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Tech NewsRIAA Bullies Tiny Music Sites That Pay Fees Instead of Make Money
We’ve known for years that the RIAA acts like a bunch of hypocritical bullies with nothing better to do than pick on the helpless. But wow. The latest report about how the lobbying organization is now bullying small music sites that not only have zero revenue but also pay licensing fees is just pathetic. https://gizmodo.com/riaa-reminds-us-why-we-hate-them-with-obnoxious-smartas-5877143 … Continued
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Beware of This iMessage Spam Campaign Peddling Fake Oakleys
The security research firm Cloudmark issued a sweeping warning about iMessage spam this week. Apparently, the cost of straight up sending regular text messages is encouraging spammers to use Apple’s free service. And they’re going after affluent people in major U.S. cities hard right now. Cloudmark found a massive coordinated campaign is targeting iPhone users … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Oh-So-Human Stories of This Moment in History
Forty-five years ago today, humans first stepped foot on the moon. You’ve been entrusting me with your memories all week, reliving the excitement or laughing at your childhood indifference. Read what we’ve collected, and share your story of the Apollo 11 lunar landing. 4:18 pm Eastern Daylight Time, on Sunday July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong … Continued
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Veteran Pickpocket Explains How ATM Skimmers Are Ruining His Craft
There’s no better example of a petty criminal than the pickpocket, a fast-moving talent who lifts wallets as if he were picking up pennies off the sidewalk. But a profile of a veteran pickpocket in the New York Times this weekend shows that technology is destroying the art. Credit cards are just more lucrative. It’s … Continued
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Tech NewsWatch a Detail-Oriented Man Carve the Eiffel Tower Into a Pencil Tip
We’ve seen plenty of tiny works of art hit the internet lately. But it’s truly rare to see how one of these impossibly small masterpieces is actually created. Architecture students in Mumbai offer us a glimpse at the mini sculpture skills of Vilas Lakkabathini in this video, though, and it’s transfixing. https://gizmodo.com/each-of-these-images-is-smaller-than-the-width-of-a-hum-1603028407 In the span … Continued
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This Week’s Top Comedy Video: The Ramones Go to Heaven
Rest in peace, Tommy. For the rest of this week’s top comedy videos, head on over to SplitSider. Now for the news: Broadway great and 30 Rock scene stealer Elaine Stritch passed away at 89. SNL has begun its change-ups for next season: Brooks Wheelan announced that he had been fired from the show, which … Continued
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Tech NewsThis Song’s Rhythm Is Inspired by Neil Armstrong’s Heartbeat on the Moon
Forty-five years ago, a man landed on the moon for the first time. Understandably, he was a little nervous. Neil Armstrong’s heart raced to 160 beats per minute as the lunar vehicle touched down on the moon’s surface. But as he made that great leap for mankind and walked around the moon, his heart steadied … Continued
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Tech NewsDoes The Original RickRoll’D Video Still Play For You?
A wave of sadness tore through the internet this evening, as news spread that the original RickRoll’D video was being blocked to YouTube viewers in the U.S. and elsewhere. Fearing the end of an era, I went to the YouTube link and, somehow, it worked for me. Does this video play for you? I swear, … Continued
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8-Bit Pixel Sunglasses Implore Everyone Around You to Deal With It
Sometimes you need a quick way to tell the world, all of it, everyone, “there is no mode of escape from the current situation other than to persevere.” For those times, CNC Design offer you the universal totem: The Deal With It Sunglasses. Laser cut and engraved from a solid piece of smoked acrylic, the … Continued
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Is This a Footprint, or Bootprint?
That is undeniably a boot print, yet every time we talk about this iconic photograph from the Apollo 11 moon landing, we call it a footprint. Why? The Leaping Robot Blog started the conversation, using modern history as the lens for differentiating between the connotations of a footprint as a symbol of exploration versus a … Continued
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Tech Journalist Discovers Feds Had His Credit Card Number For 9 Years
Welcome to Reading List, Gizmodo’s Saturday afternoon roundup of the best writing from around the web. This week we’re featuring pieces from Ars Technica, Variety, Businessweek, and Discover. Ars Technica’s Cyrus Farivar submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for his Passenger Name Record, the individualized data collected by airlines, cruise ships and hotels whenever … Continued
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Comcast Cancellation Hell, Floating Prisons, Viral Hoaxes, and More
What a week! We debunked some more of those dumb fake images you’ve seen on social media; we shot down the notion that smartphones will kill GoPro; we looked at the jet we could’ve had if we hadn’t blown all that money on the F-35; and more! 12 More Viral Photos That Are Lying to … Continued
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Tech NewsiPhone 6 Screen May Not Be Sapphire, Probably Isn’t Bow-And-Arrow-Proof
It’s summer, which means Apple is probably updating the iPhone soon, which means the iPhone 6 rumor merry-go-round is spinning up. We’ve heard that Apple might use sapphire for a tougher iPhone screen, but experiments with alleged Apple materials say that might not exactly be the case. First up, that sapphire rumor. There’s plenty of … Continued
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How to Save Water (And Not Get Fined) In This Drought
Sprinkling scofflaws in the drought-stricken state of California are about to get an expensive wake up call. As water consumption rates climb despite Governor Brown’s call for a voluntary 20 percent per household reduction, the State Water Board has voted to impose fines up to $500 for a variety of wasteful outdoor watering practices. Here’s … Continued
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Spheres of Flame are One of the Surreal Wonders of Living in Orbit
Flame, in microgravity. Reid Wiseman sends home the best Vines from Space. We’ve written before about how and why flame abandons its flickering familiar shape for a sphere on the International Space Station. It seems the experiments aren’t over, as astronaut and provider of six-second loops of incredible views from the station Reid Wiseman sent … Continued
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Tech NewsArtificial Intelligence
Bee-Inspired Bots Skitter and Swarm at NYC’s Museum of Mathematics
Dr. James McLurkin has a swarm of robots. Individually, they’re not that smart, but a crateful of them behaves in some very complex ways, like the bees that inspired them. Gizmodo got to see the wee machines in action, and while they’re adorable, they represent some serious future bot capabilities. The quiet before the swarm: … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidIf you fold a paper in half 103 times it’ll get as thick as the Universe
The myth: You can’t fold a paper in half more than eight times.* The reality: Given a paper large enough—and enough energy—you can fold it as many times as you want. The problem: If you fold it 103 times, the thickness of your paper will be larger than the observable Universe: 93 billion light-years. Seriously. … Continued
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Optical illusion turns flat letters into 3D calligraphy
I love calligraphy to the point in which I shiver with pleasure when I see someone writing beautifully—slowly and carefully. I’d have liked to see Turkish calligrapher Tolga Girgin making these 3D writings spotted by Colossal. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
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Tech NewsSploidThree different accidents in 30 seconds in one intersection in Russia
Driving in Russia is flirting with death—watch these three accidents happening in 30 seconds. First, the grey van violently rams itself into the car in front of it. The red car cuts off the dash cam and skids by. And then the original grey van zooms into the intersection and gets smashed sideways by a … Continued
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