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Facebook Says Likes Must Have Free-Speech Protection

In a court room in Virginia, Facebook’s lawyers are busy arguing that the social network’s “Like” feature needs to be recognised with free-speech protection under the US Constitution. https://gizmodo.com/your-facebook-like-is-worth-174-17-5995468 The Big Blue is hoping it can reverse a lower court ruling, which arose from a lawsuit which suggested a Facebook “Like” isn’t First Amendment speech.…

Just Another Day in the Ultimate Killing Machine

It’s always a great feeling of satisfaction to watch the sun go down on your ultimate mobile death fortress, and know that you’ve put in a proper day of crushing and incinerating. With a spot of imploding, for good measure. Concept art by Manchu SF.

What Online Scams Would Look Like If They Were Real People

When we see Nigerian princes or weird links or invasive people who want to much personal information pop up in our e-mail inbox, we immediately know that they’re scams. It’s part of the Internet. But what if it was a part of real life too? It would be absolutely terrifying to see online scams and…

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Mysterious Potions

Oh sure, it started off innocently enough with a little taste of silver iodide, what’s the worst that could happen, right? Wrong. Now one of them is hooked on Seed and is running amok in the lab. I mean, just look at the top of its head—where does it keep going?!

HBO Picked Up That Silicon Valley TV Show That Might Be Good

We heard last year that HBO had greenlit a dark, single camera Silicon Valley comedy show pilot by Mike Judge (Office Space) but with the blink and you’ll miss it nature of TV pilots, you never know what’s going to happen until it hits the airwaves. Well, it’s going to air. Deadline reports that HBO…

What New York City Would Look Like on Other Planets

The most iconic skyline in the world (or at least in America) would look completely different if it was on another world. On Venus, New York City would be a yellow haze, on Mercury would look glow in the dark, on Mars would make everything rusty and on Uranus and Neptune would totally obliterate the…

If you like the same TV as tweens, shows on The CW will be coming to Apple TV. MacRumors says that full episodes of CW shows will be available next day and users don’t need cable authentication. Apps for Apple TV… they have to be coming, right? [MacRumors]

The Most Awesomest Ways to Open a Beer

One of the most depressing things in the world: having a beer without a bottle opener. The carbonated deliciousness is looking at you through the glass, teasing you, popping your tastebuds. But of course, you don’t need a bottle opener to open a beer. With the right amount of leverage, anything can open a bottle…

If Vine Tried to Make a Commercial About Vine Using Vine

Because Twitter wants to force lightning twice with self-imposed limitations on communication, Vine has been awkwardly limited to 6 seconds of video. But what does that 6 seconds mean? Could Vine promote Vine in 6 seconds? Could you explain what Vine is in 6 seconds? Is 6 seconds longer or shorter than you think? The…

Google+ New Photo Features Hands-On: Fun, But Unreliable

Amongst the slurry of updates Google announced yesterday at I/O was a new feature set for Google+ designed to make your photos better, prettier, and more fun, without you really having to do anything. It’s ambitious, and it sounds cool. Unfortunately, in its current implementation, it’s hit and miss. https://gizmodo.com/google-i-o-whats-new-in-android-chrome-and-beyond-506734952 Auto-Backup Auto-backup is an option…

The Atlantic Rim movie is somewhat less spectacular than Pacific Rim

Well, of course famed movie rip-off artists The Asylum were going to take on Pacific Rim, and of course their attempt would be called Atlantic Rim. What I wasn’t expecting that it would look actually kinda good. Okay, not good, exactly — especially not after today’s new Pacific Rim trailer — but good for the…

Is Dean Winchester the worst hero ever? Or just one of the worst?

It’s official: Anything bad that happens to anybody on Supernatural from now on is Dean Winchester’s fault. Last night’s season finale was apparently aimed at those people who feel as though the “Dean is always right” stuff had gotten out of hand. Spoilers ahead… The eighth season of Supernatural had reached a creative high point…

Chris Hadfield finds that home isn’t nearly as interesting as space

Poor Commander Hadfield. Without that wondrous zero gravity environment to work in, Earth has become a rather boring place. This fantastic Hadfield at Home parody was put together by Sean Ireland, who reminds us that everything is cooler in space — including the wringing out of washcloths. Here he recreates the famous nail-clipping experiment:

That Wonder Woman-in-high-school show will just not die

Did you exhale a sigh of relief when you saw that Amazon, The CW’s in-development show about a young Wonder Woman attending high school right after leaving Themyscira, was not on their fall 2013 schedule? Your relief may be short-lived — the CW has announced the show is being redeveloped, with hopes of a premiere…

The Most Impressive Lego Terminator Arm You’ve Ever Seen

Skynet comes across as a resourceful artificial intelligence. After all, if it’s clever enough to send someone back in time to wipe out an enemy before they’re born, it’s not hard to believe it could see the potential in Lego Technic when it comes to building an army. Particularly when we’ve just shown it how.…

Strange and Wonderful Moments in the History of Eyeglasses

Eyeglasses are a technological marvel. Chances are, many of you are reading this through glasses or contact lenses. But we didn’t invent these devices overnight, and there were some pretty weird versions along the way. See for yourself. The Horned Helmet, Innsbruck, Austria, 1511-1514 Part of a suit of armor presented by the Holy Roman…

Pay.me: Get All the Money You Deserve When Selling Online

Most people have sold at least something online at this point in their lives. It’s an easy way to get rid of crap you don’t need and make a little cash in the process. But there’s inevitably a dip in the joy of your newfound wealth when you realize that your chosen platform has taken…

What Kind of Wallet Do You Carry? Sleek and Slim or Over-Stuffed?

Zippo, a brand long associated with smokers and arsonists, has now decided to use its expertise in stainless steel to help those burdened with a giant Costanza wallet as it’s come to be known. The company’s new wallet is just under half an-inch thick, and its stainless steel housing will help block wireless signals if…

3D print your own invisibility cloak

Got an industrial-grade 3D printer laying around that you don’t know what to do with? 3D print your own “invisibility cloak”! We recently told you about how it’s possible to 3D print a handgun. Now, a new study shows you can even 3D print an invisibility cloak. https://gizmodo.com/you-can-now-3d-print-a-fully-operational-handgun-493142303 But there are a couple of caveats:…

TWO “found footage” movies about time travel in the pipeline

We’ve had a slew of “found footage” horror movies lately, along with the superhero film Chronicle and the space movies Apollo 18 and Europa Report. So what’s next? Apparently, “found footage” time travel movies. According to Hollywood Reporter, there are two competing found footage-style movies about time travel. Dreamworks is making Glimmer, starring Jeremy Allen…