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Look at This Monstrous Moving Machine Illuminated By Starlight

No, this enormous diesel powered beast is not a discarded movie prop from James Cameron’s Aliens. He is Otto, one of the two huge transporters of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array radio telescope field, at the high site of Chajnantor Plateau, Atacama Desert, Chile. Otto, and his twin, Lore move the 12-meter, 95-ton dishes across…

Tech News Attila Nagy

Oh My God How Is This Amazing Doctor Who Series 8 Trailer Not Real

Sorry, BBC America; your paltry attempts at a Doctor Who series 8 trailer have just been trounced by this beyond incredible, fan-made trailer for the upcoming season starring Peter Capaldi. Watch it, and seriously, you won’t believe your eyes. This incredible video — which I have to stress, again, was actually made by a fan…

io9 Rob Bricken

Sobering Images Show Famous World War I Battle Sites A Century Later

The Great War may have ended nearly a century ago, but its legacy lives on. As these remarkable images taken by Irish photographer Michael St. Maur Sheil illustrate, it’s going to take a very long time for the scars of this war to completely heal. All images Michael St. Maur Sheil; they are republished here…

io9 George Dvorsky

All the Best Memorial Day Sales on Gadgets, Clothes, Games, and More

Before you head out to fire up the grill, be sure to peruse this list of all the best Memorial Day sales from around the web. Naturally, a ton of clothing outlets are offering huge sitewide sales, but there’s a bucketload of gadgets, games, and household goods to be had as well. We’ll keep our…

Tech News Shep McAllister

Four Edge of Tomorrow Clips Show A Cowardly Tom Cruise Killing Aliens

Wanna glimpse until what all the fuss is about on Doug Liman’s Edge of Tomorrow? Here are four alien-killing clips that demonstrate the battle-heavy nature of this Groundhog Day-with-guns movie.

Movies Meredith Woerner

Behind-the-scenes photos reveal the secrets of Mad Men sets

If there is something that transports us directly to the world of Mad Men it is its award winning set design. I can’t believe some of these aren’t real places. The attention to every detail and the wonderful selection of furniture from the 50s and 60s is something that will without a doubt stick in…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi

An Interactive Chart Of Which Jobs Your College Degree Actually Gets

What was your major in college and what jobs can it really get you? This interactive chart answers that question for all the most popular college degrees. It’s the work of Ben Schmidt, an Assistant Professor of History at Northeastern University. Schmidt used census data to generate the chart, which you can look at either…

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This Iconic Parisian Swimming Pool Is Reborn After 25 Years of Neglect

For 60 years, the Piscine Molitor—tucked away in the leafy outskirts of Paris—was the height of French sophistication: an Art Deco destination for chic sunbathers and sophisticated celebrities to swim. Twenty five years ago it was closed and left to ruin—but now it’s been faithfully restored to its former glory. The pool was closed in…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

The Hobbit, Game Of Thrones And Dark Knight Make For One Superb Medley

What do The Hobbit, The Dark Knight and Game of Thrones all have in common? Well, you probably all enjoy them. But they also are part of this amazing, beautiful musical mash-up by Jason Yang. Give it a listen and try not to imagine Bilbo and Batman at the Red Wedding. [Via Geeks Are Sexy]

io9 Rob Bricken

Drew Goddard Leaves Daredevil! Plus, The Wildest Star Trek Rumor Yet!

Hugh Jackman wants another meeting with Deadpool. Could Peter Capaldi play multiple roles on Doctor Who? And a ton of details from Transformers 4. Plus, Carrie Fisher wants to bring back Princess Leia’s famous hairstyle. And see new posters for Lucy and The Giver. Spoilers now! Top image: Doctor Who X-Men: Apocalypse/Wolverine Hugh Jackman is…

Television Katharine Trendacosta

Japan to Start Building Giant Ice Wall at Fukushima

Remember that time Japan had the crazy idea to build a giant ice wall to contain the plant’s radioactive water leaks? Well, it got funded and now it’s about to be built. Really. https://gizmodo.com/japan-wants-to-build-an-ice-wall-to-contain-fukushimas-1135305503 Following examination of the Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) plans to build the gigantic ice wall, the Nuclear Regulation Authority has…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

