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What is your favorite book to give as a gift?

Sometimes the enjoyment of a book is in the chance to escape all alone into an entirely different world, and then, sometimes, half the fun is sharing it with all the other readers in your life. Today, we want to know what is your favorite book to gift to others. Maybe it’s a childhood favorite…

Books & Comics Ria Misra Dec 10 '13

DARPA Is Turning Finding Software Vulnerabilities Into a Game

There’s no way ’round the fact that scanning millions of lines of software code for vulnerabilities is a chore. But now DARPA is keen to get volunteers helping out—by turning it into a game. DARPA’s new Crowd Sourced Formal Verification initiative uses volunteers to help it find code vulnerabilities. Its five free games can be…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe Dec 10 '13

These new legs will help Robonaut climb outside the space station

Robonaut 2 — the robot voted most likely to be NASA’s first astromech droid — has just been fitted with its first pair of prototype legs. Once perfected, the appendages will provide it with the mobility needed to help with tasks both inside and outside the space station. A legless version of R2 has been…

io9 George Dvorsky Dec 10 '13

The Voices in Ryan Reynolds’ head command him to kill

Ryan Reynolds has been in a bit of a slump lately, but color us greatly intrigued by his newest film, The Voices. Directed by Marjane Satrapi, the author of the acclaimed graphic novel Persepolis, The Voices stars Reynolds as a man who falls in love with his co-worker… and then accidentally kills her. At which…

Movies Rob Bricken Dec 10 '13

Will Khal Drogo join Batman Vs. Superman? Plus a New Godzilla Mystery!

Check out new images from Edge of Tomorrow and Godzilla. Jeffrey Bell says upcoming episodes of Agents of SHIELD will be more “Marvel.” Steven Moffat talks Doctor Who’s regeneration limit. Plus, is Henry Cavill’s favorite Superman villain coming to Man of Steel 2? Spoilers now! Man of Steel We already know that Doomsday’s one of…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Dec 10 '13

Rumor: The Full Start Menu Might Be Coming Back to Windows 8, Too

Microsoft was forced to make some come compromises to their original vision for Windows 8 come the recent update, reinstating the Start Button due to popular demand. Now, rumors suggest that the 8.2 update could take that one step further. The sorely-missed(?) traditional Start button menu may be set to return as an option for…

Tech News Gerald Lynch - Gizmodo UK Dec 10 '13

Apple’s 12 Days of iOS Gifts Comes to the US This Year

The past couple of years, iOS users in Europe and Canada have been lucky enough to receive a series of 12 free gifts from Apple over the festive period. Now, Cook & Co. are spreading that generosity to the US, too. The gifts—which vary from free videos and songs to games, books, and apps—start arriving…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Dec 10 '13

A Crash Course in How Genomes Are Sequenced

Everyone’s heard of DNA, genetics and genome sequencing, but you might not actually know exactly how scientists go about doing it. This TED Ed video explains, nicely and simply, how it works. There’s a huge leap between taking a sample from a human being and identifying how your genetic coding can impact on health—and it’s…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Dec 10 '13

Now Everyone Can Contribute to Google Street View

Google’s Street View is slowly covering more and more of the world’s surface, but it still has holes. Now though,you can help fill them—and all you need is an Android phone or DSLR. Google has just launched a new Street View feature which allows any user to recreate the usual Street View experience by stringing…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Dec 10 '13

Insane helicopter pilot harvesting Christmas trees

This video is crazy: Watch ace helicopter pilot Dan Clark demonstrating his incredible skills while harvesting Christmas trees at mad speeds. “Oregon helicopter pilot ruthlessly owning inertia,” saysRedditor coolmandan03. Indeed. It’s absolutely insane. Incidentally, did you know that “Oregon is the nation’s biggest producer and exporter of Christmas trees, selling about 7.3 million trees a…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Dec 10 '13

Drum Solos Revisited

The drum solo has long been synonymous with extravagant posturing, with the worst excesses of rock’n’roll virtuoso exhibitionism. The reputation is unfortunate, but whatever one thinks of drum solos, the forthcoming album of solo drum work by Machinefabriek is something entirely apart from the usual associations. The source audio for Machinefabriek’s album — its bland…

Tech News Marc Weidenbaum Dec 10 '13

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Downtown (NSFW)

Man, big city livin’ ain’t what it used to be. What happened to the good old days when people simply broke into song when they were on skid row?

