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Time Travelers Aren't Using Facebook, Says Science
Jan 03, 5:29PM
Given the option to travel back in time, most people generally would generally commit some combination of lottery fraud, evil dictator slaying, and othewise trying to avoid disrupting the spacetime continuum. For the sake of science, though, two physicists are hoping that, no matter what you do, you at least find some time to tweet—so they can find you.
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GM's RFID Engine Bolts Prevent Assembly Line Screw-Ups
Jan 03, 5:14PM
Threaded fasteners haven't changed drastically since they were invented ages ago. But now, General Motors has put RFID tags in the bolts used on engine assembly lines, turning simple hardware into tracking devices that make sure everything gets assembled properly. That bolt's got a (2kb) brain!
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How a Poorly Camouflaged Insect Reshapes Its Ecosystem
Jan 03, 5:00PM
For an insect trying to avoid becoming dinner, the consequences of bad camouflage are clear. What's less obvious is how the effects then ripple like an aftershock through an entire ecosystem, subtly changing which shrubs are eaten and which critters thrive. For example, the consequences of a single species of badly camouflaged walking stick insect can cascade throughout the California hills.
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Anki Drive, the iOS racing game that uses robotic cars on a real-life track, is getting a huge app u
Jan 03, 5:00PM
Anki Drive, the iOS racing game that uses robotic cars on a real-life track, is getting a huge app update today, which adds slews of new ways you can customize your car in the game. The developer says it's incredible, but we'll let you know for sure when we check it out next week at CES.
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Shure's New Cheap Earbuds Will Sound Way Better Than Your Crap EarPods
Jan 03, 4:54PM
Shure is one of the oldest players in the earbud game—the company accidentally helped invent the category in the 90s whilst designing in-ear stage monitors for musicians. The company's stuff sounds fantastic, and now with it's new SE112, they'll cost just a couple bucks more than the unfortunate buds that ship with your phone.
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Afghanistan Gets Spooky Ghostriders as the AC-130H Retires
Jan 03, 4:30PM
For more than 40 years, American ground forces have relied on the AC-130 gunship for protection and close air support. However, the venerable AC-130H Specter variant, which has been deployed in every major combat operation since Vietnam, is beginning to show its age.
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A Tour of the Largest Commingled Recycling Plant in the U.S.
Jan 03, 4:00PM
As of last month, New York City's Sunset Park waterfront is home to the largest commingle recycling facility in the nation. After its inaugural run on opening day, the facility shut down for some final tweaks and testing before it opens full time. During this period of maintenance, Gizmodo visited the new facility for a private tour of the process that materials go through in the new location.
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How To Order Internet Delivery During a Blizzard and Not Be a Dick
Jan 03, 3:30PM
If you live in the blizzard-ridden United States, you might be looking out your window at a harsh, desolate, snowy wasteland. Cars in the middle of the street. Frosty despair. But you're also hungry. Here's how to order in, guilt-free.
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The Snowstorm Ruining Your Day Looks Like a Monster From Space
Jan 03, 3:17PM
A monster of a winter storm ruined a lot of people's Fridays this week with brutally cold temperatures and buckets of snow. This image, taken by NASA on Thursday, reveals that the storm indeed looks like a yeti crawling drunkenly out of the Atlantic in an effort to devour Omaha.
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What If Operating Systems Were Religions?
Jan 03, 3:00PM
Yesterday, after writing my way past the notional halfway point (both of the current novel manuscript, and of the trilogy it's the middle volume of), I went and overindulged in food and drink with friends.
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These skydiving lunatics prove the world has always had total badasses
Jan 03, 2:46PM
Borderline supermen have been making crazy dives at the Earth since long before Felix Baumgarnter took a fall from space. Here are a pair of back-in-the-day badasses in a 1941 "Death Dive Race" to the ground. And looking back on it today they still seem as ballsy as ever.
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6 Jaw-Dropping Superyachts Designed by Architects
Jan 03, 2:30PM
Generally speaking, architects are brilliant and creative people with a wide range of talents. That sort of versatility is part of what makes them good architects in the first place. But let's be honest. Just because some people are good at a lot of things does not mean they're good at everything. Take yachts, for instance.