The Odd Tale of the Hollywood Bison and the Quest to Save It

What links Hollywood, a chewing gum tycoon and contraceptive darts? It’s the story of an unusual herd of bison. Calvin Duncan crouches low to the ground and eyes his target. The female bison knows he’s there, just a few dozen metres away, but she keeps on chewing the grass. Duncan quietly raises his rifle to…

Biology Jason G. Goldman

London’s Narrowest House Is For Sale

If you think small is beautiful, this is the perfect London home for you: thought to be the narrowest house in the entire capital, the Denmark Hill residence is on sale for a cool $750,000. At its widest point the house measures just 99 inches across—but not all of the house offers such generous proportions.…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Donuts that look like people

I’m used to seeing portraits of dogs that look like their owners, but donuts that look like the people that eat them (ish), man, that’s something I’ve never seen in my entire life. The video was made by Brandon Voges for the National Restaurant Association’s annual food show. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi

This Satellite Image Looks Like a Cartoon Landscape

Depending on how you look at this image, it’s either a striking view of Western Sahara, or a cartoon mountain, backed by blue sky and shrouded in cloud. Obviously it’s the former, but the latter really appeals to the child in me. The photographs was actually taken by Expedition 40 Commander Steve Swanson on May…

Space & Spaceflight Jamie Condliffe

When Someone Posts a Screenshot It’s Impossible to Ignore a Low Battery

It’s never been easier to quickly post a screenshot of your phone online for all to see but… wait, why the hell is this person posting screenshots when they only have 4 percent battery? Why aren’t they madly scrambling for a charger? Why? The low battery icon in the corner of a screenshot really is…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

HTC One Mini 2 Review: Premium Looks for Smaller Pockets

As soon as the flagship HTC One M8 was revealed back in March it seemed inevitable that HTC would follow it up with a smaller, more affordable miniature version. With the HTC One Mini 2 now revealed, that’s turned out to be only half true — it may look like the M8 but, as its…

Reviews Gerald Lynch - Gizmodo UK

Exactly How Do Macs and PCs Differ?

Mac or PC? Over the past decade, that’s become an increasingly divisive question, with camps on either side insisting they know best. But, fundamentally, what’s the difference between a Mac and PC? Surprisingly, it’s nothing to do with cost, or the necessity of dressing like a hipster to use one. In this video, computer scientists…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Swallows learn to open automatic doors to create nests inside a parking

These swallows learned how to fly in and out a parking garage—where they made their nests—by triggering the detectors on the automatic doors. Watching them flying in and out is simply amazing. I imagine the swallows probably liked the garage’s environmental conditions, safe from the elements and with a more stable temperature, and somehow quickly…

Sploid James Baker

You’re Really, Really Going to Love “Fake! Fake!”

A bespeckled bishoujo falls into a psychedelic world of dreams and must face a difficult choice: escape back to reality or assimilate into a mind-bending band of merrymakers. “Fake! Fake!” is the first single off of J-Pop superstars A Crow Is White’s second mini album, which drops June 4th. Check out the rest of their…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Look at This Monstrous Moving Machine Illuminated By Starlight

Oh My God How Is This Amazing Doctor Who Series 8 Trailer Not Real

Sobering Images Show Famous World War I Battle Sites A Century Later

All the Best Memorial Day Sales on Gadgets, Clothes, Games, and More

Four Edge of Tomorrow Clips Show A Cowardly Tom Cruise Killing Aliens

Behind-the-scenes photos reveal the secrets of Mad Men sets

An Interactive Chart Of Which Jobs Your College Degree Actually Gets

This Iconic Parisian Swimming Pool Is Reborn After 25 Years of Neglect

The Hobbit, Game Of Thrones And Dark Knight Make For One Superb Medley

Drew Goddard Leaves Daredevil! Plus, The Wildest Star Trek Rumor Yet!

Japan to Start Building Giant Ice Wall at Fukushima

The Odd Tale of the Hollywood Bison and the Quest to Save It

London’s Narrowest House Is For Sale

Donuts that look like people

This Satellite Image Looks Like a Cartoon Landscape

When Someone Posts a Screenshot It’s Impossible to Ignore a Low Battery

HTC One Mini 2 Review: Premium Looks for Smaller Pockets

Exactly How Do Macs and PCs Differ?

Swallows learn to open automatic doors to create nests inside a parking

You’re Really, Really Going to Love “Fake! Fake!”

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