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Dec 10 '13

The live-action Kiki’s Delivery Service trailer fails to deliver

Ugh. I know Kiki’s Delivery Service is based on a Japanese children’s book series, and I know Hayao Miyazaki took a lot of liberties when he made his classic anime movie of it. So maybe this live-action Kiki is going to be more authentic, but there’s just no way it’ll be as good. You can…

Anime Rob Bricken Dec 9 '13

Amazingly Beautiful Advertisements for Gotham City’s Weird Companies

Weirdness permeates Gotham City, what with all the spooky architecture and homicidal maniacs around every corner. So it makes sense that advertisements for local businesses would be kind of trippy and off-balance. See for yourself, in concept art by Mary Locatell. Locatell created this artwork for Joel Schumacher’s Batman and Robin — but don’t hold…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 9 '13

NASA finds the coldest place on Earth

You’re looking at Valkyrie Dome aka Dome Fuji, on the East Antarctic Plateau. Near these dark structures there is a ridge with hollows that can get down to minus 133.6 degrees Fahrenheit—minus 92 degrees Celsius. A team of NASA and US Geological Survey scientists have now officially declared this ridge The Coldest Place On Earth.…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Dec 9 '13

Is the Wachowskis’ Jupiter Ascending the Space Opera of our Dreams?

Mila Kunis plays two badass women, in the first trailer for the Wachowskis’ insane new space adventure, Jupiter Ascending. Featuring some insane eye candy, and Channing Tatum as a master assassin with pointy ears. First impression? This looks like an amazing ride, if the story actually lives up to the killer visuals. Jupiter Ascending comes…

Trailers Charlie Jane Anders Dec 9 '13

Meet Mom Chung, The Massive Machine Digging Tunnels Under San Francisco

Deep beneath the streets of San Francisco, Mom Chung is making her move. In July, the massive tunnel boring machine (TBM) started construction on the Central Subway, the city’s brand-spanking new subterranean transit line (ETA 2019). For the last five months, the hefty azz mutha has been barreling through up to 40 feet of bedrock,…

Tech News Jordan Kushins Dec 9 '13

It’s the field day of the Doctor in This Week’s DVDs

In The Day of the Doctor, the Doctor relived his darkest day. Now you can relive the Doctor reliving his darkest day by buying The Day of the Doctor tomorrow, which for Doctor Who fans shouldn’t be a dark day at all. Plus Futurama, Teen Wolf, Keanu Reeves, and more! • Doctor Who: The Day…

Anime Rob Bricken Dec 9 '13

What story would be totally different with cellphones or birth control?

We live in an age of wonders. Modern innovations have transformed our world, notably including instantaneous global communication and birth control. Which story do you find yourself watching or reading, and thinking: “if only they could text each other, or use condoms, this would go way differently”? Please include a picture or clip of this…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 9 '13

People Who Did Not Get Rich and/or Famous Coding Want You to Code

If you find this new batch of Code.org PSAs hilariously awkward, you’re in good company. I literally yelped when I heard Nas say “I just did 15 lines of code.” There are more than a dozen new videos from the everyone can code organization, and they’re all just a wonderful gift. There’s absolutely no problem…

Tech News Leslie Horn Dec 9 '13

What is your favorite book to give as a gift?

DARPA Is Turning Finding Software Vulnerabilities Into a Game

These new legs will help Robonaut climb outside the space station

The Voices in Ryan Reynolds’ head command him to kill

Will Khal Drogo join Batman Vs. Superman? Plus a New Godzilla Mystery!

Rumor: The Full Start Menu Might Be Coming Back to Windows 8, Too

Apple’s 12 Days of iOS Gifts Comes to the US This Year

A Crash Course in How Genomes Are Sequenced

Now Everyone Can Contribute to Google Street View

Insane helicopter pilot harvesting Christmas trees

Drum Solos Revisited

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Downtown (NSFW)

The live-action Kiki’s Delivery Service trailer fails to deliver

Amazingly Beautiful Advertisements for Gotham City’s Weird Companies

NASA finds the coldest place on Earth

Is the Wachowskis’ Jupiter Ascending the Space Opera of our Dreams?

Meet Mom Chung, The Massive Machine Digging Tunnels Under San Francisco

It’s the field day of the Doctor in This Week’s DVDs

What story would be totally different with cellphones or birth control?

People Who Did Not Get Rich and/or Famous Coding Want You to Code

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