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Divers Discover Enormous Squid Egg Mass Off The Coast Of Turkey

Earlier this month, a team of divers swimming off the coast of Turkey discovered something unexpected: a 4-meter wide gelatinous mass of what turned out to be one of the biggest mass of squid eggs ever discovered. The divers weren’t sure what they had discovered, but once the video was posted online, they got a…

Gizmodo Photo Guide: Tips For Shooting The Night Sky

Want to get outside and snap some amazing photographs of the night sky, of some stunning moonlit landscapes and time-lapse starlight trails? Here are six key tips you need to know. Gizmodo’s Guide to Better Photography is brought to you by the Sony Mirrorless Alpha Range. Photography has evolved, and Sony mirrorless cameras have made…

Explore 25 Lost Cities With This Video 

The world is a really big place, and throughout human history, we’ve built and then lost a whole bunch of major cities. Over on the Mental Floss YouTube channel, John Green assembled a list and a bit of background on 25 cities from around the world that have been lost. Most have been found by…

In a recent piece for Grantland, Sean T. Collins explores how Hellboy has been destroying the world since 1994, and how he upended the traditional superhero comic along the way. He traces a bit of history behind Mike Mignola’s comic universe, and how the story is drawing to a close.

San Francisco Is Getting a Pee-Proof Paint Job

Taking a leak outside in San Francisco just got a wee bit less fun. That’s because public works crews are coating walls throughout the city with a urine-repellent paint that bounces your pee right back at you. Public urination has been a problem in San Francisco for years. The city banned urinating outside in 2002,…

Can A Home Drone Kill You? The Mythbusters Test With A Chicken Says Yes

Tonight’s episode of Mythbusters, Flights of Fantasy features two very different types of flying machines: drones and a Lockheed U-2 spy plane. Show hosts Adam Savage and Jaime Hyneman took a couple of minutes to chat with us about the episode and the rest of the newly-rebooted season of the show. Tonight’s episode sees the…

What Would Happen if a Massive Comet Struck the Sun?

Humans, dark and disturbed creatures that we are, love to imagine what would happen if a massive comet struck the Earth. But what if a giant ice rock flung itself into the Sun? A team of astronomers did the math to figure out what would happen. “I give talks about these and I call them…

James Cameron’s Deepsea Challenger Damaged In Transit

In 2012, James Cameron made history when he became the third person to visit the Mariana Trench. After the trip, he donated his submarine, Deepsea Challenger, to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The institution was in the process of loaning the vehicle out when it caught fire while in transit. https://gizmodo.com/james-cameron-has-donated-his-record-breaking-submarine-459240423 The Deepsea Challenger was…

Fly Through The Solar System At The Speed Of Light With This Video

Space is really, really big, and there’s been a couple of great videos out there that show off the relative size of objects. This video puts the scale of the solar system into real perspective by showing how it takes you pass through the solar system at the speed of light. Light travels 299,792,458 m/s,…

Mobile payments provider Square has apparently filed confidential paperwork for an initial public offering. This could give the company the additional capital it needs to build out new initiatives, including a wireless device that accepts payments from Apple Pay. Learn more at Bloomberg.

Windows 10, Day Two

Two days ago, I promised to upgrade my personal desktop and laptop to Windows 10, to demonstrate how wonderful or terrible the migration from Windows 8 might be. Yesterday, I was surprised how painless it felt. Today, I’m feeling a little pain. https://gizmodo.com/windows-10-day-one-1719864054 It started off brilliantly. I spent most of my second day with…

FX Releases Hilarious Tribute To Archer Voice Actor George Coe

George Coe, who voiced Woodhouse on Archer, passed away earlier this week at the age of 86. The actor was known for his work in film and television, and his most recent role on FX’s spy show has been amazing. The network has put together a funny tribute of some of the butler’s best moments.…

Twitter Is Using Copyright Law to Bust Joke Thieves

Imitation is supposed to be the sincerest form of flattery, but for comedians on Twitter it’s a pain in the ass. Joke theft is rampant, with “parody” accounts and spambots racking up thousands of followers by tweeting stolen jokes as their own. But now Twitter is helping people bust joke-stealers. If you file a DMCA…

The University of Iowa Brings Fanzines To The Digital World

The University of Iowa has an extensive and growing archive of Science Fiction and Fantasy publications, and now, they’re beginning to digitize their collection of fanzines. https://gizmodo.com/university-of-iowa-receives-18-000-volume-science-ficti-1712901055 The University has been working to preserve the fan-printed publications, and under the supervision of curator Peter Balestrieri, archivists have begun to photograph each document. It’s no small…

These Colorful Patterns Are Famous LA and NYC Neighborhoods From Above

Photographer Jeffrey Milstein is known for getting stunning shots of our culture from above; we previously covered his aerial photographs of cruise ships. For his new series LANY he photographed the two cities from a helicopter. While these views don’t necessarily feel unfamiliar (thanks Google Earth!), his composition and color transform them into magical landscapes.…

Read This Excellent Interview With Samuel R. Delany Over On SF Signal

Over on SF Signal, John Stevens has a really interesting interview with SF Grandmaster Samuel R. Delany. In it, they discuss a recent re-release of Delany’s first three novels, genre literature and his career. Here’s a snippet: Q: In Kim Stanley Robinson’s introduction to the tribute volume STORIES FOR CHIP he discusses the feeling that…

This Tiny Computer Stacks Into a Colorful Lego Brick 

Any Lego lover in the market for a new computer would want a system that stacks together into a compact brick. Even better, one whose case is made entirely of Lego. Rejoice, nerds, Total Geekdom’s Mike Schropp has heard your silent plea. Schropp’s first saleable Lego build came out in March. At 4”x5”x5”, version 2.0…

Sony Made Pixels Even Lamer to Appease Chinese Authorities

Sony apparently didn’t care very much that the script to its new sci-fi comedy movie Pixels is pretty bad. It did, however, go to pains to ensure that Pixels would pass Chinese censorship boards with flying colors. Goodbye integrity, hello authoritarian-sanctioned blockbuster. According to Reuters, which cites emails leaked by Sony hackers, Sony ‘sanitized’ the…

Batman V Superman Trailer Is So Better With Always Sunny In Philadelphia

Man of Steel was pretty grim and serious, and it looks like Batman v Superman is going to have about the same tone. Over on YouTube, user Albert Lopez decided to lighten things up by recutting the trailer for the upcoming movie with Always Sunny In Philadelphia’s song, Dayman. The juxtaposition works surprisingly well, with…

Here We Go Again: Anonymous Tries to Hold the Canadian Government Ransom

Once again, the hacktivist collective Anonymous is threatening a spectacular security breach, this time, against the Canadian government. Yesterday, Anonymous hackers told the National Post they’d stolen sensitive Canadian national security documents. They’re prepared to release said documents if the officer who fatally shot a British Columbian protestor last week is not arrested by Monday…