After five years and an uncountable number of posts – no really, there’s no system to count how many posts I’ve done – this is probably the most difficult one I’ve had to write. Starting next Monday, I say goodbye to Gizmodo and head on over to Lifehacker. More »
They were basically obsolete from the beginning: Massive plastic coffins that beamed media from your PC to your TV. That’s it. For $US400. And now they’re returning to the abyss, where they belong.
Despite our shameless, snot-filled pleading, today is Addy’s last day here at Gizmodo. Somehow she got the idea in her head that she wanted me to be the one to write her goodbye post. Coming from the best writer (by far) on Giz, that’s quite a compliment. Seriously, the top five list looks something like 1) Addy 2) 3) 4) 5), which is only part of the reason why we’ll miss her so.
The Ulysses spacecraft, which was launched way back in 1990, has been visiting the planets of the solar system for some 17-years, but now the Ulysses looks like it is doomed. A critical error has occurred in the mechanism that prevents the fuel from freezing, and that means the Ulysses is soon to be heading to spacecraft heaven.
It’s a sad day for Gizmodo as long time editor and writer extraordinaire Charlie White leaves us for greener pastures and juicier teats. Always the consummate worker, Chazz was able to turn out quality posts day after day after day, each loaded with the insight and humour that could only come from being in the business for 87 years (or so we estimate—there were no computers to keep track of stuff back when he started). Not only was the man talented, he was extremely supportive as well, helping you develop and nurture ideas not because he had to, but because he wanted you to succeed.
