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AT&T recently allowed FaceTime over cellular for iPhone users on tiered data plans but reports are coming through that AT&T iPhone users on unlimited data plans are also getting unchained from FaceTime’s Wi-Fi only shackles. Is this happening to you too? https://gizmodo.com/at-t-reverses-you-can-use-iphone-5-facetime-without-wi-5958936 Previously, when you switch on the toggle for “Use Cellular Data” under Settings>FaceTime…
Guns n Roses Uses Its Illusion Who but Axl and the boys could take Japan by storm in little more than hot pants? I’m Fine Thanks – Eamonn O’Neill Well, this feels uncomfortably familiar. [Cartoon Brew] Hostess Twinkies Were the Original Space Cakes In celebration of Hostess’ mediation agreement, please enjoy this Twinkie commercial from…
Remember all the hard work you put into sand castles as a little kid? Crouching, scooping and shaping. It was tough! And it was always for naught because the stupid ocean would eventually swallow your castles whole and wash it away. What if you could make sand castles live forever, though? Turns out you can.…
iMessage, which can be a fickle bitch sometimes, had an annoying, downright scary flaw that remained unfixed for too long: if your iPhone got stolen, the stolen phone would keep receiving messages sent via iMessage even after a remote wipe out and deactivation. That meant the thief who stole your phone, could see your messages.…
Hulu Plus is now available on the Wii U. You can use the Wii U GamePad as a second screen of sorts too.
If you think music repeats itself and that some songs sound exactly the freaking same, there could be a reason for that (well, other than piss poor artists being gobbled up by the machine): there’s a finite limitation on how different songs can be. There is? Yep, says MATH. The thinking is that there are…
Anonymous, who has been trying to go after Israel, has swallowed a big fish: Israeli Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom. Anon has hacked his Facebook account and replaced the cover photo with a Free Palestine picture. Pretty embarrassing for a high ranking official! https://gizmodo.com/anonymous-is-losing-its-war-against-israel-5961685 Anon has also hacked his Twitter account and have been teasing…
Sea tornados off the coast of Australia are not new. But this one is particularly striking and huge. It was filmed this Sunday at Batemans Bay, in New South Wales. Sea tornados happen when a funnel cloud touches the sea surface and they don’t last long, usually dissolving in the same way they started. Whatever.…
Meet Apollo Run, a little three-man band from Brooklyn. They are going to be really, stupidly big soon, so watch this now so you can brag about how you were a fan back when no one knew who they were. The Inevitable Small Rebellions is the opening track from their debut full length record, Here…
The old cliche trick for getting over stage fright is to imagine the audience naked. We like to imagine everyone naked. That’s what this app is for—except it censors out all the dirty bits and pieces. What does it do? Nudifier turns a photo of a fully clothed (or not) person (or animal) into a…
Time for some airplane porn: Lockheed Martin has completed high angle of attack testing for the F-35A Lightning II. The aircraft was able to get to its 50 degree limit with ease: F-35A test aircraft are limited to AOAs of 20 degrees until their controllability is proven at a higher AOA limit of 50 degrees.…
Look at this doofus talking about the Israel crisis while shuffling cards on a giant touchscreen. I don’t speak French, but Mario Aguilar says he does and, at the end, this guy says “I am a complete piece of shit, I hate myself.” Well, he doesn’t really say that, but he’s probably thinking it. [The…
Rrrrrrrrroll, the site dedicated to the art of spinning GIF or whatever that is, continues to be one of the best parts of the internet. The author has recently aded a bunch more, so make sure to check them out. https://gizmodo.com/these-spinning-gifs-are-just-great-5926016 Here are some of my favorites, but you can add your own in the…
Using new terrain maps obtained by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the Scientific Visualization Studio at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. has created the most realistic simulation of all the moon phases through an entire year—2013. It’s mesmerizing. This visualization shows the phase and libration of the Moon throughout the year 2013, at…
When you’re eight years old it doesn’t take much imagination for a cardboard tube on the end of your arm to become a missile launcher or a machine gun. But when you’re older, it takes a little more convincing. And that’s clearly what inspired this inflatable faux minigun. Besides giving live-action-roleplayers a decidedly unfair nine-barrel…
The first commercial offshore wind turbine that Siemens created 30 years ago had 5-meter long blades and produced a paltry 30kW. A lot can change over three decades. The company’s newest offshore model isn’t just the biggest in the sea; it’s the biggest anywhere. https://gizmodo.com/this-view-down-the-worlds-biggest-wind-turbine-will-giv-5961746 Known by an alphanumeric jumble (STW-6.0-154), the turbine produces a…
What began as a bill designed to protect the privacy of your digital life has been mangled at the behest of law enforcement agencies. CNET reports that if the revised Senate bill isn’t stopped before it goes to vote next week, 22 federal agencies will have warrantless access to troves of your private information. Let’s…
Pope Benedict XVI has just published a new book, the third volume of his Jesus of Nazareth trilogy, talking about the childhood of Jesus. Like Dan Brown’s bestsellers, Herr Ratzinger promises to reveal lots of mysteries for just $13. Or you can save your money and read the juiciest bits here, starting with the reality…
Last Thanksgiving was one of my favorite Shooting Challenges ever. You shared your family’s personal recipes. This year, I want you to share the whole table. This year, I want you to go full Norman Rockwell on us all. https://gizmodo.com/reader-recipes-31-dishes-you-always-eat-at-thanksgivin-5863355 The Challenge Photograph your Thanksgiving table, like Norman Rockwell’s painting Freedom from Want. The Technique…
There are two schools of thought to Thanksgiving preparation. You can spend weeks hunting down the perfect recipes, the freshest ingredients, and begin prepping the arduous feast well in advance of November 22. Or, you can run out to the grocery store the day before, pay a huge markup for a frozen turkey, and spend…
