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How Two Gay Men Used Skype To Have a Legal Wedding In Texas

Mark Reed and Dante Walkup had been together for 10 years when they decided to get hitched. There was one problem: they wanted to be wed at home, in Texas, where gay marriage is illegal. So they fired up Skype. Determined to marry amongst friends and family in Dallas, Reed and Walkup turned to technology…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Nov 11 '10

Chris Nolan’s short list of women to play Batman’s love interest — and nemesis!

More big name casting rumors are surfacing about Chris Nolan’s third Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises. So who does Nolan have his eye on for Batman’s next romantic interest, and a possible female villain? Here’s the list. Deadline is reporting from an anonymous source that Nolan is looking these women for two lead female…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 11 '10

A Strange Bulge On The Dark Side Of The Moon

The dark side of the Moon is home to mysterious highlands that have baffled scientists for decades. It turns out Earth’s gravity created them, back when the lunar surface floated on a magma ocean. About 4.4 billion years ago, soon after the Moon formed, it possessed a giant ocean of liquid rock that separated the…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Nov 11 '10

App Deals of the Day

Apps for me, apps for you, apps for iPhone, and Android too! Check out all the amazing #appdealz we’ve got in store for you today. Free Apps: iOS: • Lamanite (iPhone) App for $0 (normally $.99) • New York Travel Guide (iPhone) App for $0 (normally $5.99) • Pilot My-Cast by Garmin (iPhone) App for…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Nov 11 '10

Own an Apple I For a Cool Quarter Million

We all gotta start somewhere. For Steve Jobs, that meant his parents’ garage, where in 1976 he sold his first batch of 200 Apple-1 computers for the vaguely demonic price of $666.66. Now one’s going for $240,000 at auction. This Apple-1 comes in its original packaging and a wooden case—made by the first owner of…

Tech News Brian Barrett Nov 11 '10

You Write ‘Bias Journalism’ and I Read ‘Derp’

First of all, you probably mean “biased.” Second of all, journalism isn’t a term that means “stories you agree with.” Third of all, fuck you. It seems like every so often the comments at Gizmodo fill up with entitled, half-witted thinkers, like a boil taut with ignorance. Even the least pointed opinion by an author…

Tech News Joel Johnson Nov 11 '10

Did Harry Potter Really Steal All These Story Ideas?

When Harry Potter became one of the world’s most famous heroes, many people complained that J.K. Rowling had lifted chunks of the Potterverse from other sources. How true is this? We sort through all the alleged prototypes for Harry Potter. Image by NubeCybot on Deviant Art. Before we get started, let’s be clear here —…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders and Michael Ann Dobbs Nov 11 '10

Teenage Girl Claims Investigative Reporter Stole Her Sex Diary And Posted It On Facebook

A teenage girl is claiming that her father’s ex-girlfriend (now ex), a reporter, took photos of her diary (which she kept in her bedroom) and posted them on a “Gossip Girl”-style fake Facebook page. The reporter is Teri Buhl, an investigative reporter based out of New Canaan, CT, who usually writes about hedge funds. Buhl…

Social Media Kyle VanHemert Nov 11 '10

Does Using a Groupon at a Place Where I’m a Regular Make Me a Jerk?

Groupon is a super popular deals site for a reason: It offers amazing deals. So why do I always end up feeling guilty? Because it keeps offering me deals for places I already frequent. The first time it happened was a couple of weeks ago. (I’ve only been checking Groupon for a few weeks.) There…

Tech News Joel Johnson Nov 11 '10

Letting your mind wander is a major cause of unhappiness

People spend 46.9% of their waking lives thinking about something other than what they’re actually doing. It’s a terribly inefficient use of one’s mind and, worse, it actually seems to make people unhappy. Letting your mind wander might seem like a bad thing, but really it’s just the natural byproduct of being capable of abstract…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Nov 11 '10

Chinese Build 15-Story Hotel In Just Six Days, Rest On Seventh

Six days. That’s how long it took to build this level 9 Earthquake-resistant, sound-proofed, thermal-insulated 15-story hotel in Changsha, complete with everything, from the cabling to three-pane windows. The foundations were already built, but it’s just impressive. The wonders of prefabricated construction modules and modern construction techniques will never cease to amaze me. I just…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 11 '10

Gadget Deals of the Day

Honor Veterans Day by exercising your capitalistic freedom to purchase more stuff. Check out these great deals on Laptops, a Video Spy Pen, and then direct yourself—or any veterans you know—to all the free food available to them today. Top Deals: • 15.6″ Lenovo IdeaPad Z560 Core i5 Laptop w/Nvidia GeForce 310M graphics for $674.10…

Tech News Adam Harris Nov 11 '10

When Was the Last Time You Gave Flowers to Your Girlfriend?