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Gawker Russell Brand Shuts a Heckler the Fuck Up In the Nicest Possible Way | Jalopnik Israeli Road
Jan 03, 2:02PM
Gawker Russell Brand Shuts a Heckler the Fuck Up In the Nicest Possible Way | Jalopnik Israeli Road Rage Ends Surprisingly Well | Jezebel Cape Town Vigilantes Beat, Stone Alleged Rapist to Death | Kotaku How To Balance Video Games With Real Life
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The New Basis Band Dives Deeper Into Your Sleep
Jan 03, 2:00PM
The Basis B1 band was already one of the best activity trackers you could buy, with a few caveats. In the last few months, it's taken significant steps towards becoming even better; in November the B1 improved how it keeps track of your exercise habits, and starting this month, it will be able to tell the difference between REM sleep, light sleep, and deep sleep.
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You've Never Seen Pi Look So Interesting in So Many Ways
Jan 03, 11:58AM
Martin Krzywinski is an artist. No, wait, he's a mathematician. Actually, scratch that: he's both, and he can make the number Pi look insanely beautiful.
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Move Over, Virtual Reality: Is Mixed Reality the Future?
Jan 03, 11:16AM
Virtual Reality has promised big since the 80s, but never quite delivered in the way many of us hoped it would. Now, though, a new form of augmented reality called Mixed Reality hopes to up the game.
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This Is the Sticker That Should Really Be on Your New Computer
Jan 03, 10:42AM
Because this. [Bruce Sterling via Boing Boing]
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Watch Mars Curiosity's clever wheels and suspension system in action
Jan 03, 10:00AM
In case there was any doubt, the engineers at JPL did an amazing job: Just look at how the the Mars Curiosity Rover deals with the red planet's bumpy terrain in this time-lapse GIF, taken from the Left Navcam pointed down at the wheels in motion.
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DreamWorks Dreamtab: A $300 Android Tab for Kids Full of Cool Content
Jan 03, 9:44AM
DreamWorks has teamed up with hardware manufacturer Fuhu to produce an Android tablet specifically for kids, which will be regularly updated with exclusive content from the animation studio.
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Rumor: YouTube Will Debut Low-Bandwidth 4K Streaming Next Week
Jan 03, 8:54AM
Watching 4K video is wonderful and all, but with streaming increasingly popular and data caps largely still in place, it also still seems impractical. Not for long, though, if rumors of YouTube's latest schemes are to be believed.
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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Free Fall Suspension
Jan 03, 5:00AM
So apparently there's a world record for bungee jumping with the base of the bungee cord embedded into the flesh of your back. To set it, you've just got to top this guy's record-setting 170 meter base jump and not have the hooks tear out.
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Hilarious guy recreates famous movie scenes with a dog
Jan 03, 3:33AM
How do you top a couple that recreates movie scenes with their adorable baby? By recreating famous scenes with a dog. Yeah, it's beautiful inspired work that should make us all want to grab our pet best friend in a warm embrace like Gosling did to McAdams.
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How Daft Punk made One More Time from a sample they say they never used
Jan 03, 1:42AM
One more time. Even if you wear earplugs, turn off the radio and stay away from noisy clubs, you know Daft Punk's song 'One More Time'. It's one of those songs that seems to be inserted into the memory of every human who has existed since the year 2000. Here, EDM producer Sadowick Production reveals how Daft Punk made the song from a sample the French duo says they didn't use. It's quite shocking how easy it was to recreate.
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This swarming horde of black stealth fighter jets is not a movie scene
Jan 03, 12:28AM
We're not preparing to fight the aliens. This isn't a scene from Independence Day 2. It's just a throwback photo of 25—yes, twenty five—Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk black stealth fighter jets celebrating its 25th anniversary back in 2006. What a beautifully intimidating celebration of power it was.
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How Corpses Helped Shape the London Underground
Jan 03, 12:00AM
As Mexico City archaeologists sort through the surreal array of Aztec sacrificial skulls recently uncovered while excavating their city's subway system, it's worth remembering that parts of the London Underground were also tunneled, blasted, picked, and drilled through a labyrinth of plague pits and cemeteries.
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