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British Judge Loses His Job Over Online Comments About His Cases

The temptation to use the anonymous online commenting for the purpose of telling other people how stupid they are is strong. But one judge in England has learned the hard way that giving yourself a pseudonym doesn’t mean that no one will ever find out who’s talking shit. https://gizmodo.com/new-york-judge-who-jailed-everyone-in-court-for-a-ringi-327380 Jason Dunn-Shaw was a judge (called…

Tech News Rhett Jones Apr 12 '17

Witness the Everyday Life of a Teenage Monster in This Gorgeous Animated Short

All teenagers go through the same sort of experiences in life—high school woes, making friends, getting into schoolyard scraps. But when you’re a monster teen attending a human school, things can be a little different, as this beautiful animated short shows. Welcome to My Life, created by Elizabeth Ito, is a documentary-style short released through…

io9 James Whitbrook Apr 12 '17

An Old Foe and a Familiar Face Join the Young Mutants of X-Men Blue

Today Marvel launched the second major team book in its new wave of mutant comic series. Titled X-Men Blue, it follows the escapades of the young, time-displaced original X-Men: Cyclops, Angel, Iceman, Beast, and Jean Grey. But today’s first issue confirmed two big status quo changes for the young team too. X-Men Blue #1—by Cullen…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Apr 12 '17

8-Year-Old Hero Steals Car to Buy McDonald’s After Learning to Drive on YouTube

You might think you’re a good driver. But you’ve got nothing on a nameless 8-year-old hero from Ohio. This past weekend he and his 4-year-old sister waited for their parents to fall asleep, stole their car, and then drove to McDonald’s to chow down on some McMeats. The future is looking bright. WJW-TV reports: Officer…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Apr 12 '17

This Guy Says He Built His Own iPhone From Scratch Using Spare Parts

The walled garden Apple uses to meticulously control every element of the iPhone can really suck. It prohibits you from replacing the battery, adding third-party storage, or using an iPhone to tinker around and build new, weird projects. The creator of the YouTube channel Strange Parts is determined to tear down that wall. He spent…

Tech News Michael Nunez Apr 12 '17

Every New (and Returning!) Development Thrawn Brings to the Star Wars Universe

Thrawn is a great Star Wars book that stands on its own. But the little nods and winks Timothy Zahn makes to Thrawn’s old life in the Expanded Universe novels—and to the events in Rebels, where Thrawn is currently the main antagonist—add another layer of delight. You should definitely read Thrawn (and watch Rebels), but…

Books & Comics Katharine Trendacosta Apr 12 '17

Forget Superman, Cat Grant Will Be in Supergirl‘s Season Two Finale

The best thing about Supergirl moving to the CW and moving its production to Vancouver was that it meant that it was much easier to bring the DC/CW shows together for things like the musical episode. The worst part was that it meant losing Calista Flockhart’s Cat Grant as a regular. BUT SHE’S BACK, BABY!…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Apr 12 '17

Why You’re Still Using Microsoft Word

On Tuesday, I asked Gizmodo readers why they’re still using Microsoft Word. And a lot of people answered the call. Like, hundreds of people expressed some rather powerful opinions about the aging office tool—so many that I had to share some of the best. Before we dig into readers’ thoughts and scoldings, let’s get one…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Apr 12 '17

There Are Way Worse Ways Carbon Monoxide Can Kill You

Us Earthlings are quite lucky to be living at around standard temperature and pressure. Life has evolved to comfortably handle the shapes in which most molecules have arranged themselves under temperatures of about 32 degrees Fahrenheit and atmospheric pressures of an average day at sea level. But on other planets, at other temperatures and pressures,…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Apr 12 '17

Burger King’s Dystopian New Ad Campaign Is Already a Cyanide and Toenail Clippings Disaster [UPDATED]

Just hours after launching, Burger King’s new smart home ad campaign is already crashing like the goddamn Hindenburg. On Wednesday, the company released a weirdly intrusive 15-second spot designed to intentionally trigger viewers’ Google Home devices. In theory, the devices would then read back a list of the Whopper’s ingredients from Wikipedia. Anonymous online vandals,…

Tech News Sidney Fussell Apr 12 '17

Report: Josh Brolin Is Deadpool 2‘s Cable

After what’s felt like ages of speculation, a contender out of nowhere has apparently swooped in to take on the role of Deadpool’s time-traveling best bud: Marvel movie alumni Josh Brolin appears to be Deadpool 2’s choice for Cable. The news, first reported by THR, indicates that Brolin—whose name was never mentioned amid the Cable-casting…

io9 James Whitbrook Apr 12 '17

A New Flavor of CRISPR Could Tackle Some of the Worst Genetic Diseases

Most of the time, when people talk about the cutting edge gene editing technology CRISPR, they are actually talking about CRISPR-Cas9. CRISPR, you see, is just one half of the genome editing tool, the programming that instructs where a DNA edit will actually be made. The other part consists of proteins that actually do the…

