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How to Back Up Your Instagram Pictures and Delete Your Instagram Account Forever

If you’re the dramatic, over eager type who burns bridges for a living (or if you’re just sick of all the bullcrap on the Internet), you can delete your Instagram account with hardly any fuss. Unlike other social networks that add hurdles and boulders and cliffs and a jazillion questions to stop you from deleting…

The Stoner Channel: Rick-Rolling Pianists, ETLians, and the Secret History of Snowflakes

Beginning / Water Projection Simply phenomenal. Artist Grzegorz Nowiński introduces a Polish crowd to the history of the universe using a wall of water vapor. Airport Pianist Rick Rolls O’Hare It’s not quite Christmas carols but certainly beats the job this guy did instilling holiday cheer. [Laughing Squid] https://gizmodo.com/all-christmas-decorations-should-be-this-obscene-5968135 ETLians This gorgeous 30 second teaser…

This Portrait Is Actually Hand Drawn with 2.1 Million Dots

This is a portrait of Benjaman Kyle. He’s a man who doesn’t know anything about himself. Literally. He was unconscious when he was discovered behind a fast food restaurant in Georgia and had no belongings, severe sunburns, was nearly blind and had no idea who he was. Benjaman Kyle, which isn’t even his real name,…

It’s Pretty Clear That We Want to Talk About Gun Control Now

This is a Google search trend chart that shows the search results of ‘gun control’ in Google over the past seven years. As you can see, the Google query for gun control spikes significantly every time a mass shooting takes place but it has never received more interest than these past few days since the…

Your Amazon Account Might Be Getting Scammed with False Replacement Orders and You Can’t Do Anything About It

When our dear friend Mat Honan got hacked earlier this year, it was because of gaping security flaws in Apple and Amazon’s customer service systems. It hasn’t been fixed. Amazon’s customer service has another security flaw and it’s being exploited to hijack Amazon accounts and snag false replacement orders. And the scammers don’t even need…

National Geographic Is Suspending Posts on Instagram Because of Instagram’s New Icky Terms of Service

Though Instagram has backpedaled a bit on whether or not it will sell your Instagram photos to advertisers, people are generally wary to trust a company backed by Facebook when it comes to privacy. National Geographic, a company who has a real reason to be sorta ticked off at all this since its pictures are…

This Awesome Destroyer of Worlds Is the Best Astronomy Image of the Year

I was looking back for the best, most impressive astronomy images of the year 2012—ready to post a winner when this dropped in my NASA feed. The image is stunning on its own, but the description just made my head spin. Combined with its sheer beauty, it made it the winner. Here is why: The…

Yog: Find New Running Buddies

Running is a lot easier when you have someone to help you keep pace. Don’t know any runners? Yog is an easy way to find them. What does it do? Connects you with new pals to jog with in any city. Why do we like it? First of all, running is good for you. Second…

Would You Send Your Child to School With Body Armor?

Since Friday’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, sales of body armor for children have been booming. And you can’t really blame parents. Amendment II is a company that makes lightweight body armor for obviously, military and police. But six months ago, in reaction to the flux of school shootings we’ve needlessly seen in this country,…

Instagram: ‘We Don’t Want To Sell Your Photos’ (Updating)

Instagram has posted a response to the concerns raised over the new Terms of Service and Privacy Policy that were announced yesterday. Instagram says that it doesn’t want to sell your photos. It admits that the new TOS is unclear and says that it will be updated. https://gizmodo.com/your-instagram-data-is-now-officially-facebook-data-5969001 In a blog post, Instagram co-founder Kevin…

This Steel Grill Fry Pan Is a Great Man Gift

Not to ruin the surprise, but this is what my brother-in-law is getting for Christmas. He’s likes to spend time cooking on the back porch, so this steel grill fry pan is perfect for him. The recommendation came from Joe, who says to pair with some smoked salt and then you have a perfect present.…

That Crazy Innovative Lytro Camera Has Never Been Less Expensive

Lytro’s innovative camera eschewed the megapixel wars and instead featured a new, focus-everywhere sensor technology. The light-field sensor in the Lytro is the only one of its kind, and as one of the few truly new technologies released in 2012, it’s one of Gizmodo’s most important gadgets of the year. Plus, they’re really fun to…

The Six Best Instagram Alternatives

Look, you really shouldn’t be freaking out about this Instagram policy change. So they might sell your photos. Big deal. Your pictures are probably crappy anyway. I know mine are. But in the event you’re worried, here are some alternatives. https://gizmodo.com/stop-whining-about-your-personal-data-on-instagram-you-5969221 Hipstamatic: This is the OG of alt camera apps. Before people were using Nashville…

Trojan Is Handing Out Free Vibrators Again—This Time to All the Nerds at CES

Maybe you heard Trojan was handing out free vibrators in New York this summer, and Washington DC this Fall. It was a really popular giveaway. The next step, it seems is giving tech nerds some tools for love. Trojan Vibrations tells us it’s giving away “thousands” of Pulse ($30) and Tri-Phoria ($40) vibrators at CES.…

6 Essentials To Keep Your Holiday Party From Sucking

You might think that the Christmas party you threw last year was a rousing success, but that’s only because your guests were too polite to tell you it sucked as they shuffled out the door at 9:30 in the evening. The only surefire way to guarantee your shindig’s a hit is to invite The Most…

Watch Megan Fox Converse With Dolphins

Megan Fox probably wouldn’t be the first person that would come to mind when choosing a spokesperson for a laptop. On the other hand, the Acer Aspire S7 Ultrabook isn’t your ordinary tech product. Fox, with the help of her Aspire S7, showed off her scientific side as she sought out to crack the code…

Wrap Your Gifts In Free Crapping Paper and Totally Ruin the Surprise

If the hectic holidays have left you feeling like spreading a little bah-humbug instead of Christmas cheer, then head on over to the Crapping Paper site where you can download a collection of free printable gift wrap that completely spoils your surprise. Most of the time the person you’re gifting already knows what they’re getting…

The Decline and Fall of the Space Action Hero

This is the thirteenth in a 24-part series looking at every episode of “The Jetsons” TV show from the original 1962-63 season. The 13th episode of “The Jetsons” originally aired on December 16, 1962, and was titled “Elroy’s Pal.” The episode looks at Elroy’s obsession with the fictional TV show “Nimbus the Greatest,” about a…

Instagram acknowledges concerns over Privacy Policy and TOS changes: “We’ll have more to share soon.” [Twitter]

Skitch Update Might Make Doodling on Screen Captures Fun Again

Skitch is a wonderful screenshot annotation tool. Or at least it was, until version 2.0 of the application rolled out this past September. Despite a cleaner look, version 2.0 eliminated many of the features that made us love the app. Well, version 2.0.3 brings back some of the older and easier sharing features people liked,…