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Sunday, May 31, 2009
Computers

Hacked Public Bicycle Kiosk Shows Porn Movie, Extra Benefits of Public Transport

10:00AM Jesus Diaz | This is a computer kiosk used to control public bicycle lending. But as you can see in the image, the touchscreen is not displaying the software used for this task, but a porn movie at full screen. More »
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Monday, February 2, 2009
Science

NASA Wants You To Tell Them Where to Point the Hubble Space Telescope

2:00AM Jack Loftus | We’re no stranger to the Hubble telescope here at Gizmodo, but our relationship up until this point has been a passive one. Today, however, NASA is asking the public were to point it. More »
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Saturday, August 11, 2007
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Lunar-Resonant Streetlights Only Shine When the Moon Doesn’t

6:00AM Adam Frucci | Streetlights aren’t really necessary when there’s a full moon out, what with it bouncing all that sunlight down at us and everything. But your average streetlight isn’t smart enough to know when it isn’t needed, so it sits there, dumbly shining away for no real reason. That’s not the case with the Lunar-Resonant Street Lights, conceptual LED-based lamps that dim down and turn off completely as the moon waxes. When it’s a new moon, it’ll be fully lit up, showing you your path. What results is an energy savings of 90-95%. Not a bad idea. AU: We covered this down here in AU back in May. -SB [Civil Twilight Design Collective via Sci Fi Tech] More »
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