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Your Cure For Doctor Who TV Withdrawal

Superstar artist Ben Templesmith posted some pages, including some work in progress, from his new Doctor Who comic, “The Whispering Gallery,” written by Leah Moore and John Reppion. And they’re glorious. And yes, that’s Alan “Watchmen” Moore’s daughter. To be honest, her comics work hasn’t blown me away so far, but the art is amazing…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Firehose, Meet Fire Missile Launcher

We’re not firefighters, so this idea may be completely crazy. But if we fought fires for a living, we’d feel a lot more comfortable doing battle with this mean-looking gas-propelled missile launcher concept. We’ve all see those clips on the news, a firehose suspended from a lift shoots water into a burning building. It looks…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Steve Jobs on the Stupidity of Living in the Past and Uncertainty of the Future

With so much uncertainty around Apple and even Steve Jobs’ future, I went back and found these words and philosophies of his on looking back and forward in one’s life. “Well, as Apple grew we hired someone who I thought was very talented to run the company with me, and for the first year or…

Health Brian Lam

Barbara Walters Wishes Edward James Olmos Had Played Picard

Today on The View, Barbara Walters scolded Edward James Olmos for turning down the role of Captain Picard. And he showed a new BSG clip. Looks like somebody is ready to give up on her crazy pill treatment. Oh, Roslin and Adama are totally like Romeo and Juliet — but not at all. As The…

Television Meredith Woerner

RIAA File Sharing Hearing to Be Webcast Live

If you’re too sexually repressed to watch Pornhub on your lunch break like a normal person, now you can watch a streaming court session involving the RIAA right on your computer. The feed, provided by the Courtroom View Network, will cover every thrilling up and down of the case, which involves the RIAA suing BU…

Tech News Adam Frucci

How Porn Will Shape our HD Future

There is no getting around it—we love us some porn. This sinful medium has played a vital role in pushing video technology forward over the years—and it may be poised to do it again. The folks at Home Theater Review state that “the adult video industry is really ahead of the curve with what they…

Tech News Sean Fallon

One Site That Covers Everything You Need In Life

We didn’t think it would be possible for a single website to fill all of our needs — until we found the blog Beer And Scifi. What else is there? As the site’s “about” column explains: This blog combines discussion about beer, science fiction, utopian dreams, movies, and tall tales with activism and social art.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

US Airways Waterlanding: Close Up Image of Inflatable Rafts

Have you ever wondered if an airplane’s inflatable rafts actually work? I always do. The answer is YES. This image of the US Airways’ Airbus 320 that just water-landed on the Hudson is just amazing. I have been talking with Jorge Mozo, a dear friend of mine who is an Airbus A340 pilot. He said…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Help Microsoft Design a Better BSOD for Windows 7

The Blue Screen of Death sucks, and it’s about time for Microsoft to redesign it for Windows 7. Let’s give them some help, shall we? https://gizmodo.com/what-a-windows-7-bsod-looks-like-5129919 For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I want you to come up with a fantastic new BSOD for Microsoft to include in their upcoming OS. Now take note, this is…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Star Wars Retold By Someone Who Never Saw Star Wars

The video of someone who’s never seen Star Wars retelling the movie’s storyline is a laugh-out-loud good time. Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn’t seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

Movies Meredith Woerner

TiVoRemote: The App Store’s First TiVo Remote App

TiVoRemote is the App Store’s first network-based remote control program for TiVo. Aside from the novelty of changing the channel, you can use the iPhone’s full QWERTY keyboard to search for programming. Realize that the software isn’t officially TiVo-branded. And we wouldn’t call the UI stunning, or even attractive—though it certainly looks easy enough to…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Wisconsin Girl Cancels Online College Courses Thanks To A Mind Blown By Her Ubuntu Dell

God bless local news. Annie Schubert was expecting a “bread and butter” Dell running Windows for school. But when she fired up her accidental Ubuntu machine, confusion was only the beginning of her problems. Click to view You see, Annie was ready to enroll in online classes at Madison Area Technical College (emphasis mine), so…

Tech News John Mahoney

The Analog TV Shutdown Is a Flustercuck of Corporate Money, No One Cares About Consumers