Time flies, which is why Absent Design made this application called Time Flies.. It’s quite simple: You can quickly record the things you do, look at the list chronologically and bookmark the most important ones. Brilliant. [iTunes via Swissmiss]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 11 '10

Unconfirmed: First Leaked Nexus S Pics

First came a Best Buy leak that the Nexus Two was in fact the Nexus S. Now come the first leaked pics from Engadget, which seem to confirm our hands on from a few weeks ago. https://gizmodo.com/nexus-s-coming-to-t-mobile-holiday-season-5687491 As expected, Google’s Gingerbread-running Nexus One successor comes from Samsung. There’s no more word on when it’ll be…

Tech News Brian Barrett Nov 11 '10

R.I.P. Legendary Producer Dino De Laurentiis

Dino De Laurentiis, producer of Barbarella, Army of Darkness, Dune and many other classics, passed away in Los Angeles Thursday morning. He was 91. Besides helping to bankroll countless big budget and cult films, De Laurentiis made a big difference in the international market (he was one of the first to start pre-selling international distribution…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 11 '10

Windows Phone 7 Essential Apps, Reviewed

Windows Phone 7 is out, so we’re going to review as many awesome and essential apps as we can, live, updating throughout the day. If you’re curious about what Windows Phone, this is the place to really check it out. Flight Control Feels just like the iPhone version. Facebook It’s a fairly full-featured, slick iteration…

Tech News Jason Chen & matt buchanan Nov 11 '10

How the USSR Tried to Melt the Arctic

The story of one intrepid Soviet scientist, his quest to dam the Bering Strait, melt the Arctic and bring prosperity to the Frozen North. Aside from the massive, man-made global warming, what could possibly go wrong? The idea of melting the Arctic ice cap dates at least to the 1870s, when Harvard geologist Nathaniel Shaler…

Tech News James Rodger Fleming Nov 11 '10

In the ancient Amazon, children had many fathers – and women many lovers

Few cultures are as sexually liberated as those of the ancient Amazon rainforest. Nearly 70 percent of the tribes practiced multiple paternity, in which all of a woman’s sexual partners were fathers to her children. It was commonplace for people to be open about having multiple sexual partners in the ancient Amazon. Open sexual arrangements…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Nov 11 '10

FlavorPill 2.0 Tells You What Cool Stuff’s Going on in Your City

FlavorPill, the excellent cultural programming guide New York, San Fran, Chicago, and others, just released version 2.0 of its iPhone app, polishing up navigation and adding restaurant and venue listings. Now there’s really no excuse to be sitting at home. Flavorpill’s iPhone app is a handy way to check out what’s happening in your city…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Nov 11 '10

Samsung SP-H03 Picoprojector Review: A Brownie Full of Lights

Pint-sized pico-projectors are popping up all over the place. Will Samsung’s SP-H03 be the first to find its way into your pocket? Depends on how badly you need public video playback. Specs Samsung SP-H03 Dimensions: 1.5″ x 2.75″ x 2.75″ Weight: 6oz Resolution: 854 x 480 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Price: $300 You’re camping. You’ve got…

Reviews Joel Johnson Nov 11 '10

How Two Gay Men Used Skype To Have a Legal Wedding In Texas

Chris Nolan’s short list of women to play Batman’s love interest — and nemesis!

A Strange Bulge On The Dark Side Of The Moon

App Deals of the Day

Own an Apple I For a Cool Quarter Million

You Write ‘Bias Journalism’ and I Read ‘Derp’

Did Harry Potter Really Steal All These Story Ideas?

Teenage Girl Claims Investigative Reporter Stole Her Sex Diary And Posted It On Facebook

Does Using a Groupon at a Place Where I’m a Regular Make Me a Jerk?

Letting your mind wander is a major cause of unhappiness

Chinese Build 15-Story Hotel In Just Six Days, Rest On Seventh

Gadget Deals of the Day

When Was the Last Time You Gave Flowers to Your Girlfriend?

Unconfirmed: First Leaked Nexus S Pics

R.I.P. Legendary Producer Dino De Laurentiis

Windows Phone 7 Essential Apps, Reviewed

How the USSR Tried to Melt the Arctic

In the ancient Amazon, children had many fathers – and women many lovers

FlavorPill 2.0 Tells You What Cool Stuff’s Going on in Your City

Samsung SP-H03 Picoprojector Review: A Brownie Full of Lights

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