Top Stories
-
Which NBN Plan Do You Prefer: Coalition Or Labor?
-
Kindle Fire HD Is Now Available For Australians
-
The Aston Martin CC100 Concept Is Motoring At Its Most Pornographic
-
Is The Xbox Durango Prankster About To Be Charged With Owning A 'Stun Gun'?
-
13 Facts You Won't Believe Are True
-
New Man Of Steel Trailer Shows General Zod Destroying Earth
Regulars
Yahoo Internet Life Magazine Is An Awesome Relic Of The Dot Com Era
Yahoo yesterday announced that it’s buying Tumblr for $US1.1 billion to communicate to millennials cool, hip, relevant, and that it understands what GIFs are. But back in the early ages of the dot com-era, the company was saying that through a monthly publication called Yahoo Internet Life Magazine.
Want To Buy A 1950s Humanoid Robot?
Sometimes it’s important to just take a moment and reflect on life. It can be a real relief to let go of technology for a moment and think about something else. History maybe. And there’s no better way to slow down than by taking a walk with an eight-foot-tall, 1,000-pound robot that moves 10-feet per minute. Ahh, how quaint.
There’s Not Much Prettier Than The Guts Of An Old Nikon
If you love old DSLRs, particularly classic Nikons, you owe it to yourself to spend a few minutes over at Clare’s Wyoh Tumblr blog. At the request of a reader with a penchant for Nikon schematics, she scanned a few illustrations from some old manuals and posted them for all of us to ogle. Outdated or not, they’re still gorgeous examples of old-school engineering.
How NASA Imagined Humans On Mars, Back In 1990
NASA’s had Mars on the brain for many, many years, way before it was drawing massive male members in the martian sand. Ever since it sent astronauts to the moon, NASA’s had its sights aimed at the Red Planet. These amazing retro images dug up from the archives show just how NASA thought Mars would be.
This Pioneer Turntable Really Grooves
Featuring direct drive and an auto-return tone arm, the Pioneer PL-4 remains a popular turntable sought after by collectors and audiophiles alike more than two decades after its introduction. And after watching this slick piece of retro-futurism from Light & Hevvy, mixing vintage-style shots with Mario Moretti’s “In Love With Nebula,” is there any wonder why?
QWERTY’s Origin Story Is A Big Fat Lie
You use it every day without a second thought, but if you think about it for just a second, QWERTY is really, really weird. Where did something so strangely unintuitive come from? The popular story is that it has to do with typewriter mechanics and jamming prevention, and although that explanation sure is tidy, it’s also probably bullshit.
Gizmodo Is Hiring a PHP Developer!
Take pride in writing clean code? We’re looking for an autonomous PHP developer to join our rapidly-growing team at Allure Media. Apply within.