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin (rightly) said that Obama’s plan to delay the analog shutdown would create “consumer confusion.” But as Ars reports, when government, big corporations and tons of money are involved, it’s never about consumers. https://gizmodo.com/fcc-chief-blasts-obamas-call-to-delay-digital-tv-change-5128717 So here’s what the Twister mat looks like, as astutely laid out by Ars’ Julian Sanchez: Verizon has…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Win 7 Tip: The Taskbar Is the Most Useful New UI Change

Once you get past the slightly differently-colored Aero theme in Windows 7, you’ll realize that it looks, UI-wise, almost the same as Vista. That is, until you look down at the Taskbar. Now that’s new. First, you’ll notice that the Quick Launch Bar (the little tray on the left in XP and Vista where you…

Tech News Jason Chen

Paul McGuigan Talks Push — And Deathlok

Paul McGuigan is best known for directing quirky thrillers like Lucky Number Slevin. He told us about branching out with the paranormal action-adventure film Push — and his involvement with Marvel’s abortive Deathlok movie. Spoilers. Push, which comes out Feb. 6, is a total departure for McGuigan, who’s known for films that are somewhat more…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Sony Vaio P Review

I’ve had plenty of time to spend with Sony’s bite-sized Vaio P, and now it’s time to deliver a verdict on whether or not the 1.4-pound device really performs as advertised. Sony’s Vaio P managed to generate some buzz at CES, largely based around its minuscule footprint, 1.4-pound weight and ultra-wide LCD screen. Sony aggressively…

Reviews Adrian Covert

Best of Our Apple and Steve Jobs Coverage From 2008

As Steve Jobs hands over the employee whipping duties to Tim Cook at Apple for at least a few months, we look back on our coverage of the man and his company in 2008. https://gizmodo.com/steve-jobs-taking-a-leave-of-absence-from-apple-due-to-5131535 • The Truth About the Apple Tax – Is there an Apple tax? How much is it? • A Call…

Tech News Jason Chen

Harvard Task Force Uncovers Biggest Future Threat to Children Online

Countless laws have been proposed to protect kids online. But now a group of Harvard researchers has published a massive study of online dangers to kids, and apparently “other kids” tops the list. The study grew out of an agreement that social networking site MySpace made with the government last year to investigate possible dangers…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Whoopi’s Mind Travels Back And Forth In Time — Look Out, Baby Hasselbeck

Whoopi’s returned to science fiction, and she’s ready to mess up some people for not believing in her time-traveling drugs. Check out the trailer for Whoopi’s Stream. Whoopi’s spooky webseries Stream has released its trailer, and Whoopi is freakin’ out. The Star Trek alum plays a woman whose mind keeps slipping in and out of…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Dealzmodo Hack: Revitalize Your Windows Mobile Phone

For the legions of helpless Windows Mobile users, the Pre is just the latest in an endless, corrosive barrage of ego-draining next-gen phones. But living with Windows Mobile doesn’t have to be so bad. Work rules, lame carriers, prohibitive contracts—whatever the reason you’re shacked up with a WinMo phone, you’ve been through the same experience.…

Tech News John Herrman

Your Cure For Doctor Who TV Withdrawal

Firehose, Meet Fire Missile Launcher

Steve Jobs on the Stupidity of Living in the Past and Uncertainty of the Future

Barbara Walters Wishes Edward James Olmos Had Played Picard

RIAA File Sharing Hearing to Be Webcast Live

How Porn Will Shape our HD Future

One Site That Covers Everything You Need In Life

US Airways Waterlanding: Close Up Image of Inflatable Rafts

Help Microsoft Design a Better BSOD for Windows 7

Star Wars Retold By Someone Who Never Saw Star Wars

TiVoRemote: The App Store’s First TiVo Remote App

Wisconsin Girl Cancels Online College Courses Thanks To A Mind Blown By Her Ubuntu Dell

The Analog TV Shutdown Is a Flustercuck of Corporate Money, No One Cares About Consumers

Win 7 Tip: The Taskbar Is the Most Useful New UI Change

Paul McGuigan Talks Push — And Deathlok

Sony Vaio P Review

Best of Our Apple and Steve Jobs Coverage From 2008

Harvard Task Force Uncovers Biggest Future Threat to Children Online

Whoopi’s Mind Travels Back And Forth In Time — Look Out, Baby Hasselbeck

Dealzmodo Hack: Revitalize Your Windows Mobile Phone

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