Gizmodo Is Looking for Editorial Fellows In New York
Hello Internet! We’re looking for some Editorial Fellows in our New York office. We’re pretty demanding of our fellows, but in turn, you will learn a lot about this whole professional blogging enterprise. So, the ideal candidate is someone who’s looking at a career in media, but fairly geeky too. Oh, and you must be…
Which of Your Friends Has Star Quality? As in, an Actual Star Up in Space?
Tagging people in Facebook photos makes for superhappyfuntimes. But using your tagging powers to bestow an honor such as the one Gizmodo is posing via the Patrón IF Tag site is way more fun than your basic photo tag. So here’s the scenario: You’re geeking out with your new telescope and discover a star that…
The Simple Unix Command That Gave Birth To Social Networking
A long time ago, when people dialed (as in telephones) into Unix machines in some closet or college campus, they used a command called “w” to see who was also on the machine. You can use this command now if you’re on a Unix-derived operating system (like Mac OS X). Open Terminal enter “w” and…