse, chosen for its simplicity (only a few easily-obtainable ingredients and no…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

A Thanksgiving Message From the iPhone

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! Here’s a message about the holiday and Black Friday from our friend from Cupertino, the iPhone.

Tech News Adam Frucci

Best Diet Aid Ever: Science Fiction’s Grossest Food Moments

If you’re worried about overeating today, and need a good appetite suppressant, check out our video compilation of the scariest food moments from science fiction. Behold, the nastiest stuff that scifi has ever cooked up, or regurgitated back out. Please add your favorite food-related gross-out in the comments too!

io9 Meredith Woerner

How to Disable the New Google Search

Oh you people are never happy. I give you a way to try the new Google Search yesterday, and now you are asking about how to go back to the old one. Fine! Be that way! Here’s how: https://gizmodo.com/how-to-try-the-new-google-search-5412801 Yesterday’s method only set a cookie in your browser, asking Google to serve a different page…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Unusual Nova May Be Precursor For Massive Stellar Explosion

A nova first observed in 2000 is nearly a decade into its stellar explosion, and yet no hydrogen has been detected in the material ejected from the star. This so-called “helium nova” is the first of its kind ever discovered. Considering hydrogen is the most plentiful element in the universe, astronomers expect to find it…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

A Taste of Home via a Laptop and a Movie

This is a great shot of three soldiers relaxing at their base in Afghanistan, watching movies on their laptops. The real question: what movies are they watching? [Big Picture]

Tech News Adam Frucci

Google Google Google Google

Google Google Google Google Google Google. Oogle. Ogle. Gle. Le. E. Ow. [GoogleGoogleGoogleGoogle via BuzzFeed]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Pass the Drama: Disastrous Feasts From Science Fiction Classics

As you’re sitting down with your family for Thanksgiving dinner and trying not to say anything to piss off your uncle, just be grateful there are no vengeful ghosts or evil aliens crashing the party. Allow us to demonstrate. There have been only a few notable Thanksgiving episodes of science-fiction TV shows — after all,…

io9 Mary

Join the Conversation in io9’s Observation Deck

Want to chat with your fellow io9ers about any topic you want? We’ve got an open discussion forum going 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in a place we call the Observation Deck. What movies are you watching this Thanksgiving? Can anyone help you remember the name of that book you read 10…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Four DSLR Cameras for Every Budget

We’re in kind of a golden age of DSLR cameras. They’re cheaper than ever, so they’re affordable, and they do more stuff than ever, so the time’s right to jump in. Here’s our DSLR picks for every (non-pro) budget. Baby’s First DSLR: Nikon D3000 The D3000 is cheap. We’re talking a full kit (i.e., it…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Doctor Who’s New Artistic Direction And A Look At Dollhouse’s Returning Alpha

Gobble up some Turkey Day spoilers as we learn the identity of Doctor Who‘s artsy guest star and get a gander at Alpha’s dashing new suit on Dollhouse. Plus Thor, Chuck, Smallville, Fringe Green Lantern, Heroes, and more! Doctor Who: In an interview with Bullz-Eye.com to promote Pirate Radio, fifth series writer Richard Curtis revealed…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

What Would’ve Happened if Hewlett Packard Built R2-D2

Youch. So that’s what would happen if HP built astromech droids. Can’t say I blame Leia, those error messages make me want to break something, too. Though maybe a lightsaber would’ve looked more dignified than the baseball bat. [Abstruse Goose]

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Fleshbot Reviews the Real Touch, a Video-Synchronized Masturbator

The Real Touch is like a Fleshlight that moves on its own, pre-synced with the porn you’re currently watching on your computer. It’s one step closer to simulating having sex with the girl on the screen, but should you buy? https://gizmodo.com/realtouch-teledildonics-as-designed-by-former-nasa-eng-5129520 That answer is unclear. Fleshbot tests it out and says that although it has…

Tech News Jason Chen

First Intercontinental Jetpack Flight Ends With a Wet Crash Landing

50-year-old Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy (known aliases: Fusionman and Jetman), was forced to abort his first attempt at a jetpack flight from Africa to Europe with a dive into the Mediterranean Sea. I guess the nicknames didn’t come with superpowers. Seems like jetpacks aren’t really the best option for longer distances. But then again, this…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Upgrade Your Current Flashlight to an LED Flashlight

Why throw your current flashlight away to upgrade to LED when you can keep all the good stuff and just upgrade the light itself? Milwaukee’s LED Module flashlight upgrade does just that. [ToolBarn via Core77]

Tech News Adam Frucci

How To Make Any Pair Of Gloves Work With a Touchscreen

There are commercial gloves designed to work with touchscreens, but you can achieve the same functionality with your current pair of gloves using a needle and some conductive thread. https://lifehacker.com/use-your-touchscreen-in-the-cold-with-dots-gloves-5067172 The iPhone screen is capacative, meaning that it requires your finger to complete a circuit in order to work. So, by sewing some conductive thread…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Send Us Your Thanksgiving Tech Support Horror Stories

Space Station Is Full: No Vacancy for Space Tourists

Mininova Goes Legit, Saddens Everyone

Weirdest Movies Ever Released On Thanskgiving Weekend

A MacGyver Chef Thanksgiving: Making Choco-Cranberry Mousse With a Hair Dryer

A Thanksgiving Message From the iPhone

Best Diet Aid Ever: Science Fiction’s Grossest Food Moments

How to Disable the New Google Search

Unusual Nova May Be Precursor For Massive Stellar Explosion

A Taste of Home via a Laptop and a Movie

Google Google Google Google

Pass the Drama: Disastrous Feasts From Science Fiction Classics

Join the Conversation in io9’s Observation Deck

The Four DSLR Cameras for Every Budget

Doctor Who’s New Artistic Direction And A Look At Dollhouse’s Returning Alpha

What Would’ve Happened if Hewlett Packard Built R2-D2

Fleshbot Reviews the Real Touch, a Video-Synchronized Masturbator

First Intercontinental Jetpack Flight Ends With a Wet Crash Landing

Upgrade Your Current Flashlight to an LED Flashlight

How To Make Any Pair Of Gloves Work With a Touchscreen

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