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When it’s built, the Square Kilometer Array will be the world’s largest radio telescope. Then, when it goes online, it will spit out 1,000,000 terabytes of data each day—and IBM is trying to make a computer which can handle it. https://gizmodo.com/the-1000-kilometer-wide-telescope-thatll-look-back-at-t-5808276 The Squarer Kilometer Array—which will be made up of 15,000 small antennas and 77…
If you thought phone tracking only happened to super criminals, think again. According to an investigation by the New York Times, police forces are now using phone tracking—something that was previously the domain federal agents—as a routine tool. In fact, the report suggests that it’s a widespread tactic, hushed up by police departments to avoid…
Since Steve Jobs’ death, there’s been some speculation as to who might play him in the inevitable string of biopics. Here’s the first: according to Variety, Ashton Kutcher is set to play the role of Jobs in a new indie movie. https://gizmodo.com/who-should-play-steve-jobs-in-the-now-inevitable-steve-5847915 Over the weekend, Jeff Sneider wrote for Variety that Kutcher will appear in…
Following rumors over the weekend, Global Payments—a massive international credit-card processor—has confirmed that it suffered a massive security breach. Hackers managed to acquire customer information from up to 1.5 million accounts across North America. As far as we know, every major credit card provider is affected. https://gizmodo.com/every-major-credit-card-provider-is-potentially-hacked-5897872 If you’re shrugging this off because you’ve never…
Witness this man happily perched on the back of a truck travelling at around 49mph (80km/h). It seems so easy! Ah Brazil, sometimes you surprise me so much that I think you are Russia. Or worse, Florida. According to a Gizmodo reader, this is a typical scene in some Brazilian roads.
The Titanoboa was a one-ton, 48-foot-long snake who lived 58-million years ago. Scientists thought it couldn’t exist. Yet, they discovered its fossil in Cerrajón, Colombia. She was a constrictor that could kill anything with a pressure of 400 pounds per square inch. That’s the equivalent of being under three Eiffel Towers. The people at the…
Steve Wozniak just sent me this hilarious screenshot, from the wife of one of his friends. It’s from the Genius Recommendations in the movie section of the iTunes Store: If you bought the PBS documentary Steve Jobs: One Last Thing you will like Hitler: A Career. https://gizmodo.com/steve-wozniak-will-co-host-the-gizmodo-gallery-opening-5864947 His comment in the mail: “Someone at Apple…
Oh, clever this one is: what would Yoda sound like if properly built sentences he spoke? Boring that would be, I say. But interesting nonetheless this edited video is. Watch you must. And if the clip you don’t like, TFSU* [Vimeo—Thanks Steve!] https://gizmodo.com/how-to-install-apps-on-your-iphone-easily-no-hacking-291184 * TFSU definition.
This is great news for dogs and dog lovers: there is a new method to sterilize male dogs without surgery! It’s called Esterilsol, a solution of zinc gluconate, L-Arginine and water that is shot into the dog’s scrotum. The method—also called zeutering—will sterilize your dog within a month. It has now been approved for 10-month…
This is a really sad story—the tragic existence of Kate Upton. You see, Kate is so poor that she can’t afford any clothing except one tiny bikini. Day after day, Kate wanders through the beach, lying down on the sand, with nothing to eat except the occasional raw lobster, which she hunts with her bare…
This is Aleksander Gamme, a Norwegian man who had been wandering the South Pole for 86 days when he found his last cache hidden in the snow—one he left on his way in. He didn’t take notes and he couldn’t remember what was in it. Witness his absolute happiness as he discovers Cheese Doodles and…
Could this little tiny white owl be the saddest owl in the history of saddest owls in the world? I think he may be. Just looking at him makes me shed a single tear. Please discuss in the comments. Thanks.
This is OK Go’s latest video, Skyscrapers. It’s not as crazy as their previous stuff, but it is beautiful anyway. I like to watch this couple dance through all the colors of the rainbow—I wish I could dance like that in a never ending night. https://gizmodo.com/new-ok-go-awesome-video-is-full-of-awesome-dogs-5643044
I really like this image of an airman jumping out of a USAF HC-130P/N King cargo aircraft. He really seems to be walking on air, like Wile E. Coyote running off a cliff while chasing the Roadrunner. He’s an airman of the 820th Base Defense Group participating in a static line jump at Moody Air…
Gizmodo reader Cameron Halter said he was eating at Taco Mac in Atlanta, Georgia, when they noticed this note in their receipt. “I think it speaks for itself,” he says in his email. Truth. [Thanks Cameron!]
Every year, ThinkGeek comes out with a bunch of fake products for April Fools. They’re the only good tech pranks because they are good—sometimes they are really good—and, more importantly, they often become real products—like the Tauntaun Sleeping Bag or the awesome iCade. https://gizmodo.com/drop-the-knife-the-tauntaun-sleeping-bag-is-now-real-5378464 This year, my favorite one is the Hungry Hungry Hippos iPad…
So it might not be the best idea to try and pedal your way onto a secure military base, but engineer Brano Meres’ experimental X-9 Nighthawk bike frame looks like it would be as invisible to radar as the old F-117 stealth fighter was. Like anything supremely awesome, the X-9 Nighthawk is made with a…
Tired of spending ten minutes unraveling your headphones like they’re a MENSA puzzle when you take them out of your pocket? Then you need a cable wrap, and what’s more apropos for storing a set of earbuds than a disembodied set of ears? They’re made from soft silicone so you can actually stick the ‘bud’…
Designer Mika Barr apparently took their inspiration for these angular faceted pillows from the patterned creases seen when you unfold an origami creation. And even though they actually can’t feel, we doubt even a robot would find these comfy. As far as design goes the polygonal pattern does give the fabric a unique appearance, but…
If the Canon 5D Mark III’s generous 3.2-inch LCD display still isn’t large enough for your needs, the Swivi lets you strap on an even larger 5.6-inch swiveling display for live previews or reviewing shots and footage. https://gizmodo.com/canon-eos-5d-mark-iii-review-the-best-dslr-for-shootin-5895239 Using a bracket that attaches to your camera’s tripod mount, the Swivi hangs off the side of…
