Get Over Yourself | Why nobody cares that you still don’t have a Facebook account
https://gizmodo.com/if-youre-not-on-facebook-its-time-to-get-over-yourself-5792570
Sex Offender Screening on Dating Sites Is Messy-But It Needs to Happen
Last week, a California woman sued the mega-popular Match.com after a post-date rape. She later discovered the man was a convicted sex offender. Now the site will screen sex predators More »
https://gizmodo.com/woman-is-suing-match-com-after-she-was-sexually-assault-5792765
Would Sir Like a Mini Crossbow to Match His Mini Cannon?
The same dude who chiselled a mini cannon has turned his attention to another medieval weapon-the crossbow. Will it be enough for mini-Robin Hood to slay the mini-Sheriff of Nottingham? More »
https://gizmodo.com/the-deadly-mini-cannon-returns-5607502
The Wacom Bamboo Stylus for iPad Might Be The First Good Stylus For the iPad
https://gizmodo.com/the-wacom-bamboo-stylus-for-ipad-might-be-the-first-goo-5793134
Using a stylus with the iPad is pretty silly! But this Wacom Bamboo Stylus might not be. Not only does it have the Wacom name behind it, but the Bamboo Stylus has a tip (6mm) that’s 25% narrower than most other stylii, which should help make the Bamboo Stylus more accurate. More »
Paul Allen Dishes the Gossip on Bill Gates (and His Yacht) on 60 Minutes
Yesterday, a new book on Bill Gates and Microsoft hit store shelves-Idea Man. Only this one has been penned by Microsoft co-creator Paul Allen, who appeared on 60 Minutes to talk about the early days of Microsoft; the computers they were writing software on, and just what went wrong More »
https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-felt-betrayed-by-bill-g-5787167
Don’t Get Sick In Space
https://gizmodo.com/dont-get-sick-in-space-5792894
Muscle atrophy, radiation, micro meteorites…the list of maladies that can harm or kill astronauts is a long one. Sadly, it appears as though it just got one item longer. More »
Mesmerizing
https://gizmodo.com/mesmerizing-5792849
If you have eight minutes to spare for some excellent automated Lego Rube-Goldberg porn, park it in that chair and hit play on the video above. More »
FlyNano Single-Seater Aircraft Requires Death Wish, But No Pilot’s License
https://gizmodo.com/flynano-single-seater-aircraft-requires-death-wish-but-5792827
Fun fact I learned of this morning: To skirt the annoying “pilot’s license” thing that’s typically required to take a potentially deadly craft into the wild blue yonder More »
The Minimalist, Lightweight Knife
https://gizmodo.com/the-minimalist-lightweight-knife-5792824
These tiny, lightweight knives might make the perfect pocket knife for everyday use, and they’re no doubt great for travel. Note: Probably not on planes. More »