Tech News Kristen V. Brown Apr 12 '17

Microsoft Seems to Think an Awesome PC Gaming Feature Is Coming to TVs

There are a lot of reasons to game on a PC instead of a console. The ability to upgrade your game machine on your own time and in accordance with your own budget is a big advantage. The improved performance—due to the sheer power of new PC hardware—is another. According to Gamasutra, Kevin Gammill, Group…

Tech News Alex Cranz Apr 12 '17

Superman Has Another New Origin Story, and It May Mean Major Changes for the DC Universe

The end of the Superman Reborn event has given us a major new evolution in Superman’s saga—a Man of Steel who is a singular mix of his pre- and post-New 52 versions of himself. It seems like the umpteenth time in recent memory that Kal-El has had his origin tweaked, but this time it’s a…

io9 James Whitbrook Apr 12 '17

The Complete Guide to Cookies and All the Scary Stuff Websites Install on Your Computer

Touring around the pages of the web isn’t always the one-way street you might think it is: most sites are eager to leave a calling card or two on your local machine in the form of cookies. Here we’ll lay out what’s being saved in your browser, why it makes a difference, and what you…

Gadgets David Nield Apr 12 '17

A Deceptively Simple Test Just Taught Us Something New About Elephant Intelligence

It’s hard to know how smart animals are for the simple reason that they’re not able to come right out and tell us. Scientists have developed various methods over the years to assess animal intelligence, but a simple new body-awareness test involving elephants may be a promising new tool to add to the arsenal. A…

Tech News George Dvorsky Apr 12 '17

Michael Dorn Had a Good Reason for Turning Down the Chance to Play Worf’s Ancestor on Star Trek: Discovery

The Star Trek rumor mill has been full of reports that The Next Generation actor Michael Dorn would return to his Klingon roots on Star Trek: Discovery. Turns out, nope, that’s not happening. However, it sounds like he was offered a part, but turned it down after hearing how small his paycheck would be. The…

io9 Beth Elderkin Apr 12 '17

12 Questions We Want Answered at This Week’s Star Wars Celebration

This Thursday, the biggest Star Wars party in the galaxy blasts off. It’s Star Wars Celebration Orlando, the franchise’s last official con until 2019, and it’s expected to focus heavily on 2017 being the 40th anniversary of the first film, as well as the new film, The Last Jedi. This means we’re heading into Celebration…

io9 Germain Lussier & James Whitbrook Apr 12 '17

Scientist Publishes Important New Dino Relative 20 Years After His Death

Alan Charig was a dinosaur superfan long before Jurassic Park. The gregarious paleontologist and curator at the British Museum of Natural History studied and described all sorts of new creatures, and brought them to the world through his writings and on his BBC Television show in the 70s. Charig died in 1997, but scientists are…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Apr 12 '17

Okay, Who Had Jude Law in the ‘Young Dumbledore’ Pool?

Because if you guessed that the Fantastic Beasts movies would tap Jude Law to play the young Dumbledore, come collect your money. Now I’m really sad that Robert Downey Jr. didn’t get himself cast as Grindelwald somehow. Then we could have had a Sherlock Holmes reunion! The news comes from Variety, with confirmation from Warner…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Apr 12 '17

British Judge Loses His Job Over Online Comments About His Cases

Witness the Everyday Life of a Teenage Monster in This Gorgeous Animated Short

An Old Foe and a Familiar Face Join the Young Mutants of X-Men Blue

8-Year-Old Hero Steals Car to Buy McDonald’s After Learning to Drive on YouTube

This Guy Says He Built His Own iPhone From Scratch Using Spare Parts

Every New (and Returning!) Development Thrawn Brings to the Star Wars Universe

Forget Superman, Cat Grant Will Be in Supergirl‘s Season Two Finale

Why You’re Still Using Microsoft Word

There Are Way Worse Ways Carbon Monoxide Can Kill You

Burger King’s Dystopian New Ad Campaign Is Already a Cyanide and Toenail Clippings Disaster [UPDATED]

Report: Josh Brolin Is Deadpool 2‘s Cable

A New Flavor of CRISPR Could Tackle Some of the Worst Genetic Diseases

Microsoft Seems to Think an Awesome PC Gaming Feature Is Coming to TVs

Superman Has Another New Origin Story, and It May Mean Major Changes for the DC Universe

The Complete Guide to Cookies and All the Scary Stuff Websites Install on Your Computer

A Deceptively Simple Test Just Taught Us Something New About Elephant Intelligence

Michael Dorn Had a Good Reason for Turning Down the Chance to Play Worf’s Ancestor on Star Trek: Discovery

12 Questions We Want Answered at This Week’s Star Wars Celebration

Scientist Publishes Important New Dino Relative 20 Years After His Death

Okay, Who Had Jude Law in the ‘Young Dumbledore’ Pool?